Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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LINCOLN AVIATOR (2020) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 25, 2020
Incident date: Dec 21, 2020
DISPLAY SCREEN /REAR CAMERA GOES BLANK AND DISPLAYS ERROR MESSAGE INTERMITTENTLY PART FOR IMAGE PROCESSOR WAS REPLACED AND STILL OCCURS THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN IN REVERSE
LINCOLN TOWN CAR (1999) - STRUCTURE:BODY Dec 23, 2020
Incident date: Dec 1, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE AN INJURY THAT REQUIRED TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CRASH HAPPENED RIGHT AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FI... Read more
Crash
LINCOLN TOWN CAR (1999) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 23, 2020
Incident date: Dec 1, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE AN INJURY THAT REQUIRED TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CRASH HAPPENED RIGHT AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FI... Read more
Crash
LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID (2015) - STRUCTURE:BODY Dec 22, 2020
Incident date: Dec 3, 2020
ALUMINUM HOOD AND WHEELS ARE CORRODING AND MILEAGE IS BEYOND ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY. ON THE HOOD THERE ARE SEVERAL SPOTS WHERE THE PAINT IS BUBBLING. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENT ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCTS SINCE THEY STARTED PUTTING ALUMINUM PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLES. ON THE WHEELS, CORROSION IS APPEARING UNDER THE TOP COAT. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS ... Read more
LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID (2015) - WHEELS Dec 22, 2020
Incident date: Dec 3, 2020
ALUMINUM HOOD AND WHEELS ARE CORRODING AND MILEAGE IS BEYOND ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY. ON THE HOOD THERE ARE SEVERAL SPOTS WHERE THE PAINT IS BUBBLING. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENT ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCTS SINCE THEY STARTED PUTTING ALUMINUM PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLES. ON THE WHEELS, CORROSION IS APPEARING UNDER THE TOP COAT. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS ... Read more
LINCOLN MKT (2014) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Dec 21, 2020
Incident date: Dec 24, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO CLIMATE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL RANDOMLY ACTIVATED AND ERRONEOUSLY CHANGE MODES. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FROM BEING DEFROSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIENER FORD IN GREAT NECK THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THEIR WAS NO PART REPLACEMENT, FOR THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE HA... Read more
LINCOLN MKZ (2015) - STRUCTURE:BODY Dec 20, 2020
Incident date: Dec 4, 2019
THE FUEL DOOR LATCH GETS LOOSE AND OPENS BY ITSELF. IT BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY THE FUEL DOOR MIGHT COME OFF. WHEN REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM WE FOUND MANY FORD VEHICLES HAS THIS ISSUE.
LINCOLN MKX (2016) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 18, 2020
Incident date: Dec 17, 2020
YESTERDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020, WHILE BACKING FROM A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES SELF-APPLIED, NO ALARM SOUNDED PRIOR, AND WHILE NOT CLOSE TO ANYTHING. I COULD LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE WOULD RELEASE SOME. WHEN STRAIGHTENED OUT AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE AISLE IT HAPPENED 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES AND GAVE A RED SIDE WARNING LIGHT. DEAD STOPS, ACCELERATOR FELT HARD TO PUSH. HAPPENED ... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2016) - FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Dec 18, 2020
Incident date: Dec 17, 2020
YESTERDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020, WHILE BACKING FROM A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES SELF-APPLIED, NO ALARM SOUNDED PRIOR, AND WHILE NOT CLOSE TO ANYTHING. I COULD LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE WOULD RELEASE SOME. WHEN STRAIGHTENED OUT AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE AISLE IT HAPPENED 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES AND GAVE A RED SIDE WARNING LIGHT. DEAD STOPS, ACCELERATOR FELT HARD TO PUSH. HAPPENED ... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2016) - BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS Dec 18, 2020
Incident date: Dec 17, 2020
YESTERDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020, WHILE BACKING FROM A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES SELF-APPLIED, NO ALARM SOUNDED PRIOR, AND WHILE NOT CLOSE TO ANYTHING. I COULD LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE WOULD RELEASE SOME. WHEN STRAIGHTENED OUT AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE AISLE IT HAPPENED 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES AND GAVE A RED SIDE WARNING LIGHT. DEAD STOPS, ACCELERATOR FELT HARD TO PUSH. HAPPENED ... Read more
LINCOLN MKZ (2009) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 18, 2020
Incident date: Dec 2, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE DRIVER HAD TO PROCEED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT WITH SPEED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AND THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE.... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2010) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 17, 2020
Incident date: Sep 8, 2020
THE SUV WILL MAKE A NOISE WHEN BRAKING. ALSO SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT STOP THE SUV AND I'VE HAD TO HIT A DITCH TO AVOID A CAR CRASH
Crash
LINCOLN MKX (2010) - FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Dec 17, 2020
Incident date: Sep 8, 2020
THE SUV WILL MAKE A NOISE WHEN BRAKING. ALSO SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT STOP THE SUV AND I'VE HAD TO HIT A DITCH TO AVOID A CAR CRASH
Crash
LINCOLN CORSAIR (2020) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Dec 17, 2020
Incident date: Dec 16, 2020
COULD "NOT" FILL TANK WITH FIRST ATTEMPT TO FILL-UP WITH GAS.. HOES KEPT SPILLING OUT AND SHUTTING OFF AS IF IT WAS FULL. HAD TO RETURN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ONE WEEK LATER ON SECOND FILL-UP, THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL, I NOW HAVE A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL IN GARAGE. TAKING BACK TO DEALER TODAY FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND GAS SMELL.
LINCOLN CORSAIR (2020) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 17, 2020
Incident date: Nov 28, 2020
SEE ATTACHED PDF FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
LINCOLN CORSAIR (2020) - FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Dec 17, 2020
Incident date: Nov 28, 2020
SEE ATTACHED PDF FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
LINCOLN CORSAIR (2020) - FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Dec 17, 2020
Incident date: Nov 28, 2020
SEE ATTACHED PDF FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
LINCOLN MKZ (2014) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 16, 2020
Incident date: Dec 10, 2020
I WAS HEADING TO WORK AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY ISSUE ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DROVE THE CAR THREE BLOCKS AND THE CAR STOPPED ALL OF SUDDEN WHILE I WAS IN DRIVING MODE. I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO TOW THE CAR TO THEM. THE DEALER CALLS ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM WIRES WERE CHEWED BY AN ANIMAL. I ASKED WHY MY BREKE ALERT DIDN'T SHOW UP ON THE DASHB... Read more
LINCOLN MKC (2019) - STRUCTURE:BODY Dec 8, 2020
Incident date: Oct 10, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2019 LINCOLN MKC. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LIFTGATE AJAR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER LINCOLN (5001 GLENWOOD RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11234, (888) 643-4603) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT SERVICE A LEASED VEHCILE NOT PURCH... Read more
LINCOLN MKC (2019) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK Dec 8, 2020
Incident date: Oct 10, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2019 LINCOLN MKC. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LIFTGATE AJAR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER LINCOLN (5001 GLENWOOD RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11234, (888) 643-4603) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT SERVICE A LEASED VEHCILE NOT PURCH... Read more
LINCOLN MKC (2019) - INTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 8, 2020
Incident date: Oct 10, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2019 LINCOLN MKC. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LIFTGATE AJAR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER LINCOLN (5001 GLENWOOD RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11234, (888) 643-4603) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT SERVICE A LEASED VEHCILE NOT PURCH... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 7, 2020
Incident date: Dec 5, 2020
NO PRESSURE AT ALL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE POWER KNOWN AS VAPOUR LOCK; IN WITCH CALL MY VEHICLE TO CRASH
Crash
LINCOLN MKX (2008) - POWER TRAIN Dec 7, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO LOW BY ITSELF. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IT. THE PTU IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. YOUNEVERKNOW WHEN IT IS LOW. THIS CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND NEEDS A HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN THE PTU AND THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT FROM LEAKING AND CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD. THE... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2008) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Dec 7, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO LOW BY ITSELF. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IT. THE PTU IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. YOUNEVERKNOW WHEN IT IS LOW. THIS CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND NEEDS A HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN THE PTU AND THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT FROM LEAKING AND CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD. THE... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2013) - POWER TRAIN Dec 1, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
MY TRANSFER CASE IN MY CAR BROKE AND I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST. IS IT FROM THE RECALL?
LINCOLN MKX (2013) - SUSPENSION Dec 1, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
MY TRANSFER CASE IN MY CAR BROKE AND I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST. IS IT FROM THE RECALL?
LINCOLN MKX (2013) - WHEELS Dec 1, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
MY TRANSFER CASE IN MY CAR BROKE AND I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST. IS IT FROM THE RECALL?
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (1999) - ENGINE Nov 28, 2020
Incident date: Sep 30, 2019
IT BLOWS THE SPARK PLUGS OUT WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL STREETS IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER 2019 THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED TOLD ME THAT HAPPENS ALOT WITH THIS VEHICLE
LINCOLN MKX (2012) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 27, 2020
Incident date: Nov 1, 2020
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BOARD. REPLACED ROTORS BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD AGAIN. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY THE ABS BOOSTER. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS THE 60 TH COMPLAINT. ALSO BACK UP CAMERA IS UPSIDE DOWN.
LINCOLN MKX (2012) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 27, 2020
Incident date: Nov 1, 2020
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BOARD. REPLACED ROTORS BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD AGAIN. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY THE ABS BOOSTER. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS THE 60 TH COMPLAINT. ALSO BACK UP CAMERA IS UPSIDE DOWN.
LINCOLN MKZ (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Nov 23, 2020
Incident date: Nov 10, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILUR... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2009) - SERVICE BRAKES Nov 22, 2020
Incident date: Nov 13, 2020
I HAVE TO CHANGE THE BREAKS & ROTORS TWICE IN 2 YEARS. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE 'BREAK BOOSTER'. HE STATED THAT THEIR MIGHT BE A RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ISSUES STOPPING. I AM AFRAID THE WILL GO OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE BREAKS MAKE A RELEASED AIR SOUND AND IT IS HARD TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. SO I STOPPED DRIVING IT.
LINCOLN MKT (2011) - WHEELS Nov 21, 2020
Incident date: Nov 21, 2020
VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL 20" ALUMINUM WHEELS. THE CAR RIMS ARE SHOWING ADVANCED CORROSION AND DEEP PITTING OF THE CHROME NEAR THE WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS AND BETWEEN THE SPOKES. I SUSPECT GALVANIC CORROSION. WASHING AND WAXING WHEELS DOES NOT HELP.
LINCOLN ZEPHYR (2006) - SERVICE BRAKES Nov 21, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF THE CAR IS GUTLESS NO POWER. UNTIL YOU HIT TRACTION CONTROL OFF. SOMETIMES DOES IT AFTER. BIT. SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME PULLING OUT FROM THE GAS STATION LAST NIGHT AGAIN, DUE TO NO POWER! IT ALSO MESSES WITH THE SHIFTING DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL IVE PUT EVERYTHING INTO MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT IT CAN MESS WIT... Read more
LINCOLN ZEPHYR (2006) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 21, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF THE CAR IS GUTLESS NO POWER. UNTIL YOU HIT TRACTION CONTROL OFF. SOMETIMES DOES IT AFTER. BIT. SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME PULLING OUT FROM THE GAS STATION LAST NIGHT AGAIN, DUE TO NO POWER! IT ALSO MESSES WITH THE SHIFTING DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL IVE PUT EVERYTHING INTO MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT IT CAN MESS WIT... Read more
LINCOLN ZEPHYR (2006) - SUSPENSION Nov 21, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF THE CAR IS GUTLESS NO POWER. UNTIL YOU HIT TRACTION CONTROL OFF. SOMETIMES DOES IT AFTER. BIT. SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME PULLING OUT FROM THE GAS STATION LAST NIGHT AGAIN, DUE TO NO POWER! IT ALSO MESSES WITH THE SHIFTING DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL IVE PUT EVERYTHING INTO MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT IT CAN MESS WIT... Read more
LINCOLN MKZ (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Nov 20, 2020
Incident date: Nov 20, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFA... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2008) - POWER TRAIN Nov 19, 2020
Incident date: Oct 20, 2020
THE PTU LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON IT. IT CAN DAMAGE OTHER SEALS ON CAR AND CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD. I JUST BROUGHT MY CAR A MONTH AGO AND WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT THAT OFTEN TILL I GET IT FIXED. MY CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, SMOKING, AND I HAVE TO ADD TRANSMISSION F... Read more
LINCOLN MKZ (2015) - ENGINE Nov 17, 2020
Incident date: Sep 24, 2020
MY 2015 MKZ STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN SEPTEMBER 2020 WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE INDICATOR FOR LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, BOTH COMING ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE AND AFTER TAKING IT TO FORD AUTO NATION IN PANAMA CITY, THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY DID NOT TEST WHY THE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR L... Read more
LINCOLN MKX (2012) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 16, 2020
Incident date: Nov 1, 2020
MY VEHICLE A 2012 LINCOLN MKX WITH UNDER 32,000 MILES SPORADICALLY WHEN SHIFTED TO PARK THE GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT SHOW THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SET TO PARK. & A MESSAGE APPEARS INSTRUCTING TO "SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO PARK"
LINCOLN MKX (2015) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 14, 2020
Incident date: Nov 5, 2018
TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK BUT IT IS IN PARK. DRIVERS DOOR AJAR BUT DOOR IS SHUT. THESE SHOW UP IN THE DASH INFORMATION CENTER. GETTIN WORSE WITH TIME. MKX ONLY HAS 37,500 MILES. 2015 MKX. FEAR SAFETY .
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2004) - VISIBILITY/WIPER Nov 14, 2020
Incident date: Nov 13, 2020
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED SHATTERING THE GLASS COMPLETELY. OCCURRED ONCE THE ENGINE WAS OFF WHILE PARKED.
LINCOLN MKX (2011) - STRUCTURE:BODY Nov 13, 2020
Incident date: Oct 27, 2011
LIFT GATE WILL OPEN WITHOUT PROMPTING. HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE AND COME BACK OUTSIDE AND LIFTGATE WILL BE OPEN. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE DASH OR THE REAR CARGO BUTTON OR KEY FOB BUTTON. CAMERA GOES FUZZY OR BLACKS OUT.
LINCOLN MKX (2011) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 13, 2020
Incident date: Oct 27, 2011
LIFT GATE WILL OPEN WITHOUT PROMPTING. HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE AND COME BACK OUTSIDE AND LIFTGATE WILL BE OPEN. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE DASH OR THE REAR CARGO BUTTON OR KEY FOB BUTTON. CAMERA GOES FUZZY OR BLACKS OUT.
LINCOLN MKX (2012) - SERVICE BRAKES Nov 13, 2020
Incident date: Oct 8, 2020
WHEN MAKING A STOP THE BRAKES ARE HARD, THEN SUDDENLY THE GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN AT AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE THE CAR DIES, I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK TO START IT UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I'D TAKEN IT TO THE FORD LINCOLN DEALERSHIP THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER COST WAS 905.00 ALSO THE BACK UP CAMERA US UPSIDE DOWN.
LINCOLN MKZ (2018) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 12, 2020
Incident date: Nov 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW, THE BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
LINCOLN MKZ (2018) - LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION Nov 12, 2020
Incident date: Nov 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW, THE BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
LINCOLN NAUTILUS (2019) - SERVICE BRAKES Nov 11, 2020
Incident date: Nov 10, 2020
I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, OF A MULTI-LANE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THERE WAS A STANDARD-SIZED DUMP TRUCK IN THE LANE NEXT TO MINE, UP AHEAD. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT, WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCLINE. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME FOR AT LEAST A HALF OF A MILE OR MORE, AND ALL TRAFFIC WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. AS I PASSED THE TRUCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ... Read more
LINCOLN NAUTILUS (2019) - FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Nov 11, 2020
Incident date: Nov 10, 2020
I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, OF A MULTI-LANE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THERE WAS A STANDARD-SIZED DUMP TRUCK IN THE LANE NEXT TO MINE, UP AHEAD. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT, WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCLINE. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME FOR AT LEAST A HALF OF A MILE OR MORE, AND ALL TRAFFIC WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. AS I PASSED THE TRUCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ... Read more
LINCOLN NAUTILUS (2019) - FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Nov 11, 2020
Incident date: Nov 10, 2020
I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, OF A MULTI-LANE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THERE WAS A STANDARD-SIZED DUMP TRUCK IN THE LANE NEXT TO MINE, UP AHEAD. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT, WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCLINE. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME FOR AT LEAST A HALF OF A MILE OR MORE, AND ALL TRAFFIC WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. AS I PASSED THE TRUCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY JAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ... Read more
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