Steering Problems of Lincoln MKT - part 1

The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the message "power steering assist fault" was displayed, the service advancetrac warning light was illuminated, and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, where it was diagnosed with steering rack and pinion failure. The contact was informed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the repair would be covered under NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000(steering); however, the contact was later informed that the recall had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer scheduled an appointment with the dealer on the contact's behalf; however, the dealer declined to perform the repair. The contact was informed that the repair was at the dealer's discretion because the recall had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

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Turn car on and the steering wheel was impossible to turn. Received fault message saying error with steering system. Turn car off and back on and it worked this happened several times. Then it happened again and cannot the power steering to engage. Checked recalls none on my vehicle but same issue as other vehicles. Mechanic looked at vehicle and noted issue reset sensors which did not remedy issue. Still inspecting.

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The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the power steering system failure warning light illuminated. The contact was unable to maneuver the steering wheel as needed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was determined that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 12,980.

The recall work was done on 10/27/2015. Ford Lincoln knows there is a problem with the power steering. They will not redo the work that needs to be done properly because of their faulty power steering module. They did not replace the module; they only made an adjustment to it. I almost had an accident because of the faulty power steering. When it went out it is almost impossible to turn the steering wheel. This problem could have created a serious accident with another vehicle, property or even a pedestrian. Anyone owning one of these vehicles could have the same serious problem. I am on limited income and cannot afford to have the problem repaired. I should not have to pay for the repair since Ford Lincoln knows it is a problem. What happened to me was when I was making a turn around a corner the power steering when out and I almost hit a car. I struggled to get it into a parking lot. The driver of the other car followed me in to curse me out. I told him what happened. He got in and checked it and saw it was not working properly. He was nice to offer to drive it to my home a short distance away. His wife followed us in his car. He was strong enough to turn the wheel. He told me to never drive it again that it was dangerous to drive. Ford should correct the problem since it is dangerous when it suddenly goes out.

The car had a recall, and they worked on it. A few years later the power steering went out while driving and almost had an accident. They did not replace the steering gear they only worked on the steering module. If they had replaced the steering gear, it may have solved the whole problem. They know there was a problem and did not do their best to solve it. There may be thousands of vehicles waiting for the time when there could be a serious accident due to Ford's negligence. I was moving slow when the steering quit and may have saved my life or others in over vehicles. I was told it is over $4,000 to repair. I cannot afford the repair. I am without a vehicle to drive. I need it for doctors' appointments.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic signal, the light changed, and the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the contact attempted to turn the steering wheel and the steering wheel was firm. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a local dealer. The dealer diagnosed and determined that the steering rack and pinion gears needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact researched online and discovered NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 121,000.

I was driving and the power steering went out while driving. The power steering warning light came on as the steering went out. It was extremely difficult to steer the car. I was fortunate to keep my car under control and stop. Upon investigating how to fix the issue, I discovered the power steering in this vehicle is "electric power steering" thus no way for me to fix it by adding fluid, etc. I was away from home and found an independent garage which told me this seems to be a common problem in this year vehicle and that I had to take it to a Ford dealership for repair. Upon investigating there are many complaints of this occurring in Lincoln Mkt cars. I called Ford motor company and there has been no action by the company to alert owners of this and to fix it. This could have had serious consequences because it occurred while the car was in motion.

My power steering sensor fault light came on and it was recalled a while back & expired a few months ago unbeknownst to me.

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The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the power steering assist and traction control warning lights illuminated. The contact immediately felt the vehicle lose power steering assist, and the contact and pulled over. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle to reset the power steering functionality. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the power steering assist and rack and pinion and steering gear needed to be replaced. The independent mechanic referred the contact to a dealer; however, vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 207,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while driving at unknown speed, the steering wheel became firm. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was contact and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 197,000.

Car begin smoking out of the back took car to dealership car oil was low. Car dealership refilled oil and told me to come back after driving 1000 miles. Car began smoking again like it was going to catch on fire took car in was told the turbo boost failed. Dealership mention that the turbo boost was previously repaired and under warranty so they repaired it. Car started smoking again I took car to dealership to get an oil change and made them aware that the car was smoking bad again. I was informed that it takes a while for the oil to burn out of the exhaust. Two days later I when to the store to pick up my medication and once again the car began smoking and the smoke was comin into the car, the check engiene like came on and the oil light came on as I was driving. The car began to make ding sound and start stuttering like it was going to shut off. I tried to acclerator and the car was still going slow as I was driving on a busy street. I got the car home and the next day called to have it towed to dealership. 3/2/2023 called the dealership because I have not heard from them and was informed that the turbo boost failed again.

I was driving home from work thru a construction area and all of a sudden my power steering/collision warning came on and the signal with the slippery tire car symbol. My power steering went out I almost hit a concrete wall but was able to steer car in developement off main road power steering out and will not operate. Says no recalls on 2010 but online same issue with 2012 and has recall im lucky I was seriously hurt or killed. Shooken up in florida.

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The electric power steering in my 2013 Lincoln Mkt fails to operate. . Making this vehicle very dangerous to drive. Ford has issued a recall 15s18 for this problem, but they say my car is not included in the recall. How can that be, I have the same problem on my car. . . Why isn't my car included?.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel locked up. The driver restarted the vehicle and it worked as designed. The electronic power steering fault warning indicator message was displayed. . The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximately failure mileage was 54,000. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering).

While driving my 2013 Lincoln Mkt the steering became impossible to navigate the vehicle. Luckily we were able to get out of traffic and shut the car down. After letting it sit for a few minutes we restarted the car and it was working okay. But, the outcome could have been disastrous. Being unable to steer the car in traffic could have caused an serious accident.

For a number of years, since purchasing vehicle new, the "power steering assist fault" light would come on upon engine startup. The Mkt had only about 20,000 miles on it. I had no power steering. Per different Lincoln mechanics, the "remedy" was to turn the car off & then restart it to clear light & restore power steering. This worked every time until this past week when after several attempts resulted in still no power steering. I was forced to drive for 3 hrs back home with no power steering. I've called (2) two different Lincoln dealerships, only to be told this isn't covered under recall r15s18 & would cost approx $3,000 to repair. Why wasn't this VIN# part of the recall? I called Ford/Lincoln & was told NHTSA decides which vehicle VIN#s are recalled, but, when I called NHTSA they told me specific vehicle VIN# recalls are designated by the manf'r. What?? NHTSA told me specific paperwork is on the site stated manf'r responsibilty on VIN# recalls. This steering problem should be repaired by Lincoln at no charge ! as a side note, I have never received a recall notice on any item listed on the NHTSA site related to my 2013 Lincoln Mkt, nor can I find a copy of a recall notice specifically for a 2013 Lincoln Mkt on the NHTSA website. Even though the 2013 Mkt is listed on the actual Ford/Lincoln recall notice #, letters are only addressed to other Ford/Lincoln models.

Power steering assist light came on on startup, unable to steer car. Lincoln reports steering rack needs to be replaced, and our car is not covered under the existing recall.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. The contact pulled safely off to the side of the roadway. The contact stated that the steering wheel became locked. The contact turned the vehicle on and off however, the steering wheel remained locked. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was driven back to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated that their husband was attempting to get out of a parking space when the power steering fault message was displayed on the dashboard. The steering became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Driving at 15mph, steering locked and was very difficult to get out of traffic. Power steering assist fault came on after the failing. Attempted to restart the car several times , power steering never re-engaged.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The contact spoke to a local dealer and was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

I was driving the car and the power steering went completely out without warning and almost caused a serious collison. After researching the car I found that there were multile issues with the power steering modules on these vehicles, this car needs to be repaired by the manufacturer, this is a defect.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while exiting out of a parking spot, the steering wheel locked up and would not turn. The power steering fault warning light was illuminated. The contact shifted the vehicle into park and restarted the vehicle for the power steering functionality to return. The contact called a local dealer and was informed that the failure might be related to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was informed that there would be an out of pocket cost to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

Power steering assist fault error. The power steering stopped working.

The contact owns a 2014 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 40 mph, the power steering seized, and the contact's husband had to manually steer the vehicle. The "service advance trac" and "steering assist fault service required" messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with intermittent sensor failure. The mechanic reset the two sensors however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the dealer could not diagnose the failure since they were busy with other vehicles. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,150.

Sometimes while starting the car, the power steering does not work and the car can barely be maneuvered out of a parking spot. Turning the car off and re-starting it fixes the problem however this happens about every other week. This has not happened while the car has been in motion thankfully as I’m sure this would cause an accident. The mileage this started was about 200,000 miles. There is a recall but apparently this car does not qualify for a free fix by the manufacturer. It is an expensive repair according to internet searches or vehicle owners with the same issues and reports that most people do not have the repair done due to the high cost.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while driving at slow speeds, the power steering became inoperable. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact called and made the local dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The power steering assist failure began showing up as warning light when started and power steering failed. Restarting the car removed the warning light and the power steering worked again. The restart failed to clear the problem last week and I brought the vehicle into the dealership. I had found on several sites that vehicle in question is included in a Ford recall along with several other vehicle years, makes and models. Specifically, my car is sited stating 2011 to 2015 Lincoln Mkt with any engine. The recall calls for replace the steering box and the assist control modular depending on the code the service person found. If the code showed differently, than a reset is to be preformed. Both of these at no charge to the owner. I advised the dealer of these sites that showed the recall. Ford has denied my VIN number as being included in the recall. This comes despite the part that has failed is the exact same part described in the recall. The dealer states the repair will cost $3,200. Lincoln has expressed no concern that should the repair be unaffordable to owners the vehicles with this failure the vehicle is drivable, however without power steering a major safety issue is born. Lincoln claims only the part that was made in a certain plant will be covered. I understand them wanting to limit their damages by saying parts made by whoever their agent was for that group of parts have a defect and therefore the recall is limited to those with parts made by that agent. It would seem prudent if not just obvious if failures occur beyond cars with parts from the plant they have restricted the recall, that it be opened to all the parts made by any agent. Its easy to think that its not the way the part was made but the fail lies in the design or use of the part. And therefore the car manufacture is responsible for any vehicle that had the identical sister to the recall part installed. This is a matter of geographic part plant locations and not limited isolated failures.

This vehicle's steering gear is not functioning properly. It goes in & out, causing the power steering to fail which is an extreme safety risk. This was issue was under a recall, 15s18, but this specific VIN was not listed. We are asking that a closer look be taken & this VIN number be added.

The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated that at start-up the power steering assist failed to operate as needed with the power steering assist message on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer and was informed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The contact was referred to the dealer for assistance. The contact then had the vehicle towed to the dealer where he was informed that the recall had expired. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back to the dealer and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that his vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while driving 5 mph, the power steering failed, making the vehicle difficult to steer. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer and diagnosed with the power steering needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 99,286.

The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln Mkt. The contact stated while making a turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact drove at a slow speed to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that the vehicle was over 150,000 miles and NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering) would not be honored. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and stated that the recall letter was sent to the previous owner and since the vehicle was over 150,000 the repairs would be out of pocket. The failure mileage was approximately 151,566.

The steering all of a sudden became impossible to turn the vehicle. I almost had an accident trying to get over to the shoulder. While pulling over on the shoulder the warning signal on the mirror didn’t tell me that another car was next to me. These issues could have cost me my life.

Just like all the other cars made by Ford on their platform the power steering locked up while driving. Cause a near fatal accident.

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