general problems of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ

Car (93,000 miles) was operating fine, no check engine nor any other lights. I go into pharmacy come back out get in car to shift gears into drive and I notice the brake pedal sink to floor. As I am driving I notice that when braking it continues to take a longer distance to stop (brake light comes on). I recently had a spinal fusion so my safety and others was put into jeopardy. There was no waring of potential problems and I regularly have the car maintenance with no indication of needing any work done. I noticed all brake fluid was gone so I refilled hoping for the best but the fluid leaked out of the front passenger side brake line causing the fluid to be sprayed everywhere. Since, the problem happened so suddenly I checked for any brake problems concerning my vehicle type and I found that it has a recall for this problem. This has been an inconvenience due to being my only source of transportation, I need to get my meds, recovering from back surgery, now this!.

Vehicle: Lincoln Mkz 2013 dealer: auto quest inc. Description of the safety issue: I am submitting this report regarding a vehicle safety concern involving a 2013 Lincoln Mkz that I purchased from auto quest inc. In renton, washington. Shortly after purchasing the vehicle, within the first few days of ownership, the vehicle began experiencing significant mechanical problems including transmission issues and persistent brake noise that required multiple repair attempts. These problems appeared almost immediately after the purchase, which raises concerns that the vehicle may have had pre-existing mechanical or safety-related defects that were not disclosed at the time of sale. Since purchasing the vehicle I have had to spend thousands of dollars on repairs in order to keep the vehicle operational. Despite these repairs, the brake system has continued to produce abnormal noise and the vehicle has experienced ongoing mechanical issues. These types of issues may represent potential safety risks to drivers and passengers if the braking system or transmission were to fail while the vehicle is in operation. I am reporting this issue so that the national highway traffic safety administration can evaluate whether this may represent a broader safety defect affecting this vehicle model or vehicles sold under similar circumstances.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:23v162000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v162000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 15v250000 (steering) and 13v594000 (power train). The contact stated that while traveling approximately 30 mph upon leaving a stop sign on a rural road during poor weather conditions and upon decelerating, the wind shield wipers were going at a slow rate of speed when the function button was pressed for them to be on a high rate of speed. The windshield wipers function failed to work properly when activated with no warning. The brake pedal went to the floor repeatedly when applied and the contact had a sudden loss of power steering. The contact had to apply force to turn the steering wheel and the vehicle went straight. The vehicle was placed in neutral to try and reduce the speed because of the failure but it would not change gears and continued at a rate of 35 mph. The speedometer also failed to read properly when the failure was happening. The brake pedal also continued to go to the floor as the contact tried to slow the vehicle down to coast it over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The failure was reported to the manufacturer and they were to provide a follow up response to determine if the vehicle could be further tested and diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.