general problems of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ

I was slowing down to take a turn and I see an error message saying “power steering assist failure”. And steering went stiff. .

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering was vibrating and jiggling. The contact stated that the steering wheel was loosened near the gear housing. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v632000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 63,800.

Power steering fault, hard to steering.

When turn and more specifically u-turns or sharp turns, the steering is very hard. I noticed that there was a recall on power steering for the Lincoln Mkz 2013 for cars registered in iowa. However, Lincoln is saying that my car is not covered.

The power steering suddenly stopped working as I was on the highway and couldn’t control my car without warning. It started working momentarily and then stopped again. It’s been over 24 hours. The fuses were checked. At the same time that the steering went out two messages appeared. “lane keeping sys malfunction” and “steering loss stop safety”. It is available for inspection currently.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the power steering became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to her residence. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who informed her about the steering recalls for the vehicle regarding the electrical power steering assist which caused the power steering column to fail. The mechanic referred the contact to the dealer. The local dealer was contacted and informed her that the repair was not covered under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 19v632000 (steering) and NHTSA campaign number: 15v250000 (steering). The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that while her fiancé was making a left turn, the “service power steering now” warning light was illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not drivable but was close to her residence. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 19v632000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,491.

Intermittent power steering failures at low speeds - appears to be random. No warning lights or indicators of problem.

Steering stopped working when we were leaving the driveway.

I was driving my car and all of a sudden my power steering goes out traction control and park hill assist all flash. This is the second time it has happened traveling 70 mph . I was able to get off of the road but had a difficult time turning the wheel as it felt like it was almost locked. Please advise. Thanks.

Warning then after driving longer (70 miles) it would not steer. Had to go get it reset. The fluid was fine.

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.

Following driving through a puddle, not an overly deep puddle, perhaps 3-4 inches, the power assist malfunction message appeared and the power steering turned off. After allowing the car to dry, the failure cleared for a short time but comes back on within 5 miles of driving. Taking car to dealer for service.

Incident occurred after turning right from a full stop at a stop light onto curvy road with moderate downhill slope and construction barricades on the passenger side. Traffic was approaching in opposite lane. Road was curving to the right. Front collision avoidance audible alarm and flashing red light activated. At the same time, another alarm sounded and a warning screen came the dashboard indicating that there was a malfunction in the power assist steering. The steering wheel became nearly impossible to turn, and the car began to veer into oncoming traffic. Only with great effort was I able to pull the car to the right and back into my own lane to avoid a head on collision. Car is not drivable and is being towed this morning.