Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Lincoln MKZ

Lincoln MKZ owners have reported 5 problems related to car accelerates on its own (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Lincoln MKZ based on all problems reported for the MKZ.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2008 Lincoln MKZ

Failure Date: 09/05/2017

The contact owns a 2008 Lincoln Mkz. While the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. As a result, the vehicle was involved in a front end collision. A police report was not filed. The failure occurred without warning. The contact stated that the failure previously occurred twice. The vehicle was still operable. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2009 Lincoln MKZ

Failure Date: 09/06/2014

The contact owns a 2009 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that while exiting a driveway with the brakes engaged, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently and excessive pressure had to be applied to the brake in order to bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

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3 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2010 Lincoln MKZ

Failure Date: 10/16/2013

The contact owns a 2010 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that while reversing, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle crashed into two other vehicles. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic but a diagnostic was not performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 22,464.

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4 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ

Failure Date: 04/12/2013

The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that while parking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a building. The contact was not injured during the crash and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was not destroyed. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer however, the dealer could not duplicate the issue nor detected a defect code during the diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 19,000.

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5 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ

Failure Date: 11/02/2012

The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while he was attempting to park with the brake depressed. The vehicle proceeded to jump over a curb and came to a stop when it crashed into a cement pillar. The contact suffered injuries to the back. A police report was filed. The contact also stated that before the failure, the engine exhibited a raving sound but the contact thought that the noise was normal. The vehicle was towed to a local collision specialist. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 18,500.


Other Common Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Lincoln MKZ

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
27
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
5
Accelerator Pedal problems
2
Car Slowed Down On Its Own problems
1
Accelerator Stuck problems
1


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