Other Fuel System Problems of Lincoln MKZ

Incident summary – vehicle fire date of incident: Thursday, September 4, 2025 context: I was driving to a scheduled service appointment for my car at murgado Lincoln dealership of chicago events leading up to the fire while driving, I heard loud metal noises coming from under the hood. The sound was either metal pieces falling off or grinding/chomping metal against metal. Concerned by the noises, I pulled over to the side of the road. Smoke and fire once stopped, the car began emitting gray smoke, which quickly turned into black smoke. The black smoke entered through the dashboard, filling the interior cabin. I realized the vehicle had caught on fire. Immediate actions taken I quickly gathered personal belongings from inside the car. I was lucky to have evacuated the vehicle immediately to ensure my safety, despite inhalation of potentially hazardous chemicals due to the fire/ plastic of the car. I then called 911 to report the fire and request emergency assistance. The car continued to catch fire and then there was a minor explosion, as the chicago fire department battled the fire.

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Lemon was sold a car with a class action lawsuit in progress, still was leased to me stuck with payments with a blown engine. Now can't even open it.

Vehicle began to feel as if it was losing the ability to get any power to the engine. I would push the pedal to accelerate but even fully compressed the vehicle would not go above 30mph. I attempted to drive the vehicle in to be inspected at a dealership and while on the way the steering wheel completely locked and an emergency light appeared on the dashboard stating "safely park vehicle". It was a horrifying experience to be driving in traffic and lose control of the vehicle but luckily I was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road to safety without crashing! although the vehicle was fully powered, it would not move and I had to call aaa in order to get the vehicle towed to the closest aaa approved facility which was autoworks diagnostics & repair in kittery, me. They observed fluids had leaked out but were unable to locate where the leak was coming from and very loud noises that appeared to be coming from in between the engine and transmission . After researching online they found that there were two recalls involving the welds on the torque converter detaching from the engine. They also found a recall on the front brake hoses rupturing & leaking brake fluid as well as a recall with the steering wheel retaining bolt loosening & detaching while driving which could also have contributed to the issues experienced with the vehicle and the safety concerns associated as I was driving in traffic and lost total control of the vehicle which could very likely have caused a major accident! unfortunately none of these recalls have been associated with the VIN connected to this vehicle and the manufacturer; Lincoln, to this point has refused to discuss any of the issues having to do with the four recalls being associated to my specific 2017 Lincoln hybrid premier 2. 0l gas engine with 6 speed transmission although this specific year, make & model has each of these reported recalls.

On 10 may 2025 the car engine stalled at an intersection and would not restart. Had the car towed to the nearest Ford dealership (five star Ford - plano, texas). The dealership repaired the failure by replacing the low pressure fuel pump. Failure is similar to 25v442000.

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While traveling on interstate at70 mph a red triangle appears on dash engine turns off warning on dash to stop ASAP. All you have is electrical power which is not much. Car needs to be turned off and restarted. This may occur again in a few minutes or not. Took to dealer they said they replaced an O2 sensor. It still turns off. Back to dealer. They can’t reproduce. Has happened to me at least 8 times on surface streets and highways. Extremely dangerous to loose power on highways. This started about 6 months ago. Still happening. Last incident was today.

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I own a 2017 Lincoln Mkz and was just informed by the dealership that my vehicle is part of TSB 22-2229 which relates to a known defect in the manufacture of the 2. 0 ecoboost engine. Coolant is now leaking into the cylinder and progressively making the car worse. With only 85k miles the only fix is to install a new engine, out-of-pocket, for close to $15,000. I have filed my complaint with Lincoln, no response. This defective engine needs to be recalled!.

I push my start button and it makes the starting nose and after a few minutes it starts and when I go to move it stalls out and then won't start again or starts and stalls again. But the next day drives fine. And it has been happening now for months even after we fixed the high rich codes it was giving out but now there's no codes appearing.

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My Mkz suddenly cut off without warning lamps or messages at highway speed. There was a very quick shudder and all power lost. After pulling onto the road shoulder and waiting a few minutes, it restarted and drove normally. I stopped about 15 minutes later and switched it off. When returning to the vehicle, it would not start. I had it towed to a garage where it has been for 6 weeks. They have been unable to identify the problem and get it restarted. Online reports by others indicate this occurred with other Lincoln products over a span of a few years with no assistance from Lincoln/Ford to identify the problem. This is a huge safety issue, as well an immediate personal inconvenience.

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The contact owns a 2014 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated while reversing out of his parking lot, the vehicle stalled and the contact felt the vehicle lose power and several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact had to restart the vehicle several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated that the pcn had a failure and the pcn was replaced but the failure continued, the vehicle was taken to another dealer and the fuel pump was replaced but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and they stated the pcn had failed but, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated that there was no recall under his VIN and advised him to contact the NHTSA hotline and file a complaint. The failure mileage was 89,000.

Car has always performed a good cold start. But, after running a while, the following has happened, and is happening more frequently: run the car, park, and then restarting after several minutes, I have put it in gear and the engine sputters and stalls. Then has to turn over several times to restart. This has also happened after running for a while and then stopping at a long red-light, engine sputtered and stalled. Also happens when engine is warmed up and sitting still, just idling. Sputtered and stalls. With always the same result on restart, has to turn over, and over, several times. These incidences are identical to the problems described in safety recall notice 16s31, which includes various other Ford's and Lincolns(mks, mkt) of years 2013-2015, but leaves out the Mkz.

After a year with the purchasing dealer we are still having on-going electrical issues with the vehicle. Apple sync, voice control. Still have issues with rims pitting after only less than 10,000 miles on the vehicle. Bolt rusting on under carriage. Film on back window. Lincoln corporate has been following this case for a year now and my rep is mr. Dehane davis. This file is still open at Lincoln corporate.

Need my recalls to be fixed in my vehicle.

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While stationary after turning on the vehicle there is a hard shift in gears from park to drive. While vehicle is in motion on the city street there is a hard shift around 35 mph to 55 mph. While driving on the city street after 5 miles the vehicle start sputtering and not shifting gears properly then there isn't any acceleration from a traffic light stop and go. And then it picks back up and drive high rpm sound. Or high rev sounds. In addition the gas cap unit is faulty I replaced it before and now it appears it has to be replaced again because it won't close properly. A p0171 code maf sensor came up along with transmission codes for the 5th and 4th gear ratio according to the diagnostics reported from the ob reading and some additional codes that I can't even describe. For the most part the vehicle stalls while driving city and highway which makes it very dangerous to drive.

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Vehicle stalls while driving down the street and has done this several times, both on city streets and on the highway. The date chosen for when this happened was the last time it happened. The battery will not keep a charge and a certified mechanic has had the car for 2 weeks and can not locate the reason the battery drains completely within 8 hours.

Takata recall.

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A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire the check engine and the fuel firing inlet warning lights illuminated. While driving the car two different times the system completely shut down causing me to pull over in the middle of driving. While car is idle system shuts down. A number of times.

Upon starting the vehicle, when I put the car in reverse order drive in low speed or getting into gear the car sputters. It stalls and powers off, creating a hazard. It is beginning to happen more frequently. It will act as if it is not receiving fuel and it makes me restart it. Most occurs in parking lots or driveways.

Vehicle suddenly dies when driving without warning. I purchased the vehicle one month ago. Brougt it to the dealer for the bolt recall and stalled while dealer was trying to pull it into the bay. After that point, the vehicle died while drivng on numerous occasions. Went to the mechanic one two occasions and no codes pulled. Called dealer and they said I needed to go to a Ford dealer. Went to Ford dealer one code pulled (fuel injector) was replaced recommended I change transmission fluid and replace battery which I agreed to. Forty minutes after leaving dealer as I was oulling out of a parkign lot the car suddenly died again almost causing me to be hit by a box truck behind me. The car is back at the dealer and once again no codes are coming up and they said they cannot duplicate the issue. Went onto Mkz forums and this appears to be a problem not addressed which is causing a significant safety concern for both myself and others since there are no answers to why this is happening.

While turning into my driveway I slowed to make the turn and my car immediately accelerated rpms revved up. No damage was done. Then a couple of days later I was pulling into a parking space and slowed to make the turn and the rpms shot up again causing me to hit a parked car and also a building before I could bring the car to a stop. I took the car immediately to gray daniels dealership in brandon ms and they told me they cld not even look at it until Tuesday. This was Friday June 15, 2018. No injuries occurred, my airbag did not deploy. Car has significant damage but was drivable. I was uncomfortable driving the car so I got a rental car and took the Mkz back to gray daniels. After researching this issue, it seems a common problem and it is called electromagnetic interference causing unwanted acceleration. This is a huge safety issue that Ford has known about for years!!!! the dealerships are also aware! even though gray daniels played ignorant, they are aware. I have sent them an email of countless complaints made because of this issue and over 5000 deaths that have occurred and a huge lawsuit stimpson vs Ford for this very reason! I want this problem resolved and a formal complaint filed. I will also be advising Ford motor company (not that they will do anything) of the dealership and how I was treated. The dealership was completely unprofessional and my daughter even went to the dealership and explained their seriousness of the issue still gray daniels could care less and told my daughter to stop video and audio recording. I've attached 5 complaints that I found online. I could provide many more but your site does not allow more than 5. Something needs to be done!!!!.

Car lost all power on the express way. Pull over to the side, after a while got engine going again and check engine light came on. Checked it at the mechanic shop the next day and electronic throttle body, showed a malfunction of a throttle valve. We were in a very a dangerous circumstance. Dangerous position when the car lost power on the express way.

1-car stalled and died turning from parking lot onto street. Barely avoiding collision. 1/6/2018. Defect in fuel delivery. Still in shop. 2- odd noise and smell while backing up due to cracks in brake pad . 1/17/17 replaced 01/17/17 ( have repair invoice, not sure how to upload).

While car is in motion the airbag warning light suddenly goes on at the same time the air conditioning goes off and will not go back on. Simultaneously the radio and power window and power seats and power mirror stop working. To date this has happen approximately eight times.

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The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that while driving, the check engine and the fuel firing inlet warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v227000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 50,800.

While I was driving in the carpool lane going approximately 75-80 mph in the express lane on the 405 freeway in the city of los angeles the vehicle went into sudden DE-exceleration to 20 mph without any warning. The car showed default codes and no matter what I did the car would not go any faster than 20 mph. I was able to pull to the side of the road and called for roadside assistance.

Got in car after stopping at grocery store and smelled gas, thought it might be from a nearby gas station. Got home and parked car in garage and about an hour later went in garage to take out trash. Garage had heavy smell of gasoline. Opened garage door, parked car outside and gasoline smell in garage went away. Took car to Ford dealer and car was diagnosed with a split/leaking fuel rail on top of engine. Had to have metal fuel rail replaced.

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Car rolls on its own without depressing brake or engaging any gear. Vehicle has done this about 5 times in past 6 months and twice in the last 6 weeks. Car is very dangerous at "any speed" since it "runs" on its own. Ford should rename this Mkz hybrid vehicle either: dmd for "driving miss daisy" or uas for "unsafe at zero" puf for "pure unadulterated fiction" Ford has lied about car performance (advertised 45 mpg city + highway for both 2013 & 2014 hybrid models) when I only get about 60% of that - 28 mpg (documented) in order to gain market share (hybrids esp. Lexus). Ford blames its own wind tunnel tests for overstated mpg (maybe tested with hurricane sandy at their back). Now, this car drives itself, a nice safety feature huh ? and, Ford never issued me any recall on its unique "invisible chauffer driven" vehicle.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact attempted to have the vehicle remedied under NHTSA campaign number: 13v227000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the parts were not available to complete the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 3000.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkz. The contact stated that while traveling at unknown speeds, the stop safely now warning message illuminated and a gasoline odor was noticed. Upon inspection, it was found that fuel was leaking at an alarming rate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the fuel line had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,600.