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2015 Lincoln MKT SUV FWD

5
Recalls
15
Complaints

Safety Ratings.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.

Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Rollover Star Rating

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Rollover Risk: 16.4%

Complaints
Recalls

15 Complaints

for 2015 LINCOLN MKT
05/13/2021
Components: STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Incident Date: 05/05/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5FK8FB******
Summary

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER’S SIDE DOOR OPENED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

05/12/2021
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/12/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5AT1FB******
Summary

JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER CARS MADE BY FORD ON THEIR PLATFORM THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT.

02/25/2020
Components: SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 02/21/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5NK8FB******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOE LINK FRACTURED WHILE TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V072000 (SUSPENSION). THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THE REAR WAS FISHTAILING ACROSS A THREE LANE HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY TRAFFIC. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WENT RIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE BACK FISHTAILING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN PULL OVER OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER MAPLECREST FORD LINCOLN OF UNION (2800 SPRINGFIELD AVE SUITE 1, VAUXHALL, NJ 07088 (908) 964-7700) AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE TOE LINK THAT FRACTURED. THEY REPAIRED BOTH TOE LINKS AND CHARGED THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V072000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER SAID THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED WHEN THEY SAID IT BECAME A 'FULL BLOWN' RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET EXCEPT FOR THE INITIAL TOW TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,500.

01/27/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/26/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5FK3FB******
Summary

WE BELIEVE THE MOONROOF SHATTERED WHILE SITTING IN OUR GARAGE. I LEFT WITH THE VEHICLE AND HAD NOT NOTICED ANYTHING UNTIL MY DAUGHTER ASKED WHERE THE COLD AIR HITTING HER FACE WAS COMING FROM AS WE STARTED DOWN THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE BUTTON FOR THE INTERIOR PANEL TO OPEN, AND AS IT BEGAN OPENING WE SAW SHATTERED GLASS EVERYWHERE. NOTHING FELL ON THIS AT ALL. THE GLASS APPEARS TO HAVE BUCKLED AND SHATTERED. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT LINCOLN NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

09/18/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5FK3FB******
Summary

YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE I 4 EAST I SUDDENLY HEARD A BIG NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR IT WAS THE SUNROOF EXPLORE THE FRONT PART OF THE GLASS IT SHADOW THE GLASS. I WAS DRIVING I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING HIT SUNROOF AT ALL , I JUST HEARD THE NOISE AND HALF OF MY SUNROOF WAS BROKEN IN PIECES. I CHECKED A FEW GLASS COMPANIES AND GET A PRICE TO FIX IT WAS ABOUT 4000 TO 5000 DOLLARS .CAN YOU PLEASE HELP I THINK IT'S A DEFECTIVE GLASS. THANK YOU

01/23/2019
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/27/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5NK8FB******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FROM A PARKED POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

08/07/2018
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/29/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5NK1FB******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A STREET MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED. NO IMPACT SEEN. A FEW DAYS LATER TOOK TO OUR LOCAL LINCOLN DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIMED MAYBE A POSSIBLE IMPACT SEEN AND CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY FOR GLASS. HAD TO PAY MY $500 DEDUCTIBLE AND HAVE IT FIXED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. NO ONE AROUND US. WENT UNDER NO BRIDGES. LINCOLN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.

07/21/2018
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/13/2018
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Summary

I DROVE IN MY DRIVEWAY. SHIFTED TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, POPPED THE TRUNK RELEASE. EXITED THE CAR AND SAW THE TRUNK LID WAS DOWN. GOT THE REMOTE OUT OF MY POCKET AND PRESSED IT TO OPEN TRUNK . TRUNK STILL DIDN'T OPEN. WENT BACK TO DRIVER'S DOOR, OPENED IT AND THE ALARM SYSTEM AND LIGHTS WENT OFF, AND MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND KNOCKED ME DOWN AND RAN OVER ME!

05/08/2018
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/07/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5NK1FB******
Summary

2015 LINCOLN MKT HAS HAD TWO FORWARD SUNROOFS SHATTER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2017. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHEN A STONE KICKED FROM A TRUCK TIRE STRUCK IT. BUT THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO SUCH TRAFFIC AROUND MY VEHICLE. THE GLASS SHATTERED AS I HEARD TWO LOUD CRACKS WITHIN ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF ONE ANOTHER. AGAIN, I OBSERVED NO TRAFFIC THAT WOULD LIKELY BE THE SOURCE OF A THROWN STONE, AND INDEED, OBSERVED NO OBJECTS INBOUND TO STRIKE MY VEHICLE. THE NATURE OF THE SECOND SUN ROOF'S BREAK LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A SEVERE DEFECT IN THE REPLACEMENT SUN ROOF (PRESUMABLY SOURCED FROM FORD/LINCOLN, GIVEN IT'S EXPENSE AND THE TIME REQUIRED TO ACQUIRE IT).

09/14/2017
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 08/26/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5AT4FB******
Summary

VEHICLE WAS ON I-78 ON A CLEAR DAY WITH A TEMPERATUE OF 75 DEGREES AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 70 MPH, NO BRIDGES, NO ROUGH PAVEMENT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FIXED PANORAMIC ROOF (FORWARD PANEL) SHATTERED CAUSED A LOUD BANG. SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLEW OUT! NO EVIDENCE OF A ROCK OR OTHER MATERIAL STRIKING THE PANEL, NO BODY DAMAGE, JUST THE ROOF PANEL. LUCKILY WE HAD THE SUN SHADE PANEL CLOSED SO WE DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY GLASS SHARDS FALLING ON US.

03/14/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/09/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5NK8FB******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, THE FRONT SECTION OF THE MOON ROOF EXPLODED WITH A LOUD BANG AND CREATED A CRACK IN THE GLASS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ON THE DRIVE HOME OTHER CRACKS DEVELOPED ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE EDGE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS TOLD TO "CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY!". ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE ROOF SHATTERED. CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER GLASS.

07/18/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/18/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5FK5FB******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY A LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE OCCURRED; GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF CAME INTO THE VEHICLE. NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME. THE FRONT PORTION OF THE SUNROOF HAD A GAPING HOLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A ROCK OR BULLET AS THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENT.

03/02/2016
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 02/28/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5FK4FB******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

02/08/2016
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 02/06/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5NK4FB******
Summary

WE ARE A LIMOUSINE SERVICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE GLASS ROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON, NO OTHER VEHICLE WERE AROUND.

09/28/2015
Components: STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/03/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2LMHJ5NK7FB******
Summary

I JUST GOT 2015 LINCOLN MKT LIVERY PACKAGE ON 07/14/2015.I FOUND THE SUNROOF SCREEN FRAM HAS A CRACK IN FOUR PLACES. I BELIVE THIS MAY CAUSE THE SCREEN TO DROP TO MY PASSENGERS OR CAUSE INJURY.I TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER THEY SAYED THEY DON'T BELIVE IT IS SAFETY ISSUE.

5 Recalls

for 2015 LINCOLN MKT
24/03/2015
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V172000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the vacuum pump relay overheats, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
Campaign Number: 15V172000
Manufacture: Ford Motor Company
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Lincoln MKT vehicles with a limousine or hearse preparation package, manufactured March 6, 2012, to March 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the vacuum pump relay may overheat due to an internal fault or contamination.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

24/07/2015
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V464000
PARKING BRAKE
If the parking brake does not fully engage and the transmission is left in a gear other than 'Park' while on a slope, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 15V464000
Manufacture: Ford Motor Company
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015. The affected vehicles have a parking brake that may not fully engage when applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

29/07/2015
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V476000
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP
The vehicles do not have the seats and restraints that they were intended to have. Unrestrained or improperly restrained occupants are at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Campaign Number: 15V476000
Manufacture: Ford Motor Company
Components: CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Lincoln MKT Town Car vehicles equipped with the livery package manufactured February 4, 2015, to June 23, 2015. The vehicles were intended to seat five passengers, but were delivered without the second row seating. Accordingly, the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110. The vehicles also fail to comply with FMVSS No. 225, "Child Restraint Anchorages" since they were delivered without a tether anchorage at the front passenger seating position, and as is required for vehicles without a second row of seats.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

25/08/2016
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A loss of power to the fuel pump will cause the engine to stall or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 16V621000
Manufacture: Ford Motor Company
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehicles. A component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the fuel pump.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

10/02/2020
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V072000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 20V072000
Manufacture: Ford Motor Company
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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