Year · Make · Model

2012 Lincoln MKT

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

NCAP safety

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Frontal

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Side

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Consumer complaints

27 filed

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries reported

0

Fatalities reported

What people complain about

Steering
18
Engine
2
Power Train
2
Electrical System
2
Unknown OR Other
2
Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER Fuel TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
1
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
1
FUEL/PROPULSION System
1

Recalls

1 campaign

15V340000·STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2015-06-02

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with any available engine. The affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault.

RiskIf the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

FixFord will notify owners, and dealers will check the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC). If dealers find any loss of steering assist DTCs, the steering gear will be replaced, free of charge. If, no codes are found during the PSCM inspection, the PSCM software will be updated, free of charge. The recall began on July 21, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S18.