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2014 Lincoln MKZ engine problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2014 Lincoln MKZ10% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Engine complaints
10%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Aug 15, 2023

  • The contact's friend owned a 2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. The contact stated that while she was driving at approximately 43 MPH, a loud bang was heard coming from near the front passenger area, and then the tires and brakes seized, causing the vehicle to swerve and the contact then crashed into a guard…

    filed Apr 18, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other MKZ years

YearReportsShare
2018 MKZ1032%
2017 MKZ7153%
2016 MKZ58%
2015 MKZ68%
2013 MKZ109%
2012 MKZ53%
2011 MKZ107%
2010 MKZ53%
2009 MKZ44%
2008 MKZ52%
2007 MKZ62%
MKZ engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.