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2013 Lincoln MKZ HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1356650
Internal NHTSA #	10955009
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	LINCOLN
Model	MKZ HYBRID
Model Year	2013
File date	01/12/16
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a used 2013 lincoln mkz hybrid on nov 28 2016. On dec 1 2016 i was driving on i 20 in birmingham al and the vehicle stalled on the freeway after i had engaged in a panic stop and veered the vehicle to the right. My vehicle froze in a position with the left rear of the vehicle in the traffic lane and the right front of the vehicle on the emergency lane. The vehicle was blocking traffic. It locked up in such a way that i could not get it unlocked. There were several error messages displaying to the effect of active headlamps fault transmission fault several others that i cannot recall. The vehicle was disabled in such a way that i could not do anything to get relief. With the vehicle blocking a lane of traffic i could not get it out of the way. Several volunteers came to my aid and offered to push it off the road but i could not put the vehicle in neutral. I could not restart the vehicle. I could not put it in park. I tried everything. I could not find a manual override. I called for a tow truck. A policeman showed up. At this point it had been 45 minutes. I got out of the car, spoke to the policeman, and then got back in the car. Then suddenly everything was normal. It started as though nothing happened. I ignored the event until it happened again in my apartment parking lot on 1/15/17. I took it into the shop at carmax. They noted several hybrid codes. They sent it to a local ford dealership, town and country ford in bessemer alabama, and now 1 month later ford has not been able to figure out the problem. Now i realize i should have reported this as a safety issue back in december since it stalled in traffic with no way to put the vehicle in neutral to safely move it out of the way. Of course this was a frightening experience
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	32500
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BIRMINGHAM, AL
VIN pattern	3LN6L2LUXDRXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Lincoln MKZ HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Lincoln MKZ HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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