| Issue ID | 1396917 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11012428 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | LINCOLN |
| Model | MKZ HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 01/07/17 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Battery overheats, car stalls and stops multiple times in the middle of the freeway, and twice driving regular side street . Hybrid battery was changed last month under warranty. Car has over 16k miles . Towed 3x to dealership at lincoln repair shop in henderson nv. Per lincoln mechanic, this is a flaw on this car and that the lincoln engineers are not able to offer a fix or a solution as the overheating is being blamed to las vegas summer temp over 110 degrees. The car is still under warranty. Lincoln offered an extended 4 year warranty. Lincoln does not want to bring the car back to the repair shop after the last incident july 31, 2017. I was advised that there is no fix and there is nothing the lincoln engineers can offer , an dthat the battery will die and stall from high vegas heat. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15800 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HENDERSON, NV |
| VIN pattern | 3LN6L2LU9FRXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 45 |
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