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2012 Lincoln MKZ Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1655218
Internal NHTSA #	11320231
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	LINCOLN
Model	MKZ
Model Year	2012
File date	15/01/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving yellow wrench shows up and says stop safely. I took the car to dealer. They charged me 180usd to diagnose the problem. I paid 180usd and after 6 hours they contacted and asked for 300usd extra to diagnose the problem. They couldnot even find the problem. I searched this problem on carcomlaints. Com. Almost everybody experienced the same problem. It is very very dangerous. In the middle of the highway speed suddenly drops from 65 to 25 in seconds. This is not a good warning to pull over. Extremely dangerous.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	65
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWARK, DE
VIN pattern	3LNDL2L38CRXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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Type of child seat code
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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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2012 Lincoln MKZ Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Lincoln MKZ Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?