Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Lincoln MKZ has 20 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
20
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicle...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Sep 1, 2024 | STEERING | My car has lost powering steering three times now. I have replaced the rack and pinion module twice ... |
| May 2, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I became the owner of a 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid in 2016. At first there was no issues. Roughly a cou... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | STEERING | Power steering control module stop working. Ford is aware of this issue and refusing to classify it ... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | STEERING | While driving I noticed that at times my steering wheel would be difficult to turn. At first, the pr... |
| Nov 3, 2022 | STEERING | After getting an oil change and battery software update, I headed home. Before arriving home the war... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the power st... |
| May 14, 2020 | STEERING | I TURNED ON MY CAR AND RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM IN THE INFORMATION PANEL STATING, " POWER STEERING AS... |
| Apr 12, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE ELECTRONIC STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TI... |
| Jan 31, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | STARTED MY CAR TO LET IT WARM UP, WHEN I RETURNED AND WENT TO LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY IT FLASHED SERVICE ... |
| Dec 15, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN AUDIBLE CHIME W... |
| Oct 5, 2019 | STEERING | MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ADVANCED TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THERE ... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | STEERING | POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. FIRST INCIDENT WAS SEPTEMBER 29TH 2018, SE... |
| Aug 2, 2019 | STEERING,SEAT BELTS,WHEELS | AUG 2, MY HUSBAND & I WERE APPROACHING A 4-WAY LIGHT NEAR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WERE SLOWING DOWN TO ... |
| Nov 4, 2016 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS ON A CITY STREET MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN I WAS HIT BY A BARRELING CAR AFTER HE HIT ME ONCE THE... |
| Feb 2, 2015 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZ... |
| Jan 1, 2015 | STEERING | THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING*DT |
| Sep 5, 2014 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | ON SPETEMBER 5, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING IN MISSOURI. THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO HANDLE AS IT SHOULD. I HAD... |
| May 2, 2014 | STEERING | ON TURNING RIGHT POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND ONLY HAD MANUAL STEERING CONTROL UNTIL WHEELS WERE STR... |
| Aug 24, 2012 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER STEERING FROZE. WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE ADVANCETR... |