Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Lincoln MKZ has 16 NHTSA steering complaints and 2 steering-related recalls.
16
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
19V632000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 Ford Edge, and 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles originally so...
15V250000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured February 3, 2012, to March 20, 2...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | STEERING | I was slowing down to take a turn and I see an error message saying “power steering assist failure”.... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steerin... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Power steering fault, Hard to steering. |
| May 13, 2024 | STEERING | When turn and more specifically u-turns or sharp turns, the steering is very hard. I noticed that th... |
| Feb 19, 2024 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | The power steering suddenly stopped working as I was on the highway and couldn’t control my car with... |
| May 21, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the power ... |
| Apr 8, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while her fiancé was making a left turn... |
| Oct 11, 2021 | STEERING | Intermittent power steering failures at low speeds - appears to be random. No warning lights or indi... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | STEERING | STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN WE WERE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY |
| Feb 13, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT TRACTION CONTROL AND PARK HILL A... |
| Sep 21, 2019 | STEERING | WARNING THEN AFTER DRIVING LONGER (70 MILES) IT WOULD NOT STEER. HAD TO GO GET IT RESET. THE FLUID ... |
| Sep 13, 2019 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER AND NOW MY T... |
| Aug 10, 2015 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER... |
| Oct 6, 2014 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:... |
| Jun 23, 2014 | STEERING | FOLLOWING DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, NOT AN OVERLY DEEP PUDDLE, PERHAPS 3-4 INCHES, THE POWER ASSIST ... |
| Jun 4, 2014 | STEERING | INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER TURNING RIGHT FROM A FULL STOP AT A STOP LIGHT ONTO CURVY ROAD WITH MODERATE... |