2014 Lincoln MKS problems
Owners have filed 60 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Lincoln MKS. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. After that come fuel system (17%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 28 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 79,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Lincoln MKS with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was driving down the street when all of a sudden my Lincoln beeps at me. it says “Service Advancetrac” and “Steering Assist Fault”. I lost all steering to my car and it swerved across four lanes of oncoming traffic until I crashed into a curb. This car almost killed me and multiple other people. The car has 79k miles on it. This should not be happening. There is a recall on 2012-2013 MKS models but not a 2014. There is very clearly something wrong with this system across MULTIPLE years.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 lincoln mkz. The contact stated that while making a right turn, there was a defect in the center of the windshield which distorted the contact's view. The dealer replaced the window. However, the replacement window was also defective on the passenger side of the windshield. The dealer and the manufacturer declined to replace the windshield a second time. The contact was advised to purchase another vehicle. The failure mileage was 2,900.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 lincoln mks. While driving various speeds in heavy rain, the speedometer failed to illuminate and obstructed the contact's view of how fast the vehicle was traveling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000. Updated 02/23/16
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 lincoln mks. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently failed to start. In addition, the vehicle made an abnormal clicking sound and the air conditioner independently turned off. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called an independent mechanic who stated that the failure could be related to a malfunctioning fuel pump. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 20,000.
As I was driving steering stop working it got so hard it steered to the right almost hit a person on the side walk.when it happened I was around the house.luckily made it home safe on a hard steering wheel