2015 LINCOLN MKT Complaints and Recall Information
The 2015 LINCOLN MKT has 3 complaints and 5 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues with the front sunroof spontaneously shattering while driving and problems with the rearview camera system including distorted or frozen images, which affects visibility in reverse. The sunroof failure poses a risk of injury from flying glass, and the rearview camera malfunction increases the risk of collision when backing up.
Common Issues
- Sunroof explosion. The front sunroof has shattered unexpectedly without impact or bad weather, scattering glass around the vehicle and causing potential interior damage and safety hazards to occupants and nearby drivers.
- Rearview camera failure. The rear camera intermittently shows distorted, frozen, or no images when the vehicle is in reverse, creating inaccurate visual feedback and increasing the risk of accidents.
- Backover prevention sensor failure. The sensor sometimes fails to detect objects behind the vehicle when in reverse, potentially causing collisions or injuries.
Five recalls affecting multiple systems exist for the 2015 LINCOLN MKT. They address defects involving the parking brake, child seat tether installation, rear suspension components, electrical system relays, and the fuel pump. These recalls target safety-critical parts that, if not repaired, could increase crash risk or vehicle malfunction.
Recalls
- Parking brake. Recall 15V464000 affects 7,165 vehicles and covers a parking brake that may not fully engage. Failure to hold a vehicle on a slope could cause it to roll away, increasing crash risk. Dealers will test the brake and replace the control assembly if needed at no charge. The recall started September 4, 2015.
- Child seat tether connector. Recall 15V476000 involves 265 Lincoln MKT Town Cars with a missing second row of seats and front passenger tether anchorage. Missing restraints raise injury risk in crashes. Dealers will add the second row seating and necessary anchorage free of charge. This recall began July 28, 2015.
- Rear suspension. Recall 20V072000 covers 211,207 vehicles with Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack. Rear suspension toe links may fracture, causing sudden handling changes and increasing crash risk. Dealers will replace the toe links when parts become available. The recall started October 28, 2020.
- Electrical system. Recall 15V172000 impacts 1,549 vehicles with limousine or hearse prep packages. The vacuum pump relay may overheat, increasing fire risk. Dealers will replace the relay free of charge. This recall began July 6, 2015.
- Fuel pump electric module. Recall 16V621000 affects 77,502 vehicles with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines. The fuel pump module may overheat causing the engine to stall or fail to start, raising crash risk. Dealers will inspect and replace the module as needed at no cost. The recall started December 1, 2016.
Owners dealing with repeated repairs or unresolved recall issues related to safety defects on the 2015 LINCOLN MKT may have rights under their state’s lemon law. Consultation with a qualified attorney can help determine eligibility and next steps.
2015 LINCOLN MKT Summary
2015
Model Year
3
Total Complaints
5
Total Recalls
297688
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2015 LINCOLN MKT
211207 vehicles affected
SUSPENSION:REAR
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.
Risk: A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.
2015 LINCOLN MKT
77502 vehicles affected
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehicles. A component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the fuel pump.
Risk: A loss of power to the fuel pump will cause the engine to stall or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of a crash.
2015 LINCOLN MKT
1549 vehicles affected
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Lincoln MKT vehicles with a limousine or hearse preparation package, manufactured March 6, 2012, to March 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the vacuum pump relay may overheat due to an internal fault or contamination.
Risk: If the vacuum pump relay overheats, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
2015 LINCOLN MKT
265 vehicles affected
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Lincoln MKT Town Car vehicles equipped with the livery package manufactured February 4, 2015, to June 23, 2015. The vehicles were intended to seat five passengers, but were delivered without the second row seating. Accordingly, the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110. The vehicles also fail to comply with FMVSS No. 225, "Child Restraint Anchorages" since they were delivered without a tether anchorage at the front passenger seating position, and as is required for vehicles without a second row of seats.
Risk: The vehicles do not have the seats and restraints that they were intended to have. Unrestrained or improperly restrained occupants are at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
2015 LINCOLN MKT
7165 vehicles affected
PARKING BRAKE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015. The affected vehicles have a parking brake that may not fully engage when applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Risk: If the parking brake does not fully engage and the transmission is left in a gear other than 'Park' while on a slope, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
Complaints
2015 LINCOLN MKT
ID: 2096776UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Rearview camera image malfunctioning when the car is in reverse. Multiple issues with the rearview camera are: Frozen display, fuzzy display, reverse imaging, or no image displayed at all. This is creating a false representation of where my vehicle is relative to it's surroundings, thus highly increasing the risk of a crash and/or bodily injury and/or death. There currently are new recall number(s) associated with this malfunctioning safety hazard, one with the NHTSA recall number 25V-315 & Fords recall number 25S49 for these faulty rearview cameras. These are for select models & years only, and does not include my year nor model. [2015, Lincoln MKT Livery] Please, please, please expand the recall to include my year, make, and model. As lives depend on your oversite. Please add other years, makes & models to the recall list before an accident and/or injury occurs.
2015 LINCOLN MKT
ID: 2096723BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2015 Lincoln MKT. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera intermittently failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the image on the screen was distorted. Additionally, the contact stated that the back over prevention sensor failed to recognize objects in the rear of the vehicle while shifted to reverse(R). The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty. The contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to another organization for assistance with the repair of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
2015 LINCOLN MKT
ID: 2088870UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Front Sunroof Exploded while driving. No one was around me nor was it bad weather. I had glass flying everywhere off the car and down the side which could have caused the paint to be scratched and or if someone would have been around me, they would have been hit with flying glass. My entire drive home the glass was falling into the liner and down the side of the car. The car has been sitting at the dealership undriveable. You could hear it crackling even after sitting in the garage for a period of time. The glass was dropping down on the liner and could have shattered all over the interior and the passengers had the liner not been closed. It could have also caused you to crash as it sounds like someone shot out a window when it happens. I was able to pull over alongside the road and asses the damages after calming down a bit. The same day I took my car down there someone else in a ford edge had a cracked sunroof There were no prior warnings on the car to let me know of a problem and there was nothing around me at the time it exploded. the car is in perfect condition and taken care of very well. It only has 33,000 miles on it and is always garaged. I have read many articles with those experiencing the same thing with the same car and same window. I also found several posts of suits filed against Ford / Lincoln for this very same issue. The dealership did research it and agreed it is a known problem, but a recall never issued. They did contact Lincoln on my behalf, and they have denied the claim. I have seen many articles where this has happened within the first couple months to a couple years out, but it is always the front sunroof. there is clearly a design problem with the car, and it needs to be addressed. This is a situation where a crash could have been caused, or someone seriously injured inside the car because of a defective design in the sunroof of Lincoln's MKT