There are 6 stored owner reports matching the body & structure leading-label group for the 2013 Lincoln MKX in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCHES COME UNDONE LEAVING HOOD COMPLETELY UNLATCHED. FIRST TIME, CAR WAS BEING BACKED OUT ON A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE SECOND TIME, ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED IT AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT. HE EXITED HIS CAR AT A STOP SIGN TO TELL ME ABOUT IT AND TO CLOSE THE HOOD. NEITHER LATCH WAS ENGAGED IN EITHER INSTANCE AND WAS AFTER CAR SAT UNDRIVEN FOR A FEW HOURS UP TO 3-4 DAYS. NO DRIVING AT ANY TIME ON ROUGH TERRAIN, POT HOLES, OR GRAVEL/DIRT ROADS. ALL CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING M
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT...CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON AFFECTING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT,,,AND CAUSING BATTERY TO RUN DOWN... VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 27,000 MILES ...VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS WAS NOTICED...ALSO DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND ALARM WILL NOT SET WHEN PARKING WHEN THIS DOOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS
I PURCHASED THIS 2013 LINCOLN MKX IN OCTOBER OF 2017. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE BUT APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IN APRIL, THE SUNROOF FLIPPED BACK AND CHIPPED THE BACK GLASS OF THE PANORAMIC ROOF. CONSIDERING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM REGARDING FORD AND THEIR SUNROOFS, MY INSURANCE REFUSES TO COVER IT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND JUST WANTED SOMETHING NICE FOR ONCE. THE DAMAGE COSTS MORE THAN THE CARS TRADE IN VALUE. I HAVE HAD BAD LUCK WITH FORD IN THE PAST. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
DOOR AJAR WARNING ON DRIVERS DOOR WITH DOOR CLOSED. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. THIS WARNING HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.
THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT STOP FOR A FEW MONTHS AND STARTED RIGHT BACK DOING IT. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE 2013.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BUMPER WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BUMPER WAS ATTRACTING HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE BUMPER WAS VERY HOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.