There are 4 stored owner reports matching the body & structure leading-label group for the 2010 Lincoln MKZ in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)INTERIOR DOOR GRAB HANDLE CHROME TRIM FLAKES ON THE REAR EDGE CAUSING CUTS TO FINGERS WHEN PULLING DOOR CLOSED.
ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK/RELEASE SWITCH FAILED, TRAPPING ME IN DRIVERS SEAT. UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE EXCEPT BY CRAWLING OVER CONSOLE. ONCE EXITED FROM VEHICLE, WAS UNABLE TO LOCK AND SECURE VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS WITH DRIVERS SIDE (MASTER) DOOR LOCK AND RELEASE SYSTEM. OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE OFF, AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT VEHICLE NORMALLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT LOWERED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GLASS TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
I WAS PARKED ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO THE CURB (THAT WAS THE WAY THE PARKING SPOTS WERE SET.) I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND WAS ABOUT TO BACK OUT WHEN I SAW A CAR IN MY REAR VIEW. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD ABOUT A FOOT OR MORE BEFORE STRIKING A LAMP POST. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT AS WELL AS THE BUMPER, GRILL AND HOOD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE OTHER 2-PASSENGERS. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS PHENOMENON HAS HAPPENED. THE SUDDEN SURGE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE. BOTH TIMES WHEN I WAS ON A HILL AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACK. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.