DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OF CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE - HAD TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM HANDLE ON OUTSIDE OF CAR. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. Note There is at least one other report of this happening on your web site and YouTube has several videos of others having this problem and how to replace the handle when this happens
2012 Lincoln MKZ: doors won't lock, open or latch
13 of the 146 complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKZ describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 50,700
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Door latch, driver side, recall starts with the mkz 2014 and up. I have a 2012 mkz that needs the recall. Please lower the year to include the 2012 as the symptoms and problems are exactly the same. My vehicle will be receiving the airbag recall on friday. I ask that you approve the latch recall as well. Thank you.
Door latch will not keep door locked. Door sometimes will not close unless a person plays with the latch to manipulate the hooks to get door to close. Has only happen, so far, with the car stopped.
Driver's side door lock will not unlock from inside of car. This is a safety factor in the event of an accident. Not able to open door from inside - had to roll window down and open from handle on outside of car. Vehicle was stationary.
Serious safety concern affecting many lincoln models. Couldn't open the driver side door and had to crawl out to the passenger side. This is dangerous in the event of a car crash. So many videos on the web of this problem. This model year should also be included in the door lock recall. Huge inconvenience crawling in from the passenger side, but at least I'm small. I sure would feel sorry for a bigger person. My vehicle was also assembled at the same plant during the year the other cars were affected.
Unable to secure vehicle. Front driver side door will not lock/unlock by using any electric method or by using key mechanically in exterior door lock.
Several months ago driver side door handle quit working on both of our cars less than a month apart(lincoln mkx 2012 ) - had to open door from outside, both have been fixed. On male's car - now passenger side front door handle will not return to proper position and door will not lock. Even with other doors locked, passenger side front door can be opened from outside. This was discovered when parking car and trying to lock doors. Since door can be opened from outside while apparently in locked position, this creates a safety problem for the welfare of occupants. (now wonder how soon before this happens to other doors on car and to doors on wife's car.)
Driver's side door latch is failed, identical to the active 2013-2014 model years failure. Door will not shut properly, cannot be locked, and occasionally requires outside assistance to open the door. Door handle will not retract fully, and locking mechanism is failed. Opening the door while locked is possible. I suspect it would fail in a crash, since the locking bar is obviously not engaged. Ford declaims any responsibility for this item. Matching recall number is 15s16.
Driver's side door lock will not unlock from inside of car. This is a safety factor in the event of an accident. Not able to open door from inside - had to roll window down and open from handle on outside of car. Naturally if trying to open door, vehicle is stopped.
Faulty inside door handle assembly. Same failed part as the 2013 and 2014 lincoln mkz recall. While driving on highway door flew open and wouldn't shut or lock. Had to replace door handle assembly with a another failed part. Because for some reason 2012mkz is not part of the recall.
Driver side door handle/lock not operating - very very hard to get door handle/lock to unlock and allow me to exit car thru driver side door. Even fob would not work properly to unlock door to allow exit. This could be a very serious safety factor in the event of a collision especially if it resulted in a fire. This happened for the fist time on 2/17/17 when I arrived at work and has continued since.
Drivers side door handle became inoperative for no apparent reason. Cannot get out of car through drivers door without using outside handle by reaching out of window. This problem has been a recall on other years and similar makes with ford but not my vehicle. No way to know if door is properly latched and cannot get out if emergency.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2012 Lincoln MKZ door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2012 Lincoln MKZ?
13 of 146 owner complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKZ (9%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Lincoln MKZ?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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