This weekend we took a long drive in the country and at first I noticed the navigation indicating a no GPS signal. The longer we drove the Sync system ran slower and slow to where there were very very slow button responses.. The navigation instructions cut in and out. The radio would mute for the navigation instructions then would not unmute... Did a master reset when we go home but the next day the problems continued. Our MKC has been a pretty good ride up until now. Getting very frustrated - I still have a year and a half of warranty but I'm starting to worry about owning this thing beyond the end of the warranty.
I Think My Sync 3 System is Failing
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I test drove a used 2017 and the Sync 3 locked up. I needed to shut off the car and restart it to get thing to work again. soooo.... I am not surprised.
My thoughts would be to update to software version 3.0 (if you're still on 2.x) to see if that solves the problem. If you're on v3.0 then take a ride to Lincoln. who know they may replace it under warranty.
My thoughts would be to update to software version 3.0 (if you're still on 2.x) to see if that solves the problem. If you're on v3.0 then take a ride to Lincoln. who know they may replace it under warranty.
I also have a 2016 and the entire head unit died when I tried to update to v3.0. They needed to replace the APIM two weeks ago, took them 4 days to get the part. The car is at the dealer again today as it will not communicate with the "Lincoln Way" app. Concierge said it covered under SSM-47160 the service writer this morning says it may be another module.
Well I got my MKC back with a new APIM and new software loaded (I even got the newer maps!). Also the TSB specific to the 2.6 engines was done (mentioned in another post). The vehicle was returned fully detailed outside and the interior was spotless.. I'm lucky I have a pretty good Lincoln only dealer (Napleton Lincoln).
I thought they were either a 2.0 or a 2.3 how did you get a 2.6?
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What is APIM? A couple of days ago I was driving home, using the navigation system and after about 2 hours the entire Sync system locked up. None of the functions (audio, nav, climate, phone) would work. I tried to adjust the audio using the volume control and it would not work either. Fortunately when this happened I was just a couple minutes away from stopping to fill the car with gas. When I restarted the car everything was working normal again. This is the first time that I have had this happen. I'm now wondering if my Sync system is failing after 3 years?
FWIW, you can reboot the Sync System while in motion. On my 2015 MKC and 2017 MKZ - press and hold the Power and Fast Forward buttons. When it happened to me, full functionality came back after the reboot. It even remembered my destination that was in the nav system. On these two Lincolns, I have probably had a handful of lockups in the past few years, one just yesterday.
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Kenz, thanks will have to remember to try that
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Same is happening to my 2016 MKC. They said they’d have to run a diagnostic for $175 and could apply that fee to the problem. This is insane - bought this car brand new and have never missed a single recommended service. Not even five years old and the sync and Nav/map don’t work properly. My nav/map and sync only works correctly about 10% of the time. If this is what I can expect from Lincoln I’ll never buy another one. Sounds like a widespread issues. Maybe class action!
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How much did they charge for the APIM?
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Not sure if this helps anybody but so far it has fixed mine. I just traded for my '16 mkc last week and when I got it home I tried to connect my phone then started discovering all the problems. iPhone disconnecting then reconnecting every 5 minutes or so, screen button response very slow, screen seemed to freeze at times, steering wheel volume control would lag, losing gps signal then not reconnecting until a reboot, navigation voice would cut in and out and route would not update very well. I checked and it was on Sync 3.0 which according to the website that's the correct version, maps were NA 1 14. I did a master reset, then disconnected battery for 15 minutes but did not help. I tried leaving my phone off to see if it was causing the problem but that didn't help either.
I read all the articles that pointed to the APIM and I was about to call the Dealer to see if there was a chance they could cover some of the cost since I just bought it 4 days ago. I read that the new APIMs are coming with new map software loaded and wondered if that's where the "fix" is and may not actually be a hardware problem. I decided to purchase the download version of NA 1 19 which is the latest version available right now. It took a couple hours to download and extract to a usb drive then another hour to install in the vehicle. So far this is day 2 and none of the problems are there. The buttons are responsive and the navigation is working good. My phone has not disconnected once.
I'm crossing my fingers that this fixed it because $100 map update is way better than replacing the module.
I read all the articles that pointed to the APIM and I was about to call the Dealer to see if there was a chance they could cover some of the cost since I just bought it 4 days ago. I read that the new APIMs are coming with new map software loaded and wondered if that's where the "fix" is and may not actually be a hardware problem. I decided to purchase the download version of NA 1 19 which is the latest version available right now. It took a couple hours to download and extract to a usb drive then another hour to install in the vehicle. So far this is day 2 and none of the problems are there. The buttons are responsive and the navigation is working good. My phone has not disconnected once.
I'm crossing my fingers that this fixed it because $100 map update is way better than replacing the module.
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@HurleyBird nice find, I hope that works and welcome to the forum
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After 5 days of driving and putting Sync through the motions I'm calling my issue fixed. The system works as expected and I am having no issues with it. If you are having the problems I listed above check your software and map versions because a map update may fix yours too.
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Can you tell me where to buy the map updates
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