Hi! I test drove a 2018 Lincoln MKC 2.3 with 34K, asking price $22,000.
I loved it! Near mint inside and out, and looks like previous owners did all scheduled Maintenace with Lincoln (one owner who upgraded to the Corsair). It ticks a lot of boxes for me.

i have priced an extended warranty for 5yrs at $3k. Would you buy?

I feel fear about buying a Lincoln and possibly needing repairs / expenses not covered by the warranty.

I’ve been driving a 2003 Buick lesabre for 6 years 🤣 and this changed the kind of car I am looking at now. The other car I am thinking about is a Lexus… which would be older with more miles, but I feel more confident about the brands reliability.

Can I know your thoughts on purchasing the Lincoln?

My personal thoughts, 'NO'. I know you have a warranty, but what if the problem occurs outside of your warranty. FORD should has just taken ownership of there faulty design and made the necessary repairs at the time of the Technical Service Bulletin. Now several customers are carrying the burden, its just not fair to us, so do not support the FORD product.

 

Thank you for this feedback. I have not heard good things about ford from my family members who owned fords (one even got a lawyer and they took his truck back after constant repairs when new). It makes sense to me to use my money as my vote, and I don’t wanna vote for ford. I am feeling clarity.

 

Bought a 2015 MKC off the showroom floor brand new. Wifes' car. Have had no issues with it. Great riding, gas mileage, all the bells and whistles. If you buy a used car you could be buying someones baby or someones headaches. If it's what you want, I would say go for it. Take it to an impartial mechanic you can trust before you buy and let him look it over. Just my opinion.

 

Hi! I test drove a 2018 Lincoln MKC 2.3 with 34K, asking price $22,000.
I loved it! Near mint inside and out, and looks like previous owners did all scheduled Maintenace with Lincoln (one owner who upgraded to the Corsair). It ticks a lot of boxes for me.

i have priced an extended warranty for 5yrs at $3k. Would you buy?

I feel fear about buying a Lincoln and possibly needing repairs / expenses not covered by the warranty.

I’ve been driving a 2003 Buick lesabre for 6 years 🤣 and this changed the kind of car I am looking at now. The other car I am thinking about is a Lexus… which would be older with more miles, but I feel more confident about the brands reliability.

Can I know your thoughts on purchasing the Lincoln?

I bought a 2017 MKC 2.3T in May 2020. I’ve been very pleased with it. It has 55150 miles. It had 20400 when I bought it. Been a good car. Knock on wood!

 

I went from being a Lexus lover to a Lincoln lover. Without knowing what is covered by the warranty I couldnt say if it is a good deal or not. I just recently bought an MKC and I love it!

 

I bought a 2016 MKC that came off a 2 yr license. This yr I reached 100,000 miles and needed a need engine due to an internal collent leak that was due to the faulty engine design. It cost me $11,000 for a new engine and Ford/Lincoln would not do anything for me because there is no recall. The know these engines had issues and I believe they have changed the design. The dealer told me they saw many 2017 and 2018 with engine issues. I will never buy another Lincoln.

 

I’m devastated … I always wanted a Lincoln and heart broken that I’m just going to have to let it go and struggling to get another car… single mom and teacher and Lincoln service told me do an engine seal and sell it 🥺

 

Annie, forget it you take too much risk buying one of these Lincoln‘s before 2019. There’s too many people that have had blown engines or transmissions or electrical problems and on and on it’s a fancy rapper and unfortunately Ford is gone down the tubes, they just don’t care about their quality anymore especially they’re making a car for $65,000 with all these problems and they won’t even stand behind it. And it’s not because anybody’s abusing the car it’s because of their faulty design if you got faulty design, you should stand behind your car, and they won’t get the Lexus, Acura, Infiniti something for the same kind of that’s more reliable, long haul. An extended warranty won’t necessarily cover you. All you have to do is miss an oil change interval over what they consider appropriate and they can use that to void your extended warranty. These extended warranty guys are notorious for finding a reason to not pay up just like Ford..

 

Don’t buy……we just found out our2018 MKC has a fluid intrusion in the engine, which Ford knows about and there is no recall. We missed the warranty by 16,000 miles ugh. New engine cost $7200

 

is your MKC 2.0 or 2.3?

 

2018 MKC, time wise I was still under warranty but I was 12000 over in miles. Bought the new engine. When Ford loses the Lemon lawsuit I hope they are forced to look at all the states.Save your paper work.

 

2016 Lincoln MKC Reserve 2.3 L. From March 2024 to August 2024 paid over 5,000 in repairs from throttle body to new wiring harness, new battery, and PCM valve x's 2, not including 800 for new tires in Feb 2024. All started after I took it in for battery recall. Check engine kept coming on, car would sputter and stall. Got it back in August and 2 weeks later the engine needed replaced, burning coolant with only 92,000 miles and regular maintenance at ford/lincoln dealership from the time i bought it in 2019. Traded it in as-is because I was beyond frustrated at this point and wanted the nightmare over!! Expensive lesson:didn't do my homework before purchasing the vehicle, didn't research known issues, got caught up in the "lincoln luxury", didn't buy extended warranty.

 

My 2019 MKC has gone through a transmission replacement at around 25k miles, and then broke down again around 40k miles with something called a “transmission sender unit” I believe.

The first transmission replacement was under the original factory warranty. A $6000 to $7000 repair if it hadn’t been under warranty. Then after I bitched about not having my MKC for over 45 days, so they extended me free through 72 months. Which I was glad when the second transmission repair was two years later for free - otherwise it would have been about a $3000 repair.

Bottom line, a great reliable vehicle overall. 72 month warranty just expired two weeks ago. I have 45k miles. Vehicle looks new, but if an engine or transmission gives out I really can’t afford major repairs. So I bought another 48 months directly through Lincoln. Call Lincoln Warranty to buy. No haggling. Fair pricing. Don’t buy from the dealer (they mark up the prices) - go directly to Corporate for best pricing. . And avoid third party warranties that don’t cover all the parts. My 2 cents. I sleep well at night now under the new warranty!

 

I bought a used 17 MKC 2.3 with 64000 miles last year. Barely drove it, but it vibrated in gear at stoplights. Took it to the Ford dealership, they replaced all the motor mounts. Problem was still there. They "thought" it might be a torque converter and something else. Estimate: $4500. Mind you this was a month after I bought it (local used car place with a good reputation, not the Ford dealership). I emailed them about selling me a car in that condition (was sold as is, as most used are now). They bent over backwards to make it right. They would replace the torque converter at no charge. Unfortunately it put metal in transmission so that had to be replaced as well. They didn't cover that. So all in all, it cost me $2000 for it all. Could have been a lot worse! So far I like the car and have only put 3000 miles on it in the 11 months I have had it. My daily driver is my 2008 Lincoln MKX with 204,000 miles.