2025 Lincoln Nautilus Problems: 8 Known Issues

On the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, on 2025 Lincoln Nautilus (1,539 units, built March 9 - July 24, 2025), a burnt Schottky diode in the LED driver modules can knock out one headlight low/high beam, DRLs, front position lamps, and front turn signals. Uniquely on the Nautilus (unlike Mustang/Mach-E covered by the same campaign), the same fault can also disable rear tail lights, rear turn signals, and rear position lights — leading to a sudden loss of forward visibility and making the vehicle hard for other traffic to see at night.

On the 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, driver, front passenger, and rear power windows on 2024-2025 Nautilus did not automatically reverse when encountering an obstacle, violating FMVSS 118. The window continues closing with excessive force, risking finger/hand/neck injury — especially for children. Ford recalled 47,818 units in December 2024 (24V953 / Ford 24C43); follow-up recall 25V518 (Ford 25C36) covers 482 vehicles that received incorrect repair software.

On the 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, on some 2024–2025 Nautilus SUVs, the Image Processing Module A (IPMA) can reset repeatedly, briefly or persistently knocking out the rearview camera image and driver-assist features including Pre-Collision Assist, Lane-Keeping Assist and blind-spot monitoring. Ford traced the resets to the module being overloaded when tracking many moving objects in dense traffic; warranty claims occurred mainly on vehicles used in livery service. The cluster may show "Front Camera Fault," "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available" or "Lane-Keeping System Off," and the blind-spot indicators may light. Recall 26V165 (Ford 26S21) covers 62,793 2024–2025 Lincoln Nautilus SUVs with the five-radar-sensor IPMA configuration, built September 4, 2022 to August 26, 2025. A Lincoln dealer confirms each VIN.

On the 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus 2.0L EcoBoost MPC, certain 2024-2025 Nautilus equipped with the 2.0L MPC engine and the factory engine block heater (11 Nautilus vehicles in the U.S. recall population) can overheat when the vehicle is parked and the block heater cord is plugged into household AC. The overheating heater element creates a vehicle fire risk while parked — most concerning in cold-climate states/provinces where the heater sees daily use.

On the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, certain 2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles are part of Ford Motor Company's 26S10 recall. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve may fail, and the outcome NHTSA describes is an unexpected loss of drive power. Ford's recall report says the EGR valve poppet head can detach, and owners may first notice weak acceleration, engine vibration, a no-start or a check engine light; the loss of motive power increases the risk of a crash. The Nautilus is one of several 2025 Ford and Lincoln models in this single campaign, which totals 47,804 vehicles across all of them combined.

On the 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, nHTSA recall 26V165000 covers 2024 and 2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles whose Image Processing Module A (IPMA) can go through multiple unexpected resets. The IPMA is what feeds the camera image and the vision-based driver aids, so when it resets the Nautilus loses the rearview camera picture and features including pre-collision assist, lane-keeping assist and blind-spot monitoring. Ford handled the two Nautilus model years in different phases: 2025 Nautilus owners were notified on 4/13/2026 in Phase 1, while 2024 Nautilus owners fall into a later phase of the same campaign. The recall is a large one — 254,640 vehicles campaign-wide, spanning several Lincoln and Ford models, of which the Nautilus is one. Ford's stated consequence is that a driver without the camera and those assistance systems is less able to detect hazards, raising the risk of a crash.

On the 2024-2027 Lincoln Nautilus 2.0L EcoBoost Hybrid, on some Nautilus Hybrid SUVs, the pedestrian warning sound may not play when driving in electric mode below 30 km/h (about 19 mph), so pedestrians may not hear the vehicle approaching. A "Pedestrian Sounder Fault. Service Now" message may appear. Ford attributes it to audio-processing software and a second, momentary communication fault between the audio control module and the APIM at start-up that disables the sound for the rest of that drive. Recall 25V691 (Ford 25SA2) covers selected 2024–2026 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid. Follow-up recall 26V415 (Ford 26S51) covers selected 2024–2027 Nautilus Hybrid with the Phoenix audio system built April 4, 2023 to May 27, 2026, including vehicles that already received the 25SA2 update. A Lincoln dealer confirms each VIN.

On the 2024-2026 Lincoln Nautilus, owners of the redesigned 2024-and-later Nautilus report a loud groan, grunt, or grinding noise from the front brakes as the vehicle comes to a complete stop, more pronounced in cooler temperatures and often fading once the brakes warm. Ford service message SSM 52556 ('Grunt Noise From Front Brakes During Initial Brake Applications') acknowledged it on 2024 models; SSM 54264 extended it to 2025, and bulletin 26-2018 addresses it by replacing the front and rear brake discs and front pads. Under SSM 54264, cars built on or before 13-Jun-2024 first received revised front rotors, and many early-2024 owners reported rotors on nationwide backorder.