P0128 on Lincoln vehicles The engine is not reaching its normal operating temperature in the expected time — usually the thermostat
P0128 is named on 7 Lincoln model years (2017–2020): 15 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Nautilus, Continental, MKX.
Which Lincoln model years name P0128
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Lincoln Nautilus | Engine | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 Lincoln Nautilus | Engine | 4 | — |
| 2020 Lincoln Continental | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2019 Lincoln Continental | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2018 Lincoln Continental | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2018 Lincoln MKX | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2017 Lincoln MKX | Engine | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Lincoln filings that name P0128
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Lincoln filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0128. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- TSB 19-2046 Service bulletin2019-02-21 · Power Train
- Some 2019 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine, built on or before 23-Jan-2019 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0128, P0217, P02EE, P02EF, P02F0, P02F1, P044C, P1285, P1299, and/or P2196 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various settings in the PCM software. To resolve the condit
- TSB 19-2046 Service bulletin2019-02-21 · Electrical System
- Some 2019 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine, built on or before 23-Jan-2019 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0128, P0217, P02EE, P02EF, P02F0, P02F1, P044C, P1285, P1299, and/or P2196 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to various settings in the PCM software. To resolve the condit
- SSM 48991 Service bulletin2020-07-10 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2015-2020 F150/Edge/Fusion, 2016-2018 MKX, 2019-2020 Nautilus, and 2017-2020 Continental vehicles equipped with 2.7L EcoBoost engines may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or Engine Coolant Over Temperature warning with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0116, P0117, P0118, P0119, P0128, P0217, P0330, P1026, P1299, and/or P130D. This may be due to the engine coolant te
- TSB 20-2234 Service bulletin2020-07-10 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Some 2019-2020 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0128, P0217, P044C, P1026, P1285, P1299, P139A and/or P2457 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). The vehicle may also exhibit low coolant level, white smoke from the tailpipe, an over temperature warning in the instru
What P0128 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIThe engine is not reaching its normal operating temperature in the expected time — usually the thermostat.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Lincoln and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0128 a known problem on Lincoln vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 15 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0128 on 7 Lincoln model years (2017–2020). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Lincoln models does P0128 appear on most?
2019 Nautilus (7 documents), 2020 Nautilus (4 documents), 2020 Continental (1 document).
Does P0128 on a Lincoln mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.