2013 LINCOLN MKX Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONSTANTLY SAYS DOOR IS AJAR. WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START CAR WITH MY KEY FOB. CAUSES ALARMS TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING.

2013 MKX DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN GEAR SHIFTER HAS BEEN MOVED TO "PARK". ERROR MESSAGE LIGHT "SHIFT TO PARK" COMES ON. P LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. DRIVER HAS TO REPEATEDLY SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR (NEUTRAL, DRIVE, PARK, REVERSE) AND BACK TO PARK UNTIL P IS ILLUMINATED AND RECOGNIZED TO BE IN PARK. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS BEGAN IN EARLY 6/2018 AND OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL A NEW GEARSHIFT SWITCH FP #GT4Z-3F988-B WAS INSTALLED ON 6/22. THIS ERROR HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY REPORTED IN MULTIPLE LINCOLN AND OTHER FORUMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR DID NOT SECURELY LATCH, CAUSING THE DOOR TO UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE TO DIE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V210000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE DEALER (FRANKLIN PARK LINCOLN, INC., 5272 MONROE ST, TOLEDO, OH 43623) REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,362. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THIS 2013 LINCOLN MKX IN OCTOBER OF 2017. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE BUT APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IN APRIL, THE SUNROOF FLIPPED BACK AND CHIPPED THE BACK GLASS OF THE PANORAMIC ROOF. CONSIDERING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM REGARDING FORD AND THEIR SUNROOFS, MY INSURANCE REFUSES TO COVER IT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND JUST WANTED SOMETHING NICE FOR ONCE. THE DAMAGE COSTS MORE THAN THE CARS TRADE IN VALUE. I HAVE HAD BAD LUCK WITH FORD IN THE PAST. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

2013 LINCOLN MKX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN BALL JOINTS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED 45 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. *JS

WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON MARCH 15, 2018, AROUND 2 PM EST, ON A DIVIDED ROAD AROUND 35 MPH. CLEAR SUNNY DAY WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND HER. SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE AND PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. SHE LOOKED AT THE BODY OF CAR AND TIRES AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. SHE CONTINUED TO WORK, AROUND 3 MILES, AND LOOKED AGAIN WHEN SHE ARRIVED. SHE THEN NOTICED THE VISTA GLASS TO THE REAR OF THE SUNROOF HAD IMPLODED. FROM THE INSIDE IT WAS ALL SHATTERED BUT IN TACK. FROM THE OUTSIDE THERE WERE VISIBLE CRACKS. SEE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PHOTO. WHEN WE CALLED LINCOLN TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR ANY KNOWN ISSUES, THEY SAID NO AND TO CALL INSURANCE SINCE GLASS IS NOT COVERED. WHEN WE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB, WE SAW A NUMBER OF POSTINGS FOR SIMILAR IMPLOSIONS ON LINCOLN MODELS AND FORD EDGE. POSTINGS SAID TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR A RECALL.

THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR STAYS ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. THIS CAUSES OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS TO ACTIVATE SUCH AS "SHIFT TO PARK". IT ALSO PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. IT IS ANNOYING AND CAN BE DANGEROUS.

FOLLOW-UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBERS: 11047965 AND 11055106. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. FIRST INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED IN CENTER OF 3 LANES. AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, FILED NHTSA COMPLAINT 11047965, TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR BASED ON FAULT CODE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND 400 MILES LATER, 2ND AND 3RD ENGINE SHUTDOWN INCIDENTS WITHIN 15 MINUTES AT SPEED ON INTERSTATE. FILED NHTSA COMPLAINT 11055106 AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY BASED ON DEALER RECOMMENDATION (NO CODES). ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND 600 MILES LATER, 4TH ENGINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRENCE, THIS TIME AT 35 MPH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. AS BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN RESULTS IN LOSS OF PROPULSION, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. AFTER STOPPING, ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE NORMALLY AND CONTINUE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IS ACCOMPANIED BY NO WARNINGS, ALARMS, OR INDICATIONS OTHER THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING DARK AND THE LOSS OF PROPULSION. SO FAR HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NAVIGATE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT COLLISION AND COAST TO A STOP IN ALL 4 OCCURRENCES, THOUGH THIS IS DANGEROUS IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENT. MY ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON LINCOLN MKX AND FORD EDGE FOR MANY OTHER DRIVERS AND DEALERS ARE AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN OR SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO IDENTIFY CAUSE AND REPAIR BEOFRE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW 4 TIMES. WHILE DRIVING MY CARE AT 35 MPH, MY CAR WILL LOSE ALL POWER AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK. MY CAR WILL BEGAN TO GO IN ITS OWN DIRECTION AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND LOSING NOT ONLY THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO THE STEERING IS VERY CONCERNING. I HAVE CONTACTED LINCOLN AND THEY HAVE LET ME KNOW THAT THIS IS A VALID RECALL FOR OVER 83,000 VEHICLES MADE IN THE SAME YEAR BUT IT IS NOT ON MY VEHICLES RECALL LIST. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.

BRAKE BOOSTER HAS TEAR PREVENTING CAR FROM STOPPING WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED,CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 30100 MILES. TOOK CAR TO LINCOLN DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD YES THERE IS A PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE BOOSTER BUT MY VIN NO HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED WHILE OTHERS WERE FOR 2013 AND THEREFORE MY CLAIM WOULD BE NOT HONORED UNDER RECALL