2007 LINCOLN MKX Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS NOTIFIED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (POSTMARKED 22 JULY 2016) THAT MY LINCOLN MKX IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO OTHER CONTACT FROM THEM OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. INASMUCH AS THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL, SHOULD THERE NOT BE FURTHER WORK PERFORMED ALREADY?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT RESIDED IN A HOT CLIMATE STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

JUNE 1 2016 2007 LINCOLN MKX VIN [XXX] RECALL AIRBAG RECALL NUMBER 16V384. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. A PASSENGER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) SINCE MID MARCH 2015. IN ADDITION, UPON RECEIVING NOTIFICATION MORE THAN A YEAR LATER, THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT, INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND LATER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE TO BE ORDERED. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT. THE MECHANIC PLACED THE ORIGINAL PART BACK ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED NO TIME FRAME THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER FOR BOTH RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 10/19/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT NOT THE AIRBAGS RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, COILS, AND PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS, BUT THE PCM WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,600.

LIFT GATE MALFUNCTION. WHILE UNLOADING MY GROCERIES THE LIFT GATE SLAMMED DOWN ON MY HEAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEEP. SUSTAINED A CUT TO MY FACE. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THE LIFT GATE MALFUNCTION AFTER THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WATER PUMP FRACTURED AND SPILLED WATER INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "CAR OVERHEATING" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.