2008 LINCOLN MKX Complaints

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO USED. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES SO I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND THE LAST WEEK THE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE. I WAS JUST TOLD THAT I NOW NEED TO BUY NEW RIMS BECAUSE THE FACTORY ONES ARE NO GOOD. THEY ARE PEELING AND NOW MAKING THE NEW TIRES LEAK AIR. THIS ISN'T MONEY I WAS EXPECTING TO SPEND. THEY NEED TO PUT BETTER RIMS ON THE TIRE SO PEOPLE DON'T KEEP HAVING A SIMPLE ISSUE IF THE COMPANY WOULD BETTER MAKE THEM.

THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN A RECALL ON FORD/LINCOLN TRUCKS FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTERS BEING BAD. I HAVE A 2008 LINCOLN MKX AND MY BRAKE BOOSTER STARTED MAKING A NOISE LAST WEEK. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAILING BUT IT MAY NOT GO OUT FOR 6 MONTH OR EVEN YEARS. YOU NEVER KNOW. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SOMEONE IS LOOKING INTO THIS OR IF I CAN REQUEST THIS SINCE I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR MY 2008 LINCOLN MKX AND IT IS A FAULTY PART.

MY CAR HAS 69,129 MILES ON IT AND I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME.

ODO ERROR. WRENCH AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ON. TRANSMISSION WOULD BARELY MOVE CAR, EVEN WHEN REVVING ENGINE. STOPPED ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. TURNED ENGINE ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEN ODO WORKED, BUT TRANSMISSION BANGED REALLY HARD, THEN ENGAGED NORMALLY, AND RAN NORMALLY. HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. WITH JUST 200,000 MILES, THE PTU LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. AFTER ONE WEEK, THE ODO ERROR FIRS T OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THAT THE PTU REPLACEMENT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM!

2008 LINCOLN MKX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP AND VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT READY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN SHE WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO GO INTO THE REVERSE POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED NEW BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHTS. FIRST ONE STOPPED WORKING ON DIM AND IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE NEITHER WOULD WORK ON DIM. WE'VE REPEATEDLY TRIED DIFFERENT NEW BULBS WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD IT IN A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TRYING TO TRACK DOWN WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT IS TO USE THE FOG LIGHTS, WHICH DON'T PROVIDED THE NEEDED LIGHTING.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I NOTICE THE ODO FAULT LIGHT ON WITH AIRBAG AND WRENCH SYMBOLS LIT. THE ODOMETER READ ONLY DASHES BUT SEEMED TO BE OKAY AT THAT SPEED. SEEMED TO BE IN 3RD GEAR? WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CAR HAD NO POWER AT ALL. TOOK FOREVER TO GET IT UP TO 20 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ALMOST STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE YOU RECALL THIS?

THE VEHICLE SURGES AT LOWER RPMS BETWEEN 1,000 AND 2,000. DEALERSHIP TESTED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. UPON REVIEW A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP THEN RE-PROGRAMMED THE PCM TO CURRENT CALIBRATION AND ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. THE CAR SURGES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND LOSES POWER. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO HAVE DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH AGAIN HAVING A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. WE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BUT ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT COME ON WHEN THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION POWER, BUT ONCE WE RESTART THE CAR THE LIGHTS GO OFF. AGAIN, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT HAS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. WE ARE SEEKING TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED AS WE HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, OR RECEIVING A DEALERSHIP CREDIT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AGAIN.