2007 LINCOLN MKX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART NO LONGER BEING IN BUSINESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

MULTIPLE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP HARNESS PLUGS HAVE MELTED. OTHER RUNNING LIGHT PLUGS HAVE ALSO SHOWN HEAT DAMAGE AND CAUSED THE LIGHT TO FAIL TO WORK. BULBS ARE NOT FAILING BUT THE RECEPTACLE/PLUG WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE VEHICLE SHOWS HEAT DAMAGE AND MELTING UNTIL THE LIGHT LOOSES CONNECTION. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT PLUGS ALREADY AND AM GETTING READY TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. THIS BULB/PLUG DESIGN PROBABLY AFFECTS OTHER MODELS AND PROBABLY OTHER MANUFACTURERS TOO. *TR

BROUGHT OUR 2007 LINCOLN MKX INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN EARLY 2014 COMPLAINING OF A GAS SMELL. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE GAS CAP WAS PROBABLY NOT BEING CLOSED FULLY. BROUGHT IT BACK IN JANUARY 2015 AFTER WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO KEEP THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ODOR. WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT IT MAY NOT BE UNTIL THE SUMMER OR FALL OF 2015 THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. WE GOT AN AWFUL RENTAL CAR, WHICH WHILE PAID FOR BY FORD, IS FAR FROM THE CAR WE BOUGHT. I'M INCREDULOUS THAT FORD A) CAN'T SIMPLY REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND BRACKETS, B) HAS ALREADY TAKEN TWO MONTHS AND MAY TAKE SIX MORE, AND C) WON'T PROVIDE A COMPARABLE LOANER VEHICLE. DOESN'T FORD HAVE AN OBLIGATION, LEGALLY AND MORALLY, TO FIX THE PROBLEM EXPEDITIOUSLY? *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 LINCOLN MKX ON 12/01/2014 ON 12/13/2014 I FILLED MY GAS TANK DROVE HOME I WENT INSIDE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I CAME OUT TO LOAD MY CAR FOR A TRIP I SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD LEAKED GAS ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY. THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A RECALLED GAS TANK. LINCOLN HAS SINCE HAD MY CAR. THAT WAS DECEMBER THIS IS MARCH. I TALKED TO LINCOLN THIS MONTH AND THEY ARE TELLING ME MY CAR WILL NOT BE FIXED UNTIL OCTOBER. THAT WILL BE 10 MONTHS IM PAYING FOR A PRODUCT I CANNOT USE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TAKE UNIT FAILED AND CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE POWER TAKE OFF UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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.

APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, I HAD THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE, AS IT WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN REPLACED, I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. TODAY, I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS FAULTY AGAIN AND NEEDS TO REPLACED. THIS TIME, IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IN READING MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR, I NOTICE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE PARTS BEING USED. *TR

FUEL LEAK DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, DEALERSHIP GROUNDED CAR AND DID NOT RETURN TO ME. PROVIDED SMALL RENTAL CAR AT LINCOLN EXPENSE. AWAITING PART EVER SINCE, WITH NO ESTIMATE OF AVAILABILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTED FORWARD AND BACKWARD INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, ALL THE WINDOWS AND THE SUNROOF OPENED AND CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,225. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS OWNED TO LINCOLN TOWN CARS THAT HAVE BOTH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. ONE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE TWICE. UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS