2007 LINCOLN MKX Complaints

GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING RANDOMLY AT 80,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE STORED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH 07-10 LINCOLN MKX AND FORD EDGE OF THE SAME YEAR. *TR

I WAS SMELLING GAS FROM MY 2007 MKX. I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR FOR LEAKS AND DIDN'T SEE ANY. MOST TIMES THE SMELL WAS STRONG AFTER FILLING IT, SO I THOUGHT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SPILL-OFF NEAR THE CAP AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING MORE OF IT. A FEW DAYS BEFORE 7/1/2014 THE GAS SMELL WAS REALLY STRONG BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE CAR AFTER JUST FILLING IT UP. ON 7/1, I WAS STILL SMELLING GAS AND TOOK THE CAR OVER TO MY MECHANIC. HE ADVISED HE WAS SEEING AN ISSUE AT THE TOP OF THE TANK BUT NEEDED TO DROP THE TANK TO BE SURE. HE RELEASED THE TRUCK BACK TO ME ADVISING ME TO DRIVE THE GAS DOWN TO ALMOST "E". WHEN I GOT HOME LATER THAT DAY, I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON-LINE AND FOUND MANY MKX/EDGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FUEL TANK. I CALLED LINCOLN AND THEY OPENED A CASE #. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE MECHANIC ON 7/8 AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE SEALING RING WAS CRUSHED. HE EXPLAINED IT WAS FROM CORROSION DUE TO THE ETHANOL AND IT WAS VERY COMMON. HE ORDERED THE PARTS AND TOLD ME THE TRUCK WOULD BE READY ON THE 7/9. TODAY, 7/9 MY MECHANIC CALLED ME TO GET THE OK TO FILL THE TANK. HE CALLED ME BACK SHORTLY TO LET ME KNOW HE FOUND A BIGGER PROBLEM. HE ADVISED WHEN HE FILLED THE TANK, HE FOUND THE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE SEAM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TANK. HE ADVISED THIS WAS NOT COMMON. HE ALSO ADVISED HE LOOKED UP THE TANK'S PART # AND FOUND THERE WAS A REVISION/UPDATE TO THE PART BUT IT DID NOT STATE WHAT IT WAS. HE ADVISED ME TO GET ON THE PHONE WITH LINCOLN AND HAVE THEM COME OUT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TANK. I SPOKE WITH LINCOLN RELATIONS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T DO THAT. I'M VERY UPSET WITH LINCOLN. BASED ON OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING ISSUES THAT LINCOLN/FORD HAS TURNED A BLIND EYE TO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME ABNORMALLY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

PTU LEAKING WITH A BURNING SMELL. SEAL AND GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 3/1/11 AT 33,463 MILES. PTU IS LEAKING AGAIN IN 2014 AT 78,000 MILES AND THIS TIME THERE IS NO WARRANTY. SEEING ALL THE PTU PROBLEMS ON THE WEB WITH MKX/EDGE VEHICLES FROM 07/08, WONDER WHERE THE ENGINEERS WERE THE DAY THEY DESIGNED THIS PART AND THE REPLACEMENT PART AND WHY FORD DOESN'T FIX THESE 07/08 VEHICLES CORRECTLY OR WARRANTY THIS PART TO 100K MILES. FORD/LINCOLN HAD THEIR CHANCE TO FIX MY VEHICLE RIGHT IN 2011 AND BLEW IT - WILL PROBABLY TAKE IT FOR REPAIRS ELSEWHERE. HAVE OWNED FORD PRODUCTS FOR YEARS - MAYBE NOT ANYMORE. *TR

BRAKE BOOSTER - I NOTICED THAT WHENEVER I CAME TO A STOP OR SLOWED DOWN - MY CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL SLIGHTLY EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES. THE PRESSURE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY STIFF AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS DOWN ON IT TOO MUCH AND IT FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO LOCK. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL WHENEVER I CAME TO A STOP JUST TO BE CAUTIOUS AND PREVENT IT FROM POSSIBLY ROLLING INTO A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO, WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD TIGHTEN, MY CAR WOULD MAKE AN AIR PRESSURE NOISE AND BEGAN TO ALMOST STALL OR VIBRATE A LITTLE AS IF IT WOULD SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. I DID NOT TAKE THE TOLL ROAD FOR SAFETY REASONS DUE TO THE HILLS SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP AND I'M NOW OUT OF POCKET $786.00 LATER BECAUSE MY BRAKE BOOSTER WENT BAD. VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE FOUR MONTHS AGO I HAD RADIATOR PROBLEMS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING REGULATOR TO MY RADIATOR AND REPLACE THE HOSE WHICH WAS OVER $1,200. *TR

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS CORRODED PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR. THE DEALER CLEANED THE RIMS SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE DEFECT WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. RK

2007 LINCOLN MK - 70K. SMELLED GASOLINE SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TODAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM THE SEAM OF THE GAS TANK. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE SITES INCLUDING NHTSA FOR 2007 LINCOLN MKX AND THE FORD EDGE(SAME GAS TANK ASSEMBLY). THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING WITH THESE MODELS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. FORD NEEDS TO PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR

AFTER NOTICING SAME FUEL LEAK UNDER MY CAR , I TOOK THEM TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEIR TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT FUEL TANK IS HEAVILY CORRODED AROUND WELD ON THE REAR SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK, AND THAT FUEL LEAKS AT THAT PLACE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL. HE TOLD ME THAT TANK SHOULD BE REPLACED. AFTER THAT I TALKED WITH LINCOLN REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE TOLD ME THAT LINCOLN DOESN'T COVER FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT AFTER 5 YEAR WARRANTY OR 50000 MILES. *TR

I'VE BEEN SMELLING GAS AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROM OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD UNTIL TODAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE SOUNDING LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE.IT STALLED OUT ON ME AROUND A MONTH AGO FOR NO REASON AND WHEN I WENT TO PARK IT TODAY I KEPT SMELLING GAS AND NOTICED IT'S MY VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS TURNING AND IT STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE LIKE RATTLING .SOUND LIKE METAL AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT SOUND WORSE. SORT OF LIKE IT WAS HARD TO TAKE OFF. ALSO,SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING RUBBING. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH. *TR