2011 LINCOLN MKX Complaints

LIFT GATE WILL OPEN WITHOUT PROMPTING. HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WENT INSIDE AND COME BACK OUTSIDE AND LIFTGATE WILL BE OPEN. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE DASH OR THE REAR CARGO BUTTON OR KEY FOB BUTTON. CAMERA GOES FUZZY OR BLACKS OUT.

FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR ONE YEAR. DURING THIS YEAR MY CAR IS ON ITS THIRD TIME LOOSING ITS BRAKES. ALL TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE, AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES TO EITHER STOP OR TURN ON A ROAD. ALL THREE TIMES I ALMOST CRASHED. I KNOW WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY NEXT, I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE BUT I DON'T HAVE A SPARE CAR AND NEEDED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD DRIVE EXTREMELY SLOWLY WITH MY CAUTION LIGHTS ON AND BREAK WAY BEFORE I NEEDED TO STOP. AFTER DRIVING IT SEVERAL WEEKS, IT WOULD SLOWLY FIX ITSELF BACK TO WORKING. THIS PAST WEEKEND I TOOK MY DAUGHTERS TO THE MOUNTAINS TO SEE THE AUTUMN LEAVES CHANGING. ANYWAY, I CAN'T IMAGINE MY DAUGHTERS OR MYSELF SURVIVING COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE BREAKS GOING OUT. TWO DAYS AFTER BEING HOME, THEY GO OUT ON MY WHILE DRIVING. I AM SO THANKFUL AND LUCKY THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THE BRAKE FAILURES, MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER FAMILY. ALL THREE TIMES THAT MY BRAKES WENT OUT IT WAS WHILE IN MOTION. HIGHWAY, CITY AND ONCE TURNING. WHEN IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY FOR THE THIRD TIME, I WAS APPLYING BRAKES WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND MY BRAKES FELT FINE AT FIRST WHILE I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE BUT THEN IT WAS ALMOST LIKE IT BROKE SOME SORT OF SEAL (OR I HAD SUPPER POWERS) AND PUSH STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. VERY SCARY! I COULD FEEL SOMETHING LIKE RUBBER OR PARTS KIND OF RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT NO GRINDING OF THE ACTUAL BRAKE PADS. TO SUM ALL OF THE UP, I AM 50 YEARS OLD AND HAVE ONLY PURCHASED CARS THAT RANGE AROUND $5,000. I THOUGHT I DESERVED A NICER AND SAFER CAR FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE. THIS CAR IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I HAVE EVERY BOUGHT AND I WOULD RATHER HAVE A CAR WITHOUT ALL THE EXTRAS TO HAVE ONE THAT WOULD GET ME TO A LOCATION SAFELY WITHOUT PUTTING MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE IN DANGER.

MY BACKUP CAMERA HAS STOPPED WORKING AND TURNED BLACK JUST LIKE OTHER LINCOLN MODELS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED AND I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECAL... ALSO MY TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID JUST LIKE OTHER LINCOLN'S THAT ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, I FEEL LIKE MINE SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL AS WELL

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, BRAKES, AND STEERING CAPABILITIES., ETC WITH NO WARNING. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE NEAR ME AT THE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN NEUTRAL TO A SOMEWHAT SAFE LOCATION OFF THE ROAD. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT WARNED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THEN JUST SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT'S NOT LOW. OIL LEVEL IS PERFECT. AFTER SOME QUICK ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER LINCOLN OWNERS. UNEXPECTED ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING. SCARY AND VERY UNSAFE TO SAY THE LEAST. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.

DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOORS ARE CLOSED. DOORS DOES NOT LOCK AND LIGHTS STAYS ON DRAINING THE BATTERY.

PTU FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT ALREADY HAD SERVICE ON THE SAME PART. LOUD GRINDING, DRAG, INTERMITTENT NOISE THAT PEAKED IN THE BEGINNING AROUND 35-40MPH, EVENTUALLY GRINDING AT LOW SPEED, LOUD BANGING NOISE. SOUNDS LIKE A FAN BLADE CLATTERING AROUND AS IT SPINS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

A VALVE STICKS IN THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN IT IS ACTIVATED WHEN HEAVY BRAKING THAT CREATED A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKING BECAUSE BRAKE FLUID IS BEING DIVERTED THRU THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. I NOTICED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON FORD, LINCOLN'S UP TO A 2010 MODEL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON MY MODEL VEHICLE ALSO.

THE VEHICLE BREAKS KEEP GOING OUT. I JUST HAD TO GET THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ANOTHER PART FIX THAT'S CONNECTED WITH THE BRAKES DONE IN FEBRUARY AND NOW IN AUGUST THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP OWN IT'S ON UNLESS YOU PRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT STILL HARD TO STOP. DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO DO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE FORD LINCOLN OF YORK (1801 WHITEFORD RD, YORK, PA 17402) AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,954. *BF CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH HER BRAKES WHICH AT TIMES WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FLOOR.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE MAYBE CAUSED BY A BRAKE BOOSTER OR THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.