LINCOLN Complaints

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, THERE BEGAN A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK. AFTER THIS HAPPENING SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, I HAD THE CAR TESTED FOR A FUEL LEAK. A SMOKE TEST WAS PERFORMED AND NO LEAK WAS FOUND. UPON SEARCHING AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN LINCOLN MKX AND FORD EDGE SUV'S MADE IN 2007 AND AFTER. THERE ARE MANY IN ONLINE FORUMS WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD THE UPPER PART ("NECK") OF THE GAS TANK HAS CORRODED CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY ONTO THE CHASIS. THIS IS ALSO MY EXPERIENCE, AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING BY MY MECHANIC. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE FUMES AFTER FILLING THE TANK IS NOT TOLERABLE AND NOT SAFE. WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD, I CAN ONLY SPECULATE. *TR

I HAD NOTICED A FAINT GAS SMELL FROM MY 2007 MKX. FRI 10/17/14 AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK AND PARKING AT WORK, I FOUND A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDERNEATH MY CAR. TOOK THE MKX TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE TANK IS RUSTING AND LEAKING AT THE SEAMS. $1600 FOR A NEW TANK BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE. CALL FORD CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE AND TOLD THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE OR TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD MKX AND EDGE CARS BUT BEING IGNORED BY FORD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD. DO CARS NEED TO EXPLODE, CATCH FIRE OR PEOPLE DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? YOUR HELP IN GETTING THIS SAFETY ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

RE: RECALL 13S08 / NHTSA RECALL 13V385 FORD DEALERS COULD NOT DO REPAIRS TIMELY. THIS IS A WORKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. BOUGHT PARTS FROM FORD AND HAD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORM REPAIR. FORD/LINCOLN REFUSED TO REIMBURSE. I FEEL THAT IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, AND THAT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DEALERS WERE NOT ABLE TO FIT US IN WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME, THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE AT LEAST UP TO THE AMOUNT THEY REIMBURSE THROUGH DEALERS. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE 2 MONTHS AGO AND APPEAR TO BE SOLID. *TR

THERE IS A GAS LEAK IN THE TANK OF THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT TANKS FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES, WAS EVALUATED AND NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF GAS. FUEL TANK IS ROTTED ON THE SEEM. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON A DRIVEWAY, THE PASSENGER CEILING AIR BAG DEPLOYED FROM THE FRONT SEAT TO THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. PASSENGER WAS INJURED. *TR

MY GAS TANK IS LEAKING, FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND ARE UNABLE TO COME UP WITH A NEW GAS TANK. I AM BEING TOLD THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE TO RECEIVE A TANK (NEW OR USED) WILL BE NOVEMBER 7, 2014 AND THAT IS NO GUARANTEE. THE GIRL I SPOKE WITH AT "FORD CLIENT SERVICES" MENTIONED THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD DUE TO THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF THIS PART. *TR

GREETING....ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE WARNING INDICATOR/LIGHT RELATIVE TO DRIVER'S SEAT BELT/AIR BAG. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE MATTER WAS CORRECTED. HOWEVER TODAY 12 OCT. 2014 THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE TECH REPORTED THAT PERSONS RIDING BEHIND THE DRIVER DID/MAYBE CAUSED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS IS EXPOSED. THE SECOND INCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN I WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.THAT LAST REPAIR WAS SOME 10-15 MONTHS AGO. HOWEVER TODAY WHEN THE PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON THERE WERE NO ONE SEATED BEHIND THE DRIVER. IT APPEARS THERE IS/WAS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN CAUSING A POTENTIAL DANGER TO OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT FAIRWAY LINCOLN SAVANNAH GA. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THE DATES AND MILEAGES ARE APPROXIMATELY. *TR