general problems of the 2008 Lincoln MKX

I am reporting a serious mechanical defect in my 2008 Lincoln Mkx involving the internal water pump. This vehicle uses the Ford 3. 5l v6 cyclone engine, where the water pump is mounted inside the engine and driven by the timing chain. My water pump failed unexpectedly, causing coolant to leak into the engine oil. This design flaw poses a serious safety risk due to potential engine failure while driving. This could lead to the engine seizing without warning, loss of power steering and braking, and increased risk of a crash. Ford and Lincoln are aware of this issue, and many owners have reported similar failures, but no recall has been issued. Repairs cost thousands of dollars and often require full engine replacement. This is a known design defect that puts drivers and passengers in danger. I urge NHTSA to investigate and mandate a recall before someone is seriously injured or worse. This failure is unpredictable, dangerous, and affects many vehicles using this engine platform.

The contact owns a 2008 Lincoln Mkx. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the abs, air bag, and check engine warning lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the abs sensor; however, the failure persisted. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.

I have had numerous alignments and tires since got this vehicle last year and now it's shacking, rides likes I have a flat or weaving up and down and starting to pull/ stop working while driving and can't find anything wrong still has all original parts! lights go thru bulbs and can't see.

The vehicle will initially have the speed odometer drop to 0 mph while still moving. A "wrench" light will illuminate along with the airbag light. The vehicle will lose power and not shift properly. Once the vehicle comes to a stop, the driver must push the accelerator down until the tach reads approx. 3000 rpms before the vehicle will start moving again. When it is moving it shifts irradically and "bang" the gears. If the driver, after stopping, takes the vehicle out of drive and puts in reverse, it bangs the transmission so hard it feels it going to drop out of the vehicle. This happened to me a number of times. The image I attached I was going 55 mph.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Lincoln Mkx. The contact stated he had a leaking fuel tank which was repaired under an unknown recall in 2015. The dealer brad manning Ford inc (901 s 4th st, dekalb, IL 60115 815-756-6325) claims to have replaced the gas tank at that time, however, the contact thinks they choose the cheapest option to just paint over the issue and thus the fuel tank leaks now right at the seams. The contact was now concerned for his safety because of the leak in his fuel tank. The manufacturer Lincoln referred the contact to Ford. The Ford representative stated that the warranty was expired and there was nothing they could do to help. An independent mechanic confirmed the diagnosis before the contact took the vehicle to the dealer. The replacement cost would be around $2,000. The failure mileage was 125,550.

When I start my car it makes a clunk then when I shift it into gear it will go into reverse but will clunk and when I put it in drive and I can't go over 5 mph. It's happening more and more started about 3 years ago but when I took it into the dealer nothing they could do cause it wasn't happening then. It's happened when I've been sitting at a light or stop sign as well. We will then unhook the batter for a few mins and then everything is fine.

Vehicle (08 Lincoln Mkx) was cruising at 35mph going down slight incline when suddenly vehicle started accelerating on its own at ~3,500rpm. As the vehicle was going down hill at 35mph in a 30mph zone with no other vehicles in sight, neither gas nor brakes were applied as there was no need. Foot was off both pedals until I realized that the car was accelerating on its own at an uncontrollable rate and it was then that I applied the brakes. Car continued to accelerate as the brakes were being applied. Acceleration lasted approximately ten seconds and then vehicle reverted back to normal. Brought the vehicle in for service the following day (13may2014) and was told that there are currently no service bulletics or known safety issues with this make and model.

This vehicle after 5 miles of driving suddenly lost power and entered what they call limp home mode dropping the speed to 40 mph and then to a crawl into a nearby parking lot. The dealer that repaired my vehicle said this happens to avoid further damage to the engine. There was no warning until after the vehicle had been stopped in the parking lot when the red engine light started flashing on the instrument panel. The car was towed to the local Ford dealership for repairers the repair bill states:" there was a failure of the eec module resulting in the failure of the pcm cranks, 6 coil packs" six spark plugs with a resulting cost of repairs at $683. 47 for the eec module (this is the part that caused the destruction of the pcm cranks and six coil packs) the coil packs $999. 48 for six, spark plugs total 45. 54 for six, a plenum gasket $14. 90 and $447. 50 labor cost to repair vehicle. As an employee of Ford motor company, I got a 10% discount for the parts bringing the total repair cost to a total of $2190. 05 here's my complaint. The eec failed; ok I get that but that part failure caused all the rest of the parts to be destroyed adding the cost of the coil packs, the gasket and additional labor costs. The eec was $ 683. 47 the rest should be Ford motor company responsibility at the least. Ford motor company distributed a technical service bulletin to their dealers about this problem. Ford motor company knows that this problem can occurred and I talked to the mechanic that repaired my car stating to me that he had seen this problem in fusion cars and Ford pickup trucks so this one dealer garage talking to one mechanic that had seen several vehicles do this. There has to be a lot more. This should be a recall.

About every few weeks, upon driving from a stopped position, it seems like the car is stuck in first gear or in low gear- it accelerates upon stepping on pedal, however the car is just crawling along and not picking up speed at all. Consequently, I have to stop the car and put it in park and then back in drive, once I do this it works normal again. On other occasions I feel a hard kick when I put the car out of drive and back into drive. This is very dangerous if I happen to be pulling into a busy intersection and I would have to come to a complete stop to get this car going again.

I parked the car at a shopping center garage in tysons corner va, turned the car off and removed the key. As I was walking away from the car, I heard this noise sounding like the fan still running. As I returned to the car and listened closer, I realized that it was the engine motor still running. I got back in the car and placed the key and attempted to start the car and could not. I turned the key to turn it off and removed the key. The engine was still running. The only way that I could get it to cut off was to move it a few inches them back up. This time I turned the key to stop the engine and it cut off. The car was running without the key and the doors locked for about 4 - 5 minutes. What happened.

The contact owns a 2008 Lincoln mks. The contact stated that the wrench warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle lost power. The contact stated the vehicle had to be turned off and restarted. Once the vehicle was restarted, there was a hard thump heard from the vehicle. In addition, the speedometer would fail when the failure occurred. The contact stated that the failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer each time, but the dealer stated that the vehicle was running as designed. The failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 48,000.