Power Train Problems of Lincoln MKX - part 2

Tl-the contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2008 Lincoln Mkx. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, without warning the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that there was a heavy truck in front of the vehicle that started to slow down. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to slow the vehicle. Additionally, the power steering function became inoperable. The contact was able to safely guide the vehicle off of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the throttle body position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115575. Ah.

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Car stalls and looses power in 5-10 seconds while driving. Once stopped, the car will restart and drive. The problem indicator "yellow wrench" tells the dealership nothing relating to the problem. This problem is life threatening because it often happens while traveling at high rates of speed (interstates) in environments with lots of traffic. Since the car begins immediate deceleration, getting to safety without getting into an accident in these circumstances, is frightening at best. On wed, 4/17/19, I was traveling on I-40, 5 lanes of traffic at 5:05 p. M. (I was in the leftmost lane) and my car stalled. By the time I got to the 2nd lane from the shoulder, I had almost been hit by a speeding car and an 18-wheeler. I was not able to get any momentum to get off the road quickly because the car had no power. This is a life threatening problem!!! I found many reports of the same thing occurring in Lincoln Mkx's (predominantly 2016's) that relate to a defective electronic throttle body, need for updated software, and/or the purge body. Lincoln indicates they cannot/will not fix this issue because they can't get a maintenance code to confirm the diagnosis. This situation could easily cost lives unnecessarily!! my reports of this issue are not being taken seriously (dealership & Lincoln Ford motor company). Since there is no recall associated to my VIN, they attest there is no issue unless I can provide it. I can't prove it because I never know when it will happen. They have kept my car for a week and drive but couldn't replicate. There needs to something much more aggressive that is mandated to be done before lives are lost. It is my hope you will be able to assist. Thank you.

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Keep getting "transmission is not in park" does not happen each time I put it in park but should not be having this problem only have 26,000 miles on it.

The problem was diagnosed as a failed throttle body, with trouble codes p2111 present in the on-board computer system, indicating the electronic throttle actuator control system was stuck open and closed, respectively.

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The brake booster went out, as well as the ptu.

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The SUV pto or power transfer unit over heats leaks gear oil and burns on exhurst pipes. Have to pull over to breathe and let cool down. Dealer says it is a sealed unit and should not leak. No way to service unit so you have to replace for over $2400 dollars.

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While driving my vehicle changes from automatic to sorts mode and shows shift changing on dash, which causes it to go from any speed to 5mph instantly. It pulls car back and causes sudden speed change and is very dangerous. I have taken it to the dealer since purchased various times and the still do not find anything and I am still paying for the car that I bought a yr ago while it continues to do the same thing. Last time it happened was sept 15 2018 (has happened over 20 times).

Shift indicator for park does not light up not allowing to turn car off. Have to wiggle to get it to park.

My 2007 Lincoln has had transmission problems since I purchased-it had 66,000 miles on it when I got it. When I went forward and excellarated made loud clunk, like it fell on the ground!took into dealer and they said no problem and took it back in 12/2015 for recall-checked and said they did an update for $780. 00, now car won't move in drive and makes a loud clunk when put in reverse. Trying to contact dealer again save sinclair-but my after market extended warranty is up-of course!.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Lincoln Mkx. The contact stated that when exiting the vehicle without warning the vehicle gear shaft into reverse causing the vehicle to reverse into the contact garage. There was damage to the driver side door and left front fender. No injury�s. No medical attention called. No police report filed. The dealer tom roush Lincoln, Mazda & Mitsubishi 525 david brown dr, westfield, in 46074 (317)-896-5561 was contacted and made aware of the failure but stated that no recalls were under the VIN provided. The vehicle was not fixed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000. Ck.

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My 2011 Lincoln Mkx has a blown head gasket. One week prior to this diagnosis, my car was evaluated and diagnosed by the Lincoln dealership because of an engine light being on. There were no symptoms--only the light was on when the car was on. I had the oil changed by the dealership at this time as well. The diagnosis stated that no problem could be found, but that the light may come back on, and I would need to bring it back for (and pay for) another diagnostic check. The next day, the light came back on, still with no symptoms other than the light being on. I wasn't able to get the Lincoln to the dealership right away. Exactly one week later, still with no symptoms other than the light being on, I drove the Lincoln on a highway close to my home for 5 minutes and it began struggling like it was going to stall. Immediately the light "low engine oil pressure" came on. Then immediately the car stalled, and I coasted onto the shoulder of the road. There were no other symptoms other than the struggling engine immediately before stalling and the "low engine oil pressure light". I had it towed to the nearest 5-star rated auto repair place, and within a few hours, they called me and diagnosed the Lincoln with a blown head gasket. The lead mechanic stated that this was determined by visual inspection of the oil as it had engine coolant mixed with oil. He called it the "classic milkshake look" that is apparent when there is a blown head gasket.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Lincoln Mkx. The contact stated while entering the driveway of the contact home. The contact place the vehicle in park. The contact began to exit the vehicle when all of a sudden the vehicle started to roll forward down the drive way while depressing the break but the break failed to respond. As a result, the contact struck a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustain a fractured ribs, collarbone, scraped knee injury's that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a independent mechanic. The vehicle was not distorted. The dealer was not contact. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000. Ck.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Lincoln Mkx. The contact stated that when the vehicle was engaged in park, the letter "p" was highlighted in shifter display, but in the dashboard the message "transmission not in park as indicated" populated. The contact also stated that the failure had been occurring for approximately a week. In addition the contact stated that the vehicle looses acceleration after coming to a complete stop. Few seconds after it reacted and accelerated normally. Neither the dealer, nor an independent mechanic were contacted for a diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. Bp.

While driving on a city street, vehicle did not respond to the accelator- no power to the vehicle and a "wrench" appeared on the dash board. Power train problem. Take vehicle immediately to your Lincoln dealer. The car stopped and I was able to pull over. It seemed to be choking then stopped. Towed it to dealer - they ran diagnostic tests and found "nothing wrong with it". Two weeks later same thing happened. Fortunately I was on a city street again and able to move over. Had this happened n the freeway I am sure there would have been a major accident. Dealer again could find nothing again. Apparently the diagnostic tests are not effective. They recommended replacing the "throttle". That "might" be the problem. I am now very uncomfortable driving this vehicle and stay always in the right lane just in case it decides to die again. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle now. Apparently Lincoln expects an owner to keep replacing parts - even though they might not be defective - and hope eventually the correct part is replaced. I am wondering about all the electronic "progress" we have supposedly made, why defective parts cannot be accurately detected. Way too much unnecessary functions on vehicles - creating too many chances for electrical errors. Where does it end? the car has only 37,000 miles on it and was very reliable - until now- now it is out of warranty - each replacement part, I am sure, will be costly - this is going to be a guessing game from now on.

When shifting into "park" there is a warning that appears on the dash as "shift to park". The "p" indicator light will not illuminate and does not engage safety features associated with placing the vehicle in "park". This also causes the display to stay on and drains the battery if not corrected. This is a known issue addressed on TSB 15-0047 but should be a safety recall as it could lead to a stranded motorist.

When in traffic, I speed up and felt like I was rear ended and it did this about 5 times and then I cant get it to do it again.

The contact owns a 2017 Lincoln Mkx. The contact stated that the vehicle was designed to have a tow mode, which would allow the vehicle to tow. While the 39,000 lbs vehicle was towing a 50,000 lbs RV, the vehicle's battery failed. The vehicle was designed to go into park mode, which locked all four tires when the battery failed. Once the vehicle went into park mode, it caused the vehicle to be dragged by the RV for several miles. The contact stated that the park mode feature should not occur since the vehicle was in neutral when in tow mode. The contact called camelback Ford (1330 e camelback road, phoenix, az 85014; 602-635-7551) and was informed that the vehicle functioned as expected according to the design of the feature. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue, but the contact did not receive a response. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln Mkx. On several occasions, while driving 75 mph, the engine stalled and lost power. Also, the power train faulty indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (bill hoof Ford Lincoln, located at 1500 n morrison blvd, hammond, la 70401, (985) 345-1590), but no diagnostic codes were found and the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000.

My 2008 Lincoln Mkx starts cutting out and chugging at the speed of 45 mph you have to give it gas to get it up over 50ish to come out of it. It will do again at time out on the interstate around the speed of 60 mph but at this time the abs and skid light come on. I'm afraid with having my granddaughters in the car that something bad will happen when I'm out on the road with them. I have taken it to the Ford dealership and they want an arm and a leg and will not just give a suggestion or advice, the transmission shop put a machine on it but can't detect any certain cause.

Takata recall, shifting misfire, faulty battery and low gas mileage.

When you put the gear shift in park and turn the SUV off, the warning light will come on the dashboard stating that the vehicle is not in park. You have to either restart the SUV and take it out of park a few times or do not restart and hit the button on the shifter a few times to get the light to turn off. This is a reoccurring issue that has occurred since 2015.

Transissilon has been slippinbg for months. Told it was misfire. Now car inches alolng with high acceleration attempt. Several noises and stopped. Was able to creep out of traffic and park. Now wont move at all.

My 2007 Lincoln Mkx is suddenly decelerating and stopping or freezing up while driving. The problem started after premier Ford Lincoln service repaired power brakes booster. I made several complaints to car maker and repairs shop. Premier shop appear unsure of problem and offered expensive solutions to force new car purchase. I believe Lincoln is aware of problem and refuses to issue recall.

Stoped at a red light on a slight grade. Car shut down completely w/loss of steering & brakes. Drifted backward until I pushed the emergency brake. Local dealer ran dianostics, nothing found Lincoln provided zero help in resoulving the problem.

I recently submitted a letter to Ford/Lincoln company as well as the NHTSA dated 9/11/19. I reached out to Lincoln/Ford company last week in regards to stated letter and the error codes of p0356 and p1299, which has to what I have been told by (2) different care repair shops that these are common error in Ford edge and Lincoln Mkx. These codes are related to the pcu module and the ignition coils not be read by the pcu module. I took the liberty of researching and I just went back to 2013 and found that over 100 other consumers have the same issue. I repaired mine twice already and its still an issue because of the pcu module , which is priced at over $800 alone. I was conversing with lisa relaford, who is the concierge service manager at Lincoln client relationship center, who basically stated that if the car is not under warranty that they can not assist with any financial assistance,. Which is clearly a lie. I have recently had a recall on my airbag and a fuel pump via Lincoln, at that time my truck was not under warranty, but they were replaced. So, that is clearly a contradiction. This is obviously a faulty part that over hundred of people have had and I am inquiring as to why it was never recalled or the part replaced. I have changed my ignition coils twice , which cost about $80 each ($160) and the idirium spark plugs that are required for my truck which cost about $20 each ($40). I would thibnk that someone, while driving whose truck loses power on the highway, ususally going at about 60 mph, is a major concern and in some ways life threating. Which is exactly what happened to me . This matter is of high importance and needs to be addressed. Please refer to the letter that was submitted in September by me and get back to me with an answer , as soon as possible because once again my truck is not driveable.

Ptu unit leaking out vent onto exhaust . . Heat has caused seals to fail as well. .

Driver slow when air bag light is on.

While driving on a highway in rush hour traffic, my vehicle suddenly lost acceleration and warning light/wrench symbol came on. I could not accelerate over 10 mph and limped to side of road. I turned off vehicle for about 20 minutes, after that turned back on and vehicle worked completely normal. I drove to dealer immediately, they replaced throttle body and updated software. My vehicle has 10,400 miles.

Traveling down interstate at 70 mph, when vehicle lost power. Service warning light appeared on dash, followed quickly by engine service light. No response to the gas pedal. Turned off vehicle and restarted and it operated normally for about 10 minutes. 11000 miles on an 8 month old Mkx. Serious safety issue.

Lost acceleration on the car. Car moved no more than 5 miles per hour. Using the gas pedal did not move the car. The vehicle was in motion on a city street. I was later told by the dealership that there is a problem with the throttle body.

2014 Lincoln Mkx. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle moves when gear shifter in park position, power lift gate sporadically opens/rises, carbon monoxide odors inside vehicle. The consumer stated a light illuminated that indicated the vehicle was not in park, when the consumer moved the gear to park. The consumer stated he shook the gear shift a little and the light went out. A few days later, before he could raise the hatch, the vehicle started rolling backwards into the street. The consumer managed to get in the vehicle, and once again a light was on, indicating the vehicle was not in park, despite him placing the vehicle in park. Also, the passenger side mirror would sporadically go all the way up while driving, which made the entire right side of the vehicle a blind spot. After a year and a half of complaints, the dealer inspected the mirror and determined it was defective and replaced it. The rear hatch would sporadically open, and rise when the vehicle was parked or being driven. The consumer stated intermittently, a light would illuminate on the vehicle, saying a key was not detected exhaust fumes entered the vehicle while driving at times.

The car has stalled 6 or 7 times when attempting to park. The dealership seems to have fixed that problem. A more serious problem occurred on June 7 while we were on vacation in new orleans la. Driving down a busy street, I slowed for traffic and the engine quit. I was able to move to the right and avoid an accident. Restarted car and continued driving. As you may expect, my wife is very concerned that this may happen again and she or I will not have time to get out of the way of approaching traffic. My daughter did some research and found this site that lists many similar complaints with other Ford> suggest you check out the website. . Read more...

Odo error. Wrench and airbag lights on. Transmission would barely move car, even when revving engine. Stopped on highway in traffic. Turned engine on/off several times then odo worked, but transmission banged really hard, then engaged normally, and ran normally. Happened 2 more times in two weeks. With just 200,000 miles, the ptu leaked and was replaced by dealer. After one week, the odo error firs t occurred. I believe that the ptu replacement might have caused this problem!.

1st tracking number 10849876 - advance service tract (provided to dealership for repair) on 3/16/2016, contacted 24 hr dealership to retrieve SUV. In addition to the service tract failure (indicator light showing 2 cars), now have multiple problems. Problems consist cross service system fault, vehicles rolls forward & backward after stopping, and a big clunk when putting in a gear. Spoke with the (a) gm of the dealership and informed him vehicle was in for the service tract failure on 2/8/2016 and now I have the same problem and additional problem. I was on a city street when the advance service tract immediately lit up with 2 indicators on the right side of the steering wheel. Attempted to make a right turn and the cross service system fault light appeared with a tool like object on the left side of the steering wheel. While attempting to make a right turn, the car did not want to go forward, barely moving and a tiny hill to pull was impossible. I immediately start detouring away from major city street because I had not idea what was happening and I needed to get home with a senior citizen over 80 with me. The SUV had difficulty moving forward. For a 2014 Lincoln Mkx, I was informed that I had a transmission problem and apparently a call was made to the hot line to fix the advance service tract and the cross service system fault. My concern, is the 2014 Mkx a Lincoln lemon? received SUV back on 3/18/2016.

My 2007 Lincoln Mkx awd is making a howling/buzzing noise as I accelerate past about 35 mph and gets louder as I accelerate. Also at times as I'm waiting traffic signal lights I sometimes smell a propane/gas odor. Took my vehicle to 2 repair shops and both determined the noise/problem is the power transfer unit. The cause of the odor was not known. Work on the ptu is going to cost between $1800 - $2100. But the part will most likely be on back order. So I'm assuming this is a common problem. . Or a manufacturer defect.