NHTSA Complaint #10406243 — 2011 LINCOLN MKX

AFTER PURCHASINNG MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED A DISTINCT HARD OBJECT JUST UNDER THE SEATING SURFACE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A SEAT ADJUSTMENT SUCH AS A LUMBAR SUPPORT ON THE SEAT BOTTOM, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. I WAS, AND STILL AM, SITTING DIRECTLY ON THE MOTOR CONTROLS FOR THE SEAT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER HERE IN FLORIDA WHERE I WORK. I TOOK IT TO A LINCOLN DEALER IN WEST PALM BEACH. THE SERVICE REP. FELT THE SEAT AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE SEAT. HE ASKED ME TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD FIX THE SEAT THE FOLLOWING DAY BY INSTALLING SOME ADDITIONAL PADDING. I TOOK A RENTAL CAR PROVIDED BY THEM BACK TO MY APARTMENT. I WAS CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY THE SAME DEALER REP. AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIRS. I THEN CONTACTED LINCOLN'S CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE TEAM AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED SHORTLY BY A CUSTOMER CARE SPECIALIST, WHICH I WAS THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NONCONFORMITY WAS A PART OF THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS AND THAT HE WAS CLOSING THE FILE. *TR