2011 LINCOLN MKX Unknown Or Other Problems

24 NHTSA complaints on file

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Unknown Or Other Issues in the 2011 LINCOLN MKX

24 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 LINCOLN MKX. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

24
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Unknown Or Other Complaints

#11667848 |
Rear camera quits working or it works only upside down. The seatbelts are deteriorating.
#11502690 |
Car just went from complete cool to over heating and engine light to flash. Checked to make sure I had fluids. All full. While I had car turned off turned it back on after 15 minutes and car went straight to overheating again. Had a garage look at my car, there’s a 3 cylinder misfire on just the one side of the engine. They agree and don’t understand why this happened or how.
#11482444 |
I have had fairly issues with overheating and have had several repairs done including: 12/29/2019 - Radiator Fan Assembly and Electric Fan Motor Replacement 10/02/2021 - Replace Thermostat and Gasket & Replace Coolant Recovery Tank 8/9/2022 - Installed Module, Control, Sensors and Fuel Filler (all done with regards to presumably fixing the overheating and RPM fluctuation while overheating) I paid $3K for the August 2022 repairs and they told me they could not replicate the issue but believe that the repairs are related to the problems I am experiencing. I use my car to drive to periodically drive to another town (60 miles away) and then to drive to the airport for work (about 25 miles). After August, I took my car on the 60 mile drive and 30 miles in, the car started overheating. I called the Ford dealership and they told me to check the radiator (it was...
#11475363 |
Bad APIM module
#11432289 | Crash
The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated that while the husband was driving approximately 50 mph a 2nd vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle. During the crash, the front driver side seat belt failed and did not secure the driver and the driver side air bag did not deploy. The driver sustained fractured sternum, chest, head, neck, and back injuries and was transported to the local hospital. A police report was filed at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failures was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 130,000.
#11423264 |
My brakes will go out for no reason. Also, my electrical system (dashboard) will freeze up for no apparent reason. I have taken it to the Ford dealership numerous times, but I was told neither was a recall issue and they could not help me unless it happened when they could actually "see" it happen. Yes. They said that.
#11416419 |
VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 50K MILES AND RARELY DRIVEN. THREE DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF THE BRAKES FAILING WITH THE PEDAL BEING PUSHED GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER (RECALLL 13N02). SYMPTOMS OF "SPONGY BRAKES" ALWAYS PRESENT. OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED AND VERIFIED TO BE OPERATIONAL. DEALER INDICATED THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. YET I HAVE A DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
#11395791 |
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING ABILITY. DRIVING ON CITY STREET.
#11366368 |
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...
#11362732 |
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
#11362132 |
DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOORS ARE CLOSED. DOORS DOES NOT LOCK AND LIGHTS STAYS ON DRAINING THE BATTERY.
#11344145 |
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.
#11327951 |
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.
#11306731 |
PASSENGER DOOR AJAR ALERT COMES ON RANDOMLY, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR HASN'T BEEN OPENED OR SHUT IN DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WHEN IT IS IN MOTION.
#11280923 |
WHEN DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY THE BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER IT HAD BEEN REPLACED. WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP OR EVEN SLOWING IT DOWN. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SINCE IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY IT WASNT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE.
#11258882 |
TOUCH SCREEN NOT WORKING
#11253396 |
THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED ON MY 2011 LINCOLN MKX DUE TO A RECALL DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES AGO AND NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AND NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT..THIS INCIDENT WAS ON THE 23RD OF AUGUST 2019. THIS MANUFACTURER USED FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTERS FROM THE BEGINNING. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 53,578 CURRENT MILES. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS A DANGER NOT ONLY TO THE OWNER BUT ALSO TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IF NOT CORRECTED BY THE FORD LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY.. HISTORY: LINCOLN MKX AND FORD EDGE VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAN NECESSARY.. I HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR ANOTHER REPLY FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THIS UNSAFE & MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 LINCOLN MKX. MY WIFE & I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL...
#11222984 |
THE REAR CAMERA WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES THE VIEW IS UPSIDE DOWN OR RIGHT SIDE UP OR BLACK.
#11220623 |
THE BRAKE BOOSTER ON MY VEHICLE WENT OUT AND IT CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WHERE I FELT LIKE I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE WE REALIZED WHAT WAS WRONG. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NOT SUFFICIENT - NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I PAID $900 TO HAVE THIS REPAIR MADE BECAUSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.
#11104756 |
FAULTY SUNROOF TRACK ASSEMBLY, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE BACKUP REAR CAMERA STOPPED WORKING, STATIONARY (PRIOR TO BACKING UP, ONCE PUT IN REVERSE)
#11073496 |
THE SUNROOF OF MY 2011 LINCOLN MKX , EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE 401 IN CANADA. (I AM US CITIZEN). A PORTION OF THE ROOF MUST HAVE BLOWN OFF ONTO CARS BEHIND ME. THE SOUND WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A GUN BEING FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE. IT WAS A FRIDAY, MID-AFTERNOON, AND THE START OF A 3-DAY HOLIDAY, THE FREEWAY WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER. SHATTERED GLASS RAINED IN ON MYSELF, MY 14 YEAR OLD SON AND HIS FRIEND. I MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AT THIS POINT, WE CLEANED AS MUCH GLASS OFF FROM OURSELVES AND OUT OF THE CAR AS WE COULD. I AM SO THANKFUL, THAT THE SHADE HAPPENED TO BE CLOSED, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE GLASS THAT WOULD HAVE FELLEN ON US IF IT HADN'T OF BEEN. WE CAREFUL CLEANED GLASS OFF FROM THE SHADE HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SMALL RIM OF...
#11047452 |
NAVIGATION NO LONGER WORKING- THEY ARE REQUIRING ME TO PURCHASE NEW SD MAPPING SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL- HOW CAN THEY MAKE ME SPEND MORE MONEY ON A NEW MAPPING SYSTEM WHEN THE NAVIGATION IS WORKING? IT'S A WAY TO MAKE ME SPEND UNNECESSARY MONEY. I DO NOT MIND HAVING OUTDATED MAPS. ALSO THE BACKUP CAMERA IS NO LONGER WORKING, IT IS NOT THAT OLD OF A VEHICLE. I HAVE OLDER IPHONES WITH CAMERA'S WORKING.
#11034409 |
THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT MODULE HAS GONE OUT IN MY VEHICLE. THE MODULE CONTROLS THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM. AS OF TODAY 10/18/17, THE ABS BREAKS ARE NOT WORKING ON MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD $1,000 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. LINCOLN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS OR THEIR VEHICLES AND FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. RECALLS ON THIS SAME MODULE HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE FORD EDGE, WHICH IS THE SAME VEHICLE. HOWEVER, LINCOLN SAYS THAT RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND DOES NOT APPLY TO THE MKX. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA.
#10993509 |
THE 8 INCH TOUCH SCREEN HAS GONE BLANK. CAN NOT ACCESS PHONE, AUDIO, TEMP. OR NAVIGATION SCREENS. THIS OCCURED UPON STARTING VEHICLE.
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