2010 Lincoln Mks Driver assistance Problems

There have been 2 separate incidents involving a front collision at high speeds. Both times, the air bags did not deploy as they should have. The 2nd incident was today. The car is now totaled. The impact Both times should have deployed the air bags. My son was injured today due to this. A truck ran a stop sign and we hit him. None of the bags deployed. Speed was 45 mph. The whole front of the car and hood are completely crushed. There were no alarms during or before impact. This is the 2nd wreck.

NHTSA ID

11549383

Incident

Oct 11, 2023

Mileage

104,272 mi

THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS UNIT CEASES OPERATION, IT ALSO AFFECTS THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN BY SHUTTING DOWN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING, IT SEEMS. WHEN THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST STOP WORKING, THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AS IT TAKES ALL THE EFFORT A PERSON CAN MUSTER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A VERY BAD STEERING SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

11301534

Incident

Jan 23, 2020

Mileage

100,000 mi

LETTER IN REGARDS TO THE INVESTIGATION OF HYUNDAI KIA BEEN CONDUCTING WHICH WAS IN THE LAS VEGAS JOURNAL ON MAY 21; SEEKING COMMENTS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A 4 CAR ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT COMPLAINING OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FOUND A CLASS ACTION SUIT PERTAINING TO THE SAME ISSUE , BUT THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NO LIABILITY. *JS

NHTSA ID

10993588

Incident

Dec 23, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE AND ACCELERATION CONTROL SENSORS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,500.

NHTSA ID

10936654

Incident

Dec 16, 2016

Mileage

83,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED ACCELERATION FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND REPAIRED ON EACH OCCASION. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHICH SPECIFIC PART WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10748352

Incident

Feb 9, 2011

WE HAD A 2009 MKS WHICH ACCELERATED BY IT SELF ON APRIL 21, 2014 AND CAUSED MY WIFE TO HIT A TREE AND SPEND THREE DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND ALSO TOTALED OUT OUR CAR. NOT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, WE BROUGHT A 2010 MKS ON MAY 7, 2010 AND ON MAY 8, 2014 WHEN MY WIFE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THAT CAR ALSO HAD AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OPPOSITE CAUSING IT TO SURGE AT A HIGH SPEED RUNNING THROUGH OUR GARAGE DOOR AND THE CORNER OF OUR HOUSE. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS IN ABOUT 14 STATES DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DEALING WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLES CAUSING THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. TO OUR SURPRISE BOTH OF THE CARS WE BROUGHT THE 2009 AND 2010 MKS WAS ON THIS LIST FOR THIS SCARY AND FRIGHTENING PROBLEM. NOW HOW YOU WE GET THIS DEFECT CORRECTED, SO WE CAN DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY? IS THERE AN TSB REPAIR BULLETIN SENT TO THE DEALERS FOR THIS REPAIR? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10587351

Incident

May 8, 2014

Mileage

86,345 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

NHTSA ID

10583451

Incident

Apr 15, 2014

Mileage

48,000 mi

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING ISSUES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS, AT LEAST. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SAME THING. SOME OF THE ISSUES I HAVE READ REGARDING THE F150 ARE THE ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY 2010 LINCOLN MKS. DRIVING HIGHWAY, CRUISE WILL FALL OFF, YOU FEEL IT SOMEWHAT JERK OFF. CRUISING LATER AND IT FALLS OFF AGAIN, THEN YOU CANNOT DETERMINE IF IT WILL CONTINUE RUNNING OR DIE. IT SHUTTERS, JERKS, IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT, BUT HAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT LATELY. IT DOES SEEM TO STUMBLE/MISFIRE. JERKING AROUND, NOT SURE IF IT WILL DIE. THE TACK JUMPS CONSIDERABLE DURING THESE INCIDENTS. CONCERNS TO TAKE ON LONGER JOURNEYS. THERE ARE TIMES IT IS JERKY AND NOT CERTAIN IF IT WILL GO OR KILL WHEN I HAVE ALSO LEFT A STOP LIGHT. THE LAST 2 INCIDENTS JUNE 18TH AND THE ONE ON JUNE 15TH WERE VERY CONCERNING, SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. WE WERE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD CONTINUE ON OUR WAY TO APPLETON FROM FOND DU LAC, ABOUT 40 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AS IT WAS KIND OF TWITCHING AND DROPPING OFF THE CRUISE, THEN THE JERKING AS TO IF IT COULD KILL WITH THE TACHOMETER GOING TO 5 AND JUMPING BACK AND FORTH. SOMETHING IS JUST NOT RIGHT. I DRIVE 25 MINUTES TO WORK EACH DAY AND IT DOES HAPPEN ON AND OFF, HIT AND MISS, NOTHING REGULAR TO IT FOR HOW OFTEN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10521374

Incident

Jun 18, 2013

Mileage

48,123 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF MY HOME, APPLYING THE BRAKE, WHEN THE ENGINE THROTTLED UP AND THE CAR BOLTED FORWARD. APPLYING THE BRAKE EVEN MORE DID NOT STOP THE CAR. I SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING MY HOUSE AND HIT THE POST HOLDING UP THE FRONT PORCH. I APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP 10" FROM MY HOUSE. IT ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10506052

Incident

Mar 25, 2013

Mileage

39,000 mi

TL* LTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AND CHANGING LANES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVEN FARTHER. AFTER KICKING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FORCEFULLY, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PANEL FOR THE CONSOLE BECAME LOOSE AND JAMMED THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,385....UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 02/04/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID

10488113

Incident

Dec 12, 2012

Mileage

28,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED WITH AN ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC AND HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

NHTSA ID

10483524

Incident

Nov 5, 2012

Mileage

21,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING 62 MPH IN CRUISE AND DECIDED I WANTED TO GO 70 MPH. I THEN PROCEEDED TO HOLD DOWN THE "SET +" BUTTON UNTIL MY SPEED REACHED 70 AT WHICH POINT I RELEASED THE BUTTON. TO MY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 95 MPH AND HELD THAT SPEED. I THEN SLOWED THE CAR WITH MY BRAKES TO 65 AND AGAIN HELD THE "SET+" BUTTON UNTIL I REACHED 70MPH. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80MPH AND HELD THIS SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328617

Incident

Apr 30, 2010

Mileage

400 mi