2007 Lincoln Mkx Powertrain (other) Problems

My 2007 Lincoln MKX had an SUA and within 10 feet totaled the front end when it was thrust into a cement building. This happened On [XXX] and the vehicle is available for inspection here in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. In 2010 Lincoln implemented an override device to the brake system knowing of the problem and there was no recall for vehicles prior to 2010. My safety was put at risk and that of others. If someone had been exiting the store or walking down the sidewalk they could have been killed. I am suffering with physical and mental problems as a result of this. Police report also states this was definitely a vehicle malfunction. There were no warning signs prior to the incident. Claim has been filed with the Office of General Council at Lincoln, but remains unresolved to date. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11619268

Incident

Aug 11, 2024

While driving between 35 to 60 the car is very noisy in Gear. checked all fluids and under carriage and it’s leaking oil from the ptu

NHTSA ID

11445223

Incident

Dec 24, 2021

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE IN TOWN AT 25 MPH, AND A LIGHT CLANGING STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. UPON HEADING BACK TOWARD MY HOUSE THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A LOUDER CLANGING AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. I THOUGH MY CAR WAS SEIZING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT WANT TO MOVE FORWARD!! IT LOOSENED UP TO MAKE IT THE 2 BLOCKS HOME.WHEN BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I WAS TOLD ONE OF MY TIRES WAS NOT MOVING AND THE OTHER ONE JUMPED. UPON HAVING THE CAR CHECKED OUT I AM TD THAT OT OS THE PTU CAUSING THE ISSUE. IT IS JUST LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THIS STARTED. HEAVEN FORBID IF MY CAR WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY AT 65 MPH! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. LETS NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS REAR ENDED INTO OBLIVION BECAUSE OF THE FORD COMPANY FAILING TO BUILD.THESE VEHICLES SAFELY!

NHTSA ID

11416512

Incident

Apr 16, 2021

Mileage

171,000 mi

MY 2007 MKX ONLY HAS 135,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASE WE'VE HAD TO CHANGE FRONT AXLES, CALIPERS, 2 SETS OF LIFETIME BRAKES BUT MOST CONCERNING IS THE PTU HAS TO BE CHANGED. AS I WAS LOOKING INTO PTU INFORMATION I HAVE CAME ACROSS DETAILED INFORMATION THAT THE PTU IS A KNOWN ISSUE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE'S NO RECALL ON THIS ONGOING ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING AND STARTED HEARING A LOUD METAL THUMPING AND FELT LIKE WHEELS WERE TRYING TO LOCK UP AND WHEN BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY IT STARTED JUMPING.

NHTSA ID

11407552

Incident

Mar 3, 2021

Mileage

135,000 mi

ONLY 118,000 MILES ALL MY 2007 LINCOLN MKX AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OH, I BOUGHT A LINCOLN BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE A GOOD VEHICLE TO BUY JUST BECAUSE THE NAME I GUESS BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG BECAUSE YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION OUT AT 118000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

11398411

Incident

Jan 29, 2021

Mileage

118,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11276871

Incident

Mar 15, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND IS MISSING GEARS AND SMELL FUNKY

NHTSA ID

11194391

Incident

Apr 7, 2019

Mileage

73,000 mi

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!

NHTSA ID

11121128

Incident

Aug 4, 2018

Mileage

104,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, FLUIDS WERE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVE SINCLAIR LINCOLN ST PETERS (4760 N SERVICE RD, ST PETERS, MO 63376) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE, FUEL LINE, AND TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11079647

Incident

Oct 16, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BURNING TAR ODOR WAS DETECTED COMING THROUGH THE VENTS AND SMOKE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPION FORD LINCOLN MAZDA (140 SOUTHTOWN BLVD, OWENSBORO, KY 42303, (270) 684-1441) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LEAK IN THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS FAILED BECAUSE THE ODOR AND SMOKE WERE PRESENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER THE RECALL IN 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11065873

Incident

Dec 30, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL"

NHTSA ID

11040966

Incident

Jan 15, 2007

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.

NHTSA ID

11025251

Incident

Sep 20, 2017

Mileage

145,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10994633

Incident

Jun 10, 2017

Mileage

105,726 mi

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE PCM COILS BURNED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID

10970564

Incident

Mar 31, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10969413

Incident

Mar 15, 2016

Mileage

140,000 mi

DRIVER SLOW WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON

NHTSA ID

10967648

Incident

Mar 4, 2017

Mileage

85,115 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10825612

Incident

Feb 11, 2016

Mileage

113,000 mi

DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A FIVE LANE STATE HIGHWAY IN METROPOLITAN AREA. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE, DASH SEND ODO DATA ERROR MESSAGE, WITH NO ODOMETER READING, WRENCH SYMBOL. CAR COASTED TO STOP IN LEFT TURN LANE. LOUD CLUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT TO/FROM PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 2 MPH, NO MATTER WHAT THROTTLE POSITION OR GEAR SELECTION. IGNITION AND ENGINE TURN OFF ENGINE CLEARED ERROR CODES, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. MKX COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE. LATER LEARNED THAT OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED (OSS) SENSOR AND TURBINE SHAFT SPEED (TSS) SENSOR FAILED, WHICH PLACED MKX IN ELECTRONIC STATUS OF A HIGH GEAR, THEREBY NO ACCELERATION OR CONTROL POSSIBLE WITHOUT REPAIR. LATER LEARNED THAT LINCOLN HAS HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUBLISHED THAT DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM IN 2007! MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS BY MOTORIST WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH WIRING TO OSS/TSS SENSORS. WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO LINCOLN BUT NO RECALL. SUDDEN LOST OF THROTTLE AT HIGH SPEED IS VERY DANGEROUS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LACK OF RESPONSE FROM AUTOMOBILE COULD BE FATAL. THIS IS NOT A WEAR PROBLEM, BUT AN INITIAL DESIGN OR PART DESIGN FAILURE. INITIAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE POOR AUTOMATIC SHIFT AT MIDDLE RANGE SPEEDS. FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OR SENSORS CAN OCCUR AT ANY ODOMETER READING OR AUTOMOBILE USAGE.

NHTSA ID

10767507

Incident

Sep 9, 2015

Mileage

82,889 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AS A RESULT, THE SPEED DECREASED CAUSING THE TWO VEHICLES DRIVING BEHIND THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO EACH OTHER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,136.

NHTSA ID

10763535

Incident

Nov 17, 2011

Mileage

49,136 mi

I WAS RIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND A WRENCH APPEAR IN MY DASH. THE CAR SWERVE AND HIT A CURVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME HAD HE NOT DONE THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PREVIOUSLY THAT HAPPEN TO BE AND IT DID CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 I HAD 49,136 MILES MY CAR WAS STILL ON WARRANTY AND THEY BAYWAY LINCOLN REPAIRED IT. NOW LESS THAN 12,000 MILES THIS HAPPEN AND NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN VERY SELDOM DRIVE MY CAR AND DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR FOR ME TO FEAR DRIVING THIS CAR OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST.

NHTSA ID

10763513

Incident

Sep 10, 2015

Mileage

61,020 mi

LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE BY RADIATOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700942

Incident

Feb 22, 2013

MY WIFE'S CAR STOPPED MOVING IN AN INTERSECTION, DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. IT CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR IS MOVING AND KILLS THE EXCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD LINCOLN DEALER AND ALTHOUGH WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED, THE DEALER GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10631354

Incident

Sep 4, 2014

PTU LEAKING WITH A BURNING SMELL. SEAL AND GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 3/1/11 AT 33,463 MILES. PTU IS LEAKING AGAIN IN 2014 AT 78,000 MILES AND THIS TIME THERE IS NO WARRANTY. SEEING ALL THE PTU PROBLEMS ON THE WEB WITH MKX/EDGE VEHICLES FROM 07/08, WONDER WHERE THE ENGINEERS WERE THE DAY THEY DESIGNED THIS PART AND THE REPLACEMENT PART AND WHY FORD DOESN'T FIX THESE 07/08 VEHICLES CORRECTLY OR WARRANTY THIS PART TO 100K MILES. FORD/LINCOLN HAD THEIR CHANCE TO FIX MY VEHICLE RIGHT IN 2011 AND BLEW IT - WILL PROBABLY TAKE IT FOR REPAIRS ELSEWHERE. HAVE OWNED FORD PRODUCTS FOR YEARS - MAYBE NOT ANYMORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587296

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi

WHEN GOING ABOUT 35 MPH THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STALL AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. NOW THE CAR STARTED GRUMBLING AND I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT.. THE CAR WILL DRIVE FINE WITHOUT THE DRIVE SHAFT BUT WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT IS IN YOU CAN'T GO OVER 5 MPH AND THE CAR WILL START SHAKING AND MAKING A LOUD GRUMBLING NOISE.. LIKE WHEN YOUR GOING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THESE AND HOPEFULLY FORD WILL FIX IT.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10483807

Incident

May 1, 2012

Mileage

75,000 mi

MY LINCOLN MKX WAS HAVING UNUSUAL LOSS OF POWER ISSUES WHILE DRIVING FOR SOME TIME. IN MID-SEPTEMBER, I DISCOVERED A THICK, BLACK FLUID LEAKING FROM THE CAR. ON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSFER CASE AND A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REQUIRED. ON FURTHER RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, KNOWN TO FORD/LINCOLN MECHANICS, WITH THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS OF THE LINCOLN MKX AND FORD EDGE. I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WITH LATER MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10481085

Incident

Sep 19, 2012

Mileage

81,750 mi