Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Lincoln Mkx submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
MY PASSENGER REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. TOU CAN'T OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. MY GRANDSON GOT STUCK. I HAD TO HAVE HIM USE A DIDN'T DOOR TO GET OUT. IF THERE WAS A ACCIDENT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THERE. IT WAS STATIONARY
ENGINE COMPUTER /TRANSMISSION /ALT AT BILL TALLEY FORD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSTALLED ALT. THEN WAS TOLD I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NEVER HAD BEFORE THEY PROGRAMED ENGINE COMPUTER TWO TIMES AND GAVE THE CAR BACK BACK TO ME WITH PROBLEMS I NEVER HAD AND COULD SOLVE
HAD ALL AIR FILTERS REPLACED AND AIR UNIT REPLACED DUE TO OVER HEATING BUT STILL WHEN TURN AIR ON AND ON SEATS JUMPS OR LOSES THROTTLE AND LIGHTS GO OFF AND AT TIMES SEATS RE ADJUST WHILE DRIVING, KEEPS HAPPING CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT
THE VEHICLE WILL INITIALLY HAVE THE SPEED ODOMETER DROP TO 0 MPH WHILE STILL MOVING. A "WRENCH" LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE DRIVER MUST PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN UNTIL THE TACH READS APPROX. 3000 RPMS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START MOVING AGAIN. WHEN IT IS MOVING IT SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND "BANG" THE GEARS. IF THE DRIVER, AFTER STOPPING, TAKES THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE AND PUTS IN REVERSE, IT BANGS THE TRANSMISSION SO HARD IT FEELS IT GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE IMAGE I ATTACHED I WAS GOING 55 MPH. *TR
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE CAUSING THE ALARM TO GO OFF WHEN PARKED AND LOCKED. IT WILL TURN ON CONSISTENTLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING.
TAKATA RECALL, SHIFTING MISFIRE, FAULTY BATTERY AND LOW GAS MILEAGE
ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND LOST POWER HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD IMMEDIATELY. COIL SHORTED OUT SO BADLY MECHANIC SAID IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE! DATE OF TROUBLE 12-26-15. AFTER SPENDING $1600 TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS PER THE TSB REQUIREMENTS AND SPARK PLUGS ETC STILL NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF BAD PCM UNIT THAT HAS TO BE FIXED AND REPROGRAMMED! ANOTHER $1100! PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD! I WAS A SINGLE WOMAN DRIVING MY CAR AND THANK GOD IT WASN'T AT NIGHT! THIS COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED INA FIRE AND FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
WITHOUT WARNING OR DRIVER ACTION, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR AND REMAINS THERE FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME WHILE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INCLUDING, ENGINE, AIRBAGS AND OTHERS, ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER GO BLANK OR DISPLAY ERROR. THIS CONDITION HAS LASTED FROM 4 MIN TO 20 MIN AND HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES SINCE FIRST INCIDENT. SOMETIMES SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES SEEMS TO HELP BUT UNTIL THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF, PUTTING IT IN GEAR RESULTS IN A BANG AND JOLTS THE VEHICLE AS IT GOES INTO HIGH GEAR. WHEN IN HIGH GEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER UNTIL IT REACHES HIGHER SPEEDS. AT SPEEDS BELOW 55, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WELL TO PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IT BECOMES DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND IT GOES INTO HIGH GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE INTERNET HAS MANY POSTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERNAL COMPUTER IN THE MEDIUM OF THE VEHICLES DASHBOARD COMPLETELY MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE DAMAGED THE COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
THIS VEHICLE AFTER 5 MILES OF DRIVING SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENTERED WHAT THEY CALL LIMP HOME MODE DROPPING THE SPEED TO 40 MPH AND THEN TO A CRAWL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE SAID THIS HAPPENS TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE RED ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRERS THE REPAIR BILL STATES:" THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE EEC MODULE RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE PCM CRANKS, 6 COIL PACKS" SIX SPARK PLUGS WITH A RESULTING COST OF REPAIRS AT $683.47 FOR THE EEC MODULE (THIS IS THE PART THAT CAUSED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PCM CRANKS AND SIX COIL PACKS) THE COIL PACKS $999.48 FOR SIX, SPARK PLUGS TOTAL 45.54 FOR SIX, A PLENUM GASKET $14.90 AND $447.50 LABOR COST TO REPAIR VEHICLE. AS AN EMPLOYEE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I GOT A 10% DISCOUNT FOR THE PARTS BRINGING THE TOTAL REPAIR COST TO A TOTAL OF $2190.05 HERE'S MY COMPLAINT. THE EEC FAILED; OK I GET THAT BUT THAT PART FAILURE CAUSED ALL THE REST OF THE PARTS TO BE DESTROYED ADDING THE COST OF THE COIL PACKS, THE GASKET AND ADDITIONAL LABOR COSTS. THE EEC WAS $ 683.47 THE REST SHOULD BE FORD MOTOR COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY AT THE LEAST. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DISTRIBUTED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCURRED AND I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED MY CAR STATING TO ME THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN FUSION CARS AND FORD PICKUP TRUCKS SO THIS ONE DEALER GARAGE TALKING TO ONE MECHANIC THAT HAD SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES DO THIS. THERE HAS TO BE A LOT MORE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PLACED AIR IN THE PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR TIRES. THE FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2008 AND THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2008. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER MIRRORS WOULD NOT ADJUST. THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,864 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 840.
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