2009 LINCOLN MKS Problems & Recalls

The brakes keep failing on my 09 Lincoln mks. It has happen 4 times. Each time 4 different shops said the brake booster, abs system or master cylinder is bad. Have replaced each time and it will last 6 months and it the brakes will go bad again. A few times I was in traffic and couldn’t stop until...

The brakes keep failing on my 09 Lincoln mks. It has happen 4 times. Each time 4 different shops said the brake booster, abs system or master cylinder is bad. Have replaced each time and it will last 6 months and it the brakes will go bad again. A few times I was in traffic and couldn’t stop until...

Water pump failure.

AS I WAS DRVING THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING OR NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN AT 86,000 MILES AFTER BUYING IT AT 66,000 MILES FROM LEXUS OF LINCOLN. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY ...

Mileage: 86,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED HIS WIFE THE DRIVER WAS AT A STOPPED SIGN AND WHILE PRECEDING INTO THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS A FIRE WAS STARTED. HOWEVER, THE FLAMES EXTIN...

Mileage: 124,000

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE 1 MORNING AND NOTICED KNOCKING ONCE I STARTED IT. A VERY LIGHT KNOCK. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I CHECKED AND CHANGED MY OIL. THE OIL WAS MILKY AND I SUSPECTED THAT COOLANT WAS BEING MIXED WITH OIL. I HAVE ALWAYS GOT MY OIL CHANGED WHEN REQUIRED. MY CAR HAS NEV...

Mileage: 150,000

STEERING WHEEL WONT ADJUST AND WILL NOT MOVE AND THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU START VEHICLE.

Mileage: 73,000

STEERING WHEEL WONT ADJUST AND WILL NOT MOVE AND THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU START VEHICLE.

Mileage: 73,000

I SEE LINCOLN MKZ HAVE RECALLS ON SEAT BELT TENSIONER. WELL MY LINCOLN MKS HAS A SEAT BELT TENSIONER THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. HAVE YOU HAD ANYONE COMPLAIN ABOUT LINCOLN MKS FOR THAT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 120,000

FAULTY DOOR LOCKS : THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY FOB ON MKS MODEL IN WEATHER TEMPERATURES ABOVE 70 DEGREES AND IT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD IF CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE CAR USING THE FOB OR KEYLESS ENTRY THE FEEDBACK IS A RAPID UNLOCK/RE-LOCK, SIMILAR TO A JACKHAM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER MOVED FROM AUTO TO AUTO/MANUAL MODE INDEPENDENTLY. WOLTZ & WIND FORD (LOCATED AT 2100 WASHINGTON PIKE, CARNEGIE, PA 15106, (866) 384-2889) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE ...

Mileage: 90,000

BREAKS ON LONDON MKS 2009, THE BREAKS ON THIS CAR CONTINUER TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE SHOPS AND NO-ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BREAKS, ROTOR, CHECKED BREAK LINE AND THEY ARE ALL GOOD AND CONTINUE TO GREASE THE CALIPER PINS. BREAKS GO TO FLOOR WH...

Mileage: 150,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSIN COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ALSO ON THE ELECTRICAL END, THE POWER LOCKS RATTLE TO THE OPEN & CLOSE POSITION CONSTANTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE & REAR PASSENGER SIDE .

Mileage: 112,938

REAR DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSIN COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ALSO ON THE ELECTRICAL END, THE POWER LOCKS RATTLE TO THE OPEN & CLOSE POSITION CONSTANTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE & REAR PASSENGER SIDE .

Mileage: 112,938

FROM DAY ONE MY SUNROOF HAS LEAKED ON PASSENGER SIDE AFTER RAINING, I HAVE UNCLOGGED THE (2) DRAINS AT THE SUNROOF........DOORS HOLD WATER FROM DAY ONE......WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???

Mileage: 53,000

FROM DAY ONE MY SUNROOF HAS LEAKED ON PASSENGER SIDE AFTER RAINING, I HAVE UNCLOGGED THE (2) DRAINS AT THE SUNROOF........DOORS HOLD WATER FROM DAY ONE......WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???

Mileage: 53,000

IN 2016 WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. LINCOLN CANNOT SUPPLY ME A FIX BY DATE. I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE SAYING IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE CANNOT SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. SINCE MY WIFE SUFFERS FROM VERTIGO WE CANNOT MAKE ANY LONG TRIPS. AS A SIDE NOTE I OWN A 2005 DA...

THE TELESCOPING FEATURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A GEAR INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS KNOWN TO FAIL IN THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY CONCERNS IF THE STEERING WHEELS NEEDS TO BE RAISED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THE FAILURE OF THE TELESCOPING GEAR PREVENTS THE STEERING ...

Mileage: 124,000

TSS/OSS FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLES RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND MADE THE VEHICLE JERK. THE...

Mileage: 114,000

TSS/OSS FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLES RPM'S INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND MADE THE VEHICLE JERK. THE...

Mileage: 114,000

TAKATA RECAL.L I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MY 2009 LINCOLN MKS IN JULY OF 2016. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY MORE INFO. FROM FORD. I CHECK WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. RECALL NOTICE IS 16S26/NHTSA. RECALL 16V-384. WHEN WILL IT BE FIXED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJ...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 182,000

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF, IF ENGINE IS LEFT RUNNING. MY MOM DIED FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN APRIL 2013 AFTER SHE FAILED TO STOP THE ENGINE WITH THE MANUAL SHUT OFF BUTTON. SHE WAS FOUND IN HER BEDROOM, WHICH IS NEXT TO THE GARAGE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN THE CLOSED G...

Mileage: 36,000

A/C CONDENSER AND TRANSMISSION UNIT. A FREON LEAK IN THIS UNIT CAN DUMP FREON GAS AND COMPRESSOR OIL INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN CAUSE TRANS PROBLEMS OR TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN LEAK INTO THE A/C SYSTEM AND RUIN ALL COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM. THIS CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR OR THE CAR IS JUNK....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKE PEDAL WHEN COMING TO STOP SOMETIMES GOES ALL WAY TO FLOOR. WHEN SITTING AT IDEAL SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL WAY TO FLOOR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND REPORTED TO LINCOLN DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK UNDER A SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY. CAR ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN CO...

Mileage: 79,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 93,000

AS I WAS DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL GOT LOCKED AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AT 5000 RPM . I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BUT IT WILL NOT RESPOND , SO I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN RIGHT TURN ONTO A LESS TRAVELED STREET TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS . I THEN DISENGAGED THE TRAN...

Mileage: 74,000

ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED AND ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AT 5000 , I HAVE PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS WHILE TRYING TO PULL AWAY SAME WAY LIKE THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS 7 MONTHS EARLIER. I THEN DISENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO CUT OFF ...

Mileage: 79,000

TAKING OFF FROM A SIGNAL AND THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND FEEL. THE CAR REV'D UP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. ON MORE THAN 5 OCCASIONS, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE TIRES HIT A SMALL PATCH OF SAND AND THE CAR WILL JERK AND...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED, THE FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE (11/2014). IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEN. DEALER HAS CHECKED IT OUT TWICE AND HAS FOUND NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE THX SOUND SYSTEM AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN STARTING COLD THERE'S BEEN A LOUD CRACKING/POPPING SOUND WHEN FIRST STARTED. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON, THE SYSTEM SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF, HOWEVER, NOW THERE'S NO AUDIO COMING FROM THE SYSTEM YET IT SHOWS ON THE...

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY FOUR LANE STREET, I TURNED LEFT TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL JERKED AND GRABBED AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT LET ME GET OUT OF THE ON-COMING LANE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS COULD HAVE EN...

Mileage: 127,500

TWO ISSUES: THE REAR DOORS RETAIN WATER AFTER A STORM AND NEED TO BE DRAINED BY HAND BY HOLDING THE RUBBER FLAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AWAY FROM THE DOOR ITSELF. THE LOCKS RANDOMLY DO NOT FULLY UNLOCK WHEN YOU USE THE KEY REMOTE, THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR, OR EVEN MANUALLY PULLING ON TH...

Mileage: 45,000

TWO ISSUES: THE REAR DOORS RETAIN WATER AFTER A STORM AND NEED TO BE DRAINED BY HAND BY HOLDING THE RUBBER FLAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AWAY FROM THE DOOR ITSELF. THE LOCKS RANDOMLY DO NOT FULLY UNLOCK WHEN YOU USE THE KEY REMOTE, THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR, OR EVEN MANUALLY PULLING ON TH...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER SETTLED IN BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR PANELS. THE FAILURE CAUSED A MUSTY ODOR AND MILDEW INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED TWICE H...

Mileage: 73,700

IN DECEMBER 2013, I TOOK MY 2009 LINCOLN MKS TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE IT OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES BEFORE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION I WAS BEHIND A CAR THAT SLOWED DOWN THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, MY CAR SLOWE...

Mileage: 102,725

IN DECEMBER 2013, I TOOK MY 2009 LINCOLN MKS TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE IT OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES BEFORE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION I WAS BEHIND A CAR THAT SLOWED DOWN THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, MY CAR SLOWE...

Mileage: 102,725

2009 LINCOLN MKS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A KEYLESS IGNITION MODULE THAT WAS USED TO OPEN THE DOORS AND TO START THE ENGINE. RECENTLY, HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH OPENING THE DOORS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMER...

I PURCHASED A MOPAR VEHICLE PROTECTION PLAN AS MY FIRST EXTENDED PLAN FROM CHRYSLER FOR A PRE-OWNED 2009 LINCOLN MKS MODEL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A REPUTABLE LINCOLN-FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A FEW ISSUES RESOLVED. THESE ISSUES ARE: 1) BAD SMELLING FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AI...

Mileage: 91,456

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COMPLETE A TURN AT 10 MPH, A LOUD METAL-ON-METAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST EVENING,I SLOWED FOR THE STOP LIGHT @ RT 83 & RT 7, IN PALOS HEIGHTS, IL. AS I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, MY BRAKES LOCKED, VIBRATIONS SHOOK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL--NO BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. I INCHED FORWARD- ...

Mileage: 440,656

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, A LOUD METAL TO METAL NOISE WAS EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACE...

Mileage: 2,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART THAT CONTROLLED THE POSITION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS BROKEN, AS A RESULT THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT WAS UNABLE TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE...

Mileage: 16,476

MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF FRONT BRAKES GRINDING WHEN BRAKING. PURCHASED CAR AS A DEMO IN DECEMBER 2009 WITH 7800 MILES. BRAKES WERE GRINDING WITHIN 30 DAYS. HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. GOING FOR FOURTH (?) REPAIR AS SOON AS PARTS ARRIVE. APPARENTLY THERE IS AN TSB ISSUED BY FORD/LINC...

Mileage: 9,000

WE LEASED THE 2009 LINCOLN MKS WITH 71 MILES ON IT IN FEBRUARY 2009. THE PROBLEM IS A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION OCCURRING WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL (PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE). TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP STARTING IN AUG.2009 VEHICLE HAD 3476 MILES AND THEY...

Mileage: 3,476

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED FIVE TSB'S REGARDING...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 4000 RPMS AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. HE DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WH...

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE SEAT USED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING HAS INJURED HIS TAIL BONE. THE SUSPENSION BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND CAUSED THE EQUIPMENT UNDERNEATH THE SEAT TO PENETRATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COM...

Mileage: 20

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND WERE REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND SEEMED AS IF THERE WAS NO BRAKE PAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE THAT INTERMITTENTLY APPEARED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THE B...

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR HEAD RESTRAINT WAS BLOCKING HIS LINE OF VISION. THE HEAD RESTRAINT CAUSED A BLIND SPOT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR WINDOWS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 9,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED A THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN RESURFACED THE BRAKE PADS; HOWEVER, THE FAIL...

Mileage: 2,436

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A LOUD GRINGING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR SIX TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. BOTH THE ...

Mileage: 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A DRAGGING SENSATION. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED INSTALLING AN EVENT DATA RECORDER (OR...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A DRAGGING SENSATION. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED INSTALLING AN EVENT DATA RECORDER (OR...

Mileage: 3,000

BRAKE PADS--I TOOK THE LINCOLN MKS 2009 TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE BRAKES (6) TIMES. ON THE 5TH VISIT THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS-- AS I WAS DRIVING THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE THEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME- I RETURNED TO A DEALER ABOUT THIS...

Mileage: 10,000

BRAKE PADS--I TOOK THE LINCOLN MKS 2009 TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE BRAKES (6) TIMES. ON THE 5TH VISIT THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS-- AS I WAS DRIVING THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE THEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME- I RETURNED TO A DEALER ABOUT THIS...

Mileage: 10,000

BRAKES AND SUPPORT BRACKETS ARE DEFECTIVE ON THE 2009 LINCOLN MKS...I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS AND NOW THEY TELL ME THEY NEED TO INSTALL SPECIAL BRACKETS RELATING TO THE BRAKES. I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM TRYING TO STOP MY VEHICLE LATE LAST YEAR IN 2009 AND REPOR...

Mileage: 10,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. AFTER HE PICKED UP HIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HE SMELLED ENGINE OIL BURNING. HE WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE, IT WAS NORMAL. HE CONTINUED TO SMELL THE ODOR, AND THEN NOTICED LEAKAGE ON HIS GARAGE FLOOR. HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT...

Mileage: 900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. AFTER HE PICKED UP HIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HE SMELLED ENGINE OIL BURNING. HE WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE, IT WAS NORMAL. HE CONTINUED TO SMELL THE ODOR, AND THEN NOTICED LEAKAGE ON HIS GARAGE FLOOR. HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT...

Mileage: 900

NEW AUTO DELIVERED 8/11/08 HAS SPENT 21 DAYS IN DEALERS REPAIR SHOP TO DATE. DEFECTS THAT BECAME KNOW ARE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL (FORD & DEALER CLAIM "IT NEVER HAPPENED") DELUXE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT WORKED SOME OF THE TIME (DEALER REPLACED) CRACKED STEERING COLUMN ( DEALER REPAIRED) NOT KNOWING WHAT ...

Mileage: 3,292

NEW AUTO DELIVERED 8/11/08 HAS SPENT 21 DAYS IN DEALERS REPAIR SHOP TO DATE. DEFECTS THAT BECAME KNOW ARE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL (FORD & DEALER CLAIM "IT NEVER HAPPENED") DELUXE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT WORKED SOME OF THE TIME (DEALER REPLACED) CRACKED STEERING COLUMN ( DEALER REPAIRED) NOT KNOWING WHAT ...

Mileage: 3,292

NEW AUTO DELIVERED 8/11/08 HAS SPENT 21 DAYS IN DEALERS REPAIR SHOP TO DATE. DEFECTS THAT BECAME KNOW ARE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL (FORD & DEALER CLAIM "IT NEVER HAPPENED") DELUXE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT WORKED SOME OF THE TIME (DEALER REPLACED) CRACKED STEERING COLUMN ( DEALER REPAIRED) NOT KNOWING WHAT ...

Mileage: 3,292

NEW AUTO DELIVERED 8/11/08 HAS SPENT 21 DAYS IN DEALERS REPAIR SHOP TO DATE. DEFECTS THAT BECAME KNOW ARE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL (FORD & DEALER CLAIM "IT NEVER HAPPENED") DELUXE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT WORKED SOME OF THE TIME (DEALER REPLACED) CRACKED STEERING COLUMN ( DEALER REPAIRED) NOT KNOWING WHAT ...

Mileage: 3,292

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN OPERATION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE KEY FOB MUST HAVE BEEN TOUCHED AND CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO GO DOWN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS BACK UP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WARM...

Mileage: 150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN OPERATION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE KEY FOB MUST HAVE BEEN TOUCHED AND CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO GO DOWN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS BACK UP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WARM...

Mileage: 150