2016 LINCOLN MKX Engine Problems

I have an oil consumption issue. There is a technical service Bulletin# 19-2243 indicating this is a known problem with my SUV. My Lincoln Protection Plan and Lincoln Corporate refuse to assist in replacing the engine.

I have spent numerous (more than 3 major problems) For example, a lot of dollars fixing water pump. The design is messed up where they place the water pump. Thousands in labor. The electric driver control malfunction and tire pressure is always lit. This occurred on drive home from brake recall fix. The engine stalls and also leaks. The seat moves sometimes without me wanting it to. The emergency brake slams on and stops and locks the car when in drive or reverse. Lincoln has been zero help and gave false promises.

Engine shutoff suddenly while driving, mainly on freeways & roads that have long downhills, while foot is off the gas pedal. But it happens on flat roads also. The stability control lights comes on, & I have to pull over with residual speed put suv in park, turn engine button off & wait for seat to return to neutral position then restart. This had happened at least 12 times & mostly in dry conditions while driving straight with no lane changes. Dealer could not duplicate & find the problem, visited them 4 times so far. Otherwise it will not start the engine.

The major problem occurred right after purchase as check engine light came on. The dealership was no help and refused to take vehicle back. The vehicle is nice looking but the mechanical is a lemon. I purchased this in 2020 and paid $24000. It’s a 2016 Lincoln mkx. I repaired problems and due to covid and my lifestyle I rarely traveled. I have more medical issues and require more frequent doctor visits. I never went back to Brennegen after not standing by this vehicle shortly after purchase. I just tried to focus on the positive and started doing business elsewhere. I maintained proper service. Brennegen did not disclose active recall before purchase. Since purchase I have repaired two problems brakes, and fire risk to engine. At this months regular oils change my current mechanic Dahl ford said the water pump was leaking. The estimated repair is $5000. I paid just to have it diagnosed yesterday as I have not $5000. I followed their advice and parked this. My vehicle is currently not drivable. I investigated and discovered Lincoln Ford has several class action lawsuits filed against them. Many consumers have the water pump problem and unfortunately Lincoln was well informed of this since 2007 and purposely have not fixed the issue. Yet currently many consumers like me are in danger of eminent engine failure and catastrophic failure of Lincoln vehicles. The cost is far more expensive for many and consumers should not be victims of lemons and fraud. Lincoln knew and currently knows of problem. They denied to buy back my vehicle or repair it. The case was just filed yesterday and Lincoln denied it in less than 12 hours. Without any Investigation Or explanation they just told the other department rep to call me back and deny my complaint. I am not the only o e and lawyers are now involved in class action . Please help me start o e I. My area or get Lincoln to stand behind their advertisement as this is a blatant lie. The water pump is too expensive to fix. Please help!

The contact owns a 2016 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated complete failure warning message was displayed. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle and functionality was returned. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 43,700.

Mileage: 43,700

I HAVE NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN WHEN DRIVING. I DRIVE BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY, BUT IT IS WORSE ON THE HIGHWAY. I STARTED FEELING TIRES AND FOGGY HEADED EVERY TIME I DROVE. I TRIED RECYCLING AIR AND OPEN AIR BOTH BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SERVICE CONCIERGE SAID THEY HAD ANOTHER 2016 MKX IN AT THAT TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT MY VEHICLE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS AND WOULDN'T HAVE A LOANER CAR UNTIL THEN. I TOLD THEM I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING WITH THE PROBLEM AND WAS OFFERED TWO OPTIONS... LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL THEY COULD LOOK AT IT, WITH NO LOANER CAR, OR FOR TIMES SAKE TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A LIABILITY IN MY OPINION.

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY QUIT AND THE GEARS SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SO FAR. IT IS DANGEROUS AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING.

Mileage: 28,000

IN MAY AND JUNE OF 2019 ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, OUR 2016 LINCOLN MKX IGNITION 'TURNED OFF' ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY INPUT BY THE DRIVER WHILE USING CRUISE-CONTROL ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY GOING 75 MPH! WHEN IT OCCURRED, A TEXT MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE TACHOMETER THAT READ: 'CAUTION: IGNITION TURNED OFF'. FORTUNATELY, WHEN IT TURNED OFF, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO 'NEUTRAL' INSTEAD OF 'PARK', WHICH IT DOES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS USED TO TURN THE CAR 'OFF'! AFTER IT SHUT OFF, WE COASTED IN 'NEUTRAL' WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING WHILE SURROUNDED BY MACK TRUCKS AND OTHER CARS. THANK GOD THERE WAS A SHOULDER ON THE ROADWAY WHERE WE COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. BEFORE WE COULD ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR, WE HAD TO COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN 'PARK', DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON. HAD WE BEEN IN A WORK-ZONE W/CONCRETE BARRICADES AND NO SHOULDER, WE COULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER/KILLED BY A MACK TRUCK AND/OR OTHER CAR(S) APPROACHING FROM BEHIND AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR LINCOLN DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS OCCURRENCE, BUT WE EASILY FOUND TWO (2) WEBSITES DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE MKX. WE CAN ONLY WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE ALREADY DIED WITH NO EXPLANATION ABOUT WHY THEY WERE AT A FULL STOP ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. BECAUSE WE RESTARTED THE CAR, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE "ERROR" HISTORY IN THE COMPUTER WAS ERASED - BAD PROGRAMING! BOTH TIMES OUR INCIDENTS HAPPENED, WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN 'IN THE SHOP' AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS, AND WE ARE STILL AWAITING AN EXPLANATION AND FIX. I'M NOT SURE I'LL EVER FEEL CONFIDENT/SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE IT AGAIN!

Mileage: 23,000

THE MOTOR HAS TOTALLY GONE DEAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC 5 TIMES. THE 1ST 3 TIMES THEY SHOWED UP ON THE INSPECTION AND A PART WAS REPLACED. AN INSPECTION THE LAST 2 TIMES SHOWED NOTHING. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS, I PRESS N, THEN START AND IT RUNS, THEN D AND IT GOES AGAIN. MEANWHILE, TWICE ON HWY 80 AROUND CHICAGO IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH, CARS ARE SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES AND HONKING. 1. WHAT ACTION BEYOND THE DEALER NEED I TAKE? 2. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT FROM A DEFECTIVE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. WHO DOES? 3. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED HOW DO I GET A NEW ONE FROM LINCOLN? IT IS A GREAT CAR WITH ABOUT 33,000 MILES. I PREFER KEEPING IT. MY DAUGHTER SAID WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER, SHE HAD JUST TURNED ON THE RADIO. PERHAPS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER DEFECT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE DEALERSHIP HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CONTACT LINCOLN HEADQUAQRTERS. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER A 2 DAY PERIOD IN OCT. 2017, (REPAIRED) ONCE IN OCT. 2018 AND ONCE IN MAY 2019.

Mileage: 14,000

WE JUST DESCRIBED THIS DANGEROUS, 5 TIMES MALFUNCTION IN A PREVIOUS NOTICE, TODAY. MY ADDRESS IS LISTED SLIGHTLY INCORRECT AND THE 1ST MALFUNCTION WAS OCT 7, 2017, NOT THE 2016, I SEE THAT WAS LISTED. IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2016. THE SPEEDS WERE DIFFERENT. 70 TWICE, 55 TWICE AND 50 ONCE. THE 70'S WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON HWY 80 AROUND CHICAGO. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

ON 5/11/19, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE ENTIRE DASH WENT DARK, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING (WITH 3/4 TANK OF GAS) AS I LOOKED AT AN 'ALL POWER OFF' DISPLAYED IN THE INFORMATION AREA OF THE DASH (THAT NORMALLY DISPLAYS THE TRIP MILEAGE INDICATOR). I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED THE EMERGENCY FLASH BUTTON WHICH WORKED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO SIMPLY COAST TO A SAFE AREA ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING, I FELT I HAD ONE CHANCE TO USE THE POWER BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN A DIFFERENT PLACE, MY ENTIRE FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE REASON WAS DUE TO 'CAR FAILURE'. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINE JUST STOPPING THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH CASES SENT TO NHTSA. THEIR FRUSTRATION IN SUMMARY IS THIS: THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. TO BE CLEAR; I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY LINCOLN DEALERSHIP ON 5/15/19, AS THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY CAN'T FIND A COMPUTER ERROR CODE FOR THE PROBLEM, AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO AT THIS POINT IF THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING FAIL, AND DON'T RESOLVE IT, YOU'LL SEE IT AGAIN. THEREFORE, I DON'T TRUST THIS CAR AS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE OPTION TO HEAR THAT YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS MAY REQUIRE YOUR DESIGN ENGINEERS TO BE INVOLVED. THE QUESTION IS SIMPLE, 'WHAT ITEMS CAN CAUSE THE COMPUTER TO 'ALL POWER OFF'. NO MIDDLE GROUND HERE AS IT IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE THAT I JUST LIVED THROUGH.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LINCOLN MKX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE RADIATOR AND RESERVOIR CONTAINERS WERE EMPTY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Mileage: 21,000

CAR IS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND STOPS. LUCKILY CAR BEHIND WAS ABLE TO STOP AVOIDING A REAR-END COLLISION. MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING DENIES TOUCHING ANY SHIFTING BUTTONS ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE START/STOP ENGINE BUTTON IT IS VERY POSSIBLE TO TOUCH THE STOP ENGINE BUTTON IF TRYING TO ADJUST THE RADIO OR CLIMATE CONTROLS WHICH ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE STOP/START ENGINE CONTROL BUTTON. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW! WHILE YOU MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BRUSH THE CONTROL BUTTON TO STOP EVERYTHING WHILE MOVING.

Mileage: 5,500

2016 LINCOLN MKX - UNDER HARD ACCELERATION, I AM GETTING EXHAUST FUMES AND ALSO ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING INTO THE INTERIOR WITH A.C. ON AND IN RECIRCULATE MODE WITH WINDOWS UP. MY SUV ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. I SHOULD NOT BE GETTING EXHAUST FUMES OF ANY KIND INSIDE OF MY SUV. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF A SUV ARE DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 27,000

VEHICLE IN MOTION LOSES ACCELERATION SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS LOSS LEAVES YOU IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OR ANY TRAFFIC SITUATION. DATE OF 07/12/17 ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.DATE OF 06/27/17 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. 05/19 /17 VEHICLE IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN VEHICLE REACHED 7,000 MILES. WAS INITIALLY TOLD BY ONE DEALER SERVICE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF VEHICLE WAIT THEN RESTART. NEVER WAS RECALLED BY LINCOLN MOTOR IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS REPORTS BY OWNERS ON CARCOMPLAINTS WEBSITE. WHEN I CONTACTED LINCOLN I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NTSB TO ISSUE A RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WHO MADE THE REPAIR THERE IS A RECALL BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERS . NO RECALL NOTICES WERE EVER SENT TO OWNERS AS 07/29/2017

Mileage: 7,450

ENGINE HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE IN OPERATION. FIRST TIME WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE,SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IN BOTH INSTANCES HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTART. BOTH INSTANCES VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SECOND INSTANCE WAS IN MOVING TRAFFIC AND HAD TO PULL ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER OUT OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO STOP AS VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NO CODES STORED IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER, THUS NO ACTION TAKEN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 33,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL TOXIC ODOR OF STRONG FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN TWO DEALERS (FIRST DEALER: WALLACE LINCOLN, 5555 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 461-6060 AND SECOND DEALER: PARADISE FORD, 1360 W KING ST, COCOA, FL 32922, (321) 632-2222), BUT THE ODOR ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO INHALE THE TOXIC FUMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO SOLUTION AND WAS UNCERTAIN OF A REPAIR REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 250. UPDATED 08/24/17*LJ *JS

Mileage: 250

AFTER START AND SHORT DRIVE INCLUDING A LEFT THAN RIGHT TURN. AT STOP SIGN, VEHICLE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH SAFETY WARNINGS, STARTED SHAKING, LOST POWER, AND STARTED ON FIRE. SMOKE BEGAN IN DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGULFED WHOLE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWO DAYS PRIOR.

Mileage: 5,107

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2016 MKX, PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2016. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS BEEN LEAKING INTO THE CABIN. I ACTUALLY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, BUT THE CAR DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THEY CLEANED UNDERNEATH THE EXHAUST LINES AND IT HAS IMPROVED. THE VEHICLE IS USUALLY IN MOTION, I LIVE IN AN AREA WITH HILLS USUALLY AFTER CLIMBING UP A HILL OF A CITY STREET. I HAVE NOTICED THE SMELL LINGERING EVEN AFTER I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE CAR. I'VE SEEN ON OTHER SITES WHERE OTHER LINCOLN OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED AS WELL. I'M POSTING THIS MESSAGE AS I BELIEVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ISSUE FOR FORD IS BEYOND JUST THE FORD LINE AND ALSO LINCOLN.

Mileage: 4,000

VEHICLE PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2016. ON MARCH 15, 2016 (1,065 MILES), DRIVING VEHICLE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON A BUSY STREET TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE IN MOTION AND APPEARED TO ENTER "ACCESSORY MODE". WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO STOP (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION), PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT IMMEDIATELY TO LINCOLN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS AND COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME WITHOUT ATTEMPTING ANY REPAIRS. ON MAY 14, 2016 (2,838 MILES), DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON BACK ROADS, VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION AND ENTERED ACCESSORY MODE. BROUGHT IT IMMEDIATELY TO LINCOLN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE, BUT FOUND A TSB THAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD APPLY TO THE ISSUE. THE TECHNICIANS REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE IN THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. ON JUNE 25, 2016 (3,663 MILES), DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON A MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION AND ENTERED ACCESSORY MODE. BROUGHT IT IMMEDIATELY TO LINCOLN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS TO ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SPEAKING WITH LINCOLN CORPORATE ENGINEERS, THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, ASSUMING THAT WAS WHERE THE ISSUE WAS ORIGINATING. LINCOLN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE AND INSISTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ISSUE. AS OF OCTOBER 28, 2016, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT LOST POWER AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 1,065

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND WARNING LIGHT/WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH AND LIMPED TO SIDE OF ROAD. I TURNED OFF VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AFTER THAT TURNED BACK ON AND VEHICLE WORKED COMPLETELY NORMAL. I DROVE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY, THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND UPDATED SOFTWARE. MY VEHICLE HAS 10,400 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 10,400

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED IN THE FAST LANE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN OUR 2016 LINCOLN MKX SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, WE HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN ONLY TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN, WE WERE TERRIFIED, IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A RECALL WAS JUST ISSUED ON IT CALLED "THROTTLE BODY REPAIR" I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART , NOT REPAIR IT AND HE DID SO. OUR SERVICE MANAGER WAS PROACTIVE IN THIS AND I PRAY TO GOD WE NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION AGAIN. !

Mileage: 5,395

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (MOST RECENT ON 9/16/16) POWER TO VEHICLE SIMPLY CUTS OUT - ON TWO OCCASIONS IT HAS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON BUSY INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. EXTREME DANGER, AS UNABLE TO TIMELY PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING TRAFFIC JAMS AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS/REAR-ENDS. SELLING DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE OR FIX PROBLEM.

Mileage: 12,000

LOST POWER WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET, BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. 'POWERTRAIN' INDICATOR (WRENCH) LIT ON DASH. LIMPED CAR TO PARKING LOT. CALLED SELLING DEALER. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED AIR INTAKE THROTTLE BODY ON WARRENTY. MILEAGE ON CAR 4052. PRODUCTION DATE ON CAR IS 07DEC15, 3.7L V6 ENGINE.

Mileage: 4,052

THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING LETS EXHAUST AND CARBON MONOXIDE INTO CAR INTERIOR. TOOK THE SUV TO DEALER AND HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FIX. FORD MOTOR COMPANY FIELD ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO FINE AND RECOMMEND A REPAIR. ASKED FORD TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE BUT THEY REFUSED SAYING ITS NORM FOR THE SUV. THEY DID NOT GIVE ANY REGULATIONS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD SUPPORT THIS AS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BREATHE GAS FUMES WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO USE INTERIOR CIRCULATION AND IT WOULD HELP, NOT TO USE AIR THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING LETS EXHAUST AND CARBON MONOXIDE INTO CAR INTERIOR. TOOK THE SUV TO DEALER AND HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FIX. FORD MOTOR COMPANY FIELD ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO FINE AND RECOMMEND A REPAIR. ASKED FORD TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE BUT THEY REFUSED SAYING ITS NORM FOR THE SUV. THEY DID NOT GIVE ANY REGULATIONS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD SUPPORT THIS OTHER THAN THEM JUST MAKING A STATEMENT HOPING WE GO AWAY, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BREATHE GAS FUMES WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO USE INTERIOR CIRCULATION AND IT WOULD HELP, NOT TO USE AIR CONDITIONER ON MAX. THE CABIN ON CAR FILLS WITH THE GAS FUMES AND MAKES US TIRED AND FATIGUE WHEN DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WE PURCHASE A LUXURY SUV AS FORD WOULD HAVE YOU TO BELIEVE BUT IT ACTUALLY MORE LIKE A GAS CHAMBER HAVING TO BREATH THIS SEEMS A LITTLE TOO MUCH. I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN GET FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND MAKE THEM TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND GET RID OF WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 7,000

SUDDEN LACK OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THREE TIMES DURING OUR TRIP THE PAST TWO WEEKS FROM FLORIDA TO MARYLAND AND BACK, GOING 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 1000 RPM AND ALL THROTTLE CONTROL WAS LOST. MY WIFE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT TRYING QUICKLY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS NEARLY RE-ENDED BY AN ESCALADE AS MY VEHICLE SO QUICKLY DECELERATED. TWO TIMES A WRENCH APPEARED AND A DRIVER AIRBAG WARNING. THE THIRD TIME WE GOT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND RESTART IT, BUT I DECIDED TO INTERRUPT OUR TRIP AND SEEK HELP AT THE NEAREST LINCOLN DEALER. THIS WAS ON MONDAY, JULY 25. THE DEALER WAS LAFAYETTE IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC, A LINCOLN/FORD DEALERSHIP. [XXX], THE SERVICE ADVISOR, AND [XXX] (LAST NAME ?), THE SERVICE MANAGER I BELIEVE, IMMEDIATELY CAME TO OUR AID. [XXX] DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, WHILE [XXX] WORKED US INTO THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE. THE FAILURE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH [XXX] SAID IS AN ALL TOO COMMON RECENT PROBLEM ON OUR V-6 ENGINE USED IN FORDS AND LINCOLNS. THEIR SERVICE AND PROFESSIONALISM WAS EXTREMELY APPRECIATED AND THEY HAD US BACK ON THE ROAD IN A LITTLE OVER TWO HOURS. I SENT THEM A THANK YOU IN THEIR SURVEY REQUEST. WE MET ANOTHER COUPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM, ONLY THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT AND HAD TO BE TOWED OFF I 95 TO THE DEALERSHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 5,400

2016 LINCOLN MKX HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE LEFT HOME AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT A MILE IN OUR SUBDIVISION WHEN I SLOWED FOR AND STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND SHOOK, ENGINE REVOLUTIONS SLOWED DOWN. SPED UP, SLOWED DOWN AND ENGINE QUIT. THE MESSAGE, "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE' DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND MY WIFE GOT A PAD AND PENCIL AND COPIED IT DOWN FOR ME. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED AND EVIDENTLY WAS THE SAME MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION IN NEW ORLEANS. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES TO THIS HAPPENING DUE TO A COMPUTER GLITCH. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. DO WE HAVE TO GET KILLED BEFORE FORD CORRECTS THEIR FAULTY COMPUTERS? TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I HAD SCHEDULED AND APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER, DROVE 31 MILES, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF MY APPOINTMENT. SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER ON 21 JULY AND HE TOLD ME HE WOULD SEND ME AN EMAIL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WELL THE END OF THE WEEK IS HERE AND I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MKX IS A GLORIFIED FORD EDGE AND THAT THE STALLING PROBLEMS WERE ON-GOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Mileage: 6,700

VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOSES THROTTLE POWER WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

Mileage: 200

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING POWER WHILE I'M DRIVING, LEADING TO SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS ON SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THE "HILL ASSIST" MESSAGE WILL ALSO APPEAR. ONCE POWER IS LOST, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND LITERALLY SHUTS DOWN; THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TO BASICALLY LIMP TO SAFETY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING, SENDING ME AWAY ONLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. ALL 5 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, AS I HAVE AVOIDED HIGHWAYS SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH, AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 5,000

THE CAR HAS STALLED 6 OR 7 TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THAT PROBLEM. A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON JUNE 7 WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION IN NEW ORLEANS LA. DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET, I SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE QUIT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. RESTARTED CAR AND CONTINUED DRIVING. AS YOU MAY EXPECT, MY WIFE IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHE OR I WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC. MY DAUGHTER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS SITE THAT LISTS MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH OTHER FORD> SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE.THIS SHOULD OPEN UP TO THAT QUESTION ABOUT FORD CARS STALLING HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T35446_DS471580 HAVE STALLING AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS BEEN REPORTED FOR THESE CARS? I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 27 JUNE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO SOLVE THESE STALLING PROBLEMS. IF THEY CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON THIS ATTEMPT I WILL HAVE TO SEEK RELIEF THROUGH THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW.

Mileage: 6,000

I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN I HAD NO GAS POWER THE ENGINE STARTED REEVING UP ON HIGH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I CONTINUE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE IT HAPPEN AGAIN I NEEDED A TOW TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFY AS THE BODY THROTTLE THIS ITEM IS CAUSING NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE BUT OTHER CUSTOMERS VEHICLE PROBLEMS. I FEEL YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I COULD'VE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND MORE SERIOUS I COULD'VE BEEN REAR ENDED. TODAY IS MAY 9TH I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY VEHICLE YET IT'S STILL AT THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPT. CHUCK AT DANA STATED THAT IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE I GET MY CAR BACK. HE STATED THERE ARE A LOT OF ORDER FOR THE PART.

Mileage: 4,014