2010 Lincoln Mkt

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERTRICH CAPITOL LINCOLN (1127 S DUPONT HWY, DOVER, DE 19901, (302) 241-0087) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

AFTER DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OR HIGH LOAD AND THEN COMING TO A STOP, AN EXHAUST SMELL WILL FILL THE CABIN WITH VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SAID HE ALMOST PASSED OUT, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, BEFORE OPENING A WINDOW. I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL, THINKING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. FORD DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR KNOWN FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, MY LINCOLN MKT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL EPISODES OF SHUDDERING AND LOSS OF POWER. IN ADDITION, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE HAS BEEN SPEWING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPES OCCASIONALLY - THIS USUALLY HAPPENS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I FIRST NOTICED THE SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT DAY, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID IT IS A TURBO UNDERBOOST PROBLEM THAT CAN BE REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE TURBOS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT COST OF REPLACEMENT, THEY SUGGEST THAT I CONSIDER REPLACING THE VEHICLE, AS SOME OF THEIR CUSTOMERS DO. THIS TELLS ME WE HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE! A TURBO PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES? SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE AWARE OF. *TR

07/04/2016, DRIVING HOME FROM 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS AT APPROXIMATELY 1030PM, SPEED 55-60 MPH, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 65, HEADING WEST BOUND ON STRAIGHT ROUTE, WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING, MYSELF AS PASSENGER, AND THREE MINOR CHILDREN IN THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW. (NOTE: NO CARS AROUND, NO EXTERNAL ISSUES, NO PREVIOUS CRACKS IN GLASS.) BOOM SOUNDS LIKE A RIFFLE JUST SHOT AT MY CAR. PULLED OVER INTO LOCAL MARKETS PARKING LOT. THE ENTIRE BACK PANEL OF THE CARS MOON ROOF IS SPIDER WEBBED AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITH CHUNKS COMING OUT. I HAD TO UNLOAD MY CHILDREN INTO SEPARATE VEHICLE FOR THEIR SAFETY FOR IT LOOKED LIKE THE ENTIRE ROOF OF MY CAR IS GOING TO COLLAPSE IN. MY HUSBAND EXAMINED ROAD AT THE POINT OF EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE ONCE WE GOT INTO OUR GARAGE. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF ANY FOREIGN OBJECTS OR LOGICAL REASONING FOR THE SUNROOFS EXPLOSION.

SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. MESSAGES APPEARED TO "SERVICE ADVANCETRACK" AND "SERVICE STEERING". TWO INCIDENCES WITHIN 3 DAYS. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ONCE ON AN EXIT RAMP AND ONCE ON A STATE HIGHWAY. NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MANUAL STEERING MODE THAT RESULTED. VERY UNNERVING AND DANGEROUS TO SUDDENLY LOSE STEERING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL. MY WIFE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE.

"TAKATA RECALL"MY COMPLAIN WAS FILED HERE ALREADY 2 WEEKS AGO AND NOBODY HAVEN'T CALL ME YET BROUGHT THE 2010 LINCOLN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND YES THE ISSUE WAS THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF AND PAY FOR DIAGNOSE $160 AND AFTER THAT THEY SAID THEY CAN'T REPROGRAM BECAUSE OF NO CODE FOUND AND WILL HAVE TO PAY $2800 FOR THE REPAIRS NOT MY FAULT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS DEFECTED AND CAME FROM CANADA I AM THE SECOND OWNER SO I JUST FOUND OUT DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT THE RECALL BUT SINCE THE CAR CAME FROM CANADA AND JUST HAD IT NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS BEFORE I ALMOST DIE ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING BACK HOME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY POWER STEERING JUST SUDDENLY LOCK AND I CAN'T MOVE IT AND ALMOST CAUSE ME TO DIE THANK GOD I PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT END LANE OF OTHER WISE I'M ALREADY DEAD BY NOW.