2011 Lincoln Mkx

DOOR AJAR (DRIVER'S SIDE) INDICATOR ILLUMINATES WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE ARE DOCUMENTED ON INTERNET. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED: * DOOR LOCKS - CANNOT BE LOCKED FROM DRIVER OR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK BUTTON. WHEN ATTEMPTED ALL DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK AGAIN. AUTO LOCKING SAFETY FEATURE IS EFFECTIVELY DISABLED. WORK AROUND IS TO MANUALLY LOCK ALL DOORS. * INTERIOR LIGHTING - DOME LIGHTS (INTERIOR LIGHTING) WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL VEHICLE IS MOVING AT 10 MPH OR FASTER WHEN DOOR AJAR ISSUE OCCURS. VISIBILITY WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS AT NIGHT IS IMPAIRED AND INCREASES POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS IN AREAS SUCH AS PARKING LOTS. NO KNOWN WORKAROUND. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN REMOTELY LOCKING CAR, MARKER LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON, UNKNOWN IF EXCESSIVE BATTERY DRAIN MAY OCCUR. * SECURITY SYSTEM - KEYLESS (TOUCH) LOCKING OF AUTOMOBILE DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS. USING REMOTE LOCK ACTIVATES THE ALARM SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES RANDOM FALSE ALARM ACTIVATIONS. SECURITY SYSTEM CANNOT BE USED EFFECTIVELY. WORK AROUND IS TO KEEP CAR UNLOCKED. DUE TO THE NUMBER KNOWN SYSTEMS AFFECTED BY OPEN OR CLOSED STATE OF THE CAR DOORS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAFETY SYSTEMS COULD BE AFFECTED BY INTERMITTENT DOOR AJAR SENSOR FAILURE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE. *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF THE EXPRESSWAY, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 1 YEAR. ON THIS OCCASION THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. ACCORDING THE VEHICLE'S MANUAL THIS IS AN INDICATION OF A POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE CLOSEST THAT I CAME TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 1000 FEET TO THE LEFT ON THE FAST LANE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HITTING THE GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5 DAYS. WE WERE CALLED THE DAY AFTER WE DROPPED THE CAR OFF FOR SERVICING. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO US WITHOUT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED LINCOLN THAT I WOULD NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH LINCOLN TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND OF 3 INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY. I WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TRAVELING 55 MPH, WHEN THIS VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RAMP (WITH NO POWER STEERING) AND COME TO A STOP. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED. THE CAR DID START BACK UP AND I RETURNED HOME AND CONTACTED THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WENT IN FOR SERVICING AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I NEVER ALLOW MY VEHICLE TO GET BELOW 1/2 TANK BEFORE FILLING WITH GAS. *TR

THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOME AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I LOST ALL POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAR DID START BACK UP AND I RESUMED MY TRAVEL. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS CHECKED OUT. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME THE NEXT DAY. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ANY EXPLANATION. *TR

ORIGINAL SCREEN WAS CRACKED-UNIT WOULD NOT WORK - LINCOLN REPLACED UNIT. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO AFTER LAST UPDATE FROM FORD, THE UNIT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY-COULDN'T USE NAVIGATION BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T TAKE ADDRESSES AND OTHER MINOR ISSUES -WE CALLED AND FORD TRIED TO RESET IT TWICE - DIDN'T WORK. TOOK CAR IN TO FORD LAND-LAKEWOOD, CO. THEY TESTED AND AGAIN TRIED TO RESET - NO LUCK - FINALLY AFTER HAVING THE CAR ALL DAY, THEY WERE AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE UNIT AGAIN. GOT CAR BACK AND WITHIN THE SAME WEEK, THE UNIT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN - BLANK SCREEN, DELAYED TIME TO COME UP, ALWAYS SAID "PERFORMING SCHEDULED SYSTEM MAINTENANCE", MOST OF TIME BACK-UP SCREEN WOULD NOT COME UP UNTIL WAY AFTER WE HAD BACKED UP AND LEFT; HAD TROUBLE WITH ADDRESSES; ON 11/2 AFTER OUR LAST STOP, SYSTEM DID NOT COME UP AT ALL. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP 11/4 - HAVE HAD IT ALL DAY TESTING IT-THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT-NO CALL, NO NOTHING, LINCOLN FORD NEEDS TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND GET AN ENTIRELY NEW SYSTEM OR LEARN HOW TO FIX THE OLD ONE. THINKING ABOUT TRADING VEHICLE FOR TOYOTA, LEXUS,BUICK OR CADILLAC. TIRED OF THE PROBLEM. NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PER SE BUT IT IS IRRITATING. NOTE-THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IN THE NEWSPAPERS NATIONWIDE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN A BETTER SYSTEM. I KNOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE MUST BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR, DID WE GET A LEMON. *TR

TRIED TO TAP THE BRAKES TO TAKE THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND IT WOULDN'T DISENGAGE. TAPPED HARDER AND THEN STOMPED ON THE BRAKE TO RELEASE IT AND STOP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THAT, IT WAS VERY HARD TO MAKE THE BRAKES WORK. TOOK IT A FORD DEALER WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT. FINALLY TOOK IT TO A LINCOLN DEALER AFTER THE 50K MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY MADE ME PAY FOR A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER. NOW THE CAR WON'T START EVERYTIME BECAUSE IT SAYS THE BRAKE ISN'T DEPRESSED, BUT OF COURSE, IT WAS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONLY THE REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

RADIO AND AC SETTINGS CHANGE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RESTARTED. CAN NOT MAKE A CALL USING THE VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM. CALL WILL NOT ROUTE THROUGH THE CAR'S SPEAKERS. STEREO WILL NOT COME BACK ON AFTER A CALL. STEREO FREEZES UP AND SHOWS THAT IT IS ON SIRIUS, BUT IS REALLY ON AN FM STATION. STEREO STAYS ON WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND DOOR IS OPENED. SYNC SCREEN BLANKS OUT AND STAYS OFF. PERFORMS "SYSTEM MAINTENANCE" FREQUENTLY. SAYS THAT THE NAVIGATION CARD IS FAULTY. BACK UP CAMERA DOES NOT COME ON, BUT SYSTEM SAYS IT IS FUNCTIONING. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAVE PERFORMED A RESET BOTH TIMES WHICH TEMPORARILY RESTORES FUNCTION. WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING FURTHER COULD BE DONE UNLESS LINCOLN CAME OUT WITH AN UPDATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY SURGED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING ON ITS OWN. APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS LATER, THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A BUS SHELTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.