2011 Lincoln Mkx

DOORS (DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR, PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR) SHOW DOOR AJAR WARNINGS EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE PROPERLY SHUT. THIS FAULT CONTINUES TO RUN MY BATTERY DOWN, AND EVENTUALLY FORCED ME TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. I READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND AS A DEDICATED FORD BRAND PURCHASER I AM VERY UPSET THIS ISSUE WAS NOT RECALLED AND CORRECTED. THE FAULT ACTIVATES UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY STAYING ON CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DRAIN AND EVENTUALLY DIE!!! THIS IS NOT A FAULT CAUSED BY OWNER ERROR, AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THE FAULTY DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES!

DOOR AJAR WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. IT KEEPS ALL THE DOME LIGHTS ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK WHILE IN MOTION, THEREFORE CAUSING A FALL OUT HAZARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHILE IN PARK, THE DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME CAUSING BATTERY DRAINAGE AND DOORS DO NOT LOCK. THEY UNLOCK THEMSELVES CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE.

MY 2011 LINCOLN MKX HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS DIAGNOSIS, MY CAR WAS EVALUATED AND DIAGNOSED BY THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF AN ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS--ONLY THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE CAR WAS ON. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME AS WELL. THE DIAGNOSIS STATED THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND, BUT THAT THE LIGHT MAY COME BACK ON, AND I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT BACK FOR (AND PAY FOR) ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, STILL WITH NO SYMPTOMS OTHER THAN THE LIGHT BEING ON. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE LINCOLN TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, STILL WITH NO SYMPTOMS OTHER THAN THE LIGHT BEING ON, I DROVE THE LINCOLN ON A HIGHWAY CLOSE TO MY HOME FOR 5 MINUTES AND IT BEGAN STRUGGLING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. IMMEDIATELY THE LIGHT "LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE" CAME ON. THEN IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STALLED, AND I COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OTHER THAN THE STRUGGLING ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE STALLING AND THE "LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT". I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST 5-STAR RATED AUTO REPAIR PLACE, AND WITHIN A FEW HOURS, THEY CALLED ME AND DIAGNOSED THE LINCOLN WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE LEAD MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS DETERMINED BY VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE OIL AS IT HAD ENGINE COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL. HE CALLED IT THE "CLASSIC MILKSHAKE LOOK" THAT IS APPARENT WHEN THERE IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

TAKATA RECAL' MY BRAKES MAKE THIS HISSING NOISE WHEN I STEP ON IT AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR WOULD KEEP ROLLER AFTER A APPLY THE BRAKES AND SOMETIMES THE PADAL WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN SO I HAVE TO USE EXTRA FORCE TRYING TO STOP MY VEHICLE. IT DOS IT ON TURNING ON THE HIGH WAY OR ON A MAIN STREET WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF THIRTY MILLS AN HOUR. IM NOT DRIVING MY CAR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THAT PROBLEM. I HAD MY KID AND WIFE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPEND AND I WAS SCARED THAT I WAS GONNA HIT THE OTHER CAR SO I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY TO STOP.

ON A CLEAR DAY WITH A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 65 DEGREES, HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR, WIHT LAST AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AT 55. AFTER TURNING ONTO DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES, WITH NO WARNING CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR. HAD TO COAST ONTO SHOULDER. KEPT TRYING TO GET ACCELERATOR TO RESPOND.TRIED NO FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, LIGHTLY PRESSING ACCELERATOR AND COMPLETELY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO DRIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, THEN CAR CEASED RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR AND STALLED. RESTARTED CAR AND COULD DRIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE PER HOUR EVEN WHEN FLOORING AND OR FLUTTERING ACCELERATOR. TRIED TO RESTART CAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT WOULD START, THEN IMMEDIATELY STALL OUT. CAR THEN CAR COMPLETELY CEASED RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR. HAD TO HAVE TOWED AND AM AWAITING RESPONSE FROM TECHNICIAN. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CAUSE MAY BE A FUEL PUMP, BUT AFTER READING COMPLAINTS FROM FORD EDGE CUSTOMERS SUSPECT IT MAY BE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. WILL WAIT TO HEAR FROM TECHNICIAN. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DROPPING FROM 55 TO 0 WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE.