Lincoln MKS problems and owner complaints

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 WILL HAPPEN NEXT, REQUESTED THAT FORD TAKE BACK THE CAR, WHICH COMPANY REFUSED. CAR HAS DESIGN DEFECTS WHICH AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER & PASSENGERS. FRONT HEADRESTS AND MIDDLE WINDOW PILLARS MAKE SIDE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. THE DAYTIME GLARE FR…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,292 miles reported. Look up ODI 10255571 at NHTSA ↗

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 WHEEL TO BE MOVED UP OR DOWN.

Owner-reported narrative. 124,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11064525 at NHTSA ↗

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 REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT DID CHANGE MY BRAKE PADS SHORTLY THEREAFTER FOR THE SECOND TIME...NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO EXPEDITE THE PARTS FROM THE FACTORY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS...I THINK THIS SH…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10300267 at NHTSA ↗

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 AND WAS TOLD THE PADS THEY PUT ON DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD TO ORDER DIFFERENT PADS AND SOME OTHER PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM-- IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 WKS. TO GET THE PARTS IN. I TURNED THE CAR IN AND PURCHASED A 2010. I WAS TOLD I NEEDE…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10306484 at NHTSA ↗

CAR WAS STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED SO I TRIED SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY BUT THIS CAR WILL NOT SHIFT TO ANY GEAR IF IT IS NOT RUNNING, EVEN WHEN THE TOWTRUCK CAME THE DRIVER LOOKED FOR A RELEASE MECHANISM BUT THIS CAR HAD NONE, IF THERE IS ONE IT COULD NOT BE FOUND SO HE DRAGGED THE CAR ONTO THE FLATBED TOWTRUCK. I UNDERSTAND THAT LINCOLN CORRECTED THIS IN THE NEWER MODELS BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CREATE AN OVERRIDE MECHANISM FOR MY MODEL YEAR BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ALL CARS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10494852 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED ALOUD VIOLET KNOCK AND HESITATION, STALL, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. IT FEELS LIKE A SUDDEN LOST OF POWER WHICH LAST FOR 5-7 SECONDS. THIS KNOCK AND HESITATION OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THIS, I FEAR THE VEHICLE MAY COMPLETELY STALL IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NOTE I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM UPON THEIR DIAGNOSIS THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10592875 at NHTSA ↗

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 .

Owner-reported narrative. 112,938 miles reported. Look up ODI 11102795 at NHTSA ↗

THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS UNIT CEASES OPERATION, IT ALSO AFFECTS THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN BY SHUTTING DOWN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING, IT SEEMS. WHEN THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST STOP WORKING, THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AS IT TAKES ALL THE EFFORT A PERSON CAN MUSTER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A VERY BAD STEERING SYSTEM.

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11301534 at NHTSA ↗

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. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 182,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10885905 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT DETECTED A FUEL ODOR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVE SINCLAIR FORD (7466 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63125) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOGLER MOTOR COMPANY (1170 E MAIN ST, CARBONDALE, IL 62901) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLE…

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11005322 at NHTSA ↗

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 THERE WAS A FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND SMOKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. HE NOTICED THE ISSUE AGAIN AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS CONF…

Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10297109 at NHTSA ↗

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 WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH; YET, HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED T…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10341860 at NHTSA ↗