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2007 Lincoln MKX fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 48 complaints for the 2007 Lincoln MKX, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
48 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 4
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2007 Lincoln MKX Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 9% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 35 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

2007 lincoln mkx caught fire. Consumer believes that it caught fire due to a gas tank issue on 2008 lincoln mkx vehicles with gas tank problems. The consumer stated she noticed fire coming from the rear of the vehicle and while doing so, she briefly left the roadway and hit a mailbox and school sign and ran into a ditch. The consumer turned the vehicle off and attempted to exit the drivers side door, but the flames were so intense, that her jacket caught on fire.

Reported at 24,000 miles, January 2009 CrashFireInjury

About 2 months ago, there began a strong smell of gasoline in my garage immediately after filling my gas tank. After this happening several other times, I had the car tested for a fuel leak. A smoke test was performed and no leak was found. Upon searching an answer to this problem, it has come to my attention that this is a common issue in lincoln mkx and ford edge suv's made in 2007 and after.

Reported at 80,000 miles, August 2014

Other problems reported for the 2007 Lincoln MKX

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