2007 Lincoln MKX problems
NHTSA has received 350 complaints about the 2007 Lincoln MKX, and 44% of them involve air bags. Next are fuel system (14%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 350 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 176 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 35 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 19 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 176 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 96,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Lincoln MKX with enough data (53 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
The contact owns a 2007 LINCOLN MKX. The contacts husband stated while driving approximately 35mph when the driver side airbag inflated without warning which resulted in the contact's husband to lose control and crash the vehicle into a vehicle in front. 4 persons were injured (the contacts husband and 3 other individuals that were in the other vehicle) the occupants in the other vehicle went and sought medical treatment (contact does not know the type of injuries) while the contact's husband did not seek medical…
In a frontal accident a flame appeared as the airbag deployed causing burns to right thumb, index finger and lover right thigh. Owners manual has not mention of being burnt by the combustion.
Output speed sensor failure, due to a known tendency to short in the sensor wiring for 2007 lincoln mkx and ford edge vehicles. This will result in the wrench icon to light up on dash and vehicle will speedometer will be stuck at 0. The worst and most dangerous symptom, however, is that the vehicle will then be stuck in 5th gear, resulting in extremely slow acceleration from a stop or low speeds, especially on inclines.
Vehicle misfire and stall while driving caused by damaged power control module (pcu) and faulty/damaged ignition coil. Service bullitn issued: TSB 14-0059 mil on with dtcs - p0351, p0352, p0353, p0354, p0355, and/or p0356 - built on or before 3/1/2008 publication date: march 20, 2014