2009 Lincoln MKX problems
NHTSA has received 78 complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKX, and 45% of them involve air bags. Next are brakes (14%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 38 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 86,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Lincoln MKX with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
2009 lincoln mkx vehicle has driver power seat that is unstable and rocks while driving. This causes an unsafe driving condition that makes the foot fall off the brake pedal when braking. Dealer says this is normal. Another defect is the sound system while in use creates a horrendous sound/bang that sounds like an accident. This causes a loss of driver attention and distraction from traffic. Dealer says this is a defect with no fix.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 lincoln mkx. The contact stated that the front brakes would exhibit an abnormal rumble when engaged. Vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer seven times where the brake pads and rotors were replaced yet, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000 and the current mileage was approximately 17,000.
There were no extraneous variables leading to the rear window explosion. The police were not able to find any contact entry or evidence of vandalism and indicated it was possibly defective glass. Dealership indicated that they would not investigate the possibility of previous stress cracks or design defects, although they admitted that this class of vehicle has severe internal pressure fluctuations while a rear passenger window is open traveling at highway speeds, and this was experienced the day before.
Subject : getting a raw deal ! Just bought 2009 lincoln mkx. Problems are surmounting quickly. Fumes in cabin recall is connected to transmission failure in fords, lincolns, mazda years 2007 - 2013 approximately as reported. The fuel pump fails and is not easily replaceable. Ford is at fault for poorly designing a $200 part behind a "timing chain" which requires removal before you can reach the fuel pump to replace - costing the customer exorbitant amount of money to repair.