What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2008 Lincoln MKX

Typical pattern

2% of complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKX came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2008 vehicle — around the middle of the 262 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 9.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (157 complaints), typically at 9.3 yr or about 73,000 miles.

Complaints
303
Median age at failure
9.2 yr
Median mileage
92,341 n=136
Crash / fire / tow
2% of reports
Safety recalls
7 2 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Air bags
157 reports · 73,000 mi
9.3 yr
1.9%
Power train
30 reports · 93,000 mi
8.6 yr
0%
Service brakes
17 reports · 105,000 mi
9.8 yr
0%
Fuel / propulsion
16 reports · 118,000 mi
7.3 yr
0%
Engine
15 reports · 91,000 mi
7.6 yr
0%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

17V024000 2017-01-10 Do not drive
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, De

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

16V384000 2016-05-31 Do not drive
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain mode

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

21V158000 2021-03-10
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

21E013000 2021-02-16
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain air bag inflator and/or module replacement service parts that may have been used as part of a collision repair. The parts include certain driver-side air bag inflators and/or modules, designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang and Mustang GT500. It also includes certain passenger-side air bag inflators and/or modules designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang, 2010-2012 Lincoln MKZ, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion, 2010-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2011 Ford Ranger, and 2007-2010 Lincoln MKX vehicles. Please see Ford's recall report for the specific part numbers. T

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

21V081000 2021-02-16
Air bags:frontal

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

14V682000 2014-10-29
Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Lincoln MKX, and Ford Edge vehicles, manufactured June 15, 2006, to September 22, 2008, and originally sold, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use, the affected vehicles may leak fuel from the fuel tank seam weld und

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

08V301000 2008-07-03
Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly

FORD IS RECALLING 142 MY 2008 EDGE AND LINCOLN MKK ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. THE FUEL TANK WELD FIXTURE MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO A CONTAMINANT DURING PRODUCTION WHICH COULD CAUSE A DIMPLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK AT A SPOT WELD.

THIS DIMPLE COULD RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK OR A FUEL DRIP FROM THE TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

In owners’ own words

Power train 62,978 mi 3.8 yr in service
EXCESSIVE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE RATE. SECOND THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AT 62,978. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 21,158. I VERY VERY RARELY BUY NON BRAND NAME GAS, ONLY SHELL OR CHEVRON, OCCASIONAL SINCLAIR OR TEXACO. I AVOID GASOHOL WHEN POSSIBLE. *TR
Power train mileage not reported 4.3 yr in service
APPROPRIATE HANDLING-INFO COPY TO FORD MOTORS COMPANY RE 2008 LINCOLN MKX FROM TRINITY MCCGRIFF, 5TH ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER REPLACED A SEAL AND THE PTU SEVERAL TIMES. *JB
Power train 22,505 mi 2.6 yr in service
DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION LEAKING AT PTU AXLE SEAL. REMOVED/REPLACED. ISSUE HAS RE-OCCURRED ON SAME VEHICLE AT 44879 MILES AS OF 10 FEB. 2012 AND DEALER IS AGAIN RECOMMENDING REMOVE/REPLACE. *TR
Engine 12,000 mi 3.8 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THERE WAS A HARD THUMP HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FAIL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Other MKX model years

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