2009 Lincoln MKS Complaints

TAKATA RECAL.L I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MY 2009 LINCOLN MKS IN JULY OF 2016. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY MORE INFO. FROM FORD. I CHECK WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. RECALL NOTICE IS 16S26/NHTSA. RECALL 16V-384. WHEN WILL IT BE FIXED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA, AN INJURED LEFT HIP AND LEG AND A LOWER BACK INJURY THAT BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ UPDATED 02/02/17.*JB

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.

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF, IF ENGINE IS LEFT RUNNING. MY MOM DIED FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN APRIL 2013 AFTER SHE FAILED TO STOP THE ENGINE WITH THE MANUAL SHUT OFF BUTTON. SHE WAS FOUND IN HER BEDROOM, WHICH IS NEXT TO THE GARAGE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN THE CLOSED GARAGE. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER, AS THE CAR WAS SOLD IN 2014. ALL VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF AFTER TWENTY MINUTES OF RUNNING.