2010 Lincoln MKS Complaints

2010 LINCOLN MKS POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION, DID THIS 5 TIMES . HAD TO TURN CAR OFF TURN STEERING VERY HARD A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN RESTART POWER STEERING RETURNED. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED 10/31/2010

TAKATA RECALL. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT SINCE MAY OF 2018. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CEDAR CITY FORD LINCOLN (1010 N MAIN ST, CEDAR CITY, UT 84721, (435) 586-9435), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD WHIRLING SOUND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT THE EXHAUST. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TURBO CHARGER. THEN I HAD THEM REPLACED THREE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOST POWER. THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR. I LEFT THE CAR WHERE IT WAS, THEN CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND IT DROVE FINE I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND TODAY WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE CAR UP THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AGAIN NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY TYPE OF SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON.

TAKATA RECALL. I GOT A NOTICE THAT MY 2010 LINCOLN MKX HAS TAKATA AIR BAGS INSTALLED AND IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT MAY KILL THE PERSONS IN THE CAR..