2010 Lincoln MKT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED REGARDING A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE 2011 MODELS WERE INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. CANNON FORD-LINCOLN OF STARKVILLE (12249 MS-182, STARKVILLE, MS 39759, (662) 323-1900) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 16, 2019. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ELECTRICAL UNIT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. *BF *TR

IPULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND MY CAR DIED OUT NO OVER HEATING NO WARNING LIGHT NO ANYTHING. I LOOKED UNDER MY HOOD TO CHECK EVERYTHING AND NOTICED MY COOLANT WAS GONE I THEN POURED MORE INTO IT REALIZING THAT IT WAS ALL GOING OUT OF MY CAR I BUT NOT ONTO THE GROUND. I CALLED AN MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME MY COOLANT LEAKED INTO MY OIL MY WATER PUMP FAILED. IT FAILED INTERNAL TO THE TIMING CHAIN COVER AND DUMPED A LARGE AMOUNT OF COOLANT INTO THE CRANKCASE WHICH THEN CONTAMINATED THE ENGINE OIL AND OVER FILLED THE OIL PAN. IM GLAD THAT I WAS HOME AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ON FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. THE ENGINE IN QUESTION IS THE CYCLONE ENGINE AND IS FORDS LATEST V6 FAMILY OF GASOLINE ENGINES INTRODUCED IN 2006, AND IS KNOWN AS THE DURATEC 35 WHICH DISPLACES 3.5 L, THE DURATEC 37 WHICH DISPLACES 3.7L AND THE ECOBOOST 35 WHICH IS ATWIN TURBO CHARGED VARIANT OF THE DURATEC 35, THESE ENGINES ARE INSTALLED I...

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED IMMEDIATELY WHILE TURNING CORNER FOR UNKNOWN REASON ALMOST CRASHED INTO ONCOMING VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH FRANKLIN PARK LINCOLN INC. (5272 MONROE STREET, TOLEDO, OHIO 43623, (888)-706-4075) AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BOB HURLEY FORD OF TULSA, 745 W. 51ST ST., TULSA, OK) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.