10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
38 / 40
Average Mileage:
71,831 miles

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2011 Lincoln MKS engine problems

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2011 Lincoln MKS Owner Comments

problem #4

Jul 302023

MKS

  • 101,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln MKS. The contact stated while making a left turn, the steering wheel seized, and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle and continued driving to her destination. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.

- Summerville, SC, USA

problem #3

Jan 012022

MKS

  • 143,323 miles
Engine/Coolant Reservoir, Yes you can inspect it. When driving, or stop at a traffic light or just parked, the car will just start smoking and getting hot, the temperature gauge would not show it was getting hot until after it started smoking. The car would stop in the middle of the street or on the freeway. All the Antifreeze would leak out of the Reservoir and be all over the Engine and the ground, when you put Antifreeze in the reservoir the next day, you can drive for a little distant, but it will start doing the same thing all over again. The Cooling Fan would come on and never goes off, it gets louder and louder, it has never done this before. I have taken my car to the Dealer 3 times and they charged me over $40 and still couldn't fix it. They told me that they do not know what's wrong with it. The Engine Cooling System / Reservoir should be Recalled.

- Detroit, MI, USA

problem #2

Jul 042019

MKS

  • miles
Https://youtu.be/cu8J1msz8oe cam phaser with documentation

- Henderson, KY, USA

problem #1

Sep 272015

MKS

  • 43,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln Mks. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle stalled intermittently. The vehicle was able to restart after three attempts. The failure recurred on one other occasion. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.

- New Berlin, PA, USA

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