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2008 Lincoln MKX Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1173409
Internal NHTSA #	10704242
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	LINCOLN
Model	MKX
Model Year	2008
File date	14/04/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Without warning or driver action, vehicle shifts into high gear and remains there for some period of time while warning lights come on including, engine, airbags and others, odometer and speedometer go blank or display error. This condition has lasted from 4 min to 20 min and has happened approximately 20 times since first incident. Sometimes shutting off vehicle and restarting after several minutes seems to help but until the problem corrects itself, putting it in gear results in a bang and jolts the vehicle as it goes into high gear. When in high gear, the vehicle has no power until it reaches higher speeds. At speeds below 55, the vehicle does not respond well to pressing the accelerator. It becomes dangerous when entering or crossing an intersection and it goes into high gear on its own. The internet has many posts of this problem with this vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	71000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OXFORD, NJ
VIN pattern	2LMDU68C88BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Lincoln MKX Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Lincoln MKX Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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