2010 Lincoln MKS: sudden loss of power

5 of the 51 complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKS describe sudden loss of power.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 10%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sudden loss of power by model year

2015
1
2014
1
2013
11
2012
2
2011
3
2010
5
2009
1

What owners say

Filed Jan 14, 2020 · Steering · KS

Tire went flat and lost all power steering. I could not even drive it to the nearest service station on the spare tire and had to have it towed. Safety recall on 2011 and newer but not on 2010 - this car has a dangerous power steering unit and you shouldn't have a car that's inoperable just because you have a flat tire.

Filed Nov 25, 2017 · Engine · 144,000 miles · MD

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.

Filed Aug 22, 2017 · Engine · 75,000 miles · KS

Lincoln mks 2010 lost power on highway and started shaking. Towed to a mechanic who did a tune-up, checked the turbos and now says it needs the motor replaced due to a bad cylinder. Ford needs to fix these ecoboost engines which are failing.

Filed May 20, 2014 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · NC

While driving I experienced aloud violet knock and hesitation, stall, when driving the vehicle. This occurs without warning. It feels like a sudden lost of power which last for 5-7 seconds. This knock and hesitation occurs intermittently, it's scary to drive the car like this, I fear the vehicle may completely stall in traffic and cause an accident. Note I've taken the vehicle back to the dealership however, they claim upon their diagnosis they can't find the problem.the vehicle is still under warranty.

Filed Jun 24, 2013 · Acceleration · 48,123 miles · WI

We have been having ongoing issues over the past 6 months, at least. The car has been in to the dealer 3 times for same thing. Some of the issues I have read regarding the f150 are the issues I am having with my 2010 lincoln mks. Driving highway, cruise will fall off, you feel it somewhat jerk off. Cruising later and it falls off again, then you cannot determine if it will continue running or die. It shutters, jerks, it seems to lose power. It seems to happen after about 20 minutes of highway driving. It is very intermittent, but has been more frequent lately. It does seem to stumble/misfire. Jerking around, not sure if it will die. The tack jumps considerable during these incidents. Concerns to take on longer journeys. There are times it is jerky and not certain if it will go or kill when I have also left a stop light. The last 2 incidents june 18th and the one on june 15th were very concerning, seems to be getting worse. We were unsure if we should continue on our way to appleton from fond du lac, about 40 minutes of highway driving as it was kind of twitching and dropping off the cruise, then the jerking as to if it could kill with the tachometer going to 5 and jumping back and forth. Something is just not right. I drive 25 minutes to work each day and it does happen on and off, hit and miss, nothing regular to it for how often. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).