I was driving out of the parking lot suddenly anxious about the gas pedal because however hard I pressed it, the car wouldn't move ahead. I managed to get onto the main road with the emergency wrench coming up along with the driver airbag and zero mileage for the car indicating. However, this was lucky because it didn't happen on highway, I was extremely stressed out standing in the lane to turn to highway. I changed my mind, turned around, and returned to the parking lot at a crawl. I understand now that this is a common issue with the lincoln mkx 2007 due to the fact that the ford opened a claim website related to just this problem. No wonder recently I have been bombarded with the letters to renew my factory warranty as soon as possible. Just as I paid off my car last january, it started breaking on me. Is it the reason why you make your cars to last only during the period of the 5-year factory warranty?!now, to change sensor on the pedal cost 400+ and I am afraid to drive lincoln mkx because of this safety issue.
2007 Lincoln MKX electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 lincoln mkx. The contact stated that while turning at unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the computer module. The dealer replaced the computer module and the battery but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle stalled while the contact drove at 55 MPH. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 83,296 and the current mileage 83,775.
Output speed sensor failure, due to a known tendency to short in the sensor wiring for 2007 lincoln mkx and ford edge vehicles. This will result in the wrench icon to light up on dash and vehicle will speedometer will be stuck at 0. The worst and most dangerous symptom, however, is that the vehicle will then be stuck in 5th gear, resulting in extremely slow acceleration from a stop or low speeds, especially on inclines. If you put the vehicle in park and then shift into drive, it will result in a heavy 'lurch' and very loud thud, that feels like the vehicle is being rear ended. Driving a bit in reverse, then powering off and restarting seems to eventually clear this state and return to normal operation, until it happens again. Has happened 3 times in the last 2 days. The first time it happened, it nearly caused an accident as I went to change lanes on the freeway after slowing down in heavy traffic. This can also be extremely dangerous making right turns with oncoming traffic, or left turns with approaching traffic. This is a known defect, due to poor sensor wiring\housing, and poses a definite safety threat. This should qualify for a recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 lincoln mkx. The contact cannot see the instrument panel while driving during the day. The panel becomes invisible and he cannot tell how fast he is driving. He also stated that the windshield has a tremendous glare. The service manager at the dealer drove the vehicle and agreed that the glare was very bad, but stated that nothing could be done. The windshield glare constantly remains during the daytime. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 3,000 and failure mileage was 50. Updated 03-19-08 *bf the consumer stated the windshield is made by carlite co. And has a special coating between the glass. Updated 03/19/08
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