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2009 Lincoln Mks

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Owner complaints for the 2009 Lincoln Mks do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 43.5.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

47 reports with mileage · 9 unknown

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

What owners actually said

56 reports
Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 2016
Fuel/propulsion System

A/C CONDENSER AND TRANSMISSION UNIT. A FREON LEAK IN THIS UNIT CAN DUMP FREON GAS AND COMPRESSOR OIL INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN CAUSE TRANS PROBLEMS OR TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN LEAK INTO THE A/C SYSTEM AND RUIN ALL COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM. THIS CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR OR THE CAR IS JUNK. TRANS COOLER SHOULD BE A SEPA…

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A/C CONDENSER AND TRANSMISSION UNIT. A FREON LEAK IN THIS UNIT CAN DUMP FREON GAS AND COMPRESSOR OIL INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN CAUSE TRANS PROBLEMS OR TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN LEAK INTO THE A/C SYSTEM AND RUIN ALL COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM. THIS CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR OR THE CAR IS JUNK. TRANS COOLER SHOULD BE A SEPARATE UNIT TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI #10824691

70,000 miles · Jan 14, 2016
Parking Brake

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #10820202

79,500 miles · Jan 12, 2016
Service Brakes

BRAKE PEDAL WHEN COMING TO STOP SOMETIMES GOES ALL WAY TO FLOOR. WHEN SITTING AT IDEAL SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL WAY TO FLOOR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND REPORTED TO LINCOLN DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK UNDER A SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY. CAR ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN COMING TO STOP AND FOOT IS ON BR…

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BRAKE PEDAL WHEN COMING TO STOP SOMETIMES GOES ALL WAY TO FLOOR. WHEN SITTING AT IDEAL SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL WAY TO FLOOR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND REPORTED TO LINCOLN DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK UNDER A SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY. CAR ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN COMING TO STOP AND FOOT IS ON BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND EDGE OF FOOT ALSO HITS ACCELERATES. DEALER HAD AUTO FROM LATE JULY 2015 TILL JAN. 5, 2016. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AS OF JAN. 5 2016 BUT DEALER STATES THAT IT IS MY FAULT, TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE SERVICE GUY SAID THE REASON THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR IS THAT LINCOLN HAS WHAT HE CALLED A PASS THROUGH BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN CAR IS NOT RUNNING THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOLID AND WILL NOT GO TO FLOOR. WHILE I TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM IN JULY 2015 IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN BAD FROM DAY ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR ORIGINALLY THE ROTORS HAD NOT BEEN TURNED AND WERE THROWING BRAKE DUST. DUE TO THAT TURNING THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS LATER.

NHTSA ODI #10819689

93,000 miles · Dec 29, 2015
Air BagsCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

NHTSA ODI #10816743

79,000 miles · Sep 7, 2015
Vehicle Speed Control

ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED AND ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AT 5000 , I HAVE PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS WHILE TRYING TO PULL AWAY SAME WAY LIKE THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS 7 MONTHS EARLIER. I THEN DISENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO CUT OFF THE ENGINE , WAIT FOR 10 AND S…

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ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED AND ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AT 5000 , I HAVE PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS WHILE TRYING TO PULL AWAY SAME WAY LIKE THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS 7 MONTHS EARLIER. I THEN DISENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO CUT OFF THE ENGINE , WAIT FOR 10 AND SHAKE THE GAS PEDAL , BEFORE I CRANKED UP AND CONTINUED TO GO ON .

NHTSA ODI #10761987

74,000 miles · Sep 7, 2015
Vehicle Speed Control

AS I WAS DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL GOT LOCKED AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AT 5000 RPM . I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BUT IT WILL NOT RESPOND , SO I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN RIGHT TURN ONTO A LESS TRAVELED STREET TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS . I THEN DISENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE…

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AS I WAS DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL GOT LOCKED AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AT 5000 RPM . I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BUT IT WILL NOT RESPOND , SO I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN RIGHT TURN ONTO A LESS TRAVELED STREET TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS . I THEN DISENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF .

NHTSA ODI #10761984

110,000 miles · Jun 18, 2015
Unknown Or Other

TAKING OFF FROM A SIGNAL AND THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND FEEL. THE CAR REV'D UP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. ON MORE THAN 5 OCCASIONS, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE TIRES HIT A SMALL PATCH OF SAND AND THE CAR WILL JERK AND STOP IMMEDIATELY WITH THE OVE…

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TAKING OFF FROM A SIGNAL AND THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND FEEL. THE CAR REV'D UP AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. ON MORE THAN 5 OCCASIONS, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE TIRES HIT A SMALL PATCH OF SAND AND THE CAR WILL JERK AND STOP IMMEDIATELY WITH THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING. THE CAR WILL TAKE UP TO 30 SECONDS TO RECOVER BEFORE IT WILL LET YOU MOVE FORWARD ONCE AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI #10725987

62,000 miles · Apr 10, 2015
Service Brakes

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SLOW SPEED, THE FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE (11/2014). IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEN. DEALER HAS CHECKED IT OUT TWICE AND HAS FOUND NOTHING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10704867

87,000 miles · Mar 25, 2015
Electrical System

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE THX SOUND SYSTEM AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN STARTING COLD THERE'S BEEN A LOUD CRACKING/POPPING SOUND WHEN FIRST STARTED. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON, THE SYSTEM SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF, HOWEVER, NOW THERE'S NO AUDIO COMING FROM THE SYSTEM YET IT SHOWS ON THE EQUALIZER THAT THERE SHOULD B…

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MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE THX SOUND SYSTEM AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN STARTING COLD THERE'S BEEN A LOUD CRACKING/POPPING SOUND WHEN FIRST STARTED. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON, THE SYSTEM SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF, HOWEVER, NOW THERE'S NO AUDIO COMING FROM THE SYSTEM YET IT SHOWS ON THE EQUALIZER THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOUND COMING OUT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND TSB 09-5-1 BEST REFLECTS THE SITUATION THAT IS OCCURRING WITH MY CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST SUMMER AND THIS WAS MY FIRST WINTER IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE LEFT REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY WHEN USING EITHER THE KEY FOB OR THE MANUAL UNLOCK BUTTON. ONE HAS TO HAVE PERFECT TIMING WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR AND PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE FOR THE DOOR TO ACTUALLY BE UNLOCKED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10701786

127,500 miles · Dec 9, 2014
Service Brakes

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY FOUR LANE STREET, I TURNED LEFT TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL JERKED AND GRABBED AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT LET ME GET OUT OF THE ON-COMING LANE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED A LOT WORST. THIS IS THE S…

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WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY FOUR LANE STREET, I TURNED LEFT TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL JERKED AND GRABBED AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT LET ME GET OUT OF THE ON-COMING LANE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED A LOT WORST. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM! *TR

NHTSA ODI #10663247

Official recalls

1

16V247000 · Air Bags:frontal

Apr 26, 2016

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C06.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.