2013 Lincoln Mkx

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, he heard an abnormal noise and had to depress the brake pedal to the floor to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the brake booster system needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The power brake booster failed. This happened without any warning or warnings lights coming on. We noticed a hissing sound when using the brakes and a spongy feel. We often had to push the brake almost to the floor in order to stop the car! This put us and others at risk because the brakes were not working properly. We took the car to an auto repair shop and they diagnosed the issue as the power brake booster needing to be replaced. This first started happening a couple days ago. We are now afraid to drive it. Upon doing research, we noticed this is a known issue with Ford and Lincoln and our car was manufactured one month outside of the Customer Satisfaction Program 13N02. This program repairs this exact issue at no cost within 10 years and on cars up to 150k miles. Our car has 81k miles on it. There is no question about the dangers of these vehicles on the road. There should be a recall and it should be extended to cover OUR CAR. We should not have to pay out of pocket for the EXACT same issue others whose car was manufactured one month earlier are being covered for. The issue was clearly not resolved when our car was manufactured. Please look into this.

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while his wife was driving 35 mph and coming to a stop, the brake pedal was depressed but hesitated to respond causing 30 feet stopping distance delay. The contact stated that the brake pedal was soft. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power brake booster had failed, and the failure was related to an unknown recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the unknown recall since the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the repair would not be completed under the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000.

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN A BUMPY ROAD, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST AS I HIT A RATHER LARGE BUMP. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. FROM THAT POINT ON, I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO GET THE BRAKES TO ACTIVATE AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VALVES STICKING IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE FORDS AND LINCOLN'S. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO REMOVE THE 40AMP ABS PUMP FUSE AND THE 10AMP ABS MODULE FUSE. I NOW HAVE PERFECT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, BUT THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, SINCE THE EARLIER VERSIONS OF THIS VEHICLE WERE RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS CLOSED, BUT THE 'OPEN DOOR' ALERT REMAINS ON, AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS & EXIT LIGHTS. MULTIPLE DOOR CLOSURES, SOFT, SLAMMING, PARK, RESTART. NO RESOLUTION. RAMDOMLY TURNS OFF , BUT HAS STAYED ON OVERNIGHT, & IN PARKING LOTS, BEING UNAWARE IT STAYED ON. ALSO AT THESE TIMES, THE AUTO UNLOCK DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE TO USE THE KEYPAD TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCHES COME UNDONE LEAVING HOOD COMPLETELY UNLATCHED. FIRST TIME, CAR WAS BEING BACKED OUT ON A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE SECOND TIME, ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED IT AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT. HE EXITED HIS CAR AT A STOP SIGN TO TELL ME ABOUT IT AND TO CLOSE THE HOOD. NEITHER LATCH WAS ENGAGED IN EITHER INSTANCE AND WAS AFTER CAR SAT UNDRIVEN FOR A FEW HOURS UP TO 3-4 DAYS. NO DRIVING AT ANY TIME ON ROUGH TERRAIN, POT HOLES, OR GRAVEL/DIRT ROADS. ALL CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING M

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO LOWER, CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL HOOD FORD (1500 N. MORRISON BLVD, HAMMOND, LA 70401) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAULTY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.*DT*JB