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2011 Lincoln MKX repairs by problem area
Engine (11%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (2%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (50%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (15%)
Other (9%)
Select a problem area
- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 66 repairs.
2011 Lincoln MKX electrical repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (0%)
$100 - $499 (7%)
< $100 (93%)
Chart based on 28 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2011 Lincoln MKX 4dr SUV
305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 21400 mi | Door ajar sensor replaced. |
| 26000 mi | horn lost one of its 2 notes |
| 2200 mi | Dealer performed a reflash of the SYNC. |
| 15000 mi | Climate Control recently began blowing a fine powdery white residue, much like dandruff, out the air vents. |
| 20000 mi | APIM (Sync Module) failed. Repaired by a Ford dealer, no loaner. Diagnosis made and parts ordered on first trip, replaced in a second trip along with loading the latest version of My Lincoln Touch and installing updated navigation SD card |
| 36000 mi | SYNC needed to be reprogrammed as operator was unable to complete phone calls using bluetooth function of SYNC. |
| 39000 mi | Door latch would not register that the door was secure making it impossible to lock the car with the fob as well as allowing dome and puddle lights to stay on long after the door was shut securely. Parts ordered Door latch would not register that the door was secure making it impossible to lock the car with the fob as well as allowing dome and puddle lights to stay on long after the door was shut securely. Parts ordered |
| 41000 mi | Keyless entry failed to detect presence of keyless fob. Could not start after repeated attempts. After the second fob was introduced, the car recognized BOTH fobs and all processes functioned as intended: lock, unlock, start etc. Vehicle failed to "recognize" Intelligent access" key fobs. Tech attempted to recreate problem, contacted Lincoln engineers, and was advise to re-program the key fobs. Repair has been successful |
| 83000 mi | Navigation screen locked up. Dealer attempted a soft reset which did not work. Will schedule a follow up appointment to resolve issue. |
| 83000 mi US $498 |
GPS aerial defective Parts were $83.25 Labor (including fixed diagnosis fee) was $323.94 OUCH! |
| 12000 mi | Center display screen died. Hey replaced the control module for it. |
2011 Lincoln MKX 4dr SUV
305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 5000 mi | problems with bluetooth (still not fixed--sound bad), clock time was off, other misc |
| 36200 mi | Drivers side door sensor stopped working correctly. Door would be closed but bad sensor would cause door adjar light to go off. Door latch and sensor removed and cleaned per TSB. |
| 46000 mi | Drivers side door sensor stopped recognizing door being closed again. Door latch mechanism replaced instead of cleaned this time. Original car battery had gone bad and was having trouble starting the car. Purchased and replaced with new battery. |
| 45880 mi C $5 |
The signal lights keep burning out on this vehicle. Must be a design fault. |
| 31800 mi | Drivers door lock began to fail, keyless entry would not work. Recd signal that door was ajar Recd notice from Ford to upgrade Sync system by going to a web site and downloading fix and then loading it into Sync with a flash Drive. Could not down load fix. Took car to dealer and had them upgrade system. |
| 38520 mi | Drivers side headlight aimed too high at the factory. Dealer reset headlight to match passenger side headlight setting at no charge. |
| 45260 mi | Replace LF turn signal bulb. It took almost an hour. 20 minutes waiting and almost 40 minutes to replace right front turn signal bulb. |
| 4960 mi | Heated seats not working, heated steering wheel uneven heat and climate control unable to maintain a constant temperature. |
| 11780 mi C $5 |
Turn signal indicator burnt out |
| 7000 mi | Clock would periodically turn to random incorrect time when car started. Software updated. Problem seems solved. |
| 9600 mi | Touchscreen and voice controls and all related functions except for climate stopped working. Dealer reflashed the softward and problem was fixed. |
| Software update to dashboard and steering wheel electronics needed. | |
| 42000 mi | Controls on steering wheel have always been faulty re audio volume. Sometimes one notch up or down will cause sound to go all the way up or down. |
| 61000 mi | Never got the steering wheel control fixed. The vol up/down would randomly shoot the volume all the way up or down...not often, but often enough. |
| 6000 mi | M Ford Touch failed to respond to Sync my ride services. Dealer was unable to repair. Needed the new update. Update installed on 3/10/12 by self, solved problem with Sync my ride services. I still have problems with phone book features. |
| 10000 mi | I installed the MLT update to system. The update resolved all problems, except, "phone book not available", message on display. I downloaded an App. fron SyncMyRide.com to repair my phonebook proplem. The results are the same, "No phonebook available". |
| 21000 mi US $25 |
The, "MLT/Sync",Services had problems. 3.5 Upgrade needed. The update failed, APIM was replaced, update failed again. Ford Sync engineer needed to be contacted to resolve this issue. Now,I'm no longer able to push contacts to my phone-book. |
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