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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%)

Chart based on 66 repairs.
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2011 Lincoln MKX repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (2%)

$500 - $999 (7%)

$100 - $499 (13%)

< $100 (78%)

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Chart based on 45 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2011 Lincoln MKX

Engine not specified

Lincoln MKX in Michigan, United States
Apr 2018 - May 2018
May 2018

70000 mi

US $350
New front pads and rotors, rotors glazed. Dealer cleaned pads. Rotors still glazed. Dealer cleaned rotors. Still have noise from glazed rotors and or pads. 

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2011 Lincoln MKX 4dr SUV

305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

Lincoln MKX in California, United States
Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
Sep 2012

12000 mi
Center display screen died. Hey replaced the control module for it. 
Lincoln MKX in Arizona, United States
Sep 2011 - Feb 2021
Nov 2011

1300 mi
Dealer performed a reflash of the SYNC. Correctly aligned the headlights.  Dealer refused to address issue of sloppy front trim alignment and torn interior leather panel. Said factory denied repairs on these issues. Aligned headlights-factory settings too high, updated SYNC, looked at faulty trim alignment and tear in leather door panel. Dealer (speaking on behalf of factory) denied repairs to all trim and paint mismatch issues.  
Jan 2012

6 mi
A tear in one interior door panel was repaired. BOTH hinged power point lids broke off the first time they were accessed. Suspect defective part or installation Both spring-loaded covers for the 12V power ports (F & R) broke off the first time opened. Both were replaced on this trip. 
Feb 2012

2206 mi
New lids installed. 
Apr 2012

10000 mi
While in for the 10K service, dealer installed updated My Lincoln Touch software using the flash drive and Navigation card supplied by Ford 
Aug 2012

15000 mi
Climate Control recently began blowing a fine powdery white residue, much like dandruff, out the air vents. 
Dec 2012

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 
Nov 2013

36000 mi
Cover for wiring in front of rear-view mirror won't stay on. Dealer ordered replacement cover SYNC needed to be reprogrammed as operator was unable to complete phone calls using bluetooth function of SYNC. 
Jan 2014

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 Driver's seat belt retractor jammed and will not retract the seat belt when released. Replacement part 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 Driver's seat belt retractor jammed and will not retract the seat belt when released. Replacement part ordered. 
Feb 2014

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. No start--keyless system failed to recognize fob again. Eventually started with other fob. Car was taken to dealer who "could not duplicate condition" duh! However, Lincoln engr.'s suggested reprogramming both fobs. No problems since 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 
May 2014

44000 mi
Vehicle had become lethargic and lacked the get-up-and-go that it previously exhibited. Technician erased adaptive shift parameters allowing CPU to relearn and adapt to a more agressive driving style. 
Jul 2014

47000 mi
Power brake booster failed and was replace under warranty 
Oct 2014

49300 mi
Driver's seat belt retractor jammed and would not extend to fasten when taking seat w/o turning power on...the second time this belt has been replaced. 
Nov 2015

61000 mi

US $756
Vapor purge valve failed contaminating charcoal canister triggering MIL light. Took to Ford dealer assuming that this was covered under the emissions warranty--which it was not. Will bring my concerns to the area Ford warranty rep. 
Sep 2017

83000 mi
Navigation screen locked up. Dealer attempted a soft reset which did not work. Will schedule a follow up appointment to resolve issue. Car was previously taken to the Ford dealer for the "works special:" oil and filter change and tire rotation. A while after the service visit, the lug nuts on one rear wheel came loose due to the lug nuts not being properly torqued down. Dealer had us bring in for a full inspection of the wheel, wheel studs, brakes, etc--anything that could have been damaged. While it was in, service manager offered to try a reset on our navigation system which was locked. 
Oct 2017

83000 mi

US $498
GPS aerial defective Parts were $83.25 Labor (including fixed diagnosis fee) was $323.94 OUCH! 
Lincoln MKX in Texas, United States
Feb 2013 - Oct 2020
May 2013

21400 mi
Door ajar sensor replaced. 
Dec 2013

26000 mi
horn lost one of its 2 notes 

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2011 Lincoln MKX 4dr SUV

305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Lincoln MKX in Manitoba, Canada
Feb 2014 - Jun 2017
Mar 2015

57660 mi
Front axle seal 
Lincoln MKX in Ohio, United States
Aug 2014 - Jan 2022
Dec 2014

35000 mi
Factory miss aligned fender and hood causing hood to rub against passenger side fender. Fender and hood realigned, hood required paint work. 
Apr 2015

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. 
Dec 2015

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. 
Aug 2021

119000 mi
Brake booster failed. Was under TSB and extended warranty. Was replaced free of charge. 
Lincoln MKX in Ontario, Canada
Jan 2015 - Jun 2016
Mar 2016

64480 mi

C $1012
Gas filler tube would not accept fuel. on lift at shop pointed out need to replace tie rods. 
Lincoln MKX in Alberta, Canada
Sep 2015 - Jan 2018
Jul 2017

45880 mi

C $5
The signal lights keep burning out on this vehicle. Must be a design fault. 
Lincoln MKX in Alberta, Canada
Sep 2015 - Dec 2016
Sep 2016

78740 mi

C $80
CEL throwing codes P2195 & P2196, and P0455. Replaced Evap canister purge valve. 
Lincoln MKX in Alberta, Canada
Feb 2012 - Sep 2013
Mar 2012

18600 mi
Technician performed TSB 11-12-10 under warranty. Replaced separator plate gasket and removed check ball in transmission and recalibrated. 
Jan 2013 Drivers side headlight aimed too high at the factory. Dealer reset headlight to match passenger side headlight setting at no charge. 
Lincoln MKX in Michigan, United States
Nov 2010 - Oct 2014
Jun 2011

7000 mi
Clock would periodically turn to random incorrect time when car started. Software updated. Problem seems solved. 
Aug 2011

9600 mi
Touchscreen and voice controls and all related functions except for climate stopped working. Dealer reflashed the softward and problem was fixed. 
Jan 2013 Software update to dashboard and steering wheel electronics needed. 
Jun 2013

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. 
Feb 2014

52000 mi
Leak in system related to AWD (I don't recall the exact name). New parts had to be ordered. 
Oct 2014

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. 
Lincoln MKX in Ohio, United States
Feb 2011 - Apr 2011
Mar 2011

5000 mi
problems with bluetooth (still not fixed--sound bad), clock time was off, other misc 
Lincoln MKX in New Jersey, United States
Jun 2011 - Mar 2017
Jan 2012

25800 mi
Burnish mark on l/f window exterior moulding. Replaced moulding 
Feb 2012

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. 
Mar 2012

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". 
Mar 2013

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. 
Dec 2016

36000 mi

US $689
hydraulic line ferule cracked at cooler. Had to remove bumper to replace line. 
Lincoln MKX in Ontario, Canada
Dec 2013 - Jun 2015
Jun 2014

38440 mi
Loose weather gasket for sunroof. It was replaced under warranty. 
Dec 2014

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. 
Lincoln MKX in British Columbia, Canada
Sep 2010 - Dec 2011
Mar 2011

4960 mi
Heated seats not working, heated steering wheel uneven heat and climate control unable to maintain a constant temperature. 
Oct 2011

11780 mi

C $5
Turn signal indicator burnt out 
Lincoln MKX in Texas, United States
Feb 2013 - Jan 2022
Apr 2013

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. 
Oct 2014

65800 mi

US $150
Coil Was not functioning properly 
Oct 2017

125000 mi

US $700
there are two radiator fans, one high speed and one low; they are in the same frame; the high speed fan stoprd working and the car would overheat in certian situations. Replace the entire frame assembly . Brakes seemed soft took care in before a trip to have it fixed. Dealer discovered that the boot for the brake master cylender was twisting and leaking. 
Dec 2021

183000 mi

US $125
I drove to galveston after a Hurricane in early dec and Had to drive through several areas where the sand was over the road. The shop found that my air filter and the hose to it were clogged and were causing the engine to run very rough. The cleaned the air intake out replaced the filter and everything was fine. I had the oil changed at the same time. 

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