Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Lincoln MKX has 30 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
30
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2008 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the t... |
| Jun 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MKX has 75000 miles on it and the tss and oss sensors have gone out. Car goes into limp mode and wil... |
| Dec 16, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | ENGINE COMPUTER /TRANSMISSION /ALT AT BILL TALLEY FORD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSTALLED ALT. THEN W... |
| Nov 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO LOW BY ITSELF. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IT. THE... |
| Oct 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE PTU LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I WA... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | THE VEHICLE WILL INITIALLY HAVE THE SPEED ODOMETER DROP TO 0 MPH WHILE STILL MOVING. A "WRENCH" LIGH... |
| Jul 12, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I JUST PURCHASED A 2008 LINCOLN MKX IN MARCH. THE CAR RAN GREAT UNTIL I WENT ON A ROAD TRIP IN THE B... |
| Jul 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2008 LINCOLN MKX STARTS CUTTING OUT AND CHUGGING AT THE SPEED OF 45 MPH YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS T... |
| Jun 23, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TAKATA RECALL, SHIFTING MISFIRE, FAULTY BATTERY AND LOW GAS MILEAGE |
| Jun 16, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSISSILON HAS BEEN SLIPPINBG FOR MONTHS. TOLD IT WAS MISFIRE. NOW CAR INCHES ALOLNG WITH HIGH... |
| Mar 8, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | PTU UNIT LEAKING OUT VENT ONTO EXHAUST ..HEAT HAS CAUSED SEALS TO FAIL AS WELL.. |
| Dec 26, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND LOST POWER HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD IMMEDIATELY. COIL SHORTED OUT SO BADLY ME... |
| Nov 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | YESTERDAY (11/05/2016), I WAS GOING TO GO TO THE STORE. THE CAR STARTED FINE AND RAN FINE AS I BACKE... |
| Oct 26, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | POWER TRAIN UNIT FAILURE - 89K MILES WITH WARRANTY BEING DECLINED DUE TO LUBRICATION ISSUE. APPAREN... |
| Apr 30, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | ODO ERROR. WRENCH AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ON. TRANSMISSION WOULD BARELY MOVE CAR, EVEN WHEN REVVING ENGIN... |
| Sep 20, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I NOTICE THE ODO FAULT LIGHT ON WITH AIRBAG AND WRENCH S... |
| Apr 11, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHEN I START MY CAR IT MAKES A CLUNK THEN WHEN I SHIFT IT INTO GEAR IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE BUT WILL... |
| Feb 14, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKX. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WA... |
| Jan 5, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME ONCE BEFORE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, BUT AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTE... |
| Jan 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WHILE DRIVING, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE STAYS ON, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY LOSES T... |