2009 LINCOLN MKS

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

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 spe

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED HIS WIFE THE DRIVER WAS AT A STOPPED SIGN AND WHILE PRECEDING INTO THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS A FIRE WAS STARTED. HOWEVER, THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED THEMSELVES AND THE VEHICLE CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE'S RIGHT SIDE COAT SLEEVE WAS ON FIRE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT H

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA, AN INJURED LEFT HIP AND LEG AND A LOWER BACK INJURY THAT BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.

Mileage: 139,000

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF, IF ENGINE IS LEFT RUNNING. MY MOM DIED FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN APRIL 2013 AFTER SHE FAILED TO STOP THE ENGINE WITH THE MANUAL SHUT OFF BUTTON. SHE WAS FOUND IN HER BEDROOM, WHICH IS NEXT TO THE GARAGE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN THE CLOSED GARAGE. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER, AS THE CAR WAS SOLD IN 2014. ALL VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF AFTER TWENTY MINUTES OF RUNNING.

Mileage: 36,000

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.

Mileage: 93,000

IN DECEMBER 2013, I TOOK MY 2009 LINCOLN MKS TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE IT OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES BEFORE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION I WAS BEHIND A CAR THAT SLOWED DOWN THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE AS IF THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START UP; INSTEAD OF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT KEPT GOING WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. THE TECHNICIAN DROVE ME AND MY SON AROUND THE B

Mileage: 102,725

IN DECEMBER 2013, I TOOK MY 2009 LINCOLN MKS TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE IT OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES BEFORE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION I WAS BEHIND A CAR THAT SLOWED DOWN THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE AS IF THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START UP; INSTEAD OF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT KEPT GOING WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. THE TECHNICIAN DROVE ME AND MY SON AROUND THE B

Mileage: 102,725

I PURCHASED A MOPAR VEHICLE PROTECTION PLAN AS MY FIRST EXTENDED PLAN FROM CHRYSLER FOR A PRE-OWNED 2009 LINCOLN MKS MODEL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A REPUTABLE LINCOLN-FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A FEW ISSUES RESOLVED. THESE ISSUES ARE: 1) BAD SMELLING FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR IS ON IN ANY MODE SETTING SUCH AS THE WINDSHIELD OR BASE MODE. THE FUMES SMELL SO TOXIC THAT SOMETIMES IT RESULTS IN NAUSEA AND HEADACHES. YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE AIR AND PUT DOWN ALL THE WINDOWS T

Mileage: 91,456

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE SEAT USED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING HAS INJURED HIS TAIL BONE. THE SUSPENSION BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND CAUSED THE EQUIPMENT UNDERNEATH THE SEAT TO PENETRATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8000.

Mileage: 20