2011 LINCOLN MKS Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 15V040000 on 01/27/2015
- Component:
- Structure:body:door
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/2011 - 10/30/2011
- Affected:
- 194,889
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 ford taurus vehicles manufactured december 1, 2009, to july 31, 2010, and 2011-2013 lincoln mks vehicles manufactured june 1, 2011, to october 31, 2011. in the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation.
- Consequence:
- If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all four of the interior door handles and either repair or replace them, free of charge. the recall began march 23, 2015. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 15s02.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 15V340000 on 06/01/2015
- Component:
- Steering:electric power assist system
- Manufactured:
- 09/06/2010 - 02/27/2012
- Affected:
- 393,623
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 ford fusion vehicles without a 3.5l engine and lincoln mkz hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 mercury milan vehicles, 2011-2012 ford taurus, ford flex, lincoln mks, and lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with a 3.5l gtdi engine and 2013 ford taurus, ford flex, lincoln mks, and lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with any available engine. the affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault.
- Consequence:
- If the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will check the power steering control module (pscm) for diagnostic trouble codes (dtc). if dealers find any loss of steering assist dtcs, the steering gear will be replaced, free of charge. if, no codes are found during the pscm inspection, the pscm software will be updated, free of charge. the recall began on july 21, 2015. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 15s18.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 16V247000 on 04/25/2016
- Component:
- Air bags:frontal
- Manufactured:
- 07/28/2010 - 06/01/2011
- Affected:
- 695
- Defect:
- 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 speed crash. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence:
- An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin on june 13, 2016. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 16c06.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2011 LINCOLN MKS TSBs (25)
- Bulletin:
- AS-21759
- Component:
- 061120 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo-charger
- Summary:
- Ford: 2010-2011 taurus. there may be an oil leak from the turbocharger oil feed lines or a seal. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TSB-11-5-16
- Component:
- 199000 tires:pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Summary:
- Ford: the tire pressure warning light is on due to low pressure of one of the tires. there may be corrossion in the tire bead seat area. 2009-2011 edge/mkx. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TSB-11-5-6
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Ford: there may be a sluggish acceleration or hesitation feeling when rolling to a stop. this will be followed by a harsh bump. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TSB-10-21-6
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Ford: the idle speed drops lower than desired and may fluctuate. there may be two possible trouble codes stored. *rm
- Bulletin:
- ASI-22285
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Ford/mercury/lincoln: some vehicles exhibit a cold weather phenomenon where fluid has expelled out of vent on rear drive units (rdu) and fluid, on occasion, would burp out. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-13-5-14
- Component:
- 204000 wheels:cap/cover/hub
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, when accelerating from stop or shifting between drive/reverse and/or reverse/drive, a noise is heard like pop, ting, click, coming from front wheel area. models 2011-2013 taurus, explorer, flex, mks, mkt.
- Bulletin:
- TSB-13-5-27
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, transmission 5th gear start at stop, speed control drops or inoperative, backup camera on in drive, 5th gear start from stop and transmission slipping or neutral out, due to digital transmission range (tr) s
- Bulletin:
- ASI-32211
- Component:
- 063110 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:crankcase (pcv)
- Summary:
- Ford: on some vehicles, the intake air system components may have engine oil accumulation, in left hand valve cover baffle migrating through fresh air intake of positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) system. models 2011-2013 edge, explore
- Bulletin:
- ASI-32276
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: long block engines shipped with cam sensors, crank sensor, crank sensor tone wheel, coolant inlet tube, the components must be swapped over engine being replaced to replacement engine before engine is installed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-13-12-21
- Component:
- 062200 engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: due to a lack of performance by air conditioner, while stationary or overheating or slowly moving, dual engine cooling fans may not be working and possibly need to reprogram the pcm. model 2011-2012 taurus, flex, mks, mkt.
- Bulletin:
- TSB-14-0019
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: some vehicles will experience a lack of air conditioning (ac) performance, with dual engine cooling fans, while stationary or moving at slow speeds, and/or overheat. model 2011-2012 taurus, mks, explorer, flex, mkt. *p
- Bulletin:
- TSB-14-0113
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: some vehicles, with aluminum valve cover, will experience an excessive condition of smoking engine oil and/or consumption of oil, from tail pipe, during normal engine temperature operation. model 2010-2014 flex, taurus, exp
- Bulletin:
- ASI-44531
- Component:
- 221600 seats:front assembly:power adjust
- Summary:
- Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles and trucks, there is a popping, squealing, binding or grinding noise come from power seats when moving backwards or forward. model 2009-2015 f-150, taurus, flex, mkt, mks, f-super duty, explorer. *pe
- Bulletin:
- ASI-44564
- Component:
- 030000 brakes (pws)
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: due to corrosion buildup between brake pad and anchor bracket, vehicle experience a rear brake drag condition and need to be checked for debris and/or corrosion. model 2011-2014 explorer, flex, taurus, edge, mkx, mkt, mks.
- Bulletin:
- ASI-44713
- Component:
- 134000 visibility:sun roof assembly
- Summary:
- Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles, the moon roof sunshade binding is experiencing issues such as retaining clips/tabs are broken and its hard to open or close. model 2009-14 mks, 2011-15 explorer, 2013-14 escape. *pe
- Bulletin:
- 44863
- Component:
- 133000 visibility:power window devices and controls
- Summary:
- Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition. please use at your discretion. various 2010-2015 vehicles may experience a turbulence noise, similar to an helicopter noise, at highway speeds when the rear door window(s) or sunroo
- Bulletin:
- 15-0086
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Ford 2010-2014 flex, taurus, 2013-2014 explorer, lincoln 2012-2014 mks, mkt vehicles equipped with a 3.5l gasoline turbocharged direct injection enginewith an aluminum valve cover may exhibit excessive oil consumption and excessive engine
- Bulletin:
- ASI-45132
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Lincoln/ford: an overhaul transmission motorcraft kit, available for some vehicles, contains an incorrect valve bode separator plate and would need to discard 7z490 part and use bt4z-7z490 to prevent harsh downshifts. model 2010-12 edge,
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46332
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Replacing the original equipment sync/navigation system with either an aftermarket sync/navigation kit or modifying original sync/navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any ford, mercury or linco
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46412
- Component:
- 105000 power train:driveline
- Summary:
- Some 2007-2016 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/taurus police/explorer/explorer police equipped with all wheel drive (awd) and built on or before 30-jun-2016 may exhibit a ticking and/or knocking noise coming from the driveline area. to ide
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46210
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. the workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. when diagnosing and repairing epas steering noises use the updated procedures.
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46085
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- The powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (etbs). the etc_act and etc_dsd pids should not used to diagnose possible etb concerns. the ids has a limited refresh rate
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47080
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- 2010-2018 various vehicles equipped with sync or sync 3 may not function when attempting to find or use the spotify app via applink. as of an update released on 1/15/2018 spotify will no longer be supporting their applink integration. no re
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47201
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Replacing the original equipment sync/navigation system with either an aftermarket sync/navigation kit or modifying original sync/navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any ford, mercury or linco
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47230
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2007-2016 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/police interceptor sedan/explorer/police interceptor utility vehicles equipped with awd and built on or before 30-jun-2016 may exhibit a propane or natural gas odor during idle or low speed dr
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