2009 Lincoln MKS Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 56 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 22,950miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 2009 Lincoln MKS, 4% of the 56 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 22,950 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Two issues: the rear doors retain water after a storm and need to be drained by hand by holding the rubber flap at the bottom of the door away from the door itself. The locks randomly do not fully unlock when you use the key remote, the unlock button on the door, or even manually pulling on the lock knob. The lock knobs jump up and down and you have to try to open the door handle at the perfect time to catch the lock open in order to open the door. This problem seems to rotate through all 4 locks for random intervals and with random selection. …”
NHTSA complaint #10659201, filed 2014-11, 45,000 miles“The contact owns a 2009 Lincoln MKS. After he picked up his vehicle from the dealer, he smelled engine oil burning. He was told that because it was a new vehicle, it was normal. He continued to smell the odor, and then noticed leakage on his garage floor. He looked under the vehicle and saw that there was a fluid leaking onto the exhaust pipe and smoking. He took the vehicle back to the dealership and was told that the dealer did not see anything wrong. …”
NHTSA complaint #10297109, filed 2009-12, 900 milesLatches, locks and linkages: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Lincoln MKS
21 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Lincoln MKS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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