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2008 Lincoln MKX Engine Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
6%of 253 total for the year
Median mileage
88,620miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the engine of the 2008 Lincoln MKX, 6% of the 253 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,620 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have had numerous alignments and tires since got this vehicle last year and now it's shacking, rides likes I have a flat or weaving up and down and starting to pull/ stop working while driving and can't find anything wrong still has all original parts! Lights go thru bulbs and can't see”

NHTSA complaint #11351655, filed 2020-08, 160,000 miles

“When I start my car it makes a clunk then when I shift it into gear it will go into reverse but will clunk and when I put it in drive and I can't go over 5 MPH. It's happening more and more started about 3 years ago but when I took it into the dealer nothing they could do cause it wasn't happening then. It's happened when I've been sitting at a light or stop sign as well. We will then unhook the batter for a few mins and then everything is fine.”

NHTSA complaint #10705266, filed 2015-04, 93,000 miles

“Yesterday (11/05/2016), I was going to go to the store. The car started fine and ran fine as I backed it out of our driveway, but when I went down the street in front of our neighbors house, it suddenly felt like it shifted into a lower gear. I turned the corner next to my neighbors house and proceeded down a hill that's there, but the car still would only go very slowly. When I got down the hill, I stopped at a stop sign and when I stepped on the gas it suddenly started to run fine. …”

NHTSA complaint #10924525, filed 2016-11, 92,808 miles

“About every few weeks, upon driving from a stopped position, it seems like the car is stuck in first gear or in low gear- it accelerates upon stepping on pedal, however the car is just crawling along and not picking up speed at all. Consequently, I have to stop the car and put it in park and then back in drive, once I do this it works normal again. On other occasions I feel a hard kick when I put the car out of drive and back into drive. This is very dangerous if I happen to be pulling into a busy intersection and I would have to come to a complete stop to get this car going again.”

NHTSA complaint #10628621, filed 2014-08, 91,000 miles

“I parked the car at a shopping center garage in tysons corner va, turned the car off and removed the key. As I was walking away from the car, I heard this noise sounding like the fan still running. As I returned to the car and listened closer, I realized that it was the engine motor still running. I got back in the car and placed the key and attempted to start the car and could not. I turned the key to turn it off and removed the key. The engine was still running. The only way that I could get it to cut off was to move it a few inches them back up. …”

NHTSA complaint #10459120, filed 2012-05, 44,450 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2018310%
2017713%
20163221%
2015632%
2014720%
2013159%
2012810%
20112416%
201044%
200923%
2008156%
2007176%

Other parts of the 2008 Lincoln MKX

Air bags
157 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
30 complaints
Fuel system
22 complaints
Brakes
18 complaints
Vehicle speed control
13 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Seats
5 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Wheels
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Lincoln MKX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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