2008 Lincoln MKX Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 253 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 96,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the suspension of the 2008 Lincoln MKX, 2% of the 253 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,000 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.
“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“Upon entering an on-ramp to the thruway, the driver side lower ball joint was completely gone, disabling the vehicle while my wife was accelerating. The wheel came almost completely off the vehicle. I'm not sure where or how the ball joint came off. My infant son was in the back seat, had the vehicle been going thruway speed, this incident could have been deadly.”
NHTSA complaint #11003015, filed 2017-07, 96,000 miles“Vehicle vehicle frequently has to started twice because the first time the vehicle is started if I go over 40mph the engine and suspension start pulling and jerking and the speedometer will keep increasing even though the car suspension is only alllowing 30mph”
NHTSA complaint #10985567, filed 2017-05Suspension: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Lincoln MKX
157 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
30 complaintsFuel system
22 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsEngine
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Lincoln MKX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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