2009 Lincoln MKZ Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The awd ptu unit needed to be replaced on my car twice in under 85,000 miles and just over 6 years. The first time was at approximately 51,000 miles and the second time was just around 85,000 miles. Both times, I noticed a dark oil spot on my cement driveway. The second time, I initially thought it was an oil leak, since I had just had an oil change and didn't make an appointment right away but then realized it was too dark for oil and was actually the ptu unit again. What would have happened if I didn't notice the leaking gear oil and the unit seized while I was driving on the highway? …”

“When making a right hand turn steering was lost and the engine shut off. The car went into the opposing lane but thankfully there were no cars at the light. After starting the engine again, the steering was working again. Took car into Lincoln dealership and they could not find anything wrong with the steering but said the throttle body was bad and there was an issue communicating with the PCM. The throttle body and PCM were both replaced. We have not had it occur again.”

“Takata recall coming of higway on ramp car accelerated tires felt like they were gonna come off engine light blinked then dashboard went out then loss of power. So tired of this car been nothing but problems and the only recall I get is power steering. My door lock and window on driver side is not working again!!!~the door and window were already broke had nothing to do with each other. Should be a law against lemons.. One big money bag!!!”

“The contact owns a 2009 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle began to roll backward and across two lanes of traffic. The contact was struck by the driver's side door which pushed her back into the vehicle however, her ankle was still outside of the vehicle. The contact sustained a fractured ankle bone and lost enough blood to sustain five blood transfusions. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 55,000.”