DESIGN FAILURE. LINCOLN MKX INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP IN THE DAYTIME. CONSEQUENTLY, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER AND KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, ESPECIALLY IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND TRAVELING N OR S AS THE SPEEDOMETER IS IN DEEP SHADOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE SPEED ACCIDENTS IS GREAT! *TR
2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH, THE SYNC SYSTEM SCREEN WENT BLACK, AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE SYSTEM CAME BACK UP. I WAS UTILIZING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AT THE TIME AND WAS FORCED TO STOP, RE-ENTER THE DETAILS OF THE LOCATION I WAS INTENDING TO VISIT. THE SYNC SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER JUST RESTART ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING A DRIVER. I AM CONCERNED THERE IS A MORE SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AS THREE OTHER ISSUES HAPPENED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. 1. BLIB MODULE (BLIND SPOT AND CROSS TRAFFIC SENSORS FAULTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT) 2. SYNC SYSTEM REBOOTS ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND UTILIZING NAVIGATION 3. LOW PRESSURE ERROR POPS UP, STEERING BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE, ACCELERATION DIES, AND BRAKING SLUGGISH. CAR REQUIRED SHUTDOWN AND RESTART TO RESOLVE. *TR