Russell18

I have an 09 MKX which hesitates. I had an 08 which did the same thing. The 09 was ok at the beginning and then after some months began to hesitate. I had already spoken to the dealership about this problem and their response was "make allowance for the hesitation and get used to it.". Anyway what I did do was to use a higher octane gas. This appeared to solve the problem.

I am having the same problem on a frequent basis. Have you resolved the problem and if so how?

I just got my MKX and had ordered the Remote Starter with the 6 button fob. What I got was the one button version and a long story about why the "deluxe" version, with 6 buttons, wasn't available on the MKX. Strangely though the 6 button version is available at www.lincolnaccessories.com. However the crazy part is that when I went out to test the remote starter my car wouldn't start but the Ford Escape 10ft away came to life and I had to use my remote to stop its engine. I relayed this to the salesman who didn't believe me until he tried it for himself. It was pointed out to me that I needed to push the button on the remote and wait for the car to beep and then release the button and push it again and lo and behold my car started. A minor nuisance? Maybe, but imagine getting into your car on a cold and blustery day and finding that the gas tank is empty because another Ford owner had inadvertantly started your car. I returned to the dealership the next day in order to discuss my concerns and for them to fix my spare key which was bent when I picked up my new car. The key was repaired and "reprogrammed". I had a chance on this occasion to read the remote starter manual. I went out to my car and held the button down for 3 secs as the manual instructs and a car 30ft away sprang to life. My car? Nothing! So I tried the 2nd remote. My car beeped a few times then went in to panic mode and we had to un-panic it by pressing every button. By now I had an audience. The dealership staff were standing watching me through the showroom window. Some ventured out, incredulous. I was late for an appointment and said I would return tomorrow to sort it all out. Got into my car, turned the key and nothing happened. It seems that had the car was now immobilised. I went back into the dealership, where by now I was something of a celebrity, and told them of my latest concern, that of not being able to start my car. They just stared and then the service dept was summoned. No one came so after a few minutes and having read the manual I realized that pressing the foot brake while turning on the ignition would solve my problem. Which it did. I am to return to the dealership for part 3 of this saga tomorrow. I shall keep you all posted. My son jokingly pointed out that maybe I should just buy the remote and not the car, and try it out in the dealership lot. Then whichever car started up I would take home. I would hope that it would be impossible to do that. But......!