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Sounds very unusual to me. All of my cracked windshields were from getting hit by a rock. Insurance should cover it 100% and last one I had replaced was done in the parking lot while I was working.

Why the door pockets were designed to hold a bag of Werther's, of course.

First press locks doors. The second press within three seconds will lock the doors again and beep the horn once to acknowledge all doors, hood and hatch are closed and locked. (Two beeps indicate one or more are not closed completely and the car is not secure).

How about using 2 layers of 3/4" OSB under the floor mat? You could buy a 4x4 piece at Lowe's or Manards, cut it in half and use the carpeted floor mat as a templete. Glue/ fasten the two pieces together and the floor on her side would be raised 1-1/2". (2 pieces of 5/8" would raise 1-1/4", 2-pieces of 1/2" would raise the floor 1".) Anyway, the wood is water resistant (I would still use Weathertech in the inclimate weather) and if slightly smaller that the carpet, would not show.

Perhaps something like this would work OK. Lightweight, inexpensive and perfectly designed for this exact situation. Just "raise" her seat up to adjust the knee angle. http://www.wayfair.com/Go-Travel-Foot-Rest-Ottoman-475-GOTR1083.html

The cushion is higher in the back which raises the back side, lower in the front. (Changes the angle of how you set). A lot of short people wrote about how it helped them drive better. Thought it might be worth a look. Lower the seat all the way down and raise up the back side, might be the way to go.

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My last car started "clicking" when it got older. Finally able to track it down to rust causing a couple of spot welds to break. Popping was metal panels flexing.

Fairly common complaint for shorter people. My wife whines that my last car had more comfortable seats (she's 5'-3"). It had fabric seats, the MKX has leather which you slide around on more. And the seats are just a little too long in front, resulting in crowing the backs of her knees (the Merc Sable had shorter seat bottoms). Anyway, why not look into a good quality seat cushion, one higher in back than in front. Here's a good example, rated 5 (out of 5) stars on Amazon (77 ratings), one reported she was 5' and worked perfectly, one reports she had back problems, etc. Might be exactly what she needs. http://www.amazon.com/Cushion-Support-Anti-Flatten-Clever-Breathable/dp/B00Q5HXQ9O/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1441227795&sr=8-5&keywords=automotive+cushion

LOL. I found it informative thar 22's (in this case) give worse fuel economy, slower acceleration and reduced braking (vs the 17's he uses for winter tires.) Personally I completely agree with you, I wouldn't want to give up my 20's either. They do look great. Nice to understand all of the facts surrounding larger tires however.

Shade attached to rear headrests and sides, folded flush to back seat (out of the way). It's a little hard to make out, but if you look carefully you can see both cargo nets I use for groceries. By using two nets, we are able to get all of the groceries sacks in one of the other of the nets, keeping them from falling over. (Can remove both in a few seconds if needed). Shade extended out into security position Looking in from back door across back seat (into rear cargo area)

Shade attached to rear headrests and sides, folded flush to back seat (out of the way). It's a little hard to make out, but if you look carefully you can see both cargo nets we use for groceries. By using two nets, we are able to get all of the groceries sacks in one of the other of the nets, keeping them from falling over. (Can remove both in a few seconds if needed). Shade extended out into security position Looking in from back door across back seat (into rear cargo area)

Hey brandonain82, what did you think of the video. Did it poop in your pudding or are you still considering going with the 24's?

If the (good) fuse was in the fuse holder, I would expect to see 12v on both sides. If you measured with the fuse out, yes, I would expect to see 12 volts on the power side & 0 volts on the load side. If you measured with the fuse in and getting 12v on one side and 6v on the other, you have a fairly large voltage drop across the fuse. (Try a different fuse). If you got these readings with the fuse out, have no idea where the 6v feedback is coming from. Look over the wiring diagrams and see if you have lights on the other instruments and switches. If you don't, it can be isolated to a power supply problem (blown fuse, short, defective smart J-box or dimmer switch failure, etc). {To test, you could pull fuse (isolate circuit) and jumper a wire from another known good supply to the load side of where the fuse connected and see it the lights work. If they do, it isolates it to the smart junction box.} If you are only getting lighting failures on certain switches, etc. then the power is (probably) good and it's a question of where the common point of the supply is failing. (I suspected connection point S209 as the common point - see schematics). Because you added the puddle lights, they run directly from the smart J-box (fuse box) and no where else (parallel to the rest of the lights). Therefore I suspect the smart junction box (but only of all instrument the lighting is out).

That helps a little. The puddle lights are also fed from the same fuse. As the furse was bad but now good and you still are having problems, I'm beginning to suspect the smart junction box as the culprit. (Problem is, not everything fed from fuse #10 was reported as being non-working). I'll attach copies of the wiring diagrams. Perhaps that will help. Puddle lighting.pdf Interior lighting(1).pdf Interior lighting(2).pdf

When you open the liftgate manually, does the liftgate open itself automatically after you lift it say 1/3 of the way? If not, I might suspect that the lift cylindars need replacing.

OEM. In all honesty I'm not really disappointed in it. It disappears when I don't need it and works well (enough) when I need it.I did pick up an OEM retractable shade at a garage sale for free and thought about adapting it to my mkx. Problem is it's harder to store (and the obvious problems of modifying it ). But the vinyl shade works fine for me.

In the current issue of the Ford Newsletter, they link to their website (My Ford Magazine) & have have a new video on driving in extreme heat. http://www.myfordmag.com/service/heat-wave-car-tips?utm_source=MFPR14&utm_campaign=503&cks=16835152950&emailid=15q3_ford_xoxx_aug_nl&srccode=500055-001 (You can also view videos on driving in: dust, lightning, hail, tornados, rain & other stuff). Nothing earth-shattering, but a good reminders.

Bought a cargo security shade for my MKX off of eBay. It fastens with 3 elastic loops that pull over the rear seat's headrests, 2 "s"shaped fasteners that wiggle between the sidewall trim & rear-most windows and 2 stretch loops to hook onto the rear-most set of connection points used for the cargo net. Difficulties of figuring out how use were minor, I have a child seat behind the passenger's seat and use the strap that runs overs the headrest. Also still use the cargo net (actually use 2 nets, one at rear and one further up). Security shade works fine with both accessories still in place. As for its utility, it works exactly as advertised; completely concealing the cargo area. I intend (for now) to leave it attached, but folded down behind the rear seats. When needed (wife likes to put her purse in cargo area when we shop), just pull it into place and hook the two rear-most fasteners to net connectors (5 second operation, out of way otherwise). Paid $35 used but like new condition.

Seen where they're going for a little over $40 on ebay.

Had a flat three weeks ago. Took it Sam's Club (have card, free repairs even though didn't buy tires there) and they told me if they couldn't repair properly, I would have to replace with new, same tire. Reason was the tread on AWD must match exactly. They did fix ok, and I followed up at Ford dealer and tire shop where tires purchased. Both agreed all four tire tread patterns must match on all 4 tires on AWD.

Believe the fans will run continously if system is set to max ac. Let us know what you find.

Here is an excellent video on exactly how to do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dweLr4LTh4

Don't the fans normally run after you shut off the car? Thought that was normal. Is the temp in normal level when idling? This is the only time the fans should be operating (at highway speeds, there's enough air flowing through the radiator to keep the engine cool).

Ebay, OEM - $125 + $16.29 s/h. Fits a 2010 (don't know if it also would fit your 08). You could write and ask, they should know. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-LINCOLN-MKX-OEM-THX-SUBWOOFER-9A1T-19A067-AA-460909-/151740033119?hash=item235469285f&vxp=mtr#ht_2717wt_986