I'm two weeks into my 2015 MKC Reserve 2.0 and love it. The ride is especially quite in Comfort mode. However, I've noticed a little hesitation or vibration when I get up to 60mph. The car has 28K miles. I'm not sure if the tires need re-balancing or if something else is going on. I thought I check the forum before I take it back to the dealer. Has anybody else experience something similar ?? Thanks !
A little Hesitation
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Mechanically, an engine or a transmission can hesitate. If issue happens at a given speed, say 60 in your case, have tires rebalanced, but before they do that , have them check each wheel to make sure the previous owner didn't nail a curb, pothole etc and cause a flatspot on a wheel. Damaged wheels,esp if the 20's are very common, probably 50% of the time people get their tires rebalanced, its really a damaged rim.
I just bought a new 20" rim - Expensive you don't want to bend and/or damage them.
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My wife bent an expensive wheel on her 2014 MKZ so we took it to Discount Tire who has a company that comes to their store and repairs bent wheels. It was $250 versus replacement for $550! Fortunately there are options other than replacement! The repair worked well.
Hesitation, like turbo lag?
Cheap gas could also be the cause too, cheap gas will cause excessive carbon buildup which can be a problem with Direct Injection Engines, AKA the EcoTech Engine.
It could also be a SW problem too.
It still should be under warranty, just take it to the dealer.
Update to my hesitation/vibration problem - I took it back to the dealer and they confirmed a vibration coming from the Rear Axle Assembly. They replaced the Reax Axle Assembly much to my surprise and noted there is a Tech Note bulletin out there on this problem.
In the meantime, my dealer gave me a 2017 MKC loaner same equip vehicle. The loaner had the Synch 3 compared to my '15 with the MyLincoln Touch - and frankly I did not care for the Synch 3 with its monotone colors - I prefer the Lincoln Touch and the quad screen.
So, once I got the car back the vibration was noticeably diminished and disappeared. So, fellow MKC'ers keep and ear out on your Rear Axle assembly....
In the meantime, my dealer gave me a 2017 MKC loaner same equip vehicle. The loaner had the Synch 3 compared to my '15 with the MyLincoln Touch - and frankly I did not care for the Synch 3 with its monotone colors - I prefer the Lincoln Touch and the quad screen.
So, once I got the car back the vibration was noticeably diminished and disappeared. So, fellow MKC'ers keep and ear out on your Rear Axle assembly....
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