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2011 Lincoln MKZ service brakes problems

20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2011 Lincoln MKZ14% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Service Brakes complaints
14%
share of all complaints
97,570 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was stopping at a stop sign and was unable to stop immediately, instead I coasted a little bit before stopping. Then the brake warning lights and ABS and traction lights came on. I pulled over to a parking lot and turned the car off and turned it back on: all the lights came back on. I put on my…

    filed Jun 21, 2024

  • I was driving home in rush hour traffic at approximately 50 mph. I tried to brake but the pedal went to the floor and I had no brakes at all. Turns out this was a recall issue for the same issue for the previous four years MKZs. Replacing the fluid did not fix the problem and the 2,000 dollars…

    filed Mar 9, 2024

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes problems in other MKZ years

YearReportsShare
2018 MKZ13%
2017 MKZ86%
2016 MKZ1016%
2015 MKZ912%
2014 MKZ55%
2013 MKZ44%
2012 MKZ1712%
2010 MKZ2615%
2009 MKZ1816%
2008 MKZ5219%
2007 MKZ2911%
MKZ service brakes problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.