Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 12/10/2009 | 300 | ||
| Within weeks of getting my 2010 lincoln mkt the brakes were acting strange and making a grinding sound. i felt that the stops were getting dangerously unresponsive. i took the car in for service and after putting 50 miles on my car was told they could not find anything wrong. i took my car back and the brake problem got worse and everyone who rode in my car would comment on the noise my car made as i applied pressure on the brakes. i took it back and was told that another model had experienced the same problem and that they were just going to replace the brakes. after a few days the noises and my discomfort driving the car began again. i also know someone who has the same car with the same exact problem, that lincoln has been unable to remedy. it is obviously a problem, i hope that none of us are hurt due to whatever the problem is | |||
| 04/14/2010 | 1000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 lincoln mkt. while driving at approximately 35 mph he noticed the vehicle was pulling towards the right and he could feel vibrations throughout the entire vehicle. he could also hear a grinding noise whenever pressure was applied to the brake pedal. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the brakes were repaired. approximately 1 week later the failures began to recur so the vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer where the brakes were again repaired. upon receiving the vehicle from the authorized dealer the vibrations and pulling towards the right continued. while driving at approximately 35 he heard a loud bang and the vehicle pulled sharply towards the right. the steering wheel then became very stiff so it was pulled over and shut off. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where he was informed there was a failure within the steering column, computer system and tie rods. it was repaired. while driving at approximately 30 mph down a slight decline he heard a loud bang. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed the rear wheel driving system failed. it was repaired. he also stated that the brake failure continues and the vehicle continued to pull towards the right. the failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 11,000. sm. | |||
| 12/16/2009 | 1600 | 1 | |
| Repeated brake failure starting december 16, 2009. occurs every time we start using the car after it has sat for awhile until brakes are pumped up or several stops are made. 2 front calipers were leaking but problem continues. we have a complete timeline of events available. *tr | |||