Lincoln TOWN CAR brakes problems
496 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
2,595 owner complaints analyzed
47 distinct recall campaigns
81,790 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1977 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,253 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
496 of 2,595 complaints match this topic (19.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 860974 · 2000-04-26 (April 26, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AND COMING TO AN INTERSECTION IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. COULDN'T STOP, AND REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. CHECKED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE. ALSO, BRAKE LINE CORRODED DUE TO FAULTY MATERIAL IN THE TUBE. *AK
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Owner report 10124802 · 2005-06-29 (June 29, 2005)
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 35 MPH WHEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE USUALLY STALLS AT LOWER SPEEDS ABOUT 35 MPH. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE FAILURE, ONLY AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN. PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO.*AK *SB
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Owner report 10040014 · 2003-11-05 (November 5, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING AT 32 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. DEALERS NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER HAD A SHORT IN THE WIRE. HER CONCERN WAS THAT SHE COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER A WHILE. *PH *JB
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Owner report 503685 · 1996-04-23 (April 23, 1996)
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH
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Owner report 8008225 · 2002-04-22 (April 22, 2002)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS LURCHING, THEN CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WAS LOCKED UP, CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE WERE REPLACED. *AK
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