1986 Lincoln Continental Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 25%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 90,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 1986 Lincoln Continental, 25% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 1986 Lincoln Continental that has a recall listed for the anti-lock brakes, 86v109000. The hydraulic brake pump has failed and midas told me about this recall and said I should have ford fix it. I went to schaumburg Lincoln mercury in schaumburg, illinois - and they said there was no recall. I called ford directly and they denied that there was a recall. Yet, on the national highway safety admin sight the recall ford now denies exists, is in fact listed. My vehicle has had the fuel system recall repaired, which ford admits, but never brake recall listed herein. …”
NHTSA complaint #10172589, filed 2006-11, 90,000 milesRelated recalls
- 86V109000Aug 8, 1986Under certain conditions, contacts in brake system relay could remain closed, causing the brake pump motor to run continuously, causing it to overheat and…Covers: Lincoln Continental 1985–1986, Mark VII 1985–1986
- 86V023000Feb 10, 1986Wiring connections in an electrical connector to the master cylinder reservoir fluid level sensors were reversed and fail to indicate low fluid levels as…Covers: Lincoln Continental 1986, Mark VII 1986
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 14% |
| 2019 | 1 | 3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 4% |
| 2002 | 5 | 15% |
| 2000 | 5 | 8% |
| 1999 | 5 | 12% |
| 1998 | 2 | 3% |
| 1997 | 10 | 10% |
| 1996 | 3 | 6% |
| 1995 | 5 | 7% |
| 1994 | 17 | 9% |
| 1993 | 10 | 8% |
| 1992 | 16 | 13% |
| 1991 | 35 | 17% |
| 1990 | 8 | 5% |
| 1989 | 26 | 16% |
| 1988 | 20 | 24% |
| 1987 | 1 | 11% |
| 1986 | 2 | 25% |
| 1985 | 3 | 20% |
Other parts of the 1986 Lincoln Continental
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1986 Lincoln Continental
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology