2004 Lincoln LS Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 10%of 91 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the brakes of the 2004 Lincoln LS, 10% of the 91 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Your driving along , the car slow down there is a metal to metal noise, traction light comes on, you step on the brake and the pedal goes to the floor. Came to close to having an accident' I or my wife took the car to the dealer they say they can not duplicate the problem. The car spent more than 2 months at the dealership.”
NHTSA complaint #10152626, filed 2006-03, 6,825 miles“First it started out in july 2007,AC wasn't blowing like it should be replaced control heads. Then my trac control light came on and park brake light was on checked and advised replaced speed sensor. Then check engine light came on found upstream bank 2 02 sensor reading out of spec. Replaced 02 sensor and clear codes. That cost me$1285.51. Which I replaced sensor,spark plugs,coil then in jan 2008 my transmission shift hard into reverse checked and advised found faults in solenoid,valve body,trans filter,repaired clear codes,ok. Replaced drive belt and pulley. That bill was 1318.72. …”
NHTSA complaint #10243077, filed 2008-09, 70,836 miles“Slowed and turned into parking space noted vehicle was not stopping pressed firmer on brakes did not stop hit cement post at chatham county tag department with an officer watching $10,000 damage left driver side damage started at headlight and stopped at wheel. I had pain in neck and from seat belt.”
NHTSA complaint #10178031, filed 2007-01, 19,000 miles“Filled car with gas. Pulled up to enter roadway and had to stop for traffic. When I tried to move forward emergency brake came on. Put car in park shut off engine and restarted and emergency brake released. This is the second time this has happened in two days. Leaving gas station. Pulled up to enter road. Had to stop for traffic. Tried to move forward, but emergency brake came on. Put car in park, shut off engine. Restarted and emergency brake came off. This is the second time this has happened.”
NHTSA complaint #10486772, filed 2012-12, 66,520 miles“While driving, the warning lights on the dashboard suddenly illuminated, and the emergency brakes engaged within seconds. When this occurred the vehicle immediately went to a complete stop. The vehicle was flat bedded to the dealership, and indicated that this problem occurred because of a computer failure and the engineers are working on it. The vehicle has been at the dealership for 12 days, in which this failure has occurred 3 times whiles being test driven.”
NHTSA complaint #10071894, filed 2004-04, 2,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10020702Dec 28, 2006Parking aid system inoperative - dtc c1983.
- 10018968Jan 1, 2005Parking aid system inoperative.
- 10013401Nov 15, 2004Diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c1145 and/or c1155 stored in anti-lock brake system (abs) module.
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Lincoln LS
25 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsElectrical system
18 complaintsAir bags
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsEquipment
8 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Lincoln LS
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.
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