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2010 Lincoln MKX Brakes Problems

Complaints
24about this part
Share
22%of 111 total for the year
Median mileage
101,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the brakes of the 2010 Lincoln MKX, 22% of the 111 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My breaks sound like air is flowing out when I push on them & the lock up , this seems to be a problem with tons of MKX !! So why is there no recall!!!! My daughter was driving the other day and the breaks completely lock up in her , she almost wreaked!!! I know there are recalls on other MKX 2010!! There needs to be one in all of them because someone is going to get hurt due to them!!”

NHTSA complaint #11110456, filed 2018-07, 118,094 miles

“The brakes are spongy when pressure is applied. A recall is in place for vehicles produced in the same plant as our vehicle. The recall begins with may production in 2010, our car came from that plant in april 2010. Please extent recall to cover our vehicle for the identical problem, from the identical plant. An auto repair shop found the problem. We have owned vehicle less than 2 years and it is driven less than 2000 miles per year.”

NHTSA complaint #11330301, filed 2020-06, 89,000 miles

“My brakes started making a hissing noise when the brakes were applied. The hissing sound became louder and I noticed the brakes were very hard to press and the even when pressing to the floor the car was very hard to come to a complete stop. I took the car to the shop and replaced the front brake pads. The hissing sound was still there along with a whistle sound. I was told the brake booster was bad. My car only has 138,000 miles on it. I was told to call to see if there were recalls. …”

NHTSA complaint #11256807, filed 2019-09, 138,000 miles

“I love my Lincoln MKX. High performance vehicle of safety and luxury and in comfort and style. I love it. However, my gas is terrible and the car acts like it is going to loose power as the gas isn't getting a full line to go through. I haven't had this problem until 2-3 months ago. My gas mileage is very poor now> to have this fixed there gas been a safety recall for over 1 year maybe 2 years now. I have been on a toi call list agt local dealer to get it fixed. When is this going to happen., you guys owe me tons of wasted gas.”

NHTSA complaint #11122344, filed 2018-08, 98,000 miles

“Still waiting for air bags and noe my brake booster went out within a week. I did find that there was a extended warranty for some but my VIN number did not qualify. This to me is a life threatening. I've replaced my rotors and pads but in all 45 years driving, never brake booster. I'm sure I am not the only one with this problem as others have been given the extended warranty coverage. The fact that this is was done on some but not all, does not make safety sense to me. I almost hit someone but thank god I had been driving a safe distance back. …”

NHTSA complaint #11221687, filed 2019-06, 69,680 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2018826%
20171631%
20165636%
201515%
20141029%
20136640%
20123339%
20113020%
20102422%
20091117%
2008187%
2007176%

Other parts of the 2010 Lincoln MKX

Air bags
54 complaints
Seats
6 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Lincoln MKX

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