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2009 Lincoln MKZ Brakes Problems

Complaints
25about this part
Share
22%of 114 total for the year
Median mileage
88,096miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the brakes of the 2009 Lincoln MKZ, 22% of the 114 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,096 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“Took my car in for recall #19v904 said could not fix because the ecu was also bad, it had just went out my problem is that ford will not fix the recall if I don't pay them 777.00 to fix the ecu first, and I thik they should because it's all tied together I.e. The very same system”

NHTSA complaint #11414694, filed 2021-05, 113,000 miles

“5/18/20 took car for inspection-failed because of brakes.garage could not fix towed to dealership.they could not fix.tell us not drivable.been sitting there ever since.car has 30016 miles.as of this date have not been notified of recall and cannot be told why or when parts will be available. What recourse do I have”

NHTSA complaint #11341265, filed 2020-07, 30,016 miles

“Brake pedal went all the way and touch body. It happened twice in two months and 2nd time resulted in to car wreck on 5 miles per hour speed. It is very disappointing Lincoln seems to know about the issue but took a long time to cover with remedy. * (recall related incident) ts”

NHTSA complaint #11408578, filed 2021-04, 80,000 miles

“After ABS activation on a snowy road, break pedal needs much longer travel to engage brakes than before the ABS went off. Pedal feels spongy and requires much greater distance before the brakes feel like they begin to apply. Multiple ABS stops, 100 mile of travel and a day of not driving it have not made the problem any better. Car is 2009 MKZ with 81000 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11055001, filed 2017-12, 81,000 miles

“On several occasions while owning this car, the brake pedal has gone almost to the floor after activation of the anti-lock brakes. The braking distance increases dramatically while the pedal remains very soft. It eventually (a few hours maybe) returns to normal function. While driving in this condition, it feels as if the car will not stop but it eventually does, but the brake pedal must be pushed almost all the way to the floor.”

NHTSA complaint #11307648, filed 2020-02, 100,000 miles

Related recalls

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201813%
20171611%
20161422%
20151619%
201499%
201387%
20122014%
20112014%
20103923%
20092522%
20087326%
20074216%

Other parts of the 2009 Lincoln MKZ

Air bags
66 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Lincoln MKZ

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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