Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Sep 23, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 239 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Lincoln Mark Viii submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Sep 23, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKE LINE ERUPTED. HE CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AS THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND WAS CAUSED BY SALT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE WITH NEW STEEL ONES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $485. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
NHTSA ID
10357201
Incident
Sep 22, 2010
Mileage
172,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 4, 2004
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE LEVER WAS RELEASED. ALSO, THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS FOR THESE PROBLEMS.*AK
NHTSA ID
10075740
Incident
Jan 13, 2004
Mileage
94,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 10, 2003
CONSUMER HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE VACUUM BOOSTER REPLACED. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE UNIT STARTED TO LEAK AND WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, IT WAS LEAKING WORSE THAN BEFORE. *JG *JB
NHTSA ID
10001481
Mileage
87,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 13, 2001
Crash reported3 injuries reported
THE DISC BRAKE ROTOR DISC SEPARATED FROM ROTOR HUB CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO LOCK UP FORCING CAR INTO A SPIN RESULTING IN THE CAR COMING TO A STOP IN A DITCH. MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT RECEIVED MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES. I WASTRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING FASTER THE CAR PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
NHTSA ID
740821
Incident
Feb 10, 2001
Brakes
Filed Oct 27, 1999
BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.
NHTSA ID
851973
Incident
Oct 15, 1999
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jun 30, 1999
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
708075
Incident
Jun 23, 1999
BrakesSuspensionVisibility
Filed Jul 16, 1998
REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.
NHTSA ID
537929
Incident
Jun 29, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jun 18, 1998
WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE DEFECTIVE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT THEN DART BACK TO LEFT. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL MID JULY. *AK
NHTSA ID
824461
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Apr 6, 1998
LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.
NHTSA ID
999999999
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 17, 1997
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED ON STEERING CONSOLE AND PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKING APPARATUS THERE APPEARS TO BE A STUMBLING BLOCK. THIS ALLOCATES INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
NHTSA ID
819116
Incident
Mar 11, 1997
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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