Nothing yet! are we going to wait until something does?! safety risk!!! taking way too long to get this resolved!!! this may result in extended brake pedal travel required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. the condition does not result in a loss of braking function and the vehicle can be brought to a controlled stop. *tr
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.
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.
Unintentional acceleration incident report 2009 lincoln mkz, vin: [xxx] the car was purchased by its present owner in june 2012 after it came off lease with 26334 miles. since that time, the vehicle has been well maintained by lincoln automotive dealerships and now has 85447 miles on it. it has had four (4) incidents of unintended acceleration. see attached pdf file (mkz joint report [xxx]) for details information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford mkz. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph the braking system failed when pressing the brake pedal causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a commercial truck. during the crash no injuries were reported. a police report( [xxx]) was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. the vehicle damage was repaired but brake failures continued. after retrieving the vehicle the brake failure continue and the brake was spongy causing the braking distance to be extended. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer colminger ford(5011 jake alexander blvd s. salsbury nc) on several occasions for the brake failure. the abs module and braking assembly and control (y) were all replaced but the failures continued to occur. the contact recently received a recall notice for the nhtsa recall campaign number 19v904000(braking system). the manufacturer([xxx]) was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 88,096. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr