2011 Lincoln MKX: soft or spongy brake pedal

5 of the 149 complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKX describe soft or spongy brake pedal.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 3%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Soft or spongy brake pedal by model year

2017
2
2014
1
2013
7
2012
1
2011
5
2010
2
2009
1

What owners say

Filed Apr 5, 2024 · Brakes · 104,658 miles · MN

The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated while coming to a stop, the brake pedal became stiff while being depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to a local independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The local dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,658.

Filed Jul 23, 2022 · Brakes · OH

Brake pedal will go all the way to floor. Very soft pedal. For over a year we have talked to the dealers around Home. They all say Ford and Lincoln don’t have a problem. I talked to Lincoln concierge and she said if it became a safety issue to contact a dealer. It was still on the csp recall at the time. But I was told it expired. I paid to get the car worked on and had a pedal again. Now it’s back to the floor. Backing up a lot and putting on brakes doesn’t help this time. Now ford says yes they had a problem but it expired a year ago. I don’t drive this car every day. It now has 70700 miles. It had 52000 when I bought it 3 years ago. But to me brakes are important. I had to stop quickly in traffic and stopped in the intersection and luckily didn’t have an accident. It should be repaired without cost to me. It is a very serious problem. I’m also calling NTSB with this information to see how many crashes that there has been

Filed Oct 21, 2021 · Brakes · MA

Lincoln mkx suddenly had a hard pedal and checked for the possible fluid leaks and bleed the system. No brake fluid leaks were found. It has been incormed this could be a brake booster or ABS pump issue, almost crashed my vehicle in a highway

Filed May 13, 2021 · 49,910 miles · TX

Vehicle has less that 50k miles and rarely driven. Three different instances of the brakes failing with the pedal being pushed going all the way to the floor was diagnosed to be an issue with a recall for the brake booster (recalll 13n02). Symptoms of "spongy brakes" always present. Other brake components were checked and verified to be operational. Dealer indicated this is not a safety issue and will not be fixed because the extended warranty had expired. Yet I have a dangerous vehicle that I am expected to pay for a manufacturing defect.

Filed Aug 18, 2020 · Brakes · 102,000 miles · TX

A valve sticks in the hydraulic control unit of the anti lock brake system when it is activated when heavy braking that created a very soft brake pedal when braking because brake fluid is being diverted thru the ABS system when it shouldn't be. I noticed there was a safety recall on ford, lincoln's up to a 2010 model. There needs to be a recall on my model vehicle also.