There are 6 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2004 Lincoln LS in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This group counts stored reports whose component label starts with one of this site's matching prefixes, ignoring case. Each matching report counts once within the group. Components mentioned later in the label or only in the narrative are not searched. How component counts work
Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)NO BRAKES TILL ENGINE WARMS UP. PEDAL GOOD BUT NO BRAKES. NEW PADS AND ROTORS. NO IDIOT LITE. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. *JS
SLOWED AND TURNED INTO PARKING SPACE NOTED VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING PRESSED FIRMER ON BRAKES DID NOT STOP HIT CEMENT POST AT CHATHAM COUNTY TAG DEPARTMENT WITH AN OFFICER WATCHING $10,000 DAMAGE LEFT DRIVER SIDE DAMAGE STARTED AT HEADLIGHT AND STOPPED AT WHEEL. I HAD PAIN IN NECK AND FROM SEAT BELT. *JB
2004 LINCOLN LS HAS HAD 4 BRAKE FAILURES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. THERE IS A POSSIBLE DEFECT PER THE CONSUMER. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUEMR ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INGITION/STARTER PROBLEM WITHTHE VEHICEL ON 2/4/2006. *NM
YOUR DRIVING ALONG , THE CAR SLOW DOWN THERE IS A METAL TO METAL NOISE, TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAME TO CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT' I OR MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR SPENT MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *JB
DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PICKED UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNNECESSARILY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN FURTHER WHEN COMPRESSED THAN THE GAS PEDAL DID WHEN IT COMPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS LOOKING AT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. HE HAS NOTICED THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE SEPTEMBER 2004. *AK THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB
WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK BLEMISH IN REAR LEATER SEATS. ENGINE STALLS OUT AND OCCASIONS SURGES/HESITATES. VERY HARD 1-2 SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION HUNTS 4-5 SHIFT. NO PROBLEM FOUND. TRANSMISSION WAS UPGRADED FOR 2004 LS TO SYNCRO TYPE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR A CRISP 1-2 SHIFT. UNDER LOAD GOING UP HILLS VEHICLE WILL BUCK/LOSES POWER ON ACCELERATION. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) UPGRADED. RIGHT SIDE VISOR INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED. LEFT FRONT SILL PANEL POPPED OFF. SILL PANEL REATTACHED. CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED. WHEN STEPING ON GAS VEHICLE HESITATES THEN TAKES OFF. NO PROBLEM FOUND. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LAMPS WERE ON. LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR REPLACED. *TT
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.