# 2008 LINCOLN MKZ — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `1649618` · 2020-02-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** MKZ
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
2008 LINCOLN MKZ. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE SAFETY RECALL. *LD    THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH, THE DRIVER HAD TO SUDDENLY BRAKE , BUT THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR. SUDDENLY, THE BRAKES ACTIVATED CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST STANDING ON IT'S NOSE. THE SUDDEN BRAKING ACTION BELL OUT THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT. BOTH STRUTS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 19S54/19V-904. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *JS
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