Lincoln Mark Complaints

1,009 consumer complaints on file.

#10143074November 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THE LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM THAT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS SET ON HIGH-BEAMS. THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS TO BLAME. IT IS BURNED OFF AND DULL. I'M NOT THE ONLY FIRST GENERATION MARK VIII OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO AFFECT ALL MODELS FROM 93 TO 96. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142943November 16, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH HEATER-A/C BLEND DOOR FAILURE RESULTING IN LACK OF DEFOGGING OF WINDSHIELD AND POOR VISIBILITY. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT IN CHANGING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR OFFICES MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS WITH LINCOLN AND FORD VEHICLES . THE COST OF REPAIR IS BETWEEN $500-$2000 DOLLARS. FORD HAS APPARENTLY MADE CHANGES TO STRENGTHEN THE BLEND DOOR LEVER BUT REFUSES TO ADMIT DESIGN FAILURE NOR WILL WARRANT THE ITEM. NHTSA HAS YET TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THE CONSUMER'S PART. WE ARE THE PUBLIC AND YOUR CHARTER IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO US, NOT THE AUTO MAKER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141797November 4, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMP DESIGN FAILED FROM OUTSET. LITTLE DIFFERENCE AT NIGHT WITH HEADLAMPS ON OR OFF. THIS IS BEYOND DANGEROUS. "IMPROVED" BULBS AND POLISHING OF LENSES COULD NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE POOR FACTORY DESIGN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141708November 3, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1994 LINCOL MARK8 HAS POOR HEADLIGHTS/DESIGN. DIFFICULT TO SEE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WHICH TEMPORALY HELP, BUT THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN. VERY LITTLE LIGHT IS PROJECTED TO ROADWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139595October 13, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII, I HAVE TROUBLE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM. I AM REALLY GOING TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT ONE DAY AND HURT ME AND OTHERS. MY HIGH BEAMS AREN'T EVEN ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED LOW BEAMS. THERE'S BEEN TO MANY OCCURRENCES WHERE I DIDN'T SEE A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PRACTICALLY HIT THEM. I AM CURRENTLY GO TO COLLEGE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THE SAFE LIGHTING THAT SHOULD'VE CAME ON THE CAR. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WOULD FORD REIMBURSE ME IF I WERE TO BUY THE HID LIGHTS? PLEASE HELP ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139598October 13, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALERSHIP SAYS THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD/LINCOLN SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE ONLY AND NOT A MECHANICAL DEVICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138482October 4, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK EIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST HIT A GUARD RAIL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. HE DID HAVE TO PLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BETWEEN THE ON AND OFF INDICATOR TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO WORK. THE SERVICE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL 98009000 REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHT: SWITCH FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE RECALL REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE REPAIR WAS DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134870September 29, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE OWNER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE OWNER WENT SLOWER AND STAYED TO THE RIGHT. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC SAW THE STEEL BELT COMING OUT OF TIRE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. B.F.GOODRICH STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD JUST WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER DID NOT THINK THAT SIX YEARS WAS TOO OLD OR THAT 43,000 MILES WAS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO WEAR OUT. THE OWNER WAS NOT AWARE OF HOW MANY MILES THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE ON THEM BEFORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LAST YEAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A STEEL BELT COMING OUT AS WELL AND HAD TO REPLACE IT. THE OWNER WAS AWARE THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO FILE A SECOND COMPLAINT TO NOTE THE SECOND TIRE INFORMATION, ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE, WITH THE SAME LINE AND SIZE.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130488July 28, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I OWN A 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII. DUE TO POOR DESIGN, THE HEADLIGHTS MAKE NIGHT TIME DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED BULB AFTER BULB, CLEANED THE LENSES AND TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERS SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL COST $2000.00. UNACCEPTABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130026July 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VERY BAD HEADLIGHTS. FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS AND GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130056July 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT: CALLER STATED HEADLIGHTS HAD A MILKY FILM ON THEM, AND IT MADE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. IT SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127693July 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CONSUMER HEARD OF PROBLEM WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ON SOME FORD LINCOLN MARK VIII. CONSUMER HAS FOUND THAT HER VEHICLE HAS THE SAME OR SIMILAR SWITCH THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE FIRES IN SOME FORD VEHICLES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HER VEHICLE INCLUDED THE RECALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF THIS PARTICULAR CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127360July 3, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I AM CURRENTLY AN OWNER OF A 1995 LINCOLN MARK 8 AND WANT TO REPORT AN ISSUE I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE WITH THE CAR. HEADLIGHT HOUSING FAILURE: THE DESIGN OF THE EARLY AND MID 90'S LINCOLN MARK 8 HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR. THE HOUSINGS TEND TO TURN YELLOW OR TURN CLOUDY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MAKING THE CAR UNUSABLE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THERE ARE MANY (I SHOULD SAY ALL) OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A WEBSITE DEVOTED TO LINCOLN MARK 8 OWNERS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.MARK8.ORG/LOD/. UNFORTUNATELY, REPLACING THE STOCK HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS ONLY BANDAIDS THE PROBLEM, AS THE NEW HOUSINGS YELLOW AND TURN CLOUDY VERY SHORTLY AFTER BEING INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN EASY FIX FOR THESE MODEL YEARS. STARTING IN 97', THE FORD COMPANY SWITCHED TO THE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE HOUSING, ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE LENSES STARTING WITH THE 1997 LINCOLNS. I JUST WANTED TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT TO YOU TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, JIM AYRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121558May 13, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1997 LINCOLN MARK 8 HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS PITCH BLACK DARKNESS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BANG ON THE COMPONENT IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFORMERS AND THE BULBS HAD BLOWN ALL AT ONCE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH LINCOLN VEHICLES. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109284March 8, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRONT SUSPENSION SINKS DOWN ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FRONT TO SCRAPE ON THE GROUND. THIS IS MAKING THE ABILITY TO DRIVE DIFFICULT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER IS FAILING. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113357March 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE SWITCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110460February 13, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
POOR HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE ON A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. I UNDERSTAND THIS RESULTS FROM A DESIGN PROBLEM IN MARK VIII'S OF THAT TIME PERIOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111103February 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
OWNER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALL THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. OWNER PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT. THEN, CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS FOR THIS DEFECT WOULD COST $2200.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103960January 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER/AC BLENDER DOOR-DOORS,FAIL TO OPERATE AND OR HAVE "NO" TEMPETURE CONTROL,RESULTING IN POOR VISIBLITY.FOGGING ETC,LACK OF DEFROSTING AND OR A COLD DRIVER..SEE PREVIOUS 768368,768427,768529,768796,768173.7689173,769183,769959,10003517,10005626,10023956,10075009,AND NOW MINE ! THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGED IS THE COST OF REPAIRS BY THE DEALER HAS GONE UP. I HAVE A WRITTEN ESTIMATE FOR( THE DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED) $680.00 LABOR.. PARTS AS FOUND/ TO BE $38.00,,$68.00,,$5.00,,$35.00 AND THAN MAYBE $350.00 MORE FOR A PLEMUM.. ($1,176.00) I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS REPLACED THE PARTS WITH BETTER VERSIONS AS TO MATERIALS THAT WITH STAND THE DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES IT IS SUBJECT TOO.THIS APPARENT LACK OF ACTION BY NHTSA IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS TO YOUR UNINTEREST IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY NOT KNOWING HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE OUT THEIR WITH THIS HAZARDOUS DEFECT. HELP US,PROTECT US ,,THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107704January 21, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
COULDN'T GET MY WINDSHIELD DEFROSTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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