Lincoln Mark Complaints

1,009 consumer complaints on file.

#869673September 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ELECTRIC PUMP FOR THE ABS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE WIRING OF ACCESSORY SIDE OF THE IGINITON SWITCH. IF THE SWITCH FAILS VHEICLE WILL LOSE ALL BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730199September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LOW BEAMS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I FEEL THIS IS A VALID COMPLAINT. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730204September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON THESE VEHICLES ARE INADEQUATE. IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A VEHICLE WITH SUCH POOR HEADLIGHTS. EVERY MK VIII OWNER I KNOW HAS THE SAME COMPLAINT. I DON'T BELIEVE THESE HEADLAMPS PROVIDE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF LUMENS REQUIRED BY THE DOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730221September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY INADEQUATE.IF I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY,I MUST PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.I ONLY FEEL SAFE IF I'M ON A WELL LIT INTERSTATE.IF THERE IS NO SUPPLEMENTAL STREET LIGHTING I NEVER FEEL SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730228September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHTING IS EXTREMELY POOR AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730235September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM DUE TO REFLECTOR FAILURE DUE TO BULB HEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730236September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE STOCK HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD WELL. THE ILLUMINATION IS SO POOR THAT I USE TURN MY HIGH BEAMS, AS WELL AS THE LOW BEAMS, OVER 75% OF THE TIME I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730265September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE INADEQUATE LIGHTING. UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT, EXTREMELY POOR LIGHTING EVEN 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730275September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730311September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY LINCOLN ARE DANGEROUS. THEY HAVE BEEN DIM SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, IT IS HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY HAZZARDS IN THE ROADWAY. I KNOW THAT IT IS THE CAR, AS WHEN I DRIVE MY OTHER CARS I HAVE NO PROBLEM SEEING THE ROAD OR HAZZARDS. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF MY HEADLIGHTS, AND THE ALIGNMENT IS CORRECT. I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. EVERY SINGLE PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT OWNS A LINCOLN MARK VIII WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AS MINE HAS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF PUTING 1996 H.I.D. HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES INTO THERE CARS. THAT SEEMS TO HAVE CURED THE PROBLEM FOR THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I REALLY HOPE YOU CAN HELP, AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730313September 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730085September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE LINCOLN MARK VIII YEAR MODEL 1993-1996 ARE BECOMING A SAFETY PROBLEM. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE BECOMING YELLOWED AND DECREASING VISIBLITY TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN NOT EVEN TELL IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE INSIDE REFLECTIVE COATING ALSO IS FALLING OFF AND LOWERING THE LIGHTING EVEN MORE. AS A WEB SITE OWNER OF A MARK VIII SITE I HAVE RECEIVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THESE HEADLIGHTS. MOST OWNERS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR NEW HEADLIGHT ASSY'S BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY. THESE ASSY'S ARE SUPPOSEDLY WARRANTEED BY SYLVANIA, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANYTHING WITH THEM OR LINCOLN. THIS IS A GROWING CONCERN AMONG MARK VIII OWNERS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT COME UP FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730089September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LIGHTING FROM THE ORIGINAL HID HEADLIGHTS ARE INSUFFICIENT. THIS COULD LEAD TO A WRECK AT ANY TIME. I HAVE 20/20 VISION AND HAVE TO BE VERY AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS AT NIGHT! I WOULD BE WORRIED TO DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THE EVENING. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED WITH A BETTER LIGHTING SOLUTION GIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730093September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I'M 46 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE DRIVEN A LOT OF CARS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR WITH SUCH POOR HEADLIGHTS AS THE 93 LINCOLN MARK VIII. EVEN WHEN I'M ON A ROAD THAT I DRIVE A LOT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT THE ROAD SO I CAN SEE. I HAVE 20/20 VISION. IN FACT, WHEN YOU TURN THE TURN SIGNAL ON, THE SIDE LIGHTS (TURNING LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR) THROUGH MORE LIGHT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE NOT MUCH BETTER. THEN IF THE ROAD IS WET, FROM A RAIN, FORGET IT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND DRIVE BY THE STREET LIGHTS OR THE MOON LIGHT. THIS IS NOT SAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730108September 4, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730114September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMPS ARE USELESS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730124September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THIS IS A 1996 MRK VIII LINCOLN. THE HEADLITES HAVE LOST THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL OFF OF THE INSIDE OF THEM AND ARE NOW SO DIM THAT I DON'T DARE DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I CAN'T SEE THE ROAD! IF I CAN'T GET WHERE I'M GOING BY DARK I HAVE TO STOP AND STAY AT A MOTEL, IT'S JUST TO DANGEROUS..A 4 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THIS. I HAVE A 50 YEAR OLD GMC THAT HAS BRIGHTER LITES AND IS FAR SAFER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730126September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VERY LOW LIGHT FROM HEADLIGHTS. BULB IS BRIGHT, NOT DIM BUT THE LIGHT CAST FROM THE UNIT IS NOT EFFECTIVE AT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD DUE TO HAZING OF LENS. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730134September 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLAMP LOW BEAMS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHERE I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATED BY THE HEADLAMPS. INSPECTION OF THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP TUBS SHOWS THE REFECTIVE COATING HAS VANISHED AND THE REMAINING PLASTIC IS A BURNED BROWN COLOR. I BELIEVE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE POOR ILLUMINATION IS THE HOT LOW BEAM BULBS HAVE EVAPORATED THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR COATING OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730149September 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMPS ARE OF INFERIOR DESIGN AND UNSAFE FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. EXTEMELY LOW LIGHT OUTPUT AT NIGHT MAKING IT AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT ! BRAKE ROTORS HAVE EXTEMELY POOR DESIGN AND ARE NOT MANUFACTURED THICK ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND NORMAL USAGE AND HEAT. WARPAGE WITHIN 5,000K MILES ON EVERY NEW FACTORY ROTOR. DEFINITELY UNSAFE ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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