Lincoln Mark Complaints (1994)

177 consumer complaints on file.

#10076141June 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHT LENS PRODUCED A THICK FILM . AS A RESULT, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10067724April 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME AT NIGHT AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR FOUR DAYS, I COULD NOT DISTINGUISH IF MY HEADLIGHTS WERE ON OR NOT. I THOUGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING BUT I DID CHECK TO SEE IF THEY WERE OPERATIONAL THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS A DARK AND RAINY NIGHT AND THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH I HAVE LIVED NOW FOR EIGHT YEARS DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUET LIGHTING, AS A RESULT OF POOR HEADLIGHTS I COULD HAVE INJURED A PEDESTRIAN THAT EVING TRYING TO TURN ONTO MY STREET. *AK
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0
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0
#10060219March 2, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT LENS FAILURE BILATERALLY.*AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10054454January 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE TO DIM TO SEE AT NIGHT. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND NEAR MISSES ARE NEEDED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. IT'S NOT JUST A YELLOWING OF THE LENS, THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE IS ACTUALLY BURNT! DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. A SIMPLE RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY COULD SAVE LIVES. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING SOMEONE BECAUSE THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS POOR. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 20 MPH!!! *CB
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No
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0
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0
#10020266January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED FOR A HIGHER RELIABILITY STANDARD FOR THE BRAKES. *SC
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10032965August 17, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY LICOLN ARE DEFECTIVE AND PROVIDE A VERY LOW LEVEL OF LIGHT ON THE ROAD. THIS BECAME MORE PREVELANT DURING A DRIVE IN A RURAL AREA WHILE ON VACATION. THE RIDE BECAME DANGEROUS AS THE ONLY WAY I COULD SAFELY SEE THE ROAD WAS WITH THE UTILIZATION OF MY HIGH BEAMS. THE MODEL IS A LINCOLN MARK VIII, 1994.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030155July 25, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS PLASTIC GOT GREY CAUSING POOR BRIGHTNESS. DEALER STATED CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT COVER SYSTEM, AND WOULD COST $500.00, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021220June 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT OUTPUT IS NOT SUFFICIENT, LIGHTING IS VERY BAD, EVEN WITH BRAND NEW FACTORY REPLACEMENTS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT, AS THE ROAD IS NOT LIT OUT ENOUGH TO SEE PERSONS, ANIMALS OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE WAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THAT, AS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT, HOPEFULLY NOT INVOLVING THE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004451January 22, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF/ON WHILE DRIVING. *TS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769071October 29, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDY AND REFLECTIVE SURFACE INSIDE LIGHTS ARE PEELING NOT SURE IF THESE ARE ORIGINAL TO THE CAR OR FACTORY REPLACEMEMTS. ALSO,THE HEADLIGHTS UNSAFE AND VERY DIM! MY '93 ESCORT WITH 235,000 MILES AND ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS IS BRIGHTER. DT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020625October 10, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE HEADLIGHT DIM INTERMITTENLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767295September 17, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. PROVIDE LITTLE OR NO APPRECIABLE ILLUMINATION IN NIGHT-TIME DRIVING AND NO ILLUMINATION IN RAIN CONDITIONS.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765853August 19, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THE CAR'S HEADLIGHTS ARE AS BRIGHT AS A CANDLE, A CANDLE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE BRIGHTER. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT I SEE THE ROAD AHEAD THANKS TO THE STREET LIGHTS SINCE MY HEADLAMPS ARE JUST TERRIBLE. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS DO TO THE WAY THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS MADE. THE 1993-1996 MARK VIII HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY DETERIORATES DUE TO THE HEAT PRODUCED BY THE HALOGEN BULBS. THE REFLECTIVE BACKING IN THE HEADLAMP HOUSING BURNS AWAY DO A DESINGS FLAW, THE MATERIALS USED IN THE MAKING OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT FROM THE BULBS, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE CAR USES 9005 BULBS AS LOW BEAMS, THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN CAR MANUFACTURED IN THE USA THAT USES THESE BULBS AS LOW BEAMS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FORD REPLACED THE HALOGEN ASSEMBLY FOR HID ASSEMBLIES IN THE 96 MODELS, THEY DID THIS EVENTHOUGH THE 97 MODEL WAS GOING TO BE REDESIGNED, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY REPLACED THE LIGHTS IN THE NEW 96 MODELS YET THEY DO NOTHING FOR THE OWNERS OF THE CARS THAT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS DIED DO TO THESE LIGHTS BUT I'M SURE THAT IF NOTHING IS DONE TO FIX THESE LIGHT SOMEONE WILL DIE IN AN ACCIDENT I CAN SAY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND JUST CAN'T SEE MUCH IN FRONT OF ME, IN DIM AREAS I'M PRACTICALLY BLIND AND IF I USED MY HIGH BEAMS I BLIND OTHER DRIVERS. EVEN IF I ONLY USED THE HIGH BEAM THE SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE LOW BEAMS WOULD OCCUR SINCE IT IS A FLAW IN THE DESING OF THE UNIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567099August 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT COMPLETELY, CONSUMER HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *SLC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764705July 25, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN.*JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#764691July 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764376July 17, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
ALL THE MARK VIIIS FROM 93 TO 96 HAVE HEADLIGHTS THAT DO NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY AT NIGHT. PLEASE LOOK AT WWW.MARKVIII.ORG A LINCOLN CLUB WITH OTHER MEMBERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763863July 6, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE SAFELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE BECAUSE OF A POOR REFLECTOR DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762599June 3, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AT NIGHT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW!!! NEW BULBS DO NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR SEVERAL DOCUMENTED TIMES TO FORD AND LINCOLN DEALERSHIPS COMPLAINING OF LOW LIGHT. IN 1997, THE HEADLIGHT UNITS WERE REPLACED, WHICH PROVIDED A SMALL IMPROVEMENT, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN LOST. FORD/LINCOLN IS NOT WILLING TO RECOGNIZE THE DESIGN FLAW, EVEN THOUGH WEB-BASED MESSAGE BOARDS IMMEDIATELY SHOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM! WE NEED A FORD-RECOGNIZED AND INITIATED RECALL/REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762275May 25, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I OWN TWO OF THESE CARS, SAME YEAR. THE HOUSING FOR THE HEADLAMPS HAS HAD MOST OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL BURNED OFF FROM NORMAL HEAT OF FACTORY-RATED BULBS. I CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT DESPITE PROPER ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE QUALITY OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IS TOO THIN, AND NOT DURABLE. DEALER QUOTED ME $1400 FOR H.I.D. LIGHTING UPGRADE(BOTH SIDES) NO RESPONSE FROM FORD MOTOR CO YET.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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