Lincoln Mark Complaints (1994)

177 consumer complaints on file.

#757915February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE 1993-1996 LINCOLN MARKVIII ARE SUB PAR. AFTER DARK IT BECOMES HARD TO SEE THE ROAD OR ANYTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE POOR HEAD LIGHTS CAUSED MY ACCIDENT WITH A DEER THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE ROAD. IF THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD BEEN BETTER I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE DEER WITH TIME ENOUGH TO AVOID IT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JAN 28 2002. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757937February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM ON THIS CAR TO BE USEFUL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757948February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE SO POOR THAT 20FT IS MAX ON LO-BEAM. HI-BEAM USE ONLY, AND THOSE ARE ALSO SO WEAK THAT NO ONE EVEN FLASHES ME. IT APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FAILURE OF THIS ASSEMBLY. HI WATT BULBS PROVIDE NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM FEARFUL OF SELLING MY CAR OR EVEN LETTING SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE IT AT NIGHT, AS THEY WILL BE BLIND.I AT LEAST HAVE FIGURED OUT WHERE I AM GOING. PLEASE HELP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002758January 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT GIVE ENOUGH LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002785January 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756992January 17, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NIGHT TIME DRIVING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE HEADLIGHTS SO NOT PUT OFF ADAQUATE ILLUMINATION TO SAFELY MANEUVER THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED 6 LINCOLNS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS ANAD STILL OWN 3 AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEN I HAVE AHD WITH ANY OF THEM INVOLVING SAFETY. I ALMOST HIT A JOGGER THE OTHER MORNING BECAUSE OF THE DIMLY SHINING HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE LETS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT ENDS UP IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINT AN OTHERWISE WONDERFUL CAR AND MANUFACTURER. I HAVE ANOTHER MARK VIII A 98 MODEL AND THE LIGHTING IS WONDERFUL.HELP US TO CONTINUE TO ENJPY OUR LINCOLN PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756996January 17, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE UNACCEPTABLE. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT DISCHARGED FROM THE LAMP IS EXTREMELY LOW AND INEFFECTIVE. DRIVING DURING NON-LIGHT HOURS IS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER OBJECTS IN THE ROAD. I AM FILING THIS REPORT WITH HOPES THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE ADJUSTED BY POSSIBLY UPGRADING THE LIGHTING SYSTEM USED ON THE VEHICLES. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND UNDERSTANDING OF THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756941January 16, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE CAR HAS INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AS A RESULT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE LIGHTING IN THESE VEHICLES WAS NOT OF POOR DESIGN. A DEER IN THE ROADWAY COULD NOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT LIGHTING WHICH CAUSED OVER 3K IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS PRIOR TO THIS INCEDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756965January 16, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE OF A VERY POOR DESIGN, AND DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT FOR SAFE OPERATION OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER DOES HAVE AN UPGRADED HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LIGHTING SYSTEM USED ON 1996 LSC MODELS THAT COULD BE RETROFITTED TO PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF BUT HAS NOT VOLUNTARILY ADDRESSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754909November 26, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LIGHTS ARE DIM AND DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT DRIVING. MOST TIMES YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO SEE IF YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON. CHECKED WITH DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LENSES WERE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE LENSES ARE DULLED ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE REFLECTORS ON THE INSIDE ARE ALMOST ALL GONE. I CLEANED THE OUTSIDE LENS WITH A WINDOW CLEANER AND SPRAYED SOME CLEAR POLYURETHANE ON THEM. IT CLEARED THE LENSES BY THE REFLECTORS ARE STILL NOT PROJECTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754713November 19, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I BOUGHT REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS FROM FORD LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF YELLOWING HEADLIGHTS, BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE AT NIGHT. I AM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN (CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT) WITH THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS THAT THEY SENT ME AND THEY WERE ORIGINAL OEM PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754577November 15, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO BE SAFE AND/OR EFFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754601November 15, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT & AUTO LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753942October 31, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME DIM TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. DEALER ADVISES THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $600. PROBLEM APPEARS TO STEM FROM POOR DESIGN, WHICH RESULTS IN LENSES BECOMING PERMANENTLY CLOUDED OR DISCOLORED. DEALER'S MECHANIC REFERENCED UV RAYS AS POSSIBLE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE OPERATED OUTDOORS - AND, THUS, SUBJECT TO UV RAYS - YET, THERE IS APPARENTLY NO EASY SOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUSLY LOW LIGHT LEVEL PROBLEM. UNIT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF RESULTANT HAZARDOUS CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753279October 16, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INSURFICIENT LIGHTING AT NIGHT CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753181October 13, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WEAK HEADLIGHTS GETS DIMMER OVER TIME BECAUSE THE LENS GETS YELLOW & DULL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753157October 12, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY POOR IN DESIGN AND LIGHT OUTPUT. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ITS ALMOST LIKE HAVING NO LIGHTS AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897574October 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS BECOME DIM, CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM, DEALERSHIP IS AWRE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM, ESPECIALLY ON LOW BEAM, CONSUMER HAS PURCHASED HALOGEN BULBS TO TRY AND HELP THE PROBLEM, THE PLATING ON THE OUTER LIGHTS(LOW BEAM) IS VIRTUALLY GONE FROMT HE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES, THE HEADLAMP ASSMEBLIES NEED REPLACING.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753069October 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FROM FACTORY ARE TOO DIM TO SEE IN THE DARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003971September 18, 2001
VISIBILITY
HEADLIGHT LENS-DRIVERSIDE- REFLECTORS WERE BURNT BROWN COLOR. DO YOU THINK THE HALLOGEN BULB IS BURNING TOO HOT & THEREFORE, BURNING THE LENS? NOTICE THE PASSENGERSIDE IS ALSO STARTING TO TAN OVER. WILL I HAVE TROUBLE ON THAT SIDE TOO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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