Lincoln Mark Complaints

1,009 consumer complaints on file.

#758017February 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHTS ARE USELESS. THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL HAS YELLOWED & HAS ALSO FLAKED OFF TO THE POINT IS IS ALMOST ALL GONE. I CONTACTED FORD APPROX. 3 MOS. AGO & WAS TOLD THAT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAD CALLED WITH THIS PROBLEM. YA RIGHT. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758019February 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING TO SAFELY DRIVE ON UNLIGHTED ROADS. EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE INADEQUATE. MY 4 BATTERY FLASHLIGHT PUTS OUT MORE LIGHT THAN THESE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN COMPAIRED TO MY SECOND CAR THE HIGH BEAMS ON THE MARK VIII WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE TO THE LIGHTS IN NORMAL ON MY 97 TBIRD. WHEN I GET IN TO DARK AREAS I HAVE TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH PAST IT'S DETENT TO FORCE BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS TO COME ON JUST TO SEE THE ROAD. I CURRENTLY DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT GIVES ALMOST THE SAME LIGHTING AS MOST CARS WITH LOW BEAMS ON. NO ONE HAS EVER BLINKED THEIR LIGHTS TO INFORM ME THEY ARE ON, MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY AREN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BOTHER ANYONE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE NEW MARK VIIIS (96 LSC - 98) WITH THE UPDATED LIGHTING AND IT'S LIKE NIGHT AND DAY. THE FACTORY SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THE OLDER CARS WHEN THEY UPDATED TO THE NEWER LIGHTS. THEY HAD TO KNOW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE OLDER OR THEY WOULDN'T HAVE IMPROVED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS DEFENETLY A SAFTEY PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE ALMOST HIT AND GONE OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES NOW. I WON'T DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT UNLESS I HAVE TO BECAUSE OF THIS AND I REALLY LIKE THIS CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758024February 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT ON LIGHTED STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758026February 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS DISPLAY INSUGNIFICANT LIGHTING WHICH LEADS TO HAZARDOUS NIGHT TIME DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758028February 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS VERY POOR ILUMINATION WITH HEADLIGHTS--WHEN USED ON LOW BEAM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758031February 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHT ON THE VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY POOR, HOWEVER I DID NOT RELIZE HOW POOR THEY WHERE UNTIL I ALMOST HIT SOME KIDS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD. KNOW MY EYE SIGHT IS PERFECT BUT WHEN I CAN NOT TELL IF MY LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT IT DOSN'T MATTER HOW WELL I CAN SEE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757959February 8, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IN VERY DARK PLACES MOVING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, IT CAN BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. I HAVE JUST BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS CAR FOR TWO DAYS, BUT THROUGHT THE SMALL TIME THAT I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I CAN ALLREADY SEE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757960February 8, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS THAT CAME STANDARD ON 1993-1996 MARK VIIIS ARE NOT SAFE FOR PUBLIC ROADS. THEY ARE PROBABLY THE WEAKEST HEADLIGHTS EVER PLACED INTO A VEHICLE DURING THE 1990S. IM SURPRISED THEY EVEN PASSED THE DOT REGULATIONS. THE HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE VERY LITTLE LIGHTING FOR THE ROAD AND THEY DO NOT EVEN GIVE ENOUGH LIGHT TO THE STREET SIGNS SO THAT THEY CAN BE READ LEGIBLY AND EASILY. DRIVING ON A POOR LIT ROAD IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAMS BECAUSE OTHER WISE YOU BECOME A HAZARD BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. IVE BEEN IN COUNTLESS NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTS AND BECAUSE THEY BARELY LIGHT UP THE MARKERS ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THEY EITHER NEED TO REPLACED WITH THE HID UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, OR AT LEAST IMPROVED DRASTICALLY; OTHERWISE THE RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR DURING THE NIGHT INCREASES AT LEAST 10 FOLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757973February 8, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING FOR NIGHT DRIVING. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITION. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IN RAIN, FOG, ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757894February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY POOR. THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS AS THEY DO NOT LIGHT UP THE ROAD THOROUGHLY ENOUGH, CAUSING ME TO CONSTANTLY DRIVE AROUND WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757899February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757904February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LAMPS OF THIS CAR ARE SMALL WITH MAKES IT HARD ENOUGH TO SEE BUT THEY EASILY TURN A YELLOW COLOR THAT CAN'T BE CLEANED. IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND MOST OF THE TIME I USE MY HIGH BEAMS. I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT AT LEAST TWICE, AT NIGHT, ONCE SOMEONE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT THE OTHER TIME THEY WERE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE STREET I WAS ON, AND DIDN'T SEE MY CAR. THE 1996 MARK VIII CAME WITH VERY GOOD HID HEAD LAMPS, I BELEIVE ALL OF THESE CARS NEED TO HAVE THEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757913February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FACTORY HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMLY DIM AT NIGHT IN THEIR ABILITY TO PROJECT LIGHT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#757917February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE VERY POOR COVERAGE. THE HOUSEING SHOW NO WEAR OR PROBLEMS. THE LIGHT OUTPUT AND BEAM ANGLES CAN NOT COVER A AVERAGE STREET AT NIGHT. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE BEFORE A PROBLEM IS CREATED. WE HAVE TECHONOLGY TO CREATE LIGHTING THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE. MAKE THE MANUFS. DO IT. IT SHOULD BE A EASY PROBLEM TO QUICKLY SOLVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757922February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE RECENTLY HIT A DEER RAN OVER A RACOON AND NEARLY HIT ABOUT 3 MAIL BOXES. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE LIKE CANDLESTICKS. WHEN THE ROAD IS DAMP YOU MIGHT AS WELL TURN YOUR LIGHTS OFF. THE REVERSE LIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE BRIGHTER THAN THE HEADLIGHTS. NO JOKING. THIS CAR NEEDS THE REPLACEMENT HID CONVERSION THAT WAS OFFERED IN THE SAME BODYSTYLE IN 1996. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS EVEN THOUGH IT PROBABLY WONT HELP. 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. SCOTT BYRAM 815-498-3682. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757927February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE INADAQUATE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THE MANUFACTOR INDEED IMPROVED THEM FOR THE 1996 MODEL YEAR WHICH INDICATES THEY WERE/ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT STOPPED SHORT OF RECALLING 1993-1995 WITH THE DEFECT. T NIGHT VISION IS SO BAD I CANNOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE HEARD OF MANY STORIES OF BAD LIGHTING FROM OTER OWNERS. *AK
Crash:
No
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
#757938February 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII ARE THE WORST HEADLIGHTS I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. THE LIGHT EMISSION FROM THEM IS WAY BELOW NORMAL. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE STARTING TO TURN YELLOW. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WITH DEER BECAUSE OF MY LACK OF VISION AT NIGHT AND IT REALLY SCARES ME TO DRIVE IN DARKER AREAS BECAUSE I KNOW HOW INSUFFICENT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE. I HAVE TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH FROM DETROIT TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO MANY TIMES AND DRIVING AT NIGHT REQUIRES EXTRA SPECAIL ATTENSION BECAUSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOUR LIMITED VISION IS NOT ENOUGH TO TRAVEL SAFELY. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY OTHER CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND I HAVE HAD MUCH CHEAPER AND INFERIOR CARS WITH HEADLIGHTS THAT MAKE MY CARS LOOK LIKE A CANDLE FLAME. DUE TO THE INFERIOR DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, PUTTING HIGHER WATTAGE BULBS INTO THEM WILL ONLY MELT THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST POORLY DESIGNED HEADLIGHT SYSTEM I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.*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

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