Lincoln Mark Complaints (1995)

148 consumer complaints on file.

#10057313January 21, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE DIDN'T APPEAR TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE. *PH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE RACED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049255December 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
UNSAFE NIGHT DRIVING DUE TO POOR HEADLIGHT DESIGN. HEADLIGHTS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DUE TO HEAT BUILD-UP INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT HOUSING. THE BEST FIX IS UNFAIRLY EXPENSIVE ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE INITIAL COST OF THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047048November 17, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS SUCK. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022780August 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AS THE CONSUMER PULLED INSIDE THE PARKING LOT, TRAVELING AT 25MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030287July 28, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FAULTY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS - REFLECTORS IN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO ERRODE DUE TO HIGH TEMPATURES IN HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS AND CAUSE LIGHT OUTPUT TO DROP TO VERY LOW LEVELS AND THEREFORE CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE LESS UTPUT THAN THE PARKING LAMPS. MOST HEADLIGHTS IN THIS CONDITION WILL NOT PASS STATE SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIRING OWNER TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT UNIT EVERY 3 YEARS AS THIS IS LSO A PROBLEM ON OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028686July 21, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLAMPS ON 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII SHOW EARLY SIGNS OF AGING CAUSING THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHT TO BE SUBSTANDARD. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018320May 6, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE BRIGHTNESS AND THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED MAKING THE CAR MANUFACTURER JUSTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016130April 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND PULLING INSIDE OF A GAS STATION THE BRAKES FAILED. ALSO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009952March 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY AFTER THEY WERE TURNED ON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006888February 10, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO DIM.*JB. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005129February 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INADEQUATE HEAD LIGHTING ON 1995 LINCOLN MARKVII. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002813January 16, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT TIMES, THE IDLING SPEED MOTOR TAKES CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SPEED UP OUT OF CONTROL. THIS REQUIRES VERY HEAVY BRAKING . IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT VERY SLOW SPEED, AND AT DANGEROUS TIMES, (E.G. STOPPING FOR A CROSS WALKER). THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE YEAARS AND HAS COME CLOSE TO NEAR FATALIITY OCCURANCES. AUTO MECHANICS SAY ONLY REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL WILL WORK AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM WILL NOT REOCCUR DATE BELOW IS THE LAST OCCURANCE..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000327December 20, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE ALMOST NO LIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769925November 20, 2002
TIRES
TREAD PEELED OFF LEFT REAR TIRE AT 65 MPH STILL HELD AIR. RIGHT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED "BUBBLE" AT THE SAME TIME WHERE TREAD HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 13,000 MILES (NEW TIRES ON USED VEHICLE, LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF WEAR). DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769110October 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD ON FOGGY AND ICEY DAYS, WITH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY WARMED UP AT ANY TIME. THE HEAT IS RAISED TO 90, THERE IS NO HEAT AVAILABLE, ALL OTHER TEMPERATURES ARE GOOD. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR FAILS, OR THE LEVER BRAKES, DUE TO A STICKY BLEND DOOR. I FIND THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF IT OCCURES WHILE DRIVING. OTHER OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT IT HAPPENS OFTEN, EVEN AFTER REPAIR, AND THAT NEW COMPONENTS ALSO FAIL. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763525June 26, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566109June 18, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING THE NIGHT HOURS. *TT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY DID INSTALL A NEW SET OF LENS'. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762184May 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY COMPLAINT ON THESE HEADLIGHTS IS THE LACK OF GOOD LIGHTING. UNLIKE OTHER OWNERS, MY LIGHTS HAVE NOT YELLOWED NOR HAS ANY OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL PEELED INSIDE THE HOUSING. THESE LIGHTS PLAIN SUCK. FORD/LINCOLN SAW FIT TO EQUIP THE LSC MODELS OF THE MARK VIII (1995-1996) WITH HID LIGHTING SYSTEMS, WHILE THE BASE MODEL MARK VIII FROM 1993-1996 USED STANDARD HALOGEN LIGHTING. THE HALOGEN LIGHTS ARE ABOUT AS EFFECTIVE AS A CANDEL IN A HURRICANE, AND IN MY OPINION AND THE OPINIONS OF OTHER OWNERS CREATES A VERY REAL HAZZARD FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. 1997-98 MARK VIII HAD HID LIGHTS ON ALL MODELS, AND THE HOUSINGS ARE A BIT LARGER, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY KNEW THE STANDARD HALOGEN LIGHTS WERE A BAD DESIGN FROM THE BEGINNING, AND WAITED 4 YEARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SYLVANIA, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS IS JUST AS MUCH TO BLAME AS FORD/LINCOLN FOR THE FLAWS IN THESE UNITS. KNOWING THE HALOGEN UNITS ARE AS INNEFFECTIVE AS THEY ARE, THE HID LIGHTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN STANDAR EQUIPMENT ON ALL MODELS, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARRANTY UPGRADE FOR ALL CARS NOT SO EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY INCLUDING THE 1993-94 MODELS AS WELL AS THE 1995-96 MODELS. THIS IS NOT FORD BASHING, I AM A FORD GUY ALL THE WAY, BUT THIS TYPE OF BAD DESIGN IS JUST WRONG, AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762076May 20, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I AM WRITING AGAIN, IN HOPES THAT MAYBE SOMEONE IS LISTENING. THE COST IS QUITE PROHIBITIVE TO REPLACE A SIMPLE, AND SAFETY REQUIRED, THING AS HEADLAMPS, BUT THIS IS THE CASE WITH THESE CARS THE 1993 THROUGH 1996 MARK VIII IS THE ONLY CAR EVER OFFERED IN THE USA THAT USES THE HIGH WATTAGE 9005 BULB FOR LOW BEAM. THIS BULB IS NORMALLY USED IN FOUR LAMP SYSTEMS AS HIGH BEAM ONLY, WITH A 9004 OR 9007 OR OTHER BULB FOR LOW BEAM. HOWEVER, FORD AND/OR SYLVANIA'S CHOICE FOR THIS BULB, REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE SMALL AREA OF LENS AND REFLECTOR, CAUSES THE REFLECTOR TO BE BURNT AWAY, AND A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE IS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD, IN MY OPINION, GIVEN THE SEVERE BLACKENED SPOTS ABOVE THE BULB. FURTHER, I FIND IS QUITE INTERESTING THAT GIVEN THE SHEER NUMBER OF REPORTS ON THIS PROBLEM ALONE, THERE IS NOT A SHRED OF INFORMATION ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT ANY INVESTIGATION IS HAPPENING REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE LIKELY HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE THIS BECOMES A MAJOR ENOUGH PROBLEM, IS THAT IT? SERIOUSLY, THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS AT NIGHT, AND FORD AND SYLVANIA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR ALL OF THEM THAT ARE STILL ROADWORTHY. SEE MORE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WEB.WT.NET/~HOUTEX/MARKLIGHTS.HTM. PLEASE BE SURE TO ALSO VISIT THE PAGE WITH THE PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED BEING DONE TO ALL MARKS AT HTTP://WEB.WT.NET/~HOUTEX/DAMAGED.HTM. I URGE YOU TO PROD JEFF TAYLOR, THE ORIGINAL CONTACT WE HAVE REGARDING THIS MATTER, AND/OR WHOMEVER ELSE IS INVOLVED TO PUSH THIS SERIOUS CONCERN OF SAFETY THROUGH SO THESE MACHINES OF POTENTIAL DEATH CAN BE MADE SAFER. I CANNOT STRESS THAT DEATH MAY BE A POSSIBILITY IF THESE LIGHTS AREN'T FIXED. WE ARE ONLY HUMAN, AND AS SUCH, DO NOT HAVE EXTRAORDINARY VISION AT NIGHT. THE DESTRUCTION OF THESE LIGHTS, CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S FLAWED DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS, MUST BE FIXED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MICHAEL A. BINCKLEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762050May 18, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM FOR NIGHT DRIVING. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE CLOSE CALLS WITH CURBS AND ONE TIME WITH A PEDESTRIAN. I HAVE LOOKED INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND HAVE NOTICED WHAT LOOKS LIKE OVERHEATING FROM THE LIGHTBULB. THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AROUND THE BULB HAS EFFECTIVELY BEEN BURNT AWAY. I HAVE LOOKED AT SOME OF MY FRIEND'S1993-1996 MARK VIIIS AND ITS ALL THE SAME. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE AT FORD LISTENS ABOUT THIS. SOMEONE IS BOUND TO GET HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHEN. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN ADVANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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