Lincoln Mark Complaints

1,009 consumer complaints on file.

#710656August 29, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR HANDLE (OUTSIDE) BROKE, CONSEQUENTLY DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. NOT MORE THAN IRRITATING UNTIL TALKED TO DEALER. PARTS APPARTMENT STATED "ALMOST NEVER HAPPENED" HOWEVER A PERSON IN BODY SHOP TOLD ME THEY DID NOTHING BUT "PAINT NEW DOOR HANDLES." AFTER EXAMINING HANDLE IT`S PRETTY OBVIOUS THIS WILL BREAK EASY. IF DRIVER IS LEFT INSIDE AFTER AN ACCIDENT AND UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE AND SOMONE IS USING EVEN SLIGHT FORCE ON OUTSIDE HANDLE IT WILL BREAK LEAVING PERSON INSIDE TO HIS OWN. IF FIRE I DOUBT THEY CAN GET HIM OUT. THE DOOR HANDLE IS JUST A PIECE OF S... AND THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT LINCOLN IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP SINCE PARTS DEPARTMENT WAS FLATLY LYING. CHECK TO SEE HOW MANY DOOR HANDLES LINCOLN HAS SOLD/REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846000August 27, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY HEARD ENGINE RACING WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS IN OVERDRIVE. DRIVE DROPPED TRANSMISSION DOWN TO DRIVE AND PULLED OVER . GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY, PUTIT IN OVERDRIVE AT 30MPH AND ENGINE WAS RACING AGAIN. DRIVER REALIZED DIDN'T HAVE OVERDRIVE. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS THE TROTTLE CONTROL GROMMET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845933August 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE HAS SNAPPED TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710497August 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES, THE PEDAL GETS HARD AND THE CAR SHAKES AND I AM NOT SURE THAT IT WILL STOP..AFTER A SECOND IF I PUSH HARD ENOUGH THE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I AM NEVER SURE IT IS GOING TO STOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. I HATE DRIVING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BECAUSE I AM NEVER SURE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR A COMPLETE FAILURE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710449August 24, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE OUTSIDE DRIVER'S MIRROR IS DISTORTED FROM VIEWING. IT IS AS IF SOMEONE HAS PLACED VASOLINE OVER THE SURFACE OF MIRROR. MIRROR WILL DARKEN WHEN BRIGHT LIGHTS ON SHINED ON IT. HOWEVER, CHROMOMATIC ELECTRONIC MIRROR IS BLURRED. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710085August 17, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT AROUND 50 MPH. RIDE BECOMES HARSH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845142August 16, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. **AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547871August 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN GEAR, THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY RELEASES AND THE CAR BOLTS FORWARD OR REVERSE DEPENDING ON THE GEAR SELECTED, WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841927August 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE AND PROCEEDED THROUGH STOP SIGN. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN DRIVER PRESSED ON BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844320August 4, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR IS HANGING ABOUT IS HALF OF AN INCH , STRICKER PLATE WILL NOT ALLOW DOOR TO CLOSE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843755July 29, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE AT A RED LIGHT CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED AND RECLINED BACKWARDS, CAUSING INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#708812July 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALONG WITH BRAKES FAILING (WHICH I JUST HAD REPLACED) THE A/C, TURN SIGNALS, POWER LOCKS, AND WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842506July 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT TENSIONER WORE OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842251July 13, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINON STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AT 50,000, SEEKING HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841879July 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708072June 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708075June 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707793June 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SUSPENSION:REAR, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THIS REPORT IS IN ACCORDANCE OF MY OWNER'S MANUAL THAT SUGGESTS I REPORT ANY SAFETY ISSUE TO THE NHSTA. UPON PURCHASING THE CAR WE REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT, AMONGST OTHER PROBLEMS, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT WE COULD NOT MAKE OUT WHAT WAS BEHIND US WITHOUT GRABBING THE MIRROR TO STEADY IT (IN FACT, ON ONE OCCASSION I HAD TO GRAB THE MIRROR TO SEE THAT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME FLASHING ITS LIGHTS WAS AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE TRYING TO PASS ME )WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER ASSUMED IT WAS THE MIRROR, AND REPLACED THE MIRROR 3 TIMES. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED I PRY SOMETHING UNDER THE MIRROR TO STOP THE VIBRATION. EVENTUALLY THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRES, AS PREVIOUS YEARS EQUIPTED WITH MICHELINS DIDNT HAVE THAT PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY NOW HAD OTHER CARS COMING IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. GOODYEAR GRACIOUSLY REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL TIRE. THE PROBLEM, THOUGH MINIMIZED SLIGHTLY, STILL EXISTED (PLEASE NOTE TIRES WERE BALANCED, AND WHEELS ALIGNED, AND TIRES RE-BALANCED )WE RETURNED THE CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, ONLY TO TOLD NOW THAT IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. ON VACATION IN ARIZONA I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOTICED THAT AT 70MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 75) THAT A ROARING NOISE FILLED THE REAR OF THE CABIN, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE.UPON OUR RETURN WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN WE WERE TOLD IT WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, TO THE POINT THE CAR WOULD SHAKE SO HARD, WHILE PASSING A TRUCK, MY WIFE WAS AFRAID SHE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE WE ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT IN THE CAR. THIS TIME THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT ON MAY 17TH, 1999, THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN WAITING ON PARTS TO RE-BUILD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH THEY ASSUME IS THE PROBLEM, AS FORD (LINCOLN)COULD GIVE THEM NO IDEA OF WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707794June 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TO FOLLOW UP ON MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO MENTION THE FOLLOWING: 1) WE ARE BEGINNING "LEMON LAW" PROCEEDINGS ON THIS AUTOMOBILE 2) THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME "THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE MIRRORS" ON THIS CAR. 3)I WAS TOLD BY A 3RD PARTY THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST ONE LEMON LAW BUY BACK ON THIS CAR, FOR THIS REASON. PLEASE TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY, AS IT IS MORE THAN JUST A "SHAKEY REAR VIEW MIRROR" THAT I REPORTED TO YOU SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THANK YOU. RICHARD HANSMEYER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707832June 23, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNING BROWN WITH AGE. REPLACING BULBS DO NOT HELP. THERE IS NO AFTER-MARKET REPLACEMENT FOR THIS ITEM. MANY CARES FORM BOTH FORD AND LINCOLN ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND THE LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE BULB IS DIMMED BY THE PLASTIC COVERING. THERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD (BOTH FORD AND LINCOLNS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WORK AROUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DIFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD DURING RAIN AND FOG WITH THESE LIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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