Lincoln Mark Complaints (1994)

177 consumer complaints on file.

#893378August 3, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V009000, AND HAS YET TO EXAMINE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749013July 23, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INADEQUATE LIGHTING FROM HEADLIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748898July 22, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM ON LOW BEAM YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD. YOU HAVE TO KEEP THEM ON HIGH BEAM SO YOU CAN SEE.I HAVE CONTACTED NUMEROUS AUTO PART DEALERS AND THEY CAN NOT GET THIS ITEM . ITS STILL A DEALER ITEM. THIS IS A VEY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND YOU HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT WHY WILL FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746960June 17, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE FADED SO BADLY YOU CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THE MARK VIII. HAVE HEARD FROM HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745051May 8, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AT BEST AND MAKES FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPICALLY WHEN RAINY OR FOGGY OUTSIDE. HARD TO SEE WITH THEM EVEN ON A CLEAR NIGHT USING LOW BEAMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744926May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAY 3, 2001 I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE FORD CORPORATION TO SEND THIS INFORMATION TO THE ASSOCIATIONREGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES.REGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES. REGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES.THIS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVES A SENSOR OR SWITCH ATTACHED TO ALL FORD PRODUCTS EQUIPPED WITHAN AOD-E/4R70W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FORD WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE THE DATES THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS WERE USED.THE PROBLEM REVOLVES AROUND A RESISTOR NETWORK IN THE SENSOR THAT IS USED BY THE AUTOMOBILE'S COMPUTER TO CONFIGURE THE TRANSMISSION RELATIVE TO THE MANUAL SHIFT LEVER POSITION. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN DRIVE THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS SHIFT POINTS AND EFFICIENTLY CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN 4TH GEAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PART NUMBER F3LP-7F293-BA SENSORS WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE NEW. IT CREATED NOISE ON THE SIGNAL LINE TO THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER IN TURN CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOSE THE PULL (TORQUE) TO THE REAR WHEELS. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE REVS WILDLY TO THE RED LINE AS IF IN NEUTRAL, ESPECIALLY IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. I HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WITH THIS DEFECT. WITH THE ENGINE RPM AT THE RED LINE AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AND THEN ENGAGES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH OUT OF ITS LANE. AT ANOTHER TIME WHILE PASSING ON A 2-LANE ROAD THE VEHICLE LOST ITS PULL AND I CAUSED CONFUSION TO ALL DRIVERS AS I WAS FORCED TO BREAK TO GET BACK IN THE PROPER LANE. UNFORTUNATELY FORD FAILED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR MY VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS REPORTED AND UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND THE DEFECT WAS KNOWN. AT THE PRESENT TIME FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WRITTEN FOR THEIR TECHNICIANS CONCERNING AND CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. THE OLD DEFECTIVE PART ALSO HAD MOUNT BUSHINGS THAT WERE LOOSE IN THE MOLDED PART, THIS POOR QUALITY ALLOWED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNSTABLE PERFOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744444April 24, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR NIGHT DRIVING AND HAZARDOUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE MUST BE OPERATED WELL BELOW NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATING SPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR LIMITED FORWARD FIELD OF VISION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744499April 24, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS DID NOT LIGHT UP ROAD WELL ENOUGH TO SEE DOG IN ROAD HIT DOG CRAKED MY BUMPER KILLED DOG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743408April 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INFERIOR LIGHT OUTPUT FROM HEADLIGHTS. VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN BAD WEATHER. SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743230March 29, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHTING IS NOT SUFFIENT FOR NIGHTIME DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS PRODUCE A LOW, WEAK BEAM. RESTRICTS NIGHT TIME DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN SEEING PEDERESTIANS CROSSING STREET. UNFORNATELY VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743239March 29, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DANGEROUSLY UNDERPOWERED, ESPECIALLY ON RAINY NIGHTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743242March 29, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL 1ST GENERATION MARK VIII'S 1993-1996 THE LIGHTING IS DANGEROUSLY DIM. NEW BULBS DO NOT HELP. THATS WHY THE 2ND GEN CARS HAVE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY'S. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THIS FORUM -HTTP://WWW.MARKVIII.ORG/CGI-BIN/DCFORUM/DCBOARD.CGI YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THE OWNERS WHO HAVE PROBLEMS...IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I DO NOT HAVE OVER $1000 TO SPEND ON NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY'S. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739501January 17, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LAMPS ARE DIM TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IF CAUGHT IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT THE HEAD LAMPS ARE TOTALLY USELESS. I HAVE CONSIDERED REPLACING THE BULBS WITH THOSE OF A HIGHER WATTAGE BUT I HAVE LEARNED THAT BECAUSE THE LENSES AND THE REFLECTORS ARE MADE ENTIRELY OF PLASTIC THEY WILL BECOME SCORCHED AND PRODUCE EVEN LESS LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY THE LEFT (DRIVER'S) SIDE LAMP IS MORE DIM THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME PROBLEM ON NEARLY ALL FORD PRODUCTS THAT ARE 3 OR MORE YEARS OLD. THE LENSES AND REFLECTORS IN MY CAR ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND I HAVE INSTALLED AN EXTRA GROUND WIRE TO EACH LAMP AS WELL AS INSTALLING RELAYS FOR THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS, THERE WAS A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE QUALITY OF LIGHT IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE LIGHTS ON MY 1967 MERCURY (ALSO A FORD PRODUCT). FORD SEEMS TO KNOW WELL OF THIS LIGHTING DEFICIENCY AS THEY CAME OUT WITH A MUCH IMPROVED LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR THE 1996 AND NEWER MARK VIIIS, THE UNITS PRODUCED FOR THE 1996 CAR WILL FIT THE 1993 AND UP CARS AND NEARLY ALL OF THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS FEEL THAT THESE LAMPS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH THE HID UNITS PRODUCED FOR THE 1996 AUTO. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL HEAD LAMPS WITH THE HID UNITS AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. THE COST OF REPLACING THE ORIGINAL LAMPS WITH THE HID LAMPS IS PROHIBITIVE FOR MOST OWNERS AND THE DEALERS HAVE REFLECTED THAT FORD WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL FORCED UPON THEM. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ME THAT WOULD INDICATE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS AND INJURIES CAUSED BY A DRIVER'S INABILITY TO SEE PROPERLY AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING A 1993 TO 1995 MARK VIII, BUT AS AN OWNER/DRIVER I FEEL CERTAIN THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME. IN CONCLUSION I AND MANY OTHERS FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY USED UNTESTED AND POOR QUALITY HEAD LAMPS IN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A CAR OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE A SERIES OF INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THE FIRESTONE / FORD EXPLORER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739545January 17, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAMS DO NOT SUPPLY ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735135October 25, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INADEQUATE HEADLIGHT OUTPUT, CAN'T SEE ON RAINY NIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734234October 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BET THE LOCKS THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF .. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AGTER I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VIBRATION IN CAR WHILD DRIVING AND IDILING. OVER HEATED NEW RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT, 2 TIMING BELTS, INTAKE GASKETS NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS TO GET RID OF VIBRATATION ENGINE HAS BEEN TORN DOWN 3 TIMES ITS NOW IN A ENGINE SHOP. ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR SINCE AUG.2, 2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733630October 6, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870944September 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. HAD ALSO MISSED FUEL TANK. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC INDICATED THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731539September 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THESE ARE THE VERY WORST HEADLIGHTS THAT I HAVE EVER TRIED TO DRIVE WITH! THE DESIGN IS POOR. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PRODUCED IS LIMITED AND THE PATTERN IS NOT DEFINED. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE HIGH BEAMS IS NOT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT FROM MY WIFE'S 99 NISSAN ALTIMA OR MY 89 MUSTANG GT ON LOW BEAMS. IF THE WEATHER IS RAINY THE LIGHT DIFFUSION CAUSED BY THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MAKES DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731087September 11, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY SEE DURING NIGHT DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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