Lincoln Mark Complaints

1,009 consumer complaints on file.

#770717December 11, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE BLEND DOOR LEVER IS A COMMON SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH THESE CARS. IT IS MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND MANY OWNERS HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AT CONSIDERABLE COST. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON COLD DAYS WITH HIGH HUMIDITY. THE WINDOWS FOG AND WHEN YOU TURN ON THE DEFROSTER, COLD AIR COMES OUT AND THE FOG REMAINS OR GETS WORSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS HOW AM I TO SEE WHERE I AM DRIVING WITH WINDOWS THAT ARE FOGGY? SINCE THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AM I TO CONSTANTLY CLEAN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING. THEREBY CREATING ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE? PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770190November 27, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANUFACTURER. FAILURE PREVENTS WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND CLIMATE CONTROL. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770063November 24, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THIS BLEND DOOR PART ON ALMOST ALL 97 & 98 MODEL OF THE MARK VIII FAILS IT IS A SAFTEY FACTOR. WHEN THIS PART FAILS, THERE IS NO HEAT WITH NO HEAT THE DE-FROSTER DOES NOT WORK!!. HOW MANY TIMES, HAVE HAD TO USE A TOWEL TO WIPE THE WINDOW, SO I COULD SEE! THE PART IS ABOUT $30.00 BUT THE LABOR CAN RUN BETWEEN $400 AND $600. DT
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
#769959November 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
BLEND DOOR NO HEAT OR DEFROST ONLY COLD AIR. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769877November 18, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LIGHTS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR NIGHT DRIVING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769545November 10, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WE HAVE BEEN NOTING THE HIGH NUMBER OF 1993-1996 LINCOLN MARK 8 OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTING SERIOUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY YOUR OFFICES. FORD & LINCOLN WILL APPARENTLY DO NOTHING BECAUSE YOU DO NOTHING. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE OWNERS. THEY CAN'T SEE DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS APPARENT DESIGN FLAWS OF THEIR HEADLIGHTS. WHAT IS THE GOOD OF HAVING A GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION AGENCY THAT WILL NOT START AN INVESTIGATION WITH AN ISSUE SUCH AS THIS??? FORD/LINCOLN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM BEACUSE THEY KNOW YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING . PROBABLY THEY HOPE THAT TIME WILL RUN OUT AND EVERY ONE WILL TRASH THESE $40,000 CARS OR TRADE THEM IN . IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE LATER MODELS, 1997-1998 MARK 8S, HAVE A DIFFFERENT HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. BUT NO HELP OR RETROFIT TO THE OLDER MODEL OWNERS. WHAT GOOD IS THE GOVERNMENT IN THESE CASES WHERE THEY DO NOTHING??? A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY TO THE OWNERS WHO TRUST THAT YOU WILL DO SOMETHING AND INVESTIGATE. HEADLIGHTS, COME ON - HOW MUCH MORE SERIOUS CAN YOU GET??? WHEN YOU REVIEW THE YEARS IN QUESTION, YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. AND OF COURSE THESE ARE ONLY THE REPORTS OF OWNERS WHO ARE AWARE OF YOUR AGENCY. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769487November 9, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THIS PART FAILS ON ALMOST ALL 97 & 98 MODEL YEARS FOR THESE CARS. THE REPLACEMENT PART FAILS AS WELL. IT CAN BE A BAD ISSUE IN TEMPERATURE WHERE THE WINDOW DEFOGGER IS NECESSARY. OFTEN I HAVE TO STOP ALONG THE ROAD AND WIPE MY WINDOWS DOWN AS THE DEFOGGER DOESN'T OPERATE PROPERLY DUE TO THIS FAILED PART. THE PART IS ABOUT $30.00 BUT THE LABOR CAN RUN OVER $700.00. DT *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769418November 7, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WITH THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR BROKEN, THE WINDSHIELD CAN NOT PROPERLY CLEAR DUE TO FOG AND ICE AS THERE IS NO HEAT COMING THROUGH THE DEFROSTER DUCTS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769173November 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR ARM IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS. DUE TO THEIR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP, THEY ARE ALMOST GUARANTEED TO FAIL EVENTUALLY. HAVING NO HEAT IN THE WINTER CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS IS THE MOST OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ON A NATIONAL RECALL. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769183November 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS GETTING CLOUDED OVER. TURNED ON MY HA/C TO DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD BUT ONLY COLD AIR CAME OUT ADDING GREATLY TO THE WINDSHIELD FOGGING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE RUNNING INTO OPPOSITE LANES OF TRAFFIC SINCE I COULDN'T SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. I GOT A CLOTH AND WIPED IT CLEAR TO PROCEDE. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THESE CARS ASWELL AS TOWN CARS IN THAT THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR CAUSES THE DOOR'S ARM TO BREAK IN A SET POSITION. THUS IF BROKE ON HOT SETTING YOU GET ONLY HEATED AIR- VICE VERSA ON A COLD SETTING. IT WAS AN APPARENTLY POORLY DESIGNED PLASTIC ITEM; HOWEVER THE CHARGE TO FIX IT WITH ANOTHER SIMILAR ARM WOULD BE OVER $500 BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE DASH OFF THE CAR MAKE THE REPAIR, THOUGH THE PART IS LSS THAN $35.00. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR AT THAT TIME, SO A TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME HOW TO LAY UNDER THE DASH AND MANUALLY PULL THE DOOR TO EITHER HOT OR COLD. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769126October 31, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE KEYS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY DEALERSHIP OR AFTERNARKET. IMAGINE LOSING YOUR KEYS IN A STRANGE TOWN. IT TOOK THE DEALER 5 DAYS TO REPLACE THE KEY THEY LOST. AS FOR THE BLEND DOOR, GO TO THE SITE MARKVIII.ORG AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONANT THAT IS ONLY $30.00 BUT COSTS $800.00 TO REPLACE DUE TO THE LABOR TO GET AT THE PART. WITH AS MANY FAILURES THE DOT NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ASAP ABOUT THIS. 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
#769071October 29, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDY AND REFLECTIVE SURFACE INSIDE LIGHTS ARE PEELING NOT SURE IF THESE ARE ORIGINAL TO THE CAR OR FACTORY REPLACEMEMTS. ALSO,THE HEADLIGHTS UNSAFE AND VERY DIM! MY '93 ESCORT WITH 235,000 MILES AND ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS IS BRIGHTER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021829October 29, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THE HEADLIGHT DEVICES ARE BURN OUT AND THE LENSE ARE NOT REFLECTING LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768796October 23, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
AIR BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING NO HEAT TO BLOW ON WINDSHIELD IN COLD WEATHER WILL CAUSE FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD ALSO. BOTH CONDITIONS CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768663October 20, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MANUFACTURE INSTALLED HALOGEN (9005) HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO HOT AND HAVE DESTROYED THE HOUSING AND REFLECTIVE MATERIALS SO THERE IS LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY WHEN USING THEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768518October 16, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT OUTPUT IS INADEQUATE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE INDICATE POOR DESIGN. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768529October 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
RAINY DAY/MOIST CONDITIONS/HEAT TEMP. UNCONTROLLABLE CAUSING IMMEDIATE STRONG "FOG-UP" OF WINDSHIELD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768535October 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
BLEND DOOR PART FAILURE FOR CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. THERE IS NO FUNCITONAL DEFOGGER. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MARK VIII'S AND I AM JUST MAKING IT KNOWN THAT MINE IS FAULTY AS WELL AND I BELIVE IT IS A SAFTEY HAZARD. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER ENTRIES REARDING THIS TOPIC. LETS MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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