1993 Lincoln Mark Viii complaints

1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THIS IS A 35,000 TO 40,000 DOLLAR CAR WHEN IT WAS NEW AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF VERY POOR HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR ALL 1993 AND 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AT NIGHT.*AK

CAN NOT SEE ROAD WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHANGED BULBS, CLEANED AND POLISHED LENS. WAS AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF WEB SITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MUST DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON FULL TIME OR NIGHT DRIVING IS IMPOSSIBLE AND UNSAFE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AT NIGHT.WITH SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS.*AK

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS TO VARIOUS AGENCY'S AND TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR FORD TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR DEATHS BEFORE ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN? *JB

I HAVE A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII AND, AS I AM SURE THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP, THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE VERY VERY POOR FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE POOR. I HAVE VISITED MANY WEBSITES ON THIS MANNER AND HAVE FOUND THAT I AM ONE OF MANY WITH THIS COMPLAINT ON THE GEN I MARK VIII. *JB

93 LINCOLN HEADLIGHTS ARE INEFFECTIVE AFTER DAYLIGHT HOURS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM... EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULBS. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WITHOUT USING BRIGHTLIGHTS. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR. THEY DON'T LIGHT THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I'VE CLEANED THEM AND REPLACED THEM. THE DESIGN JUST DOESN'T ALLOW ENOUGH LIGHT TO SHINE ON THE ROAD.*AK

PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS. THE ARE SO LOW THAT YOU CANT USE THEM. I JUST GOT THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING USING THE LOW BEAMS WENT AROUND A CORNER THAT WAS NOT LIT AND WENT ON TO THE SHOULDER. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. FROM THAT POINT I JUST USE THE HIGH BEAMS. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM MAKE FORD DO THE RIGHT THING.*AK

HEADLIGHT- NOT ENOUGH LIGHT IS PUT OUT TO SEE IN THE DARK, PUT NEW BULBS IN AND CLEANED LENES. SAFETY DEFECT

HEADLIGHT LENSES CRACK & YELLOW MAKING SAFE NIGHT DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. *JB

THE VEHICLES DASHBOARD STARTED SMOKING THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER (98V-009000) WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS RECALL WAS DONE PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *NLM

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII ARE VIRTUALLY USELESS. WITH THE STANDARD REPLACEMENT BULBS I HAVE ABOUT TEN FEET VISIBILITY FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS IS WITH THE LOW BEAMS AND I HAVE ABOUT TWENTY TO THIRTY FEET VISIBILITY WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. I UPGRADED THE HIGH BEAMS TO A ONE HUNDRED WATT BULB TO GET UP TO ABOUT FIFTY FEET VISIBILITY. THIS GIVES ME ABOUT TWO AND A HALF CAR LENGTHS VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. WHEN I AM MEETING ON COMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT, ALL I CAN DO IS TO TRY AND NOT HIT THE HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE IN THE OTHER LANE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS IS THAT THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL INSIDE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY BURNS AWAY AFTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF USE. NOW, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLIES TWICE A YEAR AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. I HAVE PURCHASED ADDITIONAL DRIVING LIGHTS TO AID IN BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THEY ARE NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE ON MY CAR, BUT WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE? IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE PURCHASED A "DAYTIME DRIVING ONLY" CAR. I CURRENTLY USE A MESSAGE BOARD ON THE INTERNET THAT IS TAYLORED TO THE MARK VIII. IT'S WEB SITE IS: WWW.MARKVIII.ORG .THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD THAT ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE GO TO THE MESSAGE BOARD AND DO A SEARCH FOR "HEADLIGHTS". I AM AFFRAID OF BEING CAUGHT OUT IN THE DARK FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR RUNNING OVER SOMEBODY. BY THE WAY, ALL OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE MARKVIII SITE THAT HAVE WRITTEN FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS GET A REPLY SAYING THAT "WE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS

CONSUMER HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE VACUUM BOOSTER REPLACED. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE UNIT STARTED TO LEAK AND WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, IT WAS LEAKING WORSE THAN BEFORE. *JG *JB

1993-1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEADLIGHTS ARE ALL FAULTY. THEY TURN YELLOW AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THESE UNITS ARE NOT CHEAP, ABOUT $800 FOR A NEW HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. I CONSTANTLY DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND I STILL CANT EVEN SEE THE LINES ON THE ROAD. TRY DRIVING WITH YOUR HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THATS HOW THE MARK VIII'S ARE. THIS IS A BIG SAFTEY ISSUE TOO WHICH FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS A LONG TIME AGO. ITS SICK HOW THEY DONT WANT TO RECALL IT BECAUSE OF THE MONEY ISSUE, BUT IT CAN AND WILL SAVE LIFES. PLEASE WRITE ME A EMAIL BACK SHOWING THE STATUS OF THIS DEBATE TO [email protected]

THE HEADLIGHT DEVICES ARE BURN OUT AND THE LENSE ARE NOT REFLECTING LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE HEADLIGHTS ON '93-'96 MARK VIII'S ALL GET CLOUDY TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING USABLE. THIS CONDITION IS NOTED ON MANY WEBSITES. I KNOW PERSONALLY 7 MARK VIII'S THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM-IN FACT EVERY ONE I HAVE PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF HAS THE PROBLEM. IT CAN NOT BE CORRECTED EXCEPT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE DEALERS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW DUE TO THE PLASTIC LENS DISCOLORING. MR

REFLECTIVE COATING INSIDE OF HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY BURNED AWAY CAUSING LOW LIGHT OUTPUT. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. MR

CONSUMER STATES HIS REARVIEW MIRROR KEEPS FALLING OFF, AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO HELP HIM PAY FOR IT. NLM

POOR LIGHTING DUE TO YELLOWING LENS' AND POOR DESIGN. NLM

INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR KEEP FALLING OFF FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE HEADLIGHT LENSES OR HIDS ON MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII HAS TURN YELLOW MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE A NIGHT ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS ON LOW BEAM.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH DANGER AT NIGHT. *AK

THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM,VERY POOR VISABILITY AT NIGHT ,DEFFINETLY A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE POORLY DESIGNED. HIGH BEAMS MUST BE USED AT NIGHT TO HELP WITH SEEING. IT STILL FAILS TO PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE MORE THAN 10-15 FEET IN FRONT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WHILE IT IS RAINING. IF THE NHTSA CHECKS THE "LINCOLNS OF DISTINCTION" WEB PAGE, MANY OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE EQUIPMENT REPLACED DUE TO THE DANGER INVOLVED OR THE MANUAFACTURER SHOULD DESIGN A NEW REPLACEMENT. IF THIS MATTER IS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, IT MAY LEAD TO ANOTHER CASE MUCH LIKE THE ONE SURROUNDING THE TIRES INSTALLED ON PREVIOUS FORD SUV'S.*AK

LOW BEAMS DID NOT PROJECT ENOUGH LIGHT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILTY AT NIGHT AND DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS. CONSUME CHANGED LIGHT 4 TIMES , BUT DID NOT HELP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AT NIGHT. DEALER NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY MARK VLLL HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY BRIGHT AS THE CAR AGES THE HEAD LIGHT ARE GOING DIMMER AND DIMMER ,THIS IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING THE BULBS PRODUCE SO MUCH HEAT AND WITH NO PLACE FOR THE HEAT TO ESCAPE THE SEALED UNIT THE HEAT FROM THE BULB IS BURNING THE REFLECTIVE COATING OF THE BULB REFLECTOR AND WITH A BLACK SPOT IN SIDE THE HOUSING THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PRODUCING LESS AND LESS LIGHT THE MORE THEY ARE IN USE ,IT IS GETTING TO THE POINT WERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NITE .THANK YOU FOR LOOKING IN TO THIS MATTER. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR ARE SO DIM, THAT YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD. *AKI

DIM LIGHTS ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO USE AT NIGHT. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FINALLY DISCOLORED AND PEELED ENOUGH INSIDE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IT. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT DID NOT HELP THE ILLUMINATION PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THE DIM LIGHTS!! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THE PAST YEAR WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND NOBODY HAS FLASHED ME TO DIM THEM YET. THIS SHOWS HOW BRIGHT THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE MARK SERIES.*AK

VERY POOR HEADLIGHTS, EVEN WITH NEW BULBS THEY ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE. *AK

LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM THAT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT IS DANGEREOUS. *AK

NEEDS NEW HEADLIGHTS, POOR VISIBILITY. 700 FOR NEW ONES, CHECK WWW.MARKVIII.COM THEN FORUMS AND THERES ABOUT 3999 MARK OWNERS WITH COMPLAINTS! *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND VISIBILITY IS LIMITED, LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AT NIGHT AT INTERVALS WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

POORLY LIT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY'S, CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT.*AK

POOR LIGHTING FROM LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS. VIRTUALLY NO VISIBILITY DRIVING AT NIGHT.DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AT NIGHT ROAD VISIBILITY IS 0. THOUGH I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS AT NIGHT, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND I'M INFORMED THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE PART OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY.BUT FORD WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM.AND THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS.SHOULD YOU WISH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION INTO THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ASSIST.

I AM A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OF A SAFTEY CONCERN,CAUSE OF THE LOW VISIBILITY COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY,PLUS AFTER A WHILE THE LIGHTS LENS BECOME DULL AND THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL BEGINS TO FADE ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSING . *AK

HEADLIGHTS WHEN ON, ARE VERY DIM. HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY. *AK

FACTORY LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AND UNSAFE FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHT HOUSING HAS BECOME FADED AND YELLOWING OF THE LENSE HAS OCCURRED. ALSO PEELING OF THE REFLECTIVE FILM. I KNOW OF ALLOT OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS ONE OF MANY FACTORS: HEAT/ PLASTIC/ UTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE, AND BAD DESIGN. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ON SUBJECT VEHICLE ARE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE TOTAL INADEQUATE CAPABILITY TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. LIGHTS ARE DIM AND PROVIDE BARELY ENOUGH LIGHT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE DURING RAIN AT NIGHT AS THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY CANNOT BE DISCERNED. THIS SITUATION IS NOT DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S AGE, THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPT. 1995. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ALIGNED, WAS INFORMED THAT THE ADJUSTMENT WAS OK, AND ONLY THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY COULD BE REPLACED.*JB

THE HEADLIGHT ARE FAULY ON THIS VEHICLE. NLM

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE EARLY LINCOLN MARK 8S ARE TERRIBLE, THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSING DISCOLORS, CLOUDING THE LENS FROM THE INSIDE AND TURNING THE REFLECTIVE PORTION ORANGE, BROWN, OR BLACK. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, FORD/LINCOLN SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY MIGHT BE AT FAULT. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LUCKY IF THEY ARE SHINING AT 30% OF THEIR DESIGNED ILLUMINATION. ALMOST EVERYONE WITHA 1993 THROUGH 1996 MODEL HAS SOME AMOUNT OF THIS FAILURE IN THEIR CAR. CHECK THE LINCOLNS OF DISTINCTION WEBSITE, LOGIN AND ASK FOR A RESPONSE. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONE ITEM. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND CONCERN, THOMAS MOTE. *AK

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AND, THEREFORE, CAN RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT NIGHT, AS WELL AS IN LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OFFER US A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHO ALL ECHO MY SENTIMENTS. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME (US).PLEASE NOTE THAT I DID NOT PURCHASE MY CAR AT THE DEALER NOTED ON THIS FORM. THIS DEALERSHIP IS, HOWEVER, PERFORMING NECESSARY MAINTENANCE TO MY LINCOLN.*AK

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS SEEING AT NIGHT IN THIS CAR AND REPLACING BULBS HAD NO IMPROVEMENT.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ON 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII ARE VERY DIM AND YELLOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.WILL LEAD TO A ACCIDENT. *AK

COMMON PROBLEM WITH BAD HEADLIGHTS AND POOR ILLUMINATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS INSTALLED ON THE ''EARLY'' MARK VIIIS ARE A COMMON KNOWLEDGE PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES US ALL. MOST OF OUR [L.C.O.C.] LONCOLN CONTINENTAL OWNERS CLUB MEMBERS STORE THEIR ''VIIIS'' IN THE WINTER AS THE LIGHTS ARE UNSAFE EVEN IN GOOD WEATHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT . ROBERT GAVRILESCU. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. IT IS HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON UNLIGHTED ROADWAYS.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE PROVIDE VERY POOR LIGHTING. WHEN I DRIVE DURING THE NIGHT IT IS MUCH DARKER IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAN IN OTHER CARS I HAVE DRIVEN BEFORE. THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE WITH GOOD VISIBILITY IS TO USE THE HIGH LAMPS, BUT THEY ARE TOO BRIGHT FOR OTHER DRIVERS. *AK