1993 Lincoln Mark Viii complaints

THE RECALL COMPONENT FAILED TWO TIMES WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD, THE SECOND INCIDENT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD DUE TO LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE RECALL COMPONENT FOR THE SECOND TIME. *MJS

INTERMITTENTLY HEAD LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED HEADLIGHTS UNDER RECALL IN APRIL OF 1999. *AK RECALL IS 98V009. *SLC

THE DISC BRAKE ROTOR DISC SEPARATED FROM ROTOR HUB CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO LOCK UP FORCING CAR INTO A SPIN RESULTING IN THE CAR COMING TO A STOP IN A DITCH. MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT RECEIVED MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES. I WASTRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING FASTER THE CAR PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH NO SUITABLE RECOMMENDATION FROM DEALER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE BROKEN DOWN NO WAY TO REPAIR WITHOUT REPLACING TOTAL HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I JUST HAD TO SPEND $215 FOR EACH LEADLIGHT AND $160 LABOR TO BE ABLER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I SHOULD HAVE HAD ONLY TO REPLACE BULBS,BUT EVERYONE I KNOW WITH A MARKVIII HAS HAD SAME TROUBLE .THE WHOLE DISIGN IS FAULTY AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE DIMMED, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO A FILM BUILD UP ON HEADLIGHTS/ LENSES AND BULBS. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1995. I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND HEADLIGHTS TO BE EXTREMELY DIM, AND DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN LIGHTING CONDITIONS.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BECOMES DULL CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BECOME DIM AND HARD TO SEE AT WHILE YOU DRIVE AT NIGHT,I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME TYPE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM.IT SEEMS TO BE IN THE MATERIAL OF WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS ARE MADE OUT OF.AND IT DOESN'T SEEM SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN HEADLIGHT BECOME THIS AWAY,UNLESS YOU GO TO DEALER AND PURCHASE A NEW SET FOR THEM TO DO THE SAME THING WITHIN A SHORT TIME ALSO.*AK

HEADLIGHT HOUSING DETERIORATES FROM WITHIN, PROJECTED LIGHT FROM FUNCTIONING BULBS REDUCED TO UNSAFE LEVELS.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK THE REFLECTIVE PART OF THE HEAD LAMP WAS BURNED, RESULTING IN YELLOWISH BEAM THAT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *YH

HEADLIGHT LENSES DISCOLORED DUE TO HEAT GENERATED FROM LAMPS. DUE TO DISCOLORATION OF THE LENSES THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS LOWER THAN OPTIMAL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT ON UNLIGHTED ROADWAYS. THE DEALERS ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE LENSES AT MY EXPENSE. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE LENSES. *AK

HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE BEYOND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET DOWN THE ROAD UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDTIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ROADWAY SUFFICENTLY TO SAFELY OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER DARK. *AK

WHENEVER STARTING VEHICLE UP, HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES GO UP OR DOWN. PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC. HEIGHT SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED WHEN DRIVING OVER 55MPH. VEHICLE'S HEIGHT WOULD GO DOWN SUDDENLY. TAKEN TO DEALER & PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED.*AK

MY LINCOLN MARK VIII'S HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE SO CRAZED/FOGGY THAT I HAVE TO OPERATE THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH AT ALL TIMES JUST TO DRIVE. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO LINCOLN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL/PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO CORRECT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I HAVE OBSERVED ON AT LEAST 6 OTHER MK VIII VEHICLES. I HOPE YOU CAN HAVE MORE LUCK AS LINCOLN WANTS IN EXCESS OF $200 A UNIT FOR THE LENSES. I FEEL THAT THE WRONG TYPE OF LEXAN/PLASTIC WAS USED FOR THIS ASSEMBLY WITH INSUFFICIENT UV PROTECTION.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM ON LOW BEAM THAT YOU CAN HARDLY DRIVE AT NIGHT, AND COMPLETE NEW ONE DO NOT HELP. EVERY ONE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS (93-95 MARK VIII)

VERY-VERY POOR LIGHT OUTPUT FROM HEADLIGHT

FRONT END KEEPS DROPPING. AIR SUPENSION MOTOR HAS BEEN PUT IN 2-3 TIMES. CURRENTLY, HASHAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER CAN'T GIVE AN EXPLANATION WHY IT KEEPS HAPPENING. *AK

EVEN WHEN PROPERLY AIMED AND ADJUSTED, THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE ENTIRELY TOO DIM TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AHEAD PROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT NIGHT, IN FACT, ONE CAN ONLY SAFELY DRIVE IT BELOW APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH FOR THIS REASON. CONSEQUENTLY I AM FORCED TO DRIVE CONTINUOUSLY WITH HIGH-BEAMS WHEN DRIVING DURING THE EVENING. IT IS THE ONLY WAY THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN SAFELY AT NIGHT! MANY OTHER LINCOLN MARK VIII OWNERS WITH WHOM I'VE SPOKEN HAVE EXACTLY THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ON MODEL YEARS '93-'96 ARE AN EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN. IN MY OPINION, IT APPEARS REFLECTIVE COATING INSIDE EASLY BURNS OFF THE NEAR THE BULB. "LOW-BEAM" LIGHTING IS VERY POOR AND HAZARDOUS AFTER THIS OCCURS. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT MODULE AT A COST OF OVER $400 TO THE CONSUMER. UNACCEPTABLE. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT ASSAMBLY HAS ALWAYS GIVEN OUT POOR LIGHT. THE DISPERSION IS VERY POOR AS IS THE VISIBILTY AT NIGHT TIME TRAVEL. HIGH BEAMS ARE AS GOOD AS LOW BEAMS ON AN AVERAGE CAR. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT (DRIVER HAS 20/20 VISION AND NO NIGHT BLINDNESS). THE SEAL AROUND THE REAR WINDOW IS BREAKING DOWN AND BUBBLING. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON 1998 MODELS OF THIS CAR AS WELL. LOOKING AT CARS MUCH OLDER AND NOT AS WELL MAINTAINED AS MINE, I NOTICE NO SUCH BREAKDOWN. I DO MEAN THE "FORD PINTO" TYPE OF OLD CLUNKER. THEY MAY SAY THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE HEAT IN FLORIDA, BUT DON'T THEY SELL THESE CARS HERE? THIS WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00 BECAUSE THE WHOLE WINDOW WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS JUST BAD WORKMANSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SAFE.

BAD HEADLIGHTS HAVE MADE DRIVING HAZARDOUS FOR FOR DRIVERS AND OTHER DRIVERS.

FORD PROVIDED HID LAMPS AS AN OPTION ON 1996 MODEL YEAR AND STANDARD ON 1997 AND 1998. WHY NOT JUST STAY WITH THE STANDARD INCANDESCENT LAMPS IF THEY WERE ADEQUATE? ALL FIRST GENERATION MK8 OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS DEFECT.

HEADLIGHTS ON 93-96 ARE VERY DIM AND DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC. I HAVE TO RIDE AROUND WITH MY HIGHBEAMS ON TO PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTING THAT LOW BEAMS SHOULD PROVIDE. THE LOW BEAMS LOOK LIGHT PARKING LIGHTS. *AK

THE LOW BEAMS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I FEEL THIS IS A VALID COMPLAINT. *AK

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY INADEQUATE.IF I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY,I MUST PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.I ONLY FEEL SAFE IF I'M ON A WELL LIT INTERSTATE.IF THERE IS NO SUPPLEMENTAL STREET LIGHTING I NEVER FEEL SAFE.

LIGHTING IS EXTREMELY POOR AT NIGHT.

HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM DUE TO REFLECTOR FAILURE DUE TO BULB HEAT.

THE STOCK HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD WELL. THE ILLUMINATION IS SO POOR THAT I USE TURN MY HIGH BEAMS, AS WELL AS THE LOW BEAMS, OVER 75% OF THE TIME I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY LINCOLN ARE DANGEROUS. THEY HAVE BEEN DIM SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, IT IS HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY HAZZARDS IN THE ROADWAY. I KNOW THAT IT IS THE CAR, AS WHEN I DRIVE MY OTHER CARS I HAVE NO PROBLEM SEEING THE ROAD OR HAZZARDS. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF MY HEADLIGHTS, AND THE ALIGNMENT IS CORRECT. I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. EVERY SINGLE PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT OWNS A LINCOLN MARK VIII WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AS MINE HAS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF PUTING 1996 H.I.D. HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES INTO THERE CARS. THAT SEEMS TO HAVE CURED THE PROBLEM FOR THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I REALLY HOPE YOU CAN HELP, AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE LINCOLN MARK VIII YEAR MODEL 1993-1996 ARE BECOMING A SAFETY PROBLEM. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE BECOMING YELLOWED AND DECREASING VISIBLITY TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN NOT EVEN TELL IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE INSIDE REFLECTIVE COATING ALSO IS FALLING OFF AND LOWERING THE LIGHTING EVEN MORE. AS A WEB SITE OWNER OF A MARK VIII SITE I HAVE RECEIVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THESE HEADLIGHTS. MOST OWNERS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR NEW HEADLIGHT ASSY'S BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY. THESE ASSY'S ARE SUPPOSEDLY WARRANTEED BY SYLVANIA, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANYTHING WITH THEM OR LINCOLN. THIS IS A GROWING CONCERN AMONG MARK VIII OWNERS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT COME UP FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.

I'M 46 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE DRIVEN A LOT OF CARS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR WITH SUCH POOR HEADLIGHTS AS THE 93 LINCOLN MARK VIII. EVEN WHEN I'M ON A ROAD THAT I DRIVE A LOT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT THE ROAD SO I CAN SEE. I HAVE 20/20 VISION. IN FACT, WHEN YOU TURN THE TURN SIGNAL ON, THE SIDE LIGHTS (TURNING LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR) THROUGH MORE LIGHT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE NOT MUCH BETTER. THEN IF THE ROAD IS WET, FROM A RAIN, FORGET IT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND DRIVE BY THE STREET LIGHTS OR THE MOON LIGHT. THIS IS NOT SAFE!

HEADLAMPS ARE USELESS

BOTH HEADLAMP LOW BEAMS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHERE I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATED BY THE HEADLAMPS. INSPECTION OF THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP TUBS SHOWS THE REFECTIVE COATING HAS VANISHED AND THE REMAINING PLASTIC IS A BURNED BROWN COLOR. I BELIEVE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE POOR ILLUMINATION IS THE HOT LOW BEAM BULBS HAVE EVAPORATED THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR COATING OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 93 MARK VIII ARE JUST PLAIN DANGEROUS. JUST DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT IS ENOUGHT TO MAKE YOU NOT WANT TO DRIVE AT ALL. THE HIGH BEAMS ON THESE CARS IS LIKE THE LOW BEAMS OF A NORMAL HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. YOU DON'T DARE DRIVE AT NIGHT IN A STORM. YOU ARE JUST ASKING FOR TROUBLE THEN. I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS. I HOPE THAT ALOT MORE PEOPLE ARE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. HOPEFULLY THE MANUFACTURER WILL REALIZE THAT THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE BY OWNERS OF THEIR CARS. THANK YOU.

LOW BEAMS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. EXTREMLY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. PROBLEM EXISTS FOR ALL 93-96 MARK VIII OWNERS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, AND AT THE TIME TO SLOW DOWN. FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. COOPER STARFIRE CONSTALLATION, 225/60 R16. *AK COOPER 225/60/R16 *MW

SPEED CONTROL STUCK ON

HEADLIGHT INTENSITY HAS GRADUALLY DECLINED DUE TO DETERIORATION OF REFLECTIVE COATING INSIDE HEADLAMP LENS ASSEMBLY. INSPECTION OF INSIDE OF LENS REFLECTOR WITH LAMP REMOVED USING A DENTAL MIRROR SHOW PLASTIC HAS MELTED AND TURNED DARK BROWN IN COLOR INSTEAD OF A REFLECTIVE CHROME FINISH.*AK

BOTH CYLINDER HEADS FAILED WITHIN ABOUT 5,000 MILES OF EACH OTHER. THE FAILURE IS SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, TAKING THE THREADS WITH THEM. FOMOCO RECOMMENDS SPARK PLUGS BE CHANGED AT 100,000 INTERVALS. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: MECHANICS UNDERSTAND THAT AN ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD AND STEEL SPARK PLUGS CAUSE A DISPARITY. THE CONSTANT HEATING AND COOLING OF THE CYLINDER HEADS OVER 100,000 MILES CAUSES THE STEEL SPARK PLUGS TO PARTIALLY BOND TO THE ALUMINUM THREADS IN THE HEAD. WHEN THE OLD PLUGS ARE REMOVED, THEY EXTRACT A PART OF THE CYLINDER HEAD THREADS AT THAT TIME. NEW PLUGS ARE THUS INSTALLED ONTO WEAKENED THREADS. EVENTUALLY, THE THREADS GIVE WAY AND THE PLUGS EXPLODE OUT OF THE HEAD. IN MY CASE, THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 25,000 MILES AFTER THE PLUGS WERE CHANGED. I DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO FUND REPAIRS TO A DESIGN DEFECT IN THIS ENGINE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAD EITHER HEAD FAIL, MUCH LESS BOTH OF THEM. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THE SECOND HEAD BLEW AT THE NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA BORDER ON INTERSTATE 85 (VIRGINIA WELCOME CENTER). SINCE A MARK VIII CAN ONLY BE WORKED UPON BY A LINCOLN DEALER, I HAD TO PAY A 135 MILE WRECKER BILL TO TRANSPORT THE CAR TO THE NEAREST LINCOLN DEALER IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. *AK

I HAD THE WIPER MOTOR REPAIRED (EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT) ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. THE WIPERS STILL LOCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I DO NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THESE AT HIGH COST WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS FOR PARTS TO COME IN FOR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS UNDER RECALL 92V166000 MFR. UNKNOWN. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE WEAK, EVEN WHEN REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. *AK

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE ON-RAMP TO THE MASS. TURNPIKE AT 11:00 P.M. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH AND MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING. I IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES SO THAT THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE AWARE OF MY EXISTENCE. IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE OFF FOREVER, IN REALITY IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 20 SECONDS. IT PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN AS I DROVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE PIKE, AND MANY TIMES THEREAFTER. IT CAME TO THE POINT THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I PROCEEDED TO LOOK INTO VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION, BECAUSE TO ME THIS IS DEFINATE RECALL STUFF, THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF AN AUTOMOBILE. I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO SEE IN THE CONSUMER GUIDE, THAT IT WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII VEHICLES. HOWEVER, WHAT I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT WAS THE TREATMENT I RECEIVED FROM LINCOLN. I GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE RECALL #98V009000, THEY TOLD ME THAT RECALLS ARE VEHICLE SPECIFIC AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED MY VIN . *AFTER PROVIDING THEM WITH THIS INFORMATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADLAMP RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY CAR. WELL, OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN SOME KIND OF A MISTAKE!?!????? I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING THE LOGIC OR REASONING IN THIS, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, O.K.: THERE IS A RECALL FOR HEADLAMP FAILURE ON 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII'S, I OWN A 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII, I AM HAVING HEADLIGHT FAILURE, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL??????? WELL THEN SHOULDN'T IT BE? WHAT IS THE EXPLA

BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.

THE DRIVER'S OUTSIDE MIRROR, ELECTRO CHROMIC AUTOMATIC DIMMER IS BLURRED. I CAN SEE VEHICLES ALONG SIDE OF VEHICLE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR, ELECTRO CHROMIC AUTOMATIC DIMMER IS BLURRED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS

AFTER RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH (98V-009) THE AUTO LIGHT FUNCTION FAILED. MJS