1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII Complaints

HEADLIGHTS BECOME DIM, CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM, DEALERSHIP IS AWRE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM, ESPECIALLY ON LOW BEAM, CONSUMER HAS PURCHASED HALOGEN BULBS TO TRY AND HELP THE PROBLEM, THE PLATING ON THE OUTER LIGHTS(LOW BEAM) IS VIRTUALLY GONE FROMT HE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES, THE HEADLAMP ASSMEBLIES NEED REPLACING.*SLC

HEADLIGHT LENS-DRIVERSIDE- REFLECTORS WERE BURNT BROWN COLOR. DO YOU THINK THE HALLOGEN BULB IS BURNING TOO HOT & THEREFORE, BURNING THE LENS? NOTICE THE PASSENGERSIDE IS ALSO STARTING TO TAN OVER. WILL I HAVE TROUBLE ON THAT SIDE TOO?

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

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

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

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

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

HEADLIGHTS DID NOT LIGHT UP ROAD WELL ENOUGH TO SEE DOG IN ROAD HIT DOG CRAKED MY BUMPER KILLED DOG. *AK

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

INFERIOR LIGHT OUTPUT FROM HEADLIGHTS. VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN BAD WEATHER. SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK