1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII Complaints

VERY LOW LIGHT FROM HEADLIGHTS. BULB IS BRIGHT, NOT DIM BUT THE LIGHT CAST FROM THE UNIT IS NOT EFFECTIVE AT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD DUE TO HAZING OF LENS. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS.

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

AUTO TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS 1 OR 2 GEARS WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RPM GOES OVER 4500 AND TIRES GRAB THE PAVEMENT.. THIS WILL CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON ICY OR WET ROADS. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS A PROBLEM EARLIER AND WAS WORKED ON BY THE DEALER ABOUT 3 THOUSAND MILES AGO. BECAUSE IT WAS STORED ALL WINTER, IT WAS NOT EVIDENT TO THE OWNER THAT THE REPAIR WORSENED THE PROBLEM SHORT TRIPS ARE OK, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS WARM LIKE ON A TRIP OF OVER A 100 MILES. I REPORTED THE PROBLEMS TO THE LINCOLN CONSUMER NUMBER . I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. CONSUMER WOULD HIT THE DASHBOARD AND THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD MELTED THE WIRES. *AK

FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, HEADLIGHT OUT PUT HAS BEEN TOO LOW TO SEE ON LOW BEAM SETTING. I MUST USE THE HIGHBEAMS TO SEE IN THE DARK, WHICH DISTURBS ONCOMING DRIVERS. ALL DEALERS HAVE EVER SAID IS, "THAT'S THE WAY THE MARK VIII'S HEADLIGHTS ARE" OR, "YOU CAN REPLACE THE WHOLE LAMP ASSEMBLY AND IT MIGHT IMPROVE." THAT WILL COST APPROX. $700-$1000, AND WON'T EVEN ENSURE THAT THE LIGHT OUTPUT WILL INCREASE. THIS DEFECT IS VERY WELL KNOW BY DEALERS, BUT WE NEED TO GET FORD TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR IT. THIS WAS THEIR TOP-OF-THE-LINE MODEL, AND THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T EVEN FUNCTION PROPERLY! I'VE EVEN REPLACED THE BULB ASSEMBLIES WITH HIGH-OUTPUT XENON BULBS, WITH VERY LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. THE ONLY OTHER OPTION IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP UNITS. AGAIN, FORD, NOT THE CONSUMER, SHOULD ABSORB THIS COST. I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT AM UNABLE TO FIND A RECALL ANYWHERE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HEADLIGHTS (I.E., BEING ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING) ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT A FEATURE AS SEATBELTS. PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU, STEVE HART (203) 891-8833. *AK

DASH PANEL CONTROL PUSH BUTTONS FOR HEAT AND AIR CONTROL PLUS TEMPERATURE SETTINGS PUSH OUT AND THEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE BUTTONS WITH THE SETTINGS ON THEM TO WHAT THEY CONTROL. YOU TAKE YOU ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING TO SET THE CONTROLS, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU DON'T LOOK AT THE ROAD. WHEN THE BUTTONS PUSH IN AND IT LEAVES A HOLE IN THE BUTTONS AND LIGHT THEN COMES OUT BRIGHTLY. *AK

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY, OTHER FORD BRAKE BOOSTERS HAVE HAD OTHER FAILURE MODES. I STILL HAVE ORIGINAL FAILED PART.. PART WAS REPLACED BY LINCOLN DEALER WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT

LINCOLN/DEALER UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY REPAIR REFUSED. NO SAFET DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE HAS SNAPPED TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK