1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII Complaints

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.