1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII Complaints

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)

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

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 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

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.

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 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 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.