1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS THAT CAME STANDARD ON 1993-1996 MARK VIIIS ARE NOT SAFE FOR PUBLIC ROADS. THEY ARE PROBABLY THE WEAKEST HEADLIGHTS EVER PLACED INTO A VEHICLE DURING THE 1990S. IM SURPRISED THEY EVEN PASSED THE DOT REGULATIONS. THE HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE VERY LITTLE LIGHTING FOR THE ROAD AND THEY DO NOT EVEN GIVE ENOUGH LIGHT TO THE STREET SIGNS SO THAT THEY CAN BE READ LEGIBLY AND EASILY. DRIVING ON A POOR LIT ROAD IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAMS BECAUSE OTHER WISE YOU BECOME A HAZARD BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. IVE BEEN IN COUNTLESS NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTS AND BECAUSE THEY BARELY LIGHT UP THE MARKERS ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THEY EITHER NEED TO REPLACED WITH THE HID UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, OR AT LEAST IMPROVED DRASTICALLY; OTHERWISE THE RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR DURING THE NIGHT INCREASES AT LEAST 10 FOLD.*AK

I HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME EVENT THAT WAS JUST FILLED FOR THE LACK OF PROPER HEAD LAMPS ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE. AS I OWN TWO OF THE SAME CAR I AM ALSO FILING FOR THIS ONE AS WELL. *LA

HEAD LIGHTS ON BOTH OF MY 1996 LINCOLN MARK VLLL S ARE VERY POOR AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SUFFICIENTLY. I JUST MISSED HITTING A DOG THIS EVENING ON MY WAY HOME AS THESE LIGHTS ON BOTH CARS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *LA

THE FACTORY 20-SPOKE CHROME DIRECTIONAL WHEELS HAVE BEEN LOSING AIR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1999 WITH 42,500 MILES. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO KOONS LINCOLN MERCURY IN OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS. HOWEVER, ONCE I REPLACED THE TIRES AND STILL CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR, I WENT TO SEVERAL TIRE SHOPS OF THE FRANCHISE FROM WHICH I PURCHASED MY TIRES TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX THE LEAKS. EVERY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE FACTORY CHROME IS PREMATURELY FLAKING OFF AROUND THE TIRE "BEAD" AREA WHICH CREATES SMALL GAPS BETWEEN THE WHEEL SURFACE AND TIRE ALLOWING ANYWHERE FROM A SLOW LEAK UP TO A 10-POUND-PER-DAY PRESSURE LOSS. BY THEN, MY LINCOLN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. TIRE SHOPS CAN ONLY TEMPORARILY RETARD THE LEAK WITH A TYPE OF SEALANT BUT THAT EVENTUALLY GIVES WAY TO MORE GAPS. THE ONLY WAY CONSUMERS CAN REMEDY THE PROBLEM IS TO GO OUT AND SPEND OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SET OF FOUR MORE WHEELS THAT WILL SOON DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM ANYWAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRES CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH OTHER MOTORISTS, OBJECTS, BIKERS, PEDESTRIANS, ETC. FORD SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO RECALL THESE SUBSTANDARD ALUMINUM WHEELS AND EITHER PROVIDE IMPROVED REPLACEMENTS OR RESURFACE THE WHEELS WITH A HIGHER QUALITY CHROME COATING.

"DRIVING WITHIN YOUR HEADLIGHTS" IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH THE 93-96 GENERATION LINCOLN MARK 8 UNLESS YOUR SPEED IS UNDER APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. DEBRIS, ANIMAL CARCASSES, AND OTHER OBSTACLES SUDDENLY APPEAR CAUSING THE DRIVER AN IMMEDIATE REACTION OF DANGEROUSLY SWERVING OUT OF THE WAY RISKING LOSS OF CONTROL AND POTENTIAL COLLISION WITH OTHER MOTORISTS, OBJECTS, PEOPLE, ETC. REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME PART IS NOT A SENSIBLE OPTION BECAUSE THE FLAW IS INHERENT TO THE HEADLAMP HOUSINGS DESIGN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD STEP UP AND REMEDY THIS SAFETY ITEMS DESIGN DEFICIENCY.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. ENGINE WAS DESIGNED THAT IT DID NOT GIVE THE SPARK PLUG ENOUGH SPACE FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, AND CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE ENGINE.DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK

I OWN A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII AND HAVE BECOME VERY CONSERNED ABOUT THE POOR LIGHTING THIS VEHICLE HAS DURING THE NIGHT HOURS. IT IS BECOMMING HARDER AND HARDER TO USE THE FACTORY LIGHTING TO HAVE A GOOD FISION OF THE AREA AHEAD AND ANY OBSTICALS THAT MIGHT BE THERE.*AK

THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. *JB

WE HAVE BEEN NOTING THE HIGH NUMBER OF 1993-1996 LINCOLN MARK 8 OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTING SERIOUS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY YOUR OFFICES. FORD & LINCOLN WILL APPARENTLY DO NOTHING BECAUSE YOU DO NOTHING. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE OWNERS. THEY CAN'T SEE DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS APPARENT DESIGN FLAWS OF THEIR HEADLIGHTS. WHAT IS THE GOOD OF HAVING A GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION AGENCY THAT WILL NOT START AN INVESTIGATION WITH AN ISSUE SUCH AS THIS??? FORD/LINCOLN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM BEACUSE THEY KNOW YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING . PROBABLY THEY HOPE THAT TIME WILL RUN OUT AND EVERY ONE WILL TRASH THESE $40,000 CARS OR TRADE THEM IN . IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE LATER MODELS, 1997-1998 MARK 8S, HAVE A DIFFFERENT HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. BUT NO HELP OR RETROFIT TO THE OLDER MODEL OWNERS. WHAT GOOD IS THE GOVERNMENT IN THESE CASES WHERE THEY DO NOTHING??? A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY TO THE OWNERS WHO TRUST THAT YOU WILL DO SOMETHING AND INVESTIGATE. HEADLIGHTS, COME ON - HOW MUCH MORE SERIOUS CAN YOU GET??? WHEN YOU REVIEW THE YEARS IN QUESTION, YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. AND OF COURSE THESE ARE ONLY THE REPORTS OF OWNERS WHO ARE AWARE OF YOUR AGENCY. DT

MANUFACTURE INSTALLED HALOGEN (9005) HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO HOT AND HAVE DESTROYED THE HOUSING AND REFLECTIVE MATERIALS SO THERE IS LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY WHEN USING THEM. DT