1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE HEADLIGHT DIM INTERMITTENLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. PROVIDE LITTLE OR NO APPRECIABLE ILLUMINATION IN NIGHT-TIME DRIVING AND NO ILLUMINATION IN RAIN CONDITIONS.*AK

DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THE CAR'S HEADLIGHTS ARE AS BRIGHT AS A CANDLE, A CANDLE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE BRIGHTER. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT I SEE THE ROAD AHEAD THANKS TO THE STREET LIGHTS SINCE MY HEADLAMPS ARE JUST TERRIBLE. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS DO TO THE WAY THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS MADE. THE 1993-1996 MARK VIII HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY DETERIORATES DUE TO THE HEAT PRODUCED BY THE HALOGEN BULBS. THE REFLECTIVE BACKING IN THE HEADLAMP HOUSING BURNS AWAY DO A DESINGS FLAW, THE MATERIALS USED IN THE MAKING OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT FROM THE BULBS, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE CAR USES 9005 BULBS AS LOW BEAMS, THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN CAR MANUFACTURED IN THE USA THAT USES THESE BULBS AS LOW BEAMS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FORD REPLACED THE HALOGEN ASSEMBLY FOR HID ASSEMBLIES IN THE 96 MODELS, THEY DID THIS EVENTHOUGH THE 97 MODEL WAS GOING TO BE REDESIGNED, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY REPLACED THE LIGHTS IN THE NEW 96 MODELS YET THEY DO NOTHING FOR THE OWNERS OF THE CARS THAT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE LIGHTS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS DIED DO TO THESE LIGHTS BUT I'M SURE THAT IF NOTHING IS DONE TO FIX THESE LIGHT SOMEONE WILL DIE IN AN ACCIDENT I CAN SAY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND JUST CAN'T SEE MUCH IN FRONT OF ME, IN DIM AREAS I'M PRACTICALLY BLIND AND IF I USED MY HIGH BEAMS I BLIND OTHER DRIVERS. EVEN IF I ONLY USED THE HIGH BEAM THE SAME PROBLEM AS WITH THE LOW BEAMS WOULD OCCUR SINCE IT IS A FLAW IN THE DESING OF THE UNIT.*AK

SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT COMPLETELY, CONSUMER HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *SLC

ALL THE MARK VIIIS FROM 93 TO 96 HAVE HEADLIGHTS THAT DO NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY AT NIGHT. PLEASE LOOK AT WWW.MARKVIII.ORG A LINCOLN CLUB WITH OTHER MEMBERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE SAFELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE BECAUSE OF A POOR REFLECTOR DESIGN.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AT NIGHT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW!!! NEW BULBS DO NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR SEVERAL DOCUMENTED TIMES TO FORD AND LINCOLN DEALERSHIPS COMPLAINING OF LOW LIGHT. IN 1997, THE HEADLIGHT UNITS WERE REPLACED, WHICH PROVIDED A SMALL IMPROVEMENT, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN LOST. FORD/LINCOLN IS NOT WILLING TO RECOGNIZE THE DESIGN FLAW, EVEN THOUGH WEB-BASED MESSAGE BOARDS IMMEDIATELY SHOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM! WE NEED A FORD-RECOGNIZED AND INITIATED RECALL/REPLACEMENT.*AK

I OWN TWO OF THESE CARS, SAME YEAR. THE HOUSING FOR THE HEADLAMPS HAS HAD MOST OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL BURNED OFF FROM NORMAL HEAT OF FACTORY-RATED BULBS. I CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT DESPITE PROPER ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE QUALITY OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IS TOO THIN, AND NOT DURABLE. DEALER QUOTED ME $1400 FOR H.I.D. LIGHTING UPGRADE(BOTH SIDES) NO RESPONSE FROM FORD MOTOR CO YET.*AK

HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS POOR DESIGN: HEAT FROM FACTORY-RATED BULBS MELT OFF REFLECTIVE BACKING, RESULTING IN SEVERE LOSS IN BRIGHTNESS. LOW AND HI-BEAMS. UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 20 FEET IN FRONT OF CAR AT NIGHT, LIGHTS FROM OTHER CARS DROWN OUT VISIBILITY AS WELL. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNED INTERNALLY DUE TO HIGH WOLTAGE OEM BULBS AND NOW GIVE OFF VERY LITTLE LIGHT MAKING DRIVING AT NIGHT HAZARDOUS.*AK