1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII Complaints

THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. COMSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON THE FIRST RECALL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REMEDIED AS OF YET. RECALL NUMBER 8509 98 V 009 000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

THROUGH EXPOSURE TO OUTDOOR ELEMENTS, THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE BECOME CLOUDED TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY ARE USELESS. THIS POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION DURING NIGHTIME DRIVING, EVEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS. WE CALLED THE DEALER TO PRICE NEW COVERS. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $280.00 PER LIGHT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS USURIOUS. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND USED REPLACEMENTS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS UNIVERSAL. EACH 94 MARK VIII WE FOUND IN JUNKYARDS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS. EVEN IF THE SITUATION CANNOT BE RESOLVED, AT LEAST YOUR WEBSITE ALLOWED ME TO VENT!*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICENT LIGHTING FOR NIGHT DRIVING. WE LIVE IN A LARGE CITY AND IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE STREET LIGHTS, WE WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY SEE NOTHING. MY WIFE WEARS GLASSES AND CAN NOT SEE VERY WELL AT NIGHT. THIS VEHICLE MAKES IT DANGEROUS AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO USE IT AT NIGHT. WE HAVE EXPLORED A FEW OPTIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, NONE OF WHICH PROVED EFFECTIVE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A SET OF LIGHTS FROM FORD WHICH COST OVER $800.00 BEFORE INSTALLATION. THE FACT THAT THESE LIGHTS EXIST TELL US THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT 2 YEARS AFTER THE PRODUCTION OF OUR VEHICLE. BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 95 OR OLDER, WE ARE STUCK WITH THESE LIGHTS THAT ARE GOOD FOR LIGHTING UP ABOUT 7-10' OF ROADWAY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ANY HELP OR ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IF ANYONE HERE NEEDS TO SPEAK WITH ME THE BEST NUMBER TO REACH ME AT IS [XXX], THANKS FOR ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. SINCERELY [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS AT LOW BEAM PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AND ALSO ARE INSUFFICIENT AT HIGH BEAM, TOO, BUT A LITTLE BETTER. CANNOT SEE WHERE I AM GOING AT NIGHT. PROBLEM EVEN WORSE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR POORLY LIT STREETS. NEW BULBS HAVE NOT CURED THE PROBLEM.

HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE INADEQUATE LIGHTING. UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT, EXTREMELY POOR LIGHTING EVEN 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

LIGHTING (HIGH AND LOW BEAM) ARE TERRIBLY INSUFFICIENT AT NIGHT. ALL PRE 1996 MARK VIIIS SUFFER FROM THIS GROSS SHORTCOMING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I HOPE WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NHSTA. *AK

THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT ON LIGHTED STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. *AK

INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING FOR NIGHT DRIVING. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITION. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IN RAIN, FOG, ETC. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE SO POOR THAT 20FT IS MAX ON LO-BEAM. HI-BEAM USE ONLY, AND THOSE ARE ALSO SO WEAK THAT NO ONE EVEN FLASHES ME. IT APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FAILURE OF THIS ASSEMBLY. HI WATT BULBS PROVIDE NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM FEARFUL OF SELLING MY CAR OR EVEN LETTING SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE IT AT NIGHT, AS THEY WILL BE BLIND.I AT LEAST HAVE FIGURED OUT WHERE I AM GOING. PLEASE HELP!!!

THE HEAD LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE 1993-1996 LINCOLN MARKVIII ARE SUB PAR. AFTER DARK IT BECOMES HARD TO SEE THE ROAD OR ANYTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE POOR HEAD LIGHTS CAUSED MY ACCIDENT WITH A DEER THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE ROAD. IF THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD BEEN BETTER I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE DEER WITH TIME ENOUGH TO AVOID IT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JAN 28 2002. *AK