1988 LINCOLN MARK VII Problems & Recalls

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT. PARTS WERE REPLACED ONCE BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, AND OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WITH DEALER PARTS. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVID...

UNIROYAL TIRE P225 60 R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

UNIROYAL TIRE P225 60 R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

THE UNIROYAL TIGAR PAW RADIAL P225/60R16 TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKES WHATSOVER , NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PUSH DOWN. AFTER STOPPING WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY OUR LOCAL FORD D...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKES WHATSOVER , NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PUSH DOWN. AFTER STOPPING WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY OUR LOCAL FORD D...

TIGER PAW GTS WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES AFTERMARKET, TIRE SIZE P225/60R16, DOT # BEXONC2U436. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ,AND PIECES OF RUBBER DESTROYED MIRRORS AND WHEELWELL ABOUT APPROX, $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AN...

ALONG WITH BRAKES FAILING (WHICH I JUST HAD REPLACED) THE A/C, TURN SIGNALS, POWER LOCKS, AND WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. *AK

ALONG WITH BRAKES FAILING (WHICH I JUST HAD REPLACED) THE A/C, TURN SIGNALS, POWER LOCKS, AND WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. *AK

ALONG WITH BRAKES FAILING (WHICH I JUST HAD REPLACED) THE A/C, TURN SIGNALS, POWER LOCKS, AND WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. *AK

ALONG WITH BRAKES FAILING (WHICH I JUST HAD REPLACED) THE A/C, TURN SIGNALS, POWER LOCKS, AND WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNING BROWN WITH AGE. REPLACING BULBS DO NOT HELP. THERE IS NO AFTER-MARKET REPLACEMENT FOR THIS ITEM. MANY CARES FORM BOTH FORD AND LINCOLN ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND THE LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE BULB IS DIMMED BY THE PLASTIC COVERING. THERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER...

DECORATIVE BLACK, PLASTIC COMPONENT'S GLUE ROTTED OFF OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEN DROPPED ONTO LEFT/BANK EXHAUST PIPES, CAUSING SMALL FIRE, SMOKE AND "SWEET" SMELLING FUMES. DRIVER WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES WHILE TRYING TO PULL VEHICLE OFF BUSY FREEWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TRYING TO EXTINGUISH SMALL FLAME...

ELECTICAL AND FUEL INJECTION COMPONENT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD

ELECTICAL AND FUEL INJECTION COMPONENT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD

FUEL INJECTOR LEAKS GAS, IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

WHEN FRONT AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, THE VEHICLE JUST DROPPED. THE SUSPENSION ON THE LEFT REAR WENT OUT TWICE (ONCE IN DECEMBER OF 91 AND JANUARY OF 92).THE RIGHT FRONT AIR SUSPENSION IS OUT AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING FAILED. *ET

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNE DVEHICLE OFF. WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED ON VEHICLE ACCELLERATED FOWARD. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

IGNITION SWITCH ON VEHICLE CAUSE 80% BRAKE FAILURE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

*IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND SHORTED OUT, CAUSING WIRING TO OVERHEAT/SMOKE, RESULTING IN STALLING. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC, ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO DO VEHICLE STALLING.

SLOWLY DRIVING AT 20MPH, TOOK FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL THE THROTTLE OPENED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF IN EXCESSIVE SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT AIR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO DROP DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

REAR BRAKE PADS OVERHEAT AND MAKE NOISES AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND THEY WEAR EXCESSIVELY.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT, ONCE LOCKED, IT DISCONNECTS OR UNLOCKS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN (2) MILES AND PARKED AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN STARTER SOLENOID. *AK

DROVE VEHICLE, PARKED VEHICLE, WENT INTO HOUSE, WENT TO START VEHICLE, NO STARTING, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, NOTICED WAS A FIRE AND WENT OUT ON ITS OWN. *AK *JB

VEHICLE CAUGHT FON FRE CAUSED BY IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE UNDER HOOD, THEN WENT THRU DASH. TT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE UNDER HOOD, THEN WENT THRU DASH. TT

SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER SIDE WILL NO LONGER LATCH.*AK

RED RELEASE BUTTON ON DRIVERS SIDE CRACKED AND CONTAMINATED THE LATCHING MECHANISM. TT