1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII Problems & Recalls

UPDATE TO LAST COMPLAINT: THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED, NO REPLACEMENT EXCEPT $1000 CONVERSION KIT. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONLY "BRIGHTS" ON FROM NOW ON. DANGER TO MYSELF AND THOSE I'M PASSING, PLUS IF THE "BRIGHTS" AREN'T ON, THEN I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS AND COULD GET PULLED OVER. PASSENGER...

Mileage: 104,527

UPDATE TO LAST COMPLAINT: THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED, NO REPLACEMENT EXCEPT $1000 CONVERSION KIT. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONLY "BRIGHTS" ON FROM NOW ON. DANGER TO MYSELF AND THOSE I'M PASSING, PLUS IF THE "BRIGHTS" AREN'T ON, THEN I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS AND COULD GET PULLED OVER. PASSENGER...

Mileage: 104,527

UPDATE TO LAST COMPLAINT: THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED, NO REPLACEMENT EXCEPT $1000 CONVERSION KIT. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONLY "BRIGHTS" ON FROM NOW ON. DANGER TO MYSELF AND THOSE I'M PASSING, PLUS IF THE "BRIGHTS" AREN'T ON, THEN I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS AND COULD GET PULLED OVER. PASSENGER...

Mileage: 104,527

I'VE HAD THIS GEM SINCE 2010, BOUGHT WITH 30,000 MILES...NOW HAS 104,000 MILES. IT WAS GREAT UNTIL 2014. WHERE DO I START? (1) NO HEAT- BROKEN BLENDER DOOR ACTUATOR...MANUALLY SET IT TO THE WARM SETTING FOR THE WINTER BEHIND GLOVE BOX. (2) DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED LAST YEAR(REPLACED FOR $100).....

I'VE HAD THIS GEM SINCE 2010, BOUGHT WITH 30,000 MILES...NOW HAS 104,000 MILES. IT WAS GREAT UNTIL 2014. WHERE DO I START? (1) NO HEAT- BROKEN BLENDER DOOR ACTUATOR...MANUALLY SET IT TO THE WARM SETTING FOR THE WINTER BEHIND GLOVE BOX. (2) DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED LAST YEAR(REPLACED FOR $100).....

I'VE HAD THIS GEM SINCE 2010, BOUGHT WITH 30,000 MILES...NOW HAS 104,000 MILES. IT WAS GREAT UNTIL 2014. WHERE DO I START? (1) NO HEAT- BROKEN BLENDER DOOR ACTUATOR...MANUALLY SET IT TO THE WARM SETTING FOR THE WINTER BEHIND GLOVE BOX. (2) DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED LAST YEAR(REPLACED FOR $100).....

THE HEATER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR, NO DEFROSTER, CAN'T SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. *KB

Mileage: 49,789

THE HEATER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR, NO DEFROSTER, CAN'T SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. *KB

Mileage: 49,789

THE HEATER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR, NO DEFROSTER, CAN'T SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. *KB

Mileage: 49,789

THE BRAKES CAN QUIT WORKING AFTER THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE RELEASE SOLENOID FAILS TO RELEASE THE REAR BRAKES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED OUT OF PARK. THE REAR BRAKES WILL THEN OVERHEAT AFTER SEVERAL MILES, WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE FLUID TO EVENTUALLY BOIL AND BE EXPELLED FROM THE MASTER...

Mileage: 74,095

THE BRAKES CAN QUIT WORKING AFTER THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE RELEASE SOLENOID FAILS TO RELEASE THE REAR BRAKES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED OUT OF PARK. THE REAR BRAKES WILL THEN OVERHEAT AFTER SEVERAL MILES, WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE FLUID TO EVENTUALLY BOIL AND BE EXPELLED FROM THE MASTER...

Mileage: 74,095

THE BRAKES CAN QUIT WORKING AFTER THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE RELEASE SOLENOID FAILS TO RELEASE THE REAR BRAKES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED OUT OF PARK. THE REAR BRAKES WILL THEN OVERHEAT AFTER SEVERAL MILES, WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE FLUID TO EVENTUALLY BOIL AND BE EXPELLED FROM THE MASTER...

Mileage: 74,095

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DROP TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN. ...

Mileage: 127,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER TRAIN TRACKS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF AND THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGN...

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ABS FAILED. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE REAR WHEEL ABS SENSOR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. REPORT 238373 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ATTEMPTED TO LOCA...

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ABS FAILED. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE REAR WHEEL ABS SENSOR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. REPORT 238373 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ATTEMPTED TO LOCA...

Mileage: 88,000

I OWN A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 1999. RECENTLY, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS BURNED OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO BUY A REPLACEMENT BULB AT SEVERAL AUTO PARTS STORES WITHOUT SUCCESS. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL LINCOLN DEALERS AND FOUND THAT THE BULB (SYLVANIA 9500) IS NO LONGER MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 101,000

WEATHER CHANGE. HEATER BLEND DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. NO DEFROSTER OR HEATER IN WINTER WEATHER CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH SEEING OUT WINDSHIELD AND HYPOTHERMIA. I'VE HAD FIXED TWICE AT A COST OF $900 EACH TIME. ON ANY FORUM DEALING WITH THE MARK VIII IT IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PART. IT S...

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THROUGH A SMALL PORTION OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MIRROR. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE OUT OF THE ENTIRE MIRROR. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE SPEED WA...

Mileage: 24,775

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR, BUT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A CONVERSION KIT BECAUSE THE LIGHT BULB WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND ...

Mileage: 150,000

1998 LINCOLN MARK VLLL LSC (HID HEADLIGHT BULB;PASSENGER SIDE). POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY DUE TO SEVER DEGRADATION OF OEM HEADLAMP SYSTEM. THIS MAKES NIGHT DRIVING ILLEGAL,DANGEROUS, AND JUST IMPOSSIBLE WITH OUT SOME SORT OF AFTERMARKET LIGHTING SYSTEM OR OEM REPLACEMENTS WHICH WILL SOON FAIL AND CAUS...

Mileage: 71,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NUMBER 05S28 REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE RECALL HAS SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT...

THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING HAS STOPPED WORKING AND HAS RENDERED MY HEATING / COOLING SYSTEM DYSFUNCTIONAL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS CAR (1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII LSC) - IT POSES A DANGEROUS AND TANGIBLE THREAT TO SAFETY CONSIDERING HEAT WILL NOT WO...

Mileage: 85,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM IN DECEMBER OF 2007 THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN DISCONNEC...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED WHEN HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS DEFECTIVE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MAK...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED WHEN HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS DEFECTIVE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MAK...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED WHEN HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS DEFECTIVE. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MAK...

Mileage: 60,000

THE FRONT ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS FAILED ON MY 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. THESE SENSORS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED BY FORD STARTING 2005. THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE AND NO AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE CARRIES THEM. FORD MADE CLOSE TO 18,000 LI...

Mileage: 50,250

1998 MARK VIII CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES FROM HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. *JB

LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FOR 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. REPLACEMENT LAMP NOT AVAILABLE FROM FORD OR THE MFG. SYLVANIA. UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT. *JB

AFTER HAVING REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO FAILURE WITH CONDENSATION DEVELOPING WITHIN THE UNIT, I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. IT WILL REQUIRE ANOTHER NEW SET OF HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO REPAIR THE COMMONLY KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *NM

HEADLIGHTS PLASTICC COVERING HAVE BECOME CLOUDY REDUCING HEADLIGHTS OUT PUT! *NM

Mileage: 80,000

CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH HEATER-A/C BLEND DOOR FAILURE RESULTING IN LACK OF DEFOGGING OF WINDSHIELD AND POOR VISIBILITY. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT IN CHANGING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR OFFICES MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS WITH LINCOLN AND FORD V...

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALERSHIP SAYS THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD/LINCOLN SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE ONLY AND NOT A MECHANICAL DEVICE. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

THE FRONT SUSPENSION SINKS DOWN ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FRONT TO SCRAPE ON THE GROUND. THIS IS MAKING THE ABILITY TO DRIVE DIFFICULT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER IS FAILING. *TC

Mileage: 30,000

THE FRONT SUSPENSION SINKS DOWN ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FRONT TO SCRAPE ON THE GROUND. THIS IS MAKING THE ABILITY TO DRIVE DIFFICULT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER IS FAILING. *TC

Mileage: 30,000

HEATER/AC BLENDER DOOR-DOORS,FAIL TO OPERATE AND OR HAVE "NO" TEMPETURE CONTROL,RESULTING IN POOR VISIBLITY.FOGGING ETC,LACK OF DEFROSTING AND OR A COLD DRIVER..SEE PREVIOUS 768368,768427,768529,768796,768173.7689173,769183,769959,10003517,10005626,10023956,10075009,AND NOW MINE ! THE ONLY THING TH...

Mileage: 56,200

MY 1998 LINCOLN MARKVIII OUTSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE I HAVE 59,000 MILES ON IT ,IT COST $70.00 FOR THE PART,$40.00 TO PAINT THE THING,OVER @200.00 LABOR,(IGOT TO KEEP THE BROKEN ONE !),I FEEL THAT FORD KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT IN MATERIALS<CHANGED THE METAL MIX AND CURE, BUT FAIL TO BE RESPONSIBLE ...

Mileage: 59,301

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, AND MISSING. ALSO, STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Mileage: 32,050

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, AND MISSING. ALSO, STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Mileage: 32,050

I ROLAND MATOS PURCHASED A LINCOLN MARK VIII ON 06\27\01. BEAUTIFUL CAR . BUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERTILT\TELESCOPE STEERING. IT WASN'T MOVING BACK AND FORTH ANY-MORE, AND DROPPING ITS BALL BEARINGS ON DRIVERSIDE MAT. SO I CALLED COUNTY LINE LEXUS WHERE I PURCHASED CAR...

Mileage: 58,158

ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAILURES PREVENTS WINDSHIELD CLEARING WHEN INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL TEMPERTAURE DIFFERENTIAL FOGS THE GLASS. BLEND DOOR FAILS ON A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF LINCOLN MARK VIII MODELS. MINE HAPPENS TO BE A 1998. *AK IT'S BOUND TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS

Mileage: 65,639

WE HAVE OWNED A MARK VII AND A MARK VIII LINCOLN. BOTH CARS HAD SERIOUS PAINT DETERIORATION. WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR AUTOMOBILES HAND WASHED. WE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE AUTOS WITH ANOTHER LINCOLN, HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE BOTH OF THE CARS PAINTED. HIS MUST BE A FAULT OF YOUR PAI...

PROBLEMS WITH HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES. *AK *MR

Mileage: 54,473

I BOUGHT A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII 2 YEARS AGO. NOT TO LONG AFTER OWNING IT THE DRIVERS SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN IT. (50,000 MILES). $122.00 TO FIX. I TRADED THE 96 FOR A 98 MARK VIII . I WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AND THE DRIVERS OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AGAIN.(52,000 MILES)...

Mileage: 52,000

AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR WILL COME ON. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE VEHICHLE TO LIGHT UP AND IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT NIGHT. OFTEN TIMES IT WILL SWITCH FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR AND ON OCCASION WILL INDICATE BOTH.(ONE GOES OUT AND THE OTHER STAR...

Mileage: 74,000

AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR WILL COME ON. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE VEHICHLE TO LIGHT UP AND IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT NIGHT. OFTEN TIMES IT WILL SWITCH FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR TO THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR AND ON OCCASION WILL INDICATE BOTH.(ONE GOES OUT AND THE OTHER STAR...

Mileage: 74,000

STEERING HAS MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

HEATER/AC BLENDER DOOR FAILURE RESULTING IN NO HEAT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR SINCE DASH HAS TO BE PULLED---QUOTED BY DEALER TO BE $738. BECAUSE OF SO MANY OCCURRENCES WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR? *NL...

I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE FILE ON LINCOLN MARK 8'S '97 & 98 AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VENTILATION/HEATING/A/C BLEND DOOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE UNTIL YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT???? THIS IS NOT ONLY A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO MAKE, ...

I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE FILE ON LINCOLN MARK 8'S '97 & 98 AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VENTILATION/HEATING/A/C BLEND DOOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE UNTIL YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT???? THIS IS NOT ONLY A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO MAKE, ...

I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE FILE ON LINCOLN MARK 8'S '97 & 98 AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VENTILATION/HEATING/A/C BLEND DOOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE UNTIL YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT???? THIS IS NOT ONLY A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO MAKE, ...

I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE FILE ON LINCOLN MARK 8'S '97 & 98 AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VENTILATION/HEATING/A/C BLEND DOOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE UNTIL YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT???? THIS IS NOT ONLY A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO MAKE, ...

BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IS BROKEN. THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS VISIBILITY HAZARD DO TO FOG ON THE WINDOWS THAT COULD LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY.

Mileage: 64,049

BLEND DOOR NO HEAT OR DEFROST ONLY COLD AIR. DT

THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR ARM IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS. DUE TO THEIR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP, THEY ARE ALMOST GUARANTEED TO FAIL EVENTUALLY. HAVING NO HEAT IN THE WINTER CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS IS THE MOST OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE O...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS GETTING CLOUDED OVER. TURNED ON MY HA/C TO DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD BUT ONLY COLD AIR CAME OUT ADDING GREATLY TO THE WINDSHIELD FOGGING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE RUNNING INTO OPPOSITE LANES OF ...

AIR BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING NO HEAT TO BLOW ON WINDSHIELD IN COLD WEATHER WILL CAUSE FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD ALSO. BOTH CONDITIONS CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. DT

RAINY DAY/MOIST CONDITIONS/HEAT TEMP. UNCONTROLLABLE CAUSING IMMEDIATE STRONG "FOG-UP" OF WINDSHIELD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MR

ACTUATOR FAILS, THUS NEVER ALLOWING TEMPERATURE TO CHANGE IN CAR. WINDSHIELD FOGS UP CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. MR

THE PART FAILURE IS A CRACKED PLASTIC ARM ACTUATOR ATTACHED TO THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE FLOW OF AIR TO THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. WHEN THE PART CRACKED, THE BLEND DOOR MOTOR IS NOT ABLE TO DIRECT AIR TO THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. I HAD THE PART REPLACED BY A LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER (THEY HAD TO REMO...

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER SIDE HAS SNAPPED OFF WHILE OPENING DOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM TIRES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HEAVILY VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE P2256016.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED. VEHICLE LOST SHOCK ABSORBERS AND DROPPED TO FRAME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED. VEHICLE LOST SHOCK ABSORBERS AND DROPPED TO FRAME.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOUD RUBBING NOISE WHEN IT TELESCOPES. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOUD RUBBING NOISE WHEN IT TELESCOPES. *YH

CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TELESCOPE, THE DEALER REPLACED A PART WHICH WORKED, THEN IT DEVELOPED A VERY LOUD RUBBING NOISE, WHICH COULD BE HEARD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP SEVEN TIMES WITHOUT ANY RESULTS, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT FOR...

CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TELESCOPE, THE DEALER REPLACED A PART WHICH WORKED, THEN IT DEVELOPED A VERY LOUD RUBBING NOISE, WHICH COULD BE HEARD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP SEVEN TIMES WITHOUT ANY RESULTS, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT FOR...

WINDSHIELD REARVIEW MIRROR (ELECTROCHROMIC) VIBRATES ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES -AND- AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THIS IMPARTS AN EXTREMELY BLURRED IMAGE. THE ORIGINAL MIRROR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE REPLACEMENT EXHIBITS THIS PROBLEM ALSO.*AK

THE WHEELS DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS WITHIN FIVE MONTHS OF MY OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND A FORD REPRESENTATIVE EACH "LOOKED" AT THE WHEELS WITHOUT REMOVING THEM FROM THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE STRESS CRAKING WAS CAUSED BY AN "OVER TORQUING" OF THE LUG NUTS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SI...

WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP EITHER ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP EITHER ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK *SLC

DRIVER'S DOOR OUTSIDE MIRROR FAILED. DOES NOT REFECT ANYMORE AND YOU SEE DOUBLE WHEN LOOKING AT IT. ELECTROCHROMATIC FEATURE OF THIS MIRROR FAILED. HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE BUT MOST MUST HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SAFETY DEFECT IN THESE MIRRORS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ...

THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER INDICATES THAT THE "DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR". THE SIGN DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED AGAIN. WHEN DOOR LOCKS ARE DEPRESSED, THEY POP UP AGAIN AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE ONLY OPERABLE SETTING OF THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR IS HIGH FAN/ THE HEADLIGHT ...

THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER INDICATES THAT THE "DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR". THE SIGN DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED AGAIN. WHEN DOOR LOCKS ARE DEPRESSED, THEY POP UP AGAIN AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE ONLY OPERABLE SETTING OF THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR IS HIGH FAN/ THE HEADLIGHT ...

I CAN NOT GET THE HISTORY ON THIS CAR FOR THE TIME PERIOD 12/98 TO 5/2000, CAN YOU ADVISE ME?NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND MAKING A NORMAL STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BRAKING. DRIVER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATI...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN ENTERING A DARK TUNNEL HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS MOVED TO MANUAL SETTING TO OVERRIDE THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE, HEADLIGHTS COME ON IMMEDIATELY, AS THEY SHOULD, HOWEVER DASH LIGHTS ARE DELAYED UPTO 25 SECONDS CAUSING THE VECHICLE TO TRAVEL UP TO 1/2 MILE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO MONITOR THE SPEEDOMETER OR CR...

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE LINCOLN DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. THE CONPUTER CONSOLE READ THE GAS MILEAGE, DRIVER DOOR AJAR, OTHER VEHICLE ERRORS QUITE OFTEN. WHEN REQUESTED FOR AN ENGINEER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO COME DOWN AND INSPECT THE VEHIC...

CAR ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN IN SNOW OR IN GRAVEL OR POOR TRACTION . THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER AND ACTS LIKE IT IS FLOODED . TOOK CAR TO LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN BOISE ID. ROUNDTREE LINCOLN EXPLAINED PROBLEM WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A NATURAL THING FOR THIS CAR. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD SIM...

CAR ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN IN SNOW OR IN GRAVEL OR POOR TRACTION . THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER AND ACTS LIKE IT IS FLOODED . TOOK CAR TO LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN BOISE ID. ROUNDTREE LINCOLN EXPLAINED PROBLEM WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A NATURAL THING FOR THIS CAR. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD SIM...

ABS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR TWO HOURS OR MORE, THEN IT WENT OFF. SINCE THEN, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AT FULL STOP WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNTIL THEY GET THE CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, ...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH WALL OF HOME, VEHICLE TOTALED AND INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS ARE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS WHICH CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY IN SNOW STORM CONDITIONS.

REAR AXLE BEARING FAILED. MJS

EXTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FAILED. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FRONT SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING PULLING, JERKING AND VIBRATIONS. *YC

BATTERY FAILURE. *YC

DRIVE TRAIN EXPERIENCING VIBRATION / NOISE. *YC

FRONT LIGHT FAILED. MJS

AIR CONDITIONER'S VACUUM LINE DISCONNECTED. YH

RIGHT FRONT HEAD LAMP MALFUNCTION. YH

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION, RESULTING IN VIOLENT STEERING. *YC

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. YH

COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS INOPERABLE. YH

FRONT MIRROR OXIDIZED DUE TO LEAKS IN SEALING. YH

NOISE IN HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. YH

NOISE IN HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. YH

WHILE WARMING UP THE VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED FROM THE TRUNK DUE TO SOME WIRES CATCHING ON FIRE, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK

THE ENGINE WOULD FREEZE OR SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING GIVING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & VEHICLE PUT ON DIAGONISTIC MACHINE. NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. *AK

BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FRAME CAME OFF CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACK.

PASSENGER LEANED BACK ON PASSENGER SEAT AND BOLT HOLDING FRAME TO BODY OF CAR CAME OUT. ALSO FOUND THAT ONLY ONE BOLT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY THE INSIDE BOLT WAS NEVER INSTALLED.

REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES AND CAUSES BLURRED VISION DEPENDING ON ROAD SURFACES.

THE VEHICLE IDLES AT 3,000 RPMS WHEN IT SHOULD IDLE LESS THAN I,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. DEALER INDICATD THAT THIS WAS THE 3RD MARK VIII THAT THEY HAD WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. *AK