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1996 Lincoln Mark Vii Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 25, 2002
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1996 Lincoln Mark Vii, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Driver assistance150.0%
  • Exterior lighting150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN TO RACE. CONSUMER STATED THROTTLE STUCK, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD.*AK

NHTSA ID 8008618 · filed Apr 25, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Exterior lighting

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

FORD AND LINCOLN ARE INSISTING THAT WE PAY $675.,PLUS LABOR, TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT THAT WENT OUT. THE 97 AND 98 MODELS OF THE CAR WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING AND THEY WERE REPLACED AND NO COST THE THE COMSUMER. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME LIGHTING SYSTEM AND BULB, YET IF WE WERE TO PURCHASE IT OUTRIGHT IT WOULD COST $75. THE TECHNICIANS SAY THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WILL NOT MATE. HEADLIGHTS ARE AN ESSENTIAL AND NECESSAY COMPONENT OF AN AUTO AND IF THE COST IS SO HIGH TO REPLACE IT, THAN IT SHOULD NOT GO OUT. FORD AND LINCOLN ARE PRICE SCALPING AND SHIFTING THE COST OF THE RECALL ON THE 97 AND 98 ON TO THE OWNERS OF THE 96'S. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT FOR US, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. THANK YOU, ZAK AND MARSHA KACHATUROFF

NHTSA ID 733434 · filed Oct 4, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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