1993 Lincoln Mark Viii Problems

1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT SEE AT NIGHT WITH THE HIGH BEAMS OR LOW BEAMS ON. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC HEAD LAMP CASE BECOMES DIM OVER TIME AND HINDERS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SEE 15 FEET IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,811 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 11/07/08 *BF UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, HAD A CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH THAT WAS DEFECTIVE, SO THEY DECIDED TO DO A RECALL. BUT IN STAGES, AS TO NOT SCARE OFF THE CONSUMERS. MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII, TO WHICH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAD BEEN ACTIVATING. ON 12-9-06 MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND HOME WHEN ___ CALLED HER SISTER TELLING HER SHE WAS RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN ____ CALLED ME SAYING ___ CALLED __ BUT SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH CAR JUMP OR UP AND THE CALL DROPPED. THE CAR LEFT THE ROAD HITTING TREE. I RECEIVED MY RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THEN THE LAB RESULTS STATED INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE 05S28 SDCS, DEATH CERTIFICATE STATES ________ CAUSE OF DEATH; SMOKE INHALATION, WHICH MEANS THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BEFORE IT HIT THE TREE,THERMAL INJURIES DUE TO FIRE,MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. IT'S HARD TO DRIVE WHEN YOUR BEING BURNED TO DEATH. FORD CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FIRE DEATH AS OF THIS DATE FORD DENIES THIS CLAIM . *TR UPDATED 11/8/2017*JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AND CRUISE CONTROL ALL MALFUNCTIONED ON HIS VEHICLE. SINCE THE FAILURES, THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, BASICALLY, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD FAILED. THE AIR RIDE SYSTEM ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND IT CAME BACK WITH A TRANSMISSION LEAK. HE REPLACED A SCREW, BUT THE LEAK STILL EXISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PAID APPROXIMATELY $7,000 FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL CAUSED THE OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HEADLIGHT- NOT ENOUGH LIGHT IS PUT OUT TO SEE IN THE DARK, PUT NEW BULBS IN AND CLEANED LENES. SAFETY DEFECT

THEFT ALARM GOES OFF WHEN EVER IT WANTS TO. DOESN'T MATTER IF DAY OR NIGHT. THE BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED TO SHUT IT OFF. THE CAR DOESN'T NEED TO BE DISTURBED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AND CRUISE CONTROL ALL MALFUNCTIONED ON HIS VEHICLE. SINCE THE FAILURES, THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, BASICALLY, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD FAILED. THE AIR RIDE SYSTEM ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND IT CAME BACK WITH A TRANSMISSION LEAK. HE REPLACED A SCREW, BUT THE LEAK STILL EXISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PAID APPROXIMATELY $7,000 FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL CAUSED THE OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKE LINE ERUPTED. HE CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AS THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND WAS CAUSED BY SALT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE WITH NEW STEEL ONES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $485. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE LEVER WAS RELEASED. ALSO, THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS FOR THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSED A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BUSTED AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 06/02/11 UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF STATUS UPDATE. 06/30/11

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND HOME WHEN HIS CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. HE PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TELLING HIS GIRLFRIEND TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOW AS THE FLAMES CONTINUED TO GROW WITH EACH PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR SLID INTO THE DARK HITTING A TREE. BOTH PEOPLE DIED. MY SON WAS 22, HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS 21. *JB

PAID FOR NEW AIR RIDE SYSTEM AND WHEN IT FAILED. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT EUFAULA FORD REFUSED TO FIX IT. THE CAR IS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII THAT WE TRADED FOR AND HAD ALL THE MECHANICAL WORK DONE AT THE SAME DEALER. AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF REPAIR BILLS THEY EXPECT ME TO KEEP PAYING EVERY TIME I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK FOR THE SAME THING. I ONLY WANT WHAT I PAID FOR. THE AIR RIDE SYSTEM COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE. IT HAD TO BE LOADED ON A FLAT BED TRUCK AND HAULED TO THEM. THEY THEN SAID THEY SLAMMED THE DOOR A FEW TIMES AND IT AIRED BACK UP. THEY LET IT SIT ON THEIR LOT FOR 5 DAYS AND CALLED ME TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN! NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME ANY I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. PLEASE HELP. *LA

AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY. ALSO, AIRBAGS SYSTEM LEAKED AND WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY STATED AIRBAGS AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT TO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV RAPIDLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HASVE BEEN NOTIFIED. CAUSE OF MISBEHAVIOR UNIDENTIFIABLE. *AK

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND HOME WHEN HIS CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. HE PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TELLING HIS GIRLFRIEND TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOW AS THE FLAMES CONTINUED TO GROW WITH EACH PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR SLID INTO THE DARK HITTING A TREE. BOTH PEOPLE DIED. MY SON WAS 22, HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS 21. *JB

FAULTY AIR BAG. *JB

WHENEVER STARTING VEHICLE UP, HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES GO UP OR DOWN. PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC. HEIGHT SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED WHEN DRIVING OVER 55MPH. VEHICLE'S HEIGHT WOULD GO DOWN SUDDENLY. TAKEN TO DEALER & PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED.*AK

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

DRIVE SHAFT DESIGNED ABOVE GAS TANK, PRESENTING POSSIBILITY OF U-JOINT SHATTERING/PUNCTURING GAS TANK.

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE ON-RAMP TO THE MASS. TURNPIKE AT 11:00 P.M. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH AND MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING. I IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES SO THAT THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE AWARE OF MY EXISTENCE. IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE OFF FOREVER, IN REALITY IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 20 SECONDS. IT PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN AS I DROVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE PIKE, AND MANY TIMES THEREAFTER. IT CAME TO THE POINT THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I PROCEEDED TO LOOK INTO VEHICLE RECALL INFORMATION, BECAUSE TO ME THIS IS DEFINATE RECALL STUFF, THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF AN AUTOMOBILE. I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO SEE IN THE CONSUMER GUIDE, THAT IT WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII VEHICLES. HOWEVER, WHAT I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT WAS THE TREATMENT I RECEIVED FROM LINCOLN. I GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE RECALL #98V009000, THEY TOLD ME THAT RECALLS ARE VEHICLE SPECIFIC AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED MY VIN . *AFTER PROVIDING THEM WITH THIS INFORMATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADLAMP RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY CAR. WELL, OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN SOME KIND OF A MISTAKE!?!????? I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING THE LOGIC OR REASONING IN THIS, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, O.K.: THERE IS A RECALL FOR HEADLAMP FAILURE ON 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII'S, I OWN A 1993, LINCOLN MARK VIII, I AM HAVING HEADLIGHT FAILURE, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL??????? WELL THEN SHOULDN'T IT BE? WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION THEN FOR THE PROBLEM AND WHY DOES LINCOLN FAIL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REINBURSE ME. MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER UNTIL I COULD GET THE FUNDS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, AND LINCOLN JUST SIMPLY KEEPS SAYING" I AM SORRY MAM, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO, YOUR CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL" I ASK , " WELL THERE IS DEFINATELY AN ERROR. AND WHAT CAN I DO NOW?" THEY GAVE ME A COUPLE OF TOLL FREE NUMBERS TO CALL, BUT NO-ONE IS BEING HELPFUL, AND NO-ONE CAN JLOGICALLY ANSWER MY QUESTION.

HEADLAMP SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS FAILED CAUSING THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSED A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BUSTED AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 06/02/11 UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF STATUS UPDATE. 06/30/11

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

FUEL TANK HOSE IS DESIGNED TO RUN AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT TO AVOID BEING PINCHED BY SUSPENSION. BUT OVER TIME THE CONSTANT RUNNING OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AGAINST THE HOSE WILL DETERIORATE IT CAUSING THE FUEL HOSE TO LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIR CAN RESULT! LINCOLN DESIGNED THE PLASTIC HOLDER TO HOLD HOSE AGAINST DRIVE SHAFT. THE PORTION OF MY DRIVE SHAFT THAT HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE FUEL HOSE HAS BEEN HIGHLY POLISHED TO A CHROME FINISH. FUEL HOSE IS LEAKING AT A GOOD RATE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. *JB

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

DT: THE OWNER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE OWNER WENT SLOWER AND STAYED TO THE RIGHT. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC SAW THE STEEL BELT COMING OUT OF TIRE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. B.F.GOODRICH STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD JUST WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER DID NOT THINK THAT SIX YEARS WAS TOO OLD OR THAT 43,000 MILES WAS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO WEAR OUT. THE OWNER WAS NOT AWARE OF HOW MANY MILES THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE ON THEM BEFORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LAST YEAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A STEEL BELT COMING OUT AS WELL AND HAD TO REPLACE IT. THE OWNER WAS AWARE THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO FILE A SECOND COMPLAINT TO NOTE THE SECOND TIRE INFORMATION, ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE, WITH THE SAME LINE AND SIZE.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, AND AT THE TIME TO SLOW DOWN. FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. COOPER STARFIRE CONSTALLATION, 225/60 R16. *AK COOPER 225/60/R16 *MW

MY 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEAD LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE CLOUDED OVER FROM AGE OR THE ENVIRONMENT. MAKES THE ROAD AND OBJECTS HARD TO SEE. *TR

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS FOR PARTS TO COME IN FOR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS UNDER RECALL 92V166000 MFR. UNKNOWN. *AK