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1996 Lincoln Mark Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jan 23, 2014
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.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Aug 29, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Lincoln Mark. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 23, 2014

THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REFLECTIVE COATING HAS ALL CLOUDED AND FLAKED OFF CAUSING HIGHLY UNSAFE NIGHT TIME DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MARK VIII FOR MODEL YEARS 93-96 WITH THE STANDARD HALOGEN HEADLAMPS. FORD MOTOR CO. IS AWARE AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR / REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECTED PARTS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10561115
Incident
Jan 23, 2014
Mileage
73,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 15, 2006

I UNDERSTAND THAT LAMPS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR MY HID HEADLIGHTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNSAFE AT NIGHT WHEN THEY EVENTUALLY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10165519
Incident
Aug 15, 2006
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+6 more
Filed Aug 27, 2001

AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AIR. *SLC

NHTSA ID
562592
Transmission
Filed Jan 13, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLLE JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVER HAD STEPPED OUT. VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT, WHILE TRAVELING BACKWARDS, JUMPED INTO DRIVE AND RAN OVER DRIVER, SEVERELY INJURING DRIVER. NEITHER LINCOLN DEALERSHIP NOR A FORD DESING ANALYSIS ENGINEER COULD FIND THE CAUSE FOR THIS ERRATIC OCCURRENCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
528018
Incident
Mar 10, 1997
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 11, 1997

HEADLIGHT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
604829
Incident
Dec 31, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 2, 1997

COMOPUTER COMPONENT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
603793
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Aug 29, 1997

GAS TANK DOOR RELEASE LATCH FAILED.

NHTSA ID
603532
Incident
Aug 21, 1996

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.

Data sources

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