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Lincoln Mark VIII
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Complaints
873
Active records
Recalls
4
Active records
TSBs
185
Active records
Filing history
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Reported severity
Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.
Deaths
8
Injuries
20
Crashes
46
Fires
21
Top reported issues — Lincoln Mark VIII
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Lighting behavior
Condition issue
Operating state
Thermal issue
HVAC behavior
Vibration/harshness
Driver assistance issue
Electrical issue
Braking behavior
Engine behavior
Reporting mechanism
Steering behavior
Transmission/drivetrain behavior
Access/entry issue
Noise
Ride/handling behavior
Fluid issue
Safety restraint issue
Safety restraint behavior
Performance issue
Wiper/washer behavior
Infotainment behavior
Recent change
Smell
Starting behavior
Powering on/off behavior
Recent filings
The 10 most recent filings for each type.
1995 LINCOLN MARK
Filed Mar 8, 2017
LOW BEAM CANT SEE ROAD WITH THEM ON HAVE TO USE HIGH BEAM ALL THE TIME
1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed May 16, 2016
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 SIDE BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT AT WORK. AFTER REPAIR, HEARING A BAD CREAKING NOISE. AIR SUSPENSION HAS TO FILL UP ALL THE WAY WHEN I START…
1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed Feb 5, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAD A CONSTANT FILM, WHICH AFFECTED THE LOW BEAMS. THE CONTACT CLEANED THE LENSES SEVERAL TIMES AND CHANGED THE BULBS, BUT THE VISIBILITY REMAINED POOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed Feb 4, 2016
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)...AND NOW THIS YEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED. (3) DOORS ARE CONSTANTLY AJAR, ALTERNATING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. (4) BALL JOINT IS STARTING TO WEAR BADLY, (5) DRIVER'S SEAT WON'T RECLINE, (6)…
1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed Jan 29, 2016
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND DO NOT REFLECT ENOUGH LIGHT. AFTER MY MOTHER COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD AND RAN OFF AND HAD AN ACCIDENT I INSTALLED HID BULBS BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO THE HOUSING GIVING VERY LITTLE REFLECTION OUT TO THE ROAD.
1998 LINCOLN MARK
Filed Nov 23, 2015
THE TELESCOPE PORTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT OPERATIONAL. IT IS ADJUSTED ALL THE WAY OUT AND WILL NOT RETRACT.
1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed May 12, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM CAUSING THE CONTACT TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.
1997 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed Mar 24, 2015
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY URBAN STREET AND WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE DRIVER BEGIN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO CHANGE LANES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO STEERING. *TR
1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed Feb 14, 2015
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
1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII
Filed Jan 4, 2015
DIM HEADLIGHTS CAUSE POOR STREET VISIBILITY AND HIT VEHICLE PARKED IN THE STREET IN A DARK COMMERCIAL AREA. HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE OPENED TO SERVICE AND HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO ORDER NEW. NO AFTERMARKET OPTIONS. HAS BEEN USING HIGH BEAMS IN DARK AREAS. *TR