Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Lincoln Mark Viii.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHIC… |
| 2014-05-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND CAUSED POOR VIS… |
| 2010-07-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON TOLLWAY ABOUT 60 MPH AND TIRE BLEW OUT. NO KNOWLEDGE OF HITTING ANYTHING. *TR |
| 2009-05-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY NAME IS J.M. CARTER AND I RESIDE IN HENRICO COUNTY VIRGINIA. ON MAY 12, 2009, ONE OF THE FOUR COOPER TIRES, GOLDEN F… |
| 2008-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE VEHICLE HAS HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS, BUT ONE HEADLIGHT IS BRIGHT W… |
| 2007-12-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS ON THESE CARS (GENERATION 1 LINCOLN MARK VIII, 1993 TO 1996) ARE AWFUL AND IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO… |
| 2007-11-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | PRODUCT RECALL = -SPEED CONTROL. AUG. 2007. DEALER DISCONNECTED IN 2007-NOT REPLACED...CAR NOW W/NO OVERDERIVE/SPEED C… |
| 2007-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INFORMING HIM THAT TH… |
| 2007-08-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUI… |
| 2006-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII EQUIPPED WITH LUMINARC HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS … |
| 2006-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CUSTOMER WANTS UPDATE TO CASE #10176001**CC |
| 2006-08-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | VERY POOR HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION WHILE ONLY BEING ABLE TO SEE A SHORT DISTANCE IN FRONT OF YOU… |
| 2006-07-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT ON THE MARK VIII ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH (LOW BEAM). *NM |
| 2006-05-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LIGHTS GOES COMPLETELY OUT WHEN PLACED ON DIM. *NM |
| 2006-04-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SILVER REFLECTORS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT. THIS MADE DRIVING AT NIGHT DIFFICULT … |
| 2006-04-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY LINCOLN MARK VIII HEADLIGHTS FROM 1993-1996. THE HEADLIGHTS AFTER A COUPLE YE… |
| 2006-03-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1993 LINCOLN MARK VIII AND AT NIGHT YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD EVEN WITH THE BRIGHTS ON. THE HOUSING LOOKS LIK… |
| 2006-03-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEADLIGHTS. CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT, SEVERE LACK OF ILLUMINATION, VERY DANGEROUS. *JB |
| 2006-03-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DISCOLORED. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THE HEADLIGHT TO PRO… |
| 2006-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE HID UNIT ON MY 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII IS NOT WORKING AND I CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANOTHER ONE USED OR NEW TO… |
| 2006-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ON THE 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII PROVIDES POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY DUE TO SEVER DEGRADATI… |
| 2006-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | POOR HEADLIGHTS ON CAR. LIGHTS ARE AS EFFECTIVE AS A TWO CELL FLASH LIGHT.*AK |
| 2005-12-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2005 AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN DETERIORATING CONSTANTLY SINCE P… |
| 2005-07-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER HEARD OF PROBLEM WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ON SOME FORD LINCOLN MARK VIII. CONSUMER HAS FOUND TH… |
| 2005-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | VERY POOR HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION WHILE ONLY BEING ABLE TO SEE A SHORT DISTANCE IN FRONT OF YOU… |
| 2005-02-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | POOR HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE ON A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. I UNDERSTAND THIS RESULTS FROM A DESIGN PROBLEM IN MARK VIII'S… |
| 2004-09-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE FAR MORE BRIGHTER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD… |
| 2004-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED A 1996 LINCOLN MARK 8, WHILE DRIVING IT HOME, IT GOT DARK AND I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS...THE LIGHTING SY… |
| 2003-12-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS THAT CAME STANDARD ON 1993-1996 MARK VIIIS ARE NOT SAFE FOR PUBLIC ROADS. THEY ARE PROBABLY THE WEAKEST … |
| 2003-10-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME EVENT THAT WAS JUST FILLED FOR THE LACK OF PROPER HEAD LAMPS ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE… |
| 2003-10-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS ON BOTH OF MY 1996 LINCOLN MARK VLLL S ARE VERY POOR AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SUFFICIENTLY. I JUST M… |
| 2003-06-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII AND HAVE BECOME VERY CONSERNED ABOUT THE POOR LIGHTING THIS VEHICLE HAS DURING THE NIGHT… |
| 2003-05-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT. *NLM |
| 2003-02-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | NONE |
| 2002-10-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT OUTPUT IS INADEQUATE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE INDICATE POOR DESIGN. MR |
| 2002-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE THE HID HEADLIGHTS IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM FROM DAY ONE. LAST NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, … |
| 2002-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT LENSES HAVE TURNED YELLOW. CONSUMER HAS TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITU… |
| 2002-07-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | MANUFACTURE INSTALLED HALOGEN (9005) HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO HOT AND HAVE DESTROYED THE HOUSING AND REFLECTIVE MATERIALS SO … |
| 2002-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE-CAR DISBLED ON FREEWAY. *AK |
| 2002-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE ECM BRACKET CAME LOOSE AND SHORTED OUT THE BRAKE WIRES AND OTHER WIRES WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER AND ENGINE TO CONTI… |
| 2002-04-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-02-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IN VERY DARK PLACES MOVING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, I… |
| 2002-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE CHROME REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FLAKES OFF WITH AGE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 1996 MO… |
| 2001-10-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS ON THIS MODEL ARE VERY POOR FOR THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE..EVEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE POOR FOR THIS VE… |
| 2001-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 1998 (2YR LEASE VEHICLE). FROM 1998-2001 THERE HAVE BEEN TWO ENGINES REPLACED. FORD HAS REPLACED … |
| 2001-05-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TO CONTINUALLY ADD AIR PRESSURE TO RIGHT FRONT TIRE BECAUSE WHEEL RIM HAS BEEN BENT ALLOWING AIR PRESS… |
| 2001-03-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-02-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLAMP REFLECTOR DISCOLORING, CAUSING WEAK OUTPUT-FORD WILL NOT CORRECT. *AK |
| 2001-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LOWBEAM HEADLAMPS ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR NIGHT TIME TRAVEL. LIGHTS ARE DIM WITH A BLOTCHY PATTERN. HIGH BEAM LAMPS ARE … |
| 2000-12-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS THEY CAME ON BRIGHT. THEN, THEY JUST FADED OUT. CONSUMER HAS TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE. TOOK… |