Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | UPDATE TO LAST COMPLAINT: THE PASSENGER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED, NO REPLACEMENT EXCEPT $1000 CONVERSION KIT. HAVE… |
| 2011-09-14 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE HEATER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR, NO DEFROSTER, CAN'T SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. *KB |
| 2011-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BRAKES CAN QUIT WORKING AFTER THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE RELEASE SOLENOID FAILS TO RELEASE THE REAR BRAKES WHEN TH… |
| 2010-12-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER TRAIN TRACKS, THE FRONT… |
| 2010-09-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'… |
| 2010-07-01 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR ABS FAILED.… |
| 2010-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 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 STA… |
| 2009-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 1999. RECENTLY, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS BURNED OUT. I AT… |
| 2008-06-13 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THROUGH A SMA… |
| 2008-02-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | 1998 LINCOLN MARK VLLL LSC (HID HEADLIGHT BULB;PASSENGER SIDE). POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY DUE TO SEVER DEGRADATION OF OEM H… |
| 2007-12-13 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING HAS STOPPED WORKING AND HAS RENDERED MY HEATING / COOLING SY… |
| 2007-10-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WEATHER CHANGE. HEATER BLEND DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. NO DEFROSTER OR HEATER IN WINTER WEATHER CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH SEEING … |
| 2007-08-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NUMBER 05S28 REGARDING THE VEHI… |
| 2007-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE V… |
| 2007-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED LAST Y… |
| 2007-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED WHEN HE SHU… |
| 2007-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE FRONT ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS FAILED ON MY 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. THESE S… |
| 2006-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 MARK VIII CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES FROM HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. *JB |
| 2006-09-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FOR 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII. REPLACEMENT LAMP NOT AVAILABLE FROM FORD OR THE MFG. SYLVANIA. UNSAFE TO … |
| 2006-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO FAILURE WITH CONDENSATION DEVELOPING WITHIN THE UNIT, I AM NOW H… |
| 2006-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS PLASTICC COVERING HAVE BECOME CLOUDY REDUCING HEADLIGHTS OUT PUT! *NM |
| 2005-11-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH HEATER-A/C BLEND DOOR FAILURE RESULTING IN LACK OF DEFOGGING OF WINDSHIELD AND POOR VISIBILITY… |
| 2005-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALERSHIP SAYS THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING OR MAY NOT DEPLO… |
| 2005-01-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT SUSPENSION SINKS DOWN ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FRONT TO SCRAPE ON THE GROUND. THIS IS MAKING THE ABILITY T… |
| 2004-12-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | MY 1998 LINCOLN MARKVIII OUTSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE I HAVE 59,000 MILES ON IT ,IT COST $70.00 FOR THE PART,$40.00… |
| 2004-10-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATER/AC BLENDER DOOR-DOORS,FAIL TO OPERATE AND OR HAVE "NO" TEMPETURE CONTROL,RESULTING IN POOR VISIBLITY.FOGGING ETC… |
| 2004-05-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WE HAVE OWNED A MARK VII AND A MARK VIII LINCOLN. BOTH CARS HAD SERIOUS PAINT DETERIORATION. WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR AUTOM… |
| 2004-04-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAILURES PREVENTS WINDSHIELD CLEARING WHEN INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL TEMPERTAURE DIFFERENTI… |
| 2004-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES. *AK *MR |
| 2003-12-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII 2 YEARS AGO. NOT TO LONG AFTER OWNING IT THE DRIVERS SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE W… |
| 2003-12-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR WILL COME ON. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE VEHICHLE TO LIGHT UP A… |
| 2003-09-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING HAS MALFUNCTIONED.*AK |
| 2003-02-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE FILE ON LINCOLN MARK 8'S '97 & 98 AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 COMPLAINTS ABOUT TH… |
| 2002-11-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, AND MISSING. ALSO, STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 2002-11-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | HEATER/AC BLENDER DOOR FAILURE RESULTING IN NO HEAT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REP… |
| 2002-10-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | RAINY DAY/MOIST CONDITIONS/HEAT TEMP. UNCONTROLLABLE CAUSING IMMEDIATE STRONG "FOG-UP" OF WINDSHIELD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. … |
| 2002-10-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS GETTING CLOUDED OVER… |
| 2002-10-11 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR BLEND DOOR MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING NO HEAT TO BLOW ON WINDSHIELD IN COLD WEATHER WILL CAUSE FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD ALSO.… |
| 2002-10-04 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | ACTUATOR FAILS, THUS NEVER ALLOWING TEMPERATURE TO CHANGE IN CAR. WINDSHIELD FOGS UP CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. MR |
| 2002-09-25 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR ARM IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS. DUE TO THEIR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP, THEY ARE ALMOST GUARAN… |
| 2002-09-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | BLEND DOOR NO HEAT OR DEFROST ONLY COLD AIR. DT |
| 2002-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER SIDE HAS SNAPPED OFF WHILE OPENING DOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY … |
| 2002-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED. VEHICLE LOST SHOCK ABSORBERS AND DROPPED TO FRAME.*AK |
| 2002-06-02 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-08-13 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ROLAND MATOS PURCHASED A LINCOLN MARK VIII ON 06\27\01. BEAUTIFUL CAR . BUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WIT… |
| 2001-04-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TELESCOPE, THE DEALER REPLACED A PART WHICH WORKED, THEN IT DEVELOPED A VERY L… |
| 2001-03-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE WHEELS DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS WITHIN FIVE MONTHS OF MY OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND A FORD REPRESENTATIVE EA… |
| 2000-12-05 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S DOOR OUTSIDE MIRROR FAILED. DOES NOT REFECT ANYMORE AND YOU SEE DOUBLE WHEN LOOKING AT IT. ELECTROCHROMATIC … |
| 2000-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND MAKING A NORMAL STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS JUST A LIT… |
| 2000-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |