1995 Lincoln Mark Viii: problems, recalls and reliability

“Headlight lens becomes discolored and no replacement and lens cannot be removed to clean inside. Limits visualization of road and one could hit wild animals crossing the street. *tr”Owner report · Exterior Lighting · Apr 2012

“Poor visibility at night due to poor low beam headlights. High beams equivalent to what low beams should be. Have even replaced headlights with used parts with more reflective material intact. Have purchase polishing kits for lens. Lens remains yellowed and scratched, and lighting dim despite use of sylvania silver star bulbs. No new halogen lights available, and use parts are well over 100 a piece, and contain the same defects. Hid kits are $150+. Owner should not be responsible for aftermarket enhancements to vehicle to allow for safe night driving when headlight dimness is due to a defect in the inherent design of the headlights.”Owner report · Exterior Lighting · Jun 2009

“Traveling from dallas, tx to athens, al 7:30pm lights so dim I could barely see the road ahead. I have used cleaning kits several times to clean the headlight lens with no results. I also purchased and installed replacement headlight assemblies from ebay with no improvement in the lighting. I have tried several different bulbs with no improvement. This is really a safety problem. I have been lucky so far. ..updated 01/17/2013 *bf”Owner report · Exterior Lighting · Jul 2008

“Headlights on my 1995 lincoln mark viii are horribly dim. Driving at night is almost impossible. When it's raining or foggy it's even worse. New bulbs do nothing since the plastic lenses are all yellowed and the chrome reflective material is gone. *tr”Owner report · Exterior Lighting · Dec 2007

“Tl*the contact owns a 1995 lincoln mark viii. He received a safety recall notification for the vehicle speed control (NHTSA campaign id # 07v336000) in september 2007. The dealer disconnected the vehicle speed control. The manufacturer stated that the parts were unavailable and advised not to call back. The current mileage was 112,000 and there had been no failure to date. As of december 5, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. 1/02/08.*lj updated 12/31/07. *jb”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Sep 2007

“Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was involved in a rear end collision, and upon impact at 45 mph, the rear facing child safety seat detached from the base with the infant restrained inside without warning. The base remained secured by the seat belts. The contact retrieved the infant and the seat from the rear floorboard. The infant was not injured. The vehicle was totaled due to the extensive damage. The police were alerted, and a report was taken. The manufacturer was alerted. The child seat was an evenflo, model number 5751318p1, and the date of manufacturer was may 16, 2003. Updated”Owner report · Child Seat · Dec 2006

“I own a 1995 lincoln mark viii. On saturday, august 12, 2006, while I was asleep in my home, my car caught on fire. There was nothing wrong with my car. The ignition was off. The last it had been driven was the previous night. It was parked around 6:00 p.m. On the 11th of august. I would not have known it was on fire if the neighbor had not seen the fire and beat on my door to wake me up. *nm”Owner report · Electrical System · Aug 2006