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1988 Lincoln Mark Vii

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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26Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
7Seat Belts
4Tires
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Exterior Lighting
2
All reported categories
Fuel System, Gasoline
2Service Brakes, Air
2Suspension
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Seats
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 26 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports5 fire reports2 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

7 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 5, 1999
Electrical SystemFuel System, Gasoline

ELECTICAL AND FUEL INJECTION COMPONENT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD

NHTSA ODI #706268

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 1998
Electrical System

IGNITION SWITCH ON VEHICLE CAUSE 80% BRAKE FAILURE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #826394

Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 1998
Electrical System

*IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND SHORTED OUT, CAUSING WIRING TO OVERHEAT/SMOKE, RESULTING IN STALLING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820166

Mileage unknown · Jul 26, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN (2) MILES AND PARKED AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN STARTER SOLENOID. *AK

NHTSA ODI #986659

Mileage unknown · May 21, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

DROVE VEHICLE, PARKED VEHICLE, WENT INTO HOUSE, WENT TO START VEHICLE, NO STARTING, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, NOTICED WAS A FIRE AND WENT OUT ON ITS OWN. *AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #984708

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

VEHICLE CAUGHT FON FRE CAUSED BY IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983505

Mileage unknown · Feb 20, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE UNDER HOOD, THEN WENT THRU DASH. TT

NHTSA ODI #979419

Official recalls

1

87V139000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

Sep 4, 1987

SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.

Remedy: INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE88063 · Driver Seat Failure

Opened Jun 24, 1988 · Closed Oct 13, 1988

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

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