1998 Lincoln Mark Viii

THE WHEELS DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS WITHIN FIVE MONTHS OF MY OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND A FORD REPRESENTATIVE EACH "LOOKED" AT THE WHEELS WITHOUT REMOVING THEM FROM THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE STRESS CRAKING WAS CAUSED BY AN "OVER TORQUING" OF THE LUG NUTS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SIX MONTHS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE FRONT WHEELS REMOVED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE CRACKS ARE A RESULT OF "OVER-TORQUING" AND I AM SEEKING ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURE INFORMATION OF MY DESCRIPTION. I ALSO BELIEVE THE STRESS CRACK WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN AND EVENTUALLY FAIL.*AK

DRIVER'S DOOR OUTSIDE MIRROR FAILED. DOES NOT REFECT ANYMORE AND YOU SEE DOUBLE WHEN LOOKING AT IT. ELECTROCHROMATIC FEATURE OF THIS MIRROR FAILED. HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE BUT MOST MUST HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SAFETY DEFECT IN THESE MIRRORS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY SINCE YOU CANNOT SEE ONCE THEY FAIL. *AK

THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER INDICATES THAT THE "DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR". THE SIGN DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED AGAIN. WHEN DOOR LOCKS ARE DEPRESSED, THEY POP UP AGAIN AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. THE ONLY OPERABLE SETTING OF THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR IS HIGH FAN/ THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BALLAST IS DEFECTIVE AND THE LOWBEAM SETTING IS DIM. IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE LAMP.

WHEN ENTERING A DARK TUNNEL HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS MOVED TO MANUAL SETTING TO OVERRIDE THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE, HEADLIGHTS COME ON IMMEDIATELY, AS THEY SHOULD, HOWEVER DASH LIGHTS ARE DELAYED UPTO 25 SECONDS CAUSING THE VECHICLE TO TRAVEL UP TO 1/2 MILE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO MONITOR THE SPEEDOMETER OR CRITICAL GAUGES, OTHER LINCOLN MODELS I TESTED DON'T HAVE THIS DELAY IN THERE SYSTEM. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT ACCORDING TO EVERYONE I TELL ABOUT IT, ALTHOUGH WASINGTON STATE LEMON LAW RULED AGAINST ME ON THIS MATTER AND ENCOURAGES THE MANUFACTOR TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A DEFECTIVE CAR. *AK

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE LINCOLN DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. THE CONPUTER CONSOLE READ THE GAS MILEAGE, DRIVER DOOR AJAR, OTHER VEHICLE ERRORS QUITE OFTEN. WHEN REQUESTED FOR AN ENGINEER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO COME DOWN AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION PROBLEMS I WAS TOLD THAT THE FORD ENGINEER WAS SPOKEN TO OVER THE PHONE AND HE SUGESSTED TO WAIT AND THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET ITSELF NORMALLY. I FEEL THAT THE CONSTANCE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE COMPUTER COULD ALSO BE THE CASUE FOR THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING DOING THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE WRITER AS THE FREEDOM FORD LINCOLN MERCURY REPAIR SHOP ABOUT THE POSSIBLE AIRBAG PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GRILL (FENDER) AND UNLESS THE CAR WAS DAMAGED IN THAT PARTICULAR AREAR THEN THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I INIDICATED TO THE GENTLEMEN THAT THE ANSWER HE GAVE TO ME WAS NOT SATISFACTORY NOR WAS IT LOGICAL BECASUE IF I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT TA FAST RATE OF SPEED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT I HIT THE WINDSHIELD OR WENT THROUGH THE WINSHIELD THEN BASED ON HIS ANSWER OF SOLUTION THE AIRBAG STILL WILL NOT DEPLOY. I ASK THAT THE PROBLEM IS TAKEN MORE SERIOUS WITH FORD AND THE DEALER AND RECTIFIED IF THERE IS IN FACT IS A PROBLEM. I NEVER DID GET AN ANSWER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY BEACUSE THE GENTLEMENT THAT ASSISTED ME WAS VERY CONDESENDING TO SAY THE LESS AND NOT COOPERATIVE. *AK