1994 Lincoln Mark Viii problems
Owners have filed 190 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Lincoln Mark Viii. Lighting is the most reported problem area, at 71% of complaints. After that come cruise control (6%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 190 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 71% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 40 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 78,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 71,000 miles (33 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Lincoln Mark Viii with enough data (53 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving 40 MPH consumer lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained minor injuries, and was transported to a hospital. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. This information was provided by kevin's girlfriend candice.
1)walked into garage in evening and found white, acrid smoke. Upon pulling car out of garage, heard whooshing sound. 2 )upon removing the rt front fender well, found the speed control deactivator switch had caught fire and melted and had melted the rt front air line to suspension routed above it. Lucky it didn't set fire to my garage. 3) I will need new air line (ordered for $15.00), will need speed control deactivator switch and connector/ wiring replaced, cost unknown-if I can even find the parts.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln mark viii. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle began smoking and caught fire without warning. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact received NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) at the end of august of 2007. The current and failure mileages were 220,000. Eq-10203937-4200. Date received 12/12/07
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 lincoln mark viii. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the cruise control activated itself. The contact could not deactivate the vehicle speed control. She placed the vehicle into park and the engine revved before bursting into flames. There were no injuries. The contact extinguished the fire, but the fuel rail and fuel pump were damaged. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic center. The dealer informed her to notify the manufacturer of the fire.
The head lights on the 94 lincoln mark 8 do not put out enough light to safely see while driving down the rd, it appears the reflective material is gone, the headlights have been polished to remove scratches and yellowing, they were also aimed, to make matters worse ford does not offer headlight assemblies for this car anymore nor do they have a solution to fix it available.