IllustrationHEADLIGHTS DETERIORATED ON INSIDE,CHROME REFLECTOR BURNS AWAY. PURCHASED NEW HEADLAMP UNITS AND IN LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS SAME THING HAPPENED,1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII,VERY HARD TO USE CAR AT NIGHT WITH THIS PROBLEM, OVER $500 TO REPLACE. *JB
1995 Lincoln Mark Viii
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Lincoln Mark Viii do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 86.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Mark Viii years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 26 of 136 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 103 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
Exterior Lighting complaints
103 reportsMY 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII HAS THE WORST HEADLIGHTS AND I'M AFRAID THAT I'LL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HIT A PEDESTRIAN AT NIGHT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE 10 FT IN FRONT OF ME, EVEN WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I DON'T KNOW HOW FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH MAKING SUCH HORRIBLE HEADLIGHTS. I LOVE THE CAR AND DON'T WANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE OF TH…
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MY 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII HAS THE WORST HEADLIGHTS AND I'M AFRAID THAT I'LL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HIT A PEDESTRIAN AT NIGHT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE 10 FT IN FRONT OF ME, EVEN WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I DON'T KNOW HOW FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH MAKING SUCH HORRIBLE HEADLIGHTS. I LOVE THE CAR AND DON'T WANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. WOULD FORD BE ABLE TO COMPENSATE ME THE MONEY IF I WERE TO BUY NEW HEADLIGHTS SO CAN SEE AT NIGHT? I'M A FULL-TIME STUDENT AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY NEW ONES. PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THANK YOU!
HEADLIGHT DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT MAKING NIGHT DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPRESSED BY NEARLY ALL 1993-1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII OWNERS. *NM
EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII, I HAVE TROUBLE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM. I AM REALLY GOING TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT ONE DAY AND HURT ME AND OTHERS. MY HIGH BEAMS AREN'T EVEN ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED LOW BEAMS. THERE'S BEEN TO MANY OCCURRENCES WHERE I DIDN'T SEE A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SID…
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EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII, I HAVE TROUBLE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM. I AM REALLY GOING TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT ONE DAY AND HURT ME AND OTHERS. MY HIGH BEAMS AREN'T EVEN ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED LOW BEAMS. THERE'S BEEN TO MANY OCCURRENCES WHERE I DIDN'T SEE A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PRACTICALLY HIT THEM. I AM CURRENTLY GO TO COLLEGE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THE SAFE LIGHTING THAT SHOULD'VE CAME ON THE CAR. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WOULD FORD REIMBURSE ME IF I WERE TO BUY THE HID LIGHTS? PLEASE HELP ME. *NM
I OWN A 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII. DUE TO POOR DESIGN, THE HEADLIGHTS MAKE NIGHT TIME DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED BULB AFTER BULB, CLEANED THE LENSES AND TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERS SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL COST $2000.00. UNACCEPTABLE. *JB
DT: CALLER STATED HEADLIGHTS HAD A MILKY FILM ON THEM, AND IT MADE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. IT SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK
VERY BAD HEADLIGHTS. FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS AND GETTING WORSE.
I AM CURRENTLY AN OWNER OF A 1995 LINCOLN MARK 8 AND WANT TO REPORT AN ISSUE I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE WITH THE CAR. HEADLIGHT HOUSING FAILURE: THE DESIGN OF THE EARLY AND MID 90'S LINCOLN MARK 8 HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR. THE HOUSINGS TEND TO TURN YELLOW OR TURN CLOUDY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MAKING THE CAR UNUSABL…
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I AM CURRENTLY AN OWNER OF A 1995 LINCOLN MARK 8 AND WANT TO REPORT AN ISSUE I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE WITH THE CAR. HEADLIGHT HOUSING FAILURE: THE DESIGN OF THE EARLY AND MID 90'S LINCOLN MARK 8 HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR. THE HOUSINGS TEND TO TURN YELLOW OR TURN CLOUDY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MAKING THE CAR UNUSABLE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THERE ARE MANY (I SHOULD SAY ALL) OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A WEBSITE DEVOTED TO LINCOLN MARK 8 OWNERS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.MARK8.ORG/LOD/. UNFORTUNATELY, REPLACING THE STOCK HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS ONLY BANDAIDS THE PROBLEM, AS THE NEW HOUSINGS YELLOW AND TURN CLOUDY VERY SHORTLY AFTER BEING INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN EASY FIX FOR THESE MODEL YEARS. STARTING IN 97', THE FORD COMPANY SWITCHED TO THE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE HOUSING, ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE LENSES STARTING WITH THE 1997 LINCOLNS. I JUST WANTED TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT TO YOU TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, JIM AYRES
VERY POOR LOW BEAM LIGHTING MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *AK
I OWN A 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII AND THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE HAZARD. I SAY AT BEST THESE LIGHTS ARE LIKE DRIVING AT DUSK WITHOUT HAVING YOUR LIGHTS ON THAT IS ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE. LINCOLN SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT AND CHANGED THEM IN THE 1996 MODELS TO HI…
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I OWN A 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII AND THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE HAZARD. I SAY AT BEST THESE LIGHTS ARE LIKE DRIVING AT DUSK WITHOUT HAVING YOUR LIGHTS ON THAT IS ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE. LINCOLN SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT AND CHANGED THEM IN THE 1996 MODELS TO HIV LIGHTS. A LOOK AT THE MARK VIII WEBSITE SHOWS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM... I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WAS DONE ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Official recalls
107V336000 · Vehicle Speed Control
Aug 3, 2007
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.
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
2EA96019 · Headlight Failure
Opened Jul 31, 1996 · Closed Jan 26, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting
EXCESSIVE HEAT IN AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED CIRCUIT BREAKER WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSED THAT CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OPEN FOR TIME PERIODS OF VARYING LENGTH TO COOL OFF.OPENING OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THIS MANNER INTERRUPTS ELECTRIC CURRENT FLOW TO THE HEADLIGHTS, SHUTTING THEM OFF.HEADLIGHT OUTAGES HAVE RANGER FROM BRIEF FLICKERS (LESS THAN ONE SECOND) TO GREATER THAN 20 SECONDS.OVER TIME, THE OUTAGES GROW IN LENGTH AND DURATION BECAUSE OF HEAT-INDUCED DETERIORATION OF THE SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING.RECALL 98V-009 WILL APPLY TO APPROXIMATELY 506,000 TAURUS, SABLE, MARK VIII, AND CONTINENTAL VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM 1-DEC.-92 THROUGH 30-SEP-93 AT THE ATLANTA, CHICAGO,AND WIXOM ASSEMBLY PLANTS.87% OF MY 1992-1995 TAURUS/SABLE AND 97% OF MY 1993-1995 MARK VIII WARRANTY REPAIRS (HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACEMENT) INVOLVED VEHICLES BUILT DURING THE DEC. 92 - OCT. 93 BUILD RANGE.
PE95007 · Brake Pedal Separation From Pivot Arm
Opened Feb 1, 1995 · Closed May 4, 1995
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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