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The factory headlights are substandard at best and dangerous in low light conditions, such as poorly lit streets.the brake rotors front and rear are failing on my car and many others cars at an alarming rate. I've changed brake pads before in as little as 5000 miles, never have I had to replace a rotor at 3000 miles. 3000 miles is an interval for engine service...not brakes, brakes should last 10,000 miles easy. My rotors were warped in 3000 miles from the purchase. This is causeing brake and control problems with my car.
Both front headlamp assemblies have deteriorated to the point where the car will not pass state inspection, and also the lights are so dull you can not see the road at night. I have been using my high beams at night for several weeks and they are so dull no one knows that they are the high beams. The dealership replaced the bulbs with new ones and performance did not improve. There was no increase in brightness in the headlamps. It looks like the opacity of the plastic lens has clouded or changed and will not let light through. The entire assembly has to be replaced at a cost of $550. The dealer has told me that these headlamps have failed in other Lincoln and been replaced at the dealership. This is only a small town, I wonder how many of these have failed across the country. I believe this is a safety design flaw. This car has never been in a collision to cause the deterioration. Lincoln has been contacted and has no details that they would tell me on the failure of the headlamps. I have previously reported this to you several days ago and had not received any notice that you had received the information. Thank-you for looking into this matter.
The low beam headlights on this car have been inadequate from day one. Visibility is extremely limited, and large sums of money have been spent to try and remedy the situation to no avail. The squat design of the lamps reduces the available size of the reflector. Then, the close proximity of the bulb to the reflector causes the reflective coating to cook and burn off. I have had several close calls when driving this car at night, and avoid doing so anymore. Lincoln is aware of this problem, but has done nothing to resolve it.
The low beam headlamps on these vehicles are inadequate. In my 35 years of driving, I have never experienced a vehicle with such poor headlights. Every mk viii owner I know has the same complaint. I don't believe these headlamps provide the minimum amount of lumens required by the dot.
Headlamps are of inferior design and unsafe for night time driving. Extemely low light output at night making it an unsafe vehicle to be driven at night ! brake rotors have extemely poor design and are not manufactured thick enough to withstand normal usage and heat. Warpage within 5,000K miles on every new factory rotor. Definitely unsafe rotors.
The low beam headlights on this car have been inadequate from day one. Visibility is extremely limited, and large sums of money have been spent to try and remedy the situation to no avail. The squat design of the lamps reduces the available size of the reflector. Then, the close proximity of the bulb to the reflector causes the reflective coating to cook and burn off. I have had several close calls when driving this car at night, and avoid doing so anymore. Lincoln is aware of this problem, but has done nothing to resolve it.
The low beam headlamps on these vehicles are inadequate. In my 35 years of driving, I have never experienced a vehicle with such poor headlights. Every mk viii owner I know has the same complaint. I don't believe these headlamps provide the minimum amount of lumens required by the dot.
Headlamps are of inferior design and unsafe for night time driving. Extemely low light output at night making it an unsafe vehicle to be driven at night ! brake rotors have extemely poor design and are not manufactured thick enough to withstand normal usage and heat. Warpage within 5,000K miles on every new factory rotor. Definitely unsafe rotors.
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- El Cerrito, CA, USA