Lincoln Mark Viii adaptive cruise problems

Filed Feb 2, 2009 · Acceleration · 86,000 miles · TX · crash · fire

Ford motor company, had a cruise control deactivation switch that was defective, so they decided to do a recall. But in stages, as to not scare off the consumers. My son was driving my 1993 lincoln mark viii, to which the cruise control switch had been activating. On 12-9-06 my son was driving his girlfriend home when ___ called her sister telling her she was right down the road, and then ____ called me saying ___ called __ but somethings wrong with car jump or up and the call dropped. The car left the road hitting tree. I received my recall in august of 2007. Then the lab results stated internal failure of the 05s28 sdcs, death certificate states ________ cause of death; smoke inhalation, which means the car was on fire before it hit the tree,thermal injuries due to fire,motor vehicle collision. It's hard to drive when your being burned to death. Ford cruise control switch fire death as of this date ford denies this claim . *tr updated 11/8/2017

Filed Jan 21, 2009 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · NV · fire

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. She received a recall notice after the fire occurred. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unavailable. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 3/3/09 *cn updated 03/04/09.

Filed Apr 3, 2008 · Acceleration · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 lincoln mark viii. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. He was informed that the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. The contact had to wait nine months for the parts. The dealer stated that the parts would not be available until march of 2008. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 102,321.

Filed Mar 26, 2008 · Acceleration · TN

1994 and 1995 lincoln mark viii with cruise control recall. Consumer states that the cruise control was disconnected in both vehicles. He states he received a letter saying the parts were available yet when repaired cruise control did not work on the 94 lincoln mark viii. *kb the dealer informed the consumer the 94 lincoln needed a new servo that would cost $436.00 and also a new switch and wiring. The consumer stated the cruise control worked fine before the dealer disconnected it.

Filed Mar 11, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · 159,000 miles · OK

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln mark viii. The contact stated that the odometer, speedometer, and cruise control all malfunctioned on his vehicle. Since the failures, the on-board computer also failed. The contact stated that, basically, the entire dashboard failed. The air ride system also began to leak. The dealer stated that the parts for the speedometer were no longer available. The contact also took the vehicle to the dealer for transmission service and it came back with a transmission leak. He replaced a screw, but the leak still existed. The contact stated that he paid approximately $7,000 for the repairs and the failure still continued. The contact was sent a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) and believed that the recall caused the other failures with the vehicle. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 161,000 and failure mileage was 159,000.

Filed Mar 8, 2008 · Acceleration · WA

In nov 2007 ford mailed me a recall notice on the cruise control system on my 1997 mark viii 05s28. I immediately contacted harnish lincoln mercury, puyallup, wa and was scheduked. It is a 37 mile round trip from my home. They took my mark viii for less tha 1/2 hour and advised me that ford had not sent them the replacement part; but they would contact me when it came in. On march 4, 2008, I received a new recall notice instructing me to contact a dealer. Again, I contacted their harnish dealer and was scheduled. Again ,I drove the 37 mile roumd trip only to be told that ford had not provided the with the mark viii replacement part. They would contact me whem the received it. I believe ford may be trying to lead you to believe they are fixing the problem; but, stalling! After all it has been 5 months since I was first notified, and I would like to be driving a safe auto. Please do what you can to get ford to step up to their asap.

Filed Feb 21, 2008 · Acceleration · MO

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 lincoln mark viii. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The dealer has not yet received the part to repair the vehicle. The notice stated that the part would be available in december of 2007. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 101,000. Updated 03/11/08. *lj the consumer has scheduled an appoint for the repair. Updated

Filed Oct 2, 2007 · Acceleration · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln mark viii. The vehicle was taken to the dealer regarding the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The repair order stated that the deactivation switch was disconnected. However, while driving 45 MPH, the cruise control was activated and deactivated as normal. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 93,000.

Filed Jan 21, 2007 · Acceleration · TX · crash · fire

My son was driving a lincoln mark 8 1993, approx. 89,900 miles. As he was driving down the road the engine caught fire, he tried to pull over but the fire had caused the brakes to go out, he and his passenger were killed on impact of a tree, my son tried as much as he could without brakes to avoid. Both bodies were burned beyond recognition. Ford motor company knew the cruise control switch on my car was the same one they had already recalled, but if they recalled all of them it would have caused a big story being the largest recall in motor history. My son is dead now ,as a result of a 27.00 part.

Filed Dec 18, 2006 · Acceleration · 90,000 miles · MI · crash · fire

Tl* - while driving the contact's car caught fire and both the driver and a passenger received fatal injuries. The cruise control deactivation switch was not deactivating the cruise control. According to the police, the car caught fire the driver attempted to pull over. The brakes were not operational and he struck a tree. The police reported that there were no skid marks on the road. The contact noticed shortly after purchasing the vehicle that the cruise control would not turn off by hitting the brake or with the switch. The car is at crows towing in tyler, tx. She has video of the scene and the police department is still working on the police report.