Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / MARK VIII / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000100989 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: KENNESAW Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MARK VIII Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNFM92V9WY Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The part failure is a cracked plastic arm actuator attached to the motor that controls the flow of air to the windshield defroster. when the part cracked, the blend door motor is not able to direct air to the windshield defroster. i had the part replaced by a local lincoln dealer (they had to remove the entire dash board to replace the blend door motor and arm - not sold separatly) this year. it is a very dangerous defect, and it occurs without warning. mr