Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / MARK VIII / 1998

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001288073 Incident Date: Aug, 12 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MARK VIII Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNFM91V9WY Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 26 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I roland matos purchased a lincoln mark viii on 06\27\01. beautiful car . but 2 weeks after i was having problems with the powertilt\telescope steering. it wasn't moving back and forth any-more, and dropping its ball bearings on driverside mat. so i called county line lexus where i purchased car, they told me that i bought the car "as is" they directed me to ford. i called ford and they told me that the manufacture warranty had expired. i had vehicle for less than a month ,that i had to pay to fix it. so i contacted nhtsa and told them that the vehicle was unsafe to drive because the steering wheel is lose it moves up and down freely even without pressure. i've made 3 complaints. up to this day its still not fixed.thank you for taking time to read this letter. please help roland. *la