1998 Lincoln Mark Viii Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 7%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 74,095miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the electrical system of the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii, 7% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 74,095 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The brakes can quit working after the automatic parking brake release solenoid fails to release the rear brakes when the transmission lever is moved out of park. The rear brakes will then overheat after several miles, which causes the brake fluid to eventually boil and be expelled from the master cylinder. The first symptom is that the brake pedal goes almost all the way to the floor and braking becomes erratic. Shortly thereafter, the braking system totally failed to stop the car due to lack of brake fluid in the master cylinder. …”
NHTSA complaint #10388611, filed 2011-03, 74,095 miles“Since purchase of vehicle, I have returned it to the Lincoln dealer on several occasions due to computer failure. The conputer console read the gas mileage, driver door ajar, other vehicle errors quite often. When requested for an engineer from ford motor company to come down and inspect the vehicle for computer malfunction problems I was told that the ford engineer was spoken to over the phone and he sugessted to wait and the computer would reset itself normally. I feel that the constance malfunctioning of the computer could also be the casue for the airbag not deploying doing the accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #722446, filed 2000-05“While warming up the vehicle a fire started from the trunk due to some wires catching on fire, and the fire department had to come out and put out the fire.”
NHTSA complaint #834232, filed 1999-01Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
24 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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