1998 Lincoln Mark Viii Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 13%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 101,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii, 13% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,000 miles.
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.
“Update to last complaint: the passenger side hid headlight has failed, no replacement except $1000 conversion kit. Have to drive with only brights on from now on. Danger to myself and those I'm passing, plus if the brights aren't on, then I have no headlights and could get pulled over. Passenger side ball joint/control arm broke while driving and tire fell off while driving in parking lot at work. After repair, hearing a bad creaking noise. Air suspension has to fill up all the way when I start the vehicle even after 5 minutes of it being shut off. …”
NHTSA complaint #10865064, filed 2016-05, 104,527 miles“I own a 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii. I have owned this car since 1999. Recently, one of the headlight lamps burned out. I attempted to buy a replacement bulb at several auto parts stores without success. I contacted the local Lincoln dealers and found that the bulb (sylvania 9500) is no longer manufactured. I also found that there is no stock of available bulbs in the united states except for used bulbs on e-bay. (for $199). I researched this issue on the internet and determined that Lincoln's remedy for this problem was to sell a conversion kit (from hid lights to halogen) for over $1,000.00. …”
NHTSA complaint #10262952, filed 2009-03, 101,000 miles“1998 Lincoln mark vlll lsc (hid headlight bulb;passenger side). Poor night visibility due to sever degradation of oem headlamp system. This makes night driving illegal,dangerous, and just impossible with out some sort of aftermarket lighting system or oem replacements which will soon fail and cause the issue all over again. There is no after market replacement bulb. Ford did not contract with sylvania to make one. I was told that my hid headlight bulb would never burn out. Now I can't even sell my car. If I did find a buyer, it would not be legal to drive with only one working headlight. …”
NHTSA complaint #10218052, filed 2008-02, 71,800 miles“The contact owns a 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii. The passenger side headlight failed. The light bulb was replaced last year, but has failed again. The dealer stated that the vehicle needed a conversion kit because the light bulb was no longer being manufactured. The failure mileage was 150,000 and current mileage was 207,199.”
NHTSA complaint #10219682, filed 2008-02, 150,000 miles“After having replaced both headlight assemblies due to failure with condensation developing within the unit, I am now having the same problem again. It will require another new set of headlight assemblies to repair the commonly known manufacturer's defect.”
NHTSA complaint #10163388, filed 2006-07Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
24 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsElectrical system
6 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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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