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1998 Lincoln Mark Viii visibility & wipers problems

The 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii has 29 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 27% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

29

Visibility & Wipers complaints

27%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Mark Viii visibility & wipers complaints by model year29 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 22 complaints1998: 29 complaints
Mark Viii visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING HAS STOPPED WORKING AND HAS RENDERED MY HEATING / COOLING SYSTEM DYSFUNCTIONAL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS CAR (1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII LSC) - IT POSES A DANGEROUS AND TANGIBLE THREAT TO SAFETY CONSIDERING HEAT WILL NOT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · December 13, 2007

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii visibility & wipers — 27% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.