Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 9874 | 04/13/1998 | 601343 | A new silicone gasket and sealant. *yc | 07/24/1998 | |
| 97610 | 03/17/1997 | 51990 | Blower motor- chirping or squeaking from blower motor at low speeds. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| 9743 | 02/17/1997 | 51682 | Blower motor- chirp or squeak from blower motor at low speeds. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 0147 | 03/05/2001 | 619424 | Subject regarding engine oil recommendations for use in 2001 vehicles - sae 5w-20 motor oil. *tt | 05/30/2001 | |
| BC0310970201 | 01/02/1997 | 51109 | Service procedures for 4.6l 4v engines. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC9689961001 | 10/01/1996 | 50547 | 4.6l engines have assemblies available as a ford quality renewel (fqr). *tt | 05/27/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| 982310 | 11/23/1998 | 603724 | Mass air flow (maf)- sensor contamination- service tip. *ak | 03/03/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 02/16/2011 | 147000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lincoln mark viii. the contact stated that the while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly shut off in the middle on the road and caused a crash. there were no injuries. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was not filed. the contact towed the vehicle to a mechanic who stated that the head gasket was busted and the power steering pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. the failure mileage was 147,000. | |||
| 02/16/2011 | 147000 | ||
| Tl. the contact 1993 lincoln mark viii. the contact stated the while driving 35 mph the vehicle sudden shut off in the middle on the road and caused a crash. during the crash no one was injured and no air bags deployed. a police report was not filed. the contact towed the vehicle to a mechanic and the mechanic stated the head gasket is busted and the power steering pump needs to be replaced. the vehicle has not been repaired. the contact stated the dealer sold a unsafe vehicle to drive. the failure mileage was 147,000. jo | |||
| 12/09/2006 | 89000 | 1 | |
| My son was driving his girlfriend home when his car burst into flames. he pulled the car off the road telling his girlfriend to jump out the window as the flames continued to grow with each press on the brake pedal. the car slid into the dark hitting a tree. both people died. my son was 22, his girlfriend was 21. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 06/11/1999 | 3 | 05/01/1997 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/29/2001 | |||
| Air ride system was not performing properly. also, airbags system leaked and would cause loss of control. contacted dealer, and they stated airbags and pump needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 12/17/1999 | 2 | 08/01/1994 | |
| Both cylinder heads failed within about 5,000 miles of each other. the failure is spark plugs blowing out of the cylinder head, taking the threads with them. fomoco recommends spark plugs be changed at 100,000 intervals. here is the problem: mechanics understand that an aluminum cylinder head and steel spark plugs cause a disparity. the constant heating and cooling of the cylinder heads over 100,000 miles causes the steel spark plugs to partially bond to the aluminum threads in the head. when the old plugs are removed, they extract a part of the cylinder head threads at that time. new plugs are thus installed onto weakened threads. eventually, the threads give way and the plugs explode out of the head. in my case, this occurred about 25,000 miles after the plugs were changed. i don't feel obligated to fund repairs to a design defect in this engine. this engine should never have had either head fail, much less both of them. to add insult to injury, the second head blew at the north carolina-virginia border on interstate 85 (virginia welcome center). since a mark viii can only be worked upon by a lincoln dealer, i had to pay a 135 mile wrecker bill to transport the car to the nearest lincoln dealer in portsmouth, virginia. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 05/28/1997 | 1 | ||
| Engine failed. | |||