1998 FORD CLUB WAGON
35 complaints filed with NHTSA.
35
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20010122CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION (EVEN THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE). I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH STOPPED VEHICLES SLOWLY BUT COULD NOT GET ANY BRAKE RESPONSE, CAUSING A CRASH AND THEN PUSHING UNTIL THREE OTHER VEHICLES WOULD BE HIT. *AK
19991015SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NIECE WAS BELTED SLEEPING. RATCHET MECHANISM ENGAGED. BELT BECAME TWISTED AND WHEN HER TRIED TO FREE HERSELF, BELT RETRACTED TRAPPING HER IN BELT. BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. SHE WAS IN PAIN. WE HAD TO CUT BELT TO FREE HER.
19980402CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE SEAT DID NOT LATCH AND MOVED FORWARD CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)