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1997 Ford Club Wagon

Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1997 Ford Club Wagon.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2020-10-26 TIRES No 0 DURATURN TRAVIA H/T DELAMINATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 2020. 1 TON VAN SHUDDERED AND SHOOK THE…
2009-03-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 #4 SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF MY 1997 FORD E350 VAN WITH A V-10 ENGINE. THE VAN HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES AND HAS THE ORIGINAL …
2003-12-17 TIRES No 0 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS N…
2002-09-17 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 UPON RETURNING FROM A ROUTINE DRIVE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO LUGS: NUTS WERE COMPLETELY MISSING AND FIVE OF THE REMA…
2001-09-03 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY No 0 THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A MODIFICATION--ELECTRONIC HAND CONTROLS PROVIDED BY EMC CO IN LOUISIANA. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPP…
2001-02-15 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 HEAT BLEND DOOR FAILED, NO FRONT HEAT/DEFROST, SAFETY HAZARD, $391 TO REPLACE. SMALL PLASTIC PIECE BROKE AND ONLY COLD …
2000-10-14 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK No 0 THE CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE BROKE. SPARE BOUNCED ONTO HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND US …
2000-09-11 TIRES No 0 THIS WAS AN R-16, LOAD RANGE E TIRE. THE 3RD TO DELAM ON US IN THE PAST YEAR. THE TREAD DEPTH WAS STILL HEALTHY ON A…
2000-07-20 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF AND SEVERAL WERE STRIPPED RESULTING IN THE WHEEL DETACHING FROM THE VEHI…
2000-07-06 TIRES:VALVE No 0 DUE TO A BAD VALVE STEM, THE TIRE AND RIM WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP (BIG O TIRES) IN…
1999-06-14 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS Yes 0 HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS HAD BEEN STRIPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THE ENTIRE WHEEL, ALONG WITH THE BRA…
1999-03-21 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING A BROADSIDE COLLISON. THIS SEVERELY INJURED MY 13 YEAR OLD SON WHO IS 5'2"…
1998-11-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT HEAT FAILED AT 9569 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THE HEATER BOX BLEND DOOR FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED T…
1997-12-02 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 HEATER FOR VEHICLE FAILED.
1997-11-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR No 0 ENGINE EXHAUST PIPING IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER 14 FOOT SLIDEOUT, AND SLIDEOUT IS NIGHT AIR TIGHT, CAUSIG EXHAUST FUMES…
1997-11-21 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. *AK
1997-11-21 TIRES No 0 WE HAVE A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES AND TWO DEALERS HAVE TOLD US IT IS THE TIRES. RANCHO FORD IS OUR CLOSES DEALER SO WE H…
1997-05-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR No 0 SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW THE EXHAUST SYSTEM/CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING NOISE AND CAUSING VIBR…
1997-04-01 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 HEATER BLEND DOOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND DOOR IS BROKEN THE DEFROSTER UNIT DOES NOT WORK AND WINDSHIELD IS FOGGY. YH
1997-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN WET CONDITION, …
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 FRONT ABS BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. ALSO, WOULD LOCK UP ON WET ROADS. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES & BEE…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM No 0 FRONT BRAKES FAILED. YH
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AND JERKS FORWARD AND BACKWARD. NLM
TIRES No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIRES. THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO THE SPARE BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY …
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIBRATES AND BRAKES BECOME INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERA…
POWER TRAIN No 0 POWER TRAIN MODULE FAILED.
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR No 0 SIDE VIEW MIRROR ON PASSENGER SIDE MAKES THINGS LOOK FURTHER AWAY THAN IT ACTUALLY IS, CAUSING POTETIAL SAFETY HAZARD. …
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR No 0 EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR MAKES OBJECTS SEEM FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ARE.