Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Ford Club Wagon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BECAME ONE MORE VICTIM OF AN UNACCEPTABLE DESIGN FLAW FOISTED UPON THE MOTORING PUBLIC BY THE ONCE PROUD FORD MOTOR C… |
| 2010-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG BLEW FROM ENGINE, WILL NOT THREAD BACK INTO BLOCK. |
| 2008-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FORD E-350 VAN W/ V10 ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER. *TR |
| 2007-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR 1998 FORD CLUB WAGON IN AUGUST 2007. I KEEP CALLING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE PA… |
| 2006-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME STUCK IN THE ON POSITION, RAISING THE SPEED OF… |
| 2005-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VIN FMRE11LXWHC14619 1998 FORD VAN CLUB WAGON V8 TRITON ENGINE 5.4 LITER- SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED … |
| 2003-06-12 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS WERE BENT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK ALL 5 RIMS … |
| 2002-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FORD TELLS ME THIS DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY 1998 E350 7.3L DIESEL, AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE RECALLED PART FROM FORD… |
| 2001-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | CONSUMER LEANED BACK ON HIS DRIVER SEAT TO HAND SON SOME WATER AND SEAT COLLAPSED, AND WILL NOT RETURN BACK TO NORMAL … |
| 2001-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLEWOUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING/TURNING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. DASHBOARD DID NOT SHOW … |
| 2001-03-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ALUMINUM HEAD FAILURE, SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF HEAD AT 60 MPH--MILD EXPLOSION, ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT SPEED--COULD HAVE BEE… |
| 2000-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION (EVEN THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE). I WAS APPROACHING… |
| 2000-08-09 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. TIRE DEALER SAID TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD … |
| 2000-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT ROTORS WARP FOR APPARENTLY NO REASONABLE CAUSE. MASTER MECHANIC SUGGESTS ITS DUE TO MASS OF ROTORS NOT LARGE ENO… |
| 1999-06-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | NIECE WAS BELTED SLEEPING. RATCHET MECHANISM ENGAGED. BELT BECAME TWISTED AND WHEN HER TRIED TO FREE HERSELF, BELT RET… |
| 1998-12-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN THE WHEEL RUBS AGAINST THE TORSION BAR. THE DEALER / MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM… |
| 1998-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MALFUNCTIONED. *YC |
| 1998-10-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | EXTREME FRONT END SHUDDER AT 50+MPH BRAKING, OCCASIONALLY BELLOW 50MPH. FIRST NEAR CRASH WAS AVOIDED BY DOWNSHIFT AND P… |
| 1998-10-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOOSE CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. |
| 1998-10-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR CABLE. |
| 1998-10-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEAL… |
| 1998-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND REPLACED. YH |
| 1997-09-27 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | THE SEAT DID NOT LATCH AND MOVED FORWARD CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. (NEW JERSEY STATE PO… |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSES IT TO WANDER WHILE DRIVING. |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND DRIVING IN WIND. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FUMES ARE COMING IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED TO MAKE SURE THAT WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOW… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS FAILED. YH |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | VAN IS ON 2ND ENGINE&TORQUE CONVERTER.HAS VIBRATION @ ALL SPEEDS.PULLS HARD LEFT. ANY SORT OF ROUGH ROAD & YOU THINK YO… |