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1989 Ford Club Wagon Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 14, 2011
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 10, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Ford Club Wagon. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Fuel system
Filed Nov 14, 2011

VEHICLE HAS DUAL TANKS. GAS IS COMING OUT OF THE FRONT TANK FROM THE FILLER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I FILL UP THE FRONT TANK AND PUT GAS IN THE REAR TANK. THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD ON THIS MODEL HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM AND IT SAYS THE IS A FIRE HAZARD, BUT MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 11-1988. THE RECALL IS FOR THESE MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM 2-1989 THRU 2-1991. IS THERE A WAY THIS IS COVERED BY THE RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID
10435520
Incident
Sep 14, 2011
Engine
Filed Apr 28, 2006
Fire reported

1989 CLUB WAGON ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS

NHTSA ID
10157302
Incident
Mar 26, 2006
Fuel system
Filed Sep 13, 2004

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS A FUEL OVERFLOW PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THE ONE DESCRIBED IN SAFETY RECALL 91S39. *NM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIR UNDER RECALL 91S39 AND THAT HE WARRANTY ON THE WORK HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION CONCERNING THE REPAIR THEREFORE THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDE RECALL REPAIRS. *NM

NHTSA ID
10092475
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
EngineFuel system
Filed May 8, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABHOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
761699
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 10, 2001

REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A 1989 FORD CLUB WAGON, TIRE SIZE P23575R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TREAD SEPARATED ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. *AK EXHAUST PIPE WAS DAMAGED WHERE THE FLAP OF THE TIRES TREAD IMPACTED THE PIPE, NEEDED REPLACED, FIRESTONE TIRE, CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY SIZE, DOT NUMBER, OR MODEL OF TIRE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
885577
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 10, 2000

GENERAL TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VAN FENDERS WHERE THE TREAD BEAT AGAINST IT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
555907
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Electrical
Filed May 30, 1996

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT RECALL OF FORD PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITY OF FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT VANS WERE NOT INCLUDED.*AK

NHTSA ID
985031
Electrical
Filed May 10, 1996

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL OF FORD PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. IT APPEARS VANS WERE NOT INCLUDED.*AK

NHTSA ID
984410

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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