Owners filed 15 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
3
0
0
0
Vehicle Speed Control
1
0
0
0
Tires
1
1
0
9
Suspension
1
1
0
2
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
1
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
1
0
0
0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
1
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
1
0
1
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
1
0
0
0
What owners reported
Newest filings
Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Jan 24, 2008117,141 milesCA
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD CLUB WAGON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ITSELF, BUT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER IGNITION MODULE FAILED. THE MODULE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,141.
TiresCrash9 injured2 killed
Filed Sep 5, 2002CA
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
SuspensionCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 22, 2001WA
WHILE TRAVELING ONTO BRIDGE THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTED BLACK ICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT. THE VEHICLE INPACTED THE BRIDGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND CORNER PANEL AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE THROTTLE JAMMED FULL OPEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCERLERATE. THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER EDGE WAS WEDGED INTO THE TIRE RENDERING STERRING CONTROL MINIMUMAL. THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP USING THE BRAKES, THE COLLISION SHUT OFF FOR THE FUEL DID NOT OPERATE. *AKTHE VEHICLE TRAVELLED APPROXIMATED .2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE VERRING OFF INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AT THAT TIME.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Nov 30, 2000OR
GEAR SELECTOR LEVER HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY PREVENTING SHIFTING. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 14, 2000IN
OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH ON THE UNDER SIDE, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Sep 29, 1999IN
IGNITION SWITCH MALFUCNTIONED TWICE, CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. ALSO, NO HEADLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS, WHICH AFFECTS VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Sep 27, 1999SC
THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HAS CRACKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAK FUEL, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Aug 4, 1998NY
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 25, 1998CA
THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Jan 28, 1997MI
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 17, 1997MI
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, DOES NOT ENGAGE TO PREVENT REAR BRAKES FROM LOCKING UP WHEN NEEDED.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 8, 1996IL
THE THROTTLE CONTROL SEBSOR FAILED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Dec 8, 1995LA
THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 26, 1995MI
REAR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 2, 1995CA
ABS, FAILURE OF CALIPERS AND DISC PADS AND ROTORS. TT
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.