Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed May 5, 2004CA
THIS IS TO REPORT A PLY SEPARATION FAILURE ON MY FORD VAN. THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED AND THE TIRE CHANGED; NO ON THE ROAD FAILURE OCCURRED.*AK
1999 Ford Club Wagon
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train
Filed Jan 15, 200427,708 milesIL
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY AT LOW MILEAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 26, 1999CA
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Jun 16, 1999IN
FAN MOTOR FOR DEFROSTER: DEFOGGER FAILS TO WORK,CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO DRIVER DUE TO FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD. THE HEAT VENTS ARE NOT BLOWING OUT ENOUGH AIR TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
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.