1997 FORD CLUB WAGON Problems & Recalls
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DURATURN TRAVIA H/T DELAMINATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 2020. 1 TON VAN SHUDDERED AND SHOOK THE STEERING WHEEL. REDUCED SPEED AND LEFT THE FREEWAY. CHANGED TO SPARE TIRE. DURATURN VISIBLY MIS-SHAPED BUT REMAINED ON THE RIM. VIEWED RECALL IN PROGRESS FOR DURATURN TRAVIA A/T TI...
#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 SPARK PLUGS. THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TIRE SIZE 2457516. *AK
Mileage: 95,000
UPON RETURNING FROM A ROUTINE DRIVE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO LUGS: NUTS WERE COMPLETELY MISSING AND FIVE OF THE REMAINING SIX WERE LOOSE. THE WHEELS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF POLISHED ALUMINUM AND ARE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER (WHEELED COACH). FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED DETERIORATION ...
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIRES. THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO THE SPARE BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE OTHER FOUR TIRES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE SALES ASSOCIATE INSPECTED THE TIRE AND INFORMED CONSUMER HE COULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE WI...
WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIBRATES AND BRAKES BECOME INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERA TIMES. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A MODIFICATION--ELECTRONIC HAND CONTROLS PROVIDED BY EMC CO IN LOUISIANA. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES: THEY ARE ELECTRONIC HAND CONTROLS THAT WORK WITH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THREE TIMES THE CONTROLS HAVE FAILED TO WORK SO THAT EITHER THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEE...
THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A MODIFICATION--ELECTRONIC HAND CONTROLS PROVIDED BY EMC CO IN LOUISIANA. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES: THEY ARE ELECTRONIC HAND CONTROLS THAT WORK WITH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THREE TIMES THE CONTROLS HAVE FAILED TO WORK SO THAT EITHER THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEE...
HEAT BLEND DOOR FAILED, NO FRONT HEAT/DEFROST, SAFETY HAZARD, $391 TO REPLACE. SMALL PLASTIC PIECE BROKE AND ONLY COLD AIR PRODUCED THROUGH FRONT HEATER. FOUND AT LEAST 9 OTHER ODI DOCUMENTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM FOR JUST THE 97 MODEL YEAR, LISTED UNDER E150, CLUB WAGON AND ECONOLINE MODELS. MORE THAN...
THE CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE BROKE. SPARE BOUNCED ONTO HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND US AT THE TIME. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP TOLD US CABLE LOOKED "FRAYED." BUT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT TO HAVE FRAYED. *AK
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 ALL THREE TIRES. ALL THREE CAME APART AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN SUMMER WEATHER ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS (TWO IN MONTANA, ONE IN MISSOURI) THEY DE-LAMMED QUITE VIOLENTLY, IN TWO CASES THE...
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 MONUMENT CO. FOR REPAIR. THE VALVE STEM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITHOUT THE TRIE BEING REMOVED FROM THE RIM. THE TIRE WAS REINFLATED TO MANUFACTURER SPECSOF 80 PSI COLD. THE TIRE ...
WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF AND SEVERAL WERE STRIPPED RESULTING IN THE WHEEL DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND HUB AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW THE EXHAUST SYSTEM/CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING NOISE AND CAUSING VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN, THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED AS THE VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THE SYMPTOMS. *MJS
ENGINE EXHAUST PIPING IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER 14 FOOT SLIDEOUT, AND SLIDEOUT IS NIGHT AIR TIGHT, CAUSIG EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE, AND SETS OFF THE CARBON MONOXIDED DETECTOR. *AK
FRONT ABS BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. ALSO, WOULD LOCK UP ON WET ROADS. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES & BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES. LAST TRIP MECHANIC WOULD NOT WORK ON BRAKES. ADVISED OWNER TO MAKE FORD BUY BACK VEHICLE. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER/ TIRES/DRUMS AND ROTORS, A...
FRONT ABS BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. ALSO, WOULD LOCK UP ON WET ROADS. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES & BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES. LAST TRIP MECHANIC WOULD NOT WORK ON BRAKES. ADVISED OWNER TO MAKE FORD BUY BACK VEHICLE. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER/ TIRES/DRUMS AND ROTORS, A...
FRONT ABS BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. ALSO, WOULD LOCK UP ON WET ROADS. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES & BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES. LAST TRIP MECHANIC WOULD NOT WORK ON BRAKES. ADVISED OWNER TO MAKE FORD BUY BACK VEHICLE. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER/ TIRES/DRUMS AND ROTORS, A...
FRONT ABS BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. ALSO, WOULD LOCK UP ON WET ROADS. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES & BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES. LAST TRIP MECHANIC WOULD NOT WORK ON BRAKES. ADVISED OWNER TO MAKE FORD BUY BACK VEHICLE. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER/ TIRES/DRUMS AND ROTORS, A...
FRONT ABS BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. ALSO, WOULD LOCK UP ON WET ROADS. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES & BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES. LAST TRIP MECHANIC WOULD NOT WORK ON BRAKES. ADVISED OWNER TO MAKE FORD BUY BACK VEHICLE. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER/ TIRES/DRUMS AND ROTORS, A...
HEATER BLEND DOOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND DOOR IS BROKEN THE DEFROSTER UNIT DOES NOT WORK AND WINDSHIELD IS FOGGY. YH
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING THE WHEEL CYLENDERS TO LOCK UP RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH
SIDE VIEW MIRROR ON PASSENGER SIDE MAKES THINGS LOOK FURTHER AWAY THAN IT ACTUALLY IS, CAUSING POTETIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS HAD BEEN STRIPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THE ENTIRE WHEEL, ALONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HAD CAME OFF. THERE WAS NO CARTER KEY USED ON THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR, JIM WILLIAMS. *AK
HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS HAD BEEN STRIPPED OFF COMPLETELY. THE ENTIRE WHEEL, ALONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HAD CAME OFF. THERE WAS NO CARTER KEY USED ON THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR, JIM WILLIAMS. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING A BROADSIDE COLLISON. THIS SEVERELY INJURED MY 13 YEAR OLD SON WHO IS 5'2" TALL. THE COVER OF THE METAL AIRBAG FLEW UP, STRKING HIM IN THE FACE AND CAUSING A 4INCH DEEP LARCERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD, REQUIRING STITCHES AND PLASTIC SURGERY. HE WAS WEARING ...
POWER TRAIN MODULE FAILED.
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AND JERKS FORWARD AND BACKWARD. NLM
FRONT BRAKES FAILED. YH
FRONT END PROBLEM CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES. YH
CLUTCH FAN AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED. YH
CLUTCH FAN AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED. YH
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN WET CONDITION, NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED MAYBE. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY INDEPENDENT DEALER, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DELER/MFR. NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. NEEDS HELP IN THIS MATTER.
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 HAVE GONE THERE. THEY REPLACED TWO TIRES 6 MONTH'S AGO AND THAT HEPLED A LITTLE. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE HAD THREE FLATS BECAUSE OF THE VALVE STEMS RIPPING, MY THOUGHT THE VIBRATION ...
THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT HEAT FAILED AT 9569 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THE HEATER BOX BLEND DOOR FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER BOX UNDER WARRANTY SUPPOSEDLY WITH A MANUFACTURER MODIFIED UNIT TO CORRECT A KNOWN DEFECT IN DESIGN. THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKES FAILED AT 11,780 MILES. THE DEALER SAID...
THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT HEAT FAILED AT 9569 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THE HEATER BOX BLEND DOOR FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER BOX UNDER WARRANTY SUPPOSEDLY WITH A MANUFACTURER MODIFIED UNIT TO CORRECT A KNOWN DEFECT IN DESIGN. THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKES FAILED AT 11,780 MILES. THE DEALER SAID...
EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR MAKES OBJECTS SEEM FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ARE.
EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR MAKES OBJECTS SEEM FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ARE.
WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. *AK
HEATER FOR VEHICLE FAILED.