1998 Ford Club Wagon Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 1998 Ford Club Wagon, 4% of the 28 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Aluminum head failure, spark plugs blew out of head at 60 MPH--mild explosion, engine shutdown at speed--could have been a fatal rear end accident if it had happened during normal day hours, but it was at 3 am---failure still not fixed after 2 full weeks, dealer is family Ford, carlisle pa.---they state that this is a known failure, and they have done several.”
NHTSA complaint #742616, filed 2001-03Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Ford Club Wagon
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Ford Club Wagon
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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