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1989 Ford Club Wagon

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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8Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
3Electrical System
2Engine And Engine Cooling
2Tires
2

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 8 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 14, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline

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 MANU…

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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 ODI #10435520

Mileage unknown · Sep 13, 2004
Fuel System, Gasoline

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…

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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 ODI #10092475

Mileage unknown · May 8, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABHOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #761699

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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