1979 FORD CLUB WAGON RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1979 FORD CLUB WAGON RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1979 FORD CLUB WAGON recalls and defects found on 1979 FORD CLUB WAGON automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1979 FORD CLUB WAGON manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- SEAT BELTS:REAR
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
- STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
- WHEELS

Most Recent Recalls For 1979 FORD CLUB WAGON

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON WHEELS Recall
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON	WHEELS Units affected: 22500	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-08-07
Summary: THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAY CONTAIN SUBSTANDARD WELDS IN THE AREA WHERE THE DISC IS ATTACHED TO THE RIM. AS A RESULT, CRACKS CAN FORM IN THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CAUSING AIR LOSS AND AN UNDERINFLATED TIRE.
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Recall
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON	STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS Units affected: 12000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-06-19
Summary: CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY NOT CONTAIN THE SPECIFIED BODY MOUNTED HEAT SHIELDS. THIS COULD CAUSE HIGH FLOOR PAN TEMPERATURES WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. FOULED SPARK PLUGS OR OTHER ENGINE CONDITIONS COULD FURTHER INCREASE EXHAUST TEMPERATURES.
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 75000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-06-19
Summary: THE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSES MAY ALLOW FOR CONTACT BETWEEN THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES AND THE FRONT TIRES WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS ARE IN FULL RIGHT OR LEFT TURN POSITIONS. IF CONTACT IS MADE, THE HOSE COULD WEAR AND ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT.
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR Recall
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON	STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR Units affected: 20000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1978-12-21
Summary: THE STEERING GEARS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED SECTOR SHAFTS FROM WHICH THE THREADED PORTIONS OF THE SHAFTS MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE. SHOULD THE SECTOR SHAFT FRACTURE, THE PITMAN ARM MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE SPLINED PORTION OF THE SECTOR SHAFT.
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Recall
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Units affected: 7000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1978-11-27
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN WHICH THE PARKING PAWL WAS NOT HEAT-TREATED. DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, A PARKING PAWL THAT HAS NOT BEEN HEAT-TREATED COULD BECOME DEFORMED OR WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT LOCK IN "PARK". AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL FREE IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN PARKING OR LEAVING VEHICLE UNATTENDED.
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON SEAT BELTS:REAR Recall
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON	SEAT BELTS:REAR Units affected: 874	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1978-10-05
Summary: ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE SEAT-BED PIVOTING MECHANISM. SHOULD THE BELT BECOME TRAPPED IN THE MECHANISM WHEN THE SEAT IS CONVERTED TO A BED, THE BELT MAY BECOME CUT OR FRAYED.
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Recall
1979 FORD CLUB WAGON	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Units affected: 22000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1978-09-15
Summary: THESE TRANSMISSIONS MAY CONTAIN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED PARKING PAWL ACTUATING RODS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE UNHARDENED CAM SURFACE OF THESE RODS CAN ALLOW THE ROD TO DEFORM DURING USE WITH RESULTANT INCREASE IN SHIFT EFFORTS AND DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING THE PARKING PAWL AND ENGAGING THE PARKING GEAR.