1998 Aero Aerolite

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › springs › torsion bar. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar	1		0	0	0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)	1		0	0	0
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer98V013000

Filed Jan 21, 1998780 vehiclesAero Manufacturing, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND THE COOKTOP PRODUCES NEGATIVE PRESSURE THAT CAUSES THE FLAMES ON THE COOKTOP TO REVERSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE BURNER HEAD, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN EXTINGUISHING THE FLAME. IF THE FLAME IS EXTINGUISHED, LIQUID PROPANE (LP) GAS COULD LEAK INTO THE TRAILER.

Risk. THE PRESENCE OF LP GAS IN THE TRAILER COULD RESULT IN ASPHYXIATION OF PERSONS PRESENT IN THE TRAILER OR POSSIBLY AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT THAT THE LP GAS IS IGNITED BY A SPARK.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A DROP-IN BURNER BOX KIT WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THE NEGATIVE PRESSURE WHEN THE MICROWAVE OVEN AND THE COOKTOP ARE USED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)

Filed May 7, 2000TX

THE 2 PROBLEMS REPORTED ARE SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WHICH COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR MAJOR INJURY. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT DISENGAGED THE ENGINE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, LEAVING ME TO COAST AND WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT A STOP SIGN. HAD IT FAILED A FEW SECONDS LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BROAD SIDE WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC. IT FAILED BECAUSE THE CLUTCH HOSE COLLAPSED. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE FREQUENT, WELL KNOWN DEFECTS TO BOTH SAAB USA AND THE DEALER. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO A RECALL FOR EITHER. *AK

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Filed Sep 21, 1999TX

STOVE BURNER VALVE DOESN'T TURN OFF FROM THE FRONT BURNER, HEAT IS STILL COMING OUT OF THE STOVE BURNER WHEN TURNING THE UNIT OFF. *AK

Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar

Filed Aug 19, 1998SC

SWAY BAR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2002	0	1	Routine
2000	3	0	Routine
1998 — this page	3	1	Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jan 21, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.