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1990 Ford Aerostar complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed May 12, 1997TX

VEHICLE FIRE.

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Apr 16, 1997CA

OWNER STATES WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SMELLED GAS AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING.OWNER IS UNCERTAIN ON WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Mar 26, 1997FL

3 WEEKS AFTER IGNITION SWITCH RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS DONE BY DEALER, PARKED 1-2 HOURS, UPON RETURNING FOUND INTERIOR ON FIRE, INSURANCE CO. INDICATED THAT FIRE ORIGINATED AT IGNITION SWITCH, NEAR STEERING COLUMN, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Mar 24, 1997NC

REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 1991, INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING THE SECOND ROW RIGHT HAND SIDE SEAT TO FALL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Mar 10, 1997MI

WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH, WHEN CAR WASH ATTENDENT OPENED THE VAN SIDE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIERS, THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Feb 12, 1997TX

ALTERNATOR FIRE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 11, 1997FL

FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jan 12, 1997WI

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING FIRE, COMPONENT RECALLED BUT NOTICE NOT RECIEVED BY OWNER.

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jan 9, 1997WA

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 12, 1996WI

TOOK DEALER LONGER THAN ONE HOUR TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IGNITION RECALL.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Dec 6, 1996MI

POOR TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT, CAUSING ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER.(MICHIGAN STATE POLICE REPORT)

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 4, 1996MI

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Nov 14, 1996TX

WIFE WENT TO WORK AT 8AM, PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, GOT OUT, SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Nov 5, 1996CA

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . PLEASE DESCIBE . *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column ShiftFire
Filed Oct 29, 1996MT

TRANSFER CASE FIRE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 28, 1996WI

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Oct 24, 1996WI

THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER TRAIN AXLE WERE REPLACED, ALSO HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 22, 1996CA

RECALL NO 96V071000, IGNITION SWITCH, IT WAS FIXED ON 18-OCT-96. THE STEERING WHEEL, IS NOW VERY LOOSE AS A RESULT OF THE DEALER SERVICE. DICK LEWIS FORD. 707- 448 7111. VACAVILLE, CA. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 21, 1996NC

APPLIED BRAKES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER , ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 18, 1996CA

RECALL RELATED, 91V-189, VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS , VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SAME RECALL RELATED PROBLEM, VEHICLE WILL ROLL WHILE IN PARK. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 17, 1996CA

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HAD FOOT ON BRAKES THAN PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF AT GREAT SPEED. *AK CONSUMER WROTE IN STATING SHE DOES NOT OWN THIS VEHICLE AND NEVER HAS. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 11, 1996MI

WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO BRAKES, TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE, CONSUMER HIT A POLE , HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 30, 1996MD

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL, ALSO SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Sep 23, 1996WA

TRANSMISSION GEAR CAN BE CHANGED WITHOUT KEYS INSIDE IGNITION.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Sep 2, 1996VA

THE FUEL TANK IS CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK , PE96-050. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 11, 1996WA

THE FLOOR SHIFT INDICATOR CAN BE MOVED WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jul 8, 1996MS

VAN PARKED AT HOME, SOMETIMES IN AFTERNOON SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER DASH, CAR BURST INTO FLAMES, HUSBAND PUT OUT FLAMES, FIRE DEPT ON STANDBY. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jul 2, 1996IL

WHILE PAYING A TOLL THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AND THEN WENT UP IN FLAMES. *AK

Suspension › Front1 injured
Filed Jul 2, 1996CA

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON CA HWY, EITHER WAS BUMPED OR HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD, WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, VEHICLE LANDED UPRIGHT IN GRASS BESIDE HWY*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 26, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING, FUEL TANK CRACKED, FILLED FUEL TANK UP, DROVE HOME, SMELLED GASOLINE, FUEL WAS POURING ONTO GROUND, FUEL TANK HAD SPLIT. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jun 17, 1996PA

JUST DRIVEN HOME, PARKED VEHICLE, NEIGHBOR ACROSS STREET INFORMED HIM THAT VEHICLE ON FIRE, LOOKED OUT WINDOW & SAW FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE FRONT OF VEHICLE.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jun 16, 1996FL

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER STARTING. *AK

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Jun 4, 1996MD

RECALL RELATED, 96V071000, ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNDER THE HOOD IN THE FRONT VECHICLE COMPLETELY BURNED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed May 31, 1996CA

VEHICLE FIRE. *SD

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)Fire
Filed May 17, 1996NC

PARKED AT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ONE HOUR VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed May 15, 1996WI

REPLACED ENGINE BELTS.

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed May 8, 1996GA

REAR DOOR HYDRAULIC BARS DO NOT HOLD DOOR UP. HIT PASSENGER IN THE BACK. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed May 7, 1996TN

ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE. *SD

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed May 7, 1996FL

IGNITION FIRE. *SD

Electrical SystemFire
Filed May 6, 1996CA

ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 30, 1996FL

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 30, 1996SC

DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE'S HOOD POPPED OPEN, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 30, 1996RI

IGNITION SWITCH SHORT CAUSED FIRE. *DSH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 26, 1996VA

AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED AND LEFT UNATTENDED-IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 26, 1996OK

DROVE TO DRIVEWAY, ON THE WAY HOME SMELLED SMOKE WHICH FILLED VEHICLE, PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT INTO HOUSE, CAME BACK OUT VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Apr 25, 1996WV

PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR ENGINE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HIT FIVE PARKED CARS. *AK

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Apr 25, 1996FL

IGNITION FIRE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 22, 1996LA

IGNITION SWITCH KEEPS STICKING. CAUSES FRICTION AND A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 22, 1996NJ

THE CAR CAN BE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 22, 1996CA

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

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