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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 →

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Apr 18, 1996IL

IGNITION FIRE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 18, 1996AR

OWNER WANTS TO REPORT THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN WITH NOBODY STARTING THE VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Apr 17, 1996OR

DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASH IN IGNITION SWITCH FIRE, SAW SMOKE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 15, 1996MN

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/PUMP DOES ADAQUATELY CLEAR WINDSHIELD;LACK OF FLUID; MUD FROM STREET COMES UP ONTO WINDSHIELD, STOPPING PUMP; IMPAIRS VISION. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Apr 8, 1996MD

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FIRE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission1 injured
Filed Apr 5, 1996IN

TRUCK WAS IN PARK POSITION AND JUMPED OUT OF PARK POSITION, INJURING CONSUMER. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Mar 27, 1996RI

HORN WENT OFF, THEN THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START UP, LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THEN TOTALED BY FIRE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 6, 1996OH

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BADLY PRIOR TO LOSING REVERSE GEAR, ALSO WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. *DSH

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Feb 26, 1996CA

FOUR OF THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT EXTEND OUTWARD FOR USAGE. MANUFACTURE ACKNOWLEDGES NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOT THE SAFETY ASPECT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jan 4, 1996MO

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO PLOW THROUGH GARAGE AND INTO FAMILY ROOM FURNISHINGS. NO BODILY INJURIES. TT CONSUMER STATES MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FALLEN OUT IN THE MECHANIC'S HAND AND OIL HAD GOT INTO THE BOOSTER MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER WERE REPLACED. *JB

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Dec 29, 1995NY

THE ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT BROKE WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 20, 1995NM

DIMMER SWITCH FOR DASH SHORTS AFFECTING NIGHT VISION OF CONSOLE. THIS HAS OCCURED TWICE IN (1) YEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Dec 14, 1995NM

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, MASTER CYLINDER IS BAD, ON BACK ORDER FOR FIVE MONTHS. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Dec 11, 199500

TRANSMISSION PARK LOCK OUT. *DSH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 31, 1995VA

CONSUMER TOOK GAS TANK OUT FOUND IT WAS CRACKED TRUCK NOT UNDER WARRANTY . TT CONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING FUMES FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, SOME OF THE PASSENGERS WERE GETTING LIGHT HEADED AND CAR SICK, CONSUMER'S HUSBAND TOOK OUT THE GAS TANK AND FOUND IT HAD A CRACK IN IT THE PLASTIC TANK WHERE THE STRUCTURE PART OF THE TRUCK AND THE TANK MOUNT TOGETHER, CONSUMER BELIEVES THSI TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOUNTED WITH RUBBER BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE FRAME, THIS SITUATION COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION BECAUSE OF GAS LEAKING AND FUMES.*JB

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Oct 30, 1995CA

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Oct 27, 1995AZ

WHEN RUBBER TIPS ON VACUUM LINE BLOWS OFF, THEY WILL CRACK THROUGH HEAT CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES; REPLACEMENT NEEDED. FAILURE OCCURS ON START-UP AND HIGH HEAT WEATHER. POSSIBLE BRAKES ARE VACUUM ASSISTANCE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Oct 4, 1995AZ

WILL SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT THE KEY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT ALSO, THE KEY COMES OUT IN ANY GEAR. THE SHIFTING LEVER COULD BE MOVED WITH OR WITHOUT KEY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE RECALL ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Sep 29, 1995CO

MASTER CYLINDER RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS (89V-223). *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 5, 1995IL

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY LOSS OF EFFECTIVESS. TT

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 31, 1995TX

TWO YEAR OLD CHILD LEANING INSIDE WINDOW, WINDOW STARTED GOING UP ON ITS OWN; DRIVER GRABBED WINDOW,PREVENTING FURTHER CLOSING;LET GO WINDOW, CONTINUED TO GO UP

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Aug 28, 1995WI

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING . TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Aug 28, 1995CA

ON TWO OCCASIONS, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 26, 1995CA

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN REVERSE TRUCK ACCELERATE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 22, 1995MO

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS-UP IN WET WEATHER OR EVEN AFTER WASHING THE CAR.HAVING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Aug 17, 1995LA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE AROUND STEERING COLUMN AND DASH PANEL. TT

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Aug 16, 199500

CONSUMER PARK CAR IN DRIVEWAY CAR WAS IN PARK TURN OFF CHILD HIT THE GEAR SHIFT CAR START TO ROLL WHEN ROLLING CHILD PUT GEAR BACK INTO PARK CAR STILL CONTINUES

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 9, 1995MN

AUTO-TRAN:VEHICLE LEFT RUNNING IN PARK, DRIVER GOT IN CAR, ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ENGINE RACED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD;TIRES SPUN;HIT TREE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 9, 1995CA

ABS: AT SLOW SPEED, BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR OR LOCK UP; ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON; CAUSED EXTENDED; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT; HAPPENED ONE TIME AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Jul 20, 1995OH

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND CAN MOVE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash3 injured
Filed Jul 19, 1995OK

VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryFire
Filed Jul 19, 1995NV

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, FUEL LINE CAME APART AND SPRAYED FUEL CAUSING FIRE. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 14, 1995CA

THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE BECAUSE OF THE BEARINGS. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Jul 13, 1995PA

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 6, 1995MN

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE IN PARK, GEAR FAILS TO SHIFT. PLEASE GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 6, 1995KY

THE VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Jul 3, 1995TN

THE GEAR WILL SHIFT WITHOUT THE TRUCK BEING ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 1, 1995OR

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRUCK SLID ON ICE AND THE TURNED AROUND, CONSUMER PUT HAND ON THE DOOR ALREADY LOCK CAME OPEN. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 20, 1995WI

VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND HAD SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION.BRAKE PEDAL WAS INOPERATIVE.HAD ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 3, 1995OH

REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKEROBLEM, ALSO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CAME ON/OFF. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Mar 2, 1995WA

TURN ON CAR PUT IN DRIVE CAR ACCELERATE CONSUMER HIT THREE CAR . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 6, 199500

FRONT END SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, REPLACE ROTOR TWICE AND DISC BRAKE ONCE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column ShiftCrash
Filed Jan 25, 1995MT

PLACED VEHICLE INTO PARK VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 17, 1995LA

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.

Power Train
Filed Jan 3, 1995CA

ERRATIC OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC GAS GAUGE. UPON STARTING A GALLON OF GAS POSSIBLY IS LOST. TT

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