1992 Ford Aerostar complaints

RECALL WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION DONE, HOWEVER VIBRATION FROM DEFECT CAUSED OIL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PRIOR TO WORK.

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE TRANSMISION STARTED TO GO OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO FOR SERVICE THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE OIL SEAL CAME OFF, AND THERE IS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE TRANMISSION HAS NO FUEL, AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THERE IS A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE BE SHAKES. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION IN WHICHBRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS GRAB AND VIBRATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

CATASTROPHIC OIL LEAKS DUE ENGINE MANIFOLD SEALS/ENGINE MAIN SEAL,AND FRONT TIMING COVER SEAL FAILURES.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO.

WIRING HARNESS IGNITED BY SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, RESULTING IN A FIRE/BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY WARP, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TWICE.

LEFT REAR TIRE CUPPING ON THE ENTIRE INNER SIDE.

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *AK

REAR BUSHING CAME OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.

FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE COUPLING SEPARATED FROM ROTOR CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND BRAKES.

DRIVING ABOUT 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE PARKING LOT AND UPON APPLYING BRAKE'S, THEY FELL OFF AND THE FLUID BLED OUT ON ONE PUMP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILURE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE. HAVE USED FORD OEM NEW AND REMANUFACTURED COMPRESSORS WITH NO SUCCESS FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS SYSTEM.

DESIGN OF THE POWER TRAIN FAULTY, DRIVESHAFT TOO HEAVY AND NO SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSFER CASE, RESULTING IN CRACKED TRANSFER CASE. RECALL KIT FOR POWER TRAIN HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN.

A/C HOSES AND COMPRESSOR FAILED.

WHEN TRAVELING AT 55 MPH REAR SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING VIBRATION . ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE LOSING ALL POWER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER NOTICED RECALL THAT FORD REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FORD CLAIM VIN NUMBER IS NO UNDER RECALL NUMBER 97V204000. TRANSFER CASE ARE EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHERS THEY HAVE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. VAN MANUF. DATE IS 11/3/91 AND RECALL MANUF. DAT IS 1/2/92

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ABOUT 60 MPH THE TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT. VAN WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSFER CASE, AND HIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. RECALL # 97V20400 FORD/TRANSFER CASE/DRIVESHAFT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM VEHICLE; REPAIRMAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT, AND WAS TOLD OF A RECALL ON TRANSFER CASE. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #97V- 204. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, TRANSFER CASE BROKE IN THREE PIECES, CAUSING THE TRANMISSION/DRIVESHAFT & MUFFLER TO DROP AND PUNCTURE A HOLE IN GAS TANK . DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

CONSUMER'S HAND WAS JAMMED IN THE SLIDING DOOR. DOOR WAS UNABLE TO OPEN. DOOR WAS FORCED OPEN ENOUGH FOR CONSUMER TO REMOVE HAND. BECOME UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE DOOR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WILL NOT TURN BACK TO THE LOCK POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE TRANSMISSION MODULES AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE BURNT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL #97V204000. *AK

LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM SKIING CONSUMER'S AUTO COMPLETELY STOPPED DRIVING/MOVING. *AK

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WERE STRANGE CLUNKS/BURNED FLUID AND BALKY IN REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. OWNER NOTES HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS POSSIBLE CAUSE. *AK

LEAKS IN ENGINE, TRANSFER CASE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSED DRIVETRAIN TO VIBRATE. ADDITIONALLY, VEHICLE'S BRAKES ARE DANGEROUSLY INADEQUATE. BOTH FRONT DISCS AND DRUMS ARE UNDERSIZED FOR VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCES AND EXCESSIVE DISC WARPING AND WEARING. THE REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE TOTALLY NONFUNCTIONAL.

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE LEAKS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HOOD UNLATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE HOOD TO BREAK WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SKIDDED AND WAS REARENDED. *AK

DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS. DEALER REBUILD THE REAR END TWICE, REPLACE/REBUILD THE TRANSFER CASE TWICE AND REPAIRED IT SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND IF THE EXPELLED FLUID CONTACTS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR. SECOND REPAIR/REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AFTER ITS SECOND CATASTROPIC FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

TRANSFER CASE FAILED/LEAKED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED TO TO DATE OF MAKE/MODEL (97V-204).

WHEN TURNING ON THE A/C THE ALTENATOR BELT BENT/ BURNED AND BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. SMOKE COME OUT OF ENGINE. *AK

REAR SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING FAILURE OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE.

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILED/ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON/MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED/TIE RODS REPLACED/TAIL LIGHTS REPEATED LY REPLACED/IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING A FIRE/REPEATED ENGINE OIL LEAKS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED.

(RECALL NO. 97V204000); AFTER THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED THE TRANSFER CASE STARTED TO LEAK 6 DAYS LATER. BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE THERE WASN'T A LEAK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO OFF AND STAY OFF. AFTER THE DRIVER JIGGLES SWITCH,THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HARNESS WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON JAN 23, 1998. *AK

TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE FAILED, CAUSING FLUID TO FOAM AND OVERFLOW.

FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE TO THE RIGHT FROM WHEEL SPLIT, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STOPPING.

FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE SPLIT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.DESIGN OF THE BRAKES SYSTEM DOES NOT CONTAIN A DUAL BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH WOULD BE A BACK UP WHEN FAILURE OCCURS.

SEPARATION OF THE FLEXIBLE PORTION OF THE BRAKE HOSE FROM THE METAL ATTACHING CAUSED BY CORROSION WHICH HAS BUILT UP AS A RESULT OF THE DESIGN OF THIS BRAKE HOSE RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE AND A COLLISION.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS OIL, CAUSING DRIVE SHAFT TO SEPERATE AND U-JOINT TO FAIL.

BUSHING FAILURE.

CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE BROKE.

VEHICLE OUT OF SCOPE OF RECALL CAMPAIGN. TRANSFER CASE SEAL FAILURE.

TRANSFER CASE SEAL FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION LOST ALL POWER WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY IN THE PASSING GEAR.

TRANSFER CASE FAILURE.