1992 Ford Aerostar complaints

NO SUMMARY.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS SERVICE BULLETIN 96-10-13 REGARDING THE LEFT REAR TIRE RUBBING ON THE WHEELHOUSE INNER PANEL CAUSING FAILURE. *YC

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT. *AK

EINGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT, CAUSING ALMOST ALL OF THE OIL TO LEAK OUT.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM MOTOR.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKLING NOISE THEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. NO INJURIES. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.

AIR BAG CANISTER FAILED.

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, NOISY ABS BRAKES/DEFECTIVE FRONT/REAR CV JOINTS/PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS/ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED/LOWER BALL JOINT NOISE/ RADIATOR HOSE FAILURE AND PREMATURE DISTRIBUTOR/CAP/ROTOR WEAR. *AK

OWNER WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES VAN DIDN'T STOP. SHE THEN APPLIED THEM AGAIN AND THE VAN THEN CAME TO A STOP. *AK CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE HANGING FROM TIRE, IT CAME OFF AT METAL CONNECTION TO BRAKE LINE, HOSE IS INTACT, THERE ARE NO RIPS, HOLES OR TEARS, CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE HOSE, HOWEVER THE FRONT LEFT HOSE CAME OFF IN THE EXACT SAME POINT. *SLC

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CAUSED A SHORT IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOARD. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SUDDENLY PICKED UP SPEED FROM 35 TO50 MPH AS IF PEDAL WAS FORCED DOWN. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO AVOID PICKING UP SPEED, SHIFTED TO PARK, ENGINE STILL RACING. TURNED SWITCH OFF/ON TO STOP SURGING, VEHICLE WITH DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

VEHICLE SWERVED INTO OTHER LANE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, REARENDED THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. AIRBAG WIRE HAD BEEN SLICED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK

ABS, FRONT BRAKE LINE ROTTED/CORRODED/ RUSTED; BRAKES COLLAPSED, DISINTEGRATED. BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *AK

AIR BAG WARNIN GLIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK. DRIVER, WHO IS A SHORT STATURED WOMAN, IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY IN THE EVENT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. FORD REFUSES TO DISCONNECT AIR BAG WITHOUT MEDICAL WAIVER. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40MPH, CAME UPON STOP SIGN; NOTICEDSMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA BY DRIVER'S SIDE; VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED & WOULD NOT RESTART; TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID IGNITION SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED & CAUSED WIRES TO MELT TOGETHER THROUGH WIRING HARNESS. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONING PUMP HOSE RUBS THE RACK AND PINION, CAUSING A CRACK IN THE HOSE WHICH CAUSES FREON TO LEAK INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. MECHANIC/DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. HOSE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED IN THE NEW MODELS AND THE REPLACEMENT HOSES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. UPON CHECKING THE VEHICLE, DISCOVERED THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED BECAUSE THE HOSE CAME APART FROM THE FITTING. OWNER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOOKED OUT OF THE DOOR AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH THE FIRE PUMP. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT DASHBOARD WAS IN FLAMES. *AK

HEATER/DEFROSTER INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

DOOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE, SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, IN FOR REPAIR, WILL PROVIDE REPAIR RECEIPT. *AK

OWNER SAID THAT HE FINDS IT VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK, AND ALSO IT IS VERY HARD TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES(ABS) AT 30 -35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT, DIDN'T STOP DUE TO THIS FAILURE THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIIVNG THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND THE CLOCK WENT CRAZY, VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND THAT IT DOES NOT GO OUT, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY MONITOR WHICH IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK

DURING A COLD NIGHT WITH A TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 32 DEGREES, REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FREEZE UP AND STAY LOCKED UP THROUGH NEXT MORNING HOURS. HAVE TO WAIT TO THAW. *AK

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION ON THERE IS A NOISE AND VEHICLE STARTS TO SMOKE; TOOK TO DEALER, CONSUMER DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THEM TO CHECK THE VEHICLE, THINKS FORD SHOULD PAY FOR IT. THERE IS INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET SAID FORD MISSED A LOT OF CARS IN THE IGNITION RECALL . *AK

TRANSMISSION NOT MOVING IN ANY GEARS. *YC

EMERGENCY BRAKES RELEASED ON THEIR OWN, PARKED VEHICLE ON INCLINE, ENGINE RUNNING, GEAR IN NEUTRAL, SET PARKING BRAKES, VEHICLE UNOCCUPIED, ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO GARAGE. *AK

ENGINE FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

WAS IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE DISENGAGES WHEN SETTING BRAKE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

PARKING EMERGENCY CABLE BRAKE FROZE, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED, LOST CONTROL, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 50MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM AREA OF STEERING COLUMN, TURNED OFF IGNITION. *AK *SLC

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER COLLISION AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. *AK

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT OPEN AND THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN ALSO.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD IN DRIVE.

VEHICLE DEVELOPED CHATTERING NOISE AND THE BRAKES DISINTEGRATED. *AK

DURING OPERATION, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHTON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 9S528. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6X.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING TWO ACCIDENTS, ALSO WHEELS LOCKED UP ON WET ROAD, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

FAILURE OF THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS OFF AND ON AND SOMETIME THE LIGHT STAYS ON. *AK