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1992 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 1992 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Jun 17, 1996OR

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF DUE TO LACK OF AN INTERLOCK SYSTEM. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jun 14, 1996WV

FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADD, THE PADS ARE WEARING TO OFTEN, THE FRONT BRAKES ALSO LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 20, 1996DC

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 10, 1996OH

IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO RETURN TO RUN POSITION AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, CAUSING FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS/BLOWER MOTOR. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 8, 1996OH

EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES, IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 6, 1996FL

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS CAUSED SOME WIRING TO BURN IN HTE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed May 6, 1996MO

INTERLOCK SWITCH FAILED, ALLOWING KEY TO BE WITHDRAWN WHILE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. *DSH

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood
Filed May 3, 1996TX

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS, FRONT WIRING HARNESS HAD BURNT. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarFire
Filed Apr 29, 1996CA

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

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

THE TRUCK STARTED SMOKING WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND THE IT BURNED ELECTRICAL EQUIPTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 19, 1996OR

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED BLACK SMOKE CONSUMED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 19, 1996WA

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 19, 1996NY

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE WIRING TO BURN. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 18, 1996WI

AFTER PARKING INGITION COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 22, 1996OH

ABS SYSTEM BRAKES LOCK UP IN WET WEATHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Mar 22, 1996CA

BOLTS HOLDING LUGGAGE RACK TO ROOF LEAK. *DH

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Feb 29, 1996NJ

THE ARM FROM POWER STEERING LAY ACROSS THE HOSE MAY ROUGH A HOLE PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Feb 13, 1996FL

FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB SIX TIMES. TT

Steering › Linkages
Filed Feb 9, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT TIE ROD CAME APART. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 6, 1996CA

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, VEHICLE HAD STALLED, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Feb 5, 1996MA

AIR INTAKE VALVE, CAUSE WATER TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSE WATER TO FREEZE INSIDE THE INTAKE. TT

Air Bags
Filed Jan 7, 1996WA

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 30, 1995TX

INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOYED.TT *JB

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Nov 20, 1995MO

POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. TT *SLC

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Oct 27, 1995SC

LAP/SHOULDER ON DRIVER WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 1995WA

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, REPLACE SENSOR 3 TIMES, REPLACEMENT CONTROL LIGHT FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN IT COMES BACK ON. TT THE CONSUMER THINKS THE DEALER WAS MISSINFORMING HER ABOUT DIAGNOSIS. THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING TOO. *YH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsCrash4 injured
Filed Oct 23, 1995VA

THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT CAR TURNED OVER. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Oct 20, 1995VA

BRAKE PADS ON VEHICLE WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY, NEED REPLACEMENT EVERY 4K TO 5K MILES. TT ROTORS ARE CONTINUALLY WARPING, BRAKES PADS CRYSTALIZING, CAUSING VIBRATION AND NOISES. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 17, 1995NY

ABS, WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT BRAKE PADS FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Oct 13, 1995SC

SEAT BELT TWISTED WHEN RETRACTED. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 12, 1995MA

ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM REPLACED THE ROTOR AND PADS ON TWO OCCASION . TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Oct 3, 1995FL

REPEATED FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER O RINGS AND COMPRESSOR LEAKING. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETRAIL. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Sep 28, 1995TX

SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE WAITING FOR THE STOP LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 26, 1995CA

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED NOT FULLY AND THERE WAS TWO HOLES IN THE AIR BAG BURNED ALL WAY AROUND . TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 13, 1995CA

SHIFT CABLE RESTING ON MUFFLER, MELTING PLASTIC COVERING, ALLOWING CABLE TO RUST. *TW

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Sep 12, 1995MI

WHILE PARKED WITH GEAR IN PARK AND ENGINE RUNNING, DRIVER GOT OUT TO OPEN DOOR AND GEAR JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 8, 1995MI

GEAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, SHIFT CABLE SEIZED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 8, 1995MI

WHEN BRAKES GET WET OR COLD, ABS MALFUNCTION, RESULTING IN LOCKUP AND AN ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 28, 1995WA

EQUIPPED W/TOW PACKAGE & ABS BRAKES; UPON STEADY APPLICATION OR DOWN HILL, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 16, 1995LA

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN HOT WEATHER ONLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 14, 1995TX

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED CIRCULAR CRACK. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 11, 1995NY

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, CONTINUE WEAR OF DISC ROTORS AND PADS, IN FRONT AND REAR, REPLACE 7 TIMES. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 25, 1995NJ

THE SECOND ROW , BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jul 17, 1995CA

THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACE TWICE THE AIR CONDITION HAS NOT IN THREE YEAR THE RACK PINION ,TRANSMISSION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 11, 1995CA

THE 3RD TIME IN 20,000 MILES AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND SHOES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 6, 1995MI

THE AIR CONDITIONER HIGH PRESSURE CONTROL HOSE RUBBED ON THE STEERING LINKAGES . *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 3, 1995CA

THEY DROPPED 7FT OFF THE RACK AND THEY FIXED IT BUT THE CAR DOES NOT RUN AS WELL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 22, 1995MD

AIR CONDITIONER HOSE INSTALLED OVER ON TOP RACK AND PINION AND RUBS AGAINST IT, PUT A HOLE INTO THE HOSE. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments1 injured
Filed Jun 14, 1995VA

SLIDING DOOR MOULDING IS TOO SHARP, CAUSING CUTS TO DRIVER WHEN ACCIDENTLY HITTING AGAINST DOOR. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jun 7, 1995SD

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL/POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

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