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 1993 record →
CONSUMER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELT ON ON HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A SLIGHT CONCUSSION AND OTHER INJURIES. DRIVER AND THIRD PASSENGER SUSTAINED BUMPS/BRUISES. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH AND THE WIRING SYSTEM BURNED AND SHORTED OUT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR KEEPS COMING OFF THE TRACK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT THE DOOR IS .25 INCH SMALLER THAN THE OTHER 93 VEHICLES. DOOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 8 TIMES PRIOR TO TODAY.
DRIVING VEHICLE 45-50 MPH, WHEN HEAVY SMOKE OBSCURED VISION. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. HUSBAND NOTICED RUBBER TUBING PRESSING CV BOOT AROUND AXLE. HOLE RUBBED INTO TUBING, CAUSING REFRIGERATOR GAS TO ESCAPE & MIX W/REFRIGERATOR OIL. *AK
GEAR INDICATOR LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION WHEN THE PARK PAWL BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT ROLL, BUT TO DRIVE INTO THE GARAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. VEHICLE IS BEING CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS TWO FEET TENSION. UPON TUGGING ON THE SHOULDER HARNESS, IT WILL NOT RETRACT TO SECURE OCCUPANT. ALSO DURING A PANIC STOP BELT RETRACTION IS NULL AND VOID. THIS HAS RESULTED IN INJURIES DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. (1989 AEROSTAR INJURIES SHOULDER AND NECK. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STOPPED AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ALL THE IGNITION WIRES WERE MELTED TOGETHER. *AK
AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE RUBS AGAINST RACK AND PINION AND IT LEAKS FREON. *AK
THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
STRUCTURE: WHEN OPENING THE LIFTGATE AND CLOSING, IT DOES NOT CATCH . THEREFORE THE LIFTGATE CAN COME LOOSE AT ANY TIME. *AK
JACK IS UNABLE TO LIFT VEHICLE.
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.
CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A REAR END COLLISION TRAVLEING ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED UP.
HIGH PRESSURE A/C FREON LINE RUBBED ON RACK AND PINION STEERING, CAUSING HOSE TO RUPTURE. *AK
CONSUMER'S CHILD CLOSED VEHICLE'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR AS HE WAS DOING SO, THE ROTOR CAME OFF THE TRACK AND THE DOOR STARTED TO FALL ON CHILD, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
THE SPRING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH IS WEAK AND IT OVERHEATED. *AK
WHILE GOING 65 MPH HEARD A POP, DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE. TWO DAYS LATER, WHEEL SEIZED AS VAN WAS GOING INTO GARAGE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE SHOE BROKE AND WAS WEDGED INTO THE DRUM, CAUSING SEIZURE. *AK
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY IN A PARK POSITION IT STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT ANOTHER CAR'S REAR BUMPER . *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 45MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE.
THE CLEAR COAT OF PAINT JOB IS BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN.
SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY LATCHES AND LOCKS INOPERATIVE, DOOR WON'T SHUT, BOUNCES BACK OPEN, NOT FIXED. *AK
ENGINE FIRE.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN/IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
THE STUD HOLDING THE TOP END OF THE HATCHBACK STRUTS BROKE, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO CLOSE WHILE OPEN AND IN USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN A CRASH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
VEHICLE RATTLES/STEERING WHEEL SHAKES.
THE THREE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE FRONT WHEEL SNAPPED, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED 4 TIMES.
PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH; CAN START THE CAR WITH WITHOUT THE KEY. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
CONTROL ARM FAILURE.
VEHICLE NOT EQUIPPED WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCKS, ALLOWING CHILDREN TO OPEN DOORS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
CONSUMER IS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE KEY.*AK
REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN DUE TO A BROKEN LATCH PLATE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGINITION SWITCH THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN RUNNING.*AK
FAILURE ON THE SWAY BAR, THE SWAY BAR IS WEARING, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE.*AK SWAY BAR AND STABILIZER BAR LINKS BOTH EXPERIENCED WEAR AND WERE REPLACED. FRONT BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION, DEALER HAS REPLACED CALIPERS TWICE, BRAKE PADS TWICE, MACHINED ROTORS, REPLACED ROTORS, AND REPACKED HEEL BEARINGS, ALL OF THESE REPAIRS OCCURRED BETWEEN 17542 AND 32572 MILES. *SLC
WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH FAILED.
THE INTERNAL SHIFT TUBE IN STEERING COLUMN SNAPPED AND NOW YOU CANNOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. THE ROTORS WARPED AND CAUSED ERRATIC BRAKING CONDITIONS.*AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER WAS EXPERIENCED DUE TO THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED OR BURNT DOWN.*AK
PURCHASED USED VEHICLE WITH NO WARRANTY, THE ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE YEAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING.*AK
BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED , COMPARTMENT FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
COULD NOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWTICH BECAUSE THE ROD IN THE SWITCH WOULD NOT MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED.
WIDE SLIDING DOOR PANEL CREATES BLIND SPOT.*SD
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN HAD SHORT, BURNED HARNESS AND UPON RELEASE OF KEY FROM IGNITION, STOPPED ALL THE ACTIVITY. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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