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1993 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 1993 record →

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 17, 1996DE

SMALL CHILD PULLED GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS/ACCIDENT.

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jul 15, 1996MN

THE IGNITION SWITCH MELTED THE WIRING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 11, 1996GA

EQUIPPED W/ABS; FRONT BRAKES WARP AND REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES W/AFTER REPAIR, FRONT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 2, 1996OH

THE BRAKE DISC IS WARPED. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jun 25, 1996KY

WHEN ENTERING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE TRUCK WILL NOT TURN OVER AND THE KEY GETS STUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 24, 1996PA

AIR CONDITIONER LINE FROM COMPRESSOR TO RADIATOR RESTS ON AXEL, CAUSING LEAK TO DEVELOP AS HOLE IS WORN OR MELTED INTO RUBBER HOSE. *DH

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Jun 20, 1996OK

DASH WIRING STARTED TO SMOKE AND RUIN THE REST OF THE WIRES-NO INJURIES. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jun 5, 1996GA

DRIVING VEHICLE TO GARAGE FOR BRAKES, SMELLED & SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, TURNED IT OFF, ATTENDENT LOOKED AT VEHICLE, MAIN WIRE HARNESS BURNED. *K

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 1, 1996OR

BRAKES VIBRATE. *SD

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed May 20, 1996AL

UPON BRAKING, REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BUT FLICK INTERMITTENTLY SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. OWNER HAD OTHERS DATING BACK TO 1986 W/SAME PROBLEM. DESCRIBE. *AK

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

WHILE PARKED NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND UNDER DASH. *AK

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed May 20, 1996FL

IGNITION SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED INSIDE, CAUSING IT TO MELT. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 16, 1996GA

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ABOVE ACCIDENT. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed May 15, 1996NE

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL, AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed May 15, 1996NJ

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, RESULTING IN HITTING GUARD RAIL, POSSIBLE RELAY BOX PRESSED ACC. PEDAL WHEN DRIVER HIT BRAKES.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed May 10, 1996VA

DASH WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED, THEN STARTED TO SMOKE. IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 29, 1996AR

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED BURNING SMELL, THEN HEATER WENT OUT, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, REMOVED KEY AND MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 26, 1996FL

IGNITION SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Apr 25, 1996PA

AIR CONDITIONER HOSE RESTING ON POWER STEERING RACK, CAUSING LEAK. *DSH

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 24, 1996TX

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Apr 2, 1996WA

BRAKE LINE FLUID LEAKAGE, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Apr 1, 1996KY

REAR END SWAYS WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, ON DRY AND WET SURFACES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Apr 1, 1996CA

BOLT THAT HOLDS BRAKE BOOSTER SHEARED OFF, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Mar 15, 1996IL

CONSUMER HAVING A VERY HARD TIME LOCATING THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 5, 1996NY

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING, VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Mar 4, 1996FL

FUEL PUMP AND CONDENSING UNIT MELTED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Mar 4, 1996FL

FUEL PUMP AND CONDENSING UNIT MELTED. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 22, 1996DE

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, VEHICLE WILL START BUT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IT WONT MOVE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 6, 1996NJ

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED SMOKING SO THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE OWNER HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 25, 1996NY

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS GOING 30MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 18, 1996PA

THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH DOOR COMES OPEN. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Nov 28, 1995PA

DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKED AND COLLASPED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 13, 1995TX

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER 2 TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 2, 1995KY

THE CALIPERS ARE STICKING AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE VEHICLE HAS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 27, 1995TX

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED IN A SIDE COLLISION (11:00). TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 23, 1995NE

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK BETWEEN 55/65, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *DSH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Oct 18, 1995MI

THE VEHICLE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut1 injured
Filed Sep 27, 1995IL

ONE OF THE PNEUMATIC BRACES THAT SUPPORT THE HATCH FAILED, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 27, 1995CA

VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *SD

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Sep 22, 1995MD

VIBRATION/LOW PITCHED HUM FROM POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON LOW SPEED TURNS. *DH

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Sep 13, 1995CA

DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLE DUE TO ELECTRICIAL SHORT. TT

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 31, 1995CA

HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO TRACK WHEN TURNING AND ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

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

WAS DRIVING AND APPLY THE BRAKE LOCK UP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA

BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TO RETRACT. *SKD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 15, 1995CA

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT A 12:00 COLLISION WHILE TRAVELLING AT 30MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Aug 8, 1995CA

SCREECHING NOISE IN THE BACK IS AFFECTING THE BACK BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 5, 1995IL

AIR CONDITIONER MANIFOLD/HOSE ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO BEING ROUTED/RUBBING AGAINST POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Aug 1, 1995NC

THE SEATBELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jul 14, 1995VA

BRAKES FAILED ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO GO OFF THE MAIN ROAD DOWN INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 13, 1995VA

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM IS DESIGNED NOT TO ENGAGE UNTIL FOOT BRAKE IS PUSHED. GEAR SHIFT ENGAGED AND VAN BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

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