SMALL CHILD PULLED GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS/ACCIDENT.
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 →
THE IGNITION SWITCH MELTED THE WIRING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK *JB
EQUIPPED W/ABS; FRONT BRAKES WARP AND REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES W/AFTER REPAIR, FRONT VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. *AK
THE BRAKE DISC IS WARPED. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
WHEN ENTERING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE TRUCK WILL NOT TURN OVER AND THE KEY GETS STUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER LINE FROM COMPRESSOR TO RADIATOR RESTS ON AXEL, CAUSING LEAK TO DEVELOP AS HOLE IS WORN OR MELTED INTO RUBBER HOSE. *DH
DASH WIRING STARTED TO SMOKE AND RUIN THE REST OF THE WIRES-NO INJURIES. *AK
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
BRAKES VIBRATE. *SD
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
WHILE PARKED NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND UNDER DASH. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED INSIDE, CAUSING IT TO MELT. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ABOVE ACCIDENT. *AK
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL, AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, RESULTING IN HITTING GUARD RAIL, POSSIBLE RELAY BOX PRESSED ACC. PEDAL WHEN DRIVER HIT BRAKES.*AK
DASH WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED, THEN STARTED TO SMOKE. IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED BURNING SMELL, THEN HEATER WENT OUT, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, REMOVED KEY AND MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH
AIR CONDITIONER HOSE RESTING ON POWER STEERING RACK, CAUSING LEAK. *DSH
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKE LINE FLUID LEAKAGE, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *AK
REAR END SWAYS WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, ON DRY AND WET SURFACES. *AK
BOLT THAT HOLDS BRAKE BOOSTER SHEARED OFF, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK
CONSUMER HAVING A VERY HARD TIME LOCATING THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING, VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
FUEL PUMP AND CONDENSING UNIT MELTED. *AK
FUEL PUMP AND CONDENSING UNIT MELTED. *AK
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER, VEHICLE WILL START BUT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IT WONT MOVE. *AK
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
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS GOING 30MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LATCH DOOR COMES OPEN. TT
DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKED AND COLLASPED. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER 2 TIMES. TT
THE CALIPERS ARE STICKING AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE VEHICLE HAS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED IN A SIDE COLLISION (11:00). TT
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK BETWEEN 55/65, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *DSH
THE VEHICLE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
ONE OF THE PNEUMATIC BRACES THAT SUPPORT THE HATCH FAILED, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH
VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *SD
VIBRATION/LOW PITCHED HUM FROM POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON LOW SPEED TURNS. *DH
DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLE DUE TO ELECTRICIAL SHORT. TT
HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO TRACK WHEN TURNING AND ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WAS DRIVING AND APPLY THE BRAKE LOCK UP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED TO RETRACT. *SKD
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT A 12:00 COLLISION WHILE TRAVELLING AT 30MPH. TT
SCREECHING NOISE IN THE BACK IS AFFECTING THE BACK BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AIR CONDITIONER MANIFOLD/HOSE ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO BEING ROUTED/RUBBING AGAINST POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY.
THE SEATBELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES FAILED ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO GO OFF THE MAIN ROAD DOWN INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK
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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