Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 23, 1996MD
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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1996 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 1996 record →
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Aug 5, 1996OR
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, KEPT SMELLING BURNING ODOR, STOPPED, CHECKED UNDERHOOD, CONTINUED ON, ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT, SMOKE COMING FROM FIREWALL AREA, SUBSEQUENTLY, UNDERHOOD ENGULFED IN FLAMES.*AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 2, 1996FL
THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN SENT TO THEM SINCE MAY.*AK
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 24, 1996FL
IGNITION SWITCH MELTED, NOTICED BECAUSE OF STARTING PROBLEM, PART IS AVAILABLE. *AK
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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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