Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 18, 1998NH
DISTRIBUTOR CAP FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
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1997 Ford Aspire 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 1997 record →
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 28, 1998OH
FUEL VAPOR ODORS ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jul 15, 1998TX
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER CAR. BEFORE THE DRIVER HIT OTHER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT OTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 25, 1998NC
FUEL VAPORS, ARE NOTICEABLE WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, INCLUDING FUEL VAPOR CANISTER. PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 28, 1998TX
THE ENGINE STALLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE OFF AFTER STOPS DUE TO A FAULTY DISTRIBUTOR CAP. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THIS PART. *AK
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jan 6, 1998PA
WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO SMALL ROCK HITTING IT. 2ND TIME A CINDER HIT WINDSHIELD, BROKE AGAIN. DEALER SAID THAT THEY ARE PUTTING IN WEAKER GLASS DUE TO THE ECOMONY. THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT INIJURIES. *AK
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 29, 1997PA
DOORS LEAK WATER THROUGH MIRRORS ONTO SPEAKERS IN DOORS, SHORTING THEM OUT STEREO. OWNER RENTED AN IDENTICAL MAKE AND MODEL AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS.
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Sep 15, 1997CA
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS, OWNER NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON , ON 26 OF AUG OF 97. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON THE 26 TH OF AUG. 97 TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR, AND THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK
Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jul 7, 1997MD
THIS IS A RENTAL VEHICLE AND WHILE GOING 40MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP, HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN FLEW OFF THE CAR. THE HOOD WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 26, 1997TN
VAPOR SEPARATOR FOR FUEL SYSTEM IS EMITTING ODOR. *AK
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