1993 Ford Aerostar

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTUREFire

  THEY SAY "WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE" SO THAT'S WHY I CHECKED THE FIRE BUTTON ON THE FORM. JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CARPET STARTED SMOKING. WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. BUT, EVERYTIME WE RUN THE CAR AN AWFUL SMELL RESULTS. WE NO LONGER DRIVE LONG DISTANCES. IT'S OUR ONLY CAR BUT I WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE SOON. WITH HOLIDAY BILLS THIS COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME.

• 12/30/1999· VISIBILITY

  AUTOMATIC WINDOWS FAILED. MJS

• 12/30/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE FAILED, RECALL ITEM, HOWEVER CAN NOT BE FIXED DUE TO LACK OF PART.

• 12/30/1996· STRUCTURE

  THE CLEAR COAT OF PAINT JOB IS BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN.

• 12/29/1997· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILURE.

• 12/28/1998· WHEELS

  LEFT FRONT WHEEL STUDS FAILED RESULTING IN TIRE FALLING OFF OF VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

• 12/21/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE HAS BURNED UP DUE TO A SHORT THAT OCCURRED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA. THIS LATER BECAME A RECALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/18/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE LEAKING OIL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/17/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY LATCHES AND LOCKS INOPERATIVE, DOOR WON'T SHUT, BOUNCES BACK OPEN, NOT FIXED. *AK

• 12/16/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS SWITCH BURNED OUT TWICE. THE CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH KEPT BURNING. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP.*AK

• 12/12/1999· EQUIPMENT

  A/C HOSE RUPTURED DUE TO RUBBING ON STEERING MEMBER-MFG DEFECT POSSIBLE. *AK

• 12/11/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER TRAIN TRANSFER CASE. ALSO STATED THAT IT LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO STAETD THAT HERE IS A RECALL BUT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED AND HIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM LIKE THE RECALL. MR

• 12/11/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  IGNITION KEY GETS HOT.

• 12/10/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING VEHICLE OPERATION SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN/IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

• 12/08/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE REPLACEMENT DISCS ARE DIFFERENT LEFT/RIGHT BUT NETITHER THE PART OR ITS PART NUMBER/PACKAGE TELLS THE INSTALLER WHICH IS WHICH. THIS COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING. *AK

• 12/08/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

• 12/05/1996· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/04/2000· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE TSB 96-10-13, WHICH INDICATES THE LEFT REAR TIRE RUBBING ON THE WHEELHOUSE INNER PANEL IN JOUNCE POSITION AND HEAVY LOADS DUE TO MISLOCATED BODY BRACKET, THE VEHICLES TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THE BRACKET DEFECT. *MJS

• 12/04/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN A CRASH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 12/03/2007· TIRES

  BOUGHT FOUR TIRES: SIGMA SHADOW. 55,000 MILES WARRANTY. 215/75R14, 6K60, AT TIRE KINGDOM LOCATED AT: 8790 SW 24TH ST. MIAMI, FL. 33165. TELEPHONE 305 227 4110. *TR ON OCT. 22, 2007 THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT. THE TIRE HAD 7,194 MILES. TIRE KINGDOM GAVE ME TWO TIRES WHICH THEY INSTALLED IN THE FRONT. ON NOV. 19, 2007 ANOTHER TIRE BLEWOUT. THIS TIRE HAD 10,550 MILES. THIS LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN HOUSTON. I WENT TO NTB (PART OF THE SAME COMPANY) LOCATED AT: 7115 FM 1960 ROAD WEST. TELEPHONE 281- 580-1689. I TALKED TO THE MGR. MR. FRED JOHNSON. I SHOWED HIM THE BLOWNOUT TIRE, ALL THE PAPERS ETC..AND ASKED HIM TO REPLACE THE BLOWNOUT TIRE PLUS THE OTHER ORIGINAL TIRE. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE BLOWNOUT TIRE, HE DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE IN STOCK SO I HAD TO RETURN. SINCE HE DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE TWO ORIGINAL TIRES, I ASKED HIM FOR THE NAME AND TELEPHONE OF THE DISTRICT MGR. HE TOLD ME THAT HIS NAME WAS ARTHAY BENTON AND HIS TELEPHONE 1-865-951-4622. I CALLED MR. BENTON AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL ME BACK. THE PERSON THAT CALLED ME BACK WAS MR. FRED JOHNSON AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY TIRES NOT EVEN REPLACE THE BLOWNOUT TIRE. I TOOK THE BLOWNOUT TIRE TO ANOTHER NTB STORE AND THEY REPLACED IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES PARTICULARLY THE ORIGINAL TIRE. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON I-10 IN FLORIDA, THE SECOND INCIDENT ON 610 IN HOUSTON. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, WHEN THE TIRES FAILED, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND MIRACULOUSLY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, LET ME KNOW. SINCERELY ANTONIO DURANCE *TR

• 12/02/1997· POWER TRAIN

  OWNER IS A DISABLED VETERAN. WANTS VEHICLE TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY OR TO BE PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL CAR. DEALER SAID WILL CHARGE $800-1000 FOR DEFECT BECAUSE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE ORGINAL RECALL NOTICE. (97V-204). *AK

• 12/01/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  APPROACHING STEEP MOUNTAIN PATH (DOWN GRADE) DANGEROUS VIBRATORY DEVELOPMENT. CAUSE: CONTINUED PAUSING IN BRAKING SYSTEM. RESULT: ROTORS BECOME WARPED. *AK

• 11/30/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER BELIEVES ALL THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (WARNING CHIME, DELAY WIPERS, SPEED CONTROL,BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH) STEM FROM RECALLL 99V-029 CONCERNING HIGHER THAN SPECIFIED ELECTRICAL LOAD, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

• 11/28/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKED AND COLLASPED. TT

• 11/24/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE GEAR, REASON UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 11/22/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE REAR HATCH ANCHOR HELD BY 2 STRUTS, BROKE. THE BOLTS SHEARED OFF. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. RELEASED THE TAILGATE & GAVE IT A LITTLE PUSH. WAS RISING THE HATCHBACK WHEN THE BOLT BROKE OFF & HATCH SLAMMED SHUT ON OWNER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MECHANIC WILL ORDER REPLACEMENT PART. *AK

• 11/21/2000· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FLUID CONSTANTLY LEAKS CAUSING HARD STEERING. NLM

• 11/21/1997· POWER TRAIN

  ODOMETER FAILURE; ODOMETER INDICATED WRONG MILEAGE. MILEAGE WENT UP IN ONE DAY FROM 75480 TO 121712. *AK

• 11/20/2001· POWER TRAIN

  RECALL 97V204000 ON TRANSFERCASE WAS DONE IN 1999. AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS SHAKING AT 40 MPH. DEALER DETERMINED DRIVESHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

• 11/19/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM. ALSO, HAD BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/19/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN NOV. 1997 FOR DRIVE LINE FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANFER CASE AND DRIVESHAFT. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS AT THAT TIME. A VIBRATION HAS OCCURRED NOW AND INSPECTION SHOWS EXCESSIVE WEAR IN THE TRANSFER CASE, AND VERY LIKELY HAS CREATED A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE COSTS 0F REPAIRS IS $2000.00 THE SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE DRIVESHAFT DOES INDEED DROP FROM THE BACK OF THE TRANSFER CASE. ALSO THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN MARCH 1999 FOR POWER CIRCUIT AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS. SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCESORYS WORKING WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE WRONG POSITION, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY. WE CONTEND THAT FORD ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, BUT DUE TO POOR DEALER SUPPORT, THE VEHICLE IS AS UNSAFE AS IT WAS PRIOR TO REPAIRS BEING MADE. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE US IN FIXING THIS INJUSTICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

• 11/19/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED WHEN TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE THE DEALER NOTICED THE REAL SEAL WAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION UNIT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE BACK IN 1995 FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER COULD'NT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/18/2002· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE BROKE THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 11/18/1998· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK DUE TO AIR BAG CLOCK SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER SAYS THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE REPLACEMENT COST. *AK

• 11/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

• 11/17/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AFTER REACHING 40 MPH OR MORE.VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED ON TWO OCCASIONS BY DEALER. CONSUMER WAS IMFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. CONDITION REOCCURRED. ALSO WAS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIRMAN, INFORMED THAT THE CONDITON COULD NOT BE FOUND. REPAIRMAN FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN CONCERNING THE CONSUMER'S PROBLEM MANUFACTURER. INFORMED CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

• 11/16/1999· SUSPENSION

  CONTROL ARM FAILURES ON RIGHT SIDE. ALSO BUSHINGS FAILED. *AK

• 11/13/1998· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET INSPECTED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 97V204000, DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS AFFECTED BY THE DEFECT MENTIONED IN RECALL # 97V204000. *AK

• 11/13/1998· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING AT 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE HEATER HOLES BUSTED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. OWNER SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR REPAIR COSTS. *AK *ML

• 11/13/1996· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE RATTLES/STEERING WHEEL SHAKES.

• 11/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

• 11/11/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  JUST GOT HOME AND WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. ABOUT 30 MIN LATER SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING ON ARE DOOR TELLING US THE VAN WAS ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO KEYS LEFT IN THE VAN. THE FIRE BURN THE DASH AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE AND THE HOOD. THE VAN IS NOW TOTAL. *NM

• 11/10/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATES NO PARTS AVAILABLE PARTS WILL BE ORDERED UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 97V20400. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/09/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRIVESHAFT.

• 11/08/1998· POWER TRAIN

  AT 33836 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY THE DEALER REPLACED IT,AGAIN AT ANOTHER 34000 MILES THE NEXT TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AND NOW THE DEALER SAYS THAT BECAUSE OF THE OVER ALL MILES COMBINED THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. ON TOP OF THIS ,ITS A LEASE AND IM NEEDING TO HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE JAN 1999 AND I HAVE NO WAY TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET AND WHEN I TALKED TO 1-800 FORD THEY SAID ITS NOT REALLY THERE PROBLEM THEY JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE DEALERS DO THE WARRANTY WORK THEY ARE TO DO. HELP!!!!!!!

• 11/06/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FIXED PROBLEM. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

• 11/06/1998· POWER TRAINCrash

  WHILE PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE, 3-YEAR GOT INTO DRIVER'S SEAT AND PULLED LEVER AND KNOCKED IT OUT OF GEAR, VECHICLE ROLLED BACK. WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IGNITION WAS NOT ON/PARKING BRAKE WAS ON, AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED. *AK

• 11/05/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE MODEL UNKNOWN, SIZE P215/70R14, DOT# DVHYFRKR4201 .

• 11/05/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE VEHICLE HAD FRONT END COLLISION AND FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING INJURIES. TS

• 11/04/2001· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLS THE AIR BAG AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL AND OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FACT THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLS THE AIR BAG IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY EITHER A BETTER CLOCK SPRING OR FREE REPLACEMENT BY THE MAUFACTURER. IT HAS COST ME OVER $200 TO HAVE THIS REPLACED THIS LAST TIME, OVER $400 THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED AS WELL.*AK