1995 Ford Aerostar

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

• 12/21/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RECALL # 99V029000 FORD/IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL SHORT; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN MAY/SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER. VAN WAS GIVEN BACK TO OWNER WITH THE AIR BAG PULLED OUT AND THE WIRES DISCONNECTED. DEALER STATED THAT PARTS ARE ON ORDER FROM FORD BUT FORD IS NOT SENDING THE PARTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. *AK

• 12/16/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE FAILED DUE TO DRIVESHAFT VIBRATION. *AK

• 12/13/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  YOU CAN PULL THE KEY OUT AND THE VAN WILL STAY RUNNING. CRANK THE VAN AND ALL THE LIGHTS SUCH AS ABS BRAKE, AIRBAG, OIL, ECT. LIGHTS STAY ON AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THE VAN OFF AND THEN CRANK IT AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS USUALLY GO OFF. *AK

• 12/11/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE TO A STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/07/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES.VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE & WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER JUST REBUILDS TRANSMISSION, NOT KNOWING IF PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

• 12/06/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  HIT A DEER AND DEER THREW VEHICLE INTO MOUNTAIN HEAD ON AND FLIPPED VEHICLE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 12/04/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  VAN WAS TOTAL LOSS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELTS ALSO CAME UNLATCHED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/03/1998· POWER TRAIN

  RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED WITH THE TRANSFER CASE THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. RECALL NUMBER 97V204000. *AK

• 11/30/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN REVERSE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT EXAMINE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *TT

• 11/23/1998· STEERING

  IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER CAME OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED A ROD WAS MISSING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR IT. *AK

• 11/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,WHEELSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND BRAKES FELL OUT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 11/16/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  OUR VAN WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE HIT IN A FOUR CAR PILE UP. OUR VAN AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT WHEN STRUCK. OUR VAN SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL ENOUGH DAMAGE BOTH IN FRONT AND BEHIND TO TOTAL IT. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED SO I'M HAVING TO RECEIVE SOME PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR NECK INJURIES. I WONDER IF MY AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED WOULD I HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THESE DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND THERAPY. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? DT

• 11/04/2002· VISIBILITY

  SEVERE SHIMMY OF FRONT END. REPLACE BUSHINGS AND SHOCKS STILL THERE. DEALERS AND SERVICE SHOPS UNABLE TO CONFIRM COMPLAINT. FRIENDS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. DT

• 11/03/2000· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH SHOULDER SEAT BELTS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT OF THIS 1995 AEROSTAR MINI VAN STOPPED WORKING THIS WEEK, ONE SEAT BELT HAS NO HOLD MEANING YOU CAN PULL IT ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE PANEL AND IT DOES NOT GRAB AND SECURE MY CHILD, THE OTHER SEAT BELT WONT COME OUT OF THE HOLDER AT ALL, SO IT IS USELESS AS WELL. THIS VAN HAS CHILD SAFETY SEATS BUILT IN READY ACCESSABLE IN THE MIDDLE SEAT, BUT MY 12 YEAR OLD AND MY 9 YEAR OLD ARE TOO BIG FOR THEM SO THEY MUST HAVE THE SEAT BELTS TO WORK PROPERLY AND THEY BOTH STOPPED WORKING THIS WEEK, I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE APPX A YEAR AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS WEEK. MY VAN IS IN EXCCELLENT CONDITION, WITH ONE MINOR SCRATCH ON THE SLIDING DOOR, I DID A LEMON CHECK AND FOUND NOTHING, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE ACCESSORY POWER CIRCUIT. I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND HELP. DAWN DOWLING MIZZOU@MCMSYS.COM. *AK

• 11/02/1995· STRUCTURE

  TRIM RATTLES. *TT

• 10/30/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN OCT OF 96. THE SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 5, 1997. *AK

• 10/24/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  NO ALARM FOR THE SIDE DOOR ENTRY. SIDE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED WITH A KEY. WHEELCHAIR TIE DOWN SYSTEM IS INSTALLED SIDEWAYS--SHOULD BE FACING FORWARD.

• 10/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE BUCKING/STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TP SENSOR AND EXHAUST OXYGEN SENSOR.

• 10/22/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD AEROSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE EXTREMELY HOT BEFORE THEY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURNED RIGHT HAND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CAUSED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V028000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: FRONT UNDER HOOD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

• 10/18/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT THERE IS BAD FUME/ODOR IN THE CAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 10/16/1996· TIRES

  #95V037000, MANUFACTURER SAID CONSUMER NOT IN RECALL, HE HAS THE WRONG TIRE SIZE FOR THAT TRUCK . *AK CONSUMER STATES TIRE SIZE IS STATED INCORRECTLY AS R70 WHICH SHOULD BE R75 OR PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE WHICH MAY OCCUR FOR 1995 VAN'S. *JB

• 10/14/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION CABLE IS BUILT TOO CLOSE TO TRANSMISSION BY DESIGN CAUSING CABLE TO MELT AND RESULT IN VEHICLE ROLL RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH

• 10/11/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVR'S AIR BAG DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

• 10/10/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING EITHER SLOW AND FAST SPEED. VEHICLE EQUIPPED W/REAR ABS BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 10/08/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  IGNITION SWITCH WIRING SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE.

• 10/06/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CALLER SAID IGNITION FAILED. SHE SAID A YEAR AGO THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF WITHOUT A KEY. SHE STATED THAT CURRENTLY SHE HAD INTERMITTENT TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. THEY WILL NOT HELP HER FOR FREE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *NM

• 09/30/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V029000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE ON DATE. MECHANIC REPAIRED VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. PRIOR TO RECALL, IGNITION SWITCH WORKED FINE. *AK

• 09/30/1996· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OIL GAUGE SHORTED OUT AND STARTED SMOKING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK

• 09/29/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD AEROSTAR. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DETECTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL STRAP AND THE FUEL INLET WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

• 09/29/1998· STRUCTURE

  THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE SAGS DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH OR MORE, CAUSING THE STEEL BOLT TO REST ON THE STEEL FRAME. THE ORIGINAL SUPPORT BAR FAILED ALONG WITH 2 REPLACEMENT BARS. THE OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THE REPLACED PART DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT PART # FMCF09Z6A023C. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND IT CAN NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRANSFER CASE, THE SOFT RUBBER GROMETS ON EACH SIDE WILL SAG UNTIL THE STEEL BOLT RESTS ON THE STEEL SUPPORT. *SLC

• 09/25/2003· WHEELSCrash

  REAR PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF OF 1995 FORD AEROSTAR EXT VAN. THE WHEEL INCLUDED THE REAR BRAKE DRUM AND BROKE THE AXLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH INTO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN AT 60MPH.

• 09/25/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  STARTED VEHICLE, WITHIN 5 SECONDS VAN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE UNDER DASH. FINAL DIAGNOSIS FROM SAM SWOPE FORD IN ELIZABETHTOWN IS THAT IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED AND BURNT UP WIRE HARNESS UNDER DASH.

• 09/24/1998· POWER TRAIN

  ALUMINUM FRONT CLUTCH PISTON IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE OR DEFECTIVE AT APPROXIMATLY 40,000 MILES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/23/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE AT 27 MPH AND THE FRONTAL DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

• 09/22/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *DSH

• 09/21/2000· TIRES

  TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHICH HAS A WARRANTY ON THE TIRE OF 80,000 MILES AND ONLY 35,000 MILES WERE PUT ON THE TIRES BEFORE THE BLOWOUT. THE STEEL RADIAL TORE THE BUMPER OFF OF THE VAN, THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER HE WANTED TO SEE THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE SO THAT THEY COULD DETERMINE HOW MUCH TREAD WAS LEFT, BUT THE TREAD FLEW OFF (COMPLETELY SEPARATED) ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE DID NOT GO BACK TO RETRIEVE IT AS IT WOULD ENDANGER OUR LIVES TO BE ON THE INTERSTATE AFOOT. THE FIRESTONE STORE DID REPLACE THE TIRE BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TREAD I HAD TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TIRE AND THEY DID NOT OFFER TO HAVE THE BUMPER REPLACED (IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT). I HAD TO HAVE THE TIRE SO I PAID FOR IT AND FEEL THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD HAVE REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE AND SHOULD ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE BUMPER. WHAT BOTHERS ME MOST IS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY TIRES BEING RECALLED, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN THE AFFINITY ON THE RECALL LIST BUT IT DID THE SAME THING THAT THE WILDERNESS TIRES HAVE DONE. ARE THERE OTHER TIRES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL THAT FIRESTONE DOESN'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT? PLEASE ADVISE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, RITA CANTRELL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

• 09/18/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RE: SAFETY RECALL 97S83 - DEALERSHIP IS NOT ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM REPAIR IN A TIMELY MANNER.

• 09/16/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  SCARED TO BUY ANOTHER FORD AEROSTAR

• 09/10/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

• 09/10/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  STARTED VEHICLE, NOTICED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS SLUGGISH - STICKING UPON STARTING VEHICLE. APPROX. 5 SECONDS LATER VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH BEGAN TO SMOKE INTENSELY, FILLING VEHICLE WITH SMOKE WITHIN 10 SECONDS. JUMPED FROM VEHICLE AND PUT OUT UNDER DASH FIRE WITH CUP OF COFFEE. FRIGHTENED CHILDREN BADLY.

• 09/09/2000· TIRES

  PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRES AT FIRESTONE DEALER 4 TIRES SIZE P205 75 R14 FORD RECOMENDED SIZE IS P215 70R 14SL. I THINK THE REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE NOT THE RIGHT SIZE FOR MY VEHICLE. PLEASE VERIFY AND OFFER OPTIONS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20575R14 )

• 09/03/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO PA, BRAKES STARTED TO WARP/ SHAKE AND HARD TO BRAKE (ABS), HAD THEM REPLACED AND THEY WARPED AGAIN.*AK

• 09/02/1999· POWER TRAIN

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V204000 CONCERNING 4-WHEEL DRIVE & CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PICKED UP VEHICLE. WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

• 08/31/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF SUDDENLY AT 50MPH. WENT TO APLY BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK, AS RESULT, CONSUME R HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

• 08/30/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UPON GETTING INTO VEHICLE AND STARTING VEHICLE UP, BATTERY BLEW UP. *AK

• 08/25/1995· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL CLICKS. *SD

• 08/24/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THIS VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SOME OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE RECALL NUMBER INDICATED (97V204000). THIS RECALL WAS DONE IN EARLY MARCH 1998. THE RESONANCE, WHICH OCCURES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NEITHER BEING PULLED BY THE DRIVE TRAIN NOR THE ENGINE BEING PUSHED BY THE DRIVE WHEELS(FLOATING BETWEEN ACCELERATION AND DECELLERATION), IS BEGINING TO BE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, JUST AS IT HAD BEEN BEFORE THE RECALL. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE RECALL PROCEDURE WAS INCORRECT, OR NOT COMPLETELY ENGINEERED? GIBBONS MOTOR SALES, DICKSON CITY, PA HAS IN MY PAST EXPERIENCE BEEN COMPETENT. THEY WERE THE SERVICING DEALER. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM IS RETURNING. I AM UNSURE IF THE COMPANY WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AGAIN?

• 08/22/2000· STEERING

  HAVING BEEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE BREAK IN THE LOWER ARM DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AT A HIGHER SPEED THE VAN COULD HAVE ROLLED VERY EASY. KNOW ING NOW THAT YOU HAD A REPORT ON THE RIVETS POPING, I FEEL MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER ALONG WITH MY SON'S KNOWING THAT NOTHING ELSE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF AEROSTAR OWNERS. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTACT ME OR TONY MENDEZ THAT HAS WORKED ON THE VAN . I FEEL THAT THERE HAS BEEN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS BUT NO ONE KNEW WHY. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT MUST BE FIXED AS MOST PEOPLE THAT OWN VANS HAVE CHILDREN. THANK YOU

• 08/21/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS CRACKING AT THE TOP WHICH IS CAUSING A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK, AND POSSIBLE HAZARD. FUEL TANK MUST BE KEPT AT HALF LEVEL, BUT IT DOES NOT STOP FUMES FROM ENTERING COMPARTMENT. *AK *YH

• 08/20/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE,. ALSO SMOKE FILLED THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. ALSO CONSUMER HAS LOST SOME ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER DETAILS. *AK