1995 Ford Aspire

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

• 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE; ONCE IN 1997, AND ONCE IN 1999. VEHICLE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/30/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF.

• 12/22/2004· TIRES

  I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR VAN BACK AT THE END OF JULY 2004. I HAD ONE REAR TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND SHRED. I WAS CHARGED MY ROAD HAZARD FEE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AGAIN THIS PAST SUNDAY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TOTALLY SHREDDED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW TIRE A NO CHARGE THIS TIME, HOWEVER THE SEPARATION WAS SO BAD THAT BY THE TIME I GOT THE VAN STOPPED MY RIM IS NOW CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. *JB

• 12/13/1995· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL STUCK, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT; CAUSE UNKNOWN; NO WARNING; LOW SPEED. TT

• 12/11/1998· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE SHATTERED WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED AND WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AT THE TIME, WINDOW REPLACED AND INCIDENT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME.

• 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

• 12/04/1997· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT LEVER DISENGAGED FROM THE PANEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT LEVER. *AK WHILE REPLACING, DEALER STATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REDESIGNED. *SLC

• 12/02/2002· WHEELS

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT ARM HOLDING WHEEL WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED . TS

• 11/29/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  HIT A DEER, AND WENT INTO A DITCH, DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 11/13/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE SMELLS OF GASOLINE VERY STRONGLY. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WINDOWS UP OR DOWN THERE IS STILL A STRONG SMELL, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 11/03/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH CABLE BROKE, CAUSES VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD WHENEVER CONSUMER LEFT OFF CLUTCH PEDAL. FOUND CRACKED BRACKET WHICH HELD CABLE AS THE CAUSE FOR THE CABLE BREAKING. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. REPAIR WOULD BE DONE AT COST TO CONSUMER. *AK *NLM

• 10/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN BUTTONS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. *AK *SLC

• 10/22/1996· STRUCTURE

  FRAME WELDING FROM THE FACTORY IS UNSATISFACTORY. AFTER REPAIR PER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 96B98 CRACKS AND HOLES COULD STILL BE FOUND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME WELDING.

• 10/17/2000· TIRES

  THE RUBBER ON CONSUMER FIRESTONE TIRES PILED OFF, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WER NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005. NLM

• 10/12/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1995 FORD ASPIRE- HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND REPAIR SHOP IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A USED REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE ALL OF THE ONES IT HAS OBTAINED ARE ALREADY BROKEN. COST OF NEW PART IS $400, WHICH IS PROBABLY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. *LA

• 10/02/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER 6 TIMES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 10/02/1996· AIR BAGS

  PURCHASED CAR USED, CAR WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT, NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 09/25/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  STRONG ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE, ODOR IS COMING FROM FUEL TANK THAT IS SITUATED TOO CLOSE TO DRIVER. *AK

• 09/22/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH. TT

• 09/12/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, THE FIRE WAS LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD. *AK CONSUMER STATED HORN SHORTED AND ALERTED CONSUMER.*JB

• 09/08/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING NOISE IN LOW GEAR.

• 09/04/1995· VISIBILITY

  RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW GOES UP EXCEEDINGLY SLOWLY, TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO ROLL UP COMPLETELY. *DSH

• 09/02/1998· STRUCTURE

  FRONT OF VEHICLE HIT BY PARTICAL BOARD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. IMPACT CAUSED VEHICLE HOOD TO FLIPPED UP, BLOCKING WINDSHIELD. HOOD COULD NOT BE LET DOWN TO ALLOW TO DRIVE OFF HIGHWAY.

• 08/22/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERCrash

  FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF SWITCH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START WITHOUT ACTIVATING SWITCH.

• 08/18/2001· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  BALL JOINT BROKE WHEN TURNING AT 15 MPH WHICH TORE OUT THE CV JOINT. *AK

• 08/18/1997· VISIBILITY

  VEHICLE'S WINDOW WAS DOWN AND CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE WHOLE WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK

• 08/15/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH ON A DRY 2 LANE ROAD AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. AS THEY MET TOWARD THE CENTER OF INTERSECTION. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO HIT HEAD- ON OTHER VEHICLE. AT SAME TIME PASSENGER'S CAR HIT CONSUMER'S FRONT RIGHT SIDE, DAMAGING BUMPER/TIRE AND DOOR. BETWEEN THE 2 IMPACTS AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. CONSUMER DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT AN ISSUE OF THEIRS.CONSUMER APPEALED TO THE AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE. INSURANCE ADJUSTER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK

• 08/12/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT WITH A TRUCK ON A NARROW ROAD FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 08/12/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN TRAVELING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDETS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/07/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 45MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAR HIT CURB, AND RAN INTO A BRICKWALL HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER WAS PREVIOUSLY IN A CRASH, WHERE HE WAS REARENDED AND FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THEN NEITHER OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED.*AIK

• 08/04/1995· STRUCTURE

  DOORS DO NOT HAVE RAIN GUARDS, CAUSING WATER TO ENTER VEHICLE WHEN WINDOW IS DOWN. TT

• 07/29/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE THROW OUT BEARING STARTED TO GO OUT, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. I HAD SHIFTED DOWN TO 4TH GEAR, AFTER I HAD DONE THAT, IT POPPED OUT OF 4TH GEAR TWICE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ALMOST HOME, SO I PROCEEDED, AFTER A WHILE LONGER THE CAR HESITATED FOR A SPLIT SECOND THEN PROCEED FOR ABOUT A 1/4 MILE WHEN IT LOST ALL TRANSMISSION POWER. AFTER THIS OCCURED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN FINE. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP NEEDING A NEW CLUTCH & TRANSMISSION. THE SHOP SAYS THAT THE PLANETARY GEARS BROKE, INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION.

• 07/25/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS FAILED.

• 07/20/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY . PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 07/19/1999· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER HAS ALWAYS MADENOISE WHEN OPERATING NOW FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS CAPITAL FORD SAID NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT $1300 . SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AT, TIMES CAUSING AN INACCURATE AND SHAKY READOUT. THE VIBRATION HAS NOW CAUSED THE NEEDLE TO BREAK OFF DASH HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED THAT I'M AWARE OF WE CAN NO LONGER TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE IS TRAVELING.

• 07/13/2000· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH, CAR SWERVES AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE, IT MOVES IN REVERSE. TOOK CAR BACK TO FORD SERVICE AND THEY SAY THIS IS "NORMAL"?*AK

• 07/11/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SHORT. *DH

• 07/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED. *DH

• 07/02/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/30/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PROBLEM WITH FUSES OFTEN BURNING OUT, CAUSING EHICLE TO STALL. *AK

• 06/30/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  IN ACCIDENT 12:00 AT 30-40MPH AND PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD.

• 06/28/1996· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING LOCKED UP WHILING DRIVING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJURING CONSUMER, STERING LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN, IMPACTED PARKED VEHICLE AT 30-35 MPH PARKED VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER COONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED. *JB

• 06/19/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

• 06/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE FACTORY INSTALLED PUSH-ROD, BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MASTER CYLINDER, WAS NOT THE PROPER PART (IT WAS TOO LONG). THE RESULT OF THIS IS ABS FAILURE.

• 06/17/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 06/02/2008· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  ON A 1995 FORD ASPIRE WITH 101,847 MILES, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS GETTING HARDER TO PUSH DOWN AND GETTING CLOSER TO THE FLOOR UPON RELEASE EVEN THOUGH A NEW CLUTCH WAS PUT IN A YEAR EARLIER. ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO MOVE AROUND SLIGHTLY. BOTH THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE ON THE SAME BRACKET. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THE CABLE HAD BROKEN BUT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE BRACKET HAD COME THROUGH THE FIREWALL. A NEW BRACKET HAD TO BE FABRICATED AND THE FIREWALL STRENGTHENED. *TR

• 05/31/2001· STEERING

  WAS TOLD BY FORD I NEEDED TO SEARCH JUNK YARD FOR REPLACEMENT OF KNUCKLE, NO LONGER BEING MADE, I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON CAR. *AK

• 05/29/1996· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME OUT OF THE CONSUMER'S HAND. *AK

• 05/25/2003· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT LEVER BROKE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY DUE TO LIGHT TRAFFIC, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS OTHERWISE. *NLM

• 05/22/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB