1986 Ford Aerostar
Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-02-08 | 90V021000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 91,000 | — | Details |
| 1988-09-02 | 88V145000 |
SEATS | 90,000 | — | Details |
| 1986-09-02 | 86V123000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 107 | — | Details |
| 1986-01-22 | 86V006000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | 38,947 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GROMMET IN THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. FUEL IS ESCAPING FROM THE TANK AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE. THERE IS A CONSTANT ESCAP… |
| 2000-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT 3 YEARS AGO AT FORD DEALER, THEN, IN OCT 2000 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAI… |
| 1999-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | POSSIBLE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE. NLM |
| 1999-08-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS FAILURE IS RELATED TO PAST RECALLS. NLM |
| 1999-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FRONT OF STARTER CRACKED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-12-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | HAD FILLED VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. NOTICED THAT THE TANK HAD STARTED TO LEAK AFTERWARDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD IT… |
| 1998-08-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ENGINE STALLING UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN NORMALLY.… |
| 1998-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING FIRE. |
| 1998-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THIS VAN HAS FAILED ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND OUT OF THE 1.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP I DROVE IT FOR 2 MONTHS AND NOT EVEN 6… |
| 1997-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | SMOKE EMMITTED FROM IGNITION SWITCH. |
| 1997-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. |
| 1997-02-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER'S SIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *… |
| 1997-01-01 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | THE CABLE WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE RUSTED, ALLOWING TIRE TO FALL. |
| 1996-10-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED 4 TIMES. |
| 1996-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE RIGHT FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN KEY IS IN I… |
| 1996-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1996-07-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASED FROM THE BELT BUCKLE.*AK |
| 1996-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE, THEN SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, POSSIBLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IGNITION. *AK |
| 1996-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THEN WHEN IT WAS PARKED THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE.… |
| 1996-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. *DH |
| 1996-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, STOPPED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPAR… |
| 1996-03-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERHOO, WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT, CAUSE UNKOWN, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK |
| 1996-02-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN EVENFLO CHILD SAFETY SEAT, CAUSING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT TO FLIP OVER DURING ACCIDENT/INJU… |
| 1996-01-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAILED FUEL INJECTOR CAUSED ENGINE FIRE. *DH |
| 1996-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SMELLS A BURNING SMELL OR SMOKEIN THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1995-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE ON THE VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL EVERY 800 MILES. TT |
| 1995-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE;TURNED OFF IGNITION;REMOVED KEY;LATER, NOTICED FLASH OF LIGHT; CHECK GARAGE/VEHICLE, BLACK SMO… |
| 1995-09-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FLOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELTS WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. TT |
| 1995-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH |
| 1995-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS TO FUEL PUMP HAS MELTED. TT |
| 1995-01-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AUTO-TRAN: WHILE PARKED, SHIFTED TO REVERSE; ENGINE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN; VEHICLE TOOK OFF; BRAKES APPLIED; VEHICLE S… |
| 1995-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE, HEARD A LOUD NOISE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AREA WAS ON FIRE NEAR THE DASH. POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL. *… |
| 1994-12-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *DH |
| 1994-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET CYLINDER REPLACED. |
| 1994-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. *SD |
| 1994-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE FAILURE, INSUFFICIENT INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND GROMMET COULD RESULT IN … |
| 1993-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | A FIRE STARTED IN HT IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1993-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED NOTICE A FIRE COMING FROME THE DASH AREA, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL. *AK |
| 1992-12-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE DUE TO A FAULTY BOLT IN THE HINGES. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | TRIED TO START VAN AND FIRE STARTED. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISION HAS FAILED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCH LATCH WILL NOT LOCK DON'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN . TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING GAS THERE IS NO POWER, AS IF VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE HAS THE WRONG TRANSMISSION IN… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | OWNER STATES WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE WITH ENGINE IDLING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD OF VEHICLE WHICH THE… |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GEAR SEAL FAILS CONTINUOUSLY, RESULTING IN (4) REPLACEMENTS OF SAME PART. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO REASON. THIS WAS THE SECOND FIRE THAT HAS OCCURRED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE HAS NOT BEE… |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THE STEERING AND SEAT WERE BURNING , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. |