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1987 Ford Aerostar

Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1989-12-18 89V226000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE 118,787 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2002-08-05 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 PASSENGER'S SEAT BACK FAILED, STAYING IN THE RECLINING POSITION DUE TO METAL FRAME INSIDE SEATBACK BREAKING. PLEASE DE…
2001-08-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PULLED OVER AND LIFTED UP HOOD. NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WI…
2001-03-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED FIRE STARTED ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF…
2001-02-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 VAN CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
2000-05-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 WE HAVE HAD THE CONTROL MODULE REPLACED A MINIMUM OF 5 TIME (RECEIPTS ON HAND), EACH TIME THE VAN STALLS OUT WHILE DRIV…
2000-05-10 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 SEPTEMBER 11, 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK
2000-05-03 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SURGES FORWARD WHEN STARTING. INTERMITTENTLY, PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASI…
2000-04-15 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT No 0 RECALL 91V13 000/HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER: TRUCK CYLINDER: VEHICLE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT STAY OPEN DUE TO HYDRAULIC C…
1999-10-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ,AND THE HOOD WAS OPENED, CONSUMER NOTICED SPARKS AND LOTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD…
1999-09-28 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, EXITING THE HWY AND IT SEEMED AS IF THE POWERSTEERING WENT OUT OR THAT THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED, …
1999-09-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VAN BEFOR…
1999-09-27 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE VAN' STARTS AND DOES NOT STALL, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL.
1999-09-26 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 NO SUMMARY.
1999-06-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1999-05-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 HAD SERVICE DONE ON VEHICLE & REPLACED THE OLD BATTERY. WAS DRIVING WHEN SMOKE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OVER & PA…
1998-08-31 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 ACCELERATOR MAKES SQUEAKING SOUND & WOULD STICK . ALSO, HAD TO HAVE SEAT BELTS REPLACED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. IN AD…
1998-06-21 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 MPH AND 40 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TWICE, AND CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE TRANMISSION REPLACED. CU…
1998-06-01 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. No 0 TAPE PLAYER FAILED. *MJS
1998-03-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED.
1998-02-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE FIRE.
1998-01-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 DRIVING 25-30MPH AND SAW STEAM COMING FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER AND WALKED AWAY TO CALL AAA, LOOKED BACK AND THE VEHICLE…
1998-01-06 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Yes 0 ADVANCED TO STOP LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RAN INTO SEVERAL CARS. *AK
1998-01-01 SEAT BELTS Yes 2 DRIVING AT APPROX 28-29MPH ,WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, HITTING VEHICLE, SEATBELT WHICH ARE ON REELS …
1997-10-17 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE BACK DOOR DOESN'T LATCH CORRECTLY. TOOK TRUCK TO THE A FORD DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE DOOR, BUT SAID IT WAS A …
1997-07-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 WHENEVER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOTICE FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE GAS TANK, AND STRONG GAS FUMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO …
1997-06-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH FIRE SPREADING TO THE DASHBOARD. *AK *SLC
1997-06-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. VEHICLE WAS TOT…
1997-06-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. TO DEALER TWICE, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
1997-05-29 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS BRAKE FAILURE.
1997-05-23 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 0 TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO A TREE, SEVERELY DAMAGING THE REAR END. *AK
1997-05-19 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT OFTEN COMES LOOSE AFTER LATCHING. *AK
1997-05-14 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 OWNER STATED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP, WHILE PARKED FOR THREE HOUR IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPLODE…
1997-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 WHILE PARKED, THE ALTERNATOR WIRE PLUG CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN . PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
1997-03-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH, VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER, THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT …
1997-03-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DISENAGES FROM THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *JG
1996-10-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN (THE VEHICLE WAS …
1996-10-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 VHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER STATES IT MELTED SIDE OF THE HOUSE. *AK
1996-09-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 VEHICLE FIRE TOOK PLACE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DASH AREA.
1996-09-13 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PUSHED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS.*AK
1996-07-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN WENT UP IN FLAMES DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-07-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 ELECTRICAL FIRE SUSPECTED TO HAVE STARTED WITH IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
1996-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 ELECTRICAL WIRING FIRE.
1996-06-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE FIRE. *SD
1996-06-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 PARKED VEHICLE FUNNY ODOR AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE APPROXIMATEL…
1996-06-17 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT No 0 JACK INCAPABLE OF LIFTING VEHICLE TO CHANGE FLAT TIRE DUE TO BEING MADE OF WEAK MATERIALS. *SD
1996-05-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 EXPERIENCED FIRE UNDERDASH. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
1996-05-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GETS OVERHEATED AND ALSO STALLS.*AK
1996-05-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 UPON STARTING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, COLLIDING W/ANOTHER VEHICLE AND LAWN FURNITURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED A …
1996-05-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
1996-05-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY No 0 RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *DSH