Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-08-06 | 90V144000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 14,300 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | MY FORD AEROSTAR CAUGHT FIRE LAST NIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY DAUGHTER HAD RETURNED FROM SCHOOL AND PARKED IT IN T… |
| 2006-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE NEXT TO GAS TANK FAILED ON HIGHWAY, BRAKING ABILITY WAS GREATLY REDUCED. *JB |
| 2005-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 96V071000 CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN HE CONTACTED FORD, THEY COUL… |
| 2003-11-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 98V190000 CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEM STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY: CONSUMER INTERMITTENTLY SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF… |
| 2003-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WE OWE A 1989 FORD AEROSTAR MINI-VAN THE LONG EDITION. WE HAVE HAD IT A LITTLE OVER YEAR. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A SERIOU… |
| 2002-09-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS NOT ALLOWING THE CONSUMER TO FILL UP A FULL TANK OF GAS… |
| 2002-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAK IN TANK.*AK |
| 2002-07-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON JULY 2, 2002 THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRE HAD 49,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS WARRANTIE… |
| 2002-06-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TODAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1989 AEROSTAR AND SHE HAD THE ACCELERATOR GO DOWN UNDER HER FOOT BY IT'S SELF FOR NO PERC… |
| 2002-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. IT HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY WELL. I NOTICED A MINOR TRIPLE CLI… |
| 2001-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 1 | THE ALTERNATOR FAILED SHORT CIRCUIT. MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CURRENT PASSED FROM THE BATTERY THROUGH THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH B… |
| 2001-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR CONNECTORS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK |
| 2001-08-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN I WENT TO FILL UP WITH GAS, THE ATTENDANT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS I WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE OFF. A RIVER OF GASOLINE WAS… |
| 2001-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTERCYLINDER LEAKING, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE, THE DATE OF THIS AEROSTAR FALL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RECALL. |
| 2001-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN YOU TURNTHE KEY ON. THE IGNITION IS STUCK ON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO GO OFF, IS TO GET UNDER THE HOOD AND DIS … |
| 2000-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | DUE TO PLACEMENT OF IGNITION MODULE ON DISTRIBUTOR, AFTER LONG PERIOD OF TRAVEL, VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF, NO MATTER HO… |
| 2000-10-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | 91V189000/TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC: PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVWAY, AFTER 15 -20 MINUTES LOCAL POLICE ARRIVED TO INFORM CONSU… |
| 2000-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL CONSUMER CHANGED THE IGNITION MODULE. IT JUST HAPPENED… |
| 2000-09-04 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 1 | RIGHT REAR TREAD SEPARATION ON INTERSTATE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF MINIVAN. AEROSTAR ROLLS OVER AND EJECTS THIRD SEA… |
| 2000-07-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES ENGINE WAS ON AND IN THE PARK POSITION, CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE… |
| 2000-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE, PRIOR TO FIRE THAT SAME AFTERNOON THE CONSUMER HAD A FRIEND REPLA… |
| 2000-06-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | RECALL 91V189000; WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT JUST ROLLED FRONT DOWN THE HILL, AND HIT A BRIDGE. *AK |
| 2000-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | EXCELLERATED AT HIGH SPEED THROWING DRIVER BACKWARD IN BELTED SEAT, HAD TO STRUGGLE TO BRAKE |
| 2000-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FUMES, THEN WE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK. WE CONTACTED… |
| 2000-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 1 | DAUGHTER WAS IN THE MINIVAN WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT. THE GEAR WAS SUPPOSELY IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY SH… |
| 2000-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK (APROX 10 MIN DRIVE) AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN MY SON NOTICED THE VAN … |
| 2000-02-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHEN MAING A LEFT TURN WIRING HARNESS WRAPPED AROUND THE BOTTOM OF ACCELERATOR CABLE, CAUSING A FULL THROTTLE CONDIT… |
| 2000-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE FUEL TANK FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. NLM |
| 2000-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (98V-190) OF THE FUEL TANK PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIR… |
| 2000-02-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK AND THEN DRIVING, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM TOP OF TANK. CONSUMER BELIEVES TANK IS CRACKED,… |
| 2000-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MOVED IN FULL FORCE ON ITS OWN. WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE ACCELERA… |
| 2000-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CONSUMER STOPPED. THEN, WHEN CONSUMER WAS TALKING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, SMOKE AND FIRE WA… |
| 1999-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. IT FAILED IN A WAY THAT IS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS. THE BRAKES APP… |
| 1999-10-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ALL OF SUDDEN UNHOOKED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH BACK. *AK |
| 1999-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASHBOARD, AND WHOLE VEHICLE BURNED. FIRE DEPARTEMENT HAD TO C… |
| 1999-09-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V190000 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER & SET UP APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE ON DATE GIVEN. M… |
| 1999-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VAN TO ACCOMODATE MY FAMILY OF 7. THE A/C AND TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY LICENSED TECHNITIONS… |
| 1999-07-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE IS A CRACK WITHIN THE GAS TANK WHICH CAUSES A LEAK. CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS WHEN DRIVING. *AK |
| 1999-07-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CAR ACCELERATED FROM 0 TO 60/70 MPH WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK POSITION TO DRIVE POSITION, OVERRIDING ACEELERATOR AND BRA… |
| 1999-06-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | HAD SHIFTED INTO DRIVE & TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE,VEHICLE WENT FULL THROTTLE IN PARKING LOT. HIT PILLAR. HAD FAILED TO STOP… |
| 1999-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FELL OFF ENGINE. MJS |
| 1999-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN ROADWAY. OPENED HOOD AND OBSERVED FIRE IN TOP CENTER REAR OF ENGINE COM… |
| 1999-05-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (98V19000). DEALER DENIED REPAIR DUE TO NO PARTS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN … |
| 1999-05-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V190000 & CONTACTED DEALER. SET APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE 2 DAYS LATER. MECHANIC LOOKED … |
| 1999-04-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE WHE… |
| 1999-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | WHILE PARKING IN AN INCLINE POSITION WITH VEHICLE IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, ALMOST RUNNING OVER THE OCCUPANT. PLEA… |
| 1999-03-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEATBELT HOUSING BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE F… |
| 1999-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR KEEPS GETTING JAMMED. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, DEALER HAD A HARD TIME GETTING P… |
| 1999-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BUCKLE WILL NOT FASTEN DUE TO BROKEN SPRING ASSEMBLY. REQUIRED TO PURCHASE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING BELT, DUE TO BRO… |
| 1999-01-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN MUFFLER WAS BEING REPLACED ON THE VAN, THE FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. THE FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED.… |