Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Ford Aerostar.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD MY STARTER REPLACED BREAKS AND RELAY AND IT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM I CANNOT EVEN TURN O… |
| 2004-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM TWICE, BUT THE CONSUMER… |
| 2003-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FLUID ENTERING COOLANT |
| 2003-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES OVERHEAT ON A CURVEY ROAD |
| 2002-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1) REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS AND BOLTS! 2) REPLACED EXTENSION HOUSING GASKET 3) REPLACED BOTH VALVE COVER GASKETS, O… |
| 2002-09-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER. NLM |
| 2002-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUSED A FIRE WHICH MELTED THE REAR TIRES. … |
| 2002-06-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AS SOON AS CONSUMER SHIFTED TO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, WITH TIRES SPINNING. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, THE… |
| 2002-05-06 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | I WENT TO FIRESTONE IN ST. JOE, MO AND HAD MY AIR CONDITIONING RECHARGED AFTER 9 YEARS OF DRIVING MY VAN. THEY TOLD ME… |
| 2002-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 1 | 12 YEAR OLD LISTENING TO RADIO MOVED SHIFTER FROM PASSENGER SIDE. VAN MOVED CAUSING EXTENSIVE LEG INJURY TO A PERSON WH… |
| 2001-12-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT ON ME. THE SWITCH FO… |
| 2001-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE REAR LIFT SPRING ON THE REAR LIFTGATE BROKE AT THE UP POSISTION WHILE UNLOADING,CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME SLAMING DO… |
| 2001-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES WHEN A STRONG ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING WAS SMELLED. THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN … |
| 2001-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | FOUR WHEEL DRIVE/TRANSFER CASE BLEW OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK |
| 2001-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-04-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | AS CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL FORWARD, ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PEDAL WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE… |
| 2001-04-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT REAR OF HER 1991 FORD AEROS… |
| 2001-04-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 3 | WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION WITH THREE INJURIES, UPON EXPECTION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2001-03-18 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | PE00 202; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE, WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER. HE NOTIC… |
| 2001-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-01-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD BOUGHT A VEHICLE WITHOUT SEAT BELTS. DEALER REFUSED TO INSTALL SEAT BELTS. CONSUMER NEEDS THEM FOR C… |
| 2000-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 2000-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FLYWHEEL HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. IT CONTINUES TO TEAR APART NEAR WHERE IT IS BOLTED ON. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBL… |
| 2000-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: ) |
| 2000-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: ) |
| 2000-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN UNDER DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK T… |
| 2000-08-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A/C WAS INOPERATIVE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM DEALER. DEALER REPAIRED A/C AS CONDITION OF PURCHASE. A/C FAILED AG… |
| 2000-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVESHAFT BENT, CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANS… |
| 2000-07-06 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE MARSHALL & INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THE CAUSE SEEM TO BE THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR FAN. DEALER I… |
| 2000-06-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCHBACK FREEZES (LOCKED) CLOSED AND I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE. WHICH COULD PROVE DANGEROUS IN A… |
| 2000-05-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES P215 70 R14 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC |
| 2000-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY, LOUD TICKING NOISE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. V… |
| 2000-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE GOING IN REVERSE, APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD RESULTING IN A… |
| 2000-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | REPLACED ORGINAL MASTER CYLINDER WITH REBUILT FORD MASTER CYLINDER AT APPROX. 100,000 MILES, 8/9/97. REPLACED REBUILT … |
| 2000-02-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHEN HUSBAND STARTED VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, COLLISION RESULTED. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICL… |
| 1999-12-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT… |
| 1999-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEAL FROM THE TRANSMISSION HAD STARTED LEAKING DOWN ON THE EXHAUST CAUSING ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE. *YC |
| 1999-10-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT HAND HAD BEEN OPENED & THEN CLOSED, IT COULD BE REOPENED AGAIN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR… |
| 1999-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | DRIVESHAFT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HIGH SPEED DRIVING , CAUSING VEHICLE VIBRATION. ALSO, RUENING SEALS/TRANSFER CASE,AND CAU… |
| 1999-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SMELLED SOME SMOKE, AND PULLED OVER, LIFTED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE WITHIN THE ALTERNATOR… |
| 1999-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH DRIVER SMELT SMOKE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND CHECKING UNDER HOOD, THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGI… |
| 1999-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | UPON SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. LOST CONTROL AND WENT THROUGH A … |
| 1999-05-16 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPRIENCE PROBLEM WITH TRANSFER CASE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH. CONSUMER LEARN OF A MFR. RECAL… |
| 1999-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN A STORE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . *AK |
| 1999-04-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT BRAKE WAS SEIZING AND PULLING VEHICLE TO LEFT, AFTER STOP AND GO DRIVING. I HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE WITH A… |
| 1999-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION FIRE. VEHICLE TOTALED. NEVER INFORMED OF RECALL. *AK |
| 1999-01-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. |
| 1999-01-04 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE LOCATED UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE IS HELD UP BY A CABLE. THE CABLE BROKE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE SP… |
| 1998-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A FIRE INSIDE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM THE INTE… |