Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-13 | 97V204000 |
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | 75,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD AEROSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE… |
| 2014-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | Yes | 0 | BACKED INTO PINE TREE IN DRIVEWAY. SHATTERED PLASTIC BUMPER COVER. CAN NOT REPLACE BUMPER COVER BECAUSE FORD SAYS OBSOL… |
| 2011-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD AEROSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2009-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD AEROSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A CLICKING … |
| 2007-10-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | BOUGHT FOUR TIRES: SIGMA SHADOW. 55,000 MILES WARRANTY. 215/75R14, 6K60, AT TIRE KINGDOM LOCATED AT: 8790 SW 24TH ST. … |
| 2006-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST GOT HOME AND WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. ABOUT 30 MIN LATER SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING ON ARE DOOR TELLING US THE … |
| 2006-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON CHANGING BOTH THE FUEL FILTER AND THE OIL FILTER, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE … |
| 2006-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD AEROSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED WITH A HIGHER THAN SPECIFIE… |
| 2005-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONSTANTLY, THEN HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NOISE IN COLUMN SOUNDS LIKE L… |
| 2005-02-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY SHORTING OUT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM 2 OR MORE TIMES PER YEAR. I USE LONG-LIFE BULBS, BUT THE… |
| 2004-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. WHILE OPEN… |
| 2004-12-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS SWITCH BURNED OUT TWICE. THE CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH KEPT BURNING. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP.*AK |
| 2004-10-18 | STEERING:COLUMN | Yes | 0 | WHILE TURNING LEFT IN AN INTERSECTION THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ON MY AEROSTAR FORD '93 THAT CAUSED ME TO TURN OVER TO… |
| 2004-09-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE FRONT END NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED BECAUSE NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FRONT END A… |
| 2004-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL SHOR… |
| 2004-06-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN HER 1993 FORD AEROSTAR IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED FOUR TIMES. NONE OF THE… |
| 2004-05-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 4-TIRES AT SEAR IN KINGSPORT TENNESSEE IN FEBRUARY 2004 AND NOTICED THAT ALL 4-TIRES HAD BAD PLACES ON THE TIR… |
| 2004-05-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S REAR TIRES HAVE PRODUCED A LARGE BUBBLE ON IT. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIO… |
| 2004-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH RUNS SO HOT IT MELTS THE PLASTIC PLUG BODY INTO WHICH THE WIRING HARNESS TERMINALS ARE INSERTED. I WI… |
| 2003-11-19 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE … |
| 2003-11-05 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE MODEL UNKNOWN, SIZE P215/70R14, DOT# DVHYFRKR4201 . |
| 2003-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS START TO GO OFF AND ON AFTER 10 MINS OF DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS, DASH LIGHTS GO OUT TOO. FORD SAYS THE SWIT… |
| 2003-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT SWITCH IS STILL ON. HAS TO BE JIGGLED ABOUT TO BE SURE IT… |
| 2003-08-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEAR NHTSA; BELOW IS CORRESPONDENCE WITH GOODYEAR TIRE COMPANY. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DUNLOP ROVER TOURING GT T… |
| 2003-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | CANCELLATION OF GENERAL RECALL TSB94B38 WHICH HAD TO DO WITH ABS GENERAL RECALL WHICH FORD SAYS IS NOW EXPIRED. MY REAR… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVE… |
| 2003-03-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *JB |
| 2003-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIF… |
| 2002-12-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THEY SAY "WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE" SO THAT'S WHY I CHECKED THE FIRE BUTTON ON THE FORM. JUST TO THE RIGHT OF … |
| 2002-11-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FRONT RIGH… |
| 2002-11-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT POWER TRAIN SNAPPED AND CAR DROVE OUT OF CONTROL. WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. … |
| 2002-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED THAT AIR BAG FUSE IS BAD AND AIR BAGS WILL NOT … |
| 2002-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AS A RESULT OF A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2002-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, COULD HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING SHORT. *AK *YH |
| 2002-07-28 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | THIS SPINDLE FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING.THANK GOD THAT NONE OF MY THREE KIDS WERE INJURED AND ALSO MYSELF.THIS HA… |
| 2002-07-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | OUR DAUGHTER WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR THAT HIT HER WAS GOING 50MPH.OUR VAN WAS PUS… |
| 2002-06-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AT 45MPH VEHICLE CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2002-06-16 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN STEERING COLUMN. WIRE RIBBON RING THAT'S INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN, WHICH GIVES POWER TO… |
| 2002-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR TRAVELLING APPROX 70MPH. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.… |
| 2002-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH TRANSFER CASE FELL APART, AND CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS IN VEHICLE.*AKCONSUMER S… |
| 2002-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THERE IS A FITTING FOR THE BRAKE LINE, MOUNTED TO A BRACKET BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE RUBBER LINE POPPED OFF TH… |
| 2002-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | RECALL 97V204000 ON TRANSFERCASE WAS DONE IN 1999. AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS SHAKING AT 40 MPH. DEALER DETERMINED DRIVESH… |
| 2001-10-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CABLE CONSISTS OF INNER CABLE INSIDE METAL, RUBBER COVERING WITH ASBESTO… |
| 2001-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS. THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLS… |
| 2001-07-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS ON RIGHT SIDE OF TAILGATE HAVE BROKEN, DOOR WOULD NOT STAY IN OPEN POSITION WHEN USED. DEALER N… |
| 2001-05-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 1 | 5 YEAR OLD CHILD DISENGAGED TRANSMISSION FROM PARK. KEYS WERE NOT IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IN PARK. VEHICHLE ROL… |
| 2001-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | RECALL 97-V-2041-000; WHENEVER MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL JERK TO ONE SIDE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NO… |
| 2001-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE AND DASH AREA AND BURNED UP. VAN WAS PARKED AND ENGINE OFF WHEN FIRE HAPPENED. |