Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-02-09 | 99V028000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 23,097 | — | Details |
| 1995-02-28 | 95V037000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 12,000 | — | Details |
| 1994-12-01 | 94V239000 |
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | 9,400 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD AEROSTAR. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DETECTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND … |
| 2007-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD AEROSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OPE… |
| 2006-07-07 | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WENT TO INSTALL CAR SEAT IN THREE ROW, PASSENGER SIDE AND THE SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED. IT WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED AT ALL… |
| 2006-06-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 AM 6/23/06, I WAS DRIVING FROM ALBANY, TX TO DALLAS, TX ON HIGHWAY 180... AND THE TREAD ON MY RI… |
| 2005-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER SAID IGNITION FAILED. SHE SAID A YEAR AGO THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF WITHOUT A KEY. SHE STATE… |
| 2005-02-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR OF THE DASH BOARD CAUGHT FIRE ON ITS OWN, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY … |
| 2005-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE OFFICE PARKING LOT. SUDDENLY A CUSTOMER NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE F… |
| 2004-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET THE VEHICLE RECALL 99V029000 REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER KEPT GIVING THE CONSUMER EXCUSES … |
| 2004-03-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND ON. USE TO ONLY HAPPEN WHILE ON HIGH BEAM. BUT IS NOW DOING IT ON LOW BEAM. THIS IS THE SECOND… |
| 2003-09-12 | WHEELS:MULTI PIECE | Yes | 4 | REAR PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF OF 1995 FORD AEROSTAR EXT VAN. THE WHEEL INCLUDED THE REAR BRAKE DRUM AND BROKE THE AXLE,… |
| 2003-05-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR WILL EITHER NOT LATCH AT ALL OR IT WILL STAY CLOSED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO OPEN IT . |
| 2003-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER PUT OUT T… |
| 2002-10-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | OUR VAN WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE HIT IN A FOUR CAR PILE UP. OUR VAN AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT W… |
| 2002-09-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE AT 27 MPH AND THE FRONTAL DRIVER AIR … |
| 2002-02-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 1 | WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AT 40MPH, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER H… |
| 2001-07-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED & THE BRAKE,TAIL,DASH & HEAD LTS GO OFF, SWITCH 1/2 IN WILL WORK. REPLACEMENT… |
| 2001-07-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, VEHICLE SPUTTERED A FEW TIMES, THEN STALLED. WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER COULD… |
| 2001-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VAN CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED, WAS TOLD BY THE INSURANCE THAT AUTOMOBILE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER HAD TWO RECALLS ON THIS … |
| 2001-03-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | AFTER PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS PUSHED ATTACHING BOLTS WERE BROKEN WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECT. DEALER REFUSED TO W… |
| 2000-12-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES.VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE & WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. … |
| 2000-11-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | BOTH SHOULDER SEAT BELTS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT OF THIS 1995 AEROSTAR MINI VAN STOPPED WORKING THIS WEEK, ONE SEAT BELT HAS… |
| 2000-08-13 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | HAVING BEEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE BREAK IN THE LOWER ARM DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AT A HIGHER SPEED THE VAN COUL… |
| 2000-06-22 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHICH HAS A WARRANTY ON THE TIRE OF 80,000 MILES AND ONLY 35,000 MILES WERE PUT ON… |
| 2000-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | No | 0 | UPON STARTING OF VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT, A BURNING SMELL AND THEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IMMEDIATELY … |
| 2000-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER FOUND OUT THROUGH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT TRANSMISSION HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THEY HAD TO ALTER THE ORI… |
| 2000-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONTINUAL LOSS OF TORQUE OVER LAST SEVEN MONTHS. DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID IT WAS THE SMALL ENGINE UNTIL ON 5-1-00 IT REFU… |
| 2000-03-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH & HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE… |
| 2000-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, OR EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE VEHICLE KILLS WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS … |
| 2000-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION/GEARS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE COST FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED A… |
| 1999-12-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | STRESS CRACKS AROUND UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. WHEN UPPER/ LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAIL, THE DOOR MAY COME OFF. *AK |
| 1999-08-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF SUDDENLY AT 50MPH. WENT TO APLY BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK, AS RESULT, CO… |
| 1999-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | UPON GETTING INTO VEHICLE AND STARTING VEHICLE UP, BATTERY BLEW UP. *AK |
| 1999-08-21 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SOME OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE RECALL NUMBER INDICATED (97V204… |
| 1999-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VAN JUST CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. *AK |
| 1999-08-05 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | RECALL 94V239000 FOR "SPARE TIRE CAN CONTACT BRAKE LINES" WAS FOR VEHICLE MFG. IN OCT AND NOV. 1994. MY VEHICLE WAS M… |
| 1999-07-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS PARKED WAITING FOR A RIDER TO GET IN THE VEHILCE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED BACK( SEAT BELT WAS ON). THANK GOD … |
| 1999-06-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | HAD HATCHBACK LATCH REPAIRED BEFORE GOING ON VACATION-THEN WHILE ON VACATION THE LATCH GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE FAMI… |
| 1999-06-02 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | THE BOLT THAT GOES INTO THE PEWTER METAL HOLDING THE THERMOSTAT. WHEN PEWTER METAL GETS HOT, THE BOLTS GET HOT ALSO & T… |
| 1999-06-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING POWER WINDOW DOOR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAN NOTICED THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING & SMOKE PRIOR TO… |
| 1999-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 1 | SCARED TO BUY ANOTHER FORD AEROSTAR |
| 1999-05-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE ONLY TIME I NEEDED TO USE THE FOUR- WAY FLASHERS AND THE COMPONENT FAILED. IN ADDITION, I HAD NO TURN SIGNALS AND R… |
| 1999-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTED OIL PAN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| 1999-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-029). MJS |
| 1999-04-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY EXPLODED. |
| 1999-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V029000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE ON DATE. MECHANIC REPAIRED VEHICLE. VEHICLE HA… |
| 1999-03-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL # 99V-029, REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH. *AK |
| 1999-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECEIVED 1ST RECALL NOTICE AND HAD NO TIME FOR REPAIRS. RECEIVED 2ND RECALL NOTICE 99V029000 & NOTIFIED DEALER. TOOK O… |
| 1999-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DO RECALL REPAIR (NOT NOTIFED) BY MANUFACTURER ON REPAIR PR… |
| 1999-03-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FORD REFUNDED US $1000.00 FOR 1 TRANSMISSION, THE FIRST ONE WAS STILL ON WARRANTY, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE… |
| 1999-02-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN AT ALL FROM THE INSIDE OR FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK |