Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-26 | 00V425000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 36,500 | — | Details |
| 1999-02-09 | 99V029000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 762,201 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I FOUND TWO INCOMPLETE RECALLS. I CALLED THE DEALER 9/28/2020 AT [XXX] AND SPOKE TO [XXX]. SHE PUT THE VIN IN HER SYSTE… |
| 2009-06-10 | WHEELS | No | 0 | OBSERVED FULL CRACK ON ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM SPOKE. THIS IS STANDARD ALUMINUM WHEEL FROM MANUFACTURER. SERIOUS SAFETY IS… |
| 2005-10-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS GIVEN THIS VAN WITH A HANDICAPPED LIFT AS A PRESENT FROM SOME PEOPLE AT OUR CHURCH. EVER SINCE I GOT IT THE ENGI… |
| 2005-07-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 1 | 1997 AEROSTAR REAR HATCH: 1 OF 2 ANCHOR STUDS WHICH SUPPORT THE TAIL HATCH PNEUMATIC SPRING (VEHICLE BODY END) BROKE, A… |
| 2005-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MY 1997 FORD AERO STAR VAN PRODUCED A PUFF OF SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO MY … |
| 2003-11-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE MOV… |
| 2003-11-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S HUSBAND DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE RIMS HAD CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. *LA ANOTHER RIM WAS FOUND WITH CRACK… |
| 2003-10-15 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TWO FRONT RIMS CRACKED. *AK CO… |
| 2003-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A BAD LEAK IN THE FRONT SEAL. I PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSAXLE REMOVED AND THE SEAL REPLACED. THE… |
| 2003-07-29 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE RIM SPOKES ARE CRACKED. VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK FOUR SPOKES WER… |
| 2003-06-25 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | REAR WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-08-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN PROPERLY DUE TO THE TRANSFER CASE BEING DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED D… |
| 2002-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NOTE: I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS SITE YEARS AGO. I COULD NOT GET PAST FORDS "BRICK WALL" TO SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER! 1. 1997… |
| 2002-01-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT SPINDLE AND KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK RIGHT FRONT SPINDLE/KNUCKLE ASS… |
| 2001-12-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2001-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | FORD RECOMMENDS INCORRECT ADJUSTMENT OF REAR BRAKES, WHICH CAUSES OVERHEATING OF DRUMS AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF AXLE SEA… |
| 2001-06-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN GOING 35-45MPH IN THE RIGHT SLOW LANE. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE PICKED UP MORE SPEE… |
| 2001-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN IT RAINS/UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR LOCK FROM PASSENGER SIDE; UNEXPLAINED STALL CHECK/ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON/STARTED WITH N… |
| 2001-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 97 V 204 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT INC… |
| 2001-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER HAVE RECALL 00V425000/ ACCELERATOR CABLE REPAIRED. DEALER TOLD HER THEY WERE NOT A… |
| 2000-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN A S… |
| 2000-08-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SPINDLE ASSEMBLY, BRAKE ROTOR, CALIPER … |
| 2000-06-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OFF OF A SMALL STREET, APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF ON ITS … |
| 2000-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHEN SLIDING DOOR TOO CLOSE IT WILL NOT CONNECT AND LOCK, LIGHT STAYS ON BECAUSE DOOR IS NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY. *AK |
| 2000-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROX 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTH OF ATLANTA. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELARATED OUT OF CONTROL … |
| 2000-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT UP TO 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND PLACED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CON… |
| 1999-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MAINLY WHEN VAN WAS IN PARK ENGINE REVVED UP BY ITSELF. ALSO, VAN HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING. VAN… |
| 1999-09-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHEN A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF TRUCK. AIRBAGS DID… |
| 1999-07-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #97V204000. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS FOR TRANSFER CASE. AFTER REPAIRS, PICK… |
| 1999-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-029) IGNITION SWITCH. MJS |
| 1999-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL REPAIR POLICY, WHEN REPAIR WAS MADE. (99S02) |
| 1999-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER 4 TIMES REGARDING RECALL 99V029000, IGNITION SWITCH SHORT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER … |
| 1999-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 1998-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | SMOKE OCCASIONALLY APPEARS COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE DASH PANEL BY THE HEATING AND A/C CONTROLS. SMELLS LIKE ELECTRIC… |
| 1998-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT… |
| 1998-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON THE KEY GETS VERY HOT WHEN IT IS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK |
| 1998-05-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER RESTRAINT SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1998-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FEELS LIKE AND SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO LOCK IN TWO GEARS, ALMOST STALLS VEHICLE.HAS A MISS/BUCK/BALK/JERK/JU… |
| 1998-03-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION. |
| 1998-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING OR APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES FROM THE REAR WHEELS. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER T… |
| 1998-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE CAUSING IT TO HIT A BULIDING. |
| 1997-12-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEEL FELL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. |
| 1997-12-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES FAILED. MICHELIN / FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES (P215/75 R14). *YC |
| 1997-11-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VIBRATION AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS ALONG WITH NOISY DRONING EXPERIENCED WITHIN WEEKS OF NEW PURCHASE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO E… |
| 1997-11-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, PRESSED BRAKES, WENT TO REVERSE AND VEHICLE ACCELLERATED AT HIGH SPEED, RACING 100 FEET DOWN … |
| 1997-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS BURNED. |
| 1997-08-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THERE ISN'T A CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE VEHICLE. CHILDREN CAN GET OUT OF THEIR CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND OPEN THE VEHICLE D… |
| 1997-08-08 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | WHILE LOOKING WHEEL OVER NOTICED RIM WITH CRACK. *AK ALL THREE WHEELS HAVE CRACK AT THE SAME PLACE. *YH |
| 1997-01-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 6 | AUTOMATIC FUEL CUTOFF FAILED WHEN VEHICL WAS STRUCK BY OTHER VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER, LANDING ON ITS ROOF. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP USUALLY DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL REPEATEDLY TURNING IGNITION ON AND OFF, VEHICLE DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING AND W… |