1992 FORD AEROSTAR Complaints

3 TIMES IN SIX YEARS HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. VAN HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN AT NIGHT FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED TWICE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPHTRANSFER CASE/DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER ONTO THE MANIFOLD, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

MATERIAL ON OIL PAN EASILY CRACKS, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND A POSSIBLE FIRE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY CHANGED MATERIAL ON THE OIL PAN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE PIN IN LATCH MECHANISM FOR SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE . DOOR WILL NOT OPEN , COMPLETLY STUCK. *AK

WHEN VEHCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, DUE TO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *ADJ

ABS SYSTEM GRABS ON DAMP/WET DAYS CAUSING WHEELS TO SLIDE AT LOW/MED SPEEDS RESULTING IN VEHICLE SLIDING INTO DITCH ON A SNOWY DAY. NLM

DEFEECTIVE ACTUATOR IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, RESULTING IN SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

IN THE LAST YEAR BOTH OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAVE RUPTURED, LEAVING US WITH NO BRAKES. THE RUPTURES OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS AR WHEN PUTTING THE VAN INTO DRIVE. ONLY THIS PREVENTED US FROM THE POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS INJURY. FORD TELLS ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN ON RECALL ON THIS AND I AM LEFT WONDERING IF THIS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. MECHANICS THAT FIXD THE CAR BOTH SAID THIS WAS A FORD DEFECT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE AND THIS WAS ABNORMAL. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR.....WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE AND IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES? *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE HIGH BEAMS FAILED, RESULTING IN SMALL FIRE, DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-029). *YC