1992 FORD AEROSTAR Complaints

WHEN TRYING TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WILL NOT TURN BACK TO THE LOCK POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE TRANSMISSION MODULES AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE BURNT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL #97V204000. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM SKIING CONSUMER'S AUTO COMPLETELY STOPPED DRIVING/MOVING. *AK

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WERE STRANGE CLUNKS/BURNED FLUID AND BALKY IN REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. OWNER NOTES HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS POSSIBLE CAUSE. *AK

LEAKS IN ENGINE, TRANSFER CASE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSED DRIVETRAIN TO VIBRATE. ADDITIONALLY, VEHICLE'S BRAKES ARE DANGEROUSLY INADEQUATE. BOTH FRONT DISCS AND DRUMS ARE UNDERSIZED FOR VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCES AND EXCESSIVE DISC WARPING AND WEARING. THE REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE TOTALLY NONFUNCTIONAL.

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE LEAKS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HOOD UNLATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE HOOD TO BREAK WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SKIDDED AND WAS REARENDED. *AK

DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS. DEALER REBUILD THE REAR END TWICE, REPLACE/REBUILD THE TRANSFER CASE TWICE AND REPAIRED IT SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND IF THE EXPELLED FLUID CONTACTS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR. SECOND REPAIR/REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AFTER ITS SECOND CATASTROPIC FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

TRANSFER CASE FAILED/LEAKED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED TO TO DATE OF MAKE/MODEL (97V-204).