1991 FORD AEROSTAR Complaints

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT ON ME. THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS SEEMS TO BE WARM AT THESE TIMES. THE HEATER SEEMS TO CAUSE THE SWITCH TO HEAT UP AND WHEN IT GETS HOT THE LIGHTS GO OFF. IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE OF THESE TIMES IF IT ISN'T FIXED. I'M NOT SURE IF REPLACING THE SWITCH WILL HELP OR IF IT WILL HAPPEN EVEN WITH A NEW SWITCH BEACUSE OF THE HEAT PROBLEM. MAYBE THE DESIGN OF WHERE THE SWITCH IS IS BAD. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU.*AK

IN DAMP OR WET CONDITIONS REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, INSISTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. UP OR DOWN SHIFTS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS IS VERY ROUGH AND SLOPPY. ALSO, WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT 68,000 BY THE DEALER AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE SAME PROBLEMS STARTED UP AGAIN. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED OR STOPPING AT LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVODE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE REAR LIFT SPRING ON THE REAR LIFTGATE BROKE AT THE UP POSISTION WHILE UNLOADING,CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME SLAMING DOWN ON MY BACK. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES WHEN A STRONG ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING WAS SMELLED. THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN WHITE SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A FEW SECONDS PASSED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY INVOLVED. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION WITH THREE INJURIES, UPON EXPECTION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND RESERVOIR (OSHP UNITS 977), NO PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL AND NO FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

WHILE MAKEING A STOP WITH FOOT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE STARTED IDLING HIGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AS CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL FORWARD, ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PEDAL WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY CONCRETE WALL AFTER ABOUT 40 FT. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK

MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT REAR OF HER 1991 FORD AEROSTAR. I SAW A FORD AEROSTAR MINIVAN WITH A BURNED OUT BRAKE LIGHT ON MY WAY TO WORK TODAY. PLUS SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT AN EXACT SAME PROBLEM INVOLVING A FORD AEROSTAR MINIVAN. I HAVE RULED OUT COINCIDENCE. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.? THANKS I ALSO LISTEN TO CARTALK, WITH KLICK AND KLACK, THE TAPPETT BROTHERS. THAT WAS HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR HOTLINE.*AK

THE REAR HATCHBACK FREEZES (LOCKED) CLOSED AND I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE. WHICH COULD PROVE DANGEROUS IN A CRASH SITUATION. THIS IS MY SECOND AEROSTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE USEFULNESS OF THE VIHICAL IS CUT BY MORE THAN 75%