1990 FORD AEROSTAR Complaints

A/C CHANGED FROM NORMAL TO MAX, EXPLOSION SOUND. FLAMES OUT OF CENTER AIR VENT, RADIO UNIT, AND FROM UNDER VAN.

SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. ON 6/1698 THE VAN WAS SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM BY A DEALERSHIP. VAN WILL BE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

VAN JUST DIED OUT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND FIRE AND BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. VAN HAD OVER $5,000.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOTALLED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *TT

VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE IN PARKED GEAR RESULTING IN COLLISION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM.RECALL FOR COMPONENT HOWEVER WORK NOT COMPLETED.

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING REAR OF VEHICLE TO PULL FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR END OF VEHICLE WOULD FISHTAIL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A MERGING VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FISHED TAILED, AND TURNED PARRARELL TO THE CURB AND PROCEEDED TO FLIP ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES TO BACK AND KNEES. *TT

REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR/REGULATOR FIRES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SOURCE OF IGNITION IS THE ALTERNATOR/WIRING HARNESS CONNECTION INTERFACE DUE TO A HIGH RESISTANCE CONNECTION.

THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. CURRENTLY AT A DEALER. *AK *SLC

HAD PARKED VEHICLE. HEARD HORN BLASTING. LOOKED OUT & CHECHED VEHICLE. SAW VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. INFORMED OWNER FIRE ORIGINATED IN STEERING COLUMN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. RECALL (#96V071000), IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER AND FAMILY WAS TRAPPED IN VEHICLE DUE TO RODS THAT CONNECT TO DOOR HANDLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER, CAUSING THEM TO FAIL.