1996 FORD AEROSTAR Complaints

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A SMALL VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT INCREASED AS TIME WENT ON, WHEN EXAMINED WAS FOUND PADS CAME APART-SHIFTING ON RIVETS. THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES, IT HAS STARTED IT AGAIN, ONLY MINOR AT THIS TIME. WHEELS NOT PULLED YET.

REQUIRES A SHIFT INTO 'NEUTRAL' TO DISENGAGE MAXIMUM THROTTLE DURING A PASSING MANUVER. SEEMS TO BE TORQUE RELATED. OCCURS INDEPENDENT OF 'CRUISE CONTROL' BEING ON OR OFF. APPLYING BRAKES OR TURNING CURISE TO OFF DOES NOT RELEASE THROTTLE. VEHICAL HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER WHO SOLD VEHICLE AND ACCESSORY AT LEAST TWICE. CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM RECURS.

SIMILAR TO SAFETY RECALL # 97S83 FOR WHICH SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, BUT AFFECTING FRONT SHAFT AND TRANSFER CASE INSTEAD OF REAR. HAD SEAL LEAK ON FRONT TRANSFER CASE UNDER 30K MILES WARRANTY. TRANSFER CASE BEARING FAILURE ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT IN TRANSFER CASE RUINED TRANSFER CASE AT A COST OF $1,985.00 TO REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TREATED VERY WELL, WITH NO HEAVY LOADS OR TOWING OF TRAILERS.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING SOUND AND THE SOUND WENT AWAY. DRIVING AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER DUE TO THE WHEELS VIRBATING. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHEEL, AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CONSUMER RAN SOMETHING OVER, AND THE THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL WAS BENT. *AK

SLIDING DOOR ON RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK, IT WILL NOT LATCH TO CLOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. STATES IT NEEDS FOUR PARTS, TWO PARTS ARE UNDER WARRANTY, ANDTWO ARE NOT (THE LATCH AND THE STRIKER PLATE). *AK

CALIPER FAILURE HAS CONTINUALLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS, PADS, ROTORS ETC.

NHTSA RECALL 97V204000, MANUFACTURER 97S83, TRANSFER CASE; DEALER'S LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH, AND IN APRIL WHEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS, WHEN CONTACTED AGAIN, THE PARTS WERE IN, BUT COULD NOT BE LOCATED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TURNING THE HAZARD LIGHT'S ON THE STEERING COLUMN STARTING SMOKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

RECALL (97V204000), DRIVESHAFT; NOT SATISFIED WITH WORK DONE PERTAINING TO RECALL. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS IN APRIL. PICKED VEHICLE UP & THEN HAD TO RETURN IT THE NEXT DAY. *AK

FUEL LINE HAD CRACK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK, RESULTING IN A FIRE. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. *AK