1996 FORD AEROSTAR Complaints

BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN 30,000 MILES. FIRST TIME AT 12,000 ,CAUSING THE ROTORS TO CRACK ON THE FRONT BRAKES, RESULTING IN REDUCTION OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THE TRANSFER CASE BY DEALERSHIP.

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLIDING DOOR. THEY LEASED IT 0N (1) 17-AUG-97, (2) 9- 19-96, (3) 8- 5-97 AND (4)9-21-97. RANCHO FORD OF TEMECULA, CA. HAS DONE REPAIRS THREE TIMES CHANGING THE PARTS REGARDING DOOR LATCH THE FIRST TWO TIMES; QUALITY REPAIR R&R DOOR TRIM PANEL AND REPAIR LOCK ROD MACHANISM, THE THIRD TIME. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN SILDING DOOR AT MOST OF THE TIMES FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. VEHICLE IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. *AK *SLC

THE SPINDLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING 65MPH. CHAMPION FORD COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR GIVE A REASON WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN. *AK

DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN FELT A PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT SPINDL/ BRAKE CALIPER ANDBRAKE LINE BROKE. LOST CONTROL OF STEERING & THE BRAKES. TOOK TO THE DEALER. LOOKING AT VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE'S ROTORS KEEP WARPING, AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

THE FLOORBOARD BECOMES VERY HOT WHEN AIR CONDITIONER DEFROSTER OR AIR VENT IS ON. THIS WAS DUE TO EXPOSED HEATER CORE TUBES, THE MAKE SHIFT PLENUM CHAMBER COVER WAS FABRICATED BY THE DEALER. THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION, TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH THE SLIDING DOOR, WHICH WAS LOCKED UPON IMPACT, CAME OPEN AND THE DRIVER 'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

IN AN ACCIDENT AT 40-45MPH, 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD REAR WHEEL LOCKUP WITH 100 FEET OF SKID MARKS. *AK