MECHANICAL-BOUGHT '93 EXT. MODEL IN '96. REPLACED TWO STARTERS, TWO BATTERIES GOING TOWARDS MY THIRD ONE, HAD TO GET THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THE TRANNY STARTS SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, WON'T BOTHER TRYING THE A/C NO MORE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, IT STARTS TO IDLE VERY ROUGH THEN IT STALLS. GAS MILEAGE NOT GOOD; I FILLED UP THE TANK, AND WHEN I BRAKE AT A STOP LIGHT...THE GASOLINE GAUGE ALMOST DROPS TO 1/2 A TANK AND IT WON'T COME BACK UP. TRAVELING FROM LOS ANGELES TO VALENCIA OR LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO IT OVERHEATS TERRIBLY, DROVE A '90 TOYOTA TERCEL TO VALENCIA FROM L.A. WITH A BUSTED RADIATOR AND THAT CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT!.NICE VAN BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A CHEVY NOT A FORD AEROSTAR. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10043008
- Incident
- Sep 3, 1998
- Mileage
- 98,000 mi
VEHICLE OVERHEATS IN SUMMER WHEN A/C IS ON. TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES ALMOST TO RED, AND A/C HAS TO BE TURNED OFF. IN WINTER VEHICLE RUNS COLD. HEAT COMES OUT LUKE WARM EVEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING 3 HOURS OR MORE. CONSUMER FEELS WATER PUMP IS WOREN OUT OR THERMOSTAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 893358
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2000
EngineFuel system
Filed Nov 1, 2000
SO MANY OF THESE UNITS ARE FAILING THAT DEALER PARTS MAN KNOWS THE PART NUMBER IN HIS HEAD.KELLY BLUE BOOK WARNS OF REPEAT FAILURES WITH THIS UNIT ON [W] CODE 4.3 ENGINES.THIS ENGINE IS ALSO IN THE S-10 PICK UP TRUCKS AND S-10 BLAZERS OF THE SAME YEAR.A HUGE NUMBER OF FAILURES AND G.M. HAS NO RECALL!*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 735544
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2000
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 29, 1999
ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS FAILED. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 549351
EngineTransmission
Filed Aug 5, 1999
MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY DEALERSHIP WERE VAN WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE FOR ENGINE TROUBLE. MOUNTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER SHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE ORIGINAL MOUNTS WERE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 96. FIRST WITH 73,412 MILES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844421
- Incident
- Jul 10, 1999
OIL PAN RUSTED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.
- NHTSA ID
- 516162
- Incident
- Mar 8, 1997
EngineSuspension
Filed Jun 26, 1996
SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 506271
- Incident
- Jun 26, 1996
MUFFLER SEPARATED FROM EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 485850
- Incident
- Jul 7, 1995
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jan 19, 1995
THROTTLE BODY LEAK.
- NHTSA ID
- 480572
- Incident
- Dec 19, 1993
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.