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1987 Ford Aerostar Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Aug 20, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 114 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Aug 20, 2002

PASSENGER'S SEAT BACK FAILED, STAYING IN THE RECLINING POSITION DUE TO METAL FRAME INSIDE SEATBACK BREAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
8016678
Incident
Aug 5, 2002
Interior & seatsSteering
Filed Aug 13, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. ALSO BOTH REAR SEATS IN VEHICLE BECAME DISCONNECTED IN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
826676
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 16, 1998

THE BACK DOOR DOESN'T LATCH CORRECTLY. TOOK TRUCK TO THE A FORD DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE DOOR, BUT SAID IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
822479
Incident
Oct 17, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 23, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE TOOK PLACE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DASH AREA.

NHTSA ID
802777
Incident
Sep 21, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 30, 1996
Fire reported

EXPERIENCED FIRE UNDERDASH. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
985054
Incident
May 29, 1996
EngineInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 29, 1995

REAR DOOR LATCH STICKS. *SD

NHTSA ID
500646
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 18, 1995
Crash reported

TWO BENCH SEATS BROKE LOOSE AFTER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT W/SLIGHT SLOW ROLL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
970716
Incident
Jul 27, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 4, 1995
Fire reported

UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, THROUGH THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ID
969863
Incident
Jul 28, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 28, 1995

TRUCK SEATS ARE COLLAPSING BECAUSE FRAMES ARE TOO LIGHT. *AK

NHTSA ID
967862
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jun 20, 1995

DEBRIS (SAND OR DIRT) SEEPS INTO REAR LATCH RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. ALSO HYDRAULIC LIFTS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE TRUNK. TT

NHTSA ID
967341
Incident
Jun 20, 1994

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical34Engine23Seat belts18Transmission14

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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