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1988 Ford Aerostar Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Body & structure 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.
8
Latest Aug 23, 1999
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.
5%
of 177 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 body or structure

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

Body & structureBrakes
Filed Aug 23, 1999
Crash reported

THE BRAKES ON OUR 1988 FORD AEROSTAR COULD BE DEADLY. THE ASSEMBELY FAILS ABOUT EVERY 12K-15K MILES, AND HAS RESULTED IN ONE ACCIDENT, AND MANY SKIDS. IN ADITION, THE HYDROLIC CYLINDER THAT HOLDS THE REAR HATCHGATE "UP" FAILED AFTER BEING LOWERED. TO USE THE HATCHGATE, A PIECE OF WOOD MUST BE UTILIZED.

NHTSA ID
710376
Incident
Aug 13, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Jul 16, 1998

PAINT PEELING ON VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
538414
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jun 2, 1997

SEAT BACK DOES NOT LOCK.

NHTSA ID
517724
Incident
May 1, 1995
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Dec 6, 1996

BROKEN SPRING IN SEAT BELT BUCKLE CLASP. *AK

NHTSA ID
508810
Incident
Sep 6, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Oct 10, 1996

RECALL RELATED HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS FAILED, IN FOR REPAIR, STILL EXPERIENCES THE SAME FAILURE 91V136000. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
803448
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Aug 7, 1995

LIFTGATE HYDRAULIC STUDS BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PANELED WALL, ALLOWING THE SHOCKS TO COME LOOSE AND SHOOT FORWARD PRIOR TO RECALLL (91V-136). *AK

NHTSA ID
969918
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Jun 15, 1995

BALL STUD THAT SECURES LIFT STRUT BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FAIL PRIOR TO RECALLL (91V-136). *AK

NHTSA ID
967001
Incident
Jun 5, 1995
Body & structureElectricalEngine+4 more
Filed Mar 23, 1995

VEHICLE OUT OF ALINGMENT SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA ID
482463
Incident
Mar 23, 1995

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

Fuel system53Electrical43Seat belts28Engine13Transmission12Interior & seats12Brakes9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .