ElectricalTransmission
Filed Feb 10, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AT STOPS. THEN DELAY GOING INTO GEAR AND FINALLY LUNGE INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 523627
1988 Ford Aerostar Transmission Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Transmission 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.
12
Latest Feb 10, 1998
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.
7%
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 automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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. 12 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 transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Transmission
Filed Jun 25, 1997
Crash reported
WHILE IN MOTION TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO REVERSE GEAR, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO VEHICLE BEHIND, NO WARNING, TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 813503
- Incident
- May 18, 1997
Transmission
Filed Feb 20, 1997
TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WITHOUT KEY BEING IN SWITCH, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 514905
- Incident
- Jan 17, 1997
Transmission
Filed Oct 29, 1996
THE SHIFT GEAR SELECTOR WILL NOT LOCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION, ONCE IN THE DRIVE POSITION IT WILL NOT MOVE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 804249
- Incident
- Oct 11, 1996
BrakesElectricalEngine+4 more
Filed May 6, 1996
BRAKES LEAK FLUID. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 504271
- Incident
- Feb 11, 1996
Transmission
Filed Mar 4, 1996
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAS A COATING AND THE COATING IS COMING OFF AND PLUGS THE FILLER SCREEN . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 980222
Transmission
Filed Mar 4, 1996
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAS A COATING AND THE COATING IS COMING OFF AND PLUGS THE FILLER SCREEN .
- NHTSA ID
- 980059
EnginePowertrain (other)Transmission+1 more
Filed Nov 30, 1995
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM PARK TO FIRST GEAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 500038
- Incident
- Nov 30, 1995
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)+3 more
Filed Nov 28, 1995
POWER STEERING LINE LEAK. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 500854
- Incident
- Sep 13, 1994
Transmission
Filed Sep 29, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ONCE NOW WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE CAR WILL NOT MOVE . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 972671
Transmission
Filed Jul 6, 1995
THE VAN SLIPS OUT OF PARK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 968283
- Incident
- Jun 30, 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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .