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1989 Ford Aerostar Body & structure Problems

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

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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 Apr 9, 2001
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.
3%
of 260 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.
0
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 the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 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 & structure
Filed Apr 9, 2001

ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT ABOUT 30 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE AND SLIDE ABOUT A FOOT OR TWO. NLM

NHTSA ID
560703
Body & structure
Filed Mar 20, 2001

STRUCTURE PROBLEMS

NHTSA ID
9002807
Body & structure
Filed Feb 12, 1999

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR KEEPS GETTING JAMMED. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, DEALER HAD A HARD TIME GETTING PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
834781
Incident
Feb 2, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Feb 4, 1999

I AM LOOKING FOR ANY RECALL HISTORY ON THIS VEHICLE, JUST FOR BACKGROUND INFO AND TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE IS UP TO DATE. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION. NO DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID
702930
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Dec 11, 1998

CONSUMER REPORTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS/INSPECTION WAS MADE CONTINUALLY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND CAN SMELL SOMETHING LIKE WIRES BURNING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIO, FAN BLOWER, AND DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, AT TIMES THE RADIO WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, LOW OIL SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL BRAKE PROBLEMS, BRAKES PULSATE, MASTER CYLINDER LEAK, PROPORTIONING VALVE LEAK, BRAKES GRAB, AND WERE NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE WAS NOISY, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE, THE THERMOSTAT, GASKET SEAL, MAIN SEAL, REAR MAIN SEAL, PAN GASKET, BELTS, AND OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE LEFT DOOR CORRODED AND RUSTED. FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED, EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, IAC AND THROTTLE BODY WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE DUE TO HIGH RPMS AND LOUD WHINING, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY IF FOOT WERE OFF THE BRAKE, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING VEHICLE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE, FRONT BEARING NEEDED PACKED, RIGHT REAR AXLE WAS LOOSE. DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSEMBLY WAS OUT, CAUSING A LOUD TICKING AND THUD NOISE. AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING HOT AIR, THE HEATER MODE SELECTOR IS SLOW TO RETURN FROM THE VENT WHEN CHANGED. OUTER TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
832189
Incident
Jan 20, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Feb 5, 1998

SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN.

NHTSA ID
543737
Body & structure
Filed Apr 30, 1997
1 injury reported

SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY: SON WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF VAN WHEN HE SLIPPED, FELL INTO THE DOOR HANDLE, HANDLE ENTERED HIS MOUTH AND EXITED THROUGH HIS RIGHT CHEEK. ABOUT THREE INCHES OF HANDLE WAS STICKING OUT OF HIS CHEEK. *AK

NHTSA ID
811829
Incident
Apr 25, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Jul 17, 1996

THE DOORS ARE ROUGH, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
986994

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

Electrical77Fuel system54Seat belts31Transmission30Engine23Brakes20Interior & seats17Driver assistance12Visibility8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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