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1989 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.
17
Latest Dec 19, 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.
7%
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.
13
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 1989 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 Dec 19, 1999

THE SECOND ROW RIGHT SIDE CAPTAIN CHAIR ROCKS AND SHAKES IN ITS MOUNT. MANUFACTURING DATE IS APRIL 1989. *AK

NHTSA ID
716232
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 27, 1999
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASHBOARD, AND WHOLE VEHICLE BURNED. FIRE DEPARTEMENT HAD TO COME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
851928
Incident
Oct 22, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 22, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
803851
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 15, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE STARTING UNDER DASH WIRING HARNESS.

NHTSA ID
509751
Incident
Sep 23, 1996
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 12, 1996

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM ANCHOR.*AK

NHTSA ID
800482
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Aug 22, 1996
1 injury reported

SEAT BACK BROKE IN REAR END COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
507798
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 9, 1996
Fire reported

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MIN. PARKED FOR A PERIOD 30 MIN. ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WA STOTALLY DESTROYED. *AK

NHTSA ID
955280
Incident
Oct 12, 1994
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Aug 9, 1996
Fire reported

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*AK*JB

NHTSA ID
800699
Incident
Aug 8, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 27, 1996
Fire reported

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE UNDER DASH. . *AK

NHTSA ID
505697
Incident
Jun 27, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 18, 1996

EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN AREA. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
982922
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 17, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UNDER THE DASH FIRE ERUPTED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

NHTSA ID
982836
Incident
Apr 12, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 9, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED AND ABOUT 1/2 LATER FIRE UNDER THE DASH, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

NHTSA ID
982502
Incident
Apr 2, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 29, 1996
Fire reported

THERE WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED FROM UNDER THE DASH AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CARS INTERIOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
979891
Incident
Feb 23, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 6, 1995
Fire reported

SMOKE EMITTING FROM STEERING COLUMN, AND THERE WAS A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
973088
Incident
Sep 29, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 9, 1995
Fire reported

EXPERIENCED A FIRE THAT STARTED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. TT

NHTSA ID
970103
Incident
Jul 29, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 26, 1995
Fire reported

PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE THE DASH BOARD CAUSED FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
969466
Incident
Jul 5, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 16, 1995
Fire reported

SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
960135
Incident
Feb 16, 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

Electrical77Fuel system54Seat belts31Transmission30Engine23Brakes20Driver assistance12Body & structure8Visibility8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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