Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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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 1989 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 30 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.
The 25 most recent of 30, in the owner's own words
91V189000/TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC: PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVWAY, AFTER 15 -20 MINUTES LOCAL POLICE ARRIVED TO INFORM CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, AND THAT GEAR WAS NOTICED IN DRIVE POSITION. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RECALL 91V189000; WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT JUST ROLLED FRONT DOWN THE HILL, AND HIT A BRIDGE. *AK
DAUGHTER WAS IN THE MINIVAN WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT. THE GEAR WAS SUPPOSELY IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CAR WAS ON AN INCLINE. IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD AND EVENTUALLY HIT A TREE ACROSS THE ROAD ON MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. MY DAUGHTER HIT HER HEAD AND MY SON HAD JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE REAR BUMBER AND DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. MY NEIGHBOR'S TREE WAS DAMAGED. THE CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE IN PARK. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK UNLESS THE PAWL WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. LUCKY THERE WERE CARS COMING OR PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN FRONT OF MY PROPERTY WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION WITH KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT LOCKING INTO GEAR. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED OF RECALL 91V189000. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
I PURCHASED THIS VAN TO ACCOMODATE MY FAMILY OF 7. THE A/C AND TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY LICENSED TECHNITIONS. THE GAS TANK HAS A SMALL 'HAIRLINE' CRACK THAT I HAVE TRIED TO PATCH MYSELF. I FEEL THE GAS TANK LEAK LOCATED AT THE EDGE OF THE TANK IS A DESIGN FLAW, BUT WHAT DO I KNOW? I JUST WANT MY WIFE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY TO AND FROM THEIR DESTINATIONS SAFELY. I HAVE LIMITED FUNDS FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. THANKS FOR LISTENING. REGARDS, TIMOTHY J. SHINN, PH#602-265-4323
MY TWO YEAR OLD SON GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND SLIPPED THE SHIFTER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT THE KEYS, AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER 24 HOURS, THE VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS THROUGH MY FENCE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND SMASHED INTO A TREE STUMP, WITH MY SON INSIDE. THE VAN WAS TOTALED AND MY SON WAS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A CERVICAL SPRAIN. *AK
WHILE PARKING IN AN INCLINE POSITION WITH VEHICLE IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, ALMOST RUNNING OVER THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FUEL FILLER PIPE FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO, VEHICLE GETS STUCK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE ,AND THE CONSUMER HAD BRAKES REPLACED. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT PEELING ON THIS VAN SINCE IT WAS 2 YRS OLD. I HAVE TALKED TO FORD MFG, THE DEALERSHIP IN OUR TOWN, DIFFERENT FROM WHO WE PURCHASED IT FROM, AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR THIS PROB...THIS WAS A LEASE ORIG. BUT WE PURCHASED THIS VAN AFTER THE LEASE WAS UP. WE LIKE THIS VAN AND HAVE INVESTED MONEY IN IT TO KEEP IT RUNNING GOOD...NEW TRANSMISSION ETC...BUT THE PAINT IS ALMOST GONE ON THIS CAR AND I AM TIRED OF FIGHTING THE DEALERSHIPS AND FORD...CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US..
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH THE TRANSMISSION WON'T WORK SOMETIMES WHEN CHANGING GEARS OR MOVING FROM SHIFT TO SHIFT. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD REPLACE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES ALREADY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. CONSUMER HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS REBUILT.. DEALER/MFR. NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
PARK PAWL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL/COLLISION.
CONSUMER STATES THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
RECALL NOTICES NOT RECEIVED FOR RECALL #S (91V189000,9OV144000), AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND SEAT BELT REPAIR. (MJS)
TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK
POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING , TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE BLOWER FOR HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WERE BENT . *AK
TRANSMISSION PARK GEAR FAILURE; WHILE IN PARK POSITION, 4 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK GEAR WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION, CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN, SLID DOWN ON INCLINE, HITTING A BIG LOG, NO EMERERGENCY BRAKES APPLIED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT YOU CAN SHIFT THE GEARS WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND YOU CAN ALSO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF IN ANY GEAR AND TAKE THE KEY OUT. *AK *JB
WHEN TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVING THE KEY, GEAR SELECTOR REMAINS IN ANY POSITION, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
VEHICLE WILL ROLL AFTER PLACING IT IN PARK GEAR, RECALL ON OTHER MODELS HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY.
THE VEHICLE CAN GO THROUGH THE GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION AND CAN ALSO REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE CAR BEING IN PARK. TT
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK GEAR TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS/ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
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.
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