Visibility
Filed Jul 30, 1999
THE AIR CONDITIONER IS MALFUNCTIONING. DEALER HAS INSTALLED FREON AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 843917
1989 Ford Aerostar Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility 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 Jul 30, 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.
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.
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 windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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 visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EngineVisibility
Filed Feb 12, 1999
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING.CONSUMER HAD HEATER CORE/RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP REPLACED.CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED FOUR TIMES . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834783
- Incident
- Sep 4, 1997
Visibility
Filed Feb 5, 1999
Fire reported
A DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE SHORTED OUT THE COMPRESSOR, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834513
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
ElectricalEngineVisibility
Filed Jun 24, 1998
OIL PAN FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 604700
SteeringTransmissionVisibility
Filed Dec 13, 1996
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
- NHTSA ID
- 806299
Visibility
Filed Jul 26, 1995
VEHICLE OVER HEATED, HEATER CORE FAILURE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969465
- Incident
- Jul 23, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jan 5, 1995
WHILE ON INTERSTATE BACK GLASS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958252
- Incident
- Dec 5, 1994
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 .