Engine
Filed Mar 19, 2001
HEAT SHIELD BOLTS BROKE, HAVING PROBLEMS FIND TO REPAIR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 742641
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2001
1990 Ford Aerostar Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine 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.
16
Latest Mar 19, 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.
8%
of 195 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.
8
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 engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EngineFuel system
Filed Jan 25, 1999
MUFFLER FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 543582
Engine
Filed Nov 16, 1998
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OVERHEATEING; VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS; DEALER HAS DONE SOME REPAIRS AND INSPECTION, BUT UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830839
- Incident
- Jun 17, 1998
EngineVisibility
Filed Oct 19, 1998
EXHAUST TAIL PIPES AND MUFFLER FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 542073
- Incident
- Apr 7, 1998
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 3, 1998
Fire reported
VAN JUST DIED OUT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND FIRE AND BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. VAN HAD OVER $5,000.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOTALLED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 827569
- Incident
- Jul 19, 1998
Engine
Filed Apr 28, 1998
Fire reported
ENGINE FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 534844
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1995
Engine
Filed Jan 20, 1998
HEAD GASKET WARPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT ON TWO OCCASIONS.
- NHTSA ID
- 605743
Engine
Filed Sep 3, 1997
Fire reported
CAR WAS PARKED FOR 14 HOURS, WHEN CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE IT WAS BURNED COMPLETELY.
- NHTSA ID
- 521627
Engine
Filed Jul 29, 1997
CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED DUT TO LEAKAGE OF COOLANT SYSTEM FLUID INTO ENGINE. THIS IS THE THIRD REPLACEMENT IN 100,000 MILES.
- NHTSA ID
- 521947
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1992
Engine
Filed May 12, 1997
Fire reported
VEHICLE FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 517133
- Incident
- Apr 22, 1997
BrakesEnginePowertrain (other)+2 more
Filed Oct 28, 1996
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 506418
- Incident
- Dec 27, 1991
EngineSeat belts
Filed Jun 16, 1996
Fire reported
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER STARTING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 505561
- Incident
- Sep 11, 1992
Engine
Filed May 31, 1996
Fire reported
VEHICLE FIRE. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 505083
- Incident
- May 16, 1995
BrakesElectricalEngine+5 more
Filed May 15, 1996
REPLACED ENGINE BELTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 504603
- Incident
- Feb 20, 1996
Engine
Filed Apr 26, 1996
Fire reported
AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED AND LEFT UNATTENDED-IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983551
EngineTransmission
Filed Jan 25, 1995
Crash reported
PLACED VEHICLE INTO PARK VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 959122
- Incident
- Sep 12, 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 .