Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE REAR HATCHBACK FREEZES (LOCKED) CLOSED AND I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE. WHICH COULD PROVE DANGEROUS IN A CRASH SITUATION. THIS IS MY SECOND AEROSTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE USEFULNESS OF THE VIHICAL IS CUT BY MORE THAN 75%
THIS SEAT HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE BOTH TIMES. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN UNDER DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK THE 1991 FORD AEROSTAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION COLUMN (96V-071). THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED IT BUT IT CAUGHT FIRE. *YH
WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT HAND HAD BEEN OPENED & THEN CLOSED, IT COULD BE REOPENED AGAIN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. COULD HEAR THE CLICKING SOUND, BUT THE DOOR IS NOT OPENING. ALL THE LOCKS WORK JUST FINE. TAKING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO CHECK & HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK
SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, STUCK SHUT. NM
ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO WIRING IN THE DASH.
TORK BOLT IN DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE.
SWITCH UNDER DASH CAUSED FIRE.
REAR DOOR FAILURE. *AK
SOMETIMES THE REAR HATCHBACK DOESN'T CLOSE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FIRES, UNDER THE DASH FIRE WHILE DRIVING, SAW SMOKE , DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND WENT OUT, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN . TT
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND AS RESULT BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED W/DRIVER ENDING IN MIDDLE SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN. TT
UPON SIDE IMPACT, REAR HATCH LATCH DOOR CAME OPEN, EJECT OWNER'S WIFE FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT
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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