Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WHILE STARTING TO MOVE AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANYWHERE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO CHECK PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE IGNITION HAD BEEN LOOSE FOR 2 YEARS, AIR CONDITION HAS FAILED AND STILL NOT WORKING AND ALSO THE REAR WHEELS AND THE TIRE WERE WORN UNEVENLY.*YD
BRAKES CORRODED DUE TO FREQUENT CONTAMINATION BY LEAKAGE FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL SYSTEM. FAILURE OF THE EVAPORATOR COIL SYSTEM RESULTED IN TWO VEHICLE COLLISON, WHEN BRAKES FAILED FROM CORROSION. *YC
WIRING HARNESS IGNITED BY SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, RESULTING IN A FIRE/BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY WARP, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TWICE.
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILURE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE. HAVE USED FORD OEM NEW AND REMANUFACTURED COMPRESSORS WITH NO SUCCESS FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS SYSTEM.
A/C HOSES AND COMPRESSOR FAILED.
DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILED/ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON/MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED/TIE RODS REPLACED/TAIL LIGHTS REPEATED LY REPLACED/IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING A FIRE/REPEATED ENGINE OIL LEAKS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED.
VEHICLE VIBRATES, JERKS, HESITATES AND MAKES NOISE WHILE ENGAGING GEARS.
THE AIR CONDITIONING PUMP HOSE RUBS THE RACK AND PINION, CAUSING A CRACK IN THE HOSE WHICH CAUSES FREON TO LEAK INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. MECHANIC/DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. HOSE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED IN THE NEW MODELS AND THE REPLACEMENT HOSES. *AK
HEATER/DEFROSTER INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, REPLACE SENSOR 3 TIMES, REPLACEMENT CONTROL LIGHT FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN IT COMES BACK ON. TT THE CONSUMER THINKS THE DEALER WAS MISSINFORMING HER ABOUT DIAGNOSIS. THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING TOO. *YH
REPEATED FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER O RINGS AND COMPRESSOR LEAKING. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETRAIL. TT
THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACE TWICE THE AIR CONDITION HAS NOT IN THREE YEAR THE RACK PINION ,TRANSMISSION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP . TT
THE AIR CONDITIONER HIGH PRESSURE CONTROL HOSE RUBBED ON THE STEERING LINKAGES . *AK
AIR CONDITIONER HOSE INSTALLED OVER ON TOP RACK AND PINION AND RUBS AGAINST IT, PUT A HOLE INTO THE HOSE. 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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