Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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
AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONSTANTLY, THEN HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. NOISE IN COLUMN SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE WIRES FLOPPING.
THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN STEERING COLUMN. WIRE RIBBON RING THAT'S INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN, WHICH GIVES POWER TO AIR BAG/ CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN HAS CRACKED AS A RESULT OF RIBBON BEING TOO SHORT AND FOLDED OVER, VEHICLE HAD NO HORN/NO CRUISE CONTROL OR AIR BAG.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES GAS PEDAL FOR SPEED VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
CRUISE CONTROL/HORN HAVE FAILED, AND AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES. ON/OFF. ALL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IDLED, AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A CRASH. BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE, BUT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SKID. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
HORN STOPPED WORKING/CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ALL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
UPON TRYING TO START VEHICLE, IT WOULDN'T START DUE TO THE MOTOR WITHIN THE STARTER GOING OUT, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS IDLING HIGH. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL/HORN QUIT WORKING/AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES, AND SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN AT IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
IGNITION MODULE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING WIRING TO BURN.
STARTING THE CAR UP, DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND IT TOOK OFF AND THE ENGINE RAISED UP AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE VAN DID $ 3,000 DAMAGE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP, AND THEN TRYING TO PULL OFF, VEHICLE WILL DIE OUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER IS LOSING ALOT OF GAS. ALSO, WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AFTER REACHING 40 MPH OR MORE.VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED ON TWO OCCASIONS BY DEALER. CONSUMER WAS IMFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. CONDITION REOCCURRED. ALSO WAS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIRMAN, INFORMED THAT THE CONDITON COULD NOT BE FOUND. REPAIRMAN FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN CONCERNING THE CONSUMER'S PROBLEM MANUFACTURER. INFORMED CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
WHEN APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. ALSO THE FRONT END VIBRATES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM AS BAD FRONT ROTORS. CONSUMER ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. *AK
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY TO COME ON AND OFF. CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN IS INOPERATIVE WHICH CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT AND NO USE OF THE HORN. DEALER SAID IT NEEDS A CLOCK SPRING. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ABOVE ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, RESULTING IN HITTING GUARD RAIL, POSSIBLE RELAY BOX PRESSED ACC. PEDAL WHEN DRIVER HIT BRAKES.*AK
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK BETWEEN 55/65, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *DSH
VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *SD
REPLACED ROTORS 6 TIMES WHEN VEHICLE VIBRATDS OUT OF CONTROL. TT
WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, APPLIED BRAKES REAL HARD TO STOP, AND ENGINE OFF. TT
1) CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS DOWN WHEN CLIMBING INCLINE. 2) POWER DOOR LOCKS CAN OPEN FROM INSIDE ONCE ACTIVATED. CHILD ALMOST FELL OUT HANDLE CAUGHT CLOTHING. 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.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Data on this page last refreshed .