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1995 Ford Aerostar Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system 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.
9
Latest Sep 29, 2014
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.
6%
of 157 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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Sep 29, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD AEROSTAR. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DETECTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL STRAP AND THE FUEL INLET WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

NHTSA ID
10639902
Incident
Sep 22, 2014
Mileage
165,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 21, 2002

PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS CRACKING AT THE TOP WHICH IS CAUSING A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK, AND POSSIBLE HAZARD. FUEL TANK MUST BE KEPT AT HALF LEVEL, BUT IT DOES NOT STOP FUMES FROM ENTERING COMPARTMENT. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID
8016902
ElectricalFuel systemInterior & seats
Filed Apr 11, 2002

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER AND FUEL GAUGE BECOMES ERRATIC. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK ALL THE GAUGES QUIT WORKING AND THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO MAIN DASH WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED AND BURNT. *YH

NHTSA ID
8007423
Fuel system
Filed Aug 7, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, VEHICLE SPUTTERED A FEW TIMES, THEN STALLED. WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. WANTED TO REPLACE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. CONSUMER THEN REPAIRED VEHICLE HIMSELF, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAD FAILED AND FLOODED ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH FUEL. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
893615
Incident
Jul 6, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Aug 4, 1998

THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES IN THE VAN. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE CURRENT SITUATION, AND STATED TO CONSUMER THAT FUEL LINE COULD NOT BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
826254
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Jun 22, 1998

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, THE ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT THE VAN WILL NOT START UNTIL IT SITS FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT $800.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OWNER DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE FINDINGS, AND CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WHEN FILLING THE TANK. *AK

NHTSA ID
824531
Incident
Mar 3, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Jun 22, 1998

AFTER FUELING, THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. OWNER WAITS 7 TO 10 MINUTES AND THE ENGINE STARTS. VEHICLE RUNS NORMAL UNTIL A FUEL STOP. IF THE ENGINE IS LEFT RUNNING WHILE FUELING, THEN THERE'S NO PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
537199
Incident
Nov 1, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Mar 2, 1998
Fire reported

FUEL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE

NHTSA ID
531569
Incident
Oct 3, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Mar 14, 1996

FUEL LINE WAS NOT ON PROPERLY, WAS MADE TOO SHORT, THEY HELD IT ON WITH A CLAMP. *AK

NHTSA ID
980726

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

Electrical33Interior & seats19Transmission18Brakes18Engine11Body & structure11Airbags10Tires & wheels10Visibility9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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