1995 Ford Aerostar Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION/GEARS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE COST FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AGAIN WAS PAID BY THE CONSUMER. *YH

NHTSA ID

878877

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES.VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE & WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER JUST REBUILDS TRANSMISSION, NOT KNOWING IF PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

876125

Incident

Dec 6, 2000

CONSUMER FOUND OUT THROUGH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT TRANSMISSION HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THEY HAD TO ALTER THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. OPENING TO TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS TOO SMALL, ALLOWING THE PUMP TO BECOME CLOGGED UP. IT BUILT PRESURE TO BLOW THE FRONT SEAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

863091

Incident

May 1, 2000

CONTINUAL LOSS OF TORQUE OVER LAST SEVEN MONTHS. DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID IT WAS THE SMALL ENGINE UNTIL ON 5-1-00 IT REFUSED TO TAKE OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND HAD A LEAK COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. LEAK LATER STOPPED AND A CHECK OF THE FLUID LEVEL SHOWED IT TO BE NORMAL. RON CLARK FORD CHECKED IT OUT TODAY AND SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS WORN OUT AND ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT AT $2,800 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THAT EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR A CHECK FOR THE SYMPTOM THAT LEAD TO THIS FAILURE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. *AK

NHTSA ID

722293

Incident

May 1, 2000

FORD REFUNDED US $1000.00 FOR 1 TRANSMISSION, THE FIRST ONE WAS STILL ON WARRANTY, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND IT WAS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER THAT BLEW IN THIS CASE. *AK

NHTSA ID

721250

Incident

Mar 3, 1999

RECALL 97V204000: TRANSFER CASE: RECALL BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BY TWO FORD DEALERS QUALITY FORD, WHITEVILLE, NC AND PERVIS BROTHERS, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 910-864-3983. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, REMEDY DID NOT FIX THE SAFETY DEFECT. OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF THE VAN, DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE IT FOR A TRADE IN. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

858637

Incident

Jan 1, 1997

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V204000 CONCERNING 4-WHEEL DRIVE & CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PICKED UP VEHICLE. WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

846416

Incident

Jul 4, 1998

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

837618

VERY DISAPPOINTING VEHICLE! NP SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

705043

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE TRANSFER CASE/DRIVESHAFT, WAS NOT COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANOR. (# 97S83).

NHTSA ID

543821

Incident

Sep 14, 1998

RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED WITH THE TRANSFER CASE THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. RECALL NUMBER 97V204000. *AK

NHTSA ID

831747

ALUMINUM FRONT CLUTCH PISTON IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE OR DEFECTIVE AT APPROXIMATLY 40,000 MILES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

828188

Incident

Sep 12, 1998

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL ON TRANSFER CASE, RECALL NO.97V204000. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK UPON DECELERATION FROM SPEEDS 55 TO 70 MPH, CREATES A GRINING NOISE IN THE AREA WHERE THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT CURRENT PARTS WOULD FAIL AND CAUSE PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GRINING NOISE WAS NOT OCCURRING BEFORE THE FACTORY RECALL AND PARTS REPLACEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

825361

Incident

Jul 6, 1998

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR TRANSFER CASE/DRIVE SHAFT,CONSUMER CALLED TWO DEALERS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. BOTH REFUSED TO ORDER THE PART UNTIL THEY HAVE A PRIMARY INSPECTION. RECALL LETTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE SERVICED WITHOUT DELAY. *AK

NHTSA ID

823791

Incident

May 29, 1998

TRANSFER CASE FAILED DUE TO DRIVESHAFT VIBRATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

52309

Incident

Sep 19, 1997

TRANSMISSION CABLE IS BUILT TOO CLOSE TO TRANSMISSION BY DESIGN CAUSING CABLE TO MELT AND RESULT IN VEHICLE ROLL RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH

NHTSA ID

604213

Incident

Aug 1, 1997

ACCELERATOR CABLE DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA ID

516558

Incident

Feb 7, 1997

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM HAS HISTORY OF STALLING OR NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION, PUTTING OWNER IN JEOPARDY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

979449