1993 Ford Aerostar
Summary
The 1993 Ford Aerostar has drawn 374 NHTSA complaints since January 1995, earning a trouble score of 84/100 — our worst-rated category. Filings include 37 crashes, 38 fires, and 35 injuries across an average of 138,042 mi.
The most-reported problem areas are Electrical System (107 complaints), Service Brakes (77 complaints), and Power Train (73 complaints). Reports spiked in Jul '99 with 20 filings — roughly 6× the typical monthly volume for this model.
Problem Areas
Complaints Over Time
Recent Complaints
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN HER 1993 FORD AEROSTAR IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED FOUR TIMES. NONE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NM THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES INCLUDING A BROKEN BONE IN HER BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THEM. *NM
THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER AND LOST CONTROL.. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED AT THAT POINT. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND THREE BROKEN RIBS. ALSO PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED INTERNAL HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT POWER TRAIN SNAPPED AND CAR DROVE OUT OF CONTROL. WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE CAR ONLY STOPPED WHEN MECHANIC TURNED THE IGNITION KEY OFF.
OUR DAUGHTER WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR THAT HIT HER WAS GOING 50MPH.OUR VAN WAS PUSHED INTO A LINCOLN IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS BROKEN . WE BOUGHT THE VAN BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT FORD CARS BECAUSE OF THEIR ADVERTISED SAFETY FEATURES. MY DAUGHTER HAS SUFFERED CONTINUED PAIN. BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. NLM
5 YEAR OLD CHILD DISENGAGED TRANSMISSION FROM PARK. KEYS WERE NOT IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IN PARK. VEHICHLE ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY ACROSS STREE AND HIT PARKED CAR. *AK
TRAVELING 45MPH DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT FAILED TO SIGNAL. HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES & VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE & REARENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE VAN TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING FROM 30 TO 35 MPH DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN THE OCCUPANT HITTING THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
CONSUMER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELT ON ON HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A SLIGHT CONCUSSION AND OTHER INJURIES. DRIVER AND THIRD PASSENGER SUSTAINED BUMPS/BRUISES. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS TWO FEET TENSION. UPON TUGGING ON THE SHOULDER HARNESS, IT WILL NOT RETRACT TO SECURE OCCUPANT. ALSO DURING A PANIC STOP BELT RETRACTION IS NULL AND VOID. THIS HAS RESULTED IN INJURIES DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. (1989 AEROSTAR INJURIES SHOULDER AND NECK. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A REAR END COLLISION TRAVLEING ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 45MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK
CONSUMER WAS IN A CRASH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SMALL CHILD PULLED GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS/ACCIDENT.
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS GOING 30MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED IN A SIDE COLLISION (11:00). TT
THE VEHICLE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT A 12:00 COLLISION WHILE TRAVELLING AT 30MPH. TT