1993 FORD AEROSTAR

BACKED INTO PINE TREE IN DRIVEWAY. SHATTERED PLASTIC BUMPER COVER. CAN NOT REPLACE BUMPER COVER BECAUSE FORD SAYS OBSOLETE. ALSO NO AFTER MARKET BUMPER CAN BE FOUND FOR THIS MODEL. THIS BUMPER PROTECTS NO ONE. *JS FORD WON'T EVEN GIVE ME THE FORD PART NUMBER. ITS A CARGO VAN. OTHER MODEL COVERS CAN BE BOUGHT FROM AFTER MARKET SELLERS BUT NOT THE CARGO VAN. ONLY PLACE TO GET ONE IS JUNK YARDS IF YOU ARE GET LUCKY. MOST OF THEIR COVERS ARE BUSTED ALSO. A CAR IS A HAZARD WITHOUT A BUMPER. *JS

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD AEROSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED WITH A HIGHER THAN SPECIFIED ELECTRICAL LOAD THROUGH THE ACCESSORY POWER FEED CIRCUIT. THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTACT BETWEEN THE B2 (BATTERY), A2 (ACCESSORY), AND P1 (PROOF) CIRCUITS CAN OCCUR; THEREFORE, CREATING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND ALLOWING CURRENT TO FLOW THROUGH THE GROUND WIRE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HE NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH MODULE MELTED AND THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE. AS

Mileage: 168,000

JUST GOT HOME AND WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. ABOUT 30 MIN LATER SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING ON ARE DOOR TELLING US THE VAN WAS ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO KEYS LEFT IN THE VAN. THE FIRE BURN THE DASH AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE AND THE HOOD. THE VAN IS NOW TOTAL. *NM

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

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. WHILE OPENING THE HOOD, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 99V029000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EDGE OF THE HOOD. AFTER HE OPENED THE HOOD HE SAW

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE TURNING LEFT IN AN INTERSECTION THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ON MY AEROSTAR FORD '93 THAT CAUSED ME TO TURN OVER TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE OPPOSITE LANE AND HIT A CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WHEEL AS IT LOCKS UP. AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FINE AND 2 MECHANICS THAT I BROUGHT IT TO CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS.*JB

Mileage: 91,400

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN IGNITION SWITCH ELECTRICAL SHORT 99V029000 RECALL. MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CONFLICTING INFORMATION. THEY TOLD CONSUMER BY PHONE THAT THE VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ,AND THEN SENT A LETTER INDICATING THAT THE VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED. *AK

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

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.

THEY SAY "WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE" SO THAT'S WHY I CHECKED THE FIRE BUTTON ON THE FORM. JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CARPET STARTED SMOKING. WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. BUT, EVERYTIME WE RUN THE CAR AN AWFUL SMELL RESULTS. WE NO LONGER DRIVE LONG DISTANCES. IT'S OUR ONLY CAR BUT I WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE SOON. WITH HOLIDAY BILLS THIS COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME.

Mileage: 243,150

THEY SAY "WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE" SO THAT'S WHY I CHECKED THE FIRE BUTTON ON THE FORM. JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CARPET STARTED SMOKING. WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. BUT, EVERYTIME WE RUN THE CAR AN AWFUL SMELL RESULTS. WE NO LONGER DRIVE LONG DISTANCES. IT'S OUR ONLY CAR BUT I WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE SOON. WITH HOLIDAY BILLS THIS COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME.

Mileage: 243,150

CONSUMER STATES COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR TRAVELLING APPROX 70MPH. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MR

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

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

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AS A RESULT OF A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, COULD HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING SHORT. *AK *YH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, COULD HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING SHORT. *AK *YH

AT 45MPH VEHICLE CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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