A/c was inoperative when vehicle was purchased from dealer. Dealer repaired A/C as condition of purchase. A/c failed again about a month after repair and has been inoperative since. Rear differential started making a low whining noise that became a loud whining noise after a couple days. Ended up replacing whole rear axle assembly and differential from salvage yard myself because it was much less expensive than what the repair place wanted. Transmission began slipping during acceleration. After a couple days it quit moving the vehicle completely, as if it were in neutral. I replaced the transmission with one from a salvage yard since, once again, it was the least expensive way to go. The heater core recently began to leak inside the vehicle and steam up the windows. The heater core has been capped off and not yet replaced. Finally, just two days ago the engine began running very rough and intermittently stalled. Looking under the hood revealed there was no water in the radiator. Upon reservicing the radiator and starting the engine water was noticed pouring out of the exhaust pipe. I can only presume either the head gasket has failed or the cylinder wall is cracked permitting the coolant water to enter the combustion chamber. The vehicle is currently undriveable and parked while my wife and I try to figure out how to afford to fix yet another problem with this piece of trash ford aerostar.
1991 Ford Aerostar: complete transmission failure
5 of the 223 complaints about the 1991 Ford Aerostar describe complete transmission failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Complete transmission failure by model year
What owners say
The snap rings in the automatic transmission broke, causing the parts in the transmission to break and may cause an unexpected loss of vehicle control replaced transmission twice. Dealer cannot determine the problem. Please provide further information.
Transmission failed several times, recalls on other models however consumers vehicle does not meet requirements for recall repairs.
Automatic transmission failure, automatic transmission fluid was drained (leaked) causing total transmission failure while driving on hwy.
Transmission failure.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the...
- Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip
- Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda
- Concerns with front drive axle fluid may leak out of the vent under some driving modes on some vehicles
- Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart
- Subject regarding a new service center support that uses a thrust bearing (#3 and #4) in place of thrust...
- Fluid- transmission fluid usage charts
- Transaxle - torque converter replacement guidelines and torque converter/transaxle cooling system cleaning...
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- When the automatic transmission shift lever is placed in the park position, the park pawl does not always abut or engage the park gear.
- Risk
- Driver may believe the vehicle is safely engaged in parkwhen the gear is not truly engaged. This can lead to the vehicle jumping out ofgear unintentionally, vehicle rollaway when parked on a sloped surface, andinadvertent motion when the vehicle is started. All of these conditions canresult in a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Repair the transmission with a new park pawl.
Recall number 91V189000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1991 Ford Aerostar transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 1991 Ford Aerostar?
5 of 223 owner complaints about the 1991 Ford Aerostar (2%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Ford Aerostar?
There is 1 recall and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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