On friday, january 5, 2001, I was coming home on the 101 freeway when suddenly a truck cut in front of me. All I could do was slam on my brakes and I could feel something was pulling the car back, when I pushed the gas pedal the car had a hard time accelerating. This really scared me because I was on the 101 and 23 intersection. I had no way of pulling to the side of the road. I could smell something was burning really bad because I had to roll down my windows. I looked at the dash board and everything was normal. When I got off the freeway I called my husband and he smelled the brakes right away. When he touched the back tires it was really hot. He drove it home about one miles from our house and he only used the emergency brakes. Because he thought there was something wrong with the rear brakes. At home all the brake fluid drained out from the rear cylinders. The next day we took it to the mechanic who replaced the cylinders and the brake shoes. But he thought since I used the emergency brake and forgot to release it that caused the damage to the rear brake. On the same day my husband was driving the van and he had to slam on the brakes and it stayed locked, he touched the brake pedal again and the brake was fine again. We went back to the garage and check everything out but they found nothing wrong because all the lights were functioning properly. So my husband decided to take the fuse out from the ABS brake. The problem disappeard. We came to the conclusion that when the ABS do the self-diagnostics, it doesn't detect a fault in the system and could not turn off the system so the regular brake should function properly. I took it to ford on monday, january 15, 2001 and they found the problem in the ABS system. They replaced the rabs valve. The brake is good again. When I asked why rabs lights don't give me any warning and shut the system down, he said sometimes the light goes on sometimes it doesn't.
1992 Ford Aerostar: ABS light or ABS activating
19 of the 316 complaints about the 1992 Ford Aerostar describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
While driving on the highway all of sudden the rear ABS warning light intermittently came on. Didn't contact the dealer or manufacturer.
When applying the brakes during a normal stopping condition, the rear ABS locked up, and the truck did a 180 degree turn, causing a crash. This happened on dry/ normal road condtions. The vehicle was totalled.
When driving at 40 MPH and coming to a stop sign, consumer applied the brakes, and the brake's were hard. Abs system kicked in and locked up causing vehicle to go straight through a stop sign which could have resulted in a collision. *ak
Abs system grabs on damp/wet days causing wheels to slide at low/med speeds resulting in vehicle sliding into ditch on a snowy day. Nlm
When applying the ABS brakes the front wheels grab and vibrate, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Driver's power window malfunctioned. In addition, transmission failed/ABS light intermittently comes on/master cylinder failed, causing an accident/air conditioning compressor failed/tie rods replaced/tail lights repeated ly replaced/ignition switch failed, causing a fire/repeated engine oil leaks and catalytic converter replaced.
Air conditioning compressor malfunctioned. In addition, noisy ABS brakes/defective front/rear cv joints/premature wear of front brake pads and rotors/electric door locks malfunctioned/lower ball joint noise/ radiator hose failure and premature distributor/cap/rotor wear.
Abs, front brake line rotted/corroded/ rusted; brakes collapsed, disintegrated. Brake lines replaced.
Applied brakes(ABS) at 30 -35 MPH vehicle started to slow down but, didn't stop due to this failure the vehicle rear ended another vehicle. Please describe details.
Abs system brakes lock up in wet weather. Please describe.
Abs, while driving the left brake pads fell out while driving. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
- The use of petroleum-based grease as a lubricant in servicing disc brakes is no longer acceptable
- This bulletin contains service tips when servicing any brake related roughness / pull concerns
- Brakes - brake service - service tips
- The use of petroleum-based grease as a lubricant in servicing disc brakes is no longer acceptable because...
Related recalls
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Questions about the 1992 Ford Aerostar abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 1992 Ford Aerostar?
19 of 316 owner complaints about the 1992 Ford Aerostar (6%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Ford Aerostar?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1992 Ford Aerostar
Airbag light 15Headlights 14Brake failure 13Fire or smoke 13No deployment 12Transmission failure 6Adaptive cruise 5
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