When trying to cut the vehicle off the key will not turn back to the lock position. The vehicle had to be towed. The transmission modules and the wiring harness were burnt. Consumer was told that they vehicle was not part of the recall #97v204000.
1992 Ford Aerostar electrical complaints
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When turning on the A/C the altenator belt bent/ burned and broke, causing vehicle to overheat. Smoke come out of engine.
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.
Upon starting the vehicle, smoke came from the ignition switch and caused a short in the electronic control board. The problem has not been corrected.
Driving vehicle about 40mph, came upon stop sign; noticedsmoke coming from dashboard area by driver's side; vehicle's engine died & would not restart; taken to dealer & mechanic said ignition switch short circuited & caused wires to melt together through wiring harness.
Vehicle was parked and all of a sudden looked out of the door and flames were coming from under the hood of the vehicle. Driver put out the flames with the fire pump.
Owner states that vehicle caught on fire and that fire department could not find the problem. Owner further notes that dashboard was in flames.
When turning the ignition on there is a noise and vehicle starts to smoke; took to dealer, consumer doesn't want to pay for them to check the vehicle, thinks ford should pay for it. There is information on the internet said ford missed a lot of cars in the ignition recall .
Transmission slips.
While driving, smoke started coming from area of steering column, turned off ignition. *ak
Ignition switch fire.
Vehicle caughton fire due to a short in ignition switch prior to/after recall repairs 9s528.
Ignition switch failed.
Ignition switch fails to return to run position after starting vehicle, causing failure of turn signals/blower motor.
Experiencing different electrical failures, ignition switch was replaced.
The ignition switch has caused some wiring to burn in hte steering column. Please describe.
While driving, noticed smoke coming from vents, front wiring harness had burnt.
The truck started smoking while it was parked and the it burned electrical equiptment. Please describe.
Electrical short or shock in the ignition switch causing the wiring to burn.
Electrical short or shock in the ignition switch, smoke is coming from the steering column of the vehicle.
When the vehicle was started black smoke consumed the passenger compartment. Please describe.
After parking ingition column caught on fire due to electrical short.
While driving on expwy van stalled due to worn camshaft gear that manufacturer issued bulletin 9/1/93. Tt
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