Had the clock ring repaired (year 2000)due to the airbag light stayed on. Now the airbag light stays on ,there is no horn and the cruise control doesnt work. There has to be a recall for this safety problem.
1994 Ford Aerostar: adaptive cruise control problems
12 of the 257 complaints about the 1994 Ford Aerostar describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
All electronics on steering column don't work. Air bag system flashes 3-2. No airbag (presumably), cruise control or horn function.
Dt: contact stated that the air bag light on the dashboard flashed on and off. The cruise control and the horn will not work. The problem started without warning. He was told by the dealer the air bag will not work as long as the light on the dashboard was on. Also, the dealer told him he had a broken wire in the steering wheel. He has not had it repaired yet. The air bag problem was not covered under warranty or recall. Therefore, e the manufacturer will offer no free remedy.
The wiring harness in my steering colume is defective. This will be the second time in 6 yrs that this has had to be replaced. The harness controlls the airbage, horn and cruise controll. Also the igition switch is faulty, the key can be removed while the vehicle is running
After ford recall for replacement of wiring in steering column, the airbag light began blinking in a 3/2 pattern. The cruise control and horn both ceased function. Indicates a clockspring failure meaning that the airbag, cruise control and horn are inoperative. Also, the rear liftgate supports are fixed to the frame with small studs. With the liftgate open, one of these studs broke sending the liftgate crashing onto owner's head and neck.
Air bag light on the instrument panel will illuminate erratically, then go off while operating vehicle at any speed. Also, has experienced failure of cruise control and horn. Dealership has not examined vehicle to determine a cause for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Smelled wires burning after that horn will not work cruise control will not work
Horn assembly/air bag indicator light, and cruise control went out at same time. Dealer has been contacted.please provide further information.
Complete radiator failure, told epoxy broke loose, replaced with new, suspect overheating of wiring harness caused relay or fusable link failure in column/dash intermittent loss of cruise control, then full loss, horn lass at same time, airbag warning light at same time.
Clock spring on the air bag wiring within the steering column broke, causing the air bag/cruise control and horn to become inoperable.
Vehicle was repaired under recall 99v029000, concerning ignition switch short. After dealer performed the work. Cruise control did not work. Conusmer contacted manufacturer and was told to take the vehicle back to the dealer for repairs. Dealer charged consumer for work performed the second time.
While vehicle at dealer being repaired for recalled component mechanic possibly bamaged other components causing the horn and cruise control not to work. (recall 99v029000) nlm
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Ford Aerostar adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1994 Ford Aerostar?
12 of 257 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford Aerostar (5%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Ford Aerostar?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford Aerostar
Airbag light 23Fire or smoke 14No deployment 11Fuel pump 9Overheating 9ABS 8Fuel smell 6Headlights 6Tire blowout 6Seat belt 5
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