1994 Ford Aerostar transmission problems

Filed Feb 12, 2008 · Body, Brakes · 120,000 miles · PA

Front coil springs snapped, had to replaced with reading spring works, they had to send the specks to chicago. My ford aero star 4 wheel drive & 4.0 v6 is not available from after market. The only option is to buy new or used ford springs which are made in china. The local ford dealer admits replacing coil & leaf springs on several models. Midas was so busy replacing ford springs, they could not set up an appointment to install springs even if I had the springs.

Filed Jul 8, 2003 · Transmission · OH

Consumer states that the gear shift can be pushed down without applying the brake. Dealer notified.

Filed May 5, 2003 · Transmission · NJ

Automatic transmission failure - transmission falls out of gear.

Filed May 23, 2002 · Transmission · PA

The tranfer case heated up and separated from the transmission in the process the transmssion was cracked and replaced, three times by the manufacturer.*jb the transfer case was recalled (97v‑204) by the manufacturer after the transmission had failed three times.

Filed Nov 30, 2001 · Transmission · MD

Rear passenger side wheel came off while consumer was driving up a slight incline. Dealer has been contacted, and informed consumer that axles were deffective. Please provide further details.

Filed Nov 26, 2001 · Transmission · TN · 1 injury

After consumer parked vehicle and took key out of ignition, while getting out of vehicle, it started rolling backward, consumer was caught by door, bruised badly. Vehicle was stopped by a tree. Since it rolled very slowly there was no damage. Vehicle not taken to dealer yet. *ak

Filed Jul 1, 2001 · Transmission · AL

While driving in the smoky mountains in nc the transmission overheated and poured out transmission fluid. The van began to smoke and I pulled over in a dangerous place. I decided to turn around (also in dangerous place) I went back to cherokee, nc and a mechanic said this was a common problem for areostars. He said many people get ripped off by untrustworthy mechanics. While traveling over the mountains we saw three other areostars with the same problem. Two were being towed by wreckers. Areostar owners need to be notified of this problem. That the transmission will overheat under a load and transmission fluid will be lost. We were very upset by this and our vacation was ruined. But because we found a good mechanic we were not ripped off. I cannot say the same about the other vans that we saw being towed from the mountain and we were only there for a couple of hours and saw three others in trouble.

Filed Apr 22, 2001 · Engine, Fuel system · NV · fire · 3 injuries

My clients, the frederick family (father, mother and 3-yr-old daughter) sustained third degree burns when their 1994 ford aerostar van spontaneously caught fire while travelling on I-40 near needles, california. Fire was the result of the transfer case output shaft bushing displacement, thereby failing the drive shaft which struck the pavement, then richocheted into the fuel tank and pierced the tank, allowing raw fuel to escape and ignite, probably from the catalytic converter or sparks from the drive shaft striking the pavement. This case is in litigation in united states district court in las vegas, nevada, being case no. Cv-s-00-0444-ktd-rlh. Peter chase neumann, attorney for plaintiffs, 136 ridge street, reno, nv 89501. 775‑786‑3750.

Filed Jan 9, 2001 · Acceleration, Body · CA

The starter, distributor, and ignition wiring were all replaced.

Filed Oct 16, 2000 · Transmission · TX

The speedometer cluster quit working past 100,000 miles, there was no way to tell the vehicles speed. Nlm