The vehicle is experiencing the failures described in the master cylinder pistons recall 89v223000. In addition, the ABS light comes on. Also, the vehicle is experiencing the failure described in the ignition switch recall 96v071000 but this vehicle not included in recall due to VIN.
Ford Aerostar abs comes on
62 of the 1,704 owner complaints about the Ford Aerostar describe aBS light or ABS activating, most of them for the 1992 model year.
- owner complaints
- 62
- worst model year
- 1992
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Brake failure 13Ball joint 2Wipers 1Transmission failure 1Stalling 1
What owners say
Cancellation of general recall tsb94b38 which had to do with ABS general recall which ford says is now expired. My rear brakes lockup first thing in the morning, and sometimes during the day, sometimes I get a ABS light.
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.
Consumer believes all the vehicles electrical problems (warning chime, delay wipers, speed control,brake lights, ABS warning light on the dash) stem from recalll 99v‑029 concerning higher than specified electrical load, consumer request reimbursement. Nlm
While driving on the highway all of sudden the rear ABS warning light intermittently came on. Didn't contact the dealer or manufacturer.
You can pull the key out and the van will stay running. Crank the van and all the lights such as ABS brake, airbag, oil, ect. Lights stay on and you have to turn the van off and then crank it again and the lights usually go off.
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 brakes failed.
Abs light comes on. Also, there is no horn function. Horn/ABS wiring is connected. Mechanic informed owner wiring connector might be wrong.
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- What is wrong
- Inability to maintain pressure in the secondary system of the master cylinder (controls braking of rear wheels) could increase brake pedal travel and reduce brake performance at temperatures less than 40 degrees.
- Risk
- This would cause reduced braking effectiveness andincreased stopping distance that could result in a crash or collision.
- Remedy
- Install new design master cylinder incorporating a redesigned seal.
Recall number 89V223000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford Aerostar abs
Why does the abs come on in the Ford Aerostar?
Owners who report it most often also describe brake failure, rotors or pads wearing out early and multiple warning lights.
Which Ford Aerostar years have aBS light or ABS activating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1992 (19 complaints), 1993 (13 complaints) and 1990 (9 complaints).
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