1990 ford aerostar. Consumer states sudden acceleration nearly 20 years ago, that caused over $1,000 in damage. Tgw the consumer stated the accident happened when the vehicle was idling.
Ford Aerostar sudden acceleration problems
28 of the 1,704 owner complaints about the Ford Aerostar describe sudden unintended acceleration, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 28
- worst model year
- 1991
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 1Jerking 1Check engine light 1No deployment 1Adaptive cruise 1
What owners say
The motor would die and then accelerate suddenly, sometimes making a cranking noise. The service report stated that there no problem. In addition, when the vehicle was parked and wanted to change from parking to drive, it would be stuck, making it difficult to change the transmission, usually producing a loud cranking noise as if the transmission was to explode. Eventually, in february 2005 the motor broke down and both the motor and transmission had to be replaced. The dealer (bayamon ford) replaced the motor in march 2005 and when the transmission was received it was replaced in april 2005. The dealer had requested the new parts directly to the ford motor co. And stayed with the parts replaced. The motor and transmission had full three year guarantee since they were new. The vehicle started experiencing again the dying and acceleration approximately one year after. The vehicle was left at the dealer, mentioned above on june 2006 for filter and oil change, they found that the motor was leaking oil and they took down the motor and transmission to repair the leak. After the service the check engine light turned on prior to the july fourth weekend. They informed us to bring the car on july 5. On july 4, 2006 the car suddenly accelerated beyond control and crashed. Total loss. The air bags never came out and the car stayed engine accelerated.
Upon starting the vehicle, it accelerated at a high speed and crashed into a building. The driver's foot was on the brake pedal when sudden acceleration occurred. The vehicle was totaled. The insurance company indicated that the incident was inconclusive. There was a transmission recall 91v189000, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. *ak *sc
As soon as consumer shifted to drive, vehicle accelerated on its own, with tires spinning. Consumer applied brakes, then park brake, and shifted to neutral. Consumer accidently shifted to reverse and heard a loud clunking sound, vehicle came to a stop.*ak
While vehicle was moving in reverse, it suddenly accelerated forward and brake system failed to stop vehicle. Dealership did not examine vehicle to determine a cause for this problem. *ak
While driving 35-40 MPH vehicle suddenly accelerated to 50-55 MPH. Consumer stood on brakes, with both feet. Vehicle failed to slow down. Consumer then shifted to neutral and turned off engine.this happened again the same day, about 50 MPH. When driving below 30 MPH vehicle did not accelerate. Please add further details.
While driving vehicle idled, and then suddenly accelerated, causing a crash. Brakes did not slow the vehicle, but caused vehicle to skid. Please provide further information.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated while being placed into reverse at a high speed. Vehicle had to be stopped by turnning off the key. Dealer has been contacted. *ak
When husband started vehicle it suddenly accelerated without prior warning, collision resulted. Dealer repaired vehicle but could not find the source of the problem. *ak
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in vehicle being out of control (attorney for consumer). Mjs
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control: cables
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: minivans equipped with 3.0l engines. An accelerator cable was kinked during installation, causing the core wires to eventually fray.
- Risk
- This could increase the friction in the cable, causing the throttle to be slow to return to idle. This condition could result in a stuck throttle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new accelerator cable.
Recall number 00V425000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford Aerostar sudden acceleration
Which Ford Aerostar years have sudden unintended acceleration problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (10 complaints), 1990 (6 complaints) and 1993 (4 complaints).
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