1992 Ford Aerostar defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1992 Ford Aerostar. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR DROPS ABRUPTLY
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02076 · opened Oct 10, 2002 · closed Mar 10, 2003

  Odi has identified 30 incidents resulting in minor to moderate personal injuries that have been caused by abrupt door drops over the approximately eight - twelve year period of product usage and exposure (1991-1995 to 2003).most of the injury incidents appear to have been caused by a fracture of the gas filled lift ass…

• FRONT BRAKE HOSE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99035 · opened May 12, 1999 · closed Sep 23, 1999

  Alleged that a front brake hose ruptures or fails at the interface between the rubber hose and the brass fitting

• TRANSFER CASES AND REAR DRIVE SHAFT
  Engineering Analysis EA99002 · opened Jan 7, 1999 · closed Nov 14, 2000 · led to recall 99V094000

  There is no summary currently available

• TRANSFER CASES AND REAR DRIVESHAFT
  Recall Query RQ98012 · opened Jul 31, 1998 · closed Jan 7, 1999 · led to recall 97V204000

  There is no summary currently available

• PARKING PAWL
  Recall Query RQ97015 · opened Oct 29, 1997 · closed Apr 1, 1999 · led to recall 91V189000

  When the automatic shift lever is placed in the park position, the parking pawl does not always engage the park gear.this can lead to the vehicle jumping out of gear unintentionally and cause the vehicle to start rolling inadvertently