1994 Ford Aerostar defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1994 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…

• 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

• FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA98016 · opened Jul 14, 1998 · closed Feb 12, 1999 · led to recall 99V029000

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE98010 · opened Feb 13, 1998 · closed Jul 14, 1998

  Owners allege that failure of the fuel pump/sender connector results in short circuit that has resulted in vehicle fires.symptoms include erratic fuel gauge operation, , smoke from the dash on the driver's side near the steering column (fuel pump fusible link) and passenger side (fuel pump inertia cutoff switch), inter…