Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE96050 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/06/1996 | 12/20/1996 | CRACKED FUEL TANKS | ||
| Cracked fuel tanks are leaking fuel | ||||||
| EA90042 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/31/1990 | 12/31/1991 | THROTTLE STICKING | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| EA96030 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/20/1996 | 08/13/1998 | CRACKED FUEL TANKS | 98V190000 | |
| Cracked fuel tanks are leaking fuel | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/29/1998 | 102371 | 2 | 05/01/1998 |
| The consumer stated that back in 1998 she had a accident with her ford aerostar. she stated that when she pulled into a parking space and hit the brakes, the vehicle surged forward and hit a building. she said she had the vehicle towed to the dealer who stated that they thought the problem was a faulty idle air control. she said it was repaired and she took the part and sent it to the manufacturer. now the problem has come up again and she was asked to be a witness, because someone was killed, when their vehicle did the same thing. *jb it was determined that the throttle air by pass valve assembly was not one of ford's parts. | |||
| 07/28/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states engine was on and in the park position, consumer pressed brake to put vehicle into reverse and vehicle took off in reverse. consumer states vehicle hit two parked cars and was totalled. please provide any further information.*jb | |||
| 06/18/2002 | 05/01/2089 | ||
| Today my wife was driving our 1989 aerostar and she had the accelerator go down under her foot by it's self for no percieved reason. so i started to look on internet to see if anyone else had this problem. dealer claims never heard of it! it seems like i remembered watching 20/20 or that canadian program and they reporting about ford cruise controls having power on at all time and that moister present at wire harness plug that connects though fire wall could cause cruise control to sudden accellerate. *ak | |||
| 06/22/1999 | 2 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Had shifted into drive & took foot off brake,vehicle went full throttle in parking lot. hit pillar. had failed to stop when brakes were applied. intermittent problem. taking vehicle to dealer. *ak the problem occured again but the dealer says the problem could not be duplicated. *yh | |||
| 07/02/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1989 | |
| Car accelerated from 0 to 60/70 mph while shifting from park position to drive position, overriding aceelerator and brake system, crushing and destroying everything that was in front of it.number of people could have been injured and other properties could have been damaged. hav not seen or witnessed anything like this in my 55 years life span. it was most traumatic experience i have ever gone through. *ak | |||
| 01/20/1998 | 2 | 05/24/1989 | |
| Consumer reporting an ongoing problem with engine acceleration intermittently approximately six months. problem still occurring. dealer was notified and repairs/inspection was made continually, but the problem was never resolved. *ak consumer states vehicle is experiencing electrical problems and can smell something like wires burning, consumer states that the radio, fan blower, and dash lights go on and off, at times the radio will not work at all, battery failed and was replaced, low oil sensor failed and was replaced. vehicle has experienced several brake problems, brakes pulsate, master cylinder leak, proportioning valve leak, brakes grab, and were not stopping the vehicle. several engine related problems, consumer states the engine was noisy, oil was leaking from both sides of engine, the thermostat, gasket seal, main seal, rear main seal, pan gasket, belts, and other engine components have been replaced. the left door corroded and rusted. fuel filter was replaced, exhaust system was replaced, iac and throttle body were replaced, consumer states she would have to constantly keep foot on brake due to high rpms and loud whining, consumer states vehicle would accelerate suddenly if foot were off the brake, there were times when the brakes were not stopping vehicle. right front tire separated, causing steering wheel to wobble, front bearing needed packed, right rear axle was loose. differential carrier assembly was out, causing a loud ticking and thud noise. air conditioner was blowing hot air, the heater mode selector is slow to return from the vent when changed. outer tie rod ends needed replaced. *slc | |||
| 01/16/1998 | 06/01/1989 | ||
| While driving at 40mph throttle stuck, causing engine rev high, even when foot was taken off gas pedal.vehicle has been to dealers. *ak | |||
| 08/23/1996 | 01/28/1989 | ||
| While starting vehicle and putting it into gear, vehicle suddenly took off, causing owner to strike another vehicle. vehicle also surged. dealers stated possible electric chip failure. *ak | |||
| After having the recall repair work done on igntion switch, the vehicle's cruise control and horn do not work. recall #96v071000. *ak | |||
| 01/13/1996 | |||
| Accelerator pedal sticking, causing vehicle to go to the highest rpms. tt | |||
| 07/28/1995 | |||
| The throttle stuck and caused the vehicle to go out of control while in reverse hitting another car. please describe. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 06/18/2002 | 05/01/2089 | ||
| Today my wife was driving our 1989 aerostar and she had the accelerator go down under her foot by it's self for no percieved reason. so i started to look on internet to see if anyone else had this problem. dealer claims never heard of it! it seems like i remembered watching 20/20 or that canadian program and they reporting about ford cruise controls having power on at all time and that moister present at wire harness plug that connects though fire wall could cause cruise control to sudden accellerate. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 02/27/2000 | |||
| When maing a left turn wiring harness wrapped around the bottom of accelerator cable, causing a full throttle condition. this caused a crash on 2/27/00. van was totalled. please provide any further information.*ak | |||