Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||||
| 962616 | 12/16/1996 | 51001 | Sliding door - damaged or misadjusted latch mechanism. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 06/12/2008 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford aerostar. upon purchasing the vehicle, the contact stated that the muffler was rusted and cracked. the dealer stated that the vehicle was fine and the fumes would exit out of the rear of the vehicle. the fire department stated that the fumes were entering the vehicle due to the holes. the dealer stated that they sealed the holes and the vehicle was fine. the midas mechanic stated that the dealer never sealed the holes on the muffler and it needed to be replaced completely. he also stated that the fumes could in fact get inside the passenger compartment. also, the horn has never worked on the vehicle since it was purchased; therefore, the dealer constructed their own horn to correct the failure. the sliding door on the vehicle would not open and the vehicle would not unlock from the passenger compartment. in addition, the rear liftgate fell on the contact's head several times. the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 05/24/1997 | 11/01/1992 | ||
| Contacted the dealer, but they informed me that it will be to costly to fix problem. required removing the entire rear door to fix the lock assembly, and since the mileage in access of 65000, i have to pay for repair. i told them it is a safety problem, if i have an accident, i will not be able to scape using the rear door. *ak | |||
| The pin in latch mechanism for sliding door fell off, causing the door to become inoperative . door will not open , completly stuck. *ak | |||
| 08/16/1998 | |||
| Consumer's hand was jammed in the sliding door. door was unable to open. door was forced open enough for consumer to remove hand. become unable to open or close door. dealer/manufacturer notified. *ak | |||
| 09/15/1995 | |||
| Failure of the sliding door, the door will not open from the inside.*ak | |||
| 03/20/1995 | |||
| Side sliding door can be easily be open by two year old. tt | |||
| 10/15/1993 | 1 | ||
| Sliding door won'r close due to bent latch. *ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| Consumer was driving at approximately 65 mph when hood unlatched unexpectedly, causing the hood to break windshield. consumer skidded and was rearended. *ak | |||