1992 Ford Aerostar problems
The 1992 Ford Aerostar has 439 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns brakes. After that come electrical system (16%) and transmission (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 439 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 42
- Injuries and deaths
- 152 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 148,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 12 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 148,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 42 complaints mention a fire; 152 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Ford Aerostar with enough data (172 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The vehicle experienced right rear tire tread separation and blowout of the cooper tire causing the vehicle to rollover several times, ejecting some of the passengers, 3 deaths and 6 injuries resulted from this incident (florida traffic crash report) crash report number 56056858 (attorney for consumer) . *mjs
During a crash bumper/hood/fender/switch/grill/core support/air conditioner condensor/fan belt/transmission and driver's door were damanged from impact to the driver's side. Also seat came off track and mechanic repaired it, as well as the air bag did not deploy.
Consumer states that while driving on the highway his spare tire fell out of under the vehicle. Spare tire mounting fell while driving at 20 MPH. The mounting bolt was rusted.
First started out a couple of months ago. Headlights would flicker off and then back on. I figured it was nothing. Now the headlights flicker every 30-60 seconds, can not drive vehicle at night, have already been pulled over by police because of it. I explained to the officer there must be a problem with the headlights.