1995 Ford Aspire problems
The 1995 Ford Aspire has 92 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (24%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (11%) and transmission (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 92 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% 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 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Ford Aspire with enough data (58 complaints in that window).
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 driver of the vehicle was burned on his left hand/wrist/forearm, the contents of the air bag was inhaled by the driver and left the driver choking and has developed bronchitis. The driver has seen a doctor and will continue to see the doctor to document the symptoms. Both the driver and the doctor are not aware of the chemicals used to deploy the SRS. The drivers sweater was burned and melted, the long-sleeve shirt was burned, and the burn continued through to the skin.
Car was in an accident and the drivers air bag didn't deployed,car was up side down and didn't turn off there was a hole in the gas tank. Tt
Car was in an accident and the passengers air bag didn't deployed,car was up side down and didn't turn off there was a hole in the gas tank. Tt
Gear shift lever broke (manual transmission) while driving. Was able to pull over safely due to light traffic, but could have been dangerous otherwise. *nlm
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 ford aspire. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to shake abnormally and the steering wheel became very difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and she was advised by the dealer that the vehicle was exhibiting the failure due to age. The dealer did not attempt to repair the vehicle nor was a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,485 and the current mileage was 50,850. Updated 1/17/2012