1999 Ford AerostarProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 7 owner complaints about the 1999 Ford Aerostar, most often about the power train. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 5, 2007. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1999 Ford Aerostar has problems

7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train32
Seat belts20
Engine and engine cooling21
Equipment21
Vehicle speed control11
Tires10
Air bags11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1999 Ford Aerostar recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1999 vs. every other Aerostar year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Aerostar median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Aerostar owners report

Recent power train complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

THE MOTOR WOULD DIE AND THEN ACCELERATE SUDDENLY, SOMETIMES MAKING A CRANKING NOISE. THE SERVICE REPORT STATED THAT THERE NO PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WANTED TO CHANGE FROM PARKING TO DRIVE, IT WOULD BE STUCK, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION, USUALLY…
Complaint 10172783 · Nov 6, 2006
WHILE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK POSITION, AND RAN OVER THE OWNER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. OWNER DIED. *AK
Complaint 858929 · Mar 21, 2000
THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE GEAR WAS ABLE TO BE PUT INTO NUETRAL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF DRIVE WAY AND HIT A NEIGHBORS MAILBOX. DEALER CANT FIND PROBLEM. MJS
Complaint 848662 · Sep 24, 1999

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