Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / AEROSTAR / 1994

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 995127500 Incident Date: Mar, 14 1995
Consumer's City: REDDING Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: AEROSTAR Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDA41X9RZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 13 1998 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Was driving 7 kids in vehicle, going about 45mph, when transfer case was leaking under normal driving conditions. another truck forced aerostar off road due to being on fire. flames had made tank glow red. flames put out w/fire extinguisher. vehicle towed to ford dealer. repairs done on transfer case under recall 97v-204.000. took vehicle home & parked it. started to leak. this was the 8th transfer case replaced in vehicle & the 2nd to catch on fire.manufacturer agreed to buy vehicle back from owner at price it was paid for. *ak