1994 Ford Aerostar: raw data

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vehicle1994 / ford / aerostar
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints303 on file (1994-11-10 → 2017-10-25)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transfer case failure and fluid leakPOWER TRAIN15 complaints1998-07 → 2002-05aerostar-1994-transfer-case-failure
  • 704910 TRANSFER CASE HAS REPEATEDLY LEAKED AND EVENTUALLY BLEW. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON/REPLACED 8 TIMES. STILL LEAKING AFTER RECALL REPLACEMENT (97V204000)
  • 550308 TRANSFER CASE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (97V-204)LEAVING CONSUMER AND FAMILY STRANDED
  • 538843 TRANSFER CASE FAILED IN TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. LEARNED AFTER REPLACEMENT, THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON TRANSFER CASE; SHOULD THERE BE A REIMBURSEMENT?
Tire blowout and tread separationTIRES5 complaints2000-10 → 2005-11aerostar-1994-tire-tread-separation
  • 877675 WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT. A FEW DAYS LATER, DRIVER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT
  • 10145392 1994 FORD AEROSTAR TIRE BLEW (FIRESTONE DAYTON QUADRA SE). *TS THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE
  • 556816 FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, LATER THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE TIRES
Air bag light, horn and cruise control failureAIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM28 complaints1999-05 → 2017-10aerostar-1994-airbag-clockspring-horn
  • 899547 AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE ERRATICALLY, THEN GO OFF WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN
  • 836375 CLOCK SPRING ON THE AIR BAG WIRING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING THE AIR BAG/CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE
  • 10233257 ALL ELECTRONICS ON STEERING COLUMN DON'T WORK. AIR BAG SYSTEM FLASHES 3-2. NO AIRBAG (PRESUMABLY), CRUISE CONTROL OR HORN FUNCTION
Ignition switch and wiring harness short or fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM38 complaints1998-03 → 2013-08aerostar-1994-ignition-wiring-short-fire
  • 703798 IGNITION SWITCH SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED WIRING TO OVERHEAT AND BURN IN STEERING COLUMN AREA
  • 832896 A FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN BELOW THE DASH AREA DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSE UNKNOWN
  • 843511 RECEIVED NOTICE #99V029000 IN THE MAIL & NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH
Liftgate support or stud breakageSTRUCTURE7 complaints1998-05 → 2002-02aerostar-1994-liftgate-support-failure
  • 884888 WHILE DRIVING NEUMATIC ARM BROKE OFF OF TAIL BACK DOOR. PIECE BROKE OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING
  • 884563 BOLTS HOLDING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BROKE RIGHT OFF ON BACK LIFT DOOR. WHEN IT BROKE, IT FELL RIGHT ON CONSUMER'S HEAD
  • 827758 LIFTGATE SHOCK BOLT THAT HOLDS LIFTGATE SNAPPED IN TWO, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES
Air bag non-deployment in a collisionAIR BAGS5 complaints1998-08 → 2004-08aerostar-1994-airbag-no-deployment
  • 884817 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT45MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 10008823 THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
  • 10087578 UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT
Gasoline fumes in passenger compartmentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4 complaints1998-04 → 2002-07aerostar-1994-fuel-fumes-in-cabin
  • 706766 GASOLINE FUMES PERVADE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. REPEATED "REPAIRS" AT DEALER HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM
  • 705149 SMELL OF GAS FUME FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE AND INTOLERABLE. DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP GASKET
  • 534253 PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT FILLS WITH GASOLINE FUMES, ESPECIALLY IF EVEN A SMALL OVERFLOW OCCURS, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE
Engine overheating and coolant lossENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1999-07 → 2001-05aerostar-1994-engine-overheating-coolant
  • 889015 VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF COOLANT AND OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE
  • 841800 VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OVERHEATING
  • 847138 THE ENGINE HAD STARTED TO OVERHEAT. HAD HEARD A TICKING NOISE PRIOR TO VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
3031994-11-102017-10-252429ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:70; AIR BAGS:45; POWER TRAIN:44; SERVICE BRAKES:30; HYDRAULIC:27

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1994 Ford Aerostar vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/ford/aerostar
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_ford_aerostar_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Ford Aerostar},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/ford/aerostar}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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