1995 Ford Aerostar: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle1995 / ford / aerostar
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints173 on file (1995-01-06 → 2014-09-29)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transfer case and driveshaft failure after recall 97V204000POWER TRAIN12 complaints1997-12 → 2000-03aerostar-1995-transfer-case-driveshaft
  • 831747 RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED WITH THE TRANSFER CASE THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED
  • 825361 CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL ON TRANSFER CASE, RECALL NO.97V204000
  • 858637 THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, REMEDY DID NOT FIX THE SAFETY DEFECT
Sliding door latch and track failureLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES10 complaints1998-03 → 2003-05aerostar-1995-sliding-door-latch
  • 722451 THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND LATCH PROPERLY BECAUSE THE SIDE-TRACK DOOR-GUIDE IS MISALIGNED OR WEAK, CAUSING IT TO CRACK AND BREAK AT THE POINT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE VEHICLE BODY BEHIND THE STRIKER PIN
  • 833397 THE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LATCH AND IS INOPERATIVE, WHICH MAY CAUSE ANY OCCUPANT TO FALL OUT OF THE VAN IF NOT RESTRAINED
  • 521907 THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY
Ignition switch short circuit and under-dash fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM20 complaints1995-09 → 2004-06aerostar-1995-ignition-switch-dash-fire
  • 541706 STARTED VEHICLE, WITHIN 5 SECONDS VAN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE UNDER DASH. FINAL DIAGNOSIS FROM SAM SWOPE FORD IN ELIZABETHTOWN IS THAT IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED AND BURNT UP WIRE HARNESS UNDER DASH
  • 827000 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE,
  • 825073 UPON STARTING UP THE VAN, DRIVER HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASH
Brake rotor warping, wear and vibrationSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7 complaints1996-09 → 2001-08aerostar-1995-brake-rotor-wear-vibration
  • 801754 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO PA, BRAKES STARTED TO WARP/ SHAKE AND HARD TO BRAKE (ABS), HAD THEM REPLACED AND THEY WARPED AGAIN
  • 522672 ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, RESULTING IN SCORING AND VIBRATION
  • 893348 BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING TOO FAST. AFTER 2 YEARS BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING
Air bag did not deploy in collisionAIR BAGS7 complaints1995-12 → 2002-09aerostar-1995-driver-air-bag-no-deployment
  • 860841 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH & HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY
  • 8019228 CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE AT 27 MPH AND THE FRONTAL DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED
  • 862388 WHILE DRIVING 40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT CORNER DRIVER'S SIDE. IT BENT THE FRAME, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY
Automatic transmission failure and repeated replacementPOWER TRAIN6 complaints1996-02 → 2001-01aerostar-1995-automatic-transmission-failure
  • 876125 TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES.VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE & WHEN GOING IN REVERSE
  • 828188 ALUMINUM FRONT CLUTCH PISTON IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE OR DEFECTIVE AT APPROXIMATLY 40,000 MILES
  • 721250 FORD REFUNDED US $1000.00 FOR 1 TRANSMISSION, THE FIRST ONE WAS STILL ON WARRANTY, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND IT WAS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER THAT BLEW IN THIS CASE
Sudden acceleration when shifted into reverseVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1999-04 → 2002-02aerostar-1995-sudden-acceleration-reverse
  • 8004758 WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AT 40MPH, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES
  • 899759 WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN REVERSE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE
  • 835685 WHILE THE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1731995-01-062014-09-291919ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:39; POWER TRAIN:23; SERVICE BRAKES:17; HYDRAULIC:17; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:11

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). 1995 Ford Aerostar vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/ford/aerostar
@misc{wrenchpro_1995_ford_aerostar_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 Ford Aerostar},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/ford/aerostar}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

hub · known-issues · methodology · license · research (interpretation) · connect (MCP)