1996 Ford Aerostar: raw data

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vehicle1996 / ford / aerostar
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints109 on file (1996-05-24 → 2020-03-11)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Cracked or fractured aluminum wheelsWHEELS22 complaints1999-07 → 2007-11aerostar-1996-alloy-wheel-cracks
  • 709281 WHEEL RIMS FAILED. AFTER FEELING SEVERE WOBBLE AT SPEED, DRIVER PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM ON FR WHEEL WAS FAILING
  • 897132 CASTING ON ALLOY WHEELS FAILED. OF SEVEN SPOKES ON WHEELS THREE HAD BROKEN
  • 10005362 ON 9/17/02 THE RIGHT FRONT ALLOY WHEEL CRACKED WHILE ON VACATION
Ignition switch failure and recall 99V029 repair delaysELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints1996-05 → 2003-10aerostar-1996-ignition-switch-recall
  • 838544 CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 99V029000 AND MFR RECALL 99S02, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE
  • 847591 RECALL 99V029000, IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. OWNER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH 1999 FOR PARTS ON RECALL
  • 10044646 ON 10/21/03 CONSUMER STOPPED, PARKED VEHICLE, TOOK KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND IGNITION CYLINDER CAME OUT
Transfer case and driveshaft failures and recall 97V204POWER TRAIN9 complaints1996-12 → 2011-09aerostar-1996-transfer-case-driveshaft
  • 837448 WHILE DRIVING TRANSFER CASE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING WHILE ENGINE REMAINED ON
  • 824067 NHTSA RECALL 97V204000, MANUFACTURER 97S83, TRANSFER CASE; DEALER'S LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH, AND IN APRIL WHEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS
  • 701665 TRANSFER CASE BEARING FAILURE ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT IN TRANSFER CASE RUINED TRANSFER CASE AT A COST OF $1,985.00 TO REPAIR
Tire tread separation and sidewall failureTIRES6 complaints2001-05 → 2020-03aerostar-1996-tire-tread-separation
  • 10075653 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE
  • 744937 I FOUND THAT THE TIRE WAS FAILING ON THE INSIDE CAUSING A VERY LARGE BUBBLING EFFECT TO OCCUR
  • 764493 THESE 2 TIRE FAILURES OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRUCUMSTANCES ON A VEHICLE THAT IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER THAT INSTALLED THE TIRES
Sliding door latch and track failuresLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES4 complaints1997-09 → 1999-05aerostar-1996-sliding-door-latch
  • 828751 SLIDING DOOR ON RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK, IT WILL NOT LATCH TO CLOSE
  • 816537 CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN SILDING DOOR AT MOST OF THE TIMES FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE
  • 837627 AS THE SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING OPENED THE BOTTOM TRACKS HAD SEPARATED FORM THE DOOR
Brake rotor warping and caliper failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC11 complaints1997-08 → 2002-09aerostar-1996-brake-rotor-caliper
  • 850173 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION PRESENT DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS TWICE, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS
  • 815490 VEHICLE'S ROTORS KEEP WARPING, AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE
  • 725691 MY BRAKES FAILED AFTER AN EXTENDED DOWNHILL DRIVE--ALTHOUGH NOT AN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE
Driver air bag not deploying in collisionsAIR BAGS6 complaints1996-09 → 2004-09aerostar-1996-airbag-non-deployment
  • 721375 DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT APPR. 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO INFLATE
  • 8015295 VAN INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE SITTING STILL
  • 10091293 IN A MULTIPLE CAR PILE-UP, WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IN OUR VAN (VEHICLE NUMBER #3 OF 4 INVOLVED) DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1091996-05-242020-03-1194WHEELS:23; SERVICE BRAKES:18; HYDRAULIC:17; POWER TRAIN:13; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12

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). 1996 Ford Aerostar vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/ford/aerostar
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_ford_aerostar_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Ford Aerostar},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/ford/aerostar}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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