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1997 Ford Aerostar: raw data

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vehicle1997 / ford / aerostar
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints64 on file (1997-11-13 → 2020-10-09)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Accelerator cable and throttle control failureVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9 complaints1997-11 → 2010-08aerostar-1997-accelerator-cable-throttle
  • 720686 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT UP TO 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND PLACED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL
  • 864248 CONSUMER WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OFF OF A SMALL STREET, APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN
  • 10049874 WHEN ACCELERATING CONSUMER HAD TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE
Cracked aluminum wheel rims and spokesWHEELS5 complaints2000-08 → 2009-06aerostar-1997-cracked-wheels
  • 867831 WHILE LOOKING WHEEL OVER NOTICED RIM WITH CRACK
  • 10031918 CONSUMER NOTICED THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE RIM SPOKES ARE CRACKED
  • 10074110 CONSUMER'S HUSBAND DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE RIMS HAD CRACKED IN THREE PLACES
Front wheel bearing and spindle assembly failureSUSPENSION3 complaints2000-09 → 2002-03aerostar-1997-front-wheel-bearing-spindle
  • 554544 WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SPINDLE ASSEMBLY, BRAKE ROTOR, CALIPER AND BALL JOINTS
  • 740683 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
  • 8005538 RIGHT FRONT SPINDLE AND KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED
Transfer case recall 97V204 and related damagePOWER TRAIN3 complaints1999-08 → 2003-04aerostar-1997-transfer-case-recall
  • 845887 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #97V204000
  • 8016938 VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN PROPERLY DUE TO THE TRANSFER CASE BEING DEFECTIVE
  • 10017214 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 97 V 204 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL
Rear brake adjuster wear and noiseSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3 complaints1998-09 → 2001-11aerostar-1997-rear-brake-adjusters
  • 827610 CONSUMER EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/ ROTORS DUE A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS
  • 838954 WHEN TURNING OR APPLYING BRAKES THEY WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES FROM THE REAR WHEELS
  • 754709 FORD RECOMMENDS INCORRECT ADJUSTMENT OF REAR BRAKES, WHICH CAUSES OVERHEATING OF DRUMS AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF AXLE SEALS, AXLE BEARINGS, AND TIRE ON THE RIM ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE DRUM
Ignition switch recall repairs and electrical overheatingELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 complaints1999-05 → 2020-10aerostar-1997-ignition-switch-recall
  • 837746 CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER 4 TIMES REGARDING RECALL 99V029000, IGNITION SWITCH SHORT
  • 546060 VEHICLE DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-029) IGNITION SWITCH
  • 10129732 MY 1997 FORD AERO STAR VAN PRODUCED A PUFF OF SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
641997-11-132020-10-0952ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:14; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:9; POWER TRAIN:9; WHEELS:7; SERVICE BRAKES:7

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1997 Ford Aerostar vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/ford/aerostar
@misc{wrenchpro_1997_ford_aerostar_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1997 Ford Aerostar},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/ford/aerostar}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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