19 of the 230 complaints about the 1988 Ford Aerostar are about the transmission — 8% of everything reported for this model year.
19
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROX. 70 MPH THE DRIVESHAFT BLEW UP, CAUSING DAMAGES TO GAS SHIELD/TAIL PIPE/TRANSMISSION AND ALTERNATOR. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #832225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE IN MOTION TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO REVERSE GEAR, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO VEHICLE BEHIND, NO WARNING, TRANSMISSION REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #813503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WITHOUT KEY BEING IN SWITCH, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #514905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER FRAUD.
NHTSA complaint #513011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE SHIFT GEAR SELECTOR WILL NOT LOCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION, ONCE IN THE DRIVE POSITION IT WILL NOT MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #804249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #504271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #504271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM PARK TO FIRST GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #500038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED FIVE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #500038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAS A COATING AND THE COATING IS COMING OFF AND PLUGS THE FILLER SCREEN .
NHTSA complaint #980059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAS A COATING AND THE COATING IS COMING OFF AND PLUGS THE FILLER SCREEN .
NHTSA complaint #980059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PAN HAS A COATING AND THE COATING IS COMING OFF AND PLUGS THE FILLER SCREEN .
NHTSA complaint #980222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL.
NHTSA complaint #500854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH.
NHTSA complaint #500854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL.
NHTSA complaint #500854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH.
NHTSA complaint #500854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ONCE NOW WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE CAR WILL NOT MOVE . TT
NHTSA complaint #972671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VAN SLIPS OUT OF PARK.
NHTSA complaint #968283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #482463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.