11 of the
541 complaints about the 1993 Ford Aerostar are about the
seat belts — 2% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
120,000 miles.
THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER AND LOST CONTROL.. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED AT THAT POINT. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND THREE BROKEN RIBS. ALSO PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED INTERNAL HEAD AND BACK INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #10042868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Boynton Beach, FL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEATBELT NOT TO RETRACT, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. FORD/DEALER HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR OF EITHER MECHANISM. *AK
NHTSA complaint #857561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
High Point, NC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE. IT WAS NOT DAMAGED OR MISSUSED IN ANY WAY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT A WARANTEED ITEM. I FEEL THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THE BELT AS IT IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER VEHICLES BUT FELT I SHOULD REPORT IT.
NHTSA complaint #713976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
North Bellmore, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #842800 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Delray Beach, FL
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR MIDDLE LEFT LAP BELT DISENGAGES IN EMERGENCY STOPPING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #824620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Orange Park, FLCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS TWO FEET TENSION. UPON TUGGING ON THE SHOULDER HARNESS, IT WILL NOT RETRACT TO SECURE OCCUPANT. ALSO DURING A PANIC STOP BELT RETRACTION IS NULL AND VOID. THIS HAS RESULTED IN INJURIES DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. (1989 AEROSTAR INJURIES SHOULDER AND NECK.
NHTSA complaint #813400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Worth, TXCrash2 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED IN A SIDE COLLISION (11:00). TT
NHTSA complaint #974081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Winston Sale, NC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SEATBELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #969652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Winston Sale, NC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SEATBELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #969652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LAS Vega, NV
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MIDDLE RIGHT SEAT BELT CLIP MISSING.
NHTSA complaint #966206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Virginia BEA, VA1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE REAR BENCH SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY A CHILD LYING DOWN, ANOTHER CHILD UNLOCK LATCH,AND DOG JUMP ON SEAT CAUSING LOCK TO JAM. TT
NHTSA complaint #965199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.