1988 FORD AEROSTAR Problems & Recalls

CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK LEAKING AFTER RECALL 98V190000 REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER SMELLS GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE . *AK *NM

Mileage: 144,000

THE VAN WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A GAS LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THERE WAS A FUEL TANK CRACK RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB *MR *NM

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND THAT I COULD GET IN IT AND DRIVE TO FLORIDA RIGHT NOW. WELL IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AND SO FAR THE SHOCK MOUNT IS BUSTED (WAS BROKE BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT THE TRUCK) VALVE COVER GASKETS ARE LEAKING, POWER STEERING BOX BLE...

Mileage: 108,000

I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND THAT I COULD GET IN IT AND DRIVE TO FLORIDA RIGHT NOW. WELL IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AND SO FAR THE SHOCK MOUNT IS BUSTED (WAS BROKE BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT THE TRUCK) VALVE COVER GASKETS ARE LEAKING, POWER STEERING BOX BLE...

Mileage: 108,000

GAS TANK WAS RECALLED 12/98 UNDER 98MO3. GAS TANK DID DEVELOP CRACKS AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN 8/01. REPLACEMENT GAS TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS IN 9/03. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED ORIGINAL WARRANTY WORK STATES THE REPLACEMENT GAS TANK HAS FAILED BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. BUT F...

Mileage: 147,700

THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE # 98V190000. THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK CRACKING. THE DEALER STATED THIS RECALL EXPIRED ON MARCH 31/02 AND WILL NOW COST $700.00 TO FIX IT. *NLM

Mileage: 187,000

TRUCK EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. AS A RESULT THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER BEING PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. ALL THE UNDER HOOD ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE MELTED. THE HEAT ALSO CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD.*AK

Mileage: 36,520

GAS TANK DEFECT STATED IN RECALL 98V190000 OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED.*AK

Mileage: 117,814

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 386,118

NHTSA#8767-98-V-190-000 FUEL TANK CRACKS: CONSUMER STATES CAN SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES THROUGHOUT OUT THE VEHICLE. MR HERRERA. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE THROUGH MARCH 31, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. ALSO THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR HAD TO BE TOPPED UP CONSTANTLY DUE TO BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM A CRACK IN THE BRAKE HOSE. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED A SIMILAR FORD AEROSTAR 1990 AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME LIKE THE 1988 FORD AEROSTAR...

LIFTGATE ARM LATCH BROKE, DOOR WILL NOT STAY UP WHEN OPENED.*AK *YH

WHEN I RECEIVED MY "RECALL" NOTICE, ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CRACKS IN THE TANK, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BEV SMITH FORD. THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY FUEL TANK, AND DISMISSED MY INQUIRY. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL MY TANK WITH MORE THAN $6.00 WORTH OF GAS, OR I...

2 FIRES AT ALTERNATOR LAST ONE TOTALLED VEHICLE FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, AND HAD BEEN BACKED INTO THE GARAGE, HEADING OUT. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, AND LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE THROTTLE, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE WAS SUDDENLY PULLED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE SCREAMED OUT OF THE GARAGE UNCONTROLLABLY AND C...

UPPER PORTION OF FUEL TANK DEVELOPED SMALL CRACKS. THERE IS RECALL 98V190000 ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL; BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE 6 HOURS AFTER BEING PARKED. STATE FIRE MARSHALL DETERMINED THAT IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED FIRE. HOME AND VEHICLE WERE TOTALY LOST. 3 CHILDREN HAD TO JUMP THROUGH WINDOW TO ESCAPE THE FIRE, ONE SLICED TENDONS ON WRIST. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL 96V071000 ON 30 SEP ...

BODY RUST&BROKEN FRONT DRIVERS SEAT.GAS PEDAL STICKING.*AK

BODY RUST&BROKEN FRONT DRIVERS SEAT.GAS PEDAL STICKING.*AK

SEAT BELT CONECTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE . PUTTON RELEASE IS FROZEN . WILL NOT LOCK BELT ON .*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION MODULE. *MJS

REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A 1988, FORD, ASTRO VAN. FIRESTONE, TRIUMPH RADIAL SR, P21570R14, DOT VDHYTHA035. RIGHT REAR TIRE DETACHED ALL IN ONE PIECE, ALL THE WAY AROUND, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND FLIP SEVERAL TIMES.*AK THE TIRE FAILURE CAUSED 1 DEATH AND 7 INJURIES. *SLC

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VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, DEALER RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE MOTOR, AFTER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID THE REPLACEMENT MOTOR WAS NO GOOD, THEY WOULD NOT PUT A BETTER MOTOR IN AND CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSED. *SLC

HAD THREE FAILURES OVER 6 MONTHS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. ALL THREE OCCURRED ON THE REAR WHEELS SO CONTROL WAS NOT AFFECTED ADVERSELY. IN LITE OF THE SIMULAR FAILURES OF OTHER FIRESTONE MODELS I BECAME CONCERNED IF THE PROBLEM MIGHT NOT BE...

RECALL 98V190000/FUEL TANK CRACK: FUEL AND FUME LEAKAGES COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONTACTED FORD AT 800-392-3673 INITIALLY WAS TOLD NO RECALL, QUOTED RECALL NUMBER THEN TOLD VIN NOT A GOOD NUMBER, PUT ON HOLD THEN DISCONNECTED. CALLED BACK, DIFFERENT PERSON SAID THE VIN WASN'T COMPLETE, NO RECORD OF VEHICLE IN SYSTEM. TOLD TO CALL LOCAL DEALER. CALLED AND SET APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT...

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING WHEN THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. THIS PARTICULAR VIN# IS A PART OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 8767. BUT, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TANK BECAUSE TANK DOES NOT HAVE ANY CRACKS. *AK

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED. NLM

ENGINE FAILED, REPLACED ENGINE AND FAILED AGAIN. *MJS

WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK AT A SERVICE STATION, TANK SPLIT AND CAUSED FUEL TO SPILL ON CONSUMER FROM THE WAIST DOWN. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

DISTRIBUTOR FAILED ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED , AT NIGHT, GOING UPHILL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC 100 MILES FROM NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. IT WAS NECESSARY TO ROLL VEHICLE BACKWARDS, DOWNHILL IN TRAFFIC TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN HIT AND INJURED FROM THE TRAFFIC. I THOUG...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE FUEL TANK FOR LEAKAGE. THE FUEL TANK HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND DEALER STATED THAT FORD LEFT IT UP TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF IT NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE PARTS AROUND THE FUEL TANK AND THE CONSUMER STILL SMELLS FUMES IN AND ...

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH BROKE DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN, CAUSING IT TO OPEN ACCIDENTLY. *AK

I HAVE REPORTED THIS DANAGER TO THE NHTSA IN THE PASS HELP!

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON ROUGH PAVEMENTS AND GOING UP ON AN INCLINE FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TANK. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS PARTS: 1.) HEATER CORE FAILED TO PUT OUT PROPER HEAT IN REAR OF VEHICLE, AND AIR CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO FOG UP. 2.) ENGINE HAS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITHIN SECONDS WHILE RUNNING BEFORE IT PICKS UP SPEED, AND 3.) WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AN...

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS PARTS: 1.) HEATER CORE FAILED TO PUT OUT PROPER HEAT IN REAR OF VEHICLE, AND AIR CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO FOG UP. 2.) ENGINE HAS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITHIN SECONDS WHILE RUNNING BEFORE IT PICKS UP SPEED, AND 3.) WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AN...

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS PARTS: 1.) HEATER CORE FAILED TO PUT OUT PROPER HEAT IN REAR OF VEHICLE, AND AIR CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO FOG UP. 2.) ENGINE HAS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITHIN SECONDS WHILE RUNNING BEFORE IT PICKS UP SPEED, AND 3.) WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AN...

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE GAS TANK. GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE CRACKS. *AK

RECALL 98V190000 FORD/FUEL TANK CRACKS; FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE DEALER /MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE OF THE STATE. VAN WAS...

THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SHOULDER BELTS IN THE REAR SEATS. I HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD SON THAT IS QUICKLY OUTGROWING HIS SAFETY SEAT. (A CENTURY MODEL THAT FITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2ND SEAT POSITION AND IS RESTRAINED BY A LAP BELT). I HAVE PURCHASED A HIGH BACK BOOSTER SEAT (AGAIN A CENTURY) ...

THE BRAKES ON OUR 1988 FORD AEROSTAR COULD BE DEADLY. THE ASSEMBELY FAILS ABOUT EVERY 12K-15K MILES, AND HAS RESULTED IN ONE ACCIDENT, AND MANY SKIDS. IN ADITION, THE HYDROLIC CYLINDER THAT HOLDS THE REAR HATCHGATE "UP" FAILED AFTER BEING LOWERED. TO USE THE HATCHGATE, A PIECE OF WOOD MUST BE UTILIZ...

THE BRAKES ON OUR 1988 FORD AEROSTAR COULD BE DEADLY. THE ASSEMBELY FAILS ABOUT EVERY 12K-15K MILES, AND HAS RESULTED IN ONE ACCIDENT, AND MANY SKIDS. IN ADITION, THE HYDROLIC CYLINDER THAT HOLDS THE REAR HATCHGATE "UP" FAILED AFTER BEING LOWERED. TO USE THE HATCHGATE, A PIECE OF WOOD MUST BE UTILIZ...

FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHEN VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD & ASH TRAY. CHECKED UNDER HOOD & VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. PUT FLAMES OUT. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. FIRE HAD ORIGINATED AROUND THE ALTERNATOR. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE SECOND TIME WAS 3/21/99. *AK

WHILE VAN WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE FIRE BURNED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FRONT INTERIOR. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE AND THE SEATBELT SYSTEM DOES NOT RETRACT WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH, SPRING BROKEN IN FEMALE PART, IF YOU DO MANAGE TO GET IT HOOKED IT WILL RELEASE WITH THE SLIGHTEST TENSION. PRIOR TO THIS SEATBELT ALSO HAD SLACK WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST IT WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

WIRING HARNESS WIRES SHORTED BECAUSE WIRING INSULATION SHRUNK RESULTING IN IT BURNING OUT THE FUEL PUMP IN THE FUEL TANK.

RECALL 98V19000O STATES THAT DEALER WILL REPLACE TANK, BUT DEALER ONLY INSTALLED GASKET SHIELD. *AK *ML

THE POWER STEERING HOSE BUSTED AND SPRAYED POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE VAN TO CATCH ON FIRE COMPLETELY. THE VAN WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. *AK

I WOULD BE DRIVING THE VAN DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 30-40MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULD GO DEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER RAN THE COMPUTER CODES AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. AFTER THREE FUEL PUMPS, ....ECT, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS NOT REPLACED WAS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. I GOT A...

I WOULD BE DRIVING THE VAN DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 30-40MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULD GO DEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER RAN THE COMPUTER CODES AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. AFTER THREE FUEL PUMPS, ....ECT, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS NOT REPLACED WAS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. I GOT A...

I WOULD BE DRIVING THE VAN DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 30-40MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULD GO DEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER RAN THE COMPUTER CODES AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. AFTER THREE FUEL PUMPS, ....ECT, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS NOT REPLACED WAS THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. I GOT A...

FUEL TANK RECALL CONSISTING OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #98M03/ NHTSA RECALL #98V190000 STATES THAT FUEL TANK IS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK. CONSUMER SAYS THAT ONLY THE SEALS ON THE TANK WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TANK WAS ONLY LEAKING FROM A SEAL. *AK

DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE PROPER WORK THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE TO REPAIR THE RECALL PROBLEM. THE RECALL IS FOR THE GAS TANK, MANUFACTURER RECALL #98M03, NHTSA RECALL #98V190000. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLS GAS ANYTIME VEHICLE IS FILLED UP TO 3/4 TANK. SUMMER TIME CONSUMER SMELLS FUMES ALL DAY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY TOOK TANK DOWN AND INSPECTED IT, THEY FOUND NO CRACKS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE THREADS THAT ARE SCREWED DOWN INTO TANK WERE CRACKED. *AK

VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK THAT WAS FIXED . AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AND THE IGNITION IS EXPERIENCING SOME INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AND THE IGNITION IS EXPERIENCING SOME INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH NOTICED DOOR LIGHT FROM THE SIDE DOOR, AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE TANK, GAS WILL LEAK OUT FROM THE TANK. *AK

FUEL IS BEING WAISTED INTO MOTOR, CAUSING TO FLOOD OUT BADLY. *AK

THE QUICK RELEASE COUPLING ON THE FUEL LINE AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DISENGAGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK.ET.

WHILE DRIVING CAN SMELL GAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE.THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TANK WHICH IS CAUSING THE GAS TO LEAK OUT OF THE TANK. *AK

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THE FUEL TANK RECALL #98M03. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK LEAKS. THE CONSUMER FELL UNDER RECALL NUMBER 98V190000. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED, THE MECHANIC TOLD THEM THAT VEHICLE WASN'T LEAKING AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK WHEN TRYING TO CUT OFF VEHICLE AND TAKING KEY OUT, VEHICLE WON'T TURN OFF. COSNUMER HAS TO PLAY WITH THE IGINTION SWITCH IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK

RECALL 98V190 WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE , THE GAS LEAKS FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE ARE NO CRACKS OR HOLES IN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PRIOVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THA T DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MFR. RECALL NOTICE #98M-03 BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION CONCERNING MFR. RECALL. *AK

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. *AK

ON AUGUST 15, 1998, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EXITING OFF OF 575 SOUTHBOUND AT HWY. 92 AND SOMEONE CAME UP BESIDE ME AND SCREAMED AT US TO GET OUT, THE VAN IS ON FIRE. WE GOT OUT AND SOMEONE HAS CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. IT HAD BURNED THE INSIDE OF THE FLOOR WHER...

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY FAILING.

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEE AND SMELL SMOKE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, PROCEEDED TO LIFT THE HOOD AND SAW HIGH FLAMES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS 3/4 FILL IT LEAKS FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

PAINT PEELING ON VEHICLE.

LIFTGATE LATCH BROKE, DROPPING LIFTGATE ON CONSUMER, RESULTING IN AN INJURY.

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO IGNITION WIRING OVERHEATING. *AK

WHILE PARKED THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE RUSTED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DROP FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH SMELLED SOMETHING SMOTHERING. STOPPED AND LIFTED HOOD AND FIRE HAD COME OUT, AND WIRES WERE MELTED TOGETHER. *AK

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING HOME APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE. PULLLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. BY THE TIME GOT OUT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE UNDERDASH IN LOWER AREA OF STEERING COLUMN, NO WARNING, NO FOUL PLAY, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

WHILE IN MOTION TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO REVERSE GEAR, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO VEHICLE BEHIND, NO WARNING, TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

WHILE VIHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONSUMER 'S GARAGE, ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE DASHBOARD TO UNDER THE HOOD; MELTING WIRES AND CABLES. *AK

SEAT BACK DOES NOT LOCK.

BODY IS RUSTING, ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO LEAK INTO INTERIOR.

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS GAS TANK LEAKED. INVESTIGATION NO. EA96-030. *AK

TOP OF GAS TANK CRACKED, CAUSING LEAK.

UPON SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITH BRAKES APPLIED, ENGINE SURGED OVERPOWERING BRAKE, THEN SUDDENLY ACCLERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN MULTI-CAR CRASH, HIT PARKED VEHICLE AND FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO INJURIES. *AK

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL TO THE MAXIMUM THE CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. *AK

THE GAS TANK LEAKS.

CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS UNKNOWN. *AK

THE FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK IN IT AND GAS LEAKS OUT.- *AK

OWNER STATES THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PARKING IT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, OWNER NOTES THAT THE HOOD BLEW OFF VEHICLE WHEN IT EXPLODED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WITHOUT KEY BEING IN SWITCH, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

GAS LEAKS FROM TOP OF TANK WHEN TANK IS FULL.

FUMES GET INTO VEHICLE, CAUSING SICKNESS. CAN SMALL GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

HAVE TROUBLE CLOSING REAR TAILGATE AT VARIOUS TIMES; COULD NOT GET LIFTGATE TO OPEN; FINALLY LATCH/LOCK BROKE; LIFTGATE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION; INFORMED DEALER ABOUT LIFTGATE LATCH. *AK

ODOMETER FRAUD.

FUEL TANK LEAK, WHEN FILLING THE TANK AND WHEN IT IS OVER HALF FULL, THE FUEL TANK WILL LEAK AND A SMELL OF FUMES WILL ENTER VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, SHIFTED TO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT, 6:00, RPMS UNKNOWN , VERY HIGH IDLE. *AK

BROKEN SPRING IN SEAT BELT BUCKLE CLASP. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR CABLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE AROUND THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AT THE FILLER NECK OR IN ORIGIN OF THE CONNECTION UNDERNEATH. OWNER NOT ABLE TO GET CLEAR VIEW UNDER VEHICLE. PE96-050. *AK

ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHERE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. *AK

THE SHIFT GEAR SELECTOR WILL NOT LOCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION, ONCE IN THE DRIVE POSITION IT WILL NOT MOVE. *AK

FAILURE ON THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE PULLY IN PLACE, THE BOLT IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE PULLY TO FLY OFF. *AK

DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED FIRE.

RECALL RELATED HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS FAILED, IN FOR REPAIR, STILL EXPERIENCES THE SAME FAILURE 91V136000. *AK *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK CRACKED ON THE TOP PART, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE TANK WAS REPLACED ONCE. THE SAME PROBLEM TOOK PLACE WITH THE REPLACEMENT TANK. *AK

PE96-050 ACTIVE, FUEL TANK FAILURE, CRACKED FUEL TANK CAUSING A LEAK. *AK

THE OVERHEAD LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULN'T GO OFF, HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT TO CUT OFF THE LIGHT , THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE OVERHEAD LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULN'T GO OFF, HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT TO CUT OFF THE LIGHT , THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

OUTER TIE RODS FAILED.

GAS TANK LEAKS WHEN FILLED.

BRAKE DRUMS DEFECTIVE.

BRAKE ROTORS DEFECTIVE.

BRAKE PADS DEFECTIVE.

BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER DEFECTIVE.

GASKET BETWEEN FUEL TANK AND FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO FLOOR WHEN TANK WAS FULL.

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE, PE94-025. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE. *SD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AT SHOP, OWNERS CALLED/REPORTED VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE EARLY IN MORNING, FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FLAMES, FIRE STARTED AT/NEAR STEERING COLUMN.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HOME FROM VACATION, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT, VEHICLE STARTED TO BURNING. *AK

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD REAR DOOR WOULD JUST OPEN UP, THEN IT WOULDN'T CLOSE AND NOW IT DOES NOT OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT RESTRAIN AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

EXPERIENCED REOCCURRING MALFUNCTIONING OF POWER WINDOW MOTOR, HAVE REPLACED BOTH SIDES SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP OR DOWN. *AK

PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, WALKED INTO HOUSE, VEHICLE SEEMED FINE, AFTER 5 MINUTES, HEARD LOUD SOUND, OPENED DOOR, ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

WIFE TOOK KIDS TO DENTIST, FELT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, SHE POPPED HOOD ON VEHICLE, FLAMES INSIDE NEAR IGNITION AREA, FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FIRE. *AK

GAS TANK LEAKS AT FILLER NECK WHEN FULL. *DH

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, PARKED VEHICLE, WENT INSIDE HOME, WAS NOTIFIED BY NEIGHBORS VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT FIRE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, PARKED VEHICLE, WENT INSIDE HOME, WAS NOTIFIED BY NEIGHBORS VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT FIRE. *AK

SEAT BELT BROKE. *SD

ENGINE FIRE.

BRAKES LEAK FLUID. *DSH

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED.

RADIATOR FAILED.

ELECTRICAL SHORT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

GAS LINE LEAK.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

SEAT BELT FAILED.

REAR BRAKES FROZE IN COLD WEATHER. *SD

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, EXPERIENCED DASH FIRE. *AK

WHILE PARKED 20 MINUTES, TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE W/FIRE DEPT NOT ABLE TO STABLE. ENTIRE FRONT DESTROYED IN FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STRUCK FROM REAR, SPUN TO THE RIGHT HIT AGAIN ON RIGHT FRONT QUATER PANEL AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE , UNDER DASH AND STEERING COLUMN, VEHICLE COMPLETE BURNED ONLY THE FRONT, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK

SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION AREA/STEERING COLUMN. *AK

EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK

PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED TRUCK SMOKING, RESULTING IN FIRE AND MELTED ENGINE COMPONENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED TRUCK SMOKING, RESULTING IN FIRE AND MELTED ENGINE COMPONENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS AND REAR LAP BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP AS INTENDED; VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT; OCCUPANTS WERE NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. *AK

ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SHORTED, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CAUSES BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON DUE TO BEING OUT OF AJUSTMENT, ALSO CABLE STUCK ON RIGHT REAR BRAKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO DRUM/SHOES. *DSH

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED. *SD

EA94-025 ACTIVE, DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE WILL NOT FASTEN PROPERLY. *AK

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 .

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 .

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 . *AK

AFTER SMELLING SMOKE-CONSUMER PULLED OVER GOT KIDS OUT-KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION-THEN AUTO IGNITED AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. *AK

AFTER SMELLING SMOKE-CONSUMER PULLED OVER GOT KIDS OUT-KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION-THEN AUTO IGNITED AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. *AK

RELEASED BUTTON ON DRIVERS SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOOSE, RENDERING SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. *AK

RELEASED BUTTON ON DRIVERS SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOOSE, RENDERING SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH

WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK THE TANK LEAKS GAS ONLY WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK. TT

DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE BROKE, WILL NOT LATCH. TT

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM PARK TO FIRST GEAR.

5TH WIRE FROM TOP OF REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT HEAT UP.

DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED FIVE TIMES.

ENGINE MISSES. *DSH

ENGINE RAN AWAY AS SOON AS DRIVER TOUCH ACCELERATOR WHILE IN REVERSE CAUSING TRUCK TO HIT TELEPHONE POLE. TT *SLC

POWER STEERING LINE LEAK. *DSH

NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL.

POWER STEERING PUMP NOISY.

NOISE FROM FRONT END WHILE TURNING CORNERS.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH.

ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAKES NOISE.

ENGINE NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF, ALSO ENGINE OIL LEAK.

POWER STEERING LINE LEAK. *DSH

NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL.

POWER STEERING PUMP NOISY.

NOISE FROM FRONT END WHILE TURNING CORNERS.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH.

ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAKES NOISE.

ENGINE NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF, ALSO ENGINE OIL LEAK.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, DIFFICULTY LATCHING SEAT BELT. TT *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, DIFFICULTY LATCHING SEAT BELT. TT *JB

OIL PAN LEAKED. *DSH

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN CAR WILL NOT LOCK AND THE RETRACTOR WON'T RETRACT BACK . TT

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN CAR WILL NOT LOCK AND THE RETRACTOR WON'T RETRACT BACK . TT

PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE COMES UNLATCHED WITH THE LEAST MOVEMENT. TT

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ONCE NOW WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE CAR WILL NOT MOVE . TT

FUEL SYSTEM LEAKAGE, WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE FILLER PIPE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE MISSED/STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING; ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, DEFECT IN PLASTIC FUEL TANK; COULD CAUSE FIRE. TT

LIFTGATE HYDRAULIC STUDS BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PANELED WALL, ALLOWING THE SHOCKS TO COME LOOSE AND SHOOT FORWARD PRIOR TO RECALLL (91V-136). *AK

VALVE THAT REGULATES THE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE DEVELOPED A CRACK, RESULTING IN LEAKING OF BRAKE FLUID, REPLACE PROPORTIONAL REGULATER VALVE. TT

THE VAN SLIPS OUT OF PARK. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, STABILIZER BAR HAS CRACKED. TT

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH DUE TO SPRING INSIDE BUCKLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER POPS OPEN WITH WARNING, SPRING FAILURE EA94-025 ACTIVE. TT

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH. TT

LATCH ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER BUCKLE BROKE. TT

BALL STUD THAT SECURES LIFT STRUT BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FAIL PRIOR TO RECALLL (91V-136). *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. TT

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOOSENS , AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN UNTIL THE DOOR IS OPENED. TT

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER DRIVER SEAT. TT

SEAT BELT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, HAD TO CUT IT. TT

VEHICLE OUT OF ALINGMENT SEVERAL TIMES.

STEERING PUMP FAILED.

BATTERY FAILED TWO TIMES.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TW

COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE.

VEHICLE FIRE.

TORSION BAR FAILED.

ELECTRICAL MOTOR FOR POWER WINDOWS FAILED.

HEATER CORE FAILED.

DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, CAN'T INSERT MALE INTO FEMALE PORTION. TT

FEMALE END OF DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT APPARATUS SPRING IN SEAT BELT LOCK FAILS. RESULTING IN FALSE LATCHING. NOTE SUBMITTING DEFECTIVE COMPONENT WITH THIS EVOQ.