1995 FORD AEROSTAR Power Train Problems

TRANSMISSION/GEARS FAILED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE COST FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AGAIN WAS PAID BY THE CONSUMER. *YH

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES.VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE & WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER JUST REBUILDS TRANSMISSION, NOT KNOWING IF PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

CONSUMER FOUND OUT THROUGH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT TRANSMISSION HAD A DESIGN FLAW. THEY HAD TO ALTER THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. OPENING TO TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS TOO SMALL, ALLOWING THE PUMP TO BECOME CLOGGED UP. IT BUILT PRESURE TO BLOW THE FRONT SEAL. *AK

CONTINUAL LOSS OF TORQUE OVER LAST SEVEN MONTHS. DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID IT WAS THE SMALL ENGINE UNTIL ON 5-1-00 IT REFUSED TO TAKE OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND HAD A LEAK COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. LEAK LATER STOPPED AND A CHECK OF THE FLUID LEVEL SHOWED IT TO BE NORMAL. RON CLARK FORD CHECKED IT OUT TODAY AND SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS WORN OUT AND ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT AT $2,800 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THAT EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR A CHECK FOR THE SYMPTOM THAT LEAD TO THIS FAILURE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. *AK

CONTINUAL LOSS OF TORQUE OVER LAST SEVEN MONTHS. DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID IT WAS THE SMALL ENGINE UNTIL ON 5-1-00 IT REFUSED TO TAKE OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND HAD A LEAK COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. LEAK LATER STOPPED AND A CHECK OF THE FLUID LEVEL SHOWED IT TO BE NORMAL. RON CLARK FORD CHECKED IT OUT TODAY AND SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS WORN OUT AND ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT AT $2,800 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THAT EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR A CHECK FOR THE SYMPTOM THAT LEAD TO THIS FAILURE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. *AK

FORD REFUNDED US $1000.00 FOR 1 TRANSMISSION, THE FIRST ONE WAS STILL ON WARRANTY, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND IT WAS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER THAT BLEW IN THIS CASE. *AK

FORD REFUNDED US $1000.00 FOR 1 TRANSMISSION, THE FIRST ONE WAS STILL ON WARRANTY, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND IT WAS THE TOURQUE CONVERTER THAT BLEW IN THIS CASE. *AK

RECALL 97V204000: TRANSFER CASE: RECALL BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BY TWO FORD DEALERS QUALITY FORD, WHITEVILLE, NC AND PERVIS BROTHERS, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 910-864-3983. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, REMEDY DID NOT FIX THE SAFETY DEFECT. OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF THE VAN, DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE IT FOR A TRADE IN. *AK *ML

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V204000 CONCERNING 4-WHEEL DRIVE & CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PICKED UP VEHICLE. WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SOME OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE RECALL NUMBER INDICATED (97V204000). THIS RECALL WAS DONE IN EARLY MARCH 1998. THE RESONANCE, WHICH OCCURES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NEITHER BEING PULLED BY THE DRIVE TRAIN NOR THE ENGINE BEING PUSHED BY THE DRIVE WHEELS(FLOATING BETWEEN ACCELERATION AND DECELLERATION), IS BEGINING TO BE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, JUST AS IT HAD BEEN BEFORE THE RECALL. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE RECALL PROCEDURE WAS INCORRECT, OR NOT COMPLETELY ENGINEERED? GIBBONS MOTOR SALES, DICKSON CITY, PA HAS IN MY PAST EXPERIENCE BEEN COMPETENT. THEY WERE THE SERVICING DEALER. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM IS RETURNING. I AM UNSURE IF THE COMPANY WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AGAIN?

CONSUMER HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON VEHICLE DUE TO VIBRATION, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. HOWEVER, THE DRIVE SHAFT / TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND VIBRATION, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (97V-204). *YC

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VERY DISAPPOINTING VEHICLE! NP SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE TRANSFER CASE/DRIVESHAFT, WAS NOT COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANOR. (# 97S83).

RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS REOCCURRED WITH THE TRANSFER CASE THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. RECALL NUMBER 97V204000. *AK

ALUMINUM FRONT CLUTCH PISTON IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE OR DEFECTIVE AT APPROXIMATLY 40,000 MILES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL ON TRANSFER CASE, RECALL NO.97V204000. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK UPON DECELERATION FROM SPEEDS 55 TO 70 MPH, CREATES A GRINING NOISE IN THE AREA WHERE THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT CURRENT PARTS WOULD FAIL AND CAUSE PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GRINING NOISE WAS NOT OCCURRING BEFORE THE FACTORY RECALL AND PARTS REPLACEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR TRANSFER CASE/DRIVE SHAFT,CONSUMER CALLED TWO DEALERS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. BOTH REFUSED TO ORDER THE PART UNTIL THEY HAVE A PRIMARY INSPECTION. RECALL LETTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE SERVICED WITHOUT DELAY. *AK

TRANSFER CASE FAILURE.

TRANSFER CASE FAILED DUE TO DRIVESHAFT VIBRATION. *AK

TRANSFER CASE FAILED DUE TO DRIVESHAFT VIBRATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION CABLE IS BUILT TOO CLOSE TO TRANSMISSION BY DESIGN CAUSING CABLE TO MELT AND RESULT IN VEHICLE ROLL RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH

TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER STICKS FROM PARK TO DRIVE.

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM HAS HISTORY OF STALLING OR NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION, PUTTING OWNER IN JEOPARDY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM HAS HISTORY OF STALLING OR NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION, PUTTING OWNER IN JEOPARDY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK