Ford Aerostar

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Ford Sedan 1995-1997

Verify with official recall databases, service records, a mechanic inspection, and local market data before relying on this summary.

At a glance

Vehicle coverage snapshot

This snapshot uses the current page hierarchy, year-range meta, and vehicle taxonomy only.

Page roleModel Hub
Make
Ford
Model
Ford Aerostar
Year range
1995-1997
Generation
Coverage for this page is given by model year rather than a confirmed generation.
Vehicle taxonomy
No structured vehicle term available yet

Model-year and generation details come from structured catalogue data; confirm the exact vehicle from its VIN.

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What is on the record for the Ford Aerostar

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Electrical system140 (17.4%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1995–1997.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)100 (12.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1995–1997.
  • Brakes98 (12.2%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1995–1997.

Where a mileage was given (70 reports), it averaged 122,749 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

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Short answer

CarFaultIQ's corrected dataset covers the Ford Aerostar for 1995-1997. This page is a structured model hub; issue-specific claims remain evidence-gated.

Key takeaways

  • Supported years: 1995-1997 | Source market coverage: US and Canada | Structured catalogue hub only; no unverified fault claims

Ford Aerostar is represented in CarFaultIQ’s corrected vehicle catalogue for 1995-1997, with source coverage for US and Canada.

This catalogue hub is intended to organize verified model-year and configuration data. Recorded fuel categories: Regular Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: not yet summarized. Recorded drivetrain categories: 4WD/AWD, AWD, RWD.

These fields describe structured dataset coverage only. Reliability, common-problem, recall, complaint, repair-cost and drivability claims should be added only when model-specific evidence has been verified.

Structured vehicle data

These fields are read live from the imported v3.1 vehicle tables. They are configuration coverage, not reliability or safety conclusions.

  • Fuel types: Regular Gasoline
  • Electrification: Gasoline
  • Drivetrain: 4WD/AWD, AWD, RWD
  • Total structured variants: 24

1997 structured configurations

MarketTrim/source labelFuelElectrificationDriveTransmission
CanadaVanRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 4-speed
CanadaWagonRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 5-speed
CanadaWagonRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 4-speed
CanadaWagon | AWD|Wagon|AWDRegular GasolineNot specifiedAWDAutomatic 5-speed
USVanRegular GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 4-speed
USWagonRegular GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 5-speed
USWagonRegular GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 4-speed
USWagon | AWD|Wagon|AWDRegular GasolineGasoline4WD/AWDAutomatic 5-speed

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

10 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 06E022000 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997

    CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR CERTAIN FORD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND JEEP PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA, RAYBESTOS, AIMCO, AC DELCO, CARQUEST, BENDIX, AND WAGNER. ONLY PRODUCTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JULY…

  • 00V425000 — model years 1997

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES. AN ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS KINKED DURING INSTALLATION, CAUSING THE CORE WIRES TO EVENTUALLY FRAY.

  • 99V029000 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH A HIGHER THAN SPECIFIED ELECTRICAL LOAD THROUGH THE ACCESSORY POWER FEED CIRCUIT. THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTACT BETWEEN THE B2 (BATTERY), A2 (ACCESSORY), AND P1 (PROOF) CIRCUITS CAN OCCUR, CREATING A SHORT CIRCUIT, ALLOWING CURRENT TO FLOW…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

138 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 10014086 — model years 1997

    GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT

  • 635998 — model years 1996, 1997

    LOW LINE PRESSURE READING AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT), SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS WITH POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0732, P0733, P1762 SET ON VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/1/2001. *TT

  • 10003748 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997

    NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

3 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA99002 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997

    There is no summary currently available

  • RQ98012 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997

    There is no summary currently available

  • EA98016 — model years 1995

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

9 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2001193 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

  • 2000306 — model years 1997

    On certain vehicles equipped with 3.0 llitre engines, the accelerator cable may have been kinked during installation. If the cable is kinked, the core wires could eventually fray, with one strand at a time breaking. This could increase the friction in the cable and may…

  • 1999032 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997

    On certain vehicles, a short circuit could occur at the A2 accessory terminal in the ignition switch of these vehicles when the switch is in the "on" position causing overheating and the potential for a vehicle fire. Correction: A jumper harness with a relay will…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

324 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH: 29 reports
  • WHEELS: 19 reports
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL: 16 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

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