1990 Ford Aerostar engine and engine cooling problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1990 Ford Aerostar — 8% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine and Engine Cooling complaints

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

1 / 8

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with engine overheateing; vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on four occasions; dealer has done some repairs and inspection, but unable to correct the problem at this time. *ak”
filed Nov 16, 1998
“Van just died out. Then all of a sudden the van started to fill with smoke and fire and bursted into flames. Fire believed to have started in the engine. The fire was put out by the fire department. Van had over $5,000.00 dollars worth of damage. The van has been totalled. Fire department stated…”
filed Sep 3, 1998

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Some vehicles equipped with the 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit an engine noise which may be perceived by the customer as a piston / onnecting rod bearing knock. *tt
01197 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 2001
On some vehicles, engine oil may continue to leak from the engine oil pan gasket area after an engine oil pan gasket repair has been performed. *tt
01124 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 25, 2001
Service tip information on revised oil pan gasket replacement procedure. *tt
99183 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 6, 1999
Some vehicles may exhibit an engine noise which may be perceived by the customer as a piston / connecting rod bearing knock. *tt
13118 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 1, 1999