1992 Ford Aerostar engine and engine cooling problems

26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1992 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 / 3

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford aerostar. Upon purchasing the vehicle, the contact stated that the muffler was rusted and cracked. The dealer stated that the vehicle was fine and the fumes would exit out of the rear of the vehicle. The fire department stated that the fumes were entering the vehicle…”
filed Aug 25, 2008
“Consumer states that while driving at any speed and with no warning ehicle will shut off, causing consumer to pull over, and it will be hard to get the vehicle back started.dealer notified.*ak”
filed Aug 5, 2003

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

Some vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission and a 4.0l ohv engine may exhibit a noise / vibration, no drive, unusual noise during cranking or a no crank condition. *tt
02142 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 22, 2002
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