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1996 Ford Aerostar service brakes, hydraulic problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1996 Ford Aerostar15% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
15%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Brake rotors are wearing, and when the consumer applies the brakes, the vehicle will jerk and become hard for the consumer to control. The dealer was notified. *ak the consumer states that this is a result of warped front brake disc. (ford won't pay) *scc

    filed Sep 12, 2002

  • While driving, vehicle will jerk forward. This is caused by front rotors warping extremely. Dealer contacted.*ak the brake pads are barely worn. Consumer was advised by ford that the warranty had expired and there was nothing they could do. Consumer feels the rotors warped prematurely. *jg

    filed Jul 29, 2002

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

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.