PE90072 · PE
SUSPENSION Investigation
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Vehicle report
1987 FORD AEROSTAR
Defect investigations
9 actionsEA89032 · EA
SEAT BELTS Investigation
SUMMARY:COMPLAINTS OF CUTTING AND FRAYING OF SEAT BELT ON SHARP METALEDGE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.EDGE IS UNPROTECTED ON 86'S COVEREDON LATER MODELS.ALL COMPLAINTS ON 86'S AND 87'S (1 COMPLAINT ON 87MODEL).UPGRADE ON 1986 AND 1987 MODELS.===
EA88041 · EA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation
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EA88030 · EA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Investigation
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PE88048 · PE
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation
BRIEFING: I. WHAT IS THE DEFECT? II. SOURCE/ORIGIN OF THE DEFECT?III. DATA ANALYSIS. IV. FORD'S POSITION.V. DESIGN CHANGES? VI. RECOMMENDATIONS.===
EA88028 · EA
STRUCTURE Investigation
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PE88026 · PE
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation
There is no summary currently available
PE88006 · PE
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FORDDISCLOSED 8 OWNER AND FIELD REPORTS OF 10 FIRES IN THE LEFT D-PILLAR AREAOF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.NO COLLISION ACCIDENTS WERE REPORTED, BUT EACHINCIDENT INVOLVED PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE.IN ADDITION, FORD'S RECORDSINCLUDE AT LEAST 62 WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR TRAILER LIGHT RELAY ASSEMBLY SHORT/BURNED OUT.FORD ALSO PROVIDED AN UNSIGNED COPY OF AN INVESTIGATION DOCUMENT RELATEDTO SIX OF THE COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED.THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES THE ANNOTATIONB&C E, 10/16/87, APPARENTLY REFERRING TO BODY AND CHASSIS ENGINEERING,AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS AND FINDINGS: -VEHICLE WATER TESTS AT ST LOUIS ASSEMBLY PLANT INDICATE WATERINTRUSION DOES OCCUR IN THE D-PILLAR AREA AROUND THE FIXED GLASS.BODY SEALING RELEASED BUTYL TAPE (7/86) AND D-PILLAR BAFFLE (8/86). -ROOT CAUSE-TBD -SHORT TERM RESOLUTION INVOLVES COVERING THE RELAY ASSEMBLY WITH APLASTIC, FIRE-RETARDANT BAG.TRW (SUPPLIER) WILL INSTALL THE BAG ANDSHIP THE PRODUCT TO THE ASSEMBLY PLANT.A PERMANENT RESOLUTION WASNOTED TO INVOLVE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLOSED HOUSING DESIGNED FOR WATERINSENSITIVITY.TRW IS REPORTEDLY PURSUING SUCH A DESIGN WITH ANESTIMATED 9-12 MONTH LEAD TIME.ANALYSIS:THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF OWNER COMPLAINTS/SERVICE REPORTSIS OFFSET BY THE UNIQUE LOCATION AND EQUIPMENT APPARENTLY INVOLVED IN THEINCIDENTS.THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE VIA THE WARRANTY REPORT DATA THAT THENUMBER OF ACTUAL FIRE OCCURRENCES MAY BE APPROACHING 100.THERE IS ALSOEVIDENCE THAT FORD IS PURSUING A MODIFICATION OF THE TOW EQUIPMENTELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY AND/ OR PACKAGING.NONETHELESS, FORD STATED ...THEREWERE NO SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS OR COMPONENT CHANGES.....THAT COULDRELATE TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT.IT APPEARS THAT SUCH A MODIFICATION MAY BECURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT.===
PE87052 · PE
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Investigation
ANALYSIS:THE SIX REPORTS ALLEGE THAT WHILE ENGAGING IN NORMAL DRIVING ONDRY PAVEMENT, BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONALSTABILITY AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.FOUR INJURY ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED,WITH THREE OCCURRENCES OF VEHICLE ROLL-OVER.THERE HAVE BEEN NO TSB'S ORRECALLS ISSUED WITH RESPECT TO THIS CONDITION.PROPOSED ACTION:OPEN A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION.===
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.