NHTSA Complaint #706214 — 1989 FORD AEROSTAR

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number	706214
Vehicle	1989 FORD AEROSTAR
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Date of Incident	July 5, 1998
Date Filed	May 3, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VT

Consumer Description

MY TWO YEAR OLD SON GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND SLIPPED THE SHIFTER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT THE KEYS, AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER 24 HOURS, THE VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS THROUGH MY FENCE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND SMASHED INTO A TREE STUMP, WITH MY SON INSIDE. THE VAN WAS TOTALED AND MY SON WAS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A CERVICAL SPRAIN. *AK

Related Complaints for the 1989 FORD AEROSTAR

Other POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH Complaints

#865098 — July 10, 2000 — RECALL 91V189000; WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT JUST ROLLED FRONT DOWN THE HILL, AND HIT A BRIDGE. *AK

#722133 — May 19, 2000 — DAUGHTER WAS IN THE MINIVAN WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT. THE GEAR WAS SUPPOSELY IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY ...

#854057 — December 15, 1999 — VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION WITH KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO...

#836670 — April 13, 1999 — WHILE PARKING IN AN INCLINE POSITION WITH VEHICLE IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, ALMOST RUNNING OVER THE OCCUPANT. PL...

#501443 — February 20, 1998 — VEHICLE WILL ROLL AFTER PLACING IT IN PARK GEAR, RECALL ON OTHER MODELS HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY.

Recent Complaints for the 1989 FORD AEROSTAR

#10169816 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD — October 3, 2006 — MY FORD AEROSTAR CAUGHT FIRE LAST NIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY DAUGHTER HAD RETURNED FROM SCHOOL AND PARKED IT IN...

#10164625 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS — August 6, 2006 — BRAKE LINE NEXT TO GAS TANK FAILED ON HIGHWAY, BRAKING ABILITY WAS GREATLY REDUCED. *JB

#10140845 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH — October 26, 2005 — DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 96V071000 CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN HE CONTACTED FORD, THEY CO...

#10097085 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC — October 18, 2004 — THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BACK IN 1998 SHE HAD A ACCIDENT WITH HER FORD AEROSTAR. SHE STATED THAT WHEN SHE PULLED INT...

#10097085 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — October 18, 2004 — THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BACK IN 1998 SHE HAD A ACCIDENT WITH HER FORD AEROSTAR. SHE STATED THAT WHEN SHE PULLED INT...