1989 Ford Aerostar Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“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.”

“We have been having problems with the paint peeling on this van since it was 2 yrs old. I have talked to Ford mfg, the dealership in our town, different from who we purchased it from, and it seems that Ford does not want to repair this prob...this was a lease orig. But we purchased this van after the lease was up. We like this van and have invested money in it to keep it running good...new transmission etc...but the paint is almost gone on this car and I am tired of fighting the dealerships and Ford...can you please help us..”

“Daughter was in the minivan when she accidently hit the gear shift. The gear was supposely in park when it suddenly shifted into reverse. The car was on an incline. It began to roll backward and eventually hit a tree across the road on my neighbor's property. My daughter hit her head and my son had jumped out of the car when it started to roll backward. The rear bumber and door was damaged. The rear window was shattered. My neighbor's tree was damaged. The car was suppose to be in park. It is very difficult to shift it out of park unless the pawl was not operating properly. …”

“91v189000/transmission automatic: parked vehicle in drivway, after 15 -20 minutes local police arrived to inform consumer that vehicle hit a parked vehicle, and that gear was noticed in drive position. Notified manufacturer, and informed that vehicle was not covered under that recall due to VIN. Please feel free to provide any further details.”

“Vehicle was placed in the park position with key removed from the ignition when the vehicle jumped out of gear due to the transmission not locking into gear. Consumer also noted of recall 91v189000. Manufacturer refused to make any repairs. Please provide any further details.”