1989 Ford Aerostar Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 5%of 260 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 102,371miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1989 Ford Aerostar, 5% of the 260 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 102,371 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The consumer stated that back in 1998 she had a accident with her Ford Aerostar. She stated that when she pulled into a parking space and hit the brakes, the vehicle surged forward and hit a building. She said she had the vehicle towed to the dealer who stated that they thought the problem was a faulty idle air control. She said it was repaired and she took the part and sent it to the manufacturer. Now the problem has come up again and she was asked to be a witness, because someone was killed, when their vehicle did the same thing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10097085, filed 2004-11, 102,371 miles“Car accelerated from 0 to 60/70 MPH while shifting from park position to drive position, overriding aceelerator and brake system, crushing and destroying everything that was in front of it.number of people could have been injured and other properties could have been damaged. Hav not seen or witnessed anything like this in my 55 years life span. It was most traumatic experience I have ever gone through.”
NHTSA complaint #708260, filed 1999-07“Today my wife was driving our 1989 Aerostar and she had the accelerator go down under her foot by it's self for no percieved reason. So I started to look on internet to see if anyone else had this problem. Dealer claims never heard of it! It seems like I remembered watching 20/20 or that canadian program and they reporting about Ford cruise controls having power on at all time and that moister present at wire harness plug that connects though fire wall could cause cruise control to sudden accellerate.”
NHTSA complaint #763240, filed 2002-06“Consumer states engine was on and in the park position, consumer pressed brake to put vehicle into reverse and vehicle took off in reverse. Consumer states vehicle hit two parked cars and was totalled. Please provide any further information.”
NHTSA complaint #8013265, filed 2002-07“Had shifted into drive & took foot off brake,vehicle went full throttle in parking lot. Hit pillar. Had failed to stop when brakes were applied. Intermittent problem. Taking vehicle to dealer. The problem occured again but the dealer says the problem could not be duplicated.”
NHTSA complaint #844032, filed 1999-08Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 14% |
| 1997 | 9 | 14% |
| 1996 | 4 | 4% |
| 1995 | 6 | 4% |
| 1994 | 12 | 5% |
| 1993 | 23 | 6% |
| 1992 | 12 | 4% |
| 1991 | 23 | 10% |
| 1990 | 16 | 8% |
| 1989 | 12 | 5% |
| 1988 | 6 | 3% |
| 1987 | 7 | 6% |
| 1986 | 2 | 4% |
Other parts of the 1989 Ford Aerostar
91 complaintsFuel system
54 complaintsSeat belts
31 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
31 complaintsEngine cooling
23 complaintsBrakes
20 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsTires
6 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1989 Ford Aerostar
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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