1991 Ford Aerostar Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 10%of 223 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1991 Ford Aerostar, 10% of the 223 complaints for this model year. 12 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Upon shifting gear into drive with cruise control on, vehicle suddenly accelerated. Lost control and went through a building. Driver had foot on the brakes, but they failed to stop vehicle. Insurance company inspected the vehicle and said that rain got into the cruise control box, causing it to fail. Please provide further information.”
NHTSA complaint #841368, filed 1999-06“As soon as consumer shifted to drive, vehicle accelerated on its own, with tires spinning. Consumer applied brakes, then park brake, and shifted to neutral. Consumer accidently shifted to reverse and heard a loud clunking sound, vehicle came to a stop.”
NHTSA complaint #8011448, filed 2002-06“Cruise control was set on 70 MPH when unexpectedly a vehicle jumped in front of consumer who than went to apply brakes, but cruise control did not disengage. Tried pushng off button, still did not disengage ,causing the consumer to pull to the side onto median where tire was punctured. As a result, vehicle rolled over. Dealer cannot determine why cruise control did not deactivate.”
NHTSA complaint #822607, filed 1998-04“Got in vehicle, put vehicle in drive, accelerator went to floor & stuck, vehicle took off, steering went back/forth, grabbed steering wheel to keep straight, stood on brakes (ABS), hit wall & a vehicle, went airborne, ended up on median w/8 lane traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #807896, filed 1997-01“As consumer tried to pull forward, engine revved and vehicle accelerated. Pedal was stuck all the way to floor, vehicle was stopped by concrete wall after about 40 ft. Vehicle totalled.”
NHTSA complaint #886416, filed 2001-04Vehicle 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 1991 Ford Aerostar
67 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
49 complaintsBrakes
34 complaintsEquipment
14 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1991 Ford Aerostar
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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