1994 Ford Aerostar Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 44about this part
- Share
- 17%of 257 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 120,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 44 complaints about the air bags of the 1994 Ford Aerostar, 17% of the 257 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 120,000 miles. 16 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.
“Consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision while going through an inner section between 25-30 MPH. Upon impact, driver's side air bag failed to deploy. Driver sustained chest injuries from the seat belt. Manufacturer wanted to send a factory representative to investigate the cause of the failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10087578, filed 2004-08, 137,000 miles“Dt: contact stated that the air bag light on the dashboard flashed on and off. The cruise control and the horn will not work. The problem started without warning. He was told by the dealer the air bag will not work as long as the light on the dashboard was on. Also, the dealer told him he had a broken wire in the steering wheel. He has not had it repaired yet. The air bag problem was not covered under warranty or recall. Therefore, e the manufacturer will offer no free remedy.”
NHTSA complaint #10140413, filed 2005-10, 125,000 miles“Date is approximate. 1994 Ford Aerostar rear ended at stop light hard enough to break 7x19 cable holding spare tire, and send vehicle into car in front of it with enough force to break radiator and AC radiator. Air bag did not deploy. Approximatly 3 months after back from repairs, the airbag light started blinking occasionly. This continued getting worse until it blinked constantly, also the horn was intermittentaly operational. I checked your search complaints section and see several people have had the same problem even without the accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10008076, filed 2003-02, 72,000 miles“Three days after I have the vans wireing done because of a recall, my horn stopped working and the air bag light started flashing and my brake lights started staying on. I called jim wilson Ford who did the repairs I was told by the head man at the dealership that it was not there falt and I would have to pay to have it fixed. Everything worked fine until they did the recall work.”
NHTSA complaint #10061851, filed 2004-03“This vehicle has never been in an accident that I am aware of and over a year ago while driving my air bag light poped on. When I got home I called our local Ford garage & they informed me that the air bag no longer was working. I feel if you buy the vehicle with the air bag you exspect it to be there in case of an accident. What is the point in having one if it cannot live up to the life of your vehicle. The part is only 150.00 but I refuse to pay for something to be fixed if it was never deployed in the first place. …”
NHTSA complaint #744794, filed 2001-05Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Ford Aerostar
69 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
42 complaintsBrakes
25 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsFuel system
20 complaintsSteering
20 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsTires
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 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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