U.S. public vehicle records

Ford ASPIRE brakes problems

15 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.

Key facts

212 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

88,732 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1987 to 1997 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 12 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Braking behavior evidence

15 of 212 complaints match this topic (7.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 724499 · 2000-06-25 (June 25, 2000)

I AM SENDING THIS WITH GREAT CONCERN OVER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT I FEEL IS VERY DANGEROUS.THE SPOT WELDS ON THE HARNESS THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDALS BROKE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HANG UP ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP SAFELY AND NEARLY PUT THE CAR INTO A DITCH. I WAS APPALLED WHEN I REALIZED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE WHOLE HARNESS HAS STRESS FRACTURES AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE HAS BROKEN ON AT LEAST TWO OF THE SPOT WELDS. HOW COULD A PART THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE SO MUCH WEAR AND TEAR AS THE BRAKE CLUT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 724499 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 981119 · 1996-03-22 (March 22, 1996)

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 12K MILES, CAUSING SHIMMY IN THE FRONT AND ALSO DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 981119 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10229674 · 2008-06-02 (June 2, 2008)

ON A 1995 FORD ASPIRE WITH 101,847 MILES, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS GETTING HARDER TO PUSH DOWN AND GETTING CLOSER TO THE FLOOR UPON RELEASE EVEN THOUGH A NEW CLUTCH WAS PUT IN A YEAR EARLIER. ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO MOVE AROUND SLIGHTLY. BOTH THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE ON THE SAME BRACKET. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THE CABLE HAD BROKEN BUT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE BRACKET HAD COME THROUGH THE FIREWALL. A NEW BRACKET HAD TO BE FABRICATED AND THE FIREWALL STRENGTHENE…

Owner-reported narrative. 101,847 miles reported. Look up ODI 10229674 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 520213 · 1997-07-25 (July 25, 1997)

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 520213 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10150215 · 2006-02-14 (February 14, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED, WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A BRICK WALL AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. ALSO, AT 14,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 40,0…

Owner-reported narrative. 83,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150215 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

212 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

5.7%Usable mileage12 / 212 records

79.7%Valid incident date169 / 212 records

100.0%Valid filing date212 / 212 records

79.7%Ordered incident and filing dates169 / 212 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1987	1994	1995	1996	1997
Air Bags:Frontal	1100.0% ODI 545120 NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. MJS Look up ODI 545120 at NHTSA ↗	1425.9% ODI 723302 AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A FRONT END COLLISION WITH DEER AT @40MPH. *AK Look up ODI 723302 at NHTSA ↗	1218.8% ODI 10020349 · 157,000 mi THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB Look up ODI 10020349 at NHTSA ↗	39.1% ODI 10020509 THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT A GRAVEL PATCH AND SLID INTO A EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *NLM Look up ODI 10020509 at NHTSA ↗	46.7% ODI 10014147 · 101,000 mi MY TWO TEENAGE SONS ARE SUFFERING FROM INJURIES CAUSED BY THE EXPLOSION OF THE AIRBAGS IN OUR 1997 FORD ASPIRE. MY OLDEST SON, THE DRIVER IS SUFFERING FROM A BROKEN RIB, AND MY YOUNGER SON, THE PASSENGER HAS 2ND - 3RD DEGREE BURNS AND SEVERE BRUISING TO HIS FACE, AS WELL AS HIS EYE. THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS WAS ABLE TO SEE THE IMPRINT OF THE BAG ON HIS CORNEA. THEIR AGES ARE 17 AND 15, THEY ARE BOTH 5'11" AND WEIGH 168 LBS. THEY ARE NOT SMALL CHILDREN. THEY WERE BOTH PROPERLY RESTRAINED WITH LAP AND SHOULDER HARNESSES. THE CAR SLID INT… Look up ODI 10014147 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	11.9% ODI 514287 DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING SUSTAINED FRACTURED EYE SOCKET , DISLOCATED RETINA AND SEVERAL DISLOCATED BONES. Look up ODI 514287 at NHTSA ↗	34.7% ODI 507795 FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF SWITCH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START WITHOUT ACTIVATING SWITCH. Look up ODI 507795 at NHTSA ↗	39.1% ODI 533555 FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER (BACK, CHEST, NECK , ARMS, SHOULDERS, FACE). Look up ODI 533555 at NHTSA ↗	813.3% ODI 10070184 · 101,000 mi DURING A CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE AT 25 MPH THE AIR BAGS IN OUR 1997 FORD ASPIRE EXPLODED INTO THE FACE OF MY 15 YEAR WHO WAS FULLY RESTRAINED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE IS 5'11" AND 168 LBS. HE IS SUFFERING FROM "BURNS" BRUISING, SEVER MOUTH LACERATIONS (HE HAS BRACES). HE IS ALSO UNABLE TO SEE IN THE EYE THAT WAS HIT, DUE TO THE IMPRINT OF THE BAG SCORED INTO HIS CORNEA. THE 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER HAS A CRACKED RIB. Look up ODI 10070184 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Ignition	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	23.7% ODI 508818 THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR/BROKEN WINDOW/BATTERY/SPEEDOMETERAND ODOMETER. *AK Look up ODI 508818 at NHTSA ↗	46.3% ODI 533102 DISTRIBUTOR SHORTS OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN. *AK Look up ODI 533102 at NHTSA ↗	39.1% ODI 728724 NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 728724 at NHTSA ↗	46.7% ODI 542667 DISTRIBUTOR CAP FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. Look up ODI 542667 at NHTSA ↗
Visibility:Windshield	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	47.4% ODI 508818 THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR/BROKEN WINDOW/BATTERY/SPEEDOMETERAND ODOMETER. *AK Look up ODI 508818 at NHTSA ↗	57.8% ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	23.3% ODI 763581 DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS IMPLODED TWO TIMES. VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED. FIRST IMPLOSION WAS AUGUST OF 1999 AND SECOND IMPLOSION WAS JUNE OF 2002. COST TO REPLACE WAS COVERED FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY. COST TO REPLACE SECOND TIME WAS $276.00 AND WAS NOT COVERED BY FORD. SEVERAL INTERNET WEBSITES INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.THANKFUL THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AT EACH OCCURRENCE. *AK Look up ODI 763581 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	23.7% ODI 734971 THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL ON THIS CAR- THE THIRD IN A FORD VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WHO DRIVES A NEW ASPIRE AND HERS FAILED TOO. I TOOK IT TO GARAGES WHO REFUSED TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSIONS IN ASPIRES ARE APPARENTLY NOTORIOUSLY BAD. MY CAR STOPPED DEAD- ONCE ON A HIGHWAY, ONCE ON A BUSY METROPOLITAN STREET, BUT CLEARLY IT COULD HAVE STOPPED ANYWHERE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HELP. AND AT THIS STAGE IN THE GOODYEAR LITIGATION! PLEASE CONTACT ME A… Look up ODI 734971 at NHTSA ↗	11.6% ODI 522206 TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING NOISE IN LOW GEAR. Look up ODI 522206 at NHTSA ↗	412.1% ODI 10150215 · 83,000 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED, WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A BRICK WALL AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. ALSO, AT 14,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 40,0… Look up ODI 10150215 at NHTSA ↗	35.0% ODI 754272 1997 FORD ASPIRE.50 MPH ON MAJOR ROUTE IN DENVER WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL GEARS. 55,400 MILES ON CAR, I AM NOT A SPEEDRACER, NOR WAS PREVIOUS OWNER, TORQUE CONVERTER THOROUGHLY RUINED, $1000 TO FIX, POSSIBLY MORE IF WHOLE TRANNY IS SHOT. NARROWLY ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY OF ANY KIND. CAR NOT DRIVABLE AS IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO GEAR SELECTION. Look up ODI 754272 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	11.9% ODI 566199 WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING OUT IN 4TH AND 5TH GEARS, POSSIBLY ENGINE FAILURE OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT.#10-91-204 *SLC Look up ODI 566199 at NHTSA ↗	57.8% ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	13.0% ODI 837995 ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DRIVER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE NOW. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK Look up ODI 837995 at NHTSA ↗	23.3% ODI 718521 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 718521 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	611.1% ODI 534107 HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. Look up ODI 534107 at NHTSA ↗	11.6% ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	11.6% ODI 980859 THE CONSUMER SMELLED A VERY BAD GAS ODOR/FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 980859 at NHTSA ↗	26.1% ODI 830515 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A GAS SMELL AND VAPOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE IFIT IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK Look up ODI 830515 at NHTSA ↗	46.7% ODI 810417 VAPOR SEPARATOR FOR FUEL SYSTEM IS EMITTING ODOR. *AK Look up ODI 810417 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Air Bags:Frontal	Too few reports for a range	129,000 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10020349 · 157,000 mi THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB Look up ODI 10020349 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10014147 · 101,000 mi MY TWO TEENAGE SONS ARE SUFFERING FROM INJURIES CAUSED BY THE EXPLOSION OF THE AIRBAGS IN OUR 1997 FORD ASPIRE. MY OLDEST SON, THE DRIVER IS SUFFERING FROM A BROKEN RIB, AND MY YOUNGER SON, THE PASSENGER HAS 2ND - 3RD DEGREE BURNS AND SEVERE BRUISING TO HIS FACE, AS WELL AS HIS EYE. THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS WAS ABLE TO SEE THE IMPRINT OF THE BAG ON HIS CORNEA. THEIR AGES ARE 17 AND 15, THEY ARE BOTH 5'11" AND WEIGH 168 LBS. THEY ARE NOT SMALL CHILDREN. THEY WERE BOTH PROPERLY RESTRAINED WITH LAP AND SHOULDER HARNESSES. THE CAR SLID INT… Look up ODI 10014147 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	Too few reports for a range	65,500 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10070184 · 101,000 mi DURING A CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE AT 25 MPH THE AIR BAGS IN OUR 1997 FORD ASPIRE EXPLODED INTO THE FACE OF MY 15 YEAR WHO WAS FULLY RESTRAINED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE IS 5'11" AND 168 LBS. HE IS SUFFERING FROM "BURNS" BRUISING, SEVER MOUTH LACERATIONS (HE HAS BRACES). HE IS ALSO UNABLE TO SEE IN THE EYE THAT WAS HIT, DUE TO THE IMPRINT OF THE BAG SCORED INTO HIS CORNEA. THE 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER HAS A CRACKED RIB. Look up ODI 10070184 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10199825 · 30,000 mi AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND FLASHES FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. DOES IT MEAN AIR BAGS ARE OUT OF SERVICE, MALFUNCTIONING? THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCIDENTS, AND IN GOOD MAINTAINED CONDITION. *JB Look up ODI 10199825 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Too few reports for a range	83,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10150215 · 83,000 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED, WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A BRICK WALL AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. ALSO, AT 14,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 40,0… Look up ODI 10150215 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1996: 16 complaints · 1997: 25 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1996	3	7	16
1997	7	15	25

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1996	22	10	1
1997	46	13	1

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Air Bags:Frontal	Air Bags	Electrical System:Ignition	Visibility:Windshield	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Exterior Lighting:Headlights	Fuel System, Gasoline
Air Bags:Frontal	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Air Bags	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical System:Ignition	0	0	—	2 ODI 508818 THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR/BROKEN WINDOW/BATTERY/SPEEDOMETERAND ODOMETER. AK Look up ODI 508818 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 759524 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. AK Look up ODI 759524 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0
Visibility:Windshield	0	0	2 ODI 508818 THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR/BROKEN WINDOW/BATTERY/SPEEDOMETERAND ODOMETER. AK Look up ODI 508818 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 759524 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. AK Look up ODI 759524 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	1 ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	0	0	1 ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	1 ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	0
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	0	0	0	1 ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 516093 LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING DEFROSTER. Look up ODI 516093 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Fuel System, Gasoline	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

5 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 508818

THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR/BROKEN WINDOW/BATTERY/SPEEDOMETERAND ODOMETER. *AK

Look up ODI 508818 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 968061

PROBLEM WITH FUSES OFTEN BURNING OUT, CAUSING EHICLE TO STALL. *AK

Look up ODI 968061 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 737677

MY ASPIRE EXHIBITED A NUMBER OF COMPONENT FAILURES, AND I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THEM. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE DISTRIUBUTOR FAILURE OCCURRED AS I ENTERED AN INTERSECTION, AND AS A RESULT THE CAR STALLED AT THE LIGHT NOT IN THE TRAFFIC LANE. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, THE STEERING COMPONENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. IN THE THIRD INSTANCE, THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR NOT TO START, BUT FROM WHAT I …

Look up ODI 737677 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

4 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 970203

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING TURN, ALSO, ONCE WHILE PARKING NO RELEASE BUTTON TO UNLOCK STEERING WHEEL; CANNOT INSERT IGNITION KEY INTO SWITCH. TT

Look up ODI 970203 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 986286

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILING DRIVING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJURING CONSUMER, STERING LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN, IMPACTED PARKED VEHICLE AT 30-35 MPH PARKED VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER COONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED. *JB

Look up ODI 986286 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 729340

WHEN TURNING LEFT, STEERING LOCKED IN LEFT TURN. TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE FAR RIGHT DID NOT CORRECT LEFT TURN CONDITION. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN CAR OVERTURNING - DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY

Look up ODI 729340 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

3 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 810783

OWNER STATES THAT HE SMELLS GAS IN HIS VEHICLE AND THAT HE HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED BUT HE STILL SMELLS GAS. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE THINKS THAT THERE IS TO MUCH PRESSURE BUILD UP IN TANK. *AK

Look up ODI 810783 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 830515

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A GAS SMELL AND VAPOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE IFIT IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Look up ODI 830515 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 874632

WHILE TRAVELING SMELLED FUEL IN SIDE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEAE PFROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Look up ODI 874632 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

3 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 30,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10199825 · 30,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND FLASHES FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. DOES IT MEAN AIR BAGS ARE OUT OF SERVICE, MALFUNCTIONING? THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCIDENTS, AND IN GOOD MAINTAINED CONDITION. *JB

Look up ODI 10199825 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 706897

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKS REPEATEDLY DESPITE FOUR REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *AK

Look up ODI 706897 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 816373

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS, OWNER NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON , ON 26 OF AUG OF 97. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON THE 26 TH OF AUG. 97 TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR, AND THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK

Look up ODI 816373 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 722481

DURING HOT WEATHER AND WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING A LONG TIME, ENGINE WILL NOT START AFTER IT'S BEEN SHUT OFF. HAVE TO KEEP TRYING BEFORE IT FINALLY ENGAGES. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. IT'S NOT A DEAD BATTERY, THE ENGINE WILL NOT ENGAGE UNTIL SEVERAL TRIES ARE MADE.

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ODI 757427

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED INTO FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE, AFTER EXTENSIVE 2 AND 4 DAY TROUBLESHOOTING DIAGNOSTICS TESTS, WITH STILL NO FINDINGS AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS LAST FAILURE THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, BUT TWO DAYS LATER IT STARTS AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC, WHILE IN PARK AND WHEN RETURNING FROM MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL FLAW IF NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE CAN BE DETECTED A…

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Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 101,847 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 724499

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ODI 10229674 · 101,847 mi

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