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2000 Ford Aerostar

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 135.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
2Wheels
2Air Bags
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment
1
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Suspension
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 6 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Wheels. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Power Train complaints

2 reports
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20,321 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Power TrainTiresWheels

4R100 TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS SINCE 33602 MILES HARD SHIFTING INTO 3-4 AND WAS TOLD EVERY THING WAS NORMAL.STARTED TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS AT 83521 AND WAS TOLD DRIVE IT AND SEE IF IT GETS WORSE AT 85953 TOOK IT TO FORD AND LEFT IT AND THEY SAID I NEED A TRANS. BUT FORD CHARGED ME $437.27 . I WAS TOLD I GOT MORE OUT OF THE TRAN…

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4R100 TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS SINCE 33602 MILES HARD SHIFTING INTO 3-4 AND WAS TOLD EVERY THING WAS NORMAL.STARTED TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS AT 83521 AND WAS TOLD DRIVE IT AND SEE IF IT GETS WORSE AT 85953 TOOK IT TO FORD AND LEFT IT AND THEY SAID I NEED A TRANS. BUT FORD CHARGED ME $437.27 . I WAS TOLD I GOT MORE OUT OF THE TRANS THAN MOST GET. THIS TRANS HAS A 90% PREMATURE FAILURE.FORD REFUSES TO HELP IN ANY WAY TO REPLACE THE TRANS.

NHTSA ODI #10070512

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 2001
Power TrainCrash

THIS WAS SECOND TIME THAT VEHICLE TOOK OFF FORWARD WHILE SHIFT LEVER WAS IN REVERSE. ONCE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND WENT THROUGH SOME BUSHES, AND ALMOST WENT INTO A BUILDING. CONSUMER FELT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #898114

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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