AI Damage2000 Ford Aerostar: common problems
Owners of the 2000 Ford Aerostar filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about powertrain and wheels. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 6
- involving a crash
- 2
What fails most often
- 1 Powertrain 33% of all complaints
- 2 Wheels 33% of all complaints
- 3 Air bags 17% of all complaints
- 4 Engine and cooling 17% of all complaints
- 5 Equipment 17% of all complaints
- 6 Service brakes 17% of all complaints
- 7 Suspension 17% of all complaints
- 8 Tires 17% of all complaints
- Powertrain: 2 complaints (33% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Wheels: 2 complaints (33% of all).
- Air bags: 1 complaints (17% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (17% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Equipment: 1 complaints (17% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 6 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Accelerator stuck, car continued to throttle even after brake was heavily applied. Upon front impact into tree and rollover to driver's side, no air bags deployed. Car was totalled out due to crash damage - no attempt to repair.
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.
I would also like to mention that I had my van in for service on 7/01/05 for noises in the front end and vibrations while driving. Dealer replaced sway bar, and balanced tires. (van was still under warranty) this took care of some of the problem. I have had ongoing problems with the front end of this van.
Consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. The brakes had less braking power. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that brakes pads and rotors needed to be replaced.
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 .
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 13,278 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 36% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Aerostar has 145 complaints (16 years in the data). This year has 6, below average.
What to check before buying
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
Other years of this model
- Aerostar 198653 sources
- Aerostar 1987114 sources
- Aerostar 1988177 sources
- Aerostar 1989260 sources
- Aerostar 1990195 sources
- Aerostar 1991223 sources
- Aerostar 1992317 sources
- Aerostar 1993374 sources
- Aerostar 1994257 sources
- Aerostar 1995157 sources
- Aerostar 1996104 sources
- Aerostar 199763 sources
- Aerostar 19984 sources
- Aerostar 19997 sources
- Aerostar 99995 sources
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 2000 Ford Aerostar?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: powertrain, wheels, air bags. Total complaints: 6. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: jerking, harsh shifts (17%), vibration (17%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 2000 Ford Aerostar?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 2000 Ford Aerostar from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 2000 models
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.