VehicleVerdict

1987 Ford Aerostar engine problems

The 1987 Ford Aerostar has 24 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Engine complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Aerostar engine complaints by model year34 complaints1986: 18 complaints1987: 24 complaints1988: 16 complaints1989: 24 complaints1990: 29 complaints1991: 14 complaints1992: 30 complaints1993: 34 complaints1994: 25 complaints1995: 11 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 3 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 1 complaints
Aerostar engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHILE DRIVING VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VAN BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE WHOLE VAN WAS BURNT, NOTHING WAS LEFT BUT THE FRAMEOF THE VEHICLE AND THE TWO REAR TIRES. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 28, 1999 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1987 Ford Aerostar have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 1987 Ford Aerostar engine — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.