FORD AEROMAX · model year

1993 FORD AEROMAX

3 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1993FORDAEROMAX carries 3 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1993 AEROMAX is electrical system:ignition:switch with 2 filings, followed by electrical system:wiring (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.

NHTSA currently has 179 investigation files overlapping the 1993 AEROMAX, and 6 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

3
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

3 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1

Recent Complaints

20060315ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

THE ABS LIGHT WAS A RECALL SO I TOOK MY VAN INTO HARTZHEIM DODGE-HAYWARD 25601 MISSION BLVD HAYWARD CA 94544 THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME ANYTHING THIS TIME , SO THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT BUT I ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK ON JANUARY 30,2005 DUE TO THE ABS LIGHT COMING BACK ON AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO FIX MY BRAKES FOR THE ABS LIGHT TO WORK LIKE IT'S SUPPOSE TO, SO OF COURSE I TOLD THEM TO FIX IT AND THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY 753.97. THEN I ENDED UP TAKING MY CAR BACK 5 MONTHS LATER DUE TO THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN, MY VAN WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE ME TAKING IT BACK THIS TIME. THEY THEN CALLED ME UP AND SAID I COULD PICK UP MY VAN CAUSE NOW IT WAS MY WIRES IN MY VAN IS MESSED UP AND IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED OR THE ABS LIGHT WOULDN'T WORK RIGHT SO I AGAIN TOLD THEM TO FIX THE WIRING AND I THEN HAD TO PAY 480.00 FOR THEM TO FIX IT, I LIVE ON DISABILITY AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS BUT AT THE SAME TIME I NEED MY VAN TO GET TO MY DOCTORS. I WENT TO GO PICK UP MY VAN UP AND NOTICED THEY BROKE MY SWITCH

20050209ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT THE RADIO WOULD NOT COME ON ITS OWN ,AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BY PASS RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

19991027ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, KEY WON'T TURN AND THE VEHICLE WON'T START UP DUE TO A SHORTAGE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

Compare 1993FORDAEROMAX to Similar Vehicles

NHTSA Investigations 6 Open

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1993 FORD AEROMAX have?
The 1993 FORD AEROMAX has 3 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1993 FORD AEROMAX?
The most-complained component for the 1993 FORD AEROMAX is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING.
Is the 1993 FORD AEROMAX safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1993 FORD AEROMAX; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.