1995 Ford Aerostar

BOTH SHOULDER SEAT BELTS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT OF THIS 1995 AEROSTAR MINI VAN STOPPED WORKING THIS WEEK, ONE SEAT BELT HAS NO HOLD MEANING YOU CAN PULL IT ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE PANEL AND IT DOES NOT GRAB AND SECURE MY CHILD, THE OTHER SEAT BELT WONT COME OUT OF THE HOLDER AT ALL, SO IT IS USELESS AS WELL. THIS VAN HAS CHILD SAFETY SEATS BUILT IN READY ACCESSABLE IN THE MIDDLE SEAT, BUT MY 12 YEAR OLD AND MY 9 YEAR OLD ARE TOO BIG FOR THEM SO THEY MUST HAVE THE SEAT BELTS TO WORK PROPERLY AND THEY BOTH STOPPED WORKING THIS WEEK, I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE APPX A YEAR AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS WEEK. MY VAN IS IN EXCCELLENT CONDITION, WITH ONE MINOR SCRATCH ON THE SLIDING DOOR, I DID A LEMON CHECK AND FOUND NOTHING, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE ACCESSORY POWER CIRCUIT. I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND HELP. DAWN DOWLING MIZZOU@MCMSYS.COM. *AK

TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHICH HAS A WARRANTY ON THE TIRE OF 80,000 MILES AND ONLY 35,000 MILES WERE PUT ON THE TIRES BEFORE THE BLOWOUT. THE STEEL RADIAL TORE THE BUMPER OFF OF THE VAN, THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER HE WANTED TO SEE THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE SO THAT THEY COULD DETERMINE HOW MUCH TREAD WAS LEFT, BUT THE TREAD FLEW OFF (COMPLETELY SEPARATED) ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE DID NOT GO BACK TO RETRIEVE IT AS IT WOULD ENDANGER OUR LIVES TO BE ON THE INTERSTATE AFOOT. THE FIRESTONE STORE DID REPLACE THE TIRE BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TREAD I HAD TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TIRE AND THEY DID NOT OFFER TO HAVE THE BUMPER REPLACED (IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT). I HAD TO HAVE THE TIRE SO I PAID FOR IT AND FEEL THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD HAVE REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE AND SHOULD ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE BUMPER. WHAT BOTHERS ME MOST IS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY TIRES BEING RECALLED, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN THE AFFINITY ON THE RECALL LIST BUT IT DID THE SAME THING THAT THE WILDERNESS TIRES HAVE DONE. ARE THERE OTHER TIRES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL THAT FIRESTONE DOESN'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT? PLEASE ADVISE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, RITA CANTRELL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

HAVING BEEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE BREAK IN THE LOWER ARM DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AT A HIGHER SPEED THE VAN COULD HAVE ROLLED VERY EASY. KNOW ING NOW THAT YOU HAD A REPORT ON THE RIVETS POPING, I FEEL MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER ALONG WITH MY SON'S KNOWING THAT NOTHING ELSE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF AEROSTAR OWNERS. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTACT ME OR TONY MENDEZ THAT HAS WORKED ON THE VAN . I FEEL THAT THERE HAS BEEN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS BUT NO ONE KNEW WHY. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT MUST BE FIXED AS MOST PEOPLE THAT OWN VANS HAVE CHILDREN. THANK YOU