IllustrationSTEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH, CAR SWERVES AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE, IT MOVES IN REVERSE. TOOK CAR BACK TO FORD SERVICE AND THEY SAY THIS IS "NORMAL"?*AK
1995 Ford Aspire
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Ford Aspire do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 54.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Aspire years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 64 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.
- Air Bags. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
17 crash reports2 fire reports11 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
1 reportsOfficial recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE97037 · Steering Wheel/column Lockup
Opened Jul 28, 1997 · Closed Nov 28, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
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