Rear end vibrates on aerostar

[lorisissy1]

When i put my 1994 Ford Aerostar in drive it moves very slowly almost like its in neutral.reverse is fine.but when in drive it acks like it wants to go ,but the rear end vibrates.any ideas of what could be wrong?thanks

[reekor]

This is a shot in the dark but, are any of your rear wheels getting hot after driving?

Originally Posted by lorisissy1

When i put my 1994 Ford Aerostar in drive it moves very slowly almost like its in neutral.reverse is fine.but when in drive it acks like it wants to go ,but the rear end vibrates.any ideas of what could be wrong?thanks

[lorisissy1]

I dont know i havent driven it since in wont drive.It does seem though that the back tires dont want to move .........................oh and thank u for your time

[reekor]

Sounds like a stuck parking brake.

Originally Posted by lorisissy1

I dont know i havent driven it since in wont drive.It does seem though that the back tires dont want to move .........................oh and thank u for your time

[lorisissy1]

I have actually thought of that too.I wonder how i could disconnect it to see if it works?thank you for your help oh and by the way nice car!!!!!!!

[reekor]

You shouldn't need to disconnect it, just have it release, sometimes if the brake cable gets rusted and you push the parking brake pedal in the return springs don't have enough pull to return the parking brake cable back. Make sure that your parking brake pedal is all the way up, if not you can try pulling it up by hand and if that does not work someone needs to get under the van to pull the cables back.

Originally Posted by lorisissy1

I have actually thought of that too.I wonder how i could disconnect it to see if it works?thank you for your help oh and by the way nice car!!!!!!!

[lorisissy1]

Actually it dont have a pedal for the break it has the lever thing that you pull up beside the drivers seat on the right.cables are tight.Man this van is stressing me out its my only transportation.thank you

[ronmar1]

CAREFULLY, chock the front wheels, jack up each rear wheel and see if it turns freely when the van is in neutral. It they do your problem is not in the brakes.
Ron

[Benniee]

Hi. We have the same problem with our 94 aerostar. May i ask you what you mean with "chock" the frontwheels? The van drives backwards but when we want it to go forward it moves like a half kilometre an hour.

['97ventureowner]

Benniee- Please start a new thread with your vehicle's issue. This thread is too old to resurrect. You may link to this thread to continue the discussion.