2004 Ford Freestar complaints

AFTER A DAY OF FAMILY FESTIVITIES, 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, I PACKED MY HUSBAND, TWO DAUGHTERS, SON-IN-LAW , GRANDDAUGHTER AND MYSELF INTO MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY RURAL TWO LANE ROAD, IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN IT STARTED. I WAS LEAVING A VERY VERY SMALL TOWN AND ACCELERATED FROM 30 TO 55. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I REACHED 62 MPH. THE VAN SEEMED TO MISFIRE AND LUNGED. EVERYONE ASKED WAS IT WAS. I HAD LET OFF THE GAS A BIT AND TRIED NOT TO GO OVER 60. AS WE CONTINUED, THE VAN LUNGED AGAIN, BUT NOW I WAS ONLY GOING 55, AND THEN AGAIN AND AGAIN, GOING SLOWER AND SLOWER. MY HUSBAND ASSUMED I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GASOLINE AND TOLD ME TO BLOW IT OUT BUT I TOLD HIM WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN IT GOT BAD. I COULD SEE HEADLIGHTS COMING UP IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I THOUGHT ABOUT PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE, BUT AS THE VAN STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND THAT THERE WAS A RAVINE. I WAS PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RESPOND BY LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN PAUSING, JUST LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO. THE MOVEMENT WAS SO THRUSTING IT WOKE UP MY GRANDDAUGHTER FROM A SOUND SLEEP. I MANAGED TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON BUT I COULDN'T GET OFF THE ROAD. I REALIZED THAT I NEEDED TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT TOWN, AS BEING STRANDED IN THAT AREA WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE OR ANYONE BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THE VEHICLE. I AM AMAZED THAT NO ONE GOT

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FUELING MY 2004 FREESTAR AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROADS HERE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE TANK VENT KEPT GETTING CLOGGED UP AND WHEN I TRIED TO FILL FUEL TANK, PRESSURE WOULD BUILD IN TANK CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPRAYING OUT OF FILL SPOUT. I HAD GAS SPRAYED ON HANDS AND CLOTHING REPEATEDLY. I FINALLY HAD A MECHANIC REROUTE FUEL VENT LINE TO AIR INTAKE IN MOTOR COMPARTMENT. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE TROUBLE. IT COST ME ABOUT $ 250 TO HAVE THIS DONE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A FLAW IN DESIGN. MY MECHANICS INLAWS HAVE THE EXACT MODEL AS MINE AND HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE ADVISE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR. THANKS! *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN AT ONLY 81,000 MILES. *TR

NEAR/MISS ACCIDENT MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. WE LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD AND WE DRIVE SLOW NO MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE ROAD TAKES YOU DIRECTLY TO THE A BUSY FREEWAY. SHE TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED ACCELERATING AND BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE SHE NOTICE THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANS HAD TO BE REBUILT, THERE IS ONLY 89,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANS MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT HAPPENS ALOT ON THESE VANS IT COST ALOT OF MONEY. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING FROM THE STORE GOING HOME ... JUST TURNED OFF A BUSY STREET ON A SIDE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER WHY WE WERE IN DRIVE SO WE ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ... MY HUSBAND PUT IT IN PARK ... THEN HE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN PUT IT IN GEAR PRESS THE GAS AND WE DID NOT MOVE JUST THE ENGINE MADE NOISE SO HE TRIED ANOTHER GEAR AND SAME THING NOT MOVING JUST ENGINE MAKING NOISE... I AM SURE GLAD THAT WE JUST TURNED OFF THE BUSY STREET NO TELLING WHAT WOULD OF HAPPEN AND WE DID NOT HAVE OUR FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR EITHER THANK GOD ... WELL WE HAVE IT TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER ... THEY TELL US THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE PRICE TO FIX IT 1800.00 I THINK THAT FORD NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS ... BEFORE SOME ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIES. .. TO TOP IT OFF WE LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN THAT HAS NO BUS OR CAB TRANSPORTATION WITH OR FOR KIDS LIVING PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WE JUST MADE 2 CAR PAYMENTS AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

I WAS LEAVING THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING. IT WOULD START THEN STALL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS DEFECTIVE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. IT IS HORRIFYING TO THINK THAT THESE FAMILY VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY FORD TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH POTENTIALLY FATAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND STILL NO RECALL. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE??? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER LIKE IT WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL SO I HAVE IT IN SHOP. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 12/21/10.*JB

WHILE MAKING A TURN IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION MY 04 FREESTAR SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT TIME OF THE DAY WHEN TRAFFIC GETS REALLY HEAVY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY MORE THAN ONE TRANSMISSION EXPERT TO BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEM TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WITH THIS COMPLAINT I'M ALSO REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, JORGE*TR

I HAVE A 2004 FREESTAR PASSENGER VAN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH. AND VAN LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM WITH NO INDICATION AT ALL. NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OR VEHICLE SHOWING IRREGULAR MOMENTUM OR SLIPPAGE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I PUT SENSOR SW-6012 BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM..WHEN CAR IS RUNNING VEHICLE MAKES LOUD WHINING SOUND..NOT QUITE A I SCREECH. I AM GLAD WHEN I LOST POWER THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME. THANK GOD I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WAS ENTERING THE ON-RAMP TO THE QEW HIGHWAY AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL WORKING BUT WHEN YOU PUSHED THE GAS PETAL IT WOULD ONLY REV UP AND NOT DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL OAKLAND FORD DEALERSHIP IN OAKVILLE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE THAT WAS DRIVING THE CAR HAD TO WAIT ON THE ON-RAMP UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. SHE WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT FROM BEHIND ON MANY OCCASSIONS. IF THIS OCCURRED 1 MINUTE LATER SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000KM ON IT AND THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 140 BETWEEN CANTON & WALESKA, GA MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY WENT TO NEUTRAL FORCING ME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. LUCKY FOR ME THIS WAS COVERED BY MY CARMAX EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM, BUT IT COST ME 200 FOR A TOW AND PUT MY LIFE AND OTHERS AT RISK. I WAS ALMOST REARENDED AS THE PERSON BEHIND ME DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SLOWING DOWN UNTIL I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE I WAS STOPPING. MY TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STRIPPED AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO PUSHED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY RELATED TO THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,661.

TORQUE CONVERTER STOPPED WORKING ON 2004 FORD FREESTAR ON I35 INTERSTATE. NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

ENGINE STALLING, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DISENGAGES, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT AND OCCUR DURING OR AFTER RAIN. PROBLEMS LINKED TO PCM WATER INTRUSION. TODAY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND IN THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVEN AFTER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 104K BECAUSE OF TRANSAXLE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON AND VAN STUTTERING, JERKING. LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAYS TRANSMISSION IS FINE. LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN KEY IS REMOVED AND ENGINE RESTARTED:HOWEVER, COMES BACK ON WITH DISTANCE AND SPEED DRIVING (AROUND ONE HOUR AT 60+). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR FAILED. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO MOMENTUM OR ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY FOUR CHILDREN AND I WERE SAFE, BUT SHAKEN. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I HAVE ALWAYS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON MY VAN, AND HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO ME SINCE I HAVE LEARNED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I AM ANGRY THAT THEY WOULD KNOWINGLY PUT THEIR CONSUMERS LIVES AT RISK WITH FAULTY PARTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WORKED OK BUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER APPEARED TO HAVE NO EFFECT. HAD THIS HAPPENED OTHER THAN ON A RURAL ROAD AS IT DID, ALL VEHICLES IN PROXIMITY WOULD HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY PRECEDING INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS AMISS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE RPM INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. A MECHANIC STATED THE THE SHAFT OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,269.

ON SEPT 18, 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. OUR MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE REBUILD, REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER, TRANSMISSION PUMP ASSEMBLY AND VARIOUS ITEMS IN THE OVERHAUL KIT. COST $1807.92. *TR

2004 FREESTAR WITHOUT WARNING NO MOTION F-OR R SAW HUNDREDS OF SAME ON WEB ...NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BILLION DOLLAR CORP SHOULD MAN UP. *TR

THE VEHICLE (2004 FORD FREESTAR) IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, LEAVING US WITH NO OPTION BUT TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY WIFE AN TEENAGE SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR-ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT A COST OF $3400. *TR

WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH, WITH 4 KIDS IN THE VAN, MY RPMS SPIKED, A LOUD MOANING SOUND STARTED AND I COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF AN EXIT AND PULL OVER. MY OLDER BOYS WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VAN INTO A PARKING LOT OF A NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE GUYS THERE TOLD ME THAT MORE THAN LIKELY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SO I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY FOR ANY KIND OF QUOTE TO BEGIN REPAIRS. I HAD TO CALL FAMILY 50 MILES AWAY TO COME PICK US UP, MY VEHICLE IS STRANDED IN ANOTHER TOWN 40 MILES AWAY, AND I AM TOLD THE REPAIRS COULD COST AT LEAST $2000.00 AND COULD TAKE A WEEK! THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2004 FORD FREE STAR TRANSMISSION QUIT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE RIDING ON MAIN STREET IN NICHOLASVILLE, KY. THE VAN STAYS IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR IS IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR HOUSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE RPMS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH AND SERIOUS INJURY WERE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEREFORE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2004 FORD FREESTAR THAT MATCHES CURRENT INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE09-033. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION DUE TO NO PULLING POWER. I CAN HEAR THE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO GEAR PUT MY FOOT ON GAS AND THE MOTO REVES BUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE ARE NOT WORKING TOGETHER. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR ON I-90 OUTSIDE ELGIN, IL ON AUGUST 10, 2009. I THOUGHT I HEARD A POP OR ENGINE NOISE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING ACCELERATION AND STARTED COASTING. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF AND CHECKED THE ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN YOU PRESSED THE GAS. WE TOWED THE CAR TO ARLINGTON HEIGHTS FORD IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL. THEY CHECKED AND TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE NEEDED THE CAR SO WE PAID $3158.43 FOR THE REPAIR ($2119.29 FOR PARTS AND $1039.14 FOR LABOR). WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE OLD PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH SHE LOST COMPLETE POWER ACCOMPANIED BY GEAR FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOUSE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $4500.00. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000. (CC)

ON MY WAY TO WORK , I WAS DRIVING 55MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN THREW ME BACK AS IF THE VAN WAS THROWN INTO PARK. I HAD NO ACCELERATION AND THE VAN SHUT OFF AND COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER STARTING THE VAN AGAIN, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S WOULD RISE VERY HIGH, HOWEVER THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD TO HAVE THE VAN TOWED BACK HOME. I AM CURRENTLY REVIEWING MY OPTIONS AS I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS VAN AND CAN NOT AFFORD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THIS OCCURRED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHERE THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESS WAY. HAD THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE HOURS LATER DURING RUSH HOUR, THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE A FATAL INCIDENT. *TR

VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING IN LEFT LANE OF INTERSTATE I270 S ON UPWARD INCLINE TOWARD RT85 WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO COAST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD BY ABOUT 1 FOOT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 400 MILES FROM BOSTON THAT DAY. THE DEALER SAID THE SPLINES FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING. AUTO TRANS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS AT 50770 MILES ON 8/10/2009. *TR

I HAVE 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THIS MINIVAN WAS TRAVELING 72 MPH AT HIGHWAY 75. I WAS SURROUND BY FAST HIGHWAY TRAVELING CARS AND TRUCKS. THIS VAN WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST PROPULSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING SUDDENLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST $2748.00 TO FIXED. *TR

2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS. DRIVING ALONG A STATE ROAD AND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FINE, LOST POWER AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION HAS NO MOTION IN ANY GEAR. FLUID LEVEL IS OVERFULL WHILE RUNNING INDICATING A CONVERTER FAILURE. *TR

BEGINNING AT 55K MILES, THE TRANSAXLE HAS BEEN SLOW SHIFTING BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE WITH OCCASIONAL SHUTTERING, EVEN JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AFTER STOPPING. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP IN MARCH 2008 BUT "PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED" WAS THEIR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO "CLUNK" BACK INTO GEAR AFTER STOPPING. AFTER A LOCAL DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE 60K MILE TRANSAXLE SERVICE, THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED. THE SLOW SHIFTING STARTED AGAIN LAST WEEK AND THE TRANSAXLE QUIT YESTERDAY WHILE IN TRAFFIC (4K MILES AFTER THE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN EXPIRED). IT WON'T MOVE AND LOUDLY WHINES LIKE A POWER STEERING PUMP LOW ON FLUID. THIS SAME DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED IT SAYS ITS TOO BAD THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT THEY'LL GLADLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR $135. THE TEAM LEADER SAID IT'LL LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A "REMANUFACTURED UNIT" (3 YEAR, 100K MILE WARRANTY), BUT DIDN'T KNOW THE COST, SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE DIAGNOSED FIRST. SO, I HAVE TO PAY FIRST BEFORE THEY'LL TALK PRICE? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 2008 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM MY VAN CAME TO A STOP. NO LIGHTS CAME ON OR NO WIRED NOISES HAPPEN TO LET ME KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING ON. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IN WHICH I PAID $2300 FOR. *TR

DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND IT SUDDENLY LOST DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO DRIVE FORWARD NOR IN REVERSE. WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND THE VEHICLE QUICKLY STARTED DECELERATING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO NO ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE PCM. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $873.23. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER AND OIL WERE IN THE MAIN CONNECTOR AIR BOX CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $888.27 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE THIRD DUPLICATE FAILURE, THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT WAS NOT DONE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT THE COWL GILL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $751.23 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT RECALL AND NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A REFUND FOR THE FIRST TWO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,643 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ON AN AVERAGE DRIVE TO WAL-MART. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND ENGINE SEEMED SEPARATED FROM TRANSMISSION (NO POWER TO WHEELS). THE VAN COASTED INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT AND WAS TOWED TO SANDERS FORD IN JACKSONVILLE NC. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT DOESN'T KNOW IF OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER IT! THIS FAILURE CAME WITH NO WARNING DURING GOOD WEATHER ON A SHORT DRIVE. 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 62000 MILES. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY RELIABILITY AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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

I PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR FROM ROSEN NISSAN KIAN IN MILWAUKEE, WI IN MARCH OF 2008 WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH,2009 I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT THAT FLASHED INDICATING A TRANSAXEL PROBLEM. MY OWNERS MANUAL STATED THAT IF THIS LIGHT REMAINS ON TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. BECAUSE IT DID NOT REMAIN ON, I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN ON MONDAY. HOWEVER, ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH 2008 MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND THE REPAIR WOULD RUN $3,500.00. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN AT ABOUT 40 MPH OR SO, GETTING READY TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT I COULDN'T. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I HAD NOT BRAKES BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR IN REVERSE TO SEE IF IT WOULD WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT I COULD NOT DRIVE OR REVERSE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND I RESTARTED IT BUT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. MY HUSBAND & I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO TOW US BACK TO TOWN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL WORKING AS WE LEFT THE AIR CONDITIONER ON DUE TO THE HEAT OUTSIDE. WE HAD RECENTLY HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPAIRED, NOW THE MECHANIC WE HAD LOOK AT OUR VEHICLE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS VEHICLE HAS 77769 MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN OUT. NO NOISE OR WARNING TO LET US KNOW THAT IT WOULD LEAVE US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. OUR VEHICLE IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED AND IT WILL PROBABLY REMAINED PARKED UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN 55MPH ON BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION GEARS APPARENTLY DISENGAGED--MY FOOT WAS ON GAS PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THOUGH ENGINE REVVED. AFTER COASTING A MILE OR SO, I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD (I HAD MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN VAN WITH ME). I PHONED A FRIEND WHO CONTACTED MECHANIC SHOP AND DISPATCHED TOW TRUCK. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VANS AND TRUCKS, AND PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE MYSELF AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET BY CONSUMERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME OF WHOM WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE IN THAT THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT OTHER FORD VAN/TRUCK OWNERS ARE INFORMED OF POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION AND DANGEROUS OUTCOME. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREMELY LOW POWER RESPONSE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE PART WAS ORDERED FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED ONCE THE PART ARRIVES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 9/23/09 *CN UPDATED 09/28/09.*JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. SHE ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND LUCKILY SOME PEOPLE PUSHED HER VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VAN RUNS BUT WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR. *TR

DRIVING OUT OF TOWN YESTERDAY AND 4 MILES FROM HOME WITH YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY AFTER EXITING A CURVE AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP LIKE I PUT THE TRANS IN NEUTRAL. WE COASTED TO A STOP, UNABLE TO MOVE FRONTWARDS OR BACKWARDS AND HAD TO SIT IN THE SUN AND WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK IN 95 DEGREE HEAT. I DRIVE LIKE A GRANDPA, NEVER ACCELERATING HARD, NEVER BRAKING HARD UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY. I'VE NEVER EVEN HAD THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, EVER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT PART FAILED YET AS IT IS IN THE SHOP BEING TORE DOWN BUT THE WAY IT ACTED I WOULD HAVE TO GUESS THE INPUT SHAFT, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING MANY OF THE FREESTAR FORUMS WITH PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME INSTANT FAILURE. THE PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE AN UNDERENGINERED PART, NOT HARD ENOUGH MATERIAL TO HANDLE THE TORQUE OF THE MOTOR BUT IT IS BEING REPAIRED WITH THE SAME WEAK LINK WHICH IS JUST GOING TO FAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN. I WILL KNOW SOON WHEN AN ADJUSTOR LOOKS AT THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF IT QUALIFIES FOR ESP WARRANTY. THE VAN HAS 78000 MILES WITH COVERAGE UNTIL 2012, 106000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SLIPPING. *TR

LATE LAST NIGHT, MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WENT FROM 45 MPH TO 0 MPH. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. MY HUSBAND AND I SAT ON THE SIDE OF ROAD AT 1 A.M. WITH OUR THREE SMALL CHILDREN WAITING FOR A CAB. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I CAN ONLY THANK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. HAD IT BEEN ME, I MAY HAVE PANICKED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER READING A LOT OF POST THIS IS A ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO FLUSH MY FLUID. I DID AND IT WAS STILL ACTING UP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. A COUPLE OF MOTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE SHOP AND THE GUY SAID HE WAS SURPRISED IT WAS EVEN DRIVING THE WAY IT WAS. FLUID WAS FULL OF METAL AND HAD WATER IN IT. THEY QUESTION IF THE FORD DEALER EVEN DID THE FLUSH BECAUSE IT WAS SO BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO REVERSE WITHOUT BEING IN THE REVERSE POSITION. AFTER SWITCHING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE TO THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $186. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $507.84. ONE MONTH LATER, THE WIPER WASHER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AT THE COST OF $100. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.**MILEAGE IS 5,300, SMCH 8-10-09 UPDATED 8/24/09 *CN WATER ENTERED THE PCM. THERE WERE 2 CODES ON THE VEHICLE THAT COULD NOT BE CLEARED; WHICH WAS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TFT SENSOR WAS BAD. WATER ENTERED INTO A MODULE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEALED AT THE FACTORY. THE WATER MAY HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SENSOR AND MODULE. WATER MAY ALSO HAVE ENTERED THE WIPER MOTOR W