2005 Ford Freestar complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES AND ALL MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED SERVICES DONE TO STAY IN WARRANTY. DIED WITH NO FORWARD PROPULSION ON HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS!!! NO WARNING SIGNS AND WAS JUST SERVICED THE WEEK BEFORE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, AS I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THANK GOD THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND THAT NO ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED, BUT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. PLEASE FIND OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND SUDDENLY LOSS POWER, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEWTRAL AND COASTED OUT OF THE ROAD TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS TOW TO A SHOP. BAD TRANSMISSION, IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 3,000 TO REPAIR. *TR

DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-75 IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, TRANSMISSION QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, STRANDED MY WIFE, THREE CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 FORD FREE STAR. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THEIR WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,150. PM

WE HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND STARTED DOWN THE ROAD GOT UP TO 40 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VAN COASTED TO A STOP NO GEARS. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, BROUGHT THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER COSTING ME $810. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. THERE WERE TWO OPEN INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS; EA09016 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) AND PE10033 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE/TCM, PCM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR SEL, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE PULLED THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VAN. WHILE THE VAN IS IN NEUTRAL THE RPM'S WILL GO UP TO AROUND 2000. WHILE PLACING THE VAN BACK IN DRIVE IT SEEMS FINE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VAN IT JERKS AND AFTER GETTING UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE VAN WILL STALL AGAIN. I TOOK TO THE VAN THE FORD DEALER SHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE CONNECTION PLUG FOR THE PCM, THE DEALER SHIP CLEANED THE PLUG AND CONNECTION. THE DEALER SHIP RESEALED THE CONNECTION WITH SILCONE, THEY ALSO SEALED THE PLASTIC GUARD THAT COVERS THE PCM WITH SILCONE. SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS YET. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 FORD FREESTAR. NO WARNING, FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND US OR IT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR 4.2L. IT HAS 83,586 MILES ON IT. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR - 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IN MARCH 2009 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON OUR 2005 FREESTAR. NO WARNING, LIKE ALL OTHERS WITH PROBLEMS, IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL & WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. SERVICE TECH INFORMED US THAT 2005 FREESTARS HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES/TORQUE PROBLEMS. OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, & WE HAD TO PAY $3200 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH NHTSA. THANKFULLY, WE PURCHASED A WARRANTY W/ THE NEW TRANSMISSION - BECAUSE IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN! VAN HAS BEEN SITTING AT FORD DEALERSHIP FOR OVER TWO WEEKS NOW, WAITING ON FORD'S APPROVAL TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR 2ND TIME, DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, REPAIR THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE FAILING AT NO COST. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD, I KNOW I WON'T. CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN MENTIONED, I WOULD DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN ONE! I GUESS FORD IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IN A HORRIFIC CRASH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING THE VAN ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND THE VAN SLOWED DOWN WAS LUCKY TO FIND A EXIT AND COAST SAFELY TO A STOP HAD THE VAN PULLED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SHAFT BROKE IN THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR 0VER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGHS SUCH AS GRINDING OF THE GEARS, SLIPPING OF THE FEARS OR LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL THROUGH ALL GEARS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION WITH A MECHANIC REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

FORD FREESTAR 2005. THE RADIO FLASHES PHONE AND RUNS DOWN THE BATTERY. IT WAS REPLACED BY FORD, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. NEXT, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 71,000. THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART INTERNALLY AND SENT METAL THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYING IT. WHEN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY FORD, THEY FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS CV JOINT WAS BAD. WE CHANGED THE CV JOINT/ TRANS AXLE COMBO, IT IS NOW BAD AGAIN. *LN

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *TR

THE VAN LOST ALL AUTOMOTIVE POWER SUDDENLY AND WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE POLICE TO PUSH US OUT OF THE STREET. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1700. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPLINE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION AND TOLD US WE HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED. IT COULD HAVE EASILY LOST POWER IN AN BUSY INTERSECTION OR ON A TRAIN TRACK AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE ISSUE THE RECALL ON THIS ALREADY. IT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WHAT IS THE HOLDUP?

DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS, THE ENGINE RAN FINE, JUST NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THE FAILURE...NO ERRATIC SHIFTING, NOISES, ETC. WE WERE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, NOT ACCELERATING OR DOING ANYTHING TO STRAIN THE DRIVETRAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A STRIPPED OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REMOVED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ALONG WITH THE OUTPUT SHAFT AND SEVERAL SEALS, TRANSMISSION FLUID, ETC. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $1552. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN AND CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN SO SHE STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE VAN MOVED FORWARD A FEW FEET AND THEN NOTHING. THANKFULLY SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE SHE PUT IT IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VAN MADE NO NOISE TO INDICATE ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT RPM OF THE VEHICLE ROSE INSTANTLY ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE NEXT EXIT TO A HIGHWAY WAS USED AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. A NEARBY POLICEMAN ARRIVED AT THE SCENE TO ASSIST BY PUSHING MY VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION TO PREVENT OTHER VEHICLES FROM HITTING ME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP AND EXPECTED REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE IN ONE WEEK. THERE WERE NO SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE ANY DIFFERENT BEFORE THE EVENT THAN IT DID A YEAR AGO. FAILURE OCCURRED AROUND 92,500 MILES. *TR

MY '05 FREESTAR DIED ON SEPT. 25 WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO KENTUCKY TO MY SONS GRADUATION FROM ARMY BASIC TRAINING. I WAS COMING OVER A BRIDGE THAT I COULDN'T PULL OVER ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING FAST ENOUGH IT HAPPENED AND COMING DOWN A HILL TO PULL OVER WHEN IT DIED. I HAD IT SERVICED LAST YEAR IN SEPT. HAD A TUNE-UP IN FEBRUARY AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. MY FAMILY AND I, WHICH CONSISTED OF MY HUSBAND, MOTHER, FATHER, DAUGHTER AND HER 9 MONTH OLD BABY AND SISTER-IN-LAW, HAD TO RENT A CAR IN ALABAMA TO CONTINUE ON TO KENTUCKY TO MY SONS GRADUATION. I HAD TO PAY AAMCO THE GRAND TOTAL OF $2400 TO REBUILD A TRANSMISSION, THAT THE FORD PLACE TOLD ME SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT. I CALLED THE NATIONAL FORD COMPANY AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR MY WIFE AS SEVERAL CARS ALMOST REAR ENDED HER. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO TOLD US IT WAS GOING TO BE $2700 TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH WE SEE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING. A WARNING FROM FORD TO THOSE WHO ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES IN PERIL BY DRIVING THESE VANS WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE. WHAT IF SHE HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT OVER THIS? WE'LL COUNT OUR BLESSING THAT WE WILL ONLY BE OUT $2,700 (I GUESS). *TR

DRIVING ON BUSY FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE AT 75MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. SUDDENLY A LOUD REVVING SOUND AND DASH GAUGE SHOWED RPMS AT WELL ABOVE 5,000. TAPPED THE BRAKE TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, AND FELT CONFUSED BECAUSE PRESSING GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN NO ACCELERATION BUT RPMS WOULD GO THROUGH THE ROOF. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE, SO I PUT MY RIGHT BLINKER ON AND THANK GOD WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER OVER TWO LANES IN HEAVY AND FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC AND SEMI-TRUCKS TO THE RIGHT LANE. WAS ALSO BLESSED TO BE ON A FAIRLY STEEPLY INCLINED PORTION OF THE FREEWAY, SO THAT I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE COASTING ENOUGH TO TAKE THE NEXT FREEWAY EXIT AND TURN INTO A GAS STATION INSTEAD OF BEING STRANDED ON FREEWAY SHOULDER OR IN THE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC. CALLED THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP VAN. I TOLD THE SERVICE TECH WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD EXAMINE THE CAR AND CALL ME WITH THEIR DIAGNOSIS. LATER, THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT SPECIFIC PART OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UNLESS THEY DID MORE EXTENSIVE DISMANTLING OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD END UP COSTING MORE MONEY IN LABOR. HE SAID WE SHOULD JUST BUY A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD BE $3,100. I GOT ONLINE AND DID A BING SEARCH FOR '2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION' TO MAYBE FIND THE REPAIR CHEAPER, BUT INSTEAD I FOUND ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FREESTAR OWNERS. NOW, I DON'T EVEN WANT ANOTHER DEFEC

I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER WHEN MY MINIVAN WOULDN'T GO FORWARD AT ALL. WE BARELY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED BY THE OTHER CAR TURNING BEHIND US. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND PULL OVER. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN SOUTH JERSEY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN I REALIZED I COULD NOT GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS. THE HIGHWAY HAS SMALL HILLS AND TURNS, AND I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, DRIVING MY SON AND HIS FRIENDS TO SCHOOL. AFTER PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VAN DID NOT RESPOND AND I BEGAN TO COAST. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO A SAFE AREA WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING. SINCE THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN, I PLACED A CALLED TO AAA. AS I WAITED, CARS AND TRUCKS TRAVELING AT FULL SPEED PAST ME WERE A BIT ALARMING. I WAS TOWED OFF THE PARKWAY AND TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AS RECOMMENDED. AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND A NEW ONE IS BEING PUT IN THE VAN. THIS WILL COST $2300 AND LEAVE ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR WORK FOR ALMOST A WEEK. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS OCCURRING. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT UP, AND INCIDENTS SUCH AS THIS HAD NOT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS. *TR

WATER LEAKING IN FROM THE WINDSHIELD MESSING UP THE PCM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PUMPING FUEL, THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY CAM POSITION SENSOR AND A TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH SENSORS BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE STALLING FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,073.

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 36, APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, WHEN MY FORD FREESTAR'S ENGINE FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LOSES POWER AND ENGINE STALLS, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN 6-9 MONTH PERIOD AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP EACH TIME. EACH TIME A DIFFERENT CODE COMES UP, WE HAVE THE WORK DONE AND ULTIMATELY IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS AND NO POWER TO GET OFF THE ROAD, EXPRESSWAY ETC. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE WILL REV AND IS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR, BUT DOESN'T MOVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING - NO LIGHT OR BELL, NO NOISES, NO SMELLS. WE WERE FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND COAST TO A SAFE PLACE WITH OUR 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE YET TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS IT JUST OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO NOISES, LIGHTS, OR OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 03/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

2005 FORD FREESTAR. TRANSMISION JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. APROX 80,000 MILES. ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. COST ME 1800 DOLLARS TO FIX.WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THEM.I GUESS THEY ONLY RECALL FOREIGN MADE CARS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 54,111 MILES LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. LUCKILY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED IT, LESS MY DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

OUR 2009 FORD FREESTAR LOSS ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN DUE TO A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR IS $3200. THIS CAR HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVE POWER FROM TRANSMISSION. LOSS OF POWER WAS IN MORNING TRAFFIC WITH THREE KIDS ONBOARD. VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP BARELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. NO REPAIR COMPLETED. LOSS OF POWER CAME FROM FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH THE LIKELY CAUSE BEING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

SUDDEN, PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION THAT HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND OPERATED WHILE IN PARKING LOT AT WORK, FORTUNATELY NOMINAL SPEED AT TIME. VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD, TOWED TO LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE WHERE CONVERTER SPLINES WHERE PRACTICALLY SHREDDED DUE TO INADEQUATE HARDENING OF METAL PARTS; FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND CHOOSES TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. COST TO REPAIR, NOT INCLUDING LOST WORK TIME, OF $1,700. CLASSS ACTION LAWSUIT APPLICABLE IN THIS CASE. LIKELY TO BE MY LAST FORD PRODUCT UNLESS I RECEIVE SOME FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT, COMPENSATION IN THIS MATTER. RISES TO LEVEL OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.

2005 FORD FREESTARS APPARENTLY ARE SUBJECT TO A LEAK THAT ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE ELECTIRCAL SYSTEM DURING RAINS AND CAUSE SHORTS AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES - THE THIRD TIME, AFTER COMBING THROUGH SERVICE BULLETINS, OUR DEALER DISCOVERED A BULLETIN THAT PRECISELY DESCRIBED OUR PROBLEM. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS AFFECTED, THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS (INCLUDING SHIFTS INTO REVERSE) AND OTHER TIMES, WHEN STOPPED, ALTERNATELY RACES AND SLOWS. THE SUDDEN STALLS OBVIOUSLY CAN OCCUR IN TRAFFIC WHEN A FAILURE COULD PUT DRIVERS INTO DANGER. OUR DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BY SEALING THE LEAK. HOWEVER, WHILE FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AS INDICATED BY THE SERVICE BULLETIN, THE COMPANY WILL NOT REIMBURSE DRIVERS FOR REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTIES, CLAIMING THAT IT IS A "BODY" AND NOT A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE 1ST COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE NHTSA ON 4/17/10 (ODI# 10326164). THIS COMPLAINT ALSO PERTAINS TO THE TRANSMISSION. ON TUESDAY, NOV. 2, 2010 AS I WAS DRIVING THE "TRANSAXEL" WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED TO BLINK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME SHOP THAT INSTALLED THE NEW TORQUE CONVERTER ON 4/16/10. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL SOON RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIRS WILL COST APPROX. $2000.00. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION. SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OCCURRED AT 60KM/H ON BUSY ROAD. REPAIR OF TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT SPLINES. WARRANTY WAS 5 YR OR 100,000 KM. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE 5 YEAR TIME FOR WARRANTY. TOTAL MILEAGE WAS 110,000. MY PERSONAL MILEAGE WAS UNDER THE 100,000 WARRANTY BUT VEHICLE HAD 13,000 DEALER DRIVEN KILOMETERS ON IT. FORD DECLINED COVERAGE DUE TO MILEAGE. TRANSMISSION REPAIR TECHNICIAN STATED FORD FREESTARS HAVE UNDERPOWERED TRANSMISSION AND THEY FIX THEM CONSTANTLY. *TR

VAN STALLS AT LIGHTS. JUST CUTS OFF. MECHANIC SAID IT HAS SOME THING TO DO WITH THE PCM. TRANS HAS BEEN REPLACED. BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS CEASED UP . THIS VAN IS A ROAD HAZARD. NEVER KNOW WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO OR WHEN IT IS GOING TO FAIL . *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR. PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. TRANSMISSION IS GONE. HAVE NOT GOTTEN REPAIR COSTS YET BUT I ANTICIPATE OVER $2000. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS IN THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING AND THERE WAS ON COMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING ME. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE TACHOMETER WAS RACING. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE COST TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD BE $1,300.00 *JB

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE LAST YEAR. *JB

IN MAY 2010, VAN LOST ALL POWER ON THE INTERSTATE. WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE LEFT STRANDED. ENGINE RAN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT COST $1300. IN OCT 2010 THE VAN AGAIN LOST ALL POWER, BUT FORTUNATELY IN THE DRIVEWAY BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST THIS TIME. I STILL OWE $2000, SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MAKE REPAIRS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORD. I INTENT ON SEEING IF I CAN BE ADDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTART FAILED. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. *TR