2005 Ford Freestar complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME FROM DANCE CLASS, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER - THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 65-70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR (WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW) TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAN TELL YOU WHEN THE TIRES ARE LOW AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION. LEFT US STRANDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINI-VAN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A TRANSMISSION FROM AN "AFTER-MARKET" PARTS MANUFACTURER, AS IT WAS SLIGHTLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM FORD AND WAS WARRANTED, WHILE FORD'S WAS NOT. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND ON SEPT. 29 2010 WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION (OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) QUIT WORKING. NO SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS BEFOREHAND. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND IT WAS FULL. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE JUST YET BUT I AM PRETTY SURE A NEW (OR REFURBISHED) TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE PUT INTO THE VAN. *TR

2005 FREESTAR 4.2 AFTER NORMAL START UP THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION SHOP HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS STILL PROVIDING REPAIR ESTIMATE. NO PROBLEMS OR INDICATION PRIOR. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED REGULARLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK AND THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT CLOSE WITH THE KEY. THE LIFT GATE COULD ONLY BE CLOSED MANUALLY. TWO DAYS LATER THE LIFT GATE POWERED UP AND STARTED CLOSING WITH THE CONTACT IN BETWEEN IT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE LIFT GATE WITH HIS SHOULDER AND HEAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE LIFGATE NOW HAS TO BE HELD SO THAT IT WILL NOT FALL ON THE CONTACT AND INJURE HIM. HE REFERENCED RECALL 06V069000, STRUCTURE BODY HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK IN AUGUST 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED SINCE THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

MY 2005 FREESTAR JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING. IT WOULD START BUT HAVE NO POWER. DID NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR ANYTHING. IT IS GOING TO COST ME ALOT OF MONEY. I WOULD SAY FORGET ON FIXING IT BUT I STILL OWN MONEY ON IT. I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VAN. DON'T YOU THINK IT IS TIME TO SAY THERE IS A RECALL. FORD SUCKS AND IS A MONEY HUNGRY. *TR

LOSS OF LOCOMOTIVE POWER, FORD FREESTAR 2005. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN STARTED, WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE HAD NO TORQUE (TRANSMISSION FAILED). THE ENGINE AND OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE CAR WERE NOT AFFECTED, BUT THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD (OR BACKWARD) ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND MADE FOR SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE OUTSIDE HANDLE COMING OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE AND COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/29/10

WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE AT NIGHT WITH MY TWO KIDS IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RENDERING MY VEHICLE POWERLESS AND IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MIAMI ON I-95 WITH MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN SHE WOULD ACCELERATE, THE RPMS WOULD JUST GO OFF THE CHART AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. SHE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE TOOK IT TO THREE MORE PLACES AND IT WAS THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC. THE COST WAS BETWEEN $1200-2500 TO FIX. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR PROBLEM IN MONTHS THAT WE HAD. FIRST IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, THEN THE AC UNIT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED. *TR

ON FEB. 8, 2010 ABOUT 9:30 PM I WAS RETURNING HOME. WITHOUT WARNING, THE FORWARD MOTION OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED, THO' THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE 2-WAY ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP. THE NEXT DAY, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PROBABLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AGREED AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR SE VEHICLE. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LOST POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN ON AUGUST, 17, 2010 DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED BY POLICE (DURING RUSH HOUR) INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK TO RECEIVE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY SORT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO FORWARD OR REVERSE POWER TO THE WHEELS. FORD HAS BEEN VERY RESISTANT TO HELP WITH ANY FINANCIAL AID FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE FORD SAYS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DISABLED VEHICLE CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED TO HELP. *TR

DROVE MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN HOME AND PARKED IT. GOT IN A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THESE VANS. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HE SAID HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOWED THE VAN TO HIS SHOP AND SURE ENOUGH, HAD TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MY VAN WAS THE 7TH OR 8TH THAT HE HAD REPLACED JUST THIS YEAR (2010). HE STATED EACH ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS STRIPPED. HE THINKS FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I AGREE. EVIDENTLY FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE THEY NO LONGER PUT THESE IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND AM SCARED THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME WHILE THE VAN IS MOVING. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN SECONDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AROUND 1:00 PM AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINED FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST A THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RPM'S WENT UP AS I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN SPEED. I PUT THE HAZARD LIGHT ON TO SAFELY GET THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY DID NOT HEAR OR SMELL ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE COULD REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WENT OUT AT OVER 50 MPH WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS AND NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBABLY STRIPPED GEARS AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,700.

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING MORNING TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH A LARGE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND THE TRUCK PASSED ME ON THE RIGHT. I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T MORE CARS AFTER THE TRUCK AND THAT I WAS GOING DOWN HILL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE VAN STOPPED RIGHT UNDER A SIGN THAT SAID NO STOPPING OR STANDING. IF I HAD BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VAN. PEOPLE COULD GET KILLED IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS. *TR UPDATED 11/03/11. *JB UPDATED 12/22/11. *JB

ON SATURDAY, 7 AUG, MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS WHERE RETURNING FROM A COUNTY FAIR CONCERT AT 11:30PM. WHILE CRUISING IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR, ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE CAR LOST TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. UP TO THIS POINT WE HAVE HAD KEPT UP ON REGULAR MAINTENANCE VISITS AND NEVER HAD ANY WARNING THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE LURKING. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR LOCAL FOR DEALER AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE "TRANSMISSION IS SHOT". OUR VAN HAS 59,100 MILES ON IT. *TR

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, PULLED OUT OF INTERSECTION AND AFTER DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, MY VAN JUST WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I WOULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THAT VAN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SO I COASTED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED SOMEONE TO COME AND HELP ME. WE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THAT'S WHERE IT IS NOW. *TR

WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, WE WERE DRIVING AT APPROX 70MPH WHEN WE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. RPM'S SPIKED WHEN THE GAS WAS TOUCHED, BUT MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSE IN GEAR WERE NOT POSSIBLE. WE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE, ARRANGED FOR A TOW, THEN SET FOR A TAXI TO GET MY FAMILY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO SAFETY. IT WAS 11:30 PM AND WE HAD TO SPEND A NIGHT IN A HOTEL AFTER THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW. UPON THEIR OPENING FRIDAY MORNING WE LEARNED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE BAD, THAT THIS IS A COMMON FREESTAR PROBLEM, AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL MONDAY. RATHER THAN SPEND 3 NIGHTS IN A HOTEL ON TOP OF THE 1 WE ALREADY DID, WE RENTED A CAR AND DROVE THE 3 + HOURS BACK HOME FROM WHERE WE WERE. THE VAN WAS REPAIRED AND WE PICKED IT UP ON MONDAY. MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT WERE 62,814 AND AS I TYPE THIS - 63,394. TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR, $1803.07, HOTEL $150.93, RENTAL $206.43, TOW $60.00, TAXI $22.00. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR (MANUFACTURED JUNE 04) HAD SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO POOR QUALITY PUMP PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR JUST STOPPED ONE DAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH! IT WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. FORTUNATELY, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE COST OF THE NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND INSTALLATION OF TORQUE CONVERTER. IT HAD 70,415 MILES AT THE TIME. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR-SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO PRIOR WARNING, NO KNOCKING OR SOUND, JUST A TOTAL DISENGAGEMENT OF ANY GEARS. VEHICLE STILL RAN BUT COULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. IT ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO GOING OVER A LONG BRIDGE. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO COUNTLESS OTHERS AND I FOUND OUT THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED OVER A YEAR AGO BY THE NHTSA. MY FAMILY AND I WERE LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO THE BRIDGE. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED ABOUT 40 MILES AND FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $2,000 TO REPAIR. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY FAMILY TO THE BEACH FOR A DAY TRIP AND ONE HOUR IN TO THE RIDE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE! THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS! I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT FROM THERE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NO REVERSE NO DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, HAD I GONE THE WAY I WAS GOING TO I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A INTERSTATE WHICH IS 4 LANES AND I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A WAY TO GET TO SAFETY! I'VE READ THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALLOT OF THESE VANS! THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS! *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR ONLY HAS 88,000 MI. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY AT 65 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO STOP ON SHOULDER. CAR NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE RPM RAISES WITH NO ACCELERATION AT WHEELS. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS IS TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES FAILURE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR W/88,000 MILES. HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. TRNSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER ACCELERATING CAR STARTED COASTING. NO FIX AS YET. *TR

WE WERE ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT, TRAVELING AT APPROX. 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE COASTED AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN A LEFT TURN LANE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND FOUND OUT THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR WARNING LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. OUR TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CLEAN AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VAN ONLY HAD 50,645 MILES AT THE TIME AND IT WAS 4.5 YEARS OLD. WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $2682.60. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER PHONE CALLS WERE MADE. *TR

-NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-75, VAN LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. TACH WOULD SHOW ENGINE WAS REVVING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO GET TO EMERGENCY LANE. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, FAILURE SO COMPLETE CAR COULD NOT EVEN BE ROAD TESTED. THIS IS A FAILURE OF PRODUCT, NOT OF USER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FOR FREESTAR. TODAY I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT IT INTO PARK, ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE, NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. [IT WAS ALSO REPORTED TO ME THAT THIS MODEL/YEAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES LIKE THIS.] *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR IN THE CITY I LIVE IN. WHEN I REACHED AN INTERSECTION,I STOPPED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GO THRU WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD TO GET HELP MOVING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER HAD WENT. MY VAN ONLY HAD 45,500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 1 HR AND 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE, NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, STRANGE SOUNDS, NO SLIPPAGE OR GRINDING. CAR HAS 103,000 MILES APPROX. TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATES COMPLETE REBUILD IS NECESSARY. *TR UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 11/17/2011 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO THE REVERSE POSITION AND THEN INTO DRIVE. WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,965. UPDATED 10/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10

WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR SEL THROUGH OUR TOWN HAD MADE TWO OR THREE STOPS NO PROBLEM STARTED TO GO THROUGH A LIGHT AND NOTICE IT WAS NOT TAKING THE GAS HAD TO CHANGE LANES TO GET OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND PULL OVER ALMOST GOT HIT BY SIDE AND BACK FROM TRAFFIC THROUGH THE LIGHT HAD TWO OF MY THREE CHILDREN WITH ME NO WARNING AT ALL HAD NOT ACTED UP OR NO LIGHTS CAME ON. I NOTICE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK WENT TO PUT BACK IN GEAR BUT NOTICE I WAS NOT HEARING IT GO IN ANY GEAR AND WHEN PRESS GAS IT WOULD JUST REV UP. MY SON UN HOOKED THE BATTERY AND WAITED AND PUT IT BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WAS COMPUTER AND WOULD RESET ITSELF STILL NOTHING. PHONED MY HUSBAND AT WORK AND HE HAD TO LEAVE WORK AND CHECK IT OUT WE WAS RIGHT BESIDE THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR FATHERS HOME AND CALLED A FORD MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS IN TRANSMISSION WE FOUND A USED ONE FOR $1100.00 AND TO REBUILT IS BETWEEN $1600.00 AND $2000.00 I HAVE READ ONLINE OVER AND OVER AGAIN SOUNDS JUST LIKE MY STORY. IT IS JUST A MIRACLE THAT SOMEONE HASN'T GOT KILLED OVER THIS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY HUSBAND HAS JUST GOT BACK HOURS AT WORK IT HAS BEEN ROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEN THIS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT REBUILT DUE TO NOT WANTING TO PAY OUT $1100.00 AND NOT KNOWING HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE IT GOES OUT.THE COMPANY THAT IS REBUILDING OURS SAYS THERE ARE NEW PARTS SO IT MAY LAST LONGER.THEY SAID WE WERE LUCKY WE GOT THE MILE

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. IT STARTED HESITATING AND LOSING POWER ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AGO AND THEN YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING, THANKFULLY IN A PARKING LOT IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I'VE BEEN READING ALOT TODAY ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST $1,800.00 TO FIX. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. IT DOES HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD BEEN RUNNING ERRANDS ALL MORNING AND GOT HOME AND PARKED IT. LATER THAT EVENING WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/10

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY DURING JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ON OUR WAY OUT OF ST. LOUIS, WE WERE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE DOING 65 WHEN THE RPMS RAMPED UP. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME UNTIL MY HUSBAND TAPED THE BRAKE. ONCE THE CRUISE WAS DISABLED, MY HUSBAND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, WE JUST CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PROCEEDED TO COAST TO AN OFF RAMP FROM HIGHWAY 61 WHICH IN FACT TURNED OUT TO BE THE ON RAMP FOR I-70. WE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ONRAMP, TURNED THE VAN OFF AND STARTED LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. VAN RUNS BUT IT JUST WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. NO WARNING, DUE TO THE COMMOTION WE LOST OUR BEARINGS SO WE DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE WHERE WE WERE TO TELL THE TOWING COMPANY. WE ENDED UP BEING TOWED TO WENTZVILLE MISSOURI, DUMPED OFF AT A SUPER 8 AND HAD TO WAIT TIL THE FOLLOWING DAY TO RENT A CAR. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP IN TOWN. THEY DIDN'T LOOK AT THE VAN UNTIL JULY 6TH, THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL ISSUES. ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE WITH REFURBISHED FOR $2600. NOW IT'S JULY 9TH, HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR HOUSE FOR $500. LOOKING FOR A CHEAPER TRANSMISSION SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND. NOT SURE YET HOW WE'LL PROCEED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN HER 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE COMPLETELY OUT WITH NO WARNING. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM READING REPORTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RESOLVED. I EXPECT TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX MINE, BUT I HOPE SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO HELP THE NEXT GUY WHO IS UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BUY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2005 FREESTAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON A CORNER I STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED I STARTED TO PANIC IT WAS A BLIND CORNER LINED WITH HUGE TREES,FORTUNATELY AS I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP I STARTED TO GO DOWN HILL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OF IN TO A SCENIC TURN OUT AT THE LAKE. I WAS IN A DEAD ZONE SO I COULDN'T CALL ON MY CELL PHONE BUT FINALLY FOUND ENOUGH SERVICE BY STANDING ON A ROCK OVER THE WATER TO TEXT FOR HELP. AFTER RETURNING HOME WITH THE CAR THANX TO AAA I FIND THAT THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE NO WARNING ,NO NOTICE WHAT SO EVER, I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED WHERE IT DID BECAUSE I TRAVEL THE TURNPIKE DAILY AND COULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A MORE CONGESTED AREA LIKE AN ON RAMP OR EXCHANGE, I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY HAVE BLOWN ME OFF,I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE HERE IN MAINE TO SEE IF I HAVE AN RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER THE CAR HAS 54154 MILES ON IT AND SO FAR I HAVE SEEN ESTIMATES OF UP TO $3000 TO REPAIR IT SHOULDN'T IT LAST ATLEAST TIL IT'S PAID FOR? I THINK SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITHOUT A WARNING THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RELATED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

NOTE: I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN WITH 123,000 ON THE ENGINE. ON JULY 4, I WAS DRIVING DOWN 1-70 WEST BETWEEN WASHINGTON,PA AND CLAYSVILLE, PA WITH MY WIFE AND 2 DAUGHTERS, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I TRIED ALL GEARS BUT, THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. EVENTUALLY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK FOR ASSISTANCE. OUT OF NO WHERE, A POLICE OFFICER CAME UP BESIDE ME AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER TELLING HIM THE SITUATION, HE SAID HE WOULD WAIT FOR THE TRUCK. THE VAN IS NOW SITTING AT A TRANSMISSION GARAGE AWAITING WORK TO BE REPAIRED. *TR