2005 Ford Freestar complaints

MY FAMILY AND I PULLED INTO THE BANK TO GET SOME MONEY THEN WHEN WE WERE PULLING OUT ACROSS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY OUR VAN ACTED LIKE IT WAS PULLED INTO NUTRUAL. I COASTED IT BACK INTO PARKING LOT. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAD 50,800 MILES ON IT AND THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50,000 MILES. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIX IT. ALSO IT HAS BEEN UP AT OUR LOCAL DEALER 5 TIMES SINCE 10/1/2009 BECAUSE IT WAS SHUTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAOD WHNE IT RAINED.THEY CHANGED THE COMPUTER AND SAID THAT WAS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT IT DID IT AGAIN. I WAS INFORMED THE NEXT TIME IT WAS THE TRANS. AGAIN. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FIRE WALL WAS LEEKING WATER ON THE WIRING HARNES.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO 20 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INSIDE LANE OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING OVER TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT SIDE WAS A MEDIAN. I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT AND PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY. ONCE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANY MORE. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THIS. I HAD JUST TRAVELED TO THIS TOWN 30 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. NO NOISES, NO DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS - NOTHING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP IT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY TODAY IS SUNDAY AND I WON'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE MECHANIC UNTIL MONDAY. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS - I TRAVEL TO HOUSTON ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THIS VEHICLE. I CRINGE WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US WHILE WE WERE IN HOUSTON'S TRAFFIC. THE NORMAL SPEED ON A HIGHWAY IN HOUSTON IS 80MPH. IF NOTHING IS DONE -DEATH IS ULTIMATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSION NEVER ENGAGED IN ANY GEAR AGAIN. IN REPAIR SHOP. *TR

VAN JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT JUST CUT OFF. THE MECHANICS ARE SAYING THE COMPUTER WENT OUT. WE HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS AFTER WE GOT THE VAN IN 2006. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *TR

I BACKED MY FORD 2005 FREESTAR VAN OUT OF MY DRIVE WHICH IS ON AN INCLINE. THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT WARNING AS I WAS BACKING UP. BARELY GOT THE VAN STOPPED BEFORE CASCADING DOWN THE HILL AT THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE. THE FORD FREESTAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2005 AND HAD LESS THAN 45000 MILES ON IT. PUT IN NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND FIXED TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF APP. $1000.00. NOW NEW CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. THIS MAKES TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN THE LIFE OF THIS CAR WHICH IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. SHOP TELLS ME ITS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCH I FIND THAT HUNDREDS OF THESE VANS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED. FORD KNOWS OF THESE PROBLEMS YET PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE PUT AT RISK AND ARE ENCOUNTERING GREAT EXPENSES TO FIX THESE PIECES OF JUNK. *TR

PE09033 & EA09-016, A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER DUE TO AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AROUND 50,000 MILES FOR THIS SAME REASON AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

MY CAR IS A FORD 2005 FREESTAR. IT IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT RESPOND EVEN IF I PUMP THE BRAKES, THEN, GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY FORD 2 TIMES, GOODYEAR ONE TIME AND MEINEKE ONCE AS WELL. FORD COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND SENT THE CAR AND US HOME. THEY SAID THE DO NOT "WANT TO THROW PARTS AT IT". THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER, THE BOOSTER AND ALSO FOR AIR IN THE LINE, BUT ALL CHECKED OUT OKAY. I CALLED THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF FORD. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER, THAT WE SHOULD "LEAVE IT WITH THE DEALER" BUT THEY CANNOT HELP US WITH TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE A SON WITH A BRAIN INJURY. THIS CAR IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ON 2/20/2010 I WENT TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR INTO REVERSE AND IT DID NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE GEAR SHIFTER WENT INTO REVERSE, BUT MY VAN DIDN'T MOVE. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, MY TIRES DIDN'T SPIN TO MOVE. I HAD TO HAVE VAN TOWED BACK TO MY HOME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR SIGNS OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE EVENT, OR PRIOR TO THE DAY THIS HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO SOUNDS, MISSES, DASH WARNING LIGHTS, OR ANY OTHER CLUE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE PRIOR TO AND UP TO THE POINT THAT I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I AM NOW OUT OF A CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH AS OF 3/8/2010. I HAD ANOTHER ADULT IN MY VAN, AND SHE ALSO DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING THAT SUGGESTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. MY VAN JUST STOPPED, NO WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN, [XXX] . I WAS DRIVING IT TONIGHT AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 75 IN EIGHT LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA, GA AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING. I WAS FORCED TO TRY AND GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND COULD NOT. I CALLED 911 AND HAD TO BLOCK THE INTERSTATE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF IT. I HAD MY SIX YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. I READ ON POSTING BOARDS ON THE INTERNET THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD FREESTAR. I PLAN ON CALLING FORD ALSO. I AM VERY ANGRY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH SIX KIDS IN THE VAN TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, ALL OF SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD ON I-95 OF JACKSONVILLE, FL, THE LOST OF TRANSMISSION CAME SO SUDDENLY IN I-95 WITHOUT ANY EARLIER INDICATIONS, SHE FINALLY CRUISE IT TO THE LEFT SHOULD OF I-95 AND WITH THE HELP OF TWO POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE ROAD RANGER, ALL THE PASSENGERS GOT TRANSFERRED TO A SAFE PLACE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AT COST OF AT LEAST MORE THAN $2000.00. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VIN #[XXX] WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE ARE THE THIRD OWNERS. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WITH OUT WARNING. IT IS GOING TO COST $2700 TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING TO HAPPEN AND FROM WHAT I HAVE GATHERED THIS HAPPENS A LOT. WHY HAVE WE NOT HAD A RECALL OF THIS OR AT LEAST A SAFETY NOTICE. FORD KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MINIVAN. I HOPE YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AROUND 45,000 MILES OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. NO WARNING NOTHING. HAVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR SCARED TO DEATH AND NO ONE AT KRIEGER FORD WANTED TO HELP AND SAID HAD THAT NO ONE ELSE HAD THESE PROBLEMS. I GET ON THE COMPUTER AND FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS.... AFTER GETTING IT FIX A YEAR LATER NOW IT IS NOT STARTING AT TIMES. NO CAUSE OR REASON. WE ARE A FAMILY OF 6 LIVING CHECK TO CHECK AND SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR. MY FOUR KIDS ARE MY LIFE AND FELL IF I TAKE THEM SOME WHERE IN THIS VAN I AM PUTTING THERE LIFE AT RISK. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING DOWN I-24, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE SPEED AND SHE COASTED OFF THE INTESTATE AND STOPPED IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY STATED IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND WOULD RUN 2500+ TO FIX. VAN HAS 113,000+/- MILES ON IT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR, WHILE DRIVING ON THE ON A BUSY ROAD I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE.THIS WAS AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DESTABILIZING EVENT THE SMALL CHILDREN I HAD IN THE CAR WERE IN DANGER. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN DUE TO AN INCLINE IN THE ROAD. A TOW TRUCK COMPANY WAS CALLED AND TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE MECHANIC. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AROUND $3000 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. ON 19 FEBRUARY 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR FREESTAR WHEN IT HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES THAT WERE STRIPPED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE PUMP TO FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE AND THE RPMS WERE RAPIDLY INCREASING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT ON THE DAY THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $1,800. THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,200.

WHILE COMPLETING A RIGHT HAND TURN THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ALL MOTIVE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST INTO THE WIDE CENTRE MEDIAN, AVOIDING ANY COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. NO GEAR FUNCTIONED INCLUDING REVERSE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY IMPENDING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A COMPLETE SAFETY WAS COMPLETED ONLY SIX WEEKS EARLIER. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD WAS REQUIRED, INCLUSIVE OF TORQUE CONVERTER, SHAFT , BEARING, SCREEN ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS TYPE OF REBUILD HAD BEEN COMMON ON THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE DEALERSHIP USED AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT WERE HARDENED AND CHOSE NOT TO SOURCE THE PARTS FROM FORD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FAILS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK TODAY, MY WIFE HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A HIGHWAY, TRAVELED ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THE VAN LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THE VAN IS ONLY 4 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 58K MILES. *TR

WE WERE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY WORK TRAFFIC WHEN ALL TRANSMISSION POWER WAS LOST. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. WE WERE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE VAN LOOKED AT AS THIS JUST HAPPENED TO 2-19-2010. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MARCH 2009. HAS SUFFERED FROM REPEATED LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH THE COMPUTER OFTEN RECORDING "NO CODES" PER THE DEALER. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ATMULTIPLE TIMES FOR VARIOUS SUPPOSED REPAIRS INCLUDING NEW COMPUTER, ALTERNATOR, ETC., BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND WE LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FROM 9/10/09 THROUGH 11/12/09 AND AGAIN FROM 11/15/09(?) THROUGH 2/5/2010 DUE TO OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. ON 2/10/2010 AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE ROAD TURNED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN OR BRAKE ADEQUATELY AND HENCE RAN OFF THE ROAD SUSTAINING NECK INJURIES. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER STARTING ENGINE. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2009 I WAS DRIVING 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN ON HIGHWAY 16 IN GEORGIA AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY NO ACCELERATION. MY VAN STARTED TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE TOWED 200 MILES HOME AND PAID 3000.00 FOR A FORD REBUILT TRANSMISSION. NOW THE CAR IS JERKING ALL OVER THE ROAD THE RPM DO NOT GO ABOVE 2 AND THE NEEDLE BOUNCES ALL OVER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. YET THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT ACTED RIGHT BEFORE IT DIED THE LAST TIME. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT IS A TORQUE CONVERTER OR A HALF SHAFT AND OF COURSE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT KILLED. THERE WERE SEMI'S PASSING US AND WE WERE BARELY OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT HELP AND DENIED THERE BEING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PLACE THAT FIXED THE TRANSMISSION SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNT LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

MY 2005FREESTAR IS A VEY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BEON THE MARKET.IN THE MIDDE OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL JUST TURN OFF,LEAVING YOU WITH ABSOLUTELY NO POWER,AT ALL.NO STEERING ,NO WARNING OF ANY KIND.THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.UNSAFE VEHICLE BEING PUT ON MARKET.THIS WAS BOUGHT AS A FAMILY VEHICLE,I WOULD NEVER AGAIN PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS RISKY,UNSAFE PIECE OF CRAP.WORST FAMILY VEHICLE ON THE MARKET.FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE,AND RECALL THIS.TAKE CARE OF THE BROKE CONSUMERS IN AMERICA WHO ARE THE ONE'S AT A LOSS,NOT FORD.AGAIN,THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED,AND RECALLED,AND FIXED BY FORD. *CN

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS LOSS. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND NOW WILL NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND NOW CANNOT MOVE IT. *CN

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN FELT LIKE IT HAD SLID INTO NEUTRAL. IN FACT THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS "SLIPPING, OR LURCHING". I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STRIPPED. THE VAN ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC IS TRYING TO FIND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH LOW MILES, BUT LOW MILES IS WHAT MINE HAD. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR 55K MILES ON ODOMETER: WATER/MOISTURE IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO QUIT, VEHICLE TO STALL, TRANSMISSION TO LURCH DANGEROUSLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. OUR VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES. SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT USED FROM THE DEALER, IT IS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. WE HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR COSTS AND, AFTER EACH REPAIR AND AFTER A FIX DETAILED BY A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BY OUR MECHANIC TO TRY AND AVOID WATER GETTING INTO VITAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS, OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE RETURNED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. THE LAST TIME, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN THE VAN'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY QUIT AND SHE NEARLY GOT CLIPPED BY A TRUCK AS SHE TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. UPON COMPLETING MY LEFT HAND TURN I STARTED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VAN DIDN'T GO ANY WERE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT I HAD NO TRANSMISSION. I TRIED ALL THE GEARS AND COULD NOT GO ANY WERE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO MY HOUSE ONLY TO CALL A DEALER AND FIND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED HOW MUCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANNY WAS MORE THEN MY VAN WAS WORTH. THE VAN SAT IN MY YARD FOR 9 MONTHS BEFORE I COULD SAVE ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE TRANNY. I HAD NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT AT ALL. I AM GLAD MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THE VAN WITH ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ROUTINE PROBLEM FOR FORD. I HAVE SEEN MORE FORD TECH. BULLETINS FOR THIS MODEL VAN THEN ANY OTHER CAR OF THEIRS. HOW IS THIS VAN CONSIDERED A FAMILY VEHICLE IF IT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING ON FORDS PART. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND FIVE KIDS ON BOARD. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON I95 APROX. 17 MILES FROM SAVANNAH GA. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AND I COULD NO LONGER GET ANY POWER. BEING ALL THE WAY IN THE LEFT LANE I HAD TO PASS OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET SAFELY ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER OVER AN HOUR WE WERE PICKED UP BY A TOWING COMPANY. THE TRANSMISSION NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FAILED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH LIMITED SHOULDER, HAD TO HAVE POLICE SHOW UP DUE TO LANE BLOCKAGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY IN LEFT LANE DOING 55 MILES PER HOUR, LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF THE LEFT LANE AND OFF THE HIGHWAY PUTTING MYSELF AND MY SON IN DANGER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOWED. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR ON DEC. 27,2009, I HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING SOUND. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THERE WAS NO POWER, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE BACKWARDS OR FRONTWARDS WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. THIS AUGUST MY INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY ABS MODULE FAILED AND AS A RESULT IT MELTED MY WIRE HARNESS. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT FORD PREVIOUSLY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDSTARS. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS THIS IS A HEFTY REPAIR ($3,000.00 +) THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. AS A RESULT, I AM DRIVING IN A VEHICLE WITH NO ABS AND NO WORKING INSTRUMENT PANEL - INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN JUST STOPPED. THANKFULLY THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC, BUT WITH NO WARNING, THE VAN JUST STOPPED. WE TOOK THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. "YEPPERS", THE GUY SAID, "SOMETHING BROKE" HE GAVE US A PRICE ON A USED TRANSMISSION WITH LABOR AND THE PRICE FOR REBUILDING OURS. VERY SCARY INCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON I-70, SLOWED DOWN TO GO THROUGH AUTOMATIC TOLL BOTH ON THE TURNPIKE. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO RESUME SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY THE CARS BEHIND ME IN THE TOLL BOOTH LINE. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER BEING FIXED. THEY SUSPECT BROKEN OUTPUT SHAFT, ESTIMATED $1800 TO FIX. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN WITH 60,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH OUT ANY WARNING, LEAVING OUR FAMILY STRANDED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SLIPPED OR SHIFTED HARD, IT JUST STOPPED TRANSFERRING POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE VAN IS AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP NOW, THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS IS THE SPLINES ARE STRIPPED OUT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE SHOP IS REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND INSPECT THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED DRIVING DOWN MAJOR HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 61000 MILES. *TR

WHILE IN DRIVING IN WINTRY CONDITIONS ON NY RT 86, MY WIFE'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST DRIVETRAIN POWER, SENDING THE RPM'S OF THE VEHICLE 5000 RANGE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE DUE TO THE LACK OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE DUE TO THE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER. MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WERE LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES FOR 2 HRS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE TRAFFIC WHIZZED BY AT 70+ MPH JUST INCHES AWAY. NY STATE TROOPER JUST STOPPED AND LEFT OFFERING NO ASSISTANCE. FINALLY, AAA TOW SHOWED UP JUST BEFORE I ARRIVED FROM WORK, TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP. THANK GOD THEY WERE NOT STRUCK BY A DRUNK OF DISTRACTED DRIVER OR GOING UPHILL. DO I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE? DEFINITELY. PICTURE YOUR FAMILY DRIVING IN THEIR 05' FORD FREESTAR. WHILE SLOWLY CROSSING A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS IN TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE. THE DRIVER PANICS STRUGGLING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG, SHIFTING GEARS, TRYING ANYTHING. THEN THE GATES GO DOWN SIGNALING A TRAIN IS COMING. YOUR FAMILIES VEHICLE AND MAYBE THE FAMILY BEHIND THEIRS ARE TRAPPED. YOUR FAMILY MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME TO GET OUT. WHAT IF YOU HAVE TWO OR MORE CHILDREN IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS. COULD YOU IMAGINE TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH ONE GETS OUT FIRST. I CAN THINK OF MANY SCENARIOS IN WHICH THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO OPERATE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN UNDERSTAND SOMEWHAT THAT PARTS CAN WEAR OUT ON VEHICLES 10-15 Y/O, BUT NOT ON VEHICLES LESS THAN 5/4 Y/O. EVEN THE MECHANIC IN T

POWER STEERING HOSE FAILURE ON 2005 FORD FREESTAR. *TR

ABRUPT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS;THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE "DRIVE" AND "REVERSE" GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES IN WHICH THE ALTERNATOR, MOTHER BOARD AND TRANSMISSION SEAL WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURES CONTINUED AND THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN # WAS NOT AVAILABLE THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. JS

1. DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONG BEING POWERED, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS HAD NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE (I.E. SLIPPING, SKIPPING, GRINDING OR USING TRANSMISSION FLUID) 2. ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC, THE SPLINES ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHEERED OFF, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE STOP WORKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 1 TIME. METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY DOING 30 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WERE CLOSE TO HOME. 3. THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT W/ A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, THE 2004-2007 FORD FREESTARS HAVE AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, A RE-MANUFACTURED TORQUE CONVERTER WITH REINFORCED SPLINES MUST BE INSTALLED AS THE FORD REPLACEMENT PART SUFFERS FROM THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. APPROXIMATELY $2,200.00 TO RESOLVE THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND AT THIS TIME, FORD'S FIX INSTALLS THE SAME FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

PURCHASED OUR 2005 FREESTAR IN JUNE 09 69,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR THE SOLE REASON TO USE TO COMMUTE OR 7 CHILDREN TO AND FROM WHERE WE NEED TO BE AND TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS A RELIABLE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP GAVE US SUCH A "GOOD DEAL" WE COULD NOT PASS IT UP. (THIS DEALERSHIP IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS TO EVEN TALK WITH THEM), WE WERE JUST GETTING BACK TO WORK WITH BEING LAID OFF LAST YEAR AT CHRISTMAS TIME. TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH ALL THE BILLS THAT WERE COLLECTED WITH LIMITED INCOME. WITH NO OTHER VEHICLE WE PURCHASED THIS WITH 3 YEAR LOAN LEFT ON IT. BESIDES HAVING TO REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL JANUARY 1 2010. WE LIVE IN MN AND WERE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY TO GO TO WORK AT 14 BELOW, ONLY FOR THE VAN TO GO IN D OR R OR ANY OF THE GEARS WITH WARNING AT ALL. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR ICY CULDESAC WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT ON THE ICY HIGHWAY WE WERE ABOUT TO GET ON. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON US LEAVING US WITH NO VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST FORD I PURCHASED AND AS IT APPEARS WITH THE OTHER CASES I AM READING ABOUT WILL BE OUR LAST. IF FORD IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND DOING NOTHING TO FIX THEM, IT IS GOING TO COST PEOPLE LOSS OF INCOME OR MAYBE EVEN A LIFE AT SOME POINT IN TIME. WITH THE ECONOMY AS IT IS AND EVERYONE TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET THIS IS TERRIBLE FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WE CANNOT PAY TO GET THIS FIXED FOR A

FORD FREESTAR 05 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DOING 55 IN OUTSIDE LANE AND THE REVS WHEN UP WITH COMPLETE LOSS OFF POWER. IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THEY NEEDED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. $3000 REPAIR. *TR

ON SUNDAY, 12/27/09 WE CAME OUT OF CHURCH AND GOT INTO OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR TO GO HOME. AFTER STARTING IT UP I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO D AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSAXLE AT ALL. I PUT IT INTO R AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO WARM UP FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRIED AGAIN. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE IN D, BUT JERKED AND MOVED WHEN PUT IN 3. I BEGAN TO DRIVE IT HOME IN 3. IT SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR CONSTANTLY, AND THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT STAYED ON, BUT IT GOT US HOME--ABOUT 5 MILES. I CHECKED THE FLUID WHEN I GOT THERE. IT WAS JUST A LITTLE LOW. I ADDED SOME AND DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK, BUT NO CHANGE. I CALLED OUR FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY, WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY. IT DIDN'T MOVE UNTIL THEN. I WARMED IT UP FOR 1/2 HOUR BEFORE DRIVING, THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALER--ABOUT 5-6 MILES AWAY. IT SHIFTED FINE IN D FOR ABOUT THE FIRST MILE, THEN IT BEGAN TO SLIP AND JERK IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE NEXT 3 MILES WERE HIGHWAY MILES. IT WOULD BE DRIVING FINE AT ABOUT 50 THEN KICK OUT OF GEAR AND LOSE MOTION COMPLETELY, THEN GRAB AND TAKE OFF AGAIN. BACK IN TOWN, WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT IT WOULD TRY TO STALL. WHEN PUT INTO N IT WOULD REV UP TO 2000 RPM. THE DEALER CHARGED $100 TO CHECK IT. THEY CALLED LATER AND SAID IT MIGHT BE THE STATOR AND NEEDED TO BE TORN INTO--$850. AFTER 2 DAYS, THEY CALLED AND SAID THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS, THE SPLINES WERE STRIPPED, IT WAS SHOT, AND IT WOULD BE $340

WE WERE IN MY WIFE'S 2005 FORD FREESTAR DRIVING HOME FROM MY FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAYS WHEN WE IN A SNOWSTORM. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED DURING DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES, DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ONCE PUT US IN A SPIN INTO THE DITCH!!!!! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!! IT IS CRIMINAL. MY 9 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS IN THE CAR ALSO AND THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT AND AFRAID IT WILL GET US KILLED. WHAT CAN YOU HELP US WITH? IS FORD GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER AT ALL FOR THIS FAILURE OF ENGINEERING AND WHO IS GOING TO PAY THE $3000 TO GET THIS SUICIDE VEHICLE REPAIRED CORRECTLY TO FIX FORD'S FAILURE? PLEASE HELP US! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD FREESTAR I LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE AT THAT POINT. COULD GET THE RPM'S UP BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE PLACE I TOOK IT TO SAID IT SEEMS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER. THE VAN IS STILL FINANCED AND I OWE TO MUCH TO EVEN SELL IT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME??? *TR

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, LUCKILY IN A 25MPH ZONE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN (INFANT AND 3 YEAR OLD). VEHICLE WOULD START IN PARK, BUT AS SOON AS A GEAR WAS ENGAGED, IT WOULD STALL. DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) STATING THAT WATER "SHORTED" IT OUT DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL. THE SERVICE MANAGER HIMSELF STATED THAT FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART, EVEN THOUGH THERE SEEM TO BE COUNTLESS CLAIMS ON THE SAME ISSUE, BECAUSE THE PART WAS DAMAGED BY WATER, NOT AS A FAULT OF THE PART ITSELF. THEY WILL ALSO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FAULTY SEAL. *TR