2005 Ford Freestar complaints

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65MPH WHEN OUR TACHOMETER SUDDENLY SURGES THEN WE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE SO WE HAD TO COAST OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS VAN IS A LEMON. MY 4 KIDS AND I WERE DRIVING, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN BEFORE THIS INCIDENT,,, FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY TO FORD OWNERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND STRIPPED THE SPLINES. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED 4.2L WITH SEVERAL KIDS, THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING LEAVING HER STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE WERE TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED CAUSING EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. THE VAN WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR ALMOST A WEEK WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. MANY OF THESE SAME VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS GONE OUT ON OUR FORD FREESTAR VAN. TWO TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED AND TERRIFIED! THIS TIME I EXPERIENCED IT AND TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP MYSELF. THERE SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM HERE 40000 TRANSMISSION GOES, 90,000 AND 97,000 PLEASE HELP! *TR

AFTER TURNING CORNER AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE SUFFERED TRANSMISSION FAILURE/LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHICH REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. 7 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AGAIN AND SHOP FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. AS OF 11/2009, VEHICLE HAS HAD TOTAL OF APPROX. 5 TRIPS TO REPAIR SHOP, INCLUDING ORIGINAL INCIDENT. TORQUE CONVERTERS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED IN EACH SUBSEQUENT REPAIR. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO "SLAM" INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK. SOMEWHAT BETTER AFTER REPAIRS BUT NOT TOTALLY RESOLVED. VEHICLE IN GARAGE OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL IT CAN BE TRADED IN/REPLACED. DO NOT BELIEVE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

DRIVING ON I-10 IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN SUDDENLY (AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING) LOST FORWARD POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO TRUST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT MY SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THE LOST TORQUE IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR CAR. MY CAR HAD ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE, FOLLOWED BY A FORCEFUL CLOSURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. RECALL 06V069000, STRUCTURE BODY HATCHBACK/ LIFTGATE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND FAILED TO ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN ON 11/21/09 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR. I STEERED THE VAN ONTO THE SHOULDER OF I-35, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT HAULED TO SEBALD'S MOTORS IN ASKOV, THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER. THEY COMPLETED REPAIRS ON THE TRANSMISSION AMOUNTING TO #2,210.18. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH MY WIFE AND 2 DAUGHTERS. I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS SURGING, THEN IT PEGGED. THE VAN BEGAN TO SLOW. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE TACH JUST INCREASED BUT NO INCREASE IN SPEED. I TRIED DIFFERENT GEARS BUT THE SAME RESULT. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS SUNDAY MORNING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A VACANT PARKING LOT. THERE I TRIED REVERSE AND ALL OTHER GEARS BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS WAS THE FIRST SUCH INCIDENT. THE VAN HAD APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANIES ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAD THE VAN TOWED TO MATTHEWS FORD, WHICH IRONICALLY JUST ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THE PARKING LOT WE STOPPED IN. THEY DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. IT COST $1800 TO REPAIR THAT WE PAID FOR ENTIRELY. FORD DID NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE BY FORD TO CORRECT IT OR COMPENSATE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

JUST GOT HOME FROM DRIVING THE KIDS FROM TOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION QUIT ON THE 2005 FREESTAR VAN. I AM TRYING TO GET INTO THE SHOP. I CONSIDERED THIS A NEAR MISS. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 53,000 MILES ON IT THIS MORNING, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT MADE A HORRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE. I SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO AWAY AS THE ENGINE WARMED UP AND WHILE IT BECAME SOFTER THE SCREECH WAS STILL THERE. TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND SLOWLY ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVE WAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO EVER ENGAGE THE GEARS AND GET IT BACK INTO DRIVE. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF BEING FRUSTRATED AND ROLLING FARTHER DOWN MY DRIVE WAY I PUT IT IN PARK AND HAD MY HUSBAND HELP ME PUSH THE VAN BACK INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. BEING A SATURDAY, WE CAN'T GET A HOLD OF ANY OF OUR LOCAL SHOPS BUT LOOKING ONLINE WE WERE ABLE TO FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO IT. MY CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 53K ON IT, IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ISSUES LIKE THIS YET. *TR

ON WED, DEC 2, 2009, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR DURING RUSH HOUR. SHE TURNED A CORNER, ONTO A BUSY BLVD, AND CONTINUED TO GO UP THE HILL, SUDDENLY THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR VIBRATION, NOISE, STALL, STUTTER, SMELL, ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER OCCURRENCE TO ALERT US THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ANY ISSUES AT ALL. THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION, MID-HILL, IN VERY BUSY TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO DODGE TRAFFIC AND COAST TO A SHOULDER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED 30-60 SECONDS EARLIER, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS SHE TURNED ONTO THE BLVD. AFTER READING THE ONLINE FORUMS AND NHTSA SITE, I AM SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE 2004/2005 FREESTARS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT WITH NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OR NOTICE OF ANY KIND. I AM EQUALLY SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS, AND THE NHTSA IS SUPPOSEDLY INVESTIGATING THE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE, AND YET NEITHER FORD NOR THE NHTSA HAVE CHOSEN TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF THE IMPENDING DANGER. A RECALL IS CERTAINLY IN ORDER. AND AT THE VERY LEAST, ALL CURRENT FORD 2004/2005 FREESTAR OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS DANGER. THE QUOTE WE RECEIVED TODAY, FOR A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, WAS $2,800. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR OUR FAMILY IN A HORRIBLE ECONOMY WHERE OUR HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS DROPPED DRAMATICALLY AND IT'S 3 WEEKS TILL CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU FORD AND NHTSA FOR LEAVING CUSTOMERS AND CITIZENS IN THE DARK, AND IN DANGER! *TR

DECEMBER 2008, FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW, HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VAN, COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE DRIVES FINE UNTIL 11-19-09 DRIVING UP A HILL, SPEED LIMIT 45, AROUND A CORNER, 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 63457 MILES, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL. PULL OVER, WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR, AAA TOWED THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. SHOP RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION, $2557.37. BASAL'S TRANSMISSIONS, JIM BASAL 860 633 9111 NOT SURE IF PART IS AVAILABLE. HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING. CAR: 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THERE IS NO DRIVE NO REVERSE GEAR NOTHING. *TR

WHILE EXITING THE PEARLRIDGE SHOPPING MALL PARKING GARAGE IN PEARL CITY, HAWAII, MY VAN COMPLETELY LOST POWER. AS I DRIFTED TO THE STOP LIGHT I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR TO SEE IF I POSSIBLY HAD SOME OTHER GEAR TO GO INTO SO THAT I MAY PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER TRYING FOR A FEW SECONDS I REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT MOVE THE VAN AND HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH. I HAD TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE VAN WHILE TRAFFIC WAS PASSING ON BOTH SIDES OF ME. LUCKILY, A MOTORIST STOPPED AND HE AND ANOTHER GUY ASSISTED ME IN GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE SAFELY. WITH A VEHICLE JUST QUITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD LIKE THIS ONE I WAS AT RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED WHICH WOULD HAVE LEAD TO A SEVER ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE INVOLVED MYSELF, MY AUNT AND MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS ALONG WITH THE OCCUPANTS OF THE STRIKING CAR. I WAS ALSO AT RISK WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY BEFORE AN ACCIDENT COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR. I BOUGHT THE VAN USED IN 2007 AND RECEIVED A FULL TRANSMISSION SERVICE BEFORE I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME. THIS WAS DONE AT 46000 MILES AND NOW THAT I AM AT 84K THIS MAJOR PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. I BELIEVE I AM SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED EVERY 50K MILES SO I AM STILL GOOD WITH THE FLUID. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST ME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4700 TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY USING A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS POSSIBLY FIXED FROM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. WITH ALL OF THE POSTED COMPLA

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FREESTAR WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT IN APRIL OF 09. WITHIN THE FIRST 1,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOVEMBER 13TH, YES FRIDAY THE 13TH, THE TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE ON THE TRANSMISSION WITH 47,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ON THE 290 EXPRESSWAY DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SO I COULD COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND CART MY GRANCHILDREN AROUND. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE??????? I HAD TO BORROW MONEY( 8,000 DOLLARS) AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION!!!! FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR PUTTING A PRODUCT LIKE THAT ON THE MARKET. HAD I LOOKED INTO REPORTS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED BUYING ONE. I HAVE PURCHASED FORD VEHICLES FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, BUT NO MORE..PLEASE HELP US GET A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ALL OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. SHE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD-WAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, NOR HAS ANY REPAIRS BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

I OWN A 2005 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE VAN STOPPED GOING AND COST TO A STOP SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE NO MATTER WHAT AND WE HAD WENT TO THE FORD DEALER A MONTH PRIOR TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED WITH THE VAN MAKING ODD SOUNDS IN THE TRANSMISSION THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEM. *TR

FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION CREATED A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. THE SHAFT SPLINES FAILED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE PROPULSION DUE TO THE ENGINE POWER BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY STOP WORKING. THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS IN A DRIVE WAY AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY OR IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FREESTAR MINIVANS. THE VAN NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED ON ALL FREESTARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THE FORD FREESTAR IS UNSAFE AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON THE EVENING OF OCTOBER 15, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MEET WITH SEVERAL OF MY CHILDREN'S TEACHERS FOR PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE NIGHT. I HAD JUST LEFT HOME AND MADE IT A FEW BLOCKS WHEN I HEARD THIS LOUD GRINDING TYPE NOISE. AT THAT MOMENT, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THIS WAS UNUSUAL CONSIDERING I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY VAN ALL DAY. I HADN'T HEARD ANY NOISES PRIOR TO THAT. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND I HEARD SOME MORE GRINDING TYPE NOISES. EVERY TIME I CHANGED GEARS, I WOULD HEAR GRINDING. I PUT MY VAN BACK IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT IT IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT BACKWARDS TO GET IT TO THE CURB AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. I PUT MY VAN IN PARK AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND MY VAN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I HAD TO QUICKLY REACH FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. MY VAN WAS ON A SLIGHT HILL AND WITH THE HELP OF MY UNCLE AND HUSBAND, WE WERE ABLE TO COAST IT HOME. WHEN WE FINALLY MADE IT TO OUR DRIVEWAY, IT STILL ROLLED BACKWARD ON A FLAT SURFACE. ABOUT 2 MONTHS I TOOK MY VAN TO A COLEMAN TAYLOR TRANSMISSION AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR 52,000 MILES, SUDDEN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER AFTER STOP AT INTERSECTION KIDS IN THIS SO CALLED FAMILY VAN WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. LEAVING PARENTS W/ KIDS STRANDED IN NEAR ACCIDENTS, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? A DEATH SO YOU CAN INITIATE RECALL????, FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE LEMON VEHICLES PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED W/ THEIR HARD EARNED CASH! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DAMAGED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER AND ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE COMPONENTS WERE WET AND THE SEAL WAS DAMAGED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 51,100. UPDATED 12/9/09 *CN THE DEALER REPLAED THE WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER AS THE TERMNAL ENDS OF THE HARNESS WERE CORRODED. THE COMPUTER WAS DAMAGED FROM WATER. THE DEAERL STATED THE UPPER SEAL FAILED ON BOTH SIDES WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO SEEP IN FROMT HE TOP COVER. UPDATED 12/10/09

I WAS STOPPED ON A BUSY ROAD WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. WHEN THE ROAD CLEARED I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT MOVED ONLY A BIT PUTTING ME OUT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. WITH TRAFFIC STARTING TO BEAR DOWN ON ME I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO D3 GEAR AND THE VAN MOVED AND I WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME. IN THE DRIVEWAY I TRIED PUTTING THE VAN IN DRIVE AGAIN AND IT MOVED A LITTLE BUT AT HIGH REVS. THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT AND ABSOLUTELY NO SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO THIS. I JUST PUT BRAND NEW TIRES ON THE VAN LAST MONTH. THIS IS MY FAMILY VAN AND IN FACT ONE OF MY CHILDREN WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE TIME. THIS SUDDEN , NO SYMPTOM FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY SCARY. I AM HAVING A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. IT COMES WITH A 6 YR 100K WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH THE LARGER WARRANTY IS COMFORTING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SOME VERY TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS. THIS ONE ALMOST DID. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR, WITH 49,000 MILES, SUDDENLY LOSS TRANSMISSION POWER WHILE DRIVING. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD (WITH KIDS IN CAR), COULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN ANY GEAR (DRIVE, REVERSE, 1, 2). NO AXEL OR TRANSMISSION NOISE WAS OBSERVED WHEN SHIFTING INTO ANY OF THE GEARS. *TR

MY FORD FREESTAR HAD THE TRANSMISSION OUT FOR TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. DRIVING VAN AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT WAS REPAIRED THEN ABOUT 3-5 MONTHS LATER THE VAN STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND DIE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING CRAZY HAD WATER IN THE PCM. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED VAN UNDER FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY VAN IS VERY UNRELIABLE AND I DON'T TAKE IT FAR FROM HOME BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A VERY POORLY ENGINEERED CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 10:30PM PREPARING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE MOTION OF THE CAR GOING FORWARD BEGAN TO STOP. THERE WAS A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS. BEING ON THE INSIDE LANE OF A 4 LANE STREET, THERE WAS NO WAY TO MAKE IT TO THE RT LANE OR SHOULDER. THE STREET WAS VERY BUSY AND SEVERAL TIMES WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY SCREECHING CARS. WE CALLED 911 AND GOT POLICE HELP. UPON CALLING THE FORD DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 3,500.00 TO FIX EVEN THOUGH MY VAN ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. I AM DISABLED AND A SINGLE PARENT. I THANK GOD MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME. *TR

VEHICLE HAS 88K MILES AND HAS RUN JUST FINE UNTIL TODAY. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING IN TO WORK, STOPPED FOR A LIGHT, WHEN LIGHT CHANGED I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE RESPONDED BUT I DIDN'T MOVE. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO MOVEMENT IN ANY GEAR SELECTION, ONLY "PARK" WORKS. AS A TEENAGER I 100% DISASSEMBLED AND REBUILT SEVERAL ENGINES SO I KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING BEYOND WHICH END OF THE WRENCH TO HOLD. THIS WAS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED! MY WIFE HAS E-MAILED ME SEVERAL BLOGS ON THIS MATTER AND IT SEEMS QUITE PREVALENT. MY EXPERIENCE EXACTLY MATCHES THAT ON SEVERAL OTHERS AND THAT IS UNCANNY IN MY OPINION. THE BLOGS CLAIM THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT; THEY ALSO CLAIM THE TRANSMISSION IS FOR THE TAURUS WHICH IS ABOUT 1000 POUNDS LIGHTER, THUS THE FAILURE. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, BUT AFTER READING THE BLOGS I DON'T NEED HIM TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. IF THIS HAPPENS AS OTHERS HAVE ATTESTED THEN THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS TOO LATE FOR A RECALL TO HELP ME - I'M TRADING THE VEHICLE THIS WEEKEND! I WAS GOING TO WEST TEXAS THIS WEEKEND - THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN SAN ANTONIO, OTHERWISE I COULD BE BROKEN-DOWN IN A REAL 'MIDDLE OF NO WHERE'. BY THE WAY, THE VEHICLE HAS RELATIVELY EASY MILES EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN A METRO AREA. VIRTUALLY ALL THE MILES ARE ON THIS VEHICLE ARE HIGH SPEED AND CONSTANT AS MOST IS ON THE INTERSTATE OR LIKE ROADWAYS; VERY LITTLE HAS BEEN SLOW STOP AND GO CITY STREET TYPE TRAFFIC; NO STEEP G

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET. HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK THE CAR UNTIL WE CAN GET IT TOWED. DEALERSHIP IS NOW SAYING $3200 TO REPLACE THE APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY A NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT A LOCAL FACILITY, AT AN EXPENSE OF $2500.00. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86000.

WE HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TALKED TO DEALER THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTERS FAIL WITH OUT WARNING AND FORD IS NOT RECALLING? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR, IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS WATER IN MY FUEL DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM AND THE FACT I HAD JUST PUT 15 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE NIGHT BEFORE. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE VAN WOULD NOT FULLY ENGAGE INTO DRIVE, IT MOVED FORWARD SLOWLY AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE REVERSE, AFTER RESTARTING IT WENT INTO DRIVE AND I PROCEEDED DOWN MY STREET, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE OK AND THEN IT STALLED, I RESTARTED IT WENT FORWARD ABOUT 20 YARDS AND IT DIED AGAIN, AND AGAIN, THIS PROCESS BROUGHT ME BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE IT SITS UNTIL I CAN GET THE MONEY TOGETHER TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS TOLD HAD FAILED, THIS BOTHERS ME BECAUSE IT WAS NO SURPRISE TO THE MECHANICS OR THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD TALKED WITH. THE VAN HAS 77,565 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED USED LAST YEAR, I STILL OWE OVER $10,000.00 DOLLARS AND HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLES TO DRIVE WHILE THIS CLUNKER IS BROKE DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND SHUT OFF WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED; HOWEVER, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS WERE DEFECTED AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THEM. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE TACHOMETER SHOT UP TO 6000 RPM. I TAPPED THE BRAKES AND THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO A LOWER GEAR AND NONE OF THEM WOULD ENGAGE. WHEN I STOPPED, I TRIED ALL OF THE GEARS AND NONE OF THEM WOULD WORK, INCLUDING REVERSE. I HAD NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE AND AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS FAILURES EXACTLY LIKE MINE REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. THE VEHICLE HAS 111,999 MILES ON IT. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE RAMP FOR THE 70 MPH DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY IN FRISCO, TEXAS. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGN(S) BEFORE FAILURE, I LOST ALL DRIVE POWER. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM THAT I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP, AND WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO AVOID BECOMING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. I COULD REV MY ENGINE, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TRANSFERRED TO THE WHEELS, NO MATTER WHICH GEARS I TRIED... FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT WAS LIKE BEING IN NEUTRAL. I LATER LEARNED THAT MY FLUID LEVELS AND SEALS WERE OK, BUT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD COMPLETELY FAILED, AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED COMPLETE REBUILDING. TOTAL COST = $2484. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR KNOWING THIS PROBLEM EXISTS, AND NOT REPAIRING SUCH A DANGEROUS CONDITION, OR EVEN NOTIFYING VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN, UNANNOUNCED FAILURE. *TR

FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN AT 69,544 MILES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

I'VE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WHOSE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 81,220 MILES. THE CAR WAS RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED AND WAS NOT DRIVEN ROUGHLY. IT HAS A POWER STEERING / TRANSMISSION COOLER ATTACHED. I TRIED TO BACK UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE; IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD A MECHANIC OPEN UP THE TRANSMISSION AND LEARNED THAT THE SPLINES HAD FAILED. HAD TO SPEND $2,000 REPLACING IT WITH A USED 2007 FREESTAR TRANSMISSION WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. HERE'S WHAT A FORD MECHANIC, WITH 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE, HAS SAID ABOUT THE FREESTAR TRANSMISSION: THE TECHNICIAN WROTE THE FOLLOWING: THE FREESTAR TRANSMISSION WITHOUT THE DEFECT AND WELL MAINTAINED SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE 200,000 KM (124,000 MILES) IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN A NORMAL MANNER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT ABUSED. THE FREESTAR IS KNOWN FOR HAVING CONVERTER FAILURE. THERE IS NOTHING YOU COULD OF DONE TO PREVENT THE CONVERTER PUMP SPLINES FROM STRIPPING. FORD USED A METAL THAT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE GEAR. IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY SHOULD OF STOOD BEHIND THAT DEFECT AND WARRANTIED THE REPAIR BUT THEY DID NOT. I HAVE REPLACED OVER 50 OF THESE MYSELF. THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WIFE AND YOUNG SONS RIDING IN OUR FORD FREESTAR ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FREESTAR LOSES ACCELERATION AND BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN IN THE PASSING LANE .NO PRIOR INDICATION,WARNING LIGHT, OR NOISE TO ALERT MY WIFE OF THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. FORTUNATELY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIFT VAN THROUGH THREE LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND COAST VAN TO FAR RIGHT HAND LANE OF HIGHWAY. SPOUSE UNABLE TO GET VAN TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE AT ALL. VAN HAD TO BE TOWED BY A PROFESSIONAL AFTER CHECKING ALL FLUID LEVELS, FILTERS, PEDALS, BRAKES, FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. NONE FOUND. UPON INVESTIGATION THROUGH FORUMS FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY THE SAME PROBLEM MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THE FORD FREESTAR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. VAN HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. ALSO, VAN HAS OTHER ISSUES FOUND TO BE SPECIFIC TO MAKE AND MODEL. VAN CANNOT BE DRIVEN SINCE DATE OF INCIDENT AND WE ARE JUST NOW STARTING TO INVESTIGATE QUOTES FOR REPAIR. WE LIKE MANY OTHERS HOPE THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL LEAD TO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY LOST MOMENTUM. THE ENGINE INCREASED RPM'S BUT CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED, NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND AM AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS. UNTIL THIS POINT THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOWED SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND BEGAN TO COAST. AFTER DRIFTING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY WE DISCOVERED THAT NONE OF THE GEARS ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WERE RESPONDING. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING NORMALLY BUT NO POWER WAS MAKING IT TO THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND A MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THE ISSUE IS THE SHAFT ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR YET SO WE CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT IS THE ISSUE. *TR

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR DOWN 6 MILE RD IN LIVONIA, MI AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE REMAINED RUNNING BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE HAS 82,000 MILES AND I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY - WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ( I AM 86 YEARS OLD). I HAVE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

05' FORD FREESTAR. ON 8-27-09 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER PICKING UP OUR DAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN SHE LOST ALL POWER TO THE TIRES. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO A GRAVEL ROAD AS IT HAPPENED ON A COUNTY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS AND HEAVING SEMI TRAFFIC. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEN THIS MORNING, 8-31-09 WAS GIVEN THE DIAGNOSIS OF A FAILED SPLINE. OUR TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN STATED HE'S SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS NOT ONLY IN FREESTARS BUT 04-05 TAURUS' AS THEY SHARE THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS. HE USED THE WORD SPLINE, NOT SURE IF THAT IS ALSO THE TORQUE CONVERTER?? OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING. WAS ABOUT TO SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AT AN ON RAMP OR OTHER SITUATION WHERE N UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION COULD SURPRISE ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF THIS FAILURE. *TR

I RETURNED HOME FROM WORK IN ORDER TO DROP OFF A FEW THINGS BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO DO SOME SHOPPING. I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VAN LEAVING THE IGNITION ON WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER UNLOADING MY ITEMS I DECIDED NOT TO GO SHOPPING AND WENT OUT TO TURN OFF THE VAN. WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE I OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND REACHED INTO THE VAN TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. IN THE PROCESS OF REACHING FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH I NUDGED THE SHIFT LEAVER AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING BACKWARD DOWN MY DRIVEWAY TRAPPING ME IN BETWEEN THE OPEN DOOR AND THE VAN. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS MOVING TOO QUICKLY. I HELD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BEING DRAGGED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE GRASS AND INTO SOME TREES AND BUSHES. THE VAN DOOR STRUCK A TREE BENDING THE DOOR BACK. AT THAT TIME I FELL UNDER THE VAN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RAN OVER MY LEGS, UP MY TORSO AND ACROSS MY CHEST. THE VAN CONTINUED ON AND CAME TO A REST AT THE BOTTOM OF MY NEIGHBOR'S YARD. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. I SUFFERED CONTUSIONS TO THE ABDOMINAL WALL, LEGS AND CHEST IN ADDITION TO A CUT TO MY LEFT ANKLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MY HUSBAND HAD THE VAN CHECK BY A FORD DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING FAULTY WITH THE SAFETY MECHANISM, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE GEAR SHIFTER UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PAR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE LIFT GATE OPENED A WHEN A PASSENGER WAS BENEATH CAUSING INJURY TO HER HEAD AND NECK. THE DEALER REPAIRED LIFT GATE AT NO COST; HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE MODULE WASN'T REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V069000 STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS ON AND THE RPMS WERE VERY HIGH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR FORD FREESTAR 2004-2005, COMPONENT : POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTERS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/16/09