2005 Ford Freestar complaints

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I HAVE READ ON NUMEROUS SITES THAT I AM BY FAR NOT THE ONLY FORD OWNER THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR

TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING ON I75 IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALMOST HIT BY LARGE TRUCK THIS IS WAS A DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSION ON A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLE NO. I CALLED FORD THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE OVER 200 OF THESE PROBLEMS . *TR

THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR HAS GONE OUT AT 43,000 MILES AND NOW AT 86,000 MILES. *TR

CAR STOPS WORKING FOR A SECOND WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN THE WINTER TIME, USUALLY SNOW. IT AS IF SOMETHING MISSES AND CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL OUT BUT CATCHES ITSELF AND BEGINS TO WORK AGAIN. USUALLY HAPPENS IN SPURTS BUT ONLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS. HAPPENS EVERY WINTER FOR PASSED 3 YEARS. PCM AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS REPLACED TWICE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTART. AT 50000 MILES, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING THE VAN TO NOT MOVE WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS TAKEN TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VAN WOULD NOT GO, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, THE VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 1 HR EARLIER TO A STORE, THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR, JUST SUDDEN FAILURE. *TR

CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 39K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO SHIFT OR DO ANYTHING. BROUGHT CAR TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND IT WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD SAYS WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36K MILES AND COST TO REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $3,000. SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS BY FORD FREESTAR OWNERS. MY RESEARCH SHOWS A CLEAR PATTERN OF CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THIS POINTS TO A DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER AND FLIES IN THE FACE OF NORMAL CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS THAT WHEN YOU BUY A BRAND NEW CAR, ITS TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 30 OR 40 THOUSAND MILES! I WAS ALSO SHOCKED TO FIND THAT NHTSA HAS NOT YET INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE AGENCY ITSELF. I THEN CALLED NHTSA TO ASK WHAT IT TAKES TO START AN INVESTIGATION. I ASSUME THAT THE AGENCY HAS A TYPICAL STANDARD OR SET OF GUIDELINES THAT IT FOLLOWS TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN INVESTIGATION IS CALLED FOR, BUT NO ONE AT NHTSA WOULD GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION OR WOULD DIRECT ME TO ANYONE ELSE AT THE AGENCY WHO COULD PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. ESSENTIALLY, I WAS TOLD "JUST FILE A COMPLAINT" AND GO AWAY. NO OTHER HELP WAS AVAILABLE TO ME AS A CONSUMER AND A TAXPAYER. I'M DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PROCESS AND I HOPE THAT THE STEP OF FILING THE COMPLAINT MAKES THE AGENC

TRAVELING NORTH ON I-75 IN MICHIGAN, OUR VAN LOST ALL GEARS AT 50-60 MPH WITH NO WARNING OR NOISE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THE VAN WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE ON A DOWNHILL STRETCH OF ROAD AND WE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THERE WAS POWER, BUT NO GEARS. WE WERE GOING SKIING FOR THE WEEKEND AND WERE ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. WE WERE ABLE TO GET A WRECKER (AFTER SITTING IN THE VAN FOR 1 1/2 HOURS WITH 2 YOUNGER CHILDREN) AND TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR, THE SERVICE REP SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT WAS STRIPPED AND WOULD BE ABOUT $1700 TO REPAIR. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE TRAVELING WITH US TO TAKE THE CHILDREN WHILE WE RODE IN THE WRECKER. THIS IS DEFECT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN. 95K MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, EVERYTHING WAS FINE EXCEPT WE'D HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE TRANNY TO ENGAGE LONGER THAN NORMAL BEFORE APPLYING GAS: FORWARD OR REVERSE. IF WE DIDN'T, THERE'D BE A SURGE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD CLUNK. *TR

FRONT HUB WHINING ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. *TR

YESTERDAY, 12/7/08, I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, SWITCHED GEAR FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD AND APPLIED GAS. OTHER THAN REVVING OF ENGINE, NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TODAY AND THEY REFERRED ME TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. 2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES (DECEMBER 7, 2008) SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS FAILURE OF REASONABLE ASSURANCE OF FUNCTIONALITY OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED LEADING TO COMPLETE VEHICLE IMMOBILITY. VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A REPUTATION FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

ON TUESDAY NOV. 11TH AT 5:21PM MY WIFE AND 3 OF MY 4 CHILDREN WERE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN MURFREESBORO, TN WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR STRANGE SOUND THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN WE OWN FAILED TO PROPEL ITSELF FORWARD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE COASTED TO A STOP AND PLACED VAN IN PARK AND KILLED THE ENGINE. SHE RESTARTED AND PLACED IN DRIVE POSITION BUT VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. OTHER DRIVERS WERE SWERVING TO MISS HER AS NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. REVERSE GEAR NON RESPONSIVE AS WELL. HAD VAN TOWED TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. TOTAL TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE AT 55, 500 MILES. PAID $751 DOLLARS FOR TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN WHILE 375 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION. HAD TO LEAVE IT AT FORD DEALERSHIP WHILE BEING REPAIRED. *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS WITH NOW WARNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

MAJOR TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES AT 50K. WIRING HARNESS/COMPUTER NOT HOUSED RIGHT; OPEN TO WATER. 3RD TIME STRANDED BY THIS CAR IN 5 MONTHS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY (2005 FORD FREESTAR 61,300 ML.) VAN FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I APPROACHED MY EXIT AND I DROVE ON THE CITY STREET FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LIGHT THE STREET WASN'T AT A SLOPE OR A SLANT AS FAR AS I KNOW IT IS A LEVEL HIGHWAY AS SOON AS THE STREET LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL THE RPM'S REVVED HIGH I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE GEAR TO CATCH AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION AND LEAVE THE VAN THERE. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME WITH WIFE AND KIDS, TRAVELING APPROX 45-50 MPH WHEN VAN SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING AND RPM'S WENT SKY HIGH. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED HOME ($125.00) AND WENT OUT NEXT MORNING AND CHECKED ALL FUSES, ALL GOOD, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH, NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ANYWHERE YET TO HAVE IT CHECKED, BECAUSE OF LABOR DAY AND MY BEING ON DUTY ON TUESDAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON THE EDMONDS.COM SITE HAS HAD. I THINK THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FROM THEIR VANS SHUTTING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE HATCHBACK MECHANISM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE HATCHBACK IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED DOWN ON THE CONTACT AND INJURED HIS SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THE HATCHBACK SUPPORT DEVICE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO DEFECTIVE SHOCKS IN THE HATCHBACK. AS OF AUGUST 5, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,063.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005 WE PURCHASED A USED 05 FORD FREESTAR BY THAT OCTOBER IT WAS IN THE GARAGE THE PCM WITHOUT. THE DEALER HAD THE VAN FOR 3 WEEKS WENT TO PULL OUT AT THE DEALER THE PCM WAS STILL NOT FIXED AFTER 2 OR THREE MORE WEEKS GOT VAN BACK. THEN JUNE OF 06 WENT PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE PCM WITHOUT AGAIN. FORD PICK THE VAN UP SAID THEY HAD TO PROBLEM FIXED. THEY DID FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT NOW TWO YEARS LATER THE PCM IS OUT ONCE AGAIN. IT KEEPS GOING OUT DUE TO WATER GETTING THE PCM. FORD KNOWS THERE IS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VAN BUT REFUSES TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON WAY HOME FROM HOSPITAL WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON AND WIFE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND JERKING NO POWER. TACHOMETER WAS FLUCTUATING BACK AND FORTH GOT VEHICLE BACK HOME AND CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO COME TOW IT. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR PART # 1F1Z-7M101-AA TOLD US ALL OKAY. VEHICLE HAD 35,760 MILES ON IT ON 6/18/08. VEHICLE AGAIN ON 6/23/08 STARTED WITH SAME PROBLEM TOWED BACK TO DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM TOLD AGAIN ALL OKAY 35,784 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AGAIN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR DEALER HAD IT FOR 19 DAYS AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TOLD ALL IS OKAY 35,853. VEHICLE PICKED UP ON 7/17/08 BACK IN SHOP ON 7/20/2008 PROBLEM STILL IS NOT FIXED VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40 MILES ON NEW TRANSMISSION STILL WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR OR DRIVE AT ALL AS OF 723/08 DEALER HAS NO ANSWER ON HOW TO FIX PROBLEM OR REASON FOR IT. VEHICLE IS VERY UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE DON'T NO WHEN TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO ACT UP OR STOP. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY . MAJOR SLIPPAGE. SEEM STUCK IN NEUTRAL. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR AUTO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. FLUID LEVEL OK, FLUID APPEARS CLEAN, SMELLS NEW. *TR

WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR MINIVAN. WE WERE DRIVING WITH OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DOING AT LEAST 60 MPH WHEN OUR VAN WOULD NOT GO WHEN MY HUSBAND PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GAS. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING (AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, DVD PLAYER ALL WORKING)BUT WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. WE NOW HAVE TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS KEEP WEARING OUT EXTREMELY FAST. I JUST HAD THE BRAKES DONE NOT QUITE A YEAR AGO AND NOW THE ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. *TR

AFTER DRIVING UP TO THE UPPER PENINSULA, MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED BACK TO HER PARENT'S HOUSE. SHE DRIVING UP THE HILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE'S RPMS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLE DOWN THE HILL. SHE WAS NOT TOWING ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AND DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TOWED TO RAHILLY FORD DEALERSHIP IN NEWBERRY, MI. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN, SO THEY OUTSOURCED THE JOB TO A COMPANY IN CANADA CALLED MR. TRANSMISSION. AFTER MR. TRANSMISSION REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND DISASSEMBLED IT, THEY DISCOVERED THE FRONT PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. MR. TRANSMISSION ORDERED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP, AND SEALS TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. TOTAL BILL COMES OUT TO BE $2600 DOLLARS. SO FAR, FORD HAS BEEN NO HELP IN THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN, I HAVE HAD TO TIRE BLOWOUTS DUE TO FAILED VALVE STEMS. THE FIRST OCCURRED IN JULY ,2006---THE NEXT IN SEPT.OF 2007. BOTH HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE. THE TIRE STORE (GOODYEAR) DENIED ANY LIABILITY AS IT WAS THE VALVE THAT FAILED. THE FORD DEALER ALSO DENIED IT. I JUST SAW AN ARTICLE ON LINE ABOUT DEFECTIVE CHINESE MADE VALVE STEMS AND THOUGHT MY PROBLEMS MIGHT BE RELATED TO THEM. MY VALVE STEMS WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN WE TURNED AROUND IN SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AFTER PUTTING IT BACK IN DRIVE THE VAN LOST ALL TRANSMISSION POWER. THE VAN WOULD NOT GO IN FORWARD OR REVERSE IN ANY GEAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING, NO WARNING SIGNS WHATSOEVER, JUST LOST LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE STREET HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE TO IT, SO WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN PARKED IT UP ON THE SIDEWALK, TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO LANE STREET WE WERE DRIVING ON. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AS OF YET, WE ARE BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

TOOK MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN WITH ONLY 43,223 MILES INTO FORD DEALER FOR ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. ADVISED BOTH REAR CALIPERS WERE BAD, CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF BREAK PADS AND ROTORS WHICH NEEDED TURNED. THE REPAIR COST ME $581.40. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, AND NEVER HAVE I HAD CALIPERS FAIL AT 43K MILES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT I AS A CONSUMER HAD TO FOOT THE BILL FOR. I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MODEL 'S'. COUPLE OF DAYS AGO SUDDENLY REAR LIFTGATE STRUT FAILED AND IT LED LIFTGATE TO FREE FALL ON ME WHEN I WAS REMOVING THE STUFF FROM THE VAN. I WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE LIFTGATE IN TIME BUT IT STILL HIT ME ON MY HEAD A LITTLE BIT. *TR

I DRIVING HOME FORM WORK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS WHEN UP AND THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. I COASTED INTO A GAS STATION. NOW I HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF REPAIRS THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS IM THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED, LUCKY IT WASN'T A BUSY STREET. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED A NEW PUMP SHAFT, TORQUE CONVERTER AND AN OVERHAUL OF THE MANUAL CONTROL VALVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $99 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,600. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE STRUCK THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH HIS FIST AND WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OUT. UPDATED

AT 66,000 MILES MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN DEVELOPED A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT STARTED ONLY WHEN VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR SOME DISTANCE BUT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. TOOK TO A SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEARING FAILURE IN BOTH FRONT HUBS SIMULTANEOUSLY. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR ($775). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS ON HER VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED TO HOLD WATER. THE RIMS WERE "PITTED AND RUSTY", ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY AND THE RIMS MIGHT FAIL IN TEN YEARS. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RIM WAS THE THICKEST METAL PART OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,315 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 10,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR THAT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY VAN STOPPED DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS ON BUT THE VAN WOULDN'T MOVE. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE 95 (ABOUT 100 FEET FROM ON RAMP) I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL!!! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS TODAY ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I WILL COST ME $3,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN, WHERE DO I GET THIS MONEY FROM? I HAVE MY VAN AT A GARAGE THAT WE GO TO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THIS VAN. HOW DOES THIS VAN JUST UP AND DIE WHEN IT IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 55,000 MILE ON IT AND FORD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING? *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD FREE STAR 2005 VAN IT HAS 50,600 MILES ON IT. IT ALL STARTED WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEN A FEW SECONDS LATTER THE VAN JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD TWINS IN THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO START IT UP AGAIN AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER AND STALL AGAIN. I AM A MECHANIC AND I WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF UNTIL I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PCM GETTING WET AND I FOUND OUT MINE WAS WET AND CORRODED. THE PCM WAS GETTING WET BY WATER GETTING THROUGH THE CROWL GASKET. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TSB OUT ON THIS DIRECTING DEALERS HOW TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AT COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THE PCM WAS REPLACED NOW THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FUNNY AND GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND I WAS TOLD I HAVE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE NOW. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME OH WELL, NOT OUR PROBLEM. BUT HOW IS THIS MY PROBLEM FOR A VEHICLE I DID NOT DESIGN. WATER SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE PCM. NOW MY VEHICLE SITS AT A DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THAT ALL PLUG IN CONNECTORS TO SENSORS. AND VITAL COMPUTER COMPONENTS ARE WET AN CORRODED. BUT IF FUNNY HOW THERE IS A TSB OUT ON THIS PROBLEM AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP THE CUSTOMER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND AT 2,000 RPM'S, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUTTER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO FAIL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

AFTER SEVERAL O2 SENSORS AND PCM'S ON OUR 2005 FREESTAR, THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 04 FORD FREESTAR QUIT WITH NO WARNING AND NO SIGNS OF DISTRESS. IT WILL COST ME $3,500 TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. MY ENGINE FAILED IN JAN08 AT ABOUT 47,000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED($5100). WITHIN A DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP AFTER THE ENGINE REPAIRS I NOTICED JERKING WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS SLIPPING ON ICE, BUT THEN I FELT THE JERK WHEN I WAS ON DRY ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO WORTHINGTON FORD. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOOK IT HOME AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE ...FAST. I WENT AGAIN TO WORTHINGTON'S AND FINALLY AFTER A JOINT TEST RIDE THE PROBLEM WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND SAID TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR WORK ON THE ENGINE. THE CAR AT THE TIME OF TURN IN WOULD JERK SEVERELY AND/OR SOMES COMPLETELY STOP OR NOT TAKE OFF WHEN GAS PETAL PRESSED. THE CAR WOULD EVEN JERK AT A STOP SIGN WHILE AT A COMPLETE HALT. THE FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND WERE GOOD. THE FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE JERKING. FLUID WAS CLEAN AND FULL. TRANSMISSION FAILED ................WHY? *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HE HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT HE FOUND A LOOSE METAL BRACKET. THE WARRANTY COMPANY WAS CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT PRESENTLY THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE SEAT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000 THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN UPDATED

MY FORD FREESTAR 05 TRANSMISSION WENT AT 75K, NO WARNING , NO LIGHT ON, COST ME $2700 TO REPAIR, FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 70K ,WHEN I TRIED TO PUMP GAS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS FULL ALL THE TIME, FUMES COULD NOT GET OUT THE TANK, FUEL SPILLED, IT CUSTOM ABOUT $400 TO CHANGE SOLENOID. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR JUST DIES. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED FEBRUARY 28, 2008. WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND MADE IT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION WHEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. COASTED TO THE OTHER SIDE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. RESTARTED THE VAN AND MADE IT ANOTHER 50 FEET BEFORE IT DIED AGAIN. TRIED A THIRD TIME AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (MCKIE FORD, RAPID CITY, SD). SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PARTS WOULD BE IN SOMETIME ON MONDAY (3/3/2008). THEY COMPLETED THE REPAIR ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TODAY (3/10/2008), THE SAME EXACT ISSUE OCCURRED. CALLED TOW AND LOCAL FORD DEALER. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT FORD HAS TO SAY THIS TIME. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH FREESTARS THAT HAVE HAD TO SAME ISSUE. EACH HAS A SIMILAR STORY OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (USUALLY AT THEIR COST). MANY OF WHOM ARE LOOKING AT HAVING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CREATED AGAINST FORD FOR A KNOWN DEFECT THAT HAS GONE UNRESOLVED (TO THE POINT WHERE THEY OUTRIGHT LIE ABOUT KNOWING THE PARTS ARE FAULTY). I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN HERE, AND I KNOW I WILL NOT BE THE LAST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL FORWARD, THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE SNAPPED AND THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. SUDDENLY MY VAN BEGIN TO REV UP OVER 500 RPMS AND HAD LOST ALL POWER. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EASILY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY DEAD- IT WOULD NOT KICK INTO ANY GEARS AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42, 500 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC REAR DOORS. THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE PROPERLY AND WHEN I BACK UP THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN WITH THE OVERHEAD BUTTON ALL THE TIME, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO UNLOCK. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES (AT LEAST 6 OR MORE) AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN THE DOOR NOT CLOSE PROPERLY BEFORE. THEY ORDERED PARTS AND SAID IT WAS "FIXED" BUT I'M STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND AGAIN THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT MY TODDLER SITS IN THE SEAT BEHIND ME AND IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN I'M BACKING OUT AND THE DOOR OPENS!!!! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM, HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET. MY OTHER PROBLEM, THAT THEY ALSO SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE, IS THAT WHEN I'M DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A DRY SURFACE THAT THE VAN STARTS JERKING. THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES NEED ROTATING, I TOLD THEM I KNEW THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE AND NOT TO ROTATE THE TIRES. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER I REPLACED 2 OF THE TIRES AND HAD THE FRONT TIRES ROTATED TO THE BACK AND THE NEW TIRES PUT ON THE FRONT AND AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE VAN STARTED JERKING AGAIN. MY SON WAS IN THE CAR AND THOUGHT THE VAN WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. *TR