2005 Ford Freestar complaints

MY 2005 FREESTAR FAILED TO MAINTAIN FORWARD SPEED AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT BUCKED AND BUCKED THEN STALLED LOOKED ON LINE FOR ANSWER? YES PCM IS WATER DAMAGED TRYING TO DRY IT OUT NOW HOPE IT WORKS SOUNDS LIKE FORD IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT.RELOCATED THE PCM AND SAVE ALOT FOR YOUR COMPANY ITS JUST RIGHT TO DO TSB ISN'T DOING IT PLEASE AND THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT ANCHOR/LATCH RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT COULD HEAR PIECES OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ROLLING AROUND IN THE AIR BAG COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVE THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AND SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. IN A NORMAL CITY BLOCK IT HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO TIMES B. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE REAR WHEEL WELL HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE PLATE WITH THE 3RD ROW ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WELL COMPLETELY FELL OUT LEAVING A 8-10" HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. I LIVE IN KANSAS WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED. WHY THIS IS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. WHAT DOES IT MATTER WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN? IF IT IS A DEFECT, IT IS A DEFECT NO MATTER WHERE THE CAR IS. *TR

THERE ARE SOUNDS OF LOOSE PIECES IN THE STEERING WHEEL AROUND OR INSIDE THE AIRBAG. IT SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE MARBLES INSIDE. *TR

REPLACED THE CONVERTER THROUGH FORD RECALL. I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THIS VEHICLE DROVE AND HOW COMFORTABLE IT WAS I SOUGHT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER. HOWEVER, IN MY SEARCH THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING SOLD AT PRIVATE DEALERS MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RECALL. THEY ARE CONSIDERED "INCOMPLETE" RUNNING THE VIN THROUGH NHTSA SAFECAR.COM WHICH MEANS ALL BUYERS ARE BEING SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WITH THIS SAFETY RECALL WAITING TO CATCH UP TO THEM IF IT EVER DOES??? WHY, WHY WHY IS THIS NOT MANDATORY TO RECALL AND REPAIR RATHER THEN ALLOW THE POOR UNSUSPECTED BUYER TO LATER HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE THEY NEVER KNEW. WHY IS THERE NOT A DISCLOSURE CLAUSE LIKE IN REAL ESTATE THAT IF YOU FAILED TO INFORM THE BUYER YOUR RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR IT!!! COMMON SENSE IS ALL ANYONE WANTS EVEN FROM THE GOVT. *TR

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE NORMALLY, I PUT IT IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE. MECHANIC: TORQUE CONVERTER, CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZER, OIL FILTER. 2ND INCIDENT SAME AS 1ST. MECHANIC: OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, ENGINE BRAIN BOX (PROGRAMMED AT FORD DEALERSHIP). 3RD INCIDENT SAME. MECHANIC: REPLACED ALTERNATOR. 4TH INCIDENT SAME. MECHANIC CURRENTLY HAS IT. COMPUTER IS TELLING HIM IT'S THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR SINCE MAY 2012. IN AUGUST 2012 AND GOING FORWARD WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEMS. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK VIA THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR BUTTON. AND BECAUSE FORD DESIGNED THE REAR HATCH / DOORS WITHOUT A MANUAL KEY INPUT. IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE REAR HATCH. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW THAT COULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE A WAY TO UNLOCK ALL OF THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A MOTHER OF TWO KIDS, I KNOW THAT MY KIDS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF THEY NEEDED TO WHEN ONE OF THESE EPISODES HAPPEN. IT IS ALSO A CONCERN IF A LARGE ITEM IS LOADED INTO THE BACK OF THE VAN, THEN THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENS AND YOUR CUSTOMER CAN'T GET IT OUT. THIS JUST HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. WE LOST OUT ON MY HUSBAND BEING PAID BECAUSE HE WAS LATE TO HIS SHOW BECAUSE OF THIS RIDICULOUS MALFUNCTION THAT EVERY FORD FREESTAR OWNER IS EXPERIENCING. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT IS DISGUSTING THAT SO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. FIX IT NOW FORD! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, OR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR JUST DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. I RESTARTED THE MOTOR AND IT RAN FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL, AND REVVED THE ENGINE. IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED TO HER WITH THE CHILDREN WITH HER. SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT STEER THE VAN WHEN IT DIED. IT SCARED HER VERY BADLY. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEREFORE THERE IS NO CODE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE MOTOR JUST SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. IF THIS HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME IT WILL RESULT IN A VERY BAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL FORD FREESTAR VANS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

VEHICLE CONTROL CENTER STATES ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONING. TRACTION CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONING. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ALARM SYSTEM TRIGGERS INTERMITTENTLY. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP STATES IS COMMON ISSUE AND THERE IS A TSB ON THE ISSUE. REQUIRES ABS MODULE AND HCU MODULE. *TR

I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL WORK DONE ON MY VAN, SINCE THEN PROBLEMS IN FORWARD MOTION BEGAN TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND EVERY TIME WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO IT COULD BE FIXED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO BECOME WORSE TO THE POINT IT BECAME A DANGER TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND ALSO RECEIVED A CODE . I INSTRUCTED THE TRANSMISSION BE INSPECTED AND FOUND CONTAMINATION OF METALLIC MATERIAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED EVERY ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD TO FIND OUT WHY THE TRANSMISSION FILTER WAS NOT REPLACED WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE AND WAS TOLD FORD DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE FILTER EVEN WHEN THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE OF IMPROPERLY HARDENED PART. NO HELP. *TR

THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY SPUTTERED AND STALLED ON MY WAY HOME DURING A BAD RAIN. IT RUNS WITH NO PROBLEMS DURING DRY WEATHER, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A LEAK CAUSING AN ISSUE. *TR

THE LIGHT FOR THE POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION STARTED FLASHING AFTER WE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED. DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE BUT THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. *TR

FORD TSB 6-14-10, ISSUED JULY 24, 2006 (WET PCM /CONNECTORS) PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN A RAIN/WINDSTORM.. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. OR STAY RUNNING.. ENGINE CODES WITH CODE READER P0340 CAMSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION.. WATER INTRUSION EVIDENCE VISIBLE ON THE PCM CONNECTOR AREA.... THIS ISSUER HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING WITH COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.. *JS

WHEN GOING TO PUT ITEMS IN THE BACK OF THE VAN, THE HATCH DOOR SUDDENLY CAME DOWN AND HIT ME IN THE BACK/SHOULDER LEAVING A BRUISE AND SOME SWELLING. WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THE DOOR I BUMPED MY HEAD A LITTLE AS IT WAS VERY HEAVY! SO, WE WERE PROPPING THE HATCH WITH A TWO-BY-FOUR WHILE WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THEN ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER, THE HANDLE TO THE HATCH JUST CAME OFF INTO MY HAND WHEN TRYING TO OPEN UP THE HATCH! THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR WARNING TO EITHER INCIDENT. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER TODAY AND IT COST $53.99 JUST TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY SAID IT WILL BE ANOTHER $440 + TAX TO REPAIR!!!!! THIS IS ONLY TO REPAIR THE HANDLE BACK ONTO THE HATCH JUST SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY OPEN IT AGAIN AND START USING IT AGAIN!!!!! WE HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE COST OF REPAIRING THE SHOCKS TO THE HATCH, OR WHATEVER THAT ISSUE IS!!! THE FORD DEALER SAYS THE ROD AND CABLE HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED, BUT CAN'T EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, OR WHY EITHER INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ALL. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE FREESTAR, SO WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON IT???? AT THE VERY LEAST, WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE JUST TO REPLACE A HANDLE????? FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL, OR OFFER TO RE-PAY CUSTOMERS!!!!!! I HAD A WINDSTAR ('99) THAT WE WERE CONSTANTLY PUTTING MONEY INTO, INCLUDING A COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ALMOST CRACKED IN HALF REAR AXLE, BUT I WAS RAISED BY A FORD FAMILY, SO

DRIVING HOME VAN STARTING SHUTTERING VIOLENTLY THEN SHUT OFF WHILE STILL ROLLING LOST ALL POWER, WAS SAFELY ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD . TOLD ISSUE COST 1500 TO FIX SEEN FORD SERVICE BULLETIN ON DEFECT OF WATER GETTING TO PCM ON INTERNET. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND LOST ALL POWER (ENGINE RUNNING SMOOTH BEFORE THIS). FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER SHORT WHILE ABLE TO RESTART VAN AND DRIVE SHORT DISTANCE. STALL REPEATED AND HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AGAIN. AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART AND GET HOME (LESS THAN A MILE). HAD HEAVY RAIN DAY BEFORE, RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IS MOST LIKELY WATER LEAK ONTO PMC. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE TOWING CAMPER IN TWO WEEKS WITH FAMILY ON HIGHWAY. *TR

IN THE BEGINNING (5/21/14), OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN DECELERATED TO ABOUT 35 MPH, THEN STALLED 3 TIMES, THEN WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, HARD TO START AFTER SITTING IN RAIN. AT FIRST, WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION BY REPAIR SHOP, WHO HAD REBUILT 6 MOS EARLIER, THEN SAID PCM.. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND PCM GETS WET, HAD REPLACED & STILL AT FORD DEALER ALMOST 2 MOS LATER..THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER (RECALL), THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (6/19/14) & CAM SENSOR (6/12/14) BECAUSE "PCM" TOLD THEM THEY WERE BAD AFTER WE PAID FOR ANOTHER PCM TO BE INSTALLED..DEALER ORDERED SHIELD WHICH WE HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND, NOTICED AFTER IT RAINS. SERVICE MANAGER NOW SAID THIS MORNING (7/16/14) HE THINKS FUSES IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY ON DRIVER SIDE (AFTER WE CALLED TO LET HIM KNOW WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE)..HE CAME TO OUR HOME & COULDN'T GET VAN TO START, AFTER STARTING, WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, STALLED AGAIN, WOULDN'T START. WE HAVE GIVEN HIM A LOT OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING A YOU TUBE VIDEO EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM & HOW TO FIX, BUT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE US. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED WHEN VEHICLE STALLS GOING 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY OR MAYBE THEY ALREADY HAVE, THEY JUST WEREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IF IT STALLS ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR GOING DOWN A HILL, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT..FORD ISSUED A TSB IN 2004... DATE REPORTED: DECEMBER 13 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #10014086 TSB REFERENCE: #042107 DESCRI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR LOCK FAILED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

HEAVY RAIN ALL DAY AND THE WATER WAS LEAKING ON THE MAIN COMPUTER BOARD. CAUSING THE VAN TO STALL OUT AND RESULTING IN A 100.00 TOW BILL. THE SHOP TOLD ME IT IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND SEALED. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME OVER LAST YEAR OR SO THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND IT STARTS TO RAIN CARS SPUTTERS AND SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER. TWICE IT HAS STALLED ON ME GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY AND HAVE HAD TO TRY AND COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD IN TRAFFIC WITH PEOPLE BEEPING WITH LOSS OF STEERING. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES AFTER A FEW MINS THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. HAVE CHANGED WIRES AND PLUGS, RUNS FINES IN DRY WEATHER BUT STILL STUTTERS AND TRIES TO STALL WHEN ITS WET OUT OR RAINS! VERY DANGEROUS AND WONT LET WIFE TAKE KIDS OUT WHEN IT RAINS IN FEAR THEY WILL GET STUCK SOMEWHERE. *TR

AFTER 2 HOURS OF DRIVING, I TRIED TO PASS A CAR ON THE TURNPIKE, THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP, THEY SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN, FORD REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER DUE TO THE RECALL ON JANUARY OF 2014, BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT THE TORQUE CONVERTED, THEY STATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. *JS

TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTANT, WITH AWD MALFUNCTION ON. MECHANIC SAYS CODE 1889. SAID LOTS OF PROBLEMS ON FREESTYLES, FORD 500 AND MERCUTY MODELS WITH AWD. APPARENT SERVICE BULLETINS. LOSS OF POWER, IF SERVICE BULL ISSUED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY NO RECALL? *JS

COMING INTO MY PARKING LOT, I LOST POWER STEERING. IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE A LEAK. BUT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, I HAD SOME ODD SOUNDS HAPPENING AND SOME OTHER MINOR ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT AT THE TIME SEEMED UNRELATED. THEN I LOST MY STEERING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN '09, SO I EXPECTED A FEW ISSUES ALONG THE WAY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE I HAVE HAD, AS I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANNY RECALL ISSUE REPAIRED ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO. (WHAT IS IT WITH FORD THINKING IT IS MORE COST EFFICIENT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET HARMED THAN TO FIX A PROBLEM?!!! UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD THE INCOME TO BUY A NON-FORD VEHICLE, BUT MARK MY WORDS, WHEN I DO HAVE THE INCOME, I WILL NO LONGER BE A FORD DRIVER.) NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO GET RECALL WORK DONE EITHER, I NOW HAVE TO GET THE REAR SEAT FIXED YET, BUT CANNOT DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING! IRONIC? HHMMMM...I WONDER. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE JAN 6 2014. NO MONEY TO FIX IT UNTIL NOW. THANKS FORD -PLEASE NOTE: SAID WITH SARCASM. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE FAILURE OF A COMPANY AND A VAN. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTAR FOR MY FAMILY OF FIVE THAT HAS BEEN THE WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE. A MONTH AFTER I EXPERIENCED WHAT TOO MANY OTHER OWNER HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED. WATER IN THE PCM, THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH AND INJURY TO ME AND MY FAMILY. STALLING OUT WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. THIS KNOWN ISSUE HAS GONE ON TOO LONG WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM FORD COMPANY. I AM NOT A BELIEVER IN SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR THERE TO BE CHANGE. ALSO DON'T APPRECIATE THE COST OF THIS JOB OVER $1000. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND CRASH. ALTHOUGH THEN WE MIGHT GET OUR MONEY BACK. THIS HAS ALSO LED TO OTHER ISSUES THAT HAS BECOME A CHAIN REACTION OF FAILURE. I WILL KEEP MY RECEIPT FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE TO. *TR

AFTER WET WEATHER THE NIGHT BEFORE, VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH (TO THE POINT OF NEAR STALL), HESITATING TO BURN FUEL PROPERLY TO GET UP TO SPEED AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED, RE-STARTED AND ACTED NORMALLY. WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, EACH DAY AFTER RAIN THE CAR REPRODUCES THIS ISSUE AND ONLY AFTER EXPOSURE TO RAIN. YESTERDAY I NOTED GAP IN COWL TO SHEET METAL ABOVE PCM AS WELL AND ALSO NOTED THAT A BODY SEAL NEXT TO THE PCM WAS SOAKED. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT PCM BEING EXPOSED/FLOODED WITH WATER. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN AS TO THE DAMAGE IT CAN DO TO THE VEHICLE'S MOST EXPENSIVE COMPONENTS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC) AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY PRODUCE AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD SHOULD OTHER ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR SURFACE. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AS THIS VEHICLE AGES, MORE OF THE POPULATION OF PRODUCED VEHICLES WOULD BE EXPOSED TO THIS CONCERN AS GASKETS LOSE EFFECTIVENESS DUE TO COMPRESSION SET, DETERIORATION OF SEAL, THE PLASTIC THE SEAL IS ATTACHED TO WARPS, ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT HUB, ROTORS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, ENGINE STALLED, LOST POWER STEERING AND SPEED CONTROL. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR I BELIEVE ONE BAD PART HAD BEEN REPLACE WITH ANOTHER AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER PART HAD BEEN REPLACED AND HERE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER. I FIGURED I HAD NO OPTIONS, WHAT COULD I DO, HAD IT TOWED. I JUST FEEL IF THEY ARE USING INADEQUATE PARTS TO REPLACE BAD PARTS THE DANGER CONTINUES TO APPLY AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER. WHEN IT DID START THE RPMS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN . WHEN I TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD. ( I WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINED DRIVEWAY). AFTER READING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS I CHECKED THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE. IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER !!! AFTER UNPLUGGING THE PCM AND ALLOWING IT TO DRY OUT I PLUGGED IT BACK IN AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE PCM IS LOCATED IN A BAD LOCATION CAUSING IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. I MADE A TEMPORARY FIX BY PUTTING SILICONE CAULKING AROUND THE COWLING WHERE I BELIEVE THE WATER IS GETTING IN.... *TR

THIS IS ABOUT A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN ACCELERATING, SPECIALLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE MAKES A SCREECHY NOISE AND LOSES POWER. THE SCREECHY NOISE SOMETIMES STOPS AND THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO CONTINUE MOVING. USUALLY WHEN IT'S WET/RAINY THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND VIBRATES. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND STRESSFUL BECAUSE IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES ON THE LEFT LANES AND WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WE ATTEMPT TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE'S SHOULDER. LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT 6AM. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE I DROVE ON SIDE ROADS TO REACH MY DESTINATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES SINCE 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE GEARS SHIFTING INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD HEARD A GRINDING NOISE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERVER. THE VEHILCE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT HAD BEEN TOLD MORE THAN ONCE BY THE LOCAL DEALER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD OFTEN BECOME RESISTANT WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR IN 2005. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING IT WE HAD INSTANCES OF THE POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. THE DRIVER DOOR WILL UNLOCK BUT THE REST WILL NOT. WE HAVE EVEN HAD TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR TO UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS BY HAND THEN TRY TO GET GROCERIES OUT OF THE WAY BACK THROUGH THE MIDDLE DOORS. THIS IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND BE INCAPACITATED AND MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OPEN THOSE DOORS BECAUSE IT KEEPS THEM LOCKED EVEN IF YOU PUSH THE BUTTONS TO OPEN THEM AUTOMATICALLY. I AM SICK OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE SO MANY FORUMS ON LINE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED! *TR

LAST COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE THE WARRANTY WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. DEALERSHIP WON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT US PAYING A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO FIX IT. WE HAVE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ON BLOGS AND FORUMS. WOULD LOVE FOR FORD TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE WITHOUT US HAVING TO SPEND MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!! AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE TRANNY SLIPPING COULD EASILY PUT ONE IN HARMS WAY. *JS

2005 FORD FREESTAR WAS RECALLED FOR TORQUE CONVERTOR, THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH. LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER (MARCH 2014) THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. *JS

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT DYING AND STALLING OUT AND NOT WANTING TO MOVE.... AFTER 3 TRIPS IN A MONTH TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM, IT WAS THE PCM MODULE..... I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM THAT AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE THAT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS..... THEY SAID THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE CALL IN AND INFORM IT WILL GET ADDRESSED BY NHTSA...SO IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM OR HAVE HAD IT PLEASE CALL IN. KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE DUE TO THIS AND IF THERE IS A RECALL AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES DUE TO IT. WE WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR REPAIR COSTS. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING OUT AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CONWAY FORD IN CONWAY, SC. NEEDED NEW POWER CONTROL MODULAR (PCM) DUE TO WATER LEAKING THROUGH WINDSHIELD COWLING AND SHORTING OUT CONNECTIONS TO PCM. CREATED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH VEHICLE STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION. RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY WITH A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 212,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. ONCE ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE AREA TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RESPOND. SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE CHANGED MANY DIFFERENT ITEMS RANGING FROM A TUNE UP TO A NEW COIL AND MULTIPLE CAM SHAFT SENSORS. ALL 3 HAVE PERFORMED MANY DIAGNOSTICS BUT TO DATE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHICH STILL EXISTS BUT WITH MORE REGULARITY. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO ITS PERFORMANCE AND I AM SCARED TO PUT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I DID DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS, SOMEONE HAS TO FORCE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MINI VANS ARE MOST COMMONLY USED FOR TRANSPORTING OUR MOST PRECIOUS PASSENGERS, CHILDREN. WILL IT TAKE A CAR FULL OF CHILDREN DYING FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND THAT THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE WRENCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS THROTTLE BODY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHEN IS THE NHTSA GOING TO GET SERIOUS WITH FORD ON FORCING THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PCM THAT SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE AND PUTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN A DEATH VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS WELL AS ANY MASTER CERTIFIED FORD TECHNICIAN.THE PCM IS UNDER THE COWLING WHERE THE WATER SETTLERS AND GET ELECTRICALLY WICKED INTO THE PCM SHUTTING IT DOWN AT ANY TIME UNDER LOAD IN TRAFFIC FREEWAY SPEEDS.JUST WANT TO KNOW IF PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH A WILDLY KNOWN DEFECT WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RATING AT THE TIME FOR TRANSPORTATIONS OUR SPECIAL NEEDS SON, I SURE HOPE THIS ISSUE DOESN'T END UP WITH A DEATH OF MY WIFE AND CHILDREN DUE TO ,THE LACK OF CONCERN FROM THE NHTSA. WAITING FOR A TIMELY RESPONSE AND RESOLVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN MY CAR JUST LOST THE GEAR. THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD DO NOTHING BUT STALL. I HAD TO ROLL TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I FOUND OUT AFTER THIS PROBLEM THAT MY VAN HAD A RECALL IN JAN 2012 FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT THE VAN IN OCT 2012 AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS ONE OF THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE BAD TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT WHEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP THEY SAID THE BAD TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND NOW THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY ARE CALLING INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

MY WIFE HAD JUST LEFT WORK. ON A VERY BUSY STREET THE VAN UP AND DIED. RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO POWER TO GET UP TO SPEED. KEPT SHUTTING DOWN. MANAGED TO GET IN TO A PARKING LOT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT FIRST WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. NOW, THEY SAY IT IS THE PCM. PCM HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR SOME TIME. FORD SAID IT WAS SHIPPED ON NOV. 13 2013. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AND NO PART. NO WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS AN EVEN LONGER WAIT TIME FOR THE PCM. HAVING A AFTERMARKET PCM INSTALLED. TWO WEEKS WITHOUT OUR VAN IS LONG ENOUGH. HOPE TO HAVE IT BACK ON FRIDAY THE 22ND OF 2013. HAVE TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE, THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. HAVE READ THAT THE SEAL UNDER THE COWLING LETS GO AND WATER WILL DRIP DOWN ONTO THE PCM CONNECTION AND MESS UP THE PCM. *TR

ENGINE, INTERNAL CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. ON FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS, OR 112,00 MILES; THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED WITHIN THE WARRANTY . . QUOTED COST TO REPAIR WILL BE $3,300.00, WHEN COMPLETED BY [XXX]-HILLTOP-FORD IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR EQUIPPED WITH SUMMIT PREMIUM PLUS 2 TIRES, SIZES 235/60/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME THE STEEL BELT DETACHED FROM ALL OF THE TIRES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN AND THE DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THE TIRES MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 2 LONG LONG YEARS. I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE TO IT FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT ITS NOT THE ISSUE. ITS THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T HAVE TIME NOR MONEY TO KEEP PUTTING INTO THIS CAR AND WORK TWO JOBS AS IT IS AND I NEED A CAR. JUST CANT DO IT ANYMORE AND I KNOW A LOT OF OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING TO GO THREW THE SAME THING AND ALSO SO TIRED OF BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PLEASE JUST FIX IT ALREADY. I AM GOING TO FILE A LAW SUITE AGAINST THEM SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FLUID CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND EVEN THOUGH THE CONTACT REFILLED THE RESERVOIR CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.