ABS WARNING LAMP COMES ON, AS WELL AS THE POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP, SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER.......WAS TOLD AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THAT PCM/ CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800-$1200... *TR ..WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN WOULD DO THIS UPON CRANKING, AND HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT VEHICLE NOW HAS THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT IS ALSO ILLUMINATING.....WHICH JUST DISCOVERED MAY BE DUE TO PROBLEMS THAT ARE ALREADY COVERED IN ANOTHER RECALL.......VERY DISAPPOINTED IN OUR CHOICE IN THIS VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM SEE THAT THE DESIGN FLAWS IN THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED, THESE SYSTEM FAILURES ARE OF NO FAULT OF THE OWNERS AND CAUSE GREAT SAFETY CONCERNS TO THE OWNERS AND PASSENGERS WHO HAVE TO DEPEND ON THESE VEHICLES ON A DAILY BASIS.
2005 Ford Freestar complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM AND DRIFT MOMENTARILY UNTIL IT WILL JUST AS SUDDENLY RESUME FORWARD MOMENTUM AND CONTINUE LIKE NORMAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RPMS DROP OFF LIKE THE VEHICLE IS STALLING OR FUEL STARVED (HOWEVER IT HAS NO HESITATION LIKE ITS RUNNING OUT OF GAS) NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN OR HOW IT HAPPENS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW IT IS NOTICED THAT IT HAS A HIGHER TENDENCY TO DO IT WHEN IT IS RAINING OR THERE IS HIGH HUMIDITY. IT DOES IT AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 25MPH TO 70MPH. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT THE VAN AND COULD NOT GET IT TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAD IT. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM ADDRESSED UNDER SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25/ NHTSA RECALL 12V-006. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS I HAVE NO WARNING THE PROBLEM IS GETTING READY TO HAPPEN AND HAVE NO WAY TO NOTIFY OTHER MOTORIST OF MY SUDDEN AND QUICK DECELERATION. *TR
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA GOING UP A HILL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARDS INTO A PARKING POSITION -- VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR
IN FEBRUARY 2012 I WENT TO FOR CHECK ENGINE LET THEY SAID IT WAS ERG VALUE. I FIX. THEN IN APRIL 14TH I WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND MY VAN LOST ACCELERATION POWER I PUT HAZARDS ON AND MANAGE TO GET TO OTHER SIDE OF FREEWAY. MY CAR WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT GO IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD TO THEN GET TOWED SINCE WAS THEY WEEKEND AND I WAS THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE I TOWED TO HOME. ALSO, THE WEEKEND NO FORD DEALERS/ SERVICE CENTERS ARE OPEN. *TR
THE VEHICLE FIRST LOST POWER AT 50 MPH BEGINNING 12/12/2011. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 50 MPH. TWO MECHANICS CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SUSPECTED A TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM OR AN IGNITION SYSTEM COIL FIRING PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATION OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SO I HAD THE IGNITION COIL, WIRES AND PLUGS REPLACED AT A COST OF $780 ON 1/13/2012. THE VEHICLE REMAINED DRIVABLE WITH THAT SERVICE. ON 2/24/2012 I WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL IN-TOWN TRAFFIC. DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I LOST ALL FORWARD AND REVERSE POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE'S FORWARD OR REVERSE POWER. THIS OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO SHOULDER OR DRIVEWAY AVAILABLE. I WAS STRANDED IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF TRAFFIC. I FELT EXTREMELY UNSAFE, TURNED ON THE VEHICLE'S HAZARD FLASHERS AND LEFT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD BE HIT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP WHICH PERFORMED THE EARLIER IGNITION REPAIR WHO INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT SERVICE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A HEAVY MECHANICAL SHOP WHICH RECOMMENDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3,200. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHICH REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2/24-4/1/2012 AT A COST OF $2,142. I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25 / NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 FROM FORD DATED MARCH 2012 ON 4/2/2012, MAILED ON 3/29/2012. IN ADDITION TO THE DANGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
ON APR 2, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RETURNING FROM FL TO OUR HOME IN NC. APPROX. 26 MILES INTO SC HEADING N ON I 95 OUR VAN LOST FORWARD POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, GET A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE THE VAN DELIVERED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WE RENTED A CAR TO GET HOME (350 MILES AWAY). WE HAD ONLY BEEN GONE FOR A WEEK, WHEN THE MAIL WAS PICKED UP, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, FYI, IT SEEMS THAT ALL VANS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THOUGH FORD SAYS THE CONVERTER IS NOT THE CAUSE - YEAH RIGHT...THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAILABLE, OUR VAN WILL BE IN SC FOR OVER A MONTH, AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OTHER COSTS, TOWING, CAR RENTAL, AND RETURNING 350 MILES TO RETRIEVE IT, THEN DRIVING 350 MILES HOME. THIS IS ALSO RIDICULOUS AS THIS IS GOING TO COST US CLOSE TO 4000.00. PLEASE WARN FREESTAR OWNERS NOT TO DRIVE THIS VAN, AS IT IS NOT A CASE OF IF, BUT WHEN THIS PART WILL FAIL. AND ALSO, THE RECALL NOTICE CERTAINLY WAS NOT SENT IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 2012. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE TIME EXPECTANCY OF HAVING THE RECALL DEFECT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
I JUST RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25 / NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY VAN IT DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW EGR VALVE PUT ON, SO I DID. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES SO I HAD THEM REPLACE, THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I MAY NEED A NEW FUEL FILTER, SO I HAD IT REPLACED AND ONCE AGAIN THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM TO TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. I AM WORRIED THAT WHILE I AM DRIVING I WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND WILL BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VAN NEVER WANTS TO GO OVER 40 MPH AND ONCE IT DOES REACH THAT SPEED IT WILL NOT MAINTAIN AND SOMETIMES MAKES AN ODD NOISE. I PULLED ONTO THE BY-PASS THE OTHER DAY AND MY VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY... THANK GOD THAT THE TRUCK BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO PASS ME ON THE SHOULDER. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OTHER TIMES WHEN MY VAN WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER SO THAT THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME COULD PASS. SO IN A NUT SHELL THE PROBLEMS ARE AS LISTED: 1.) VAN WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED 2.) WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS OFTEN A PINGING / KNOCKING SOUND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND NOT BE OUT ANY MORE MONEY. PLEASE HELP! *TR
ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 I NOTICED THAT MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WAS HESITATING WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF MY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY FINAL DESTINATION, A LOCAL SUPERMARKET, WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT COULD TELL THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AS SMOOTHLY AS I WAS ACCUSTOMED TO. ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME, UPON MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY I TYPICALLY TAKE, MY FREESTAR'S ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE WAS LOST. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AS WELL MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFT INTO PARK AND REENGAGE THE IGNITION. FROM THAT POINT ON, UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME, THE FREESTAR WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR. IF I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, AGAIN THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I MANAGED TO GET HOME THAT DAY BY STOPPING AND RESTARTING MY FREESTAR WHAT I CAN ONLY ESTIMATE TO BE 50 TO 75 TIMES. THE MOST HARROWING PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE WAS THE LOST OF POWER AND CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THIS DAY, I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMOTELY LIKE THIS WITH THE FREESTAR, AND THEN FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT, I WAS HELPLESS ON THE EXPRESSWAY EXPECTING A FATAL COLLISION WITH AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER. *TR
2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY RELATED TO TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND PROCEEDED TO COAST. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $ 1,300 TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB
WAS DRIVING AROUND 30MPH THEN THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 5000 LET OFF GAS RPM SLOWLEY WENT DOWN..2ND TIME IT HAPPENED TOOK IT IN THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR "FIXED" IT...THE 3RD TIME WAS GOING THREW AN INTERSECTION DIED ON ME IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION ALMOST GOT SMASHED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH MY KIDS IN THE VAN...HAD IT TOWED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG....4TH OR 5TH TIME WAS GOING TO WORK GOT OF HIGHWAY RPMS WENT UP TO 5000 AND THE VAN WONT GO NO WHERES NOW...NO REVERSE NO DRIVE JUST SITS THERE SOUNDING LIKE [XXX]THEY WAY FORD MADE IT...NOW WAITING ON THEM TO TELL ME WHATS WRONG WITH IT.... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT, LOSING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED. TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND TRANSMISSION AS WELL. NOW FORD ONLY WANTS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN THAT JUST TURNED 59,983 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD NOT ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND IT HAD BEEN DRIVING JUST FINE. DROVE IT ALL DAY SATURDAY WITH NO ISSUES - THEN ON SUNDAY MORNING, WHEN I WENT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN ENGAGING IT IN REVERSE, DRIVE ETC. NO WARNING AT ALL... THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND HE ADVISED ME TO LOOK UP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND SURE ENOUGH THERE IS. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE WHERE IT HAD BEEN SITTING AS I DON'T HAVE THE $$$ TO FIX IT. I AM NO HAPPY WITH FORD. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD AFTER THIS CAR. I JUST PUT CLOSE TO $600 FOR 4 BRAND NEW TIRES IN NOVEMBER - I HOPE THESE HAVEN'T BEEN RUINED! A FAMILY MEMBER RECENTLY FOUND THIS SITE. I HAVE BEEN USING A FAMILY MEMBERS CAR TO GET TO WORK, KIDS TO SCHOOL ETC. NOT HAPPY AT ALL WITH THIS SITUATION! *TR
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A TWO HOUR TRIP AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN BUT BRIEF LOSS OF ACCELERATION, SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED BY 15 MPH, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SEVERE JERK. THE OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES DURING THE TRIP AT HIGH SPEEDS AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONTINUED TO OCCUR THE FOLLOWING DAYS DURING NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS (20 ? 40 MPH). I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT AS I THOUGHT THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT RECALL (RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11S25). THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE RELATED TO WATER INTRUSION INTO THE PCM HOUSING. UNFORTUNATELY THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTAR. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE SYSTEM AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE DEALER TRIED SEALING THE AREA AROUND THE FAILED PART AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,020 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
WHILE BEEN STOP WAITING IN A RED LIGHT THE MOTOR FEELS LIKE ACCELERATED (RPM INCREASE TOO HIGH BY ITSELF) THEN REDUCED TO NORMAL AND THEN (WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN) THE CAR DO NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. THE CAR DO NOT MOVE, DO NOT REACT TO THE PEDAL. YOU CAN SELECT REVERSE, DRIVE L1, L2 OR ANY OTHER OPTION, BUT IT DO NOT REACT TO ANYONE (JUST PARKING STATUS WAS ENABLE). THE CAR WAS STUCK SO WE NEED TO GET TOWED TO HOME. *JS
I STARTED MY VAN AND TRIED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SAT FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND THEN TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT BACKED UP, I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP TO THE STREET AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT, IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS THE PCM. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM IT WAS THE PCM. THEY INSISTED ON RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE THE PCM, THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PCM AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WASN'T NECESSARY. I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED AND PAY TO HAVE THE PCM REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM DID NOT CHARGE ME ANYTHING FOR HIS WORK. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY IS PAYING HALF OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T A COVERED REPAIR AND YET FORD WILL NOT WAIVE OR COVER ANY OF THE PROBLEM THAT IS THEIR DESIGN FLAW. WHY ARE CUSTOMERS NOT INFORMED OF TSB'S THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBLEM? I AM VERY LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH A TUBE OF SILICONE. WHY WAS THE TSB NOT COMPLETED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME AS A USED VEHICLE IN MAY 2011? IS THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THE WORKS? IS THERE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN JOIN? IS THERE ANYTHING BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES? *TR *JS
THE CAR JUMPS. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. NO GAS APPLIED. HAPPENING MORE AND MORE NOW. ASK FORD TO LOOK AT IT THEY DID NOTHING. *TR
THIS VEHICLE HAS DIED ON ME NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN VERY SCARY AND A MIRACLE WE WEREN'T KILLED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2006. THE FORD DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS, FINALLY DISCOVERED IT WAS HAPPENING IN COLD WEATHER, MOIST AIR OR RAIN. THE PCM WAS GETTING WET. THEY PUT FOAM AND SEALED WITH AN ADHESIVE. IT STARTED AGAIN IN 2008 HAD TO BE RESEALED. IT HAS STARTED AGAIN IN 2011 AND 2012 IT IS VERY SCARY AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL LOSE POWER. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE FIXED. FORD KNOWS THIS WAS A BAD DESIGN. THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED AND BE SUED BEFORE THEY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY VAN IS NOW PARKED, WHILE I TRY TO GET THE MONEY TOGETHER TO HAVE IT SEALED AGAIN. HEMBORG FORD DOESN'T EVEN OFFER A DISCOUNT FOR THE REPAIR. THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED AT ALL THAT THE VEHICLE DIES WHILE YOU ARE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THIS VAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS, IT SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE FOR THE PCM BUT SO FAR IT HAS NOT. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE. ONLINE THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE FROM PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. *TR
PCM FAILURE MOISTURE GETS INTO PCM BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAW AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND VEHICLE JERKS AND CUTS OUT. LOSES POWER. *TR
SUPPORT BARS IN DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED COMING THROUGH CUSHION & JABBING DRIVER IN THE BACK. VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES AT A TIME DUE TO THE DISCOMFORT FROM THE SUPPORT BARS. *TR
DRIVING HOME FROM THE GAS STATION WHEN SUDDENLY THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AT THE TIME. WE WERE AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION SO WE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. ANY GEAR FOR THAT MATTER. WE PUSHED THE VAN OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE THE INTERSECTION IS HIGH IN TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY WITH 18 WHEELERS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WE COULDN'T GET THE VAN GOING SO WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. WE HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN GOING IN OR OUT OF GEAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
DRIVING TO FLORIDA ON I-75, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED AND IT COST ME 1200.00 TO GET FIXED. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR WORK DONE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OF DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
MY FAMILY AND I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET, AT AN INTERSECTION AND A HIGHWAY AND AS I GOT READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THERE WERE CARS BLOWING AND A KIND POLICE OFFICER CAME UP TO THE CAR AND ASKED US WHAT WAS GOING ON. AS WE EXPLAINED, HE TOLD US THAT HE WOULD PUSH US OUT OF THE ROAD. AFTER PUSHING US OUT OF THE ROAD, HE LEFT AND WE HAD TO CALL OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET A TOW, WHICH TOOK ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS TO GET THERE. NOT TO MENTION, I HAD TO FIND A WAY FOR MY FAMILY TO GET HOME. THE CAR SEEMED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT WASN'T. IT STARTED BUT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, IT IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND NO WAY TO GET AROUND. *TR
VAN STARTED ACTING LIKE THE KEY WAS BEING TURNED OFF AND ON. MISFIRE WAS SO BAD THAT VAN WAS LIKE RIDING A BUCKING BRONCO. PULLED TO THE SIDE SEVERAL TIMES AS I THOUGHT WE WOULD NOT MAKE IT HOME. GOT HOME FROM SUNDAY DINER AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER THE NEXT DAY ON 6/20/11. INSTALLED 1F1Z 6B288 BA SENSOR. BACK TO DEALER ON 6/28/11. INSTALLED 164R4901 FOAM STRIP ALONG WITH SEALANT. BACK TO DEALER ON 7/5/11. INSTALLED. INSTALLED XL3Z 9F472 AA SENSOR. TO INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP ON 12/2/11. INSTALLED YFIZ-7H103AA SENSOR. BACK TO SAME REPAIR SHOP. INSTALLED 5F2Z12A650 BC PCM MODULE. THAT SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AS VAN IS RUNNING BETTER THAN FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. *TR
STOPPED AT STOP SIGN,TRIED TO GO. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO, NOW HAVE NO GEARS FOWARD OR REVERSE ,LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
LOST ALL POWER TO WHEELS, ENGINE RUNS FINE, NO WARNING NOISES ETC. NO TRANSMISSION NOISE/ FLUID LIKE NEW. MORE THAN LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT FAILED... I AM A CERTIFIED FAA AIRCRAFT MECHANIC & HAVE PERFORMED ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VAN SINCE NEW. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI TRUCK WHILE COASTING TO A STOP. *TR
I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN INCIDENT BUT FORD NEEDS TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR! MY 2005 FREESTAR IS A DEATH BUCKET! BECAUSE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AND RECALL, MY VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER IN A DEADLY SITUATION!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
AFTER A RAIN STORM MY VAN EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE AND ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH A RAIN STORM. THIS TIME THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. *TR
WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE VAN JUST SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN SHE LOST ALL POWER. SHE THEN TRIED RESTARTING THE VAN AND IT STARTED BUT WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT IT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE RPM'S RACED, THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND THEN STALLING AGAIN. THE VAN WAS UNDRIVEABLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST FEET BEFORE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON A NARROW TWO LANE BRIDGE THAT IS HEAVILY TRAVELED THE LOGGING AND DUMP TRUCKS. HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND SO MANY OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY WATER IN THE PCM MODULE. THE NEXT MORNING I CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP AND ADVISED THEM OF MY FINDINGS. SURE ENOUGH THEY WHERE ABLE TO FIND THE SERVICE BULLETINS FROM FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE 7 PAGES LONG. SEVERAL HOURS AND $240 LATER THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE VAN WAS FIXED AND THE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CAME OUR WHEN THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS NOT SUBMITTED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,463.
DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. WOULD NOT MOVE IN LOW TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. SO FAR DIAGNOSIS IS TORQUE CONVERTER. NOT VERY HAPPY...I SEE FORD HAS HAD THIS COMPLAINT FROM 2004 ON UP. THEY NEED RECALL ON ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE TRANMISSION / TORQUE CONVERTER. *TT
WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VAN AND WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE LOST POWER, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY TO GET MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER FROM THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A FLAGPOLE. THERE WERE FRONT BUMPER DAMAGES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE STALLING FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL THE CONTACT WHAT HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
PCM (POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE) HAS GOTTEN WET AND CAUSES CAR TO NOT DRIVE. LOSE POWER. NOT START. LUNGE, LURCH FORWARD. WON'T ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAVE REPLACED PCM 6 TIMES. BROKE DOWN 5 TIMES. HAD VAN TOWED 5 TIMES. LEFT VAN AT REPAIR SHOP FOR MONTHS AT A TIME TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. FINALLY MOVED THE PCM TO THE INSIDE OF VAN SO THAT IT WON'T BE EFFECTED BY WATER. FORD HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM DESPITE A TSB BEING ISSUED. FURTHERMORE, I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT FORD WILL NOT REVIEW MY RECEIPTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL LETTERS GO OUT. TOTAL STONEWALLING BY FORD. *TR
11//23/2010. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM GOING UP HILL. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND APPLIED PARKING BRAKE TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM MOVING REARWARD. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER : CROSS ROADS FORD IN CAREY NC. REPLACED TRANSMIISION DUE TO FAILED TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT. 10/24/2011 - TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, REPLAXCED TORQUE CONVERTER. 11/08/2011 - TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN - REPLACED TRANSMISSION ASSY.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH THE VAN FULL OF 5 CHILDREN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL TRANSMISSION POWER. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED FINE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAD NO POWER. GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CHILDREN SAFELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO A SERVICE ROAD WHICH RAN BESIDE THE FREEWAY- UNTIL THE TOWTRUCK DRIVER COULD RESPOND AND TOW THE VEHICLE. *TR
ON DECEMBER 27, 2001, I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I LOST POWER. I COULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. WE CALLED FERRARIO FORD. NO ANSWER, JUST AN ANSWER MACHINE. I TOOK OUR TRUCK AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL A TOW COMPANY, BUT THEY COULDN'T GET IT IN UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK. WELL, IT SAT THERE FOR A WEEK AND WHEN THE MACHANIC CALLED HE SAID IT WAS MOISTURE. HE DRIED IT OUT AND THEN CALLED AND SAID HE HAD TO DO A FLUSH. A FEW DAYS LATER HE CALLED AND SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THE TORQUE BOX AND IT WOULD BE A SEVEN HOUR JOB. THE NEXT CALL WAS "IT WAS THE RADIATOR HAD A CRACK IN IT". THEN IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. HE ALREADY HAS US AT $1820. WE SAID NO. THEN I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL. MY HUSBAND WHEN AND TALKED TO THEM. AT FIRST THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANOTHER GUY SAID YES. MY HUSBAND TALKED TO FORD IN MICHIGAN. TURNS OUT TO NO AVAIL AS TO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. WHEN I BRING IT HOME TOMARROW IT WILL SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY WITH A SIGN THAT SAYS "LEMON" NO MORE FORDS FOR THIS FAMILY. *TR
MY ENGINE LOST POWER AS MY VAN WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, I COULD RESTART THE VAN, BUT EVERY TIME I REACHED THE SHIFTING POINT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD CUT COMPLETELY OUT, THEREBY LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ALSO, THE REVERSE GEAR OPERATES ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WITHIN FIVE MILES FROM MY HOME BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY OPERATE IN FIRST GEAR, AND WAS TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $2,436.05. I AM ATTEMPTING TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM FORD, AS THE REPAIR WAS STARTED THE DAY THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. SO FAR, I DO NOT HAVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM THEM THAT MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND THEY HAVE NOT AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 141,900.
IN DECEMBER 2010 I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY REBUILT IT. IT HAS GONE BACK 3 TIMES DUE TO CONTINUING OF PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER THEY TURN IT OFF. SINCE LAST VISIT, NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS WHEN PUSHED BUT IT OCCASIONALLY HAS GONE OFF FOR NO REASON. STILL HAVE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING, IS SLUGGISH, AND MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE. IT NEEDS TO BE SMOGGED BUT WILL NOT PASS DUE TO THESE ISSUES. *TR
FIRST FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER - I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE CLUNKED AND RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. REPLACEMENT COST INCLUDING LABOR WAS $600 SECOND FAILURE IS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. FAILURE OCCURS IN THE RAIN OF COURSE. WIPER WILL SPEED UP THEN SLOW DOWN THEN NOT WORK AT ALL. IT JUST HAPPENED TODAY SO I HAVE NOT HAD IT TROUBLESHOOT YET. 1/11/12 75,674 MILES. *TR
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY LONGER. THE VAN WAS ACTING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL.....SHE SLOWED TO A STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE REPAIR SHOP BELIEVES THAT IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT A MINIMUM. *TR
FORD FIX IT FORD FIX IT I WAS DRIVING IN A WILDERNESS AREA IN TEXAS AND I JUST GOT THROUGH THE AREA AND HAD TO HAVE A EMERGENCY GALL BLADDER SURGERY I WAS DROPPED OFF IN MY VAN AT THE HOSPITAL IT BROKE DOWN 4 MINUTES LATER IN THE HOSPITAL PARKING LOT..IF THIS HAPPENED IN THE WILDERNESS AREA AND A DEAD ZONE FOR PHONE I COULD HAVE DIED THE VAN STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING! *TR
FEBRUARY 2010- VAN LURCHED FORWARD THEN FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. LESS THAN 65000 MILES ON VEHICLE. TURNED OUT TO BE TRANSMISSION FAILURE- FORD STATED IT WOULD COST $3100 TO FIX. GOT IT FIXED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR $1800. MECHANIC STATED HE SEES THIS OFTEN WITH THIS YEAR OF FREESTARS. IN FEBRUARY 2011, CAR STARTED HAVING POWERTRAIN ISSUES, SKIPPING AND SLIPPING GEAR. DIAGNOSED AS CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. COST WAS OVER $400 TO FIX. STATED WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE CAM SHAFT. IN JULY 2011, CAR HAD ISSUES IN RAIN- AGAIN, WATER IN CAM SHAFT. MECHANIC DRAINED IT AND IT APPEARED TO BE BETTER. DECEMBER 29TH, 2011 VAN LURCHED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. WAS TRAVELING 65MPH AND HAD NO WARNING. WAS STUCK ON BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSLANE. MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD AT 130,000 MILES- AFTER ONLY HAVING HAD THE LAST ONE FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS. WE CONSUMERS BOUGHT THESE FREESTARS IN GOOD FAITH THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SAFE, RELIABLE VEHICLE. FORD HAS FAILED TO DELIVER. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER FREESTAR CONSUMERS STATING THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES NATIONWIDE. FORD CLAIMS "NO RECORD OF FAILURE" BECAUSE THEY OVERCHARGE ON THEIR REPAIRS SO WE END UP GOING TO LOCAL SHOPS FOR FIXES- I DOUBT THEY BOTHER LOGGING IT SINCE WE WON'T PAY THEM TO FIX IT! AFTER COASTING THE CAR INTO AN ABANDONED LOT, I WAS STUCK. THERE WAS A SHED THAT WAS CLEARLY USED BY DRUG ADDICTS (CLOTHES, TRASH, NEEDLES, ETC INSIDE.) THE COMPANY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES- I BELIEVE IF
9/2007 MY HUSBAND, MYSELF, AND OUR 5 CHILDREN WERE DRIVING TO MY MOTHERS HOUSE AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE VAN JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 41,000 MILES (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) $2000 OOP!! WE HAD THE TRANS REPLACED AND ARE NOW 12/2011 HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. (JUST OVER 90,00 MILES) WE OWE 2000$ ON THE VAN AND THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE OVER THAT. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE..CHILDREN IN CAR + CAR RANDOMLY STOPPING!! I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A VAN BOUGHT NEW OFF THE LOT CAN BE ON ITS 3RD TRANSMISSION ON LESS THEN 100,000 MILES. WE WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN AND AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND 1000"S OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES...ITS A SHAME FORD WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCTS! *TR
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