2006 Ford Freestar complaints

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING JUST OVER 55 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN DIED AN I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VAN IT FINALLY STARTED AND STAYED RUNNING. I EVENTUALLY MADE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT POSSIBLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE BUT CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER IN CASE IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. SO WE DID. IT RAN FINE AFTER THAT UNTIL ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER. WE TOOK IT TO RUN ERRANDS WITH NO PROBLEM AND RETURNED HOME. WENT TO RUN TO THE GROCERY STORE AND THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD START OK BUT NOT MOVE, WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THANKFULLY IT WAS AT HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE THE FIRST TIME WHEN I HAD ALL 3 KIDS WITH ME. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HAD A NEW ONE PUT IN AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEN WE FOUND CRACKS IN THE COIL PACKS AND HD THOSE REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL SPARK PLUGS. NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE TORQUE PROBLEM. SPENT $940.00 TO FIX THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ANOTHER $240.00 TO FIX COIL PACKS AND SPARK PLUGS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS A RECALL ON THE '04 AND '05 AND THE SAME NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THE '06'S. *TR

RECURRENT INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE. WAITING FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THIS KNOWN FORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WILL PROBABLY DIE,WHEN THIS(TRANSMISSION) FAILS AND PUTS ME IN THE PATH OF A SPEEDING VEHICLE; GIVING ME NO CHANCE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LAMPS WERE FLICKERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ECM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN UPDATED 05/30/12

I HAD JUST LEFT HOME AND TURNED OUT ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAY - I WAS PICKING UP SPEED AND IT WAS LIKE I PUT MY VAN INTO NEUTRAL - I JUST PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO TOW IT AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT -- HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. AAMCO REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD US IT HAD A 2005 TRANSMISSION IN IT. I FEEL LIKE THE 2006 FORD FREESTARS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE SAME RECALL AS THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTARS AS SOME WERE ACTUALLY MADE IN 2005. *TR

EVERY TIME IT RAINED, MY ENGINE WOULD SHUDDER, SHAKE, SOMETIMES KNOCK, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FOR NO GOOD REASON, AND I STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC ONCE. THE VEHICLE BECAME NON-DRIVABLE WHEN IT RAINED (AND ONLY WHEN IT RAINED). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY FORD DEALER (SCHULTS FORD OF HARMARVILLE, PA), WHERE TECHNICIAN PAT SAND INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTARS, AND SAID A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATES THAT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM (INCORRECT SEALER APPLICATION TO THE PCM AND POOR POSITION OF PCM IN RELATION TO WINDSHIELD RUN-OFF) WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE PROGRAM CONTROL MODULE CAUSES IT TO ISSUE RANDOM COMMANDS AND ERRORS. THEY FOLLOWED THE FORD BULLETIN AND BY SIMPLY BETTER SEALING AGAINST MOISTURE / BLOCKING THE WATER FLOW, RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING WITH THE FAMILY, GOING 50 MPH AND THE CAR CUTS OUT COMPLETELY DEAD WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN. PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, CAR DIED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. SAME ISSUES WITH 04 AND 05 FORDS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED. 06 NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TOO. NOW I HAVE TO SPEND 3K ON A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A FORD DOCUMENTED ISSUE. *KB

YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 30, OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD REVVING UP NOISE WITH THE RPMS SHOOTING UP FOR A SECOND AND THEN I HAD NO PROPULSION. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST AS FAR AS I COULD TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. MY HUSBAND AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WERE WITH US, AND IT WAS VERY SCARY TO LOSE POWER LIKE THAT AND THEN TO SIT ON THE SHOULDER BEING SHAKEN BY EVERY BIG RIG THAT CAME BY. WE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND RENT A VEHICLE TO DRIVE THE 100 MILES HOME. ONCE HOME LAST NIGHT, WE FOUND INFO ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER FREESTARS AND THAT FORD IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING '04 AND '05 MODELS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. WHAT ABOUT THE '06 MODELS THIS IS HAPPENING TO? WE WERE AMAZED AT THE STORIES WE FOUND IDENTICAL TO OURS. WILL THE 2006 MODELS BE ADDRESSED AS WELL? WHEN I HEARD THE AUTOMATED MESSAGE FROM FORD CONCERNING THE '04 AND '05 MODELS AND HOW THIS ISSUE DOES NOT AFFECT SAFETY BECAUSE A VEHICLE CAN BE COASTED TO SAFETY, I WAS APPALLED. I WONDER IF THEY HAVE TRIED THAT IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CONSISTING TO A LARGE DEGREE OF 18-WHEELERS BARRELING DOWNHILL ON YOU AS YOU TRY TO GET PAST A BRIDGE TO THE SHOULDER WHILE CARRYING YOUR HUSBAND AND THREE KIDS! AND THEN TO SIT THERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WHILE MORE 18-WHEELERS FLY BY, FEELING RELIEF EACH TIME THEY DON'T HIT YOU, TRYING TO DECIDE IF WE'D ALL BE SAFER STANDING IN THE DITCH! DIDN'T FEEL SO SAFE TO ME! *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A RURAL SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER, MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR MINI-VAN COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND GOING UP A LARGE HILL WHEN EVERYTHING JUST SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING! WHEN PUSHING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR, THE RPM'S REVVED BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION. I COASTED TO A STOP AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VAN OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF THE WAY OF THE 18 WHEELER THAT WAS NOT FAR BEHIND ME. AFTER TRYING REPEATEDLY TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE, I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3000. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THIS DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THEM FIX SMALL THINGS THAT THEY HAD NOT PROPERLY PUT BACK TOGETHER. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE POWERTRAIN WARNING LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION CAME ON AND I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, AND BECAUSE IT WAS THANKFULLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY I WASN'T OUT ANY MONEY, BUT I WAS WITHOUT MY PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR OUR FAMILY OF 5 FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS STARTING TO SLIP AGAIN, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THEM LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT GOES OUT, BUT I KEEP GETTING TOLD IT IS NOTHING. WHEN MY HUSBAND RODE WITH THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF IT WOULD SLIP, THE TORQUE CONVERTER STARTED SHUDDERING, BUT THE MECHANIC SAID, "IT'S JUST THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDERI

MY FORD FREESTAR HAD BEEN OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT AND THE WINDOWS WERE ICY AS THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX 30 DEGREES. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE REAR DEFROSTER ON HIGH FOR ABOUT 10 MIN BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK. SOON AFTER, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD IMPLOSION AS THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND MOST FELL IN! STUNNED AND NOT KNOWING INITIALLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT I NEEDED ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND RETURNED HOME TO FURTHER ASSESS MY NEWLY 'AIR CONDITIONED' VAN. I CONTACTED MY DEALER SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND GOT THE REAR WINDOW REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. DESPITE A COUPLE OF MECHANICS SUGGESTING THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE ICY CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOW AND THE DEFROSTER RUNNING ON HIGH CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SHATTER, FORD MOTORS WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ANY OF THE EXPENSE ($260) FOR REPAIRS. THIS VAN HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND FORTUNATELY HAS OTHERWISE BEEN RELIABLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER WINDOW REPLACEMENT AND EXAMINE THE CAUSE ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CONCERNS INTO CONSIDERATION TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SAFE VEHICLES FOR ALL ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,971 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND MAKE A RUMBLING SOUND. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES TAPPING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FORD MECHANIC AND MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAVE SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER, CV JOINTS AND DRIVE SHAFTS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE VAN FORM FORD IN 2007. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FOR THE NHTSA BOARD ON THESE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE SLIP BEFORE STALLING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ITS POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,161 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, ALL OF THE POWER SHUT OFF, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

WE WERE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, JUST GETTING TO 10MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR INDICATORS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. IT JUST WENT OUT. *TR

AFTER ENGAGING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WENT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALER, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIANS REPORTED NO INCIDENTS OF CONCERN. THE MAJORITY OF THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE ARE HIGHWAY MILES AND THERE IS NOT A SITUATION OF FREQUENT GEAR CHANGES. AS THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2006 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND OCCURRENCES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 2005 (BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2005 RECALL), FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS WITH SIMILAR INCIDENCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER) AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE 2006 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON 1/27/12 WHILE HEADING OUT OF TOWN WITH MY FAMILY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 72MPH MY VAN LOST ALL POWER. THE VAN WAS SUDDENLY DROPPING SPEED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AT ALL. THERE WERE SEMIS ALL AROUND AND THANK THE LORD I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF HARMS WAY. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED OFF THE IGINITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START AGAIN. THE VAN STARTED BUT, WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK WHICH COSTS ME MONEY I DID NOT HAVE AND NOW TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT BY FORD IS CRAZY. THIS COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES AND OTHERS THAT WERE DRIVING AROUND ME. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE.?! TO HAVE FORD RECALL THE '04 AND '05 MODELS FOR THIS EXACT REASON, SHOULD MAKE THEM REALIZE THERE IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE FAMILY THINKING OF SAFETY ALL ALONG BUT AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT ONCE IT GETS FIXED. THIS IS DEATH TRAP AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. *TT

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND AS OF JAN 9 2012 THEY HAVE RECALLED 04-05 FOR THE TRANSMISSION BLOWING UP! TORQUE CONVERTER ,PUMP AND OUTPUT SHAFT TO GIVE YOU THE PATS! MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VAN ON THE 400 HWY DRIVING ON JAN 22 2012 WITH TWO CHILDREN AND MY VAN SHOUTS DOWN NO CONTROL,DRIVING 105-110 IN THE MIDDLE LANE.. WE DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NO ONE WAS HURT THANK GOD, TO REALIZE OUR TRANSMISSION BLOW,WITH ONLY 105,000KM ON THE VAN NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM OUT FROM FORD CANADA ALL READY FOR THE 04-05 ,WE HAVE CALLED FORD CANADA AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY INFORMED US THAT WE HAVE NO WARRANTY AND ITS NOT IN THE RECALLS, SO THE VAN WAS FIXED WITH A BILLOF 2975.00AT AAMCO TRANSMISSION ON JAN 25TH 2012 WITH NO HELP FROM FORD, I CANT BELIEVE THIS HAS HAPPENED THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT LIVES, SOMEONE OR ALL OF US AND ANYONE AROUND US COULD HAVE LOST THERE LIVES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AND THERE KNOW ABOUT IT, AND DON'T FEEL THERE IS ENOUGH REPAIRED WITH THE 06 ARE YOU KIDDING ME NOT ENOUGH REPORTS THIS IS A JOKE, THERE ARE AWARE OF THIS AND WHEN SOMEONE LOSES THERE LIFE THERE RECALL THEM , GIVE YOUR HEAD A SHAKE, FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS EVEN HAPPENS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN AND WHERE OR WHO TO TALK TO BUT I AM EMAIL EVERYONE I CAN SO THAT NO ONE LOSES THERE LIFE OVER THIS!!!I NEED HELP FROM ALL PARTIES OUT THERE PLEASE I AM HEARD THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND IT COULD HAVE TUR

TRANSMISSION IS DEAD. WITHOUT WARNING. I TOWED MY CAR. MECHANIC ASKING ME 2500$. *TR

BOUGHT THE 2006 FORD FREESTAR ON 9/14/11. 5 MINUTES AFTER THE PURCHASE, I CAME TO A LIGHT AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. TURNED RIGHT AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASSUMED IT WAS FROM SITTING IN THE LOT THROUGH A MASSIVE SNOW STORM. IN THE 18 WEEKS THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES TOTALING 12 FULL WEEKS. WE HAVE CONSTANT LOSS OF POWER. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE A JERKING/BUCKING WHICH RESULTS IN THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND AS SOON AS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN ENOUGH, IT WILL LOSE POWER. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER RAIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE LEFT ME WITH A NON MOBILE CAR IN INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN A FATAL CRASH. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED BRIEFLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,076 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 02/07/12. *JB

ON NOV. 18, 2011 WHILE ON A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ROUND TRIP THIS 2006 FORD FREESTAR SHUDDERED A FEW TIMES WHICH WAS PRESUMED TO BE ROUGH ROAD. ON NOV. 23 THE VAN DID NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT DID SLIP INTO REVERSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY NOV. 24 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE VAN WAS IN ANOTHER TOWN ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY, MY DAUGHTER HAD BORROWED IT, SO ON DEC.06, 2011 SHE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A PAPER STATING THE OSS WAS BAD. I PICKED UP THE VAN (AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME), AND ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHILE GOING UP OR DOWN HILLS. THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT WENT OUT ALSO. I TOOK THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OVER IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OSS SENSOR. A WASHER HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, THE FLUID WAS FULL OF METAL, BUSHINGS WERE WORN, AND GEARS NEEDED REPLACING. I TRUST THIS TRANSMISSION PLACE TOTALLY AND SINCE I HAD EXPERIENCED THE REVERSE AND GEAR JERK PROBLEMS MYSELF I FELT THIS WAS THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NOW, THIS MAY BE REASONABLE FOR SOME 2006 VEHICLES WHICH MAY HAD BEEN DRIVEN HARD, HOWEVER.. THIS VAN HAD 56683 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE IS USED MOSTLY FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR A DISABLED PERSON. WHICH MAKES IT TWICE AS FRIGHTENING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF BREAKING DOW

THE ENGINE REVVED UP REAL HIGH AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE TRAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE MOTOR WAS FINE. JUST NO DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE ODOMETER FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP IT KEPT LUNGING FORWARD I MADE IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO SAY IT HAD WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANS. ASKED ME IF I HAD DRIVEN IT INTO A LAKE? I DID NOT THEY THEN SAID LATER THAT THEY HAD FOUND A TSB SAYING THAT RAIN WATER GOES DOWN THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD INTO A COWL TO THE TRANSMISSION VENT AND GETS INTO THE FLUID? FORD AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THEY SAY IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM BUT DUE TO WATER ? I KNOW FORD KNOWS THAT THEY MANUFACTURED THE PART OR PARTS THAT LETS WATER GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WANT AT LEAST $3,250 OR MORE FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. FORD IS STILL WAITING FOR A TORQUE CONVERTOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO GET FIXED ? I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR OVER 3 MONTHS I AM A FOSTER PARENT AND I NEED A CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD'S MANUFACTURING MISTAKES PLEASE HELP THANKS. *TR

VECHICLE JUST STOPPED. GOT IT GOING AGAIN AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING. CODE SHOWED IT NEEDED TO BE "REFLASHED." COST 110 AT DEALERSHIP AND NO IMPROVEMENT. CODE SHOWED IGNITION COIL. REPLACED AND NO IMPROVEMENT. FINALLY REPLACED PCM APRIL 2011. ALSO EXPERIENCE INTERMITENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (RADIO, CLOCK RESET) WITH NO BATTERY FAILURE. *TT

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND IT PERIODICALLY DECIDES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. TURNED OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON AND RAN FINE. TURNED TRACTION CONTROL BACK ON AND THE VAN SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AGAIN. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF MOTOR AND RESTART ENGINE TO MAKE THE VAN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SIX OCCASIONS OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS. RAPID DECELERATION FROM CRUISING SPEED (65 MPH) TO 25MPH WITH ABSOLUTELY NO OPERATOR CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NTSB AND REMEDIED BY FORD. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP FOR A FIX ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WHEN IT BECOMES WET. IF I GO THROUGH A CAR WASH OR DRIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND THE ENGINE POWER STARTS BECOMING ERRATIC, BUCKING AND HESITATING. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING I WOULD HAVE TO LET THE VAN SIT FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN IT WOULD RUN FINE. THE LAST FEW TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED IT IS TAKING DAYS FOR THE MOTOR TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD IT AT A SHOP, THEY GAVE IT A TUNE UP. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND TOOK IT TO A FORD CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, CHARGED ME $100 AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A TUNE UP WHICH I JUST HAD DONE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP THAT DID THE TUNE UP AND THEY REPLACED THE EGR VALVES TO THE TUNE OF $700. RAN THE CAR THROUGH THE CAR WASH AND PROBLEM RECURS, THEY HAVE NOW REMOVED THE PCM MODULE LOOKING FOR MOISTURE WHICH THEY DID NOT FIND, ANOTHER $100. $900 LATER I AM STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOBODY HAS ANY ANSWERS. UPON READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE WEB I AM NOW REPORTING IT TO YOU. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND START LOSING POWER TO YOUR CAR! WE ARE NOW HEADING IN TO THE WET WINTER MONTHS AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,163.

VAN WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. ENGINE REVED UP AND VAN SLOWED TO A STOP. EVEN ON MANUAL CONTROL (NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL) THE ENGINE WOULD SPEED UP, BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. LUCKY THAT THERE WAS S SHOULDER TO STOP ON. SALE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A TRANSMISSION DEPARTMENT. MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR AT ALL - IT WAS SIMPLY STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THIS VAN HAS ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE AT THIS POINT! I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMS ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND POSSIBLY MORE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED LEAVING ME OUT OF POCKET OVER $3,000.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND AS I ENTERED "2006 FORD FREESTAR" INTO GOOGLE SEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR/MAKE. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL FROM FORD? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM! I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 72MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHEN WILL THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY VEHICLES BEING MADE AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC???? I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT 69,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE HOOD, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WATER DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER, AND SMART MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER AND SMART MODULE WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS REPLACED 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 FORD FREESTAR FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD. THIS OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. MOST RECENT INSTANCE SAW ME AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PLACED IN PERIL. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONLY TO FIND THAT PROBLEMS MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE PCM FAILING AS A RESULT OF GETTING "WET" DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL ON THE BOX THAT HOUSES THE PCM. MOST RECENT INCIDENT NEARLY RESULTED IN OUR NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER AT 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, RESTART VAN AND COAST OFF ROAD JUST AHEAD OF TRUCK. VAN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RUN. HAD TO LEAVE AT GARAGE OUT OF TOWN AND GET A RIDE HOME FOR MY AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, SLOWED MY SPEED, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND NONE WORKED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THIS VAN BEFORE. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT WILL BE ONE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS REPAIR AND NOT A WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY THINK THE PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

JANUARY 2010 10:30PM WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY (HUSBAND, 2 KIDS-7/9 YRS OLD) AT 40MPH UP A STEEP HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND WOULDN'T SHIFT. ALL THERE WAS PARKL. SINCE I WAS ON A HILL I WAS ABLE TO BACK THE CAR INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. TOWED IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THAT THE CURRENT ONE WAS UNFIXABLE. I SPENT $3500 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY COME TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600.

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OF THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. I COASTED IN A PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VERY BUSY STREET. THE WOULD NOT DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL NOT ON. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THEY JUST FIX A VAN LIKE MINE AND IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT WILL COST 975.00 TO FIX IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD MINI VAN I HAVE HAD THE FIRST ONE I HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND IT CAUGHT FIRE 3AM THIS WAS A FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD NO COMPENSATION FOR IT I EVEN HAD TO COME UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL DOWN PAYMENT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY ONLY COVERED THE VALUE OF THE CAR NOT WHAT I BOUGHT IT FOR. FORD WILL NEVER GET MY BUSINESS. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTAR, TRANSMISSION GONE WITHOUT WARN OR NOISE. JUST QUIET STOP WORKING DURING DRIVING. UNREASONABLE! THE WEATHER WAS SNOWSTORM. I AM NOT HAPPY AFTER HAVE BEEN WITH FORD FOR 30 YEARS. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US OR I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. THANKS. *TR

WE HAD OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BACK IN LATE 2009 DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ON FEB 21, WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO FIND THAT OUR TRANSMISSION HAS YET AGAIN GOT WATER IN IT!!! WE ARE LUCKY THAT THIS FALLS UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR WHEN WE ARE BOUND TO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. FORD TELLS US THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OURSELVES. THIS IS BS SEEING AS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE YET CORRECTED. IF YOU INITIATE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A VEHICLE DURING YOUR WARRANTY TIMELINE AND THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP, THEN IT SHOULD BE ON FORD TO CORRECT IT. TELL ME, WHEN DO THESE MOTOR COMPANIES HAVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR SHORT COMINGS? WHEN MY IPOD KEPT HAVING ISSUES, I DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED, I RECEIVED A BRAND NEW IPOD!!! MOTOR COMPANIES SHOULD HAVE STRICTER RULES TO FOLLOW SEEING AS WE ARE PUTTING LIVES AT STAKE. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO A FREEWAY FROM A RAMP, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEED UP; THE TRANSMISSION JUST HESITATED, INSTEAD, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ON A VEHICLE WITH JUST 42,604 MILES)! IT COST ME $2,003.76. I READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL OWNERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WROTE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, BUT THEY FAILED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS APPARENT DEFECT OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,913. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTAR SEL IN 2008. I PURCHASED IT USED AT 57000 KM MILEAGE (CANADA). ABOUT A YEAR AFTER, A RECURRING ISSUE WAS THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE NET EFFECT IS THAT IT QUICKLY LIMITS THE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 KPH. ONCE, DRIVING AT 100 KPH, IT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I GOT THE TXN FIXED BUT IT STILL OCCURS OCCASIONALLY/RANDOMLY. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH FORD CANADA AND THEY DENY THERE IS SUCH A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS OF FREESTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. ONE REFERENCE QUOTED A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REFERS TO THE PROBLEM AS A NUISANCE BUT NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I AND OTHERS DO NOT AGREE. SEE LINK HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/FORD/FREESTAR/TRACTION_CONTROL_SYSTEM/PROBLEM.ASPX I AM ALSO SENDING THIS TO THE CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

THE VEHICLE QUIT MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OCCURRED AT 61,000 MILES. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS MOISTURE BEING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN CLOCK SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,098 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,168.