NHTSA Complaint #10302389 — 2006 FORD FREESTAR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10302389
Vehicle	2006 FORD FREESTAR
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	January 10, 2010
Date Filed	January 26, 2010
Mileage	81,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

2006 FORD FREESTAR APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES/ BEFORE THE INCIDENT: I DROVE ABOUT 30 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD GOING ABOUT 25 MPH UP A STEEP HILL. AS I WAS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF DRIVE. I DIDN'T HAVE REVERSE ONLY PARK. HAD TO PUSH THE VAN INTO A DRIVEWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "FRONT PUMP HAS NO PRESSURE AT ALL/INTERNAL FAILURE EITHER FRONT PUMP AND OR FORWARD CLUTCH PACKS. OVERHAUL OF UNIT NOT A PRACTICAL REPAIR. FLUID WAS FULL BUT VERY DIRTY AND HAS SOME METAL FRAGMENTS." THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A FORD REMAN UNIT. TOTAL COST WAS $3361.46. *TR

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