NHTSA Complaint #10415258 — 2004 FORD FREESTAR

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. LAST NIGHT, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAR HAD NO POWER, AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THANKFULLY, IT WAS GOING DOWNHILL SO IT WAS SAFELY ROLLED TO A SIDE STREET. HOWEVER, UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTINGS ON LINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND HOPE THAT THE NHTSA FORCES FORD TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED AND I EXPECT IT WILL COST ME $1,000 - $3,000 TO REPAIR, NOT WITHSTANDING THE DANGER THAT FORD HAS CREATED BY PUTTING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A WARNING TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR