NHTSA Complaint #11005361 — 2005 FORD FREESTAR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD AT ANY SPEED, RPMS WILL SUDDENLY INCREASE SLIGHTLY, THEN VEHICLE WILL DROP IN RPMS CREATING A SOUND SIMILAR TO A HORSE NEIGHING. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL LOOSE ALL MOTOR POWER, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, TURNING OFF KEY THEN TURNING ON KEY, RESTARTING ENGINE. THIS WILL TYPICALLY HAPPEN WHEN TURNING ONTO A ROAD FROM A DEAD STOP, OR WHEN GOING UP HILL. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED VIA SIDE OF ROAD DEAL ON 6/14/2017, AT 189,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS NOW AT 190000. IN FIELD OF "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN DATE WILL BE PURCHASE DATE. HARD TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION SINCE VIDEO WOULD BE BETTER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF PROBLEM.