2005 FORD FREESTAR Power Train Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE RPM WOULD DROP TO ZERO AND NO POWER WOULD GO TOWARDS MOVEMENT. THEN RPM WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP TO OVER 1500 CAUSING MY VAN TO LURCH AND JUMP EVEN WHILE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. I WAS DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY, SPEED OF 30 MPH.

2005 FORD FREESTAR RECALL I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. I WAS DRIVING AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME WHEN COMING DOWN AN EXTREMELY BUSY OFFRAMP THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR AT LEAST TO GET THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS PEOPLE WERE HONKING AND FLYING DOWN THE OFFRAMP. I HAD MY TWO KIDS WITH ME AND THEY WERE TERRIFIED. I LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS OF MY VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE RECALL OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND HOW IT CAN KILL THE TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY SO I FELT CONFIDENT FORD WOULD HELP S THE VAN HAD A RECALL ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND I HAD IT TOWED TO PHIL LONG IN SPRINGS, BECAUSE IT QUIT SHIFTING IN THE SPRINGS, AND THEY TOLD ME TODAY IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I DID RESEARCH AND ITS DOING THE...

HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AS PER RECALL AT 53692 MILES. TWO YEARS AND 12000 MILES LATER THE VAN LOST POWER ON THE ROAD. DEALER ESTIMATED $1300 TO DIAGNOSE AND $3000 IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION.

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HESITATE OR SHUDDER. PULLED ONTO INTERSTATE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY SLUGGISHLY AND STARTED SLIPPING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR, ENGINEERING JUST REVED. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE BUT CONTINUES TO SHUDDER/SLIP. WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED RECALL. HAD RECEIVED NO NOTICE FROM FORD.

IN MOTION AND IN DRIVE ON STATE ROUTE 309 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL ABILITY TO MOVE. WE HAD MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, MY THREE DAUGHTERS (17, 10, AND 1) PLUS OUR NEW BORN SON IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE COASTED TO A NEAR BY GAS STATION BUT NOT BEFORE BEING VERY CLOSE HIT IN THE BACK BY A SEMI TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THEN DRIVE AGAIN TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR. THE OTHER GEARS ON THE VEHICLE WERE TESTED ONLY TO CONFIRM THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR OR MOVE. AT THIS TIME FORD CORPERATE HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND THEY SUGGESTED WE PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD REPAIR GARAGE. (WE HAS JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INABILITY TO MOVE,...

MY FREESTAR WAS RECALLED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER,( MY VEHICLE NEVER REALLY HAD GOOD PICK-UP) ANYWAY THE TRANS WENT AND A FORD DEALER IN NY STATE (WATKINS GLEN) REPAIRED IT IT STILL DIDNT HAVE ANY PICK -UP NOW ABOUT 1.5 YEARS LATER IM HAVING SAME PROBLEM MY VANS BEEN SITTING NOW FOR A YEAR COULD THEY HAVE INSTALLED ANOTHER FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER? WHAT CAN I DO?08

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5 MPH. THE TRANSAXLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DOWN A STEEP DECLINE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT LOST SLIGHT STEERING CONTROL ON THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE DESIRED GEAR SELECTION UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AN INCIDENT FROM ABOUT A MONTH AGO: AFTER TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AT THE OFF RAMP AT 2AM, MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND REV. I PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT RED LIGHT WHERE MY CAR SHUT OFF. EVERY TIME I STARTED IT, IT WOULD SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY. I DRIVE FOR A TAXI SERVICE AND LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. I CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME LOOK AND HELP. HE ENDED UP PUSHING MY CAR WITH HIS INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I CONCLUDED IT WAS THE PCM. IT WAS TAKEN OUT TO DRY COMPLETELY AND THE WINDSHIELD AREA WHERE WATER MAY HAVE LEAKED INTO IT WAS SEALED WITH SILICONE. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FINE AND HAS BEEN SINCE THEN. NOW IT HAS RAINED AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY TRANSMISSION START SLIPPING WHEN 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. FEEL LIKE SOME TIMES LOOSING POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,206. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ UPDATED 04/26/16*LJ *TR

IN 2014 WE BOUGHT A FORD FREESTAR, FOUND OUT LATER THE TORQUE CONV. WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED. I TOOK THE VAN TO FORD IN OUR AREA AND THEY FLUSHED OUT THE CONVERTER $185+ AND THAT WORKED FOR A MONTH OR SO AND IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD AND THEY KEPT IT A WEEK BEFORE THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I REPORTED ABOUT THIS VAN BEFORE TO STEVE KENNER NVS-215KJS 12V-006 I BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT JUST THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALL BUT THE TRANSMISSION TOO.I HAD TO PAY ALAN JAY FORD OF WAUCHULA, FL $4.000.00 FOR THAT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT.! FORD SAID PAY US THE MONEY HERE IS A 3 YEAR WARRANTY AND GOOD BYE. MY VAN COST ME $5300.00 AND NOW I HAVE $10,000. INTO THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! MY TELE IS [XXX]...

ON FREEWAY, CAR LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. MOTOR RUNNING. MADE IT TO SHOULDER. SHUT ALL DOWN. STARTED MOTOR..PUT IN GEAR.. MANAGED TO GET HOME PLEASE SEE. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM

MY VAN WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES WON'T EVEN GO INTO DRIVE. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FLUSHED OUT AGAIN AFTER IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED DUE TO RECALL AND IS STILL SPUTTERING AND STALLING OUT. THEY TELL ME NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 50K MILES ANOTHER $4K. THE VAN WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE HEALTH DEPT. HERE TO DO WORK AND I COULDN'T GET IT IN REVERSE TO MOVE IT FOR THEM TO PUT IN MY SEPTIC. AFTER PUSHING IT BACKWARD I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO GET AROUND THE HOUSE' IT HAS NOT WANTED TO GET OUT OF PARK AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND FINALLY WORKED WITH THE SHIFTER UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT TO REVERSE-BACKED OUT-THEN DRIVE. I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY LOT WHEN IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAY I EITHER NEEDED...

MY FREESTAR WAS RECALLED FOR TRANS PROBLEM, IT BROKE DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 3 YRS AGO, FORD IN WATKINS GLEN NY FIXED IT ,IT RAN SLUGGISH LIKE IT DID BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN, I JUST THOUGHT "OH WELL I GUESS THAT'S HOW THEY RAN", NOW THREE YRS. LATER I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ITS TRANS IS NOT WORKING AGAIN, COULD THEY HAVE POSSIBLY REPAIRED IT WITH ANOTHER FAULTY TRANS (TORQUE CONVERTER) IT BROKE DOWN JUST LIKE IT DID BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED. IV'E SPOKEN TO OTHER FREESTAR OWNERS THAT HAVE TOLD ME THERE FREESTAR RAN MUCH BETTER AFTER THERE TRANS WAS FIXED, ...BOTH TIMES MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE TRANS STOPPED MOVING, ON A CITY STREET. I DO BELIEVE MY PROBLEM IS DO TO ANOTHER FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. I LIVE IN N.J. NOW, SO WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR, IT MADE A HUMMING NOISE AND STALLED. AFTER WAITING FOR A MOMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND STUTTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE T-CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2014, DUE TO A RECALL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN IN JUNE 2015. IN SEPTEMBER THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER.

DROVE THE VEHICLE 1 MILE TO KIDS SCHOOL ON THE WAY BACK IT LOST POWER , WOULDN'T ACCELERATE .. THE #40 FUSE WAS BLOWN AND EVERY TIME I REPLACE IT AS SOON AS I TURN THE KEY ON IT BLOWS AGAIN. CAN'T DRIVE IT AND JUST SEEMS LIKE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS KEEP OCCURRING WITH IT LAST TIME WAS WATER IN THE PCM CAUSING OTHER ISSUES, MAY BE THE PCM AGAIN I DON'T KNOW BUT THESE FREE STARS ARE BAD FOR THIS EVIDENTLY. . BAD DESIGN AND DEFINITELY BAD FOR BUSINESS..

MY TRANS IS NOT WORKING I ONLY HAVE 58000 MILE WANT TO BE REPLACE THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

THE SPEEDED UP AND LOST POWER RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS FRIGHTNING.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. THERE WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACE ON IT IN 2011 AND THEN A TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER AGAIN IN 2012. ALL UNDER A PREVIOUS OWNER . I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT OWNER AND NOW ITS DOING THE SAME STUFF AGAIN. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. IF IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM , WHY WONT THE FIX IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FIXED RIGHT LIKE IT SHOULD BE. THEY JUST PUT A BAD CONVERTER IN IT TWICE AND SAID FORGET IT. NOT FAIR TO US THAT THEY WONT FIX IT. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME. *TR

I AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH AN ISSUE THAT I FIND MANY POSTS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER SAFELY THANKFULLY BECAUSE I HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME. I CAN START THE CAR AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE CAR GOES INTO GEAR BUT WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT HAS NO POWER. THE ENGINE REVS AND RPMS GO UP BUT NO MOVEMENT. THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AS WELL. FROM ALL OF THE RESEARCH I FIND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM GETTING WET. IT WAS RAINING TODAY WITH AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN TODAY ALONE. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VAN WAS RUNNING JUST FINE AND...

MY VAN HAD A RECALL 11S25 FOR A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAD IT REPLACED 8/7/2013 WITH 72690 MILES AT HUFF FORD IN WYTHEVILLE, VA. IT STARTED HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS LAST TUESDAY. I HAD IT CHECKED AT HUFF FORD IN WYTHEVILLE, VA, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT CONTINUES TO "SHUDDER" AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER BEING COVERED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY A 12 MO 12000 MILE WARRANTY. IS THAT ALL FORD IS REQUIRED TO DO FOR THIS CONTINUING TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE RPMS REDUCED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

IN 06/2014 MY VAN TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING AS TIME PROGRESS I NOTICE THAT MY VAN WAS SLOW AND HARD SHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILING. I PUT IT IN THE SHOP AND THE REPAIR COST 1200.00 TO FIX. IT GOT IT OUT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN STARTED BACK SLOW AND HARD SHIFTING AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO MECHANIC THEY SAID THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I DID THIS SEVERAL AND HAD NO LUCK WITH IT. 08/2014 I STARTED HAVING MORE NOTICEABLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LIKE DASH BOARD LIGHTS COME ON NOW AND THEN RADIO RESETS IT SELF SOMETIMES IT WONT WORK AT NOT EVEN THE DVD PLAYER. THE DOORS WONT LOCK ALARM GOES OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO AND POWER SLIDING WONT CLOSE....

VEHICLE LOSES POWER, ERRATICALLY SHIFTS GEARS, RPM GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I LATER FIND THAT THE ERROR CODE IS P1740 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE MALFUNCTION) AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM YET MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND I BELIEVE THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFOREHAND AND KEPT IT FROM ME, TELLING ME HOW GOOD AND RELIABLE THIS VEHICLE IS. THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES FOR NOW BUT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG AND WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE MAY BE DONE JUST BY CONTINUING DRIVING IT. I BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE WE NEEDED A SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE AND NOW I'M OUT ALL THE MONEY I SPENT ON IT WITHOUT ENOUGH LEFT TO FIX IT. I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T DRIVE MY...

RECEIVED 3 VEHICLE SERVICE BULLETINS MFGR CAMPAIGN #: 11S25 . MADE APPOINTMENT FOR 07/08/14 @ 10:00AM WITH DUVAL FORD 32210 AND DROVE MY VAN THERE. DUVAL FORD RENTED ME A HERTZ VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FINISH THE RECALL REPAIR. ON 07/11/14 DUVAL FORD CALLED ME TO SAY MY VAN IS READY. MILEAGE ON MY VAN IN ON 07/08 WAS 47322, MILEAGE OUT ON 07/11 WAS 47324 . 08/25/14 MILEAGE 47597 CALLED DUVAL FORD MY VAN KEEPS STALLING AND SHUTS OFF IN DRIVE ALSO CHUGS UP ON INCLINES. I HAD AAA TOW IN. DUVAL FORD DID IN PLACE NEXT MORNING START UP, NO ROAD TEST DID SAY 1 CODE IN SYSTEM P21 07 REV LIMITER. I DROVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NO STALLING. 09/05/14 MILEAGE 47598 ? AS WRITTEN ON SERVICE ORDER CALLED DUVAL FORD MY COMPLAINT UPON ACCELERATING VAN SHUDDERS CALLED AAA TOWED IN TO DUVAL FORD ROADTESTED FOUND...

I WAS DRIVING ON I 95 SOUTH IN NORTH CAROLINA OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WITH NO WARNING. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND CROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC IN THE PROCESS. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAD 5 CHILDREN IN THE VAN WITH ME AT THE TIME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND FIND MY OWN WAY HOME. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR BECAUSE F THE RECALL AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY NOT BE, ALTHOUGH THEY NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FIRST. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE FOR THIS RECALL. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL REPAIR DONE, THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING MINOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (THOUGH I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THEM AS THAT AT THE TIME). IT WOULD BE SLUGGISH IN SHIFTING, FOR EXAMPLE. HOWEVER, EVENTUALLY THIS REACHED THE POINT THAT AT TIMES I COULD NOT PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. I WOULD BE STUCK UNTIL AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION, OR TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN FORWARD GEARS ALSO. I ASSUMED IT WAS PART OF THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS IN THE RECALL (NHTSA ENGINEERING ANALYSIS #EA09016), BUT THE DEALER SAID NO, IT WAS WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND A SEPARATE ISSUE ALTOGETHER. NO-ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT 70,000 MILES. I THINK THIS IS RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OR THE RECALL REPAIR AND SHOULD BE COVERED. IT SEEMS NHTSA HAS...

WATER GETS INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - HAD TO BE REBUILT FOR $2656.76. MY MECHANIC AND HIS TRANNY REPAIRMAN FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE WATER ENTERING THE FLUID AND HAS NOW FIXED THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND OF THEIR PRODUCT AND THE SAFETY OF ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR SEL. *TR

I WAS MID TURN WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING WITH A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR AND THE LOUD GRINDING SOUND STILL PERSISTS. *TR

ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2014 I GOT INTO MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN TO RUN A SHORT ERRAND. AFTER STARTING MY FREESTAR I PUT IT IN REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED ALL THE FORWARD GEARS WITH THE SAME RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD GO UP BUT NO MOVEMENT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIME WITH THE SAME RESULTS EACH TIME. I HAD TO WAIT TILL THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS TO CONTACT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT ALL RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DONE INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL. I THEN HAD MY FREESTAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO MY POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AND THAT IS WHAT WAS CAUSING...

PULLING OUT OF WORK PARKING LOT ON 12/2/14. CAR DISENGAGED FROM GEAR AND STALLED. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ATTEMPTED RESTART. HARD STARTING AND STALLING. SHIFTED THROUGH ALL GEARS. WOULD NOT ENGAGE REVERSE. STALLED IN DR, 1ST AND 2ND. TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION RECALLS FOR 2004-2005 FREE STARS APPARENTLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS FREESTAR ACCORDING TO LOOKUP WEBSITE AND FORD DEALER EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND ONLY 106,000 MILES. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES OF EXPANDING THE RECALL AS IT OBVIOUSLY APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE. *JS

MY 2005 FREESTAR FAILED TO MAINTAIN FORWARD SPEED AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT BUCKED AND BUCKED THEN STALLED LOOKED ON LINE FOR ANSWER? YES PCM IS WATER DAMAGED TRYING TO DRY IT OUT NOW HOPE IT WORKS SOUNDS LIKE FORD IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT.RELOCATED THE PCM AND SAVE ALOT FOR YOUR COMPANY ITS JUST RIGHT TO DO TSB ISN'T DOING IT PLEASE AND THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVE THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AND SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. IN A NORMAL CITY BLOCK IT HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO TIMES B. *TR

REPLACED THE CONVERTER THROUGH FORD RECALL. I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THIS VEHICLE DROVE AND HOW COMFORTABLE IT WAS I SOUGHT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER. HOWEVER, IN MY SEARCH THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING SOLD AT PRIVATE DEALERS MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RECALL. THEY ARE CONSIDERED "INCOMPLETE" RUNNING THE VIN THROUGH NHTSA SAFECAR.COM WHICH MEANS ALL BUYERS ARE BEING SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WITH THIS SAFETY RECALL WAITING TO CATCH UP TO THEM IF IT EVER DOES??? WHY, WHY WHY IS THIS NOT MANDATORY TO RECALL AND REPAIR RATHER THEN ALLOW THE POOR UNSUSPECTED BUYER TO LATER HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE THEY NEVER KNEW. WHY IS THERE NOT A DISCLOSURE CLAUSE LIKE IN REAL ESTATE THAT IF YOU FAILED TO INFORM THE BUYER YOUR RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR IT!!! COMMON SENSE IS ALL ANYONE WANTS EVEN FROM THE GOVT. *TR

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE NORMALLY, I PUT IT IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE. MECHANIC: TORQUE CONVERTER, CAMSHAFT SYNCHRONIZER, OIL FILTER. 2ND INCIDENT SAME AS 1ST. MECHANIC: OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, ENGINE BRAIN BOX (PROGRAMMED AT FORD DEALERSHIP). 3RD INCIDENT SAME. MECHANIC: REPLACED ALTERNATOR. 4TH INCIDENT SAME. MECHANIC CURRENTLY HAS IT. COMPUTER IS TELLING HIM IT'S THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL WORK DONE ON MY VAN, SINCE THEN PROBLEMS IN FORWARD MOTION BEGAN TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND EVERY TIME WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO IT COULD BE FIXED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO BECOME WORSE TO THE POINT IT BECAME A DANGER TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND ALSO RECEIVED A CODE . I INSTRUCTED THE TRANSMISSION BE INSPECTED AND FOUND CONTAMINATION OF METALLIC MATERIAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED EVERY ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD TO FIND OUT WHY THE TRANSMISSION FILTER WAS NOT REPLACED WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE AND WAS TOLD FORD DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE FILTER EVEN WHEN THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE OF...

THE LIGHT FOR THE POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION STARTED FLASHING AFTER WE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED. DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE BUT THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. *TR

FORD TSB 6-14-10, ISSUED JULY 24, 2006 (WET PCM /CONNECTORS) PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN A RAIN/WINDSTORM.. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. OR STAY RUNNING.. ENGINE CODES WITH CODE READER P0340 CAMSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION.. WATER INTRUSION EVIDENCE VISIBLE ON THE PCM CONNECTOR AREA.... THIS ISSUER HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING WITH COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.. *JS

DRIVING HOME VAN STARTING SHUTTERING VIOLENTLY THEN SHUT OFF WHILE STILL ROLLING LOST ALL POWER, WAS SAFELY ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD . TOLD ISSUE COST 1500 TO FIX SEEN FORD SERVICE BULLETIN ON DEFECT OF WATER GETTING TO PCM ON INTERNET. *TR

IN THE BEGINNING (5/21/14), OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN DECELERATED TO ABOUT 35 MPH, THEN STALLED 3 TIMES, THEN WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, HARD TO START AFTER SITTING IN RAIN. AT FIRST, WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION BY REPAIR SHOP, WHO HAD REBUILT 6 MOS EARLIER, THEN SAID PCM.. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND PCM GETS WET, HAD REPLACED & STILL AT FORD DEALER ALMOST 2 MOS LATER..THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER (RECALL), THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (6/19/14) & CAM SENSOR (6/12/14) BECAUSE "PCM" TOLD THEM THEY WERE BAD AFTER WE PAID FOR ANOTHER PCM TO BE INSTALLED..DEALER ORDERED SHIELD WHICH WE HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND, NOTICED AFTER IT RAINS. SERVICE MANAGER NOW SAID THIS MORNING (7/16/14) HE THINKS FUSES IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY ON DRIVER SIDE (AFTER WE CALLED TO LET HIM KNOW WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE)..HE CAME TO OUR HOME & COULDN'T GET VAN TO START, AFTER...

AFTER 2 HOURS OF DRIVING, I TRIED TO PASS A CAR ON THE TURNPIKE, THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP, THEY SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN, FORD REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER DUE TO THE RECALL ON JANUARY OF 2014, BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT THE TORQUE CONVERTED, THEY STATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. *JS

TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTANT, WITH AWD MALFUNCTION ON. MECHANIC SAYS CODE 1889. SAID LOTS OF PROBLEMS ON FREESTYLES, FORD 500 AND MERCUTY MODELS WITH AWD. APPARENT SERVICE BULLETINS. LOSS OF POWER, IF SERVICE BULL ISSUED THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY NO RECALL? *JS

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE FAILURE OF A COMPANY AND A VAN. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTAR FOR MY FAMILY OF FIVE THAT HAS BEEN THE WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE. A MONTH AFTER I EXPERIENCED WHAT TOO MANY OTHER OWNER HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED. WATER IN THE PCM, THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH AND INJURY TO ME AND MY FAMILY. STALLING OUT WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. THIS KNOWN ISSUE HAS GONE ON TOO LONG WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM FORD COMPANY. I AM NOT A BELIEVER IN SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR THERE TO BE CHANGE. ALSO DON'T APPRECIATE THE COST OF THIS JOB OVER $1000. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND CRASH. ALTHOUGH THEN WE MIGHT GET OUR MONEY BACK. THIS HAS ALSO LED TO OTHER ISSUES THAT HAS BECOME A CHAIN REACTION OF FAILURE. I WILL KEEP MY RECEIPT FOR...

AFTER WET WEATHER THE NIGHT BEFORE, VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH (TO THE POINT OF NEAR STALL), HESITATING TO BURN FUEL PROPERLY TO GET UP TO SPEED AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED, RE-STARTED AND ACTED NORMALLY. WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, EACH DAY AFTER RAIN THE CAR REPRODUCES THIS ISSUE AND ONLY AFTER EXPOSURE TO RAIN. YESTERDAY I NOTED GAP IN COWL TO SHEET METAL ABOVE PCM AS WELL AND ALSO NOTED THAT A BODY SEAL NEXT TO THE PCM WAS SOAKED. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT PCM BEING EXPOSED/FLOODED WITH WATER. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN AS TO THE DAMAGE IT CAN DO TO THE VEHICLE'S MOST EXPENSIVE COMPONENTS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC) AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY PRODUCE AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD SHOULD OTHER ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR SURFACE. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AS THIS VEHICLE AGES, MORE OF THE POPULATION OF PRODUCED VEHICLES WOULD...

I ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER. WHEN IT DID START THE RPMS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN . WHEN I TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD. ( I WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINED DRIVEWAY). AFTER READING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS I CHECKED THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE. IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER !!! AFTER UNPLUGGING THE PCM AND ALLOWING IT TO DRY OUT I PLUGGED IT BACK IN AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE PCM IS LOCATED IN A BAD LOCATION CAUSING IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. I MADE A TEMPORARY FIX BY PUTTING SILICONE CAULKING AROUND THE COWLING WHERE I BELIEVE THE WATER IS GETTING IN.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE GEARS SHIFTING INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD HEARD A GRINDING NOISE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERVER. THE VEHILCE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT HAD BEEN TOLD MORE THAN ONCE BY THE LOCAL DEALER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD OFTEN BECOME RESISTANT WHEN THE CONTACT WAS...