2005 FORD FREESTAR Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH NO SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2012, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED ONLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 2010, AND NOT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION.

2005 FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT COST $ 2,552.53 TO INSTALL A RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, STATING HE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND FOR HIS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE REFUND AND WAS INFORMED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO COVER THE REPAIR BILL WAS LESS THAN $ 1,500. RECALL # 12V006000

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILED TRANSMISSION. RECALL 12V006000. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. FORD STATED IN THE LETTER, THAT THEIR RECORDS INDICATED A REFUND HAD ALREADY BEEN PROCESSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED NO REFUND WAS EVER ISSUED TO HIM. IN DECEMBER 2011, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RE-BUILT AT A COST OF $3,000. THE CONSUMER PAID $525 FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE TRANSMISSION, PARTIALLY DISMANTLING IT, IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND RE-MOUNTING OF THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REMOVAL, DIAGNOSIS, TOWING AND TAX ON THE VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM AND DRIFT MOMENTARILY UNTIL IT WILL JUST AS SUDDENLY RESUME FORWARD MOMENTUM AND CONTINUE LIKE NORMAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RPMS DROP OFF LIKE THE VEHICLE IS STALLING OR FUEL STARVED (HOWEVER IT HAS NO HESITATION LIKE ITS RUNNING OUT OF GAS) NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN OR HOW IT HAPPENS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND NOW IT IS NOTICED THAT IT HAS A HIGHER TENDENCY TO DO IT WHEN IT IS RAINING OR THERE IS HIGH HUMIDITY. IT DOES IT AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 25MPH TO 70MPH. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT THE VAN AND COULD NOT GET IT TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAD IT. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM ADDRESSED UNDER SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25/...

CAS ASKS THIS LETTER AND THE 92 COMPLAINTS ATTACHED HERETO BE PLACED IN THE DOCKET OF EA09-016 AND THAT FORD BE ORDERED TO RECALL ALL 2004-05 FORD FREESTAR, AND MERCURY MONTEREY VANS FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS.

UPON A STOP OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR LUNGES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I VIEW THIS AS DANGEROUS, AS THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, EITHER WHEN IN A PARKING LOT WITH PEDESTRIANS BEHIND ME ENTERING STORE OR WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PEDESTRIANS ARE IN A CROSSWALK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING AS WELL, CONCERNING A "THROTTLE BODY" COMPONENT ON THE FORD FREESTYLE FROM YEARS 2005 AND UP. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE CAR OWNER, BUT IN FACT, THE VEHICLE AND THE MAKER OF THE VEHICLE. *KB

DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND AUTO STARTS COASTING. ENGINE WILL REV, TRANSMISSION HAS DIS-ENGAGED AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS MODEL. TRANSMISSION IS OUT, NO WARNING OR NOISE; JUST GONE. SO MANY REPORTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES, ONE HAS TO WONDER WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ISSUED. *KB

MOISTURE DAMAGE TO POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (COMPUTER SYSTEM). VEHICLE WOULD NOT IDLE, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND ERRATIC ELECTRONICS RESULTING IN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, HOWEVER, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. *KB

2005 FORD FREESTAR SE HAS APPROX. 70,000 MILES BOUGHT IT FOR A RETAIL OF 9,400 DOLLARS AND 4 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT (IN MARCH OF 2011). THANK GOD IT MY WIFE AND KID DIDN'T GET INTO A CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH IT. WE JUST RECENTLY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT WON'T RUN IN GEAR AND THEY SAID ITS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE WE GOT IT REPAIRED AND THEY SAY THERES WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS THE WORST 9,400 DOLLARS IVE EVER SPENT! WE HAVENT EVEN HAD THIS CAR FOR 9 MONTHS AND IT BEEN IN THE SHOP 50% OF THE TIME BESIDES THE OUT OF POCKET MONEY COST. HOW CAN FORD SELL SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP? *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 61000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS NO SOUNDS NO NOTHING AND TODAY ON MY WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY IT JUST STOPPED MOVING LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT I WAS IN DRIVE. I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AS THERE WERE SEVERAL LARGE TRUCKS COMING UP BEHIND ME. I BARELY GOT IT OUT OF THE WAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A SPOT TO KIND OF GET OUT OF THE WAY THEN I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

2005 FORD FREESTAR 36,000 MILES WAS DRIVING HOME ON SURFACE ROAD ALONG A 2 MILE STRAIGHT AWAY VEHICLE BUCKED, (SURGED AND SLOWED) WHILE DRIVING 40 MILES AN HOUR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND REVVED THE ENGINE JUST FINE PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND IT DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE DID IT AGAIN... SAME RESPONSE ON MY PART AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT BACK TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS 3 MILES FROM ORIGINAL PLACE OF THE PROBLEM. I PARKED IT AND AFTER A SHORT GOOGLE OF THE PROBLEM FOUND HUNDREDS AFTER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE NOT REPAIRED IT YET.PENDING FINDING OUT WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. *TR

HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 64000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY WITH MY HUSBAND AND 5 CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IT JUST REVVED UP WITHOUT WARNING AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. NO DRIVE, REVERSE, LOW... NOTHING. THE TRANSMISSION JUST TOOK A VACATION. LUCKY AAA WAS CLOSE BY AND GOT THE CAR TOWED TO OUR HOME AND OUR FAMILY HOME SAFE. THE NEXT MORNING WE DECIDED TO GO OUT AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND SEE IF ANYTHING CHANGED. NOW THE CAR NOT ONLY HAS NO TRANSMISSION BUT THE CAR WONT EVEN TURN OVER. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS. ITS NOT THE BATTERY, WHICH IS NEW. HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT AND NOT HAD MANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW,. HAVE A CALL INTO FORD RIGHT NOW WAITING FOR A TECH TO CALL ME BACK WITH OPTIONS. SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE , SEEMS TO...

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS AND REVVING. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND ALSO STATED I NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. MILEAGE ONLY 66,600. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WRINGING OR PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. MY WIFE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVE AND THEN PUT THE VAN IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. ALSO TRIED REVERSE AND IT NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BASED ON WHAT I AM REVIEWING ON SEVERAL WEB SITES. THIS TYPE OF REPAIR (THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH A BETTER DESIGN) IS COSTING APPROXIMATELY $2500 FOR EACH VEHICLE - WITH SOME OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES! *TR

I HAD TAKEN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN TO BE CHECKED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WASN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. THEN LATER I HAD TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE DIAGNOSED - THEY CLAIMED THAT IT COULDN'T BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T WRITE THE CODE PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION STILL NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. A MONTH LATER THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE WASN'T RUNNING PROPERLY AND IN THE RAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO ACTUALLY TOOK THE TIME WITH THE VAN TO DIAGNOSE IT. HE HAD TO LET THE ENGINE WARM UP LONG ENOUGH FOR THE LIGHTS TO START COMING ON. THEN HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE 2ND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED HE SAID THAT IT COULDN'T BE FIXED SO I HAD TO...

TRANS WENT OUT 10/09 WITH 69613 ML. HAD IT REPAIRED. SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ON 2/11, 88K ML ON VAN, 18K ML ON REBUILT TRANS, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY, BOTH TIMES IT QUIT WHEN MY WIFE WAS IN THE DRIVE WAY SO NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED AS YET, STILL DECIDING IF IT IS WORTH HAVING IT REPAIRED A 2ND TIME IF IT IS NOT GOING TO BE SAFE/DEPENDABLE. NOW I HERE THE CASE IS CLOSED! THE SUBJECT VEHICLES SUFFERED FROM A DESIGN ISSUE WHEREBY WATER COULD RUN DOWN ONTO THE COWLING AND THEN DRIP ON THE (PCM), WHICH COULD BE MANIFESTED IN A VARIETY OF SYMPTOMS. IN ADDITION TO CAUSING AN ENGINE TO STALL, IT COULD ALSO CAUSE THE TRANS TO SHIFT POORLY, HAVE ERRATIC POWER, AN INABILITY TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER FORWARD OR...

I HAVE 05 FORD FREESTAR WITH ONLY 66K MILES, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD 6 KIDS WITH ME GOING CAMPING. OUR PLAN FAILED BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE TO TOW IT ABOUT 600 MILES. I DON'T DRIVE IT SINCE THAN BECAUSE IT IS TO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. WILL NEVER BUY FOUND ON ROAD DEAD AGAIN. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF MOVEMENT POWER ON I-85 S ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF ATLANTA, GA. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MALL OF GEORGIA FORD IN SUGAR HILL, GA. DIAGNOSED AS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR FREESTARS IN MODEL YEARS 2004 AND 2005. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE NOTHING HAPPENED. NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WASN'T WORKING AND REFILLED IT. IT WORKED ONE TIME. WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT YESTERDAY, IT ONLY WORKED IN THE BACK AND NOT IN THE FRONT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION DEALER AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT NOW. *TR

MOVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH IN HIGH GEAR. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. TACHOMETER RISES TO 6000 RPM'S. ABLE TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER. TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER FOR $3400. *TR

LAST SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2011, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR (JUST OVER 86,000 MILES) IN REVERSE. HE STOPPED, PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NOT REVERSE, NOT DRIVE, NOT FIRST OR THIRD--NOTHING. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED INTO A PARKING STALL AND OUT OF THE ROAD. UPON LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND OUT INFORMATION REGARDING A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY, HE DISCOVERED THAT MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH '04 AND '05 FREESTARS AND THAT FORD'S ONLY RESPONSE IS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER SAME, DEFECTIVE PART. WE WERE NOT HURT IN ANY WAY, BUT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE SOMEONE IS ON A FREEWAY OR IN AN INTERSECTION AND IS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS--MAYBE EVEN FATAL--ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEIR TRANSMISSION IS SUDDENLY NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS OVERSIGHT AND RECALL ALL '04 AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND SLOWLY DECREASE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,300 UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO GO FORWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. UPDATED 09/0/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 5 MPH THE TORQUE CONVERTED FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1459 AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,912.

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED ON 2005 FREESTAR. *KB

NOVEMBER OF 2010 WE WERE COMING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP AND THE VAN DIED. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NOT A THING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN A LITTLE SLUGGISH COMING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THE DAY BEFORE BUT FINE THAT DAY. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. JULY 2012. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WHEN GOING INTO OR OUT OF ANY GEAR. POWER TRAIN LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. 3600 AND SOME CHANGE LATER, IT STILL JERKS COMING OUT OF 1ST TO 2ND. WE NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *TT

I HAVE A 05 FORD FREESTAR IN THE GARAGE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY MANY ON THE INTERNET. MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK AND THE VAN LOSS ALL POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT JUST QUIT. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP SHE CALLED ME. WE HAD TO CALL A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE CLOSE TO HOME. AFTER CALLING FORD, (THEIR PRICE OVER THREE THOUSAND) I HAD IT TOWED TO AAMCO FOR AN ESTIMATE, 2,500.00. I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WE ARE BESIDE OURSELVES THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. MY WIFE IS 70 YEARS OLD AND THE VAN ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES. P.S I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS COULD BE AN ELECTRONICS PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. [XXX]. IF THERE'S A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUTTHERE, I'M IN!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA),...

2005 FORD FREESTAR, 94,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS SLIGHTLY AND ENGAGES HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ALSO FROM NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND THEN PULLING FORWARD ONTO STREET. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A BUS STOP. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. WE STILL HAVE PAYMENTS LEFT AND WE ONLY ONE VEHICLE. IT COULD TAKE UPTO A WEEK TO FIX. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR IN THE PAST. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON AN INTERSTATE AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO VALID WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

DRIVING FROM ABILENE, TX TO PADRE ISLAND, ON IH-10 BETWEEN JUNCTION AND KERRVILLE, TX. CRUISE SET FOR 70-71. TOPED A GRADE IN ROAD, INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO REGUALR GEAR TRANSMISSION QUIT, SPEEDOMETER STARTED DROPING AND TACHOMETER REVED UP TO 6,000 RPM. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY BEFORE INCIDENT AND RUNS NORMALLY AFTER INCIDENT; WHEN TRANSMISSION PUT IN ANY GEAR VEHICLE ACTS LIKE THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION IN IT. THERE WAS NO NOISE, NO FLUID LEAKS SPOTED, NO WARNING INDICATORS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. PARK POSITION DOES WORK WILL HOLD VEHICLE AS DESIGNED. COST (SO FAR) $640.00 FOR TOWING FROM IH-10 TO ABILENE, TX. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR $750 - $1600. REFER TO NHTSA CASE NO.'S PE09033 AND EA09016 FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEB-SITE. SUSPECT EITHER TORQUE CONVERTOR FAILURE OR SPLINES ON SHAFT STRIPED. TOWED IN TODAY JUNE 20, 2100 FOR REPAIRS, SO ACTUAL CAUSE NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TT

2005 FORD FREESTAR. DRIVING NORMALLY, STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN LIGHT CHANGED TO PROCEED VAN STALLED. STARTED VEHICLE BUT WOULD STALL ONCE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. MANAGED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING LOT UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. *TR

DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF I-75 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPM'S ROSE AND I HAD TO COAST ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF I-L75. MY TRANSMISSION HAD WENT OUT. I COULD PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR COULD HAVE INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. AT THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE FROM THE FORD DEALER BECAUSE MY MECHANIC SAID THAT YOU CANNOT REBUILD IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET PARTS FOR IT. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED AND PUSHED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CARE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AT SUBSTANTIAL COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPMS STARTED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SPLINES WERE STRIPPING ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/18/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE INVERTER AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

2005 FORD FREESTAR 3.9L 130,000 MILE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN MAJOR STATE ROUTE WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD. HAD TO WAIT TWO HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME. AFTER SHOP INSPECTED, THEY FOUND THE PCM WAS FULL OF WATER AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT IF MY SON AND I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY STALL AND IMMEDIATELY RESTART BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/27/11

ON SAT. MAY 7, 2011 MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR QUIT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY. I LOST SPEED WHILE MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING.I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF ENGINE RESTARTED FINE, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE. I WAS STRANDED GOING TO WORK. WE THINK IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS I WANT FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX OR EVEN BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW HOW DO I GET TO WORK? SUPPORT A FAMILY? AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL YET? *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REBUILD DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES DAMAGING CLUTCHES AND GEARS. *TR

HELLO, WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR ON THE NYS THRUWAY AT 65MPH THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING FORWARD. I BECAME FRIGHTENED AS CARS AND TRUCKS BEGAN FLYING BY AS I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SLIP INTO AN OPENING IN THE TRAFFIC AND PULLED MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER. IT SCARES ME TO THINK OF THE VARIOUS SITUATIONS THAT A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED HAD I NOT BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP AND UNABLE TO REPAIR AT THAT SHOP HAVE THE CAR MOVED TO MY HOUSE WHERE IT NOW SITS. I JUST HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WITH HIS COMPUTER AND I WAS GIVEN A 3 CHOICE RANGE OF OPTIONS FROM $1100 FOR TORQUE CONVERTER AND SHAFT TO $3100 FOR A TRANSMISSION...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND THAT IT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A CLAIM BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 07/29/11

THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN. ON APRIL 20, 2011 FIVE AGENCY STAFF TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 NORTH TO A MEETING TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 75MPH EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN FAILURE OF POWER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN EVENTUALLY STOPPING. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AT WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED VIA TOW TRUCK TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS OPERATING IN NORMAL MANNER IN TRAFFIC. SUDDENLY ALL DRIVE POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS LOST. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL FROM A SOUND TO ANY SHUDDER FROM THE VEHICLE. SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC MOVING 50 MPH. ENGINE NEVER STALLED OR DIED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE FROM FAST LANE TO A PARKING LOT ENTRANCE AND STOP VEHICLE. ENGINE RUNS FINE, BRAKES NO ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE VAN WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION NEVER ENGAGES WHILE SHIFTING ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FLUID LEAKAGE OR SMOKE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. VAN WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY. TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. TOTAL CHARGES OF ABOUT $1000 FOR THE WORK. SERVICE MANAGER AT BILL COLLINS FORD DENIED KNOWING OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE I WAS TALKING TO HIM TWO CUSTOMERS ARRIVED TO PICK UP VEHICLE...

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT THAT I BOUGHT NEW . BUT ON APRIL 15 2011 AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30PMH I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER OF FORWARD MOTION. I WAS HEADING TO A HILL . NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING A HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS FORCED TO GO AROUND ME IN THE OTHER LANE. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS COMING UP THE HILL. I TRIED TO PUT THE VAN INTO REVERSE TO SEE IF IT WORKED BUT IT WAS LIKE BEING IN NEUTRAL. THE VAN STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL AGAIN. THE MOTOR WOULD RACE NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I PUT THE VAN IN. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WERE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. HE ASKED IF WHERE...

DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND I TURNED THE CORNER AND LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER. THE MOTOR RAN FINE BUT THE VAN HAD NO GEARS FORWARD OR REVERSE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, I DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALL RELATED AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 07/08/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS ENGAGED YET THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,942.