2004 Ford Freestar Complaint Log

TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITHOUT WARNINGS IN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR. NO ACCIDENTS JUST EXHAUSTION AND SUNBURNS DUE TO 112*F IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FOR 6 HOURS OF WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK TO TOW 5 FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSEST TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLACE. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65 MPH, DURING RUSH HOUR WITH THREE YOUNG CHILDREN INSIDE, SIMPLY DISENGAGED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE VAN WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, AND THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE CARE IN NOT RUNNING. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND WE ARE LOOKING AT REPAIR COSTS BETWEEN 2 AND $3,000. *TR

I'M A SINGLE MOM OF 4 CHILDREN AND ONE ON THE WAY. I AM CONSIDERED A HIGH RISK PREGNANCY. I BOUGHT A MINIVAN FROM THE MALLOY DEALERSHIP IN MANASSAS A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I TOOK IT BACK UP TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH HESITATION IN THE VAN AND ONE OF THE DOORS AS WELL AS THE WINDOW. I HAD ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AND A STRAP ON THE BACKSEAT THAT WAS BROKEN. THE COMMENT I RECEIVED FROM ONE OF THEIR SALES MANAGERS WAS IF I WANTED A NEW VEHICLE I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW ONE. I TOOK THE VAN BACK UP THERE AGAIN FOR HESITATION AND THE MAN SAID THAT HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN, THEY CHECKED THE SPARK PLUGS. TODAY I TOOK THE VAN BACK UP THERE BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION, MISS IN THE TRANSMISSION OR WHEREVER THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM. I HAD WENT SHOPPING FOR A TRIP ME AND MY KIDS WERE TO BE TAKING IN 2 WEEKS TO WEST VIRGINIA, THE VAN KEPT HESITATING, SHOOK AND THEN LOCKED UP ON ME. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO WHERE I BARELY GOT IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY KIDS WERE SCREAMING AND MYSELF AND MY MOTHER WERE SCARED TO PIECES. I GAVE THESE PEOPLE CASH FOR MY VEHICLE, SO I PAID IT OFF WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY IN MY VEHICLE, BUT AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT EVEN 3 MILES DOWN THE STREET. THEY ARE SAYING THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE VAN KEPT ACTING UP TODAY ALL THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION, I EVEN HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS CRACKED WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN. I USED MY MONEY I HAD RECEIVED FROM A SETTLEMENT FROM BEING PERMANENTLY INJURED ON MY JOB ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. PLEASE IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP? I WANTED TO TAKE MY KIDS ON THEIR FIRST VACATION EVER BUT AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN THAT I JUST PAID OVER $8000 FOR THAT IS A PIECE OF JUNK. I AM OUT MY MONEY AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AROUND IN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 85,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN INTERSTATE 485 IN CHARLOTTE, NC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE JUST STARTED LOSING SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. *TR

FORD MOTOR COMPANY APPEARS NOT WANTING TO HONOR ITS OWN RECALL LETTER 11S25 TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. ON JUNE 2009, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS UNFORTUNATE AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. FORTUNATE FOR ME AT THE END OF LAST YEAR I RECEIVED THAT RECALL LETTER WHICH AT LEAST WOULD COVER PART OF MY COST. I TOOK THE LETTER FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD SENT ME ALONG WITH REPAIR SHOP INVOICE TOTALING $2,228.00, REPLACED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY AND RECEIPT SLIPS TO A LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER ON MAY 2013 AND STILL BY AUG 2013; THERE HAD BEEN NO CHECK ISSUED AS THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME OR CALLS UNTIL I GOT WITH FORD NATIONAL 1-800 NUMBER. ONLY THEN AND MORE THAN 60 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LOCAL SERVICE CENTER ASKING FOR MORE DOCUMENTATION. NOW FORD LOCAL SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS UP TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO WORK WITH THE ISSUE AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FORD LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. I AM CONFUSE THOUGHT THEY BOTH WORK FOR EACH OTHER I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. BUT CERTAINLY WANT TO GET THIS RESOLVE. CAN YOU HELP? ///// MY PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN STARTED ON JUNE 2009 WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY SON, FOR A SCHEDULED OUTPATIENT OPERATION. IT HAPPEN ON A TWO LANE PORTION OF THE STREET AT ABOUT 400 FTS OR SO FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY MINI-VAN ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOSS POWER TRAIN, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON AND WITH THE VEHICLE MOMENTUM I DROVE IT TO THE SIDE OFF THE STREET. THE ENGINE WAS ON, ELECTRICAL OK, BUT NO MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSE, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN "NEUTRAL". WE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON THE SAME STREET WERE THE VEHICLE LEFT US. *TR

TOOK FAMILY TO PITTSBURGH ZOO. JUST STARTED THROUGH TUNNEL AND THE VAN HAD NO POWER AND THEN JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TUNNEL. WOULDN'T CHANGE INTO ANY GEARS OR MOVE..AN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVENT..HAD DAUGHTER WHO IS HANDICAPPED IN VAN WITH US..WAS A VERY SCARY THING BEING STUCK IN THE TUNNEL. *TR

CAR JUST WON'T GO!! MECHANIC SAYS ITS THE TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 73,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND THE TRANNY WENT OUT. IT ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED POPPING HARD GOING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THEN AT TIMES IT WOULD STICK AND NOT CHANGE UP. FINALLY IN JUNE WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT HOME WAS TO TURN IT OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RESET BUT EVERY TIME ANY STRESS IS PUT ON THE TRANSMISSION IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2004 FREESTAR. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INTAKE SHAFT WAS CRACKED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 35 MPH MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITHOUT ANY WARNING SUDDENLY ACTED LIKE IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL DOWN A SIDE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I FOUND THAT THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR FORWARD OR REVERSE. I CALLED FOR HELP AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN BACK TO MY HOME WHERE IT SITS TODAY WAITING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT AROUND 6:00 IN THE EVENING. THE VAN WAS DRIVEN EARLIER AROUND TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF MY WIFE OR TEENAGE DAUGHTER (WHO ONLY HAS HER TEMPS AND WAS DRIVING THE VAN EARLIER AT THOSE HIGHWAY SPEEDS) HAD BEEN DRIVING AND COULDN'T GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE A LOT AND I MEAN A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVING THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. LIKE I SAID THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A CROWDED CITY STREET OR A BUSY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HIGHWAY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING BUT TRY TO COAST THE CAR AS BEST WE COULD TO A SAFE PLACE WITHOUT GETTING KILLED! IT ALSO WOULD HAVE BEEN UNSAFE FOR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WHO WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING US! I WORK FOR THIS CAR COMPANY AND WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH THEM ON MONDAY TO TRY AND FIND SOME ANSWERS. I JUST WANTED TO FILE MY COMPLAINT WITH YOU AND HAVE IT ON THE RECORD. WE WERE VERY VERY LUCKY! THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THIS MINIVAN WAS TRAVELING 72 MPH AT HIGHWAY 75. I WAS SURROUND BY FAST HIGHWAY TRAVELING CARS AND TRUCKS. THIS VAN WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST PROPULSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING SUDDENLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST $2748.00 TO FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS IN ALL THE OTHER REPORTS THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. PARK ENGAGES HOWEVER NO OTHER GEAR DOES. VEHICLE IS AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AS I WRITE THIS. FORD STATES THERE IS NO ISSUE, AND BECAUSE I AM OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 5,000 MILES THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FUELING MY 2004 FREESTAR AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROADS HERE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE TANK VENT KEPT GETTING CLOGGED UP AND WHEN I TRIED TO FILL FUEL TANK, PRESSURE WOULD BUILD IN TANK CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPRAYING OUT OF FILL SPOUT. I HAD GAS SPRAYED ON HANDS AND CLOTHING REPEATEDLY. I FINALLY HAD A MECHANIC REROUTE FUEL VENT LINE TO AIR INTAKE IN MOTOR COMPARTMENT. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE TROUBLE. IT COST ME ABOUT $ 250 TO HAVE THIS DONE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A FLAW IN DESIGN. MY MECHANICS INLAWS HAVE THE EXACT MODEL AS MINE AND HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE ADVISE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR. THANKS! *TR

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2008. WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY JERK AS IF IT'S TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS OCCURS 2-3 TIMES ON EVERY HIGHWAY TRIP OF 15-20 MILES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON SHORTER TRIPS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE RADIO AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON AND RESETS THE STATIONS AND DIGITAL CLOCK. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE KEEPING A CHARGE. OVERNIGHT THE BATTERY MAY WEAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO START. AFTER THE FAILED START ALL THE NEEDLES ON THE CONTROL PANEL DIALS WILL VIBRATE AND CREATE A "CLICKING/TICKING" NOISE WHICH ENDS AFTER 3-6 SECONDS. SUBSEQUENTLY, A JUMP-START IS REQUIRED TO START THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT AFFORD EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS SO I SIMPLY KEEP JUMPER CABLES HANDY AND PLAN AROUND TRIPS THAT MAY LEAVE US STRANDED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. I HAVE MAINTAINED ROUTINE SERVICE LIKE OIL/FLUID CHANGES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPORTS ON A DEFECTIVE BATTERY. ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO A DEFECTIVE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE). I'VE DONE SOME PERSONAL RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM FOR MANY ISSUES AFFECTING THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVANS. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. DUE TO THE PROJECTED COST ESTIMATES OF MORE THAN $1000 TO DIAGNOSE AND RESOLVE, I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A MECHANIC WORK ON IT. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WATER ENTERS INTO THE ELECTRIACL SYSTEM AND STALLS THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY WOULD GET THE WATER OUT AND BLOW DRY THE WET AREA. THEY ALSO ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS OCCURRING IN OTHER VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. TB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT THE COST OF $1,040. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

DRIVEING DOWN ROAD LOST COMPLETY TRANSMISSION FAILURE,HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP CONVERT SPLINE FAILED ,PAYED FOR NEW TRANSMISSION ,CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THATS NORMAL WEAR WOULD NOT PAY A DIME. *TT

2004 FREESTAR MINIVAN WAS DRIVING AND REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT GO ANYMORE GUESS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ONLY 60,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO REVERSE WITHOUT BEING IN THE REVERSE POSITION. AFTER SWITCHING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE TO THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $186. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $507.84. ONE MONTH LATER, THE WIPER WASHER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AT THE COST OF $100. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.**MILEAGE IS 5,300, SMCH 8-10-09 UPDATED 8/24/09 *CN WATER ENTERED THE PCM. THERE WERE 2 CODES ON THE VEHICLE THAT COULD NOT BE CLEARED; WHICH WAS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TFT SENSOR WAS BAD. WATER ENTERED INTO A MODULE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEALED AT THE FACTORY. THE WATER MAY HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SENSOR AND MODULE. WATER MAY ALSO HAVE ENTERED THE WIPER MOTOR WHICH CAUSED IT TO MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 08/26/09

2004 FORD FREESTAR WAS DRIVING HOME ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET CAME TO A STOP AND WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM STOP SIGN AND ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CAR ROLLED OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS AT 10PM AND I HAD A NEWBORN BABY IN THE VAN I PUSHED THE VAN OUT OF THE WAY AND WE WALKED THE MILE TO OUR HOUSE.TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PUMP SHAFT AND TORQUE CONVERTER IT COST 1700.00 TO REPAIR IT WE DROVE IT ANOTHER 4000 MILES AND SAME THING BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO REPAIR IT THIS TIME BECAUSE NO ONE WILL REPAIR IT THEY WILL NOT TOUCH IT UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AND THEY SAY IT IS 3500-5000.00. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL VEHICLE REPAIRS RELATING TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TGW FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THEY WOULD NOT SEND HIM A WRITTEN EXPLANATION FOR THE DENIAL. RECALL# 12V006000 *JB

ON MAY 16, 2009 I WAS LEAVING HOUSTON IN HEAVY SATURDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FREESTAR IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE AT THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING,I WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE ENGINE REVVING. FOR SEVERAL HEART STOPPING MINUTES I COULDN'T GET CARS TO LET ME OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND, BY THE TIME THEY DID, I WAS BARELY COASTING. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT AND ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE ACCESS ROAD. I DISCOVERED THE CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. AFTER AN HOUR AND A HALF WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER, IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR REPORTED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP SHAFT SPLINES HAD STRIPPED AND HAD TAKEN OUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR BILL CAME TO $3493.71. THE RENTAL CAR COSTS TO GET ME HOME TO WACO, TEXAS AND BACK AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED $466.90. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VAN, I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, SHOWING HIM THE MYRIAD COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2004 FREESTAR. ALTHOUGH HE WAS SYMPATHETIC, HE WAS ALSO NON COMMITTAL ABOUT THE ISSUE. I ASKED HIM IF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAD THE SAME TORQUE CONVERTER AS THE ORIGINAL. HE SAID "YES" THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE PARTS WITH THE PARTS THAT WERE INDICATED FOR THAT SPECIFIC VEHICLE. I AM A 65 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND HAD ANOTHER SENIOR FRIEND AND TWO DOGS WITH ME WHEN THE CAR DIED. THE VERY REAL THREAT OF BEING HIT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY FOLLOWING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WAS SCARY ENOUGH, BUT THE REALIZATION THAT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AN HOUR LATER ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHILE PASSING A SEMI ALMOST DID ME IN.*TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I PURCHASE THIS 2004 FORD FREESTAR BRAND NEW ON 9/25/2004. THE CAR HAS 48,351 MILES. NEVER HAD ANY FAILURES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOT MESSED UP. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAVE WARRANTY. I AM A BIT CONCERN BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A FORD SWAP. THE OTHER TRANSMISSION HAS 78,863 MILES. WHAT SHOULD I DO IN THIS CASE BECAUSE I MAINLY DRIVE THE FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE? THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION SOUNDS VERY FORCEFUL WHEN DRIVEN. *TR

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANS FAILED AT 50K MILES WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE EXPRESS WAY, LUCKY NOT TO HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP. THIS MAKES ALL THE FORD OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, NOT WANT TO BUY FORD AGAIN. *TR

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION JUST DIED WITH NO WARNING AFTER READING A LITTLE INTO IT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IS FORD DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. MY WIFE AND I NEED HELP WITH THIS IF WE CANT GET THIS RESOLVED WITH FORD WE CANT WORK AND THAT WOULD PUT US AND OUR TWO KIDS ON THE STREET PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU! *TR

AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE 12, TRANSMISSION DIED. AFTER EXITING, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR SIGNS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AAA SENT A TOW TRUCK AND HAD VAN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP IN HAMMOND, LA. THAT SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, VAN BEGAN TO JERK AND TROUBLE ACCELERATING. TOOK IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHICH RAN A DIAGNOSTICS. A CODE CAME BACK INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION SENSOR. VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO SAME TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY REPLACED A TEMPERATURE SENSOR, GOT VAN WORKING AGAIN. HOWEVER, THEY FOUND WATER IN TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (??). THEY DRIED IT OUT, BUT SAID THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THE VAN WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE B/C OF POTENTIAL DAMAGE THE WATER COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TCM. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOOSE POWER WILL STALL WITH ENGINE RUNNING OTHER TIMES ENGINE WOULD STALL 2-4 SECONDS THE JUMP BACK ON HAPPEN ALOT WHEN PLGS WIRES ARE FINE IT RAINS, GET ENGINE LIGHT ALSO. RESETS, BUT WILL RESUME ON THE NEXT START WITH EMISSION CODES AND PCM ERRORS. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 15 FROM PA INTO MD IN OUR 2004 FREESTAR. AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 55-60 MILES AN HOUR, THE VAN SUDDENLY SEEMED AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE BIRM AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION,WITH OUT ANY WARNING, FAILED. THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY!!!! *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. ON SUNDAY, APR. 26, 2009, WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VAN WILL REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $3000. THIS VAN HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. FORD WILL NOT COVER ANY PART OF THE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. IS FORD WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO GET KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE? *TR

WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT, THE VAN SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDLE AND IT WAS ON DRIVE. AS THE VAN SLOWLY ROLLS THROUGH THE LOT I TRIED THE REVERSE GEAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. NONE OF THE GEARS WERE WORKING. I HAD THE VAN TOWED FROM RANDOLPH, NJ TO MY MECHANIC IN EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ. MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TRANSMISSION...I NEED A NEW ONE. IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $3200. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS PURCHASE. THE VALUE AS OF TODAY IS LESS THAN WHAT I OWE. IT'S A GOOD THING THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT INSTEAD OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY. I HAD MY 2 KIDS WITH ME PLUS 3 OTHER CHILDREN. HOW MANY MORE INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE REALIZES THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS MODEL FROM FORD. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR FAILED SUDDENLY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24 ON A BUSY CITY STREET. I WAS LEFT WITH TWO GEARS: NEUTRAL AND PARK. AFTER A NEAR COLLISION WITH A CAR SWERVING TO AVOID MY STALLED CAR, I ASKED THE POLICE FOR HELP IN ALERTING TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET TOWED. THE MINIVAN HAD ABOUT 67000 MILES, WITH NO PRIOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF SOME MAJOR INTERNAL PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE I HAD NOT CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, EVEN THOUGH THE FORD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE GUIDE INDICATED THAT ONLY A FLUID LEVEL CHECK WAS REQUIRED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS ABOUT $ 2500. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS FAILURE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER THE FLUID WAS CHANGED OR NOT. *TR

WITH NO WARNING, THE VAN BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED LOSS OF 3RD GEAR, PROBLEM WITH VALVE BODY & SOLENOID. NO FINANCIAL HELP FROM EITHER DEALERSHIP OR FORD. (NO WARRANTY) TOOK VAN TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, DIAGNOSIS: WATER FROM RADIATOR LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION (MANUFACTURERS DEFECT?) IT WILL NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY RADIATOR. REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE. *TR

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. IT JUST SUDDENLY WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST DRIVEN IT 15 MIN. BEFORE WITH NO PROBLEM! I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FREESTARS AND OTHER FORD VEHICLES AND HOPE THAT A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS! THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EVEN FULL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN, BUT MY CAR WAS OVER 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. TOWING IT IS GOING COST ME ABOUT $200. I AM SO FRUSTRATED! *TR

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 63,000 MILES NO WARNING -- TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE - VAN WAS IN MOTION - THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. REVIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE -- SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES! *TR

WAS TRAVELING FROM NEW JERSEY TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND STOPPED IN STANTON,VA. APPROX 400 MILES FROM HOME.AFTER GETTING FUEL,THE VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD VAN TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $3000. THE VAN ONLY HAD 62K MILES ON IT AND IS MAINTAINED REGULARLY. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED AT 37K MILES AS PER FORD RECOMMENDATION. DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIOR WARNING UP TO THAT POINT OF ANY PROBLEM. *TR

APRIL 2009, THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN OUTSIDE FOR A WHILE, NOT BEING DRIVEN, AND IT HAD BEEN WET OUTSIDE. MY HUSBAND NEEDED TO MOVE THE CARS AROUND AND WENT TO MOVE THE VAN. IT WOULD NOT CATCH. HE CONTINUED TO CRANK IT AND THE ENGINE WOULD CATCH BUT IMMEDIATELY BOG AND DIE OUT. THIS CONTINUE SO LONG, I WAS SURPRISED THE BATTERY DIDN'T DIE OUT. WHEN THE ENGINE DID CATCH, THE IDLE WOULD REV WAY HIGH UP AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN UNTIL IT WOULD JUST PLUNGE AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. WHILE IT WAS ARCHING, HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VAN IN GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT REVERSE OR GO FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND A TOW TRUCK CAME THAT SATURDAY. WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT ON MONDAY, THE VAN STARTED RIGHT UP, APPARENTLY PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "IT'S A NON-ISSUE." *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIR. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANKFULLY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOT SO SURE IF I WAS DRIVING I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER AS WELL AS HIM. WE HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2004 & 2005 FREESTARS AND BELIEVE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL . TOWED IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT FORD IS USING IN THESE FREESTARS. THERE ARE TO SMALL AND THE VAINS ON THE TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE SHEARING OFF, DUE TO THE STRAIN ON THEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATE BY NHTSA. THIS A LEGAL COMPLAINT AND IT SEEMS THAT YOU ALL ARE JUST CLOSING YOUR EYES TO THE MATTER. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE IT IS INVESTIGATED, BUT I GUESS THAT IS WHAT YOU ALL ARE WAITING FOR. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE NHTSA IS NOT BEING BOUGHT OFF BY THE CAR MANUFACTURERS . *TR

2004 FREESTAR WITHOUT WARNING NO MOTION F-OR R SAW HUNDREDS OF SAME ON WEB ...NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BILLION DOLLAR CORP SHOULD MAN UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY WERE NOT PERFORMING ANY REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES WHEN THEY REACH 35,000 MILES AND ABOVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2004 FORD FREESTAR. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM CONSUMER RE VEHICLE HAZARDS DUE TO MAJOR DEFECTS (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *NJ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CODES WERE FOR A CMP SENSOR AND AC PRESSURE SENSOR. THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL A WATER LEAK OCCURRED. *JB UPDATED *JB 08/26/10 UPDATED 11/10/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE THIRD REPAIR, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT ADJUST THE HOOD LATCH DOWN ENOUGH TO PREVENT WATER FROM BLOWING IN FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE. UPDATED 07/26/11 UPDATED 08/23/11

IN OCTOBER OF 2009, WHILE TRAVELING I65 WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD TO HIS FALL CUB SCOUT CAMP OUT, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DROPPED OUT OF GEAR. AFTER CAUTIOUSLY STEERING TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND GETTING THE VAN TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTED NEEDED REPLACING. OK, SO BAD LUCK, I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I'LL PAY IT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE STEEL FORD USED IN THAT YEARS TRANSMISSION WAS A SOFT METAL AND I WILL EVENTUALLY MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE TO REPLACE IT. NOW, APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, MY FAMILY AND I ARE TRAVELING I75 AND MY TRANS AXLE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH. WE HAVE THE VAN HOME AND I AM SCARED TO KNOW HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND SEEING ALL OF THE ISSUES REPORTED ABOUT THE '04 FREESTAR, I AM SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA NOR FORD HAS DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE MATTER. WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND TORQUE CONVERTERS GOING OUT WITH NO WARNING SIGNS, ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS, I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS AND DISHEARTENING THAT IT IS STILL A MATTER THAT IS LINGERING. CAN I HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THE NHTSA HAS ACCUMULATED OVER TIME CONCERNING THE FREESTAR AND WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USES A "MEASURING STICK" WHEN DETERMINING SOMETHING IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED? *TR

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, TRANSAXLE LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH ON AND OFF ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR. FORD SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IF THE LIGHT ONLY FLASHES AND DOES NOT REMAIN LIT, DON'T BOTHER BRINGING IT IN BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER OF ACCELERATION. RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000 BUT VEHICLE FORWARD MOTION SLOWED TO A STOP. BOTH OCCASIONS WERE ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, WHICH DAMAGED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WITH ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH. THE CAR DID NOT DIE BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT DRIVE AND STARTED MAKING A WINING SOUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHT ON THE DASH. IT JUST STOPPED. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS OUT, BUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE DRIVING A FREESTAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS NEEDED ON FORD FREESTAR VANS MADE IN 2004. *TR

PURCHASED A FORD FREESTAR IN 2004. LAST JULY ,I NOTICED PUDDLES OF OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND A KICK IN THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING. PROCEEDED TO MY MECHANIC,ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS,AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE RACK AND PINION. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST WITH NHTSA AND FOUND THAT FORD RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 34,000 CARS WITH THE PROBLEM. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE LINKING FLUID GOOD CAUSE SMOKE. MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH THE RECALL LIST. JUST RECENTLY(MARCH,2009),I STARTED HEARING SCREECHING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE CAR. IT WOULD SUBSIDE WHEN GOING AROUND CURBS ETC..TURNING THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY -WOULD ELIMINATE THE SOUND. AGAIN,I CHECKED RECALLS AND FOUND RECALLS FOR HUB PROBLEMS. IF NOT FIXED THE WHEEL ATTACHED TO THE AXLE WOULD CAUSED STEERING DIFFICULTY AND A POSSIBLE CRASH. CHECKED RECALL VIN NUMBER AND IT DID NOT MATCH. CONTACTED FORD PROBLEM BUREAU AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT. I HAVE PRESENTLY 23,500 MILES. I HAVE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN FOR FEAR OF AN IMMEDIATE MECHANICAL BREAK DOWN. FORD SHOULD STEP FORWARD AND CORRECT THE SITUATION FOR THOSE OWNERS WHO HAVE SPENT MONEY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. I CANNOT SELL THE VEHICLE. HOW CAN I IMPOSITION OTHERS!I 'M GLAD THERE WASN'T A NEGATIVE OCCURRENCE WHERE INJURIES EXISTED. AS A SENIOR CITIZEN,COST OF CONTINUOUS REPAIRS AND THE SAFETY ISSUE PREVAILS. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. WE WERE FORCED TO COAST OFF OF THE FREEWAY INTO AN ABANDONED WEIGH-STATION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AS NO GEAR WOULD WORK. VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND WE ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION UNIT AT A COST OF $3500. VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 82,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR