2005 Ford Freestar Complaint Log

OUR 2009 FORD FREESTAR LOSS ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN DUE TO A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR IS $3200. THIS CAR HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME FROM DANCE CLASS, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER - THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION. SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OCCURRED AT 60KM/H ON BUSY ROAD. REPAIR OF TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT SPLINES. WARRANTY WAS 5 YR OR 100,000 KM. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE 5 YEAR TIME FOR WARRANTY. TOTAL MILEAGE WAS 110,000. MY PERSONAL MILEAGE WAS UNDER THE 100,000 WARRANTY BUT VEHICLE HAD 13,000 DEALER DRIVEN KILOMETERS ON IT. FORD DECLINED COVERAGE DUE TO MILEAGE. TRANSMISSION REPAIR TECHNICIAN STATED FORD FREESTARS HAVE UNDERPOWERED TRANSMISSION AND THEY FIX THEM CONSTANTLY. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND ON SEPT. 29 2010 WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION (OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) QUIT WORKING. NO SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS BEFOREHAND. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND IT WAS FULL. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE JUST YET BUT I AM PRETTY SURE A NEW (OR REFURBISHED) TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE PUT INTO THE VAN. *TR

MY '05 FREESTAR DIED ON SEPT. 25 WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO KENTUCKY TO MY SONS GRADUATION FROM ARMY BASIC TRAINING. I WAS COMING OVER A BRIDGE THAT I COULDN'T PULL OVER ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING FAST ENOUGH IT HAPPENED AND COMING DOWN A HILL TO PULL OVER WHEN IT DIED. I HAD IT SERVICED LAST YEAR IN SEPT. HAD A TUNE-UP IN FEBRUARY AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. MY FAMILY AND I, WHICH CONSISTED OF MY HUSBAND, MOTHER, FATHER, DAUGHTER AND HER 9 MONTH OLD BABY AND SISTER-IN-LAW, HAD TO RENT A CAR IN ALABAMA TO CONTINUE ON TO KENTUCKY TO MY SONS GRADUATION. I HAD TO PAY AAMCO THE GRAND TOTAL OF $2400 TO REBUILD A TRANSMISSION, THAT THE FORD PLACE TOLD ME SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT. I CALLED THE NATIONAL FORD COMPANY AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. *TR

THE VAN LOST ALL AUTOMOTIVE POWER SUDDENLY AND WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE POLICE TO PUSH US OUT OF THE STREET. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1700. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPLINE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION AND TOLD US WE HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED. IT COULD HAVE EASILY LOST POWER IN AN BUSY INTERSECTION OR ON A TRAIN TRACK AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE ISSUE THE RECALL ON THIS ALREADY. IT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WHAT IS THE HOLDUP?

MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR (WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW) TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAN TELL YOU WHEN THE TIRES ARE LOW AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION. LEFT US STRANDED. *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

2005 FREESTAR 4.2 AFTER NORMAL START UP THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION SHOP HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS STILL PROVIDING REPAIR ESTIMATE. NO PROBLEMS OR INDICATION PRIOR. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED REGULARLY. *TR

MY 2005 FREESTAR JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING. IT WOULD START BUT HAVE NO POWER. DID NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR ANYTHING. IT IS GOING TO COST ME ALOT OF MONEY. I WOULD SAY FORGET ON FIXING IT BUT I STILL OWN MONEY ON IT. I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VAN. DON'T YOU THINK IT IS TIME TO SAY THERE IS A RECALL. FORD SUCKS AND IS A MONEY HUNGRY. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR 75,000 MILES. TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER VAN IS IN DRIVE. WHEN TIRES START TO SPIN, THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS "TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVE". POSSIBLE FALSE WARNING LIGHT? *TR

LOSS OF LOCOMOTIVE POWER, FORD FREESTAR 2005. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN STARTED, WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE AT NIGHT WITH MY TWO KIDS IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RENDERING MY VEHICLE POWERLESS AND IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE OUTSIDE HANDLE COMING OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE AND COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/29/10

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE TACHOMETER WAS RACING. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE COST TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD BE $1,300.00 *JB

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE HAD NO TORQUE (TRANSMISSION FAILED). THE ENGINE AND OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE CAR WERE NOT AFFECTED, BUT THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD (OR BACKWARD) ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND MADE FOR SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

THE DRIVE SHAFT (HALF SHAFT) SPLINES BROKE. 7 MONTHS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK AND THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT CLOSE WITH THE KEY. THE LIFT GATE COULD ONLY BE CLOSED MANUALLY. TWO DAYS LATER THE LIFT GATE POWERED UP AND STARTED CLOSING WITH THE CONTACT IN BETWEEN IT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE LIFT GATE WITH HIS SHOULDER AND HEAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE LIFGATE NOW HAS TO BE HELD SO THAT IT WILL NOT FALL ON THE CONTACT AND INJURE HIM. HE REFERENCED RECALL 06V069000, STRUCTURE BODY HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK IN AUGUST 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED SINCE THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AROUND 1:00 PM AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LOST POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN ON AUGUST, 17, 2010 DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED BY POLICE (DURING RUSH HOUR) INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK TO RECEIVE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY SORT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO FORWARD OR REVERSE POWER TO THE WHEELS. FORD HAS BEEN VERY RESISTANT TO HELP WITH ANY FINANCIAL AID FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE FORD SAYS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DISABLED VEHICLE CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED TO HELP. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINED FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST A THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RPM'S WENT UP AS I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN SPEED. I PUT THE HAZARD LIGHT ON TO SAFELY GET THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY DID NOT HEAR OR SMELL ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WENT OUT AT OVER 50 MPH WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS AND NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBABLY STRIPPED GEARS AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN SECONDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING MORNING TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH A LARGE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND THE TRUCK PASSED ME ON THE RIGHT. I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T MORE CARS AFTER THE TRUCK AND THAT I WAS GOING DOWN HILL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE VAN STOPPED RIGHT UNDER A SIGN THAT SAID NO STOPPING OR STANDING. IF I HAD BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VAN. PEOPLE COULD GET KILLED IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS. *TR UPDATED 11/03/11. *JB UPDATED 12/22/11. *JB

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, PULLED OUT OF INTERSECTION AND AFTER DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, MY VAN JUST WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I WOULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THAT VAN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SO I COASTED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED SOMEONE TO COME AND HELP ME. WE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THAT'S WHERE IT IS NOW. *TR

ON SATURDAY, 7 AUG, MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS WHERE RETURNING FROM A COUNTY FAIR CONCERT AT 11:30PM. WHILE CRUISING IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR, ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE CAR LOST TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. UP TO THIS POINT WE HAVE HAD KEPT UP ON REGULAR MAINTENANCE VISITS AND NEVER HAD ANY WARNING THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE LURKING. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR LOCAL FOR DEALER AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE "TRANSMISSION IS SHOT". OUR VAN HAS 59,100 MILES ON IT. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR-SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO PRIOR WARNING, NO KNOCKING OR SOUND, JUST A TOTAL DISENGAGEMENT OF ANY GEARS. VEHICLE STILL RAN BUT COULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. IT ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO GOING OVER A LONG BRIDGE. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO COUNTLESS OTHERS AND I FOUND OUT THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED OVER A YEAR AGO BY THE NHTSA. MY FAMILY AND I WERE LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO THE BRIDGE. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED ABOUT 40 MILES AND FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $2,000 TO REPAIR. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY FAMILY TO THE BEACH FOR A DAY TRIP AND ONE HOUR IN TO THE RIDE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE! THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS! I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT FROM THERE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NO REVERSE NO DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, HAD I GONE THE WAY I WAS GOING TO I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A INTERSTATE WHICH IS 4 LANES AND I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A WAY TO GET TO SAFETY! I'VE READ THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALLOT OF THESE VANS! THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MIAMI ON I-95 WITH MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN SHE WOULD ACCELERATE, THE RPMS WOULD JUST GO OFF THE CHART AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. SHE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE TOOK IT TO THREE MORE PLACES AND IT WAS THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC. THE COST WAS BETWEEN $1200-2500 TO FIX. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR PROBLEM IN MONTHS THAT WE HAD. FIRST IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, THEN THE AC UNIT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR (MANUFACTURED JUNE 04) HAD SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO POOR QUALITY PUMP PARTS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR ONLY HAS 88,000 MI. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY AT 65 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO STOP ON SHOULDER. CAR NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE RPM RAISES WITH NO ACCELERATION AT WHEELS. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS IS TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES FAILURE. *TR

WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, WE WERE DRIVING AT APPROX 70MPH WHEN WE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. RPM'S SPIKED WHEN THE GAS WAS TOUCHED, BUT MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSE IN GEAR WERE NOT POSSIBLE. WE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE, ARRANGED FOR A TOW, THEN SET FOR A TAXI TO GET MY FAMILY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO SAFETY. IT WAS 11:30 PM AND WE HAD TO SPEND A NIGHT IN A HOTEL AFTER THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW. UPON THEIR OPENING FRIDAY MORNING WE LEARNED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE BAD, THAT THIS IS A COMMON FREESTAR PROBLEM, AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL MONDAY. RATHER THAN SPEND 3 NIGHTS IN A HOTEL ON TOP OF THE 1 WE ALREADY DID, WE RENTED A CAR AND DROVE THE 3 + HOURS BACK HOME FROM WHERE WE WERE. THE VAN WAS REPAIRED AND WE PICKED IT UP ON MONDAY. MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT WERE 62,814 AND AS I TYPE THIS - 63,394. TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR, $1803.07, HOTEL $150.93, RENTAL $206.43, TOW $60.00, TAXI $22.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FOR FREESTAR. TODAY I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT IT INTO PARK, ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE, NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. [IT WAS ALSO REPORTED TO ME THAT THIS MODEL/YEAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES LIKE THIS.] *TR

-NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-75, VAN LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. TACH WOULD SHOW ENGINE WAS REVVING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO GET TO EMERGENCY LANE. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, FAILURE SO COMPLETE CAR COULD NOT EVEN BE ROAD TESTED. THIS IS A FAILURE OF PRODUCT, NOT OF USER. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 1 HR AND 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE, NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, STRANGE SOUNDS, NO SLIPPAGE OR GRINDING. CAR HAS 103,000 MILES APPROX. TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATES COMPLETE REBUILD IS NECESSARY. *TR UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 11/17/2011 *LN

AFTER A RAIN STORM MY VAN EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE AND ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH A RAIN STORM. THIS TIME THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. *TR

VAN STALLS AT LIGHTS. JUST CUTS OFF. MECHANIC SAID IT HAS SOME THING TO DO WITH THE PCM. TRANS HAS BEEN REPLACED. BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS CEASED UP . THIS VAN IS A ROAD HAZARD. NEVER KNOW WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO OR WHEN IT IS GOING TO FAIL . *TR

MY VAN SHUDDERED TODAY ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY TWO BOYS IN TOW- HAD TO CROSS OVER TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY. HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TRANSMISSION, HAVE A FAULTY ERG VALVE, THE AC COMPRESSOR IS GOING OUT AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM SENSOR. NOW HAVE A POWERTRAIN ALARM- HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY IT IS... ALREADY SANK OVER $3500 JUST ON FIXING IT'S MANY ISSUES. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED??? IS FORD WAITING FOR FOLKS TO DIE LIKE TOYOTA DID BEFORE THEY ADMIT AND CORRECT THE ERRORS? *TT

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. IT STARTED HESITATING AND LOSING POWER ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AGO AND THEN YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING, THANKFULLY IN A PARKING LOT IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I'VE BEEN READING ALOT TODAY ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST $1,800.00 TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL DUE AS A RESULT. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LUNGING WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. IT DOES HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD BEEN RUNNING ERRANDS ALL MORNING AND GOT HOME AND PARKED IT. LATER THAT EVENING WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO THE REVERSE POSITION AND THEN INTO DRIVE. WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,965. UPDATED 10/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR IN THE CITY I LIVE IN. WHEN I REACHED AN INTERSECTION,I STOPPED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GO THRU WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD TO GET HELP MOVING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER HAD WENT. MY VAN ONLY HAD 45,500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

DROVE MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN HOME AND PARKED IT. GOT IN A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THESE VANS. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HE SAID HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOWED THE VAN TO HIS SHOP AND SURE ENOUGH, HAD TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MY VAN WAS THE 7TH OR 8TH THAT HE HAD REPLACED JUST THIS YEAR (2010). HE STATED EACH ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS STRIPPED. HE THINKS FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I AGREE. EVIDENTLY FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE THEY NO LONGER PUT THESE IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND AM SCARED THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME WHILE THE VAN IS MOVING. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2005 FREESTAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON A CORNER I STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED I STARTED TO PANIC IT WAS A BLIND CORNER LINED WITH HUGE TREES,FORTUNATELY AS I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP I STARTED TO GO DOWN HILL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OF IN TO A SCENIC TURN OUT AT THE LAKE. I WAS IN A DEAD ZONE SO I COULDN'T CALL ON MY CELL PHONE BUT FINALLY FOUND ENOUGH SERVICE BY STANDING ON A ROCK OVER THE WATER TO TEXT FOR HELP. AFTER RETURNING HOME WITH THE CAR THANX TO AAA I FIND THAT THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE NO WARNING ,NO NOTICE WHAT SO EVER, I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED WHERE IT DID BECAUSE I TRAVEL THE TURNPIKE DAILY AND COULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A MORE CONGESTED AREA LIKE AN ON RAMP OR EXCHANGE, I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY HAVE BLOWN ME OFF,I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE HERE IN MAINE TO SEE IF I HAVE AN RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER THE CAR HAS 54154 MILES ON IT AND SO FAR I HAVE SEEN ESTIMATES OF UP TO $3000 TO REPAIR IT SHOULDN'T IT LAST ATLEAST TIL IT'S PAID FOR? I THINK SO. *TR