2005 Ford Freestar Complaint Log

NOTE: I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN WITH 123,000 ON THE ENGINE. ON JULY 4, I WAS DRIVING DOWN 1-70 WEST BETWEEN WASHINGTON,PA AND CLAYSVILLE, PA WITH MY WIFE AND 2 DAUGHTERS, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I TRIED ALL GEARS BUT, THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. EVENTUALLY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK FOR ASSISTANCE. OUT OF NO WHERE, A POLICE OFFICER CAME UP BESIDE ME AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AFTER TELLING HIM THE SITUATION, HE SAID HE WOULD WAIT FOR THE TRUCK. THE VAN IS NOW SITTING AT A TRANSMISSION GARAGE AWAITING WORK TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY DURING JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ON OUR WAY OUT OF ST. LOUIS, WE WERE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE DOING 65 WHEN THE RPMS RAMPED UP. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME UNTIL MY HUSBAND TAPED THE BRAKE. ONCE THE CRUISE WAS DISABLED, MY HUSBAND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, WE JUST CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PROCEEDED TO COAST TO AN OFF RAMP FROM HIGHWAY 61 WHICH IN FACT TURNED OUT TO BE THE ON RAMP FOR I-70. WE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ONRAMP, TURNED THE VAN OFF AND STARTED LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. VAN RUNS BUT IT JUST WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. NO WARNING, DUE TO THE COMMOTION WE LOST OUR BEARINGS SO WE DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE WHERE WE WERE TO TELL THE TOWING COMPANY. WE ENDED UP BEING TOWED TO WENTZVILLE MISSOURI, DUMPED OFF AT A SUPER 8 AND HAD TO WAIT TIL THE FOLLOWING DAY TO RENT A CAR. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP IN TOWN. THEY DIDN'T LOOK AT THE VAN UNTIL JULY 6TH, THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL ISSUES. ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE WITH REFURBISHED FOR $2600. NOW IT'S JULY 9TH, HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR HOUSE FOR $500. LOOKING FOR A CHEAPER TRANSMISSION SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND. NOT SURE YET HOW WE'LL PROCEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITHOUT A WARNING THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RELATED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE COULD REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/10

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 4 AM IN THE MORNING GOING 60 PLUS MILES PER HOUR, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE MY VAN SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. MY ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT THE CAR WONT GO WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T ON JUST COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FREESTAR(FORD) ON THE BELTWAY AT 55MPH WHEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED MOVING. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SHIFTING HARDWARE- IT SEEMS TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, NO SLIPPING, NO NOISE AND NO WARNING LIGHT. VERY FRIGHTENING SINCE I HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE BELTWAY. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR W/88,000 MILES. HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. TRNSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER ACCELERATING CAR STARTED COASTING. NO FIX AS YET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH THE VAN FULL OF 5 CHILDREN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL TRANSMISSION POWER. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED FINE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAD NO POWER. GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CHILDREN SAFELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO A SERVICE ROAD WHICH RAN BESIDE THE FREEWAY- UNTIL THE TOWTRUCK DRIVER COULD RESPOND AND TOW THE VEHICLE. *TR

DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. APPARENTLY, THE WATER SPLASHED THE ON BOARD COMPUTER (PCM). I TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY IMPLEMENTED THE FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) REFERENCE NUMBER(S): 06-14-10, VEHICLE WORKED FINE UNTIL THE FALL OF 2014. NOW THE VEHICLE WON'T START AT ALL IF IT SITS OUT IN THE RAIN. IF IT DOES THE WATER GETS INTO THE PCM AND PREVENTS IT FROM STARTING. NOW IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WATER IS INTRUDING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND IT IS CONFOUNDING THE PCM (ENGINE COMPUTER) WITH MORE WATER / MOISTURE. THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS TO ME AND I WILL HAVE TO SCRAP IT SINCE IT CANNOT OPERATE IN A NORMAL MIDWESTERN CLIMATE. I SURELY DO NOT WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $1500 TO $2500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS TEMPORARY. THIS IS SIMPLY A DESIGN FLAW. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND PAY OFF THE OWNERS TO HAVE THEM DESTROYED SINCE THE WET PCM CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING OR SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN A RAINY ROAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH MY DAUGHTER ON A HOT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY VAN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I COASTED TOWARDS A NEARBY GAS STATION UNTIL THE VAN COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE GAS STATION ENTRANCE. IT WOULD ENGAGE INTO GEAR BUT NOT MOVE AT ALL, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE WORKERS AT THE GAS STATION PUSHED THE VAN INTO THE STATION'S LOT. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND WITHIN ONE HALF HOUR THE VAN WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED MY HUSBAND THE NEXT MORNING THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES AND BASICALLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 54,111 MILES LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. LUCKILY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED IT, LESS MY DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE MAKING A TURN DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION FROM FORD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS. WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO PULL OUT, I DID SO, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I THEN HAD TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, AND ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THE TURN LANE MY ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN THE VAN BEGAN TO SLOW. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING AND I WAS ABLE TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE SAFELY STOPPED, I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE GEARS , BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THEN NOTHING! I TOOK THE VAN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 80,000 MILES. I REQUESTED TO GET THE FAILED TRANSMISSION, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $600 CORE CHARGE. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR SEL THROUGH OUR TOWN HAD MADE TWO OR THREE STOPS NO PROBLEM STARTED TO GO THROUGH A LIGHT AND NOTICE IT WAS NOT TAKING THE GAS HAD TO CHANGE LANES TO GET OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND PULL OVER ALMOST GOT HIT BY SIDE AND BACK FROM TRAFFIC THROUGH THE LIGHT HAD TWO OF MY THREE CHILDREN WITH ME NO WARNING AT ALL HAD NOT ACTED UP OR NO LIGHTS CAME ON. I NOTICE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK WENT TO PUT BACK IN GEAR BUT NOTICE I WAS NOT HEARING IT GO IN ANY GEAR AND WHEN PRESS GAS IT WOULD JUST REV UP. MY SON UN HOOKED THE BATTERY AND WAITED AND PUT IT BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WAS COMPUTER AND WOULD RESET ITSELF STILL NOTHING. PHONED MY HUSBAND AT WORK AND HE HAD TO LEAVE WORK AND CHECK IT OUT WE WAS RIGHT BESIDE THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR FATHERS HOME AND CALLED A FORD MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS IN TRANSMISSION WE FOUND A USED ONE FOR $1100.00 AND TO REBUILT IS BETWEEN $1600.00 AND $2000.00 I HAVE READ ONLINE OVER AND OVER AGAIN SOUNDS JUST LIKE MY STORY. IT IS JUST A MIRACLE THAT SOMEONE HASN'T GOT KILLED OVER THIS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY HUSBAND HAS JUST GOT BACK HOURS AT WORK IT HAS BEEN ROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THEN THIS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT REBUILT DUE TO NOT WANTING TO PAY OUT $1100.00 AND NOT KNOWING HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE IT GOES OUT.THE COMPANY THAT IS REBUILDING OURS SAYS THERE ARE NEW PARTS SO IT MAY LAST LONGER.THEY SAID WE WERE LUCKY WE GOT THE MILES OUT OF OURS THAT WE DID,BUT IT IS DRIVEN BY ME IN A LITTLE TOWN MOST OF MY MILES ARE FROM TAKING MY LITTLE GIRL TO SCHOOL THE LAST FIVE YEARS. FORD NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! *TR

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

WE HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR, WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STILL RAN, BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP, THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. *TR

WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VAN MOVED JUST ENOUGH TO GET US PAST THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL AGAIN IT DID NOT RESPOND WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE REVVING OF THE NEEDLE. IT WAS LIKE IF THE VAN WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE AVOIDED THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COASTED TO AN EMPTY LOT. WE TRIED TO REVERSE AS WELL AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VAN. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WE HAD NO TYPE OF WARNING THAT THIS MAY OCCUR. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. IT JUST SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. MY HUSBAND, SISTER-IN-LAW, 3 YEAR OLD NIECE, AND MYSELF WHERE STUCK OUT IN THE HEAT UNTIL WE COULD GET SOMEONE TO TOW THE VAN BACK TO OUR HOUSE. THE MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY AT 87,000. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON A MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THE COST WILL BE SKY HIGH AND I KNOW WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH, I WAS TRYING TO PASS A SLOWER CAR MY VAN STARTING REVVING BUT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD PRETTY MUCH EXPLODED. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE WERE METAL PIECES IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN WHILE TRAVELING IN A 45 MPH ZONE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. MY WIFE WAS LUCKY TO HAVE GOTTEN THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE SHE WAS REAR-ENDED WHICH WOULD HAVE OBVIOUSLY CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, INCLUDING A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT 42,000 MILES. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL WITH OTHER FORD OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR THAT I RECENTLY PURCHASED AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP 6 MONTHS AGO. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN PLANO, TX WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPM WENT UP AND THE TRANSMISSION DIED. I HAD TO CROSS LANES ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTAR MINI-VANS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2005 FORD FREESTAR. VEHICLE HAS 66,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND FAILED. NO WARNING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINI-VAN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A TRANSMISSION FROM AN "AFTER-MARKET" PARTS MANUFACTURER, AS IT WAS SLIGHTLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM FORD AND WAS WARRANTED, WHILE FORD'S WAS NOT. *TR

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN SHE PULLED OUT ON TO A BUSY STATE ROUTE, THE CAR JUST STOPPED GOING, SHE WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY CARS THAT WERE ALREADY TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AT 55MPH. AFTER SAFELY PULLING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RD, SHE HAD TO WAIT FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WHILE I GOT OFF WORK TO COME AND MEET HER. WE WERE ABLE TO SWITCH THE CAR INTO THE DIFFERENT GEARS. PARK WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE WHILE NEUTRAL ALLOWED THE CAR TO MOVE. WE THEN TOWED THE CAR HOME WITH IT IN NEUTRAL. AFTER SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD VANS. APPARENTLY THE TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE GOING BAD ON THEM AROUND 60-80K MILES. AFTER TALKING TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS, THEY ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHILE I AM TRYING TO SAVE UP THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, MY CAR IS SITTING DEAD IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IS USELESS. REPAIR LOOKS TO COST ANYWHERE FROM $1000-$1500. *TR

IN MAY 2010, VAN LOST ALL POWER ON THE INTERSTATE. WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE LEFT STRANDED. ENGINE RAN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT COST $1300. IN OCT 2010 THE VAN AGAIN LOST ALL POWER, BUT FORTUNATELY IN THE DRIVEWAY BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST THIS TIME. I STILL OWE $2000, SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MAKE REPAIRS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORD. I INTENT ON SEEING IF I CAN BE ADDED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR, 72,147 MILES. ENTERED HOV AND CAR CAME UP TO SPEED THEN RPMS INCREASED AND NO ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. HAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC, COAST TO STOP. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TRIED TO RE-ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. TRIED REV, D, 3, 2, AND ENGINE SEEMED TO ONLY BE IN NEUTRAL. STRANDED TWO HOURS DURING RUSH HOUR ON DC BELTWAY WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK. CAR AT REPAIR SHOP WAITING FOR ESTIMATE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING GOING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY IN THE FAST LANE PASSING A CAR, MY MOTOR JUST REVS. I COAST TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE (THIS WAS DURING 8:00AM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC). THEN I WAS STRANDED THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR WAITING FOR MY BOSS TO COME PICK ME UP. LATER THAT AFTERNOON I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO A GARAGE AND HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTICS WHICH SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS OUT AND THEN TOWED HOME AT A COST OF $225. MY VAN WHICH I LOVED UP UNTIL THAT DAY IS SITTING AT MY HOUSE WAITING TO BE REPAIRED WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD AT THIS TIME. IT MAKES ME SICK TO HAVE TO PAY THE CAR PAYMENT AND FIX IT TOO. AND BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED I MISSED THREE DAYS OF WORK AND NOW NO LONGER HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK, WHICH MAY TURN END UP HAVING MY BELOVED VAN REPOSESSED AND END UP LOSING MY JOB. I HOPE THEY GET THE RECALL OUT THERE ASAP SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED!!! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LINKAGE WAS LUBRICATED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE IDLE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

SHORTLY AFTER PROCEEDING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, MY VEHICLE SIMPLY QUIT MOVING. THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. HOW I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED AT THAT TIME, OR AS I SAT WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE, IS A COMPLETE MIRACLE. THE CAR WOULD SHIFT IN GEARS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. A FIREMAN ENDED UP STOPPING AND SITTING BEHIND ME WITH HIS LIGHTS ON TO AVOID A COLLISION. EVENTUALLY, A POLICEMAN ARRIVED, HAD ME PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND "PUSHED" ME WITH HIS PUSH BAR ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO AVOID A ROAD HAZARD. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED NOT REBUILDING THE EXISTING TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH 2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSIONS, AND WAS ABLE TO GET ME A 2007 TRANSMISSION WITH 10,000 MILES. HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WILL LAST LONGER. *TR

CAR IS KEPT IN GARAGE. ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICES ARE UP TO DATE. DROVE IT FINE YESTERDAY. TODAY, VEHICLE STARTED FINE, GEAR SHIFT WORKS FINE BUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. TRANSMISSION SEEMS LOCKED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN A GEAR IS SELECTED, THE CAR JUST REVS WITHOUT GOING ANYWHERE. SAME IN ALL GEARS. *TR

AFTER LEAVING A STOPLIGHT AND ACCELERATING TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP AT WHICH TIME I FOUND THAT NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD WORK, INCLUDING REVERSE. I WAS TOWED EVENTUALLY BY AAA AND HAVE A "BALLPARK" ESTIMATE OF OVER $1,100 FOR REPLACEMENT OF A TORQUE CONVERTER. I JUST RETURNED FROM A DRIVE FROM BOSTON TO D.C. AND BACK, AND CANNOT IMAGINE THE DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THAT TRIP. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2005 FREESTAR - 49000 MILES. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AT 35 MPH SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REV'S AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR COMPLETELY LOSES PULLING POWER WE COAST INTO A PARKING LOT THE CAR CRANKS BUT WONT MOVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGES AND REVS OUT. THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE VAN COASTED TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE VAN WOULD NO LONGER MOVE .THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CHECK LIGHT NO SOUNDS OR SMELLS NOTHING. THE THING JUST DIED SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON .THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR 70,000 MILES WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. LUCKILY SHE SAFELY COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. LOCAL FORD DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PRICE WAS $3000. VEHICLE HAD NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING OR ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. TWO DAYS AGO WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VAN ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN JUST LOST POWER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE (CAUSED AN ACCIDENT). I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTARS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL COST APPROX. $3000.00 TO FIX. THIS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH A NEW VEHICLE AND SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR, TRANSMISSION. ON SATURDAY 4/17/2010 MY VAN WORKED FINE. ON MONDAY MORNING I WENT TO TAKE IT TO WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. AND REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK HOME. BUT TODAY WHEN I TRIED TO FINE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST STALL. AND I COULD NOT GET IT BACK HOME. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK HOME BUT DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT. THIS PROBLEM HAD NO WARNING OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG. I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLES PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE HAD AND MINE IS THE SAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 43,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE LEAVING THE PARKING LIT,THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD GARAGE. THEY SAID I NEEDED A TORQUE CONVERTER. THE COST IS $1500 DOLLARS. *TR

ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH ACCELERATION TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE WEEK BEFORE FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE CHECK AT WHICH TIME THEY TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED OUT FINE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 10,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 66,500 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. HAVE DONE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE REGULARLY ON VEHICLE AT SAME DEALERSHIP SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT IN 2005. *TR

ON FRIDAY, 4/16/10, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN SUDDENLY SPIKED IN RPM'S AND THEN STARTED COASTING. IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...I HAD TO MAKE IT SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD BE FINE AFTER COOLING DOWN. IT CRANKED UP FINE, BUT WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, IT DID NOTHING. IT WOULDN'T GO BACKWARD OR FORWARD. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IN FACT, ITS SO COMMON, THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO COME BY AND IF I DO FIND ONE THE COST WILL BE ABOUT $2500 TO REPAIR. DO YOU SEE A PROBLEM HERE? ALSO, I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HASN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET, SO THE VEHICLES THAT ARE GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION ARE GETTING ANOTHER FAULTY ONE. SO NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE IT ONCE, BUT EVERY FEW YEARS. CAN WE PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS PULLING ONTO CALABASH DRIVE FROM A STOP SIGN AT MAPLEWOOD DRIVE MY VEHICLE LOST SPEED. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING I LOST CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE I WAS ONLY TRAVELING APPROX. 25 MPH I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO A DRIVEWAY. I TRIED ALL THE GEARS AND HAD NO RESPONSE FROM ANY. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED APPROX. 2 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE APPROX 100 FEET BEFORE I AGAIN LOST CONTACT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE 4 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I CONTACTED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THERE. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER INSTALLED WHICH COST ME A TOTAL OF $991.84 I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS OCCURRENCE AS THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN EARLIER THAT DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,326 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,344.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY ALMOST HAVE A MAC TRUCK SLAM INTO THE REAR, TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TRANSMISSION REDONE AT AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION, 1,800 DOLLARS NOTIFIED FORD CORPORATE THEY BLEW ME OFF STATED MY WARRANTY EXPIRED . OCTOBER 2011 SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN JUST PAID VAN OFF BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2005 THIS CAR COST ME ENOUGH FOR 6 YEARS AND NO RECALL PLEASE HELP FORD COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES IS IT WORTH DYEING OVER A MISTAKE. JESUS..... *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN HER 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE COMPLETELY OUT WITH NO WARNING. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM READING REPORTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RESOLVED. I EXPECT TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX MINE, BUT I HOPE SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO HELP THE NEXT GUY WHO IS UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BUY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED -- VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS HAD ACCELERATION AND REVVING OF ENGINE WHEN IDLING IN NEUTRAL, AND ALSO SOMETIMES NO REVERSE GEAR. SOMETIMES IT JUST FAILS TO START. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED BY TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS AND ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC. ALL PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE COMPUTER (PCM) AND/OR TRANSMISSION. THE COMPUTER (PCM) HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY FORD IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WATER KEEPS GETTING INTO THE PCM COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING HAVOC. THEY DON'T SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO STOP IT, AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF. LAST TIME, TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD TO CALL 911 WHEN WE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS, BUT THE VAN DID NOT GO FORWARD. CARS WERE NOW RACING PAST OUR STOPPED VAN, ON BOTH SIDES, AT HIGH SPEED. WE WERE SITTING DUCKS. WE CALLED 911 TO GET POLICE OUT TO STOP TRAFFIC FOR FEAR OF BEING REARENDED AT HIGH SPEED. MYSELF, WIFE AND THREE KIDS (10,7,2) WERE STUCK THERE. GOOD SAMARATIN RISKED HIS LIFE AND STOPPED ALL TRAFFIC BEHIND US WHILE I CARRIED KIDS OUT OF VAN TO SAFETY. OTHERS HELPED PUSH THE VAN OFF THE ROAD. VAN HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, BUT THEY SAY "CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" (WHEN THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS). I ASKED THEM TO OPEN COMPUTER AGAIN TO CHECK FOR WATER BUT THEY REFUSE -- SAYING IT'S TOO DIFFICULT AND IT CAN'T BE IN THERE (EVEN THOUGH IT HAS PROVEN TO BE THE PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS PREVIOUS INSTANCES). I REPORTED ISSUE TO FORD NATIONAL "CUSTOMER CARE" HOTLINE SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO RECALL THE VAN FOR SAFETY ISSUES AND TO HELP ME. THEY REFUSE (CITING "OUT OF WARRANTY"). THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 42K MILES ON IT NOW. PROBLEMS BEGAN SPRING 2009 (AT ABOUT 35K MILES) WHEN HEAVY RAINS HAPPENED ALL YEAR. MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR - MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS AND THE CAR JUST STARTED LOSING ITS ACCILERATION. AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE IS RIGHT NOW ON THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND I TOOK IT INTO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON ALL THESE VEHICLES.

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 MY WIFE WENT TO LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY WITH OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH MY TWO SONS. THE MINIVAN WOULD START THEN DIE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE PCM HAD WATER AND CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REGARDLESS OF THE CURRENT TSB FOR THIS ISSUE THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREMIUM WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED AND THAT I MUST PAY IN FULL FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $940. THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED AT HOME AND NOT SOMEWHERE OUT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF AND REFUSES TO REMEDY SO THE OWNER IS STUCK HOLDING THE BILL. THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHSTA BOARD TO FORCE FORD TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-55 IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS AT 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN REVVED UP - THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE FLEW UP TO BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 RPM - AND ALL POWER WAS LOST IMMEDIATELY. ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES TRAVELING VERY CLOSE BEHIND ME - WITH THE LOSS OF POWER, ANY VEHICLE NEAR ME WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO MY VEHICLE. I ENDED UP SPENDING 2 HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK... AND HAD THE VAN TOWED APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BACK IN THE TOWN IN WHICH I LIVE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE MAIN INPUT SHAFT WAS BROKEN AND THE VAN WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED - TO THE TUNE OF APPROXIMATELY $3400. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE AT THIS POINT WHETHER WE WANT TO PUT THIS MUCH MONEY INTO FIXING THIS CAR AND AFTER READING THE DISCUSSION FORUMS ABOUT THE TROUBLE THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING MORE THAN ONE TIME, WHETHER WE WILL EVER TRUST THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR