2006 Ford Freestar Complaint Log

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 295, IN NJ MILE MARK 33 WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING AND SMOKING. I PULLED OVER AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $3,500.00. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THEY RECALLED THE 2004 - 2005 TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO READ THAT THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS USED FROM THE 2004 - 2007 MODELS, SO WHY WOULD IT FAIL FOR THE 2004 - 2005 BUT NOT FOR THE 2006 - 2007. I JUST MADE MY LAST PAYMENT ON THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2013 AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON SEPT 2013. I AM UPSET WITH THIS ESPECIALLY HAVING A VAN FULL OF CHILDREN RETURNING FROM A TRIP. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO AND NOT STILL ALLOW FOR THE PROBLEM TO CONTINUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT DECELERATION. THE MAINTENANCE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. ..UPDATED 10/18/16 *BF

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME FROM COLUMBUS OHIO, WE WERE TRAVELING ON SR 53. WHEN OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR ENGINE STARTED INCREASING RPM'S. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION JUST ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEURAL. WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD BUT WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEMI BEHIND US. WE WERE STRANDED ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT 3 AM. I FINALLY CONTACTED A TOWING SERVIVE AND $120.00 LATER WE MADE IT HOME. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID YES, WE NO WHATS WRONG WHAT IS YOUR VIN NUMBER? I GAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T ON THEIR LIST????? IT THE SAME PROBLEM THEY KNOW THEY HAVE BUT SINCE IT WASN'T ON THEIR RECALL LIST IT WAS MY RESPONDSABILITY. THSI VAN ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES, FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEMAND WON'T OWN UP TO IT FINANCIALLY. THEY ARE GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED. HOW CAN A COMPANY KNOW THEY HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM AND NOT BE LIABLE FOR THEIR POOLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 40 MPH. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL DRIVE POWER. NO FORWARD, OR REVERSE AVAILABLE WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BETWEEN ALL GEAR POSITIONS. ENGINE WOULD REV NORMALLY AND ENGINE RUNNING FINE. TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT. NO DRIVE POWER. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON THE 2005 AND 2006 FREESTAR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS REAPIRED AT A COST OF $ 1,550.

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, I ACCELERATED TO PROCEED, AND AS MY VEHICLE STARTED TO GO IT JUST AS QUICKLY DIED. WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND COMING AT ME FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THOSE CARS WERE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND NOT BROADSIDE ME OR REAR END ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LONG STORY SHORT, IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER! I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 04 AND 05 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2006. HAVING RESEARCHED THOROUGHLY ONLINE FOR THIS PROBLEM, CLEARLY, MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER 2006 FORD FREESTAR OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE BETWEEN 120K AND 150K MILES, COMPLAINTS STATED IN MANY FORD FORUMS AND OTHER INTERNET VENUES. OF THE 75+ I READ, ABOUT 50% HAD REGISTERED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE IN THE 06 FREESTARS WITH NHTSA. CLEARLY, FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2006 AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY INFO AND COMPLAINT?? AND FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE RPM READING INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR IN A 55MPH ZONE. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS THROWN IN NEUTRAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SO FAST WITH NO POWER, I WAS ALMOST REARENDED BY A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND TRAVELING AT APPROX 55 MPH. WHEN I COASTED TO A STOP THE VECHILE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I HAVINE BEEN DRIVING FORDS FOR 46 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT ON ME. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT IF REARENDED. IT COST ME OVER $3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND PAY ME FOR THE PROBLEM AS THE SAME FAILURE IS GOING ON EVERYWHERE IN THE US. THE 2005'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THERE SELFS FOR MAKING THE JUNK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MOLD UNDER THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V081000 (SEATS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING, COMING TO A STOP SIGN, I STOPPED, WHEN COMMENCING TO GO THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I TRIED PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, I MOVED APPROX 2 FEET AND COULD NOT MOVE ANYMORE IN ANY GEAR. I RECEIVED HELP TO PUSH INTO A PARKING SPACE AWAY FROM TRAFFIC UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT A RECALL EXISTS ON THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS WHICH COULD AFFECT THE TRANSMISSION ALSO ON THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND IT IS THE SAME EXACT FAULTY PART AS ON MY VEHICLE. FRUSTRATINGLY MY VEHICLE THE 2006 FREESTAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN FORDS RECALL PROGRAM, BUT IT SHOULD BE. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM CURRENTLY ON DIALYSIS AND MY WIFE WITH PARKINSON'S THIS IS ADDING TO OUR OVERALL DECLINING HEALTH WITH THIS ADDITIONAL STRESS. NOW I FOUND OUT WE MAY HAVE TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $3000 TO FIX OUR VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER FOR 45 YEARS. *TR

RETURNED TO VEHICLE FROM THE STORE, STARTED, SELECTED REVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. ENGINE WOULD RESPOND TO GAS WITH REVS, BUT NO MOVEMENT. TRIED OTHER GEARS--NOTHING WOULD ENGAGE: IT WAS AS IF EVERY GEAR WAS NEUTRAL. HAS TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. HAVE NOW READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND THAT THE 2004-5 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I AM SO FRUSTRATED THAT FORD WOULD NOT RECALL THE 06 AS WELL. AN HOUR EARLIER MY WIFE AND CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY! ALSO PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN NHTSA FOR NOT LEVERAGING ITS POSITION TO FORCE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR IN MY NEIGHBOR HOOD WITH MY KIDS WITH ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHOOK AND I LOST ALL POWER IN MY VEHICLE. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT. NONE OF THE GEARS ON VAN WERE WORKING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY AND NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND FORD KNOWS IT. THEY DID A RECALL ON THE 2004-2005 TORQUE CONVERTER BUT NOT THE 2006. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR FACILITIES INCLUDING A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY ALL USE THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD WOULD CONSIDER THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL BUT NOT ONE FOR THE 2006 FREESTAR. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT WOULD NOTIFY ME IF THERE IS A FUTURE RECALL BUT BASICALLY I AM ON MY OWN. THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY OF THEIR SAFETY AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5AM AND WAS AT A RED LIGHT. ON THE GREEN LIGHT, HIT THE GAS AND THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR. IT WAS LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SHIFTING ABILITIES. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE. CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND YES I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SHOT PLUS WHATEVER ELSE CAN GO WRONG WITH BROKEN METAL IN YOUR TRANSMISSION. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT, SO WE HAVE A PRETTY PIECE OF JUNK IN OUR DRIVEWAY THAT WE STILL OWE $4,500 ON. I THINK I WILL PLANT FLOWERS AROUND IT SO THE NEIGHBORS WILL NOT SEE THE GRASS GROWING UNDER IT. PLUS THAT WILL GIVE IT A PROPER BURIAL, BECAUSE WITHOUT A FORD RECALL, IT WILL NEVER MOVE. *TR

THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. THE VAN DOES NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IF IT DOES SHIFT, IT IS A VERY HARD SHIFT. SOME TIMES NEED TO BACK OFF ON GAS SO IT SHIFTS. ONCE IN SECOND GEAR, VAN RUNS GOOD. REVERSE IS SPORADIC AS WELL. SOME TIMES IT WANTS TO. SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH. CHANGED TRANSMISSION FILTER. DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION. DID SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD ISSUES LIKE I AM HAVING TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT PREVIOUS 2 YEARS. NOT SURE WHY THIS YEAR HAS NOT HAD A RECALL TO FIX THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT I AM HOPING THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL SOON.... IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I REPORTED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE 2ND WEEK I OWNED IT THAT THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT ON AND IT WAS FLASHING.THEY TOLD ME TO COME TO THE STORE AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT,THEY DISCOVERED A SOLENOID HAD BLOWN AND THEY REPLACED IT.THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED BUT IF IT WERE TO COME BACK ON THAT I SHOULD GET BACK TO THEM.THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY,SOMETIMES WEEKLY,OTHER TIMES BI WEEKLY AND I CALLED THEM EACH AND EVERY TIME.THEY SENT ME TO A GARAGE IN BIDDEFORD THAT ONLY REPLACED A SPARK PLUG AND THEY CALLED IT GOOD.I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VAN THIS WAY SINCE JUNE AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION,IT NOW REMAINS UNRESOLVED.I WENT TO DRIVE IT 2 DAYS AGO,WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I LEFT,ON THE WAY HOME,THE WRENCH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT.I COULDN'T GO ABOVE 40 AND PRAYED TO MAKE IT HOME.I HAVE NO MONEY FOR ANOTHER CAR AND WOULD LOVE TO GET A RESOLUTION TO THIS SOON.I AM IN A SEVERE TIME CRUNCH AND CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO HAVE A CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. CAR ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF GEAR. AFTER COASTING OFF THE ROADWAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR ISSUE. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER - PROBLEM SOLVED. WE ARE SURPRISED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR 2004-2005 VEHICLES AS IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER (TRANSMISSION). IT COST $1200 TO REPAIR. VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH ONLY 49000 MILES. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND GOT MANY HITS. FORD HAD RECALLED THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE 2006? *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A SIDE STREET WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER TO THE POWER TRAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE LOSING POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AND AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING. IT WAS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED IT. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF I COULD GET IT TO OPERATE IN GEAR. AGAIN, THE CARD TURNED OVER BUT THERE WAS NO POWER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 11/70 IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE, TRAVELING WEST MY WIFE LOST PROPULSION AND HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE IS FINE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PROVIDE POWER TO WHEELS. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING WAS GOING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I REALIZE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL FOR THE YEARS 04, AND 05, FOR THE TRANSMISSION. MY FAILURE SYMPTOM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FAILURE DESCRIBED FOR THE 04, 05 RECALL. THANK YOU, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING A HILL DOWN, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT STOPPED, WARNING LAMP ENGINE AND BATTERY FLASHES, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I NEED ABOUT 1 MILE TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER THAT THE CAR COULD NOT BE REACTIVATED/STARTED AGAIN. - CAUSE FOR INCIDENT (FORD SERVICE): THE MOTOR CONTROL UNIT WAS FILLED WITH WATER AFTER A RAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *TR

MAY 4, 2013 , 2006 FORD FREESTAR W/ 87,785 MI. STOPPED MOVING IN INTERSECTION WITH CHILDREN IN VAN.ALL GEARS ACTED LIKE NEUTRAL EXCEPT PARK. 2 1/2 HRS FROM HOME. WIFE HAD TO CALL CARMEL, IN POLICE DEPT. FOR ASSISTANCE TO MOVE OUT OF INTERSECTION FOR HER & CHILDREN'S SAFETY. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, HAD RECALLS ON 04-05 FREESTARS, MANY COMPLAINTS ON 06 ALSO, NO RECALL. LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS EITHER TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE OR PCM, BOTH WELL KNOWN ISSUES ON THIS CAR. BUILD DATE ON FREESTAR IS 12/05. WE HAD TO PAY $400 TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME.. THIS ISSUES DEMANDS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES. NO WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.. *TR

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT WORK, THEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HAD TO COAST TO PARKING SPOT. IF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED MOMENTS EARLIER I WOULD'VE BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH IN TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS WRECK. I HAVE LEARNED SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, THE MANUFACTURER DATE ON MY FREESTAR IS OCT. 2005, SO WHY HAS THE 2006 MODELS NOT BEEN RECALLED WHEN THEY HAVE THE SAME TORQUE CONVERTERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2004-2005 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE MIL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I WAS GOING TO WORK TRAVELING AT EXACTLY 40 MPH AND ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE BUT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. THE VAN CAME TO A SLOW GRADUAL STOP. I TURNED THE VAN OFF ANT STARTED IT AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN TRIED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. MY BROTHER WHO IS A CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR TECHNICIAN IN PUERTO RICO WAS VISITING AND CHECKED IT FOR ME AN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO BREAK. IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT A COST OF AT LEAST $1200.00. I AM MAKING PAYMENTS AND I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE AND NOW I CAN'T GET TO WORK. FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 2005 THE FREESTAR I AM PREPARING TO SUE. *TR

MY CHILDREN AND I WERE RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO AND WERE DRIVING THROUGH KENTUCKY ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE WE WERE GOING UP A HILL THE CAR JUST STARTED TO REV AS THOUGH IT WERE STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED LOWER GEARS AND FINALLY WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OF THE FREEWAY AND ON TO THE SIDE. THANKFULLY WE WERE ALL OKAY. AFTER LEAVING IT IN A DIFFERENT STATE FROM WHICH WE LIVE AND HAVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPAIRED, WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN AND DRIVE IT HOME. APPROXIMATELY 4 AND A HALF MONTHS LATER, I AM DRIVING HOME FROM A NIGHT CLASS ON ROAD THAT DOES NOT HAVE GREAT LIGHTING AND GOING UP A HILL THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THIS TIME IT IS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND WE ARE TOLD THAT IT WILL COST US $2400 TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE HERE BY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND OTHER WEB-SITES, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED. UNTIL THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, THIS WAS A GREAT VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT BE SO UPSET, IF WE HAD NOT JUST HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED SUCH A SHORT TIME AGO AND IF IT WERE NOT SO OVER ABUNDANT IN THESE AND OTHER VEHICLES.

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS TRAVELING AT OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO BE OKAY AT FIRST. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT UP TO SPEED IT WOULD ONLY MOVE DOWN THE ROAD AT A CRAWL. SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2004-2005 MODELS. *TR

ENGINES RUNS FINE AND ACCELERATES, BUT VAN DOES NOT MOVE. AS IF IN NEUTRAL. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALLED 2004 - 2005 FAULTY FACTORY TORQUE CONVERTER. WAS ALMOST HIT ON HIGHWAY AS SPEED DECELERATED RAPIDLY. SEEING MANY OTHERS ONLINE HAVE FILED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM QUITE SURE FORD KNOWS THIS DEFECT EXTENDS TO THE 2006 MODEL WHICH WAS BUILT IN 2005 USING THE SAME PARTS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY.*TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DURING A SNOW STORM WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE FREEWAY MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR STARTED JERKING AND TRYING TO STALL OUT WHEN TRYING TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY TO SAFETY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING I WAS DRIVING 120 AT A STOP LIGHT. THE RPM'S WERE AT A 3 WHILE SITTING STILL. IF THE VAN HAD STALLED ON THE FREEWAY THE INCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC. THEN A SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN ON MARCH 28, 2013 WHEN I WAS PREPARING PULL ONTO A SIDE STREET MY VAN STARTED JERKING AND STALLING OUT ON ME AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED I GOING A 120 WHILE SITTING STILL AT A STOP SIGN. *TR

WHEN I PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARED THAT THE AUDIO SYSTEM HAD BEEN RESET. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REVERSE INDICATORS FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER OPENING THE LIFT GATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY HUSBAND AND 5 PASSENGERS WERE TRAVELING HOME AT NIGHT FROM MY SON'S HOCKEY GAME ( 2 HOURS AWAY) WHEN THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS SENT INTO NEUTRAL. COULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THANKFULLY THEY WERE ABLE TO COAST SAFELY TO A STOP. THEY WERE STRANDED AND HAD TO FLAG DOWN HELP. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS TOTALLY STRIPPED OUT WHICH RESULTED IN A REPAIR BILL OF $902.00. ( NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF TOWING) I FOUND OUT THAT THE 2004 AND 2005 FREESTAR TORQUE CONVERTERS WERE ON RECALL. WHY WERE THE 2006 MODELS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS? I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND SUCH. I WILL BE HOLDING ONTO MY RECEIPT IN HOPES THAT WE CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND SAFETY ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION HAD THEY BEEN ON A FREEWAY. I AM HOPING THAT FORD WILL RECOGNIZE THAT THE 2006 MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THIS RECALL. IF NOT.... THE NEXT BREAKDOWN, ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH COULD BE ON YOUR SHOULDERS. SORRY FOR THE RANT BUT I AM FRUSTRATED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,555 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,655. UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN UPDATED 05/16/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY PULLED THEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,218.

VAN QUIT MOVING. ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE AND MOVE THE VAN IN ANY DIRECTION. WAITING ON DIAGNOSTIC REPORT, BUT HAVE CHECKED THE VIN AND THERE IS NO RECALL NOTICE AT THIS TIME. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 266,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

RUNNING SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION. NO WARNING LIGHTS REGARDING ANY PROBLEM UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO GET TO DEALER. AT STOP SIGN CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. RE-STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO PARK. NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT WAS FOLDED DOWN AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED, LEAVING NO SLACK IN THE WEBBING TO ALLOW IT TO RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND MY RPM'S SHOT UP TO 5000. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I WAS REFERRED TO COTTMAN TRANSMISSION TO GET IT EVALUATED. COTTMAN TRANSMISSION SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS FULL OF WATER AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP. THEY SAID THAT THESE VANS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE WIPER VENTS ONTO THE TOP OF THE PCM AND WATER ENTERING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. UPON MORE INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND STILL HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 04 AND 05'S FOR TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES THAT SOUND LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 06'S. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS, POSSIBLY EVEN FATAL, WRECK BECAUSE OF FORD'S FAILURE TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS! THANKYOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS LEAVING IT ESSENTIALLY IN NEUTRAL. THIS LEFT THE CAR WITHOUT POWER OR THE ABILITY TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF CROWDED TRAFFIC. EXCEPT FOR THE ABILITY OF OTHER DRIVERS TO AVOID OUR CAR THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT CITY SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VAN LOST ALL POWER AND THE WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I CAME ACROSS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE 2006 FREESTAR. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE 2004 AND 2005 FREESTAR HAD RECALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE MADE A RUBBING NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD BECOME SEPARATED AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.