2006 Ford Freestar Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

WHOLE AIRBAG AREA HAS A THICK STICKY FEELING OVER THE COVER. WON'T CLEAN OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT HAS THE WRENCH ICON COMING ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION AND I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. I HAVE CALLED PRATER FORD IN CALHOUN GA. WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING TO SEE IF BY CHANCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DEFECT. THEY TOLD ME NO RECALLS. MY POINT IS IF THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE ON THIS MODEL SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX IT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT 400.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS MONEY I DON'T HAVE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE IT ON THE ROAD. TOO SCARED TO HIT THE INTERSTATE WITH IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE CONTACT MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND POWERED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES HOWEVER, NOT FOR THE 2006 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,780. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO FORWARD ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) . THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

VEHICLE STARTED BUT WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REVVED. NO WARNING, NO NOISE, NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS AT ALL THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS BROKEN. THANKFULLY MY WIFE AND KIDS HAD JUST PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY FOR A FUEL STOP AND WERE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. HOW CAN FORD ISSUE A RECALL FOR 2004 AND 2005 FREESTAR TORQUE CONVERTERS AND NOT ISSUE ONE FOR THE 2006 WHEN I'M SURE THAT SOME 2006 MODELS WERE ACTUALLY MADE IN 2005. *TR

VAN WAS IN MOTION ON SECONDARY ROADWAY/COUNTY HIGHWAY AT APPROX 30MPH. OPERATOR SLOWED VEHICLE FOR TRAFFIC AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE ON BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE VAN. ENGINE WAS OPERATING AND GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE. THE INCIDENT COULD BE CLASSED AS NEAR MISS ACCIDENT AS OTHER OPERATORS HAD TO DRIVE AROUND THE VAN WHICH HAD COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. FORD DIAGNOSTICS ARE THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS FAILED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE SYMPTOMS AND PROBLEM ARE THE SAME AS THE 2004 & 2005 FREESTAR TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL. HOWEVER, FORD HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 2006 MODEL YEAR IN THE SAME RECALL. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 40 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED INSTANT AND TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AND ALL SUBSYSTEMS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION BUT THERE WAS NO POWER APPLIED TO THE WHEELS IN ANY GEAR. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP (LINDSAY FORD IN WHEATON, MD) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,000. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT A LOCAL SHOP FOR A TOTAL COST TO ME OF $2,600. I LEARNED THAT I HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON TO THE FORD FREESTAR: A BROKEN PUMP SHAFT CAUSED THE TORQUE CONVERTER TEETH TO BREAK OFF. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT REMAINS UNCORRECTED. FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND MADE LIABLE FOR ALL FAILURES AND REPAIRS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

VAN WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AS IT SHOULD WHEN WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM AT ALL DRIVING POWER WAS LOST WHILE ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL IN ANY GEAR AND WAS STUCK ON THE ROADWAY AS FAR OVER AS WAS POSSIBLE, BUT COULD NOT GET COMPLETELY OFF OF THE ROADWAY ONCE MOMENTUM WAS LOST. HAD I KNOWN THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET FARTHER OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THIS IS THE VAN WITH THE 3.9 LITER ENGINE. I HOPE NO ONE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN WHEN CROSSING A HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE.

AT A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, AFTER TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT I PUT THE VAN INTO REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, WHEN I PUT BACK INTO DRIVE, IT DIDN'T MOVE, THERE WAS NO ENGAGEMENT WHATSOEVER OF THE GEARS. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO THE SPOT OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HAVE IT TOWED. IRONICALLY THIS HAPPENED 3 DAYS AFTER I LEARNED ABOUT FORD RECALLING THE FREESTAR FOR 2005 MODELS TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER; WHEN THE SERVICE CENTER WHO TOWED MY VEHICLE TOLD ME I NEEDED A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT I HAD THEM PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE PART AND CAN CLEARLY SEE THE PART ITSELF WAS A 2005 PART! HOWEVER FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE IS 2006, IT COST ME OVER $1300 TO REPAIR. I NOTIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT FORD ON 8/31/12 TO REQUEST A REFUND BUT SO FAR NOTHING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL GENTLY (SOMEONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME) AND IT MADE A HUGE JERK AND CLANK CLANK CLANK. IT THEN STARTED TO GO. AT THIS POINT IT HAD THE "POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON". I DROVE IT TO FORD AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE AT ALL AND WOULDN'T DRIVE WITH OUT JERKING. IT ALSO WOULDN'T GO BACK IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED ON. NO WARNING, DROVE FINE BEFORE THIS. *TR

DRIVING NORTH OF IDAHO FALLS ON I-15 ON AUGUST 26, 2012. CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 75 MPH. SUDDEN LOSS OF GEAR, ENGINE RPM SPIKED. REMOVED CRUISE CONTROL, NOW COASTING IN DRIVE. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PLACED IN PARK. ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION WITH NO RESPONSE IN ANY GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DATE CODE OF AUGUST 16, 2005. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN JUST LOST FORWARD MOTION, LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, TRIED ALL GEARS AND HAD NOTHING NO DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TR

THE VAN HAS BEEN HARD TO START JUST RECENTLY PAST MONTH IT TAKES 4 TURNS OF KEY TO START , VAN DIES WHILE DRIVING, BATTERY HAS DIED . TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT ALL . THEY HAD ME REPLACE , FUEL PUMP / SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES / FUEL FILTER/ IGNITION COIL / TPS SENSOR / AIR INTAKE IDLE SENSOR / CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM / MADE NEW IGNITION KEY / CLEANED ALL GROUND CONNECTIONS / CHECKED ALTERNATOR / REPLACED BATTERY / DRAINED GAS TANK AND ADDED FUEL CLEANER / AFTER ALL OF THIS EXPENSE I STILL AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES ?????? ANY ADVICE FROM ANYONE ??/ THANKS IN ADVANCE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THE ENGINE AND TACHOMETER CONTINUED RUNNING HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I GOT INTO MY VAN, AFTER DROPPING MY MOM OFF AND WAS DURING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AM HOUR, GOT HALF WAY DOWN HER STREET WHEN I HEARD THIS STRANGE NOISE, LIKE THE SOUND OF RON'S REVVING ON A RACE CAR OR SOMETHING. THAN. MY RPM GAGE WAS GOING ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN. IT WAS MOVING PRETTY SLOW, AND I GOT SCARED AND PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT DOWN. I THAN TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT GO . IT JUST KEPT REVVING. THE RON'S MOVING UP AND DOWN AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY CHARGED ME $1,550 TO HAVE TRAINEE REBUILT. I WAS OUT OF A VEHICLE FOR MONTHS TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY. ALSO SPENDING MONEY ON RENTALS TO GET TO WORK AND BRING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. THAN JUST THREE MONTHS AFTER GETTING MY VAN BACK, I DROVE TO THE AKRON RESERVATION AND NEARLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED DRIVING UP A HILL ON THE WAY BACK. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN AND WENT WITHOUT MY VAN FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND A HALF. THEY FIXED IT AGAIN AND THAN TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TORQUE CONVERTERS THROUGH FORD. THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR. MY VAN IS AN 06, AND THEIR ARE A LOT OF 2006 STORY'S AND COMPLAINTS I HAVE HEARD BESIDES MINE. FORD NEEDS TO EXTEND THE RECALL AND ADD THE 2006 MODELS ALSO, BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME DEFECTIVE PROBLEM AS THE 04, AND 05. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS IT STARTS SHAKING AND SMELLS LIKE IT'S BURNING. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. IT TAKES LONGER TO DRY AND TO RECOVER. *TR

THE VEHICLE WOULD DO 35 OR 40 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION GASKETS AND SEALS. THE 3RD GEAR SHIFT SOLENOID WAS ALSO REPLACED AND VEHICLE STILL DOES THE SAME THING. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM AND WHAT IT IS (WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE), BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. I AM ASKING THAT THE RECALL BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE 2006 MODEL FORD FREESTAR AND NOT LIMITED TO THE 2004-2005 MODEL YEAR AS FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE MANUFACTURER ISSUE IN REGARD TO THE POWER TRAIN PERFORMANCE. *TR

AS I WAS TURNING THROUGH TRAFFIC TO DRIVE UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR NO LONGER WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD UNDER ITS OWN POWER. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO USE THE MOMENTUM I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3,500 DOLLARS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD CITY STREET (25 MPH SPEED LIMIT) ON WAY HOME. NOT RAINING OUTSIDE. TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 85 DEGREES. VERY HIGH HUMIDITY. AS APPROACHED INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT ITSELF OFF. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BREAKING. WIFE HAD TROUBLE PULLING OVER, BUT BECAUSE WERE ONLY GOING 20 MPH AT THAT POINT, WE MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND STOP CAR. WE WERE ONLY 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME, SO WE RESTARTED ENGINE (WHICH TURNED ON WITHOUT TROUBLE) AND DROVE HOME SLOWLY (NOW WITH THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT ON). DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. IF WE HAD TAKEN THE INTERSTATE HOME INSTEAD OF THE WAY WE WENT, WE COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT 70 MPH ONTO AN OFF RAMP WHEN IT SHUT OFF. VERY DANGEROUS INDEED. *TR

I AM USUALLY SATISFIED WITH THE FORDS THAT I HAVE POSSESSED. UNTIL I LEASED A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, THE VAN HAD STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH TRAFFIC AS WE WERE ENTERING. THANK GOD THAT NONE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES HAD HIT US. COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAD ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE FORD FREESTAR 2004 AN 2005 TORQUE CONVERTERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A FLAW OF THE MODEL. NOW WE ARE ON FOOT HAVING TO PAY THE 1100 EXPENSE OUT OF POCKET. HOW ARE WE TO DO THAT WHEN WE ARE HAVING FINANCIAL SITUATION AS IT IS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 146,000.

05/07/12 AS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO TURN A CORNER IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR JUST QUIT FORWARD MOTION! TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE, AND WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD. 05/21/12 STARTED PARKED VAN , PUT IT IN REVERSE,APPLIED ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT NO REVERSE MOTION(CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AS WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE), PUT IT IN DRIVE, APPLIED ACCELERATOR, AND AGAIN THE ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT NO FORWARD MOTION DRIVE(AGAIN VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS). VAN WAS TOWED TO GARAGE. ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTARS. DIAGNOSIS WAS INDEED A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER IN OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR(NOT CURRENTLY RECALLED FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER LIKE THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTARS). *TR

AFTER HEAVY RAIN THE VAN BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND SHAKE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 2 DAYS LATER IT WENT OUT AFTER DRYING OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,116.

DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE. HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 50 MILES AT 60 MPH. LUCKILY HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE I HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS REVVING BUT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. IT'S NOW GOING TO COST ME $2500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT IF I HADN'T JUST READ THAT THE 2004-5 FREESTARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'M WONDERING WHY THE 2006 WASN'T INCLUDED SINCE I'M GUESSING THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE IDENTICAL. WE WERE INCREDIBALLY LUCKY SINCE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT 5 MINUTES EARLIER WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TURNING INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WITHOUT WARNING AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR WILL LOSE POWER. I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS A HICCUP EFFECT WERE POWER IS LOST AND GAINED SEVERAL TIMES IN A 15-30 SECOND TIME PERIOD (SWITCHING GEARS?). CONSISTENTLY THIS WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 55 -60 MPH, AND ALMOST ALL THE TIME THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE REQUIRES MORE POWER GOING UP HILLS. WE ARE TAKING IT TO OUR SECOND REPAIR SHOP IN ONE MONTH TODAY. *TR

DRIVING WITH THE FAMILY, GOING 50 MPH AND THE CAR CUTS OUT COMPLETELY DEAD WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN. PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, CAR DIED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. SAME ISSUES WITH 04 AND 05 FORDS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED. 06 NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TOO. NOW I HAVE TO SPEND 3K ON A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A FORD DOCUMENTED ISSUE. *KB

YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 30, OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD REVVING UP NOISE WITH THE RPMS SHOOTING UP FOR A SECOND AND THEN I HAD NO PROPULSION. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST AS FAR AS I COULD TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. MY HUSBAND AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WERE WITH US, AND IT WAS VERY SCARY TO LOSE POWER LIKE THAT AND THEN TO SIT ON THE SHOULDER BEING SHAKEN BY EVERY BIG RIG THAT CAME BY. WE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND RENT A VEHICLE TO DRIVE THE 100 MILES HOME. ONCE HOME LAST NIGHT, WE FOUND INFO ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER FREESTARS AND THAT FORD IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING '04 AND '05 MODELS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. WHAT ABOUT THE '06 MODELS THIS IS HAPPENING TO? WE WERE AMAZED AT THE STORIES WE FOUND IDENTICAL TO OURS. WILL THE 2006 MODELS BE ADDRESSED AS WELL? WHEN I HEARD THE AUTOMATED MESSAGE FROM FORD CONCERNING THE '04 AND '05 MODELS AND HOW THIS ISSUE DOES NOT AFFECT SAFETY BECAUSE A VEHICLE CAN BE COASTED TO SAFETY, I WAS APPALLED. I WONDER IF THEY HAVE TRIED THAT IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CONSISTING TO A LARGE DEGREE OF 18-WHEELERS BARRELING DOWNHILL ON YOU AS YOU TRY TO GET PAST A BRIDGE TO THE SHOULDER WHILE CARRYING YOUR HUSBAND AND THREE KIDS! AND THEN TO SIT THERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WHILE MORE 18-WHEELERS FLY BY, FEELING RELIEF EACH TIME THEY DON'T HIT YOU, TRYING TO DECIDE IF WE'D ALL BE SAFER STANDING IN THE DITCH! DIDN'T FEEL SO SAFE TO ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

MY FORD FREESTAR HAD BEEN OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT AND THE WINDOWS WERE ICY AS THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX 30 DEGREES. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE REAR DEFROSTER ON HIGH FOR ABOUT 10 MIN BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK. SOON AFTER, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD IMPLOSION AS THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND MOST FELL IN! STUNNED AND NOT KNOWING INITIALLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT I NEEDED ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND RETURNED HOME TO FURTHER ASSESS MY NEWLY 'AIR CONDITIONED' VAN. I CONTACTED MY DEALER SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND GOT THE REAR WINDOW REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. DESPITE A COUPLE OF MECHANICS SUGGESTING THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE ICY CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOW AND THE DEFROSTER RUNNING ON HIGH CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SHATTER, FORD MOTORS WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ANY OF THE EXPENSE ($260) FOR REPAIRS. THIS VAN HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND FORTUNATELY HAS OTHERWISE BEEN RELIABLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER WINDOW REPLACEMENT AND EXAMINE THE CAUSE ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CONCERNS INTO CONSIDERATION TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SAFE VEHICLES FOR ALL ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,161 AND THE /CURRENT /MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 2/27/13 *CN UPDATED 03/11/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, ALL OF THE POWER SHUT OFF, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE SLIP BEFORE STALLING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ITS POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,161 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,300.

VAN STARTED SHUDDERING AND SHAKING UPON ACCELERATION BROUGHT THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAULTY AND ABOUT READY TO FAIL TOTALLY. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE CURRENTLY ONLY RECALLING THE 2004'S AND 2005'S. MY VAN IS A 2006 AND ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IT HAS THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION AS THE 2004'S AND 2005'S. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2006'S. THIS REPAIR COST ME $1700.00 AND I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE. IF YOU HAVE A 2006 OR 2007 AND ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES YOU NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. SO THEY CAN MAKE FORD RECALL THE REST OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR

EVERY TIME IT RAINED, MY ENGINE WOULD SHUDDER, SHAKE, SOMETIMES KNOCK, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FOR NO GOOD REASON, AND I STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC ONCE. THE VEHICLE BECAME NON-DRIVABLE WHEN IT RAINED (AND ONLY WHEN IT RAINED). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY FORD DEALER (SCHULTS FORD OF HARMARVILLE, PA), WHERE TECHNICIAN PAT SAND INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTARS, AND SAID A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATES THAT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM (INCORRECT SEALER APPLICATION TO THE PCM AND POOR POSITION OF PCM IN RELATION TO WINDSHIELD RUN-OFF) WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE PROGRAM CONTROL MODULE CAUSES IT TO ISSUE RANDOM COMMANDS AND ERRORS. THEY FOLLOWED THE FORD BULLETIN AND BY SIMPLY BETTER SEALING AGAINST MOISTURE / BLOCKING THE WATER FLOW, RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS DEAD. WITHOUT WARNING. I TOWED MY CAR. MECHANIC ASKING ME 2500$. *TR

ON 1/27/12 WHILE HEADING OUT OF TOWN WITH MY FAMILY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 72MPH MY VAN LOST ALL POWER. THE VAN WAS SUDDENLY DROPPING SPEED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AT ALL. THERE WERE SEMIS ALL AROUND AND THANK THE LORD I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF HARMS WAY. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED OFF THE IGINITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START AGAIN. THE VAN STARTED BUT, WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK WHICH COSTS ME MONEY I DID NOT HAVE AND NOW TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT BY FORD IS CRAZY. THIS COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES AND OTHERS THAT WERE DRIVING AROUND ME. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE.?! TO HAVE FORD RECALL THE '04 AND '05 MODELS FOR THIS EXACT REASON, SHOULD MAKE THEM REALIZE THERE IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE FAMILY THINKING OF SAFETY ALL ALONG BUT AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT ONCE IT GETS FIXED. THIS IS DEATH TRAP AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. *TT

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND AS OF JAN 9 2012 THEY HAVE RECALLED 04-05 FOR THE TRANSMISSION BLOWING UP! TORQUE CONVERTER ,PUMP AND OUTPUT SHAFT TO GIVE YOU THE PATS! MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VAN ON THE 400 HWY DRIVING ON JAN 22 2012 WITH TWO CHILDREN AND MY VAN SHOUTS DOWN NO CONTROL,DRIVING 105-110 IN THE MIDDLE LANE.. WE DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NO ONE WAS HURT THANK GOD, TO REALIZE OUR TRANSMISSION BLOW,WITH ONLY 105,000KM ON THE VAN NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM OUT FROM FORD CANADA ALL READY FOR THE 04-05 ,WE HAVE CALLED FORD CANADA AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY INFORMED US THAT WE HAVE NO WARRANTY AND ITS NOT IN THE RECALLS, SO THE VAN WAS FIXED WITH A BILLOF 2975.00AT AAMCO TRANSMISSION ON JAN 25TH 2012 WITH NO HELP FROM FORD, I CANT BELIEVE THIS HAS HAPPENED THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT LIVES, SOMEONE OR ALL OF US AND ANYONE AROUND US COULD HAVE LOST THERE LIVES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AND THERE KNOW ABOUT IT, AND DON'T FEEL THERE IS ENOUGH REPAIRED WITH THE 06 ARE YOU KIDDING ME NOT ENOUGH REPORTS THIS IS A JOKE, THERE ARE AWARE OF THIS AND WHEN SOMEONE LOSES THERE LIFE THERE RECALL THEM , GIVE YOUR HEAD A SHAKE, FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS EVEN HAPPENS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN AND WHERE OR WHO TO TALK TO BUT I AM EMAIL EVERYONE I CAN SO THAT NO ONE LOSES THERE LIFE OVER THIS!!!I NEED HELP FROM ALL PARTIES OUT THERE PLEASE I AM HEARD THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND IT COULD HAVE TURN OUT VERY BAD!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

AFTER ENGAGING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WENT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALER, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIANS REPORTED NO INCIDENTS OF CONCERN. THE MAJORITY OF THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE ARE HIGHWAY MILES AND THERE IS NOT A SITUATION OF FREQUENT GEAR CHANGES. AS THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2006 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND OCCURRENCES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 2005 (BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2005 RECALL), FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS WITH SIMILAR INCIDENCES. *TR

RECURRENT INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE. WAITING FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THIS KNOWN FORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I WILL PROBABLY DIE,WHEN THIS(TRANSMISSION) FAILS AND PUTS ME IN THE PATH OF A SPEEDING VEHICLE; GIVING ME NO CHANCE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND MAKE A RUMBLING SOUND. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES TAPPING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FORD MECHANIC AND MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAVE SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER, CV JOINTS AND DRIVE SHAFTS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE VAN FORM FORD IN 2007. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FOR THE NHTSA BOARD ON THESE ISSUES. *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT HOME AND TURNED OUT ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAY - I WAS PICKING UP SPEED AND IT WAS LIKE I PUT MY VAN INTO NEUTRAL - I JUST PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. HAD TO TOW IT AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT -- HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. AAMCO REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND THEY TOLD US IT HAD A 2005 TRANSMISSION IN IT. I FEEL LIKE THE 2006 FORD FREESTARS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE SAME RECALL AS THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTARS AS SOME WERE ACTUALLY MADE IN 2005. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER AND SHAFT HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTERWARD HE WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. ..UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME AS THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 2/1/2013 *JS

THE ENGINE REVVED UP REAL HIGH AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE TRAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE MOTOR WAS FINE. JUST NO DRIVE. *TR