2006 Ford Freestar Complaint Log

ON NOV. 18, 2011 WHILE ON A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ROUND TRIP THIS 2006 FORD FREESTAR SHUDDERED A FEW TIMES WHICH WAS PRESUMED TO BE ROUGH ROAD. ON NOV. 23 THE VAN DID NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT DID SLIP INTO REVERSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY NOV. 24 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE VAN WAS IN ANOTHER TOWN ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY, MY DAUGHTER HAD BORROWED IT, SO ON DEC.06, 2011 SHE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A PAPER STATING THE OSS WAS BAD. I PICKED UP THE VAN (AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME), AND ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHILE GOING UP OR DOWN HILLS. THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT WENT OUT ALSO. I TOOK THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OVER IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OSS SENSOR. A WASHER HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, THE FLUID WAS FULL OF METAL, BUSHINGS WERE WORN, AND GEARS NEEDED REPLACING. I TRUST THIS TRANSMISSION PLACE TOTALLY AND SINCE I HAD EXPERIENCED THE REVERSE AND GEAR JERK PROBLEMS MYSELF I FELT THIS WAS THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NOW, THIS MAY BE REASONABLE FOR SOME 2006 VEHICLES WHICH MAY HAD BEEN DRIVEN HARD, HOWEVER.. THIS VAN HAD 56683 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE IS USED MOSTLY FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR A DISABLED PERSON. WHICH MAKES IT TWICE AS FRIGHTENING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF BREAKING DOWN MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN IS IT ACCEPTABLE FOR A BOUGHT NEW, GENTLY TREATED VEHICLE WITH 56683 MILES ON IT HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION? EVEN THOUGH IT IS 5 YEARS OLD THE MILEAGE IS NOT GREAT. I CANNOT THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF IT HAD GONE TOTALLY WHILE ON THE ROAD TRANSPORTING A DISABLED PERSON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER) AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE 2006 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT MY FROD FREESTAR SUDDENLY NOT MOVING. GOING UP A RAMP IN THE DARK WHEN CAR JUST STOPPED GOING FORWARD. SAME COMPLAINT AS MANY OTHERS HERE. I HAVE EMAILED FORD SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND OUT IF THE 2006 WILL BE RECALLED LIKE THE 04 AND 05 MODELS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. JUST KEPT GETTING THE STANDARD WE AREN'T RESPONSIBLE ANSWER. I CALLED FORD 2 DAYS AGO TO VERBALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THAT 1) REBUILT PARTS ARE BETTER THAN NEW PARTS, SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN MY VAN NOW AND 2) THAT FORD WON'T RESPOND ABOUT A RECALL UNLESS THEY START GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. SO DO LETTERS AN EMAILS ABOUT THE PROBLEM NOT COUNT? DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IS FOLLOWING THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE JUST IN CASE. I PAID $2600 TO GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN MY CAR BY FORD AND I REALLY WANT MY MONEY BACK AND FAITH ONCE AGAIN IN MY VEHICLE. *TT

WE WERE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, JUST GETTING TO 10MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR INDICATORS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. IT JUST WENT OUT. *TR

DRIVING HOME ON TOLLRAOD AT NIGHT GOING UP ON RAMP. VAN GAVE NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NO ISSUES. ENGINE STILL ON BUT VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. WAS ABLE TO ROLL BACK DOWN RAMP PARTWAY AND GET ON TO SMALL HOULDER AREA. THIS RAMP WAS CURVED AND WE WERE IN A BLIND SPOT WITH A CARFULL OF PEOPLE AND THE CAT. HAD TO WAIT FOR HCTRA TO TOW US TO A SAFE LOCATION, THEN HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER 2 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. COULS NOT GET A RENTAL FROM FORD NOR DID WE GET ANY HELP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. $2600 LATER WE HAVE A ERBULIT TRANSMISSION. I DRIVE 2 HOURS TO AND FROM WORK. THE VAN HAS ALL OF ITS MAINTENCE DONE ON TIME. FORD HAS RECALLED THE 04 NAD O5 FREESTAR FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE WITH THE 2006. VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED BRIEFLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND IT PERIODICALLY DECIDES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. TURNED OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON AND RAN FINE. TURNED TRACTION CONTROL BACK ON AND THE VAN SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AGAIN. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF MOTOR AND RESTART ENGINE TO MAKE THE VAN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SIX OCCASIONS OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS. RAPID DECELERATION FROM CRUISING SPEED (65 MPH) TO 25MPH WITH ABSOLUTELY NO OPERATOR CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NTSB AND REMEDIED BY FORD. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP FOR A FIX ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE . *TR

BOUGHT THE 2006 FORD FREESTAR ON 9/14/11. 5 MINUTES AFTER THE PURCHASE, I CAME TO A LIGHT AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. TURNED RIGHT AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASSUMED IT WAS FROM SITTING IN THE LOT THROUGH A MASSIVE SNOW STORM. IN THE 18 WEEKS THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES TOTALING 12 FULL WEEKS. WE HAVE CONSTANT LOSS OF POWER. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE A JERKING/BUCKING WHICH RESULTS IN THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND AS SOON AS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN ENOUGH, IT WILL LOSE POWER. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER RAIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE LEFT ME WITH A NON MOBILE CAR IN INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN A FATAL CRASH. *TT

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WHEN IT BECOMES WET. IF I GO THROUGH A CAR WASH OR DRIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND THE ENGINE POWER STARTS BECOMING ERRATIC, BUCKING AND HESITATING. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING I WOULD HAVE TO LET THE VAN SIT FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN IT WOULD RUN FINE. THE LAST FEW TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED IT IS TAKING DAYS FOR THE MOTOR TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD IT AT A SHOP, THEY GAVE IT A TUNE UP. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND TOOK IT TO A FORD CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, CHARGED ME $100 AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A TUNE UP WHICH I JUST HAD DONE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP THAT DID THE TUNE UP AND THEY REPLACED THE EGR VALVES TO THE TUNE OF $700. RAN THE CAR THROUGH THE CAR WASH AND PROBLEM RECURS, THEY HAVE NOW REMOVED THE PCM MODULE LOOKING FOR MOISTURE WHICH THEY DID NOT FIND, ANOTHER $100. $900 LATER I AM STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOBODY HAS ANY ANSWERS. UPON READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE WEB I AM NOW REPORTING IT TO YOU. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND START LOSING POWER TO YOUR CAR! WE ARE NOW HEADING IN TO THE WET WINTER MONTHS AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,163.

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, VERY HIGH RPM'S. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE IT STALLS OUT. SITTING AT STOP LIGHT IT STALLS OUT. MECHANIC SAID, "PCM IS BAD." IT'S NOT WORTH REPLACING IF IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. US AS CONSUMERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR CAR MANUFACTURES MISTAKES!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING FOR OVER 20 MINUTES AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR AT ALL - IT WAS SIMPLY STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THIS VAN HAS ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE AT THIS POINT! I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMS ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND POSSIBLY MORE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED LEAVING ME OUT OF POCKET OVER $3,000.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND AS I ENTERED "2006 FORD FREESTAR" INTO GOOGLE SEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR/MAKE. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL FROM FORD? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM! I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 72MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHEN WILL THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY VEHICLES BEING MADE AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC???? I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT 69,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY! *TR

VAN WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. ENGINE REVED UP AND VAN SLOWED TO A STOP. EVEN ON MANUAL CONTROL (NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL) THE ENGINE WOULD SPEED UP, BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. LUCKY THAT THERE WAS S SHOULDER TO STOP ON. SALE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A TRANSMISSION DEPARTMENT. MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING JUST OVER 55 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN DIED AN I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VAN IT FINALLY STARTED AND STAYED RUNNING. I EVENTUALLY MADE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT POSSIBLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE BUT CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER IN CASE IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. SO WE DID. IT RAN FINE AFTER THAT UNTIL ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER. WE TOOK IT TO RUN ERRANDS WITH NO PROBLEM AND RETURNED HOME. WENT TO RUN TO THE GROCERY STORE AND THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD START OK BUT NOT MOVE, WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THANKFULLY IT WAS AT HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE THE FIRST TIME WHEN I HAD ALL 3 KIDS WITH ME. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HAD A NEW ONE PUT IN AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEN WE FOUND CRACKS IN THE COIL PACKS AND HD THOSE REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL SPARK PLUGS. NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE TORQUE PROBLEM. SPENT $940.00 TO FIX THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ANOTHER $240.00 TO FIX COIL PACKS AND SPARK PLUGS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS A RECALL ON THE '04 AND '05 AND THE SAME NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THE '06'S. *TR

VAN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART IT HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER, TURNED OUT COMPUTER SHORTED OUT $1200.00 REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE HOOD, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WATER DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER, AND SMART MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER AND SMART MODULE WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS REPLACED 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 FORD FREESTAR FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD. THIS OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. MOST RECENT INSTANCE SAW ME AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PLACED IN PERIL. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONLY TO FIND THAT PROBLEMS MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE PCM FAILING AS A RESULT OF GETTING "WET" DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL ON THE BOX THAT HOUSES THE PCM. MOST RECENT INCIDENT NEARLY RESULTED IN OUR NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER AT 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, RESTART VAN AND COAST OFF ROAD JUST AHEAD OF TRUCK. VAN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RUN. HAD TO LEAVE AT GARAGE OUT OF TOWN AND GET A RIDE HOME FOR MY AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, SLOWED MY SPEED, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND NONE WORKED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THIS VAN BEFORE. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT WILL BE ONE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS REPAIR AND NOT A WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY THINK THE PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

VECHICLE JUST STOPPED. GOT IT GOING AGAIN AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING. CODE SHOWED IT NEEDED TO BE "REFLASHED." COST 110 AT DEALERSHIP AND NO IMPROVEMENT. CODE SHOWED IGNITION COIL. REPLACED AND NO IMPROVEMENT. FINALLY REPLACED PCM APRIL 2011. ALSO EXPERIENCE INTERMITENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (RADIO, CLOCK RESET) WITH NO BATTERY FAILURE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY COME TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600.

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OF THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. I COASTED IN A PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VERY BUSY STREET. THE WOULD NOT DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL NOT ON. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THEY JUST FIX A VAN LIKE MINE AND IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT WILL COST 975.00 TO FIX IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD MINI VAN I HAVE HAD THE FIRST ONE I HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND IT CAUGHT FIRE 3AM THIS WAS A FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD NO COMPENSATION FOR IT I EVEN HAD TO COME UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL DOWN PAYMENT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY ONLY COVERED THE VALUE OF THE CAR NOT WHAT I BOUGHT IT FOR. FORD WILL NEVER GET MY BUSINESS. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO WHEELS @ 114,000 MILES; FORD DEALER: "YOU NEED TO PURCHASE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION" THIS IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AS KNOWN TO NHTSA; DEMANDED FORD REFUND, REFUSED. SECOND FORD REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY NOT BEING HONORED WITH FAILURE @ 93,000. FORD DEALER: "REPLACED FUSE, TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER; YOUR VAN HAS OVER 200,000 MILES ON IT!!" SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION VIBRATION WITH STEERING SHUDDER, RE-DIAGNOSED JANUARY 10, 2014; CONTINUATION OF 93,000 FAILURE AND CLAIMED REPAIR. PCM FAILED AT APROX. 85,000 MILES; POWER STEERING LEAKS YEAR AFTER PURCHASE @ 53,000 ORIGINAL MILES. FORD DEALER REFUSES REPAIR/REFUND. ALL DOCUMENTS IN POSSESSION. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTAR, TRANSMISSION GONE WITHOUT WARN OR NOISE. JUST QUIET STOP WORKING DURING DRIVING. UNREASONABLE! THE WEATHER WAS SNOWSTORM. I AM NOT HAPPY AFTER HAVE BEEN WITH FORD FOR 30 YEARS. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US OR I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. THANKS. *TR

WE HAD OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BACK IN LATE 2009 DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ON FEB 21, WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO FIND THAT OUR TRANSMISSION HAS YET AGAIN GOT WATER IN IT!!! WE ARE LUCKY THAT THIS FALLS UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR WHEN WE ARE BOUND TO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. FORD TELLS US THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OURSELVES. THIS IS BS SEEING AS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE YET CORRECTED. IF YOU INITIATE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A VEHICLE DURING YOUR WARRANTY TIMELINE AND THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP, THEN IT SHOULD BE ON FORD TO CORRECT IT. TELL ME, WHEN DO THESE MOTOR COMPANIES HAVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR SHORT COMINGS? WHEN MY IPOD KEPT HAVING ISSUES, I DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED, I RECEIVED A BRAND NEW IPOD!!! MOTOR COMPANIES SHOULD HAVE STRICTER RULES TO FOLLOW SEEING AS WE ARE PUTTING LIVES AT STAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,913. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

VEHICLE ODOMETER FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN CLOCK SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,098 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,168.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS MOISTURE BEING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70MPH WHEN VEHICLE (2006 FORD FREESTAR) LOST POWER. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PARK VEHICLE. HOWEVER WHEN RESTARTING, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY GEARS. THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING NOR ANY PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE THIS. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. *TR

SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY STAYS LIT WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED IDLING WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION. ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, TURNING, BRAKING ,DEC .CONTINUOUS SINCE 2010.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER NOR TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. SHE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. ONCE SHE REACHED 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SHE COASTED TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE, CURRENT MILEAGES AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND TODAY IT DECIDED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. TURNED OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON AND RAN FINE. TURNED TRACTION CONTROL BACK ON AND THE VAN SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AGAIN. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF MOTOR AND RESTART ENGINE TO MAKE THE VAN STOP. GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND YOU WILL FIND IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET A LONG WITH MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

1) SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER AND ALL GEARS. OCCURRED WHILE NORMALLY ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALER. DEALER STATED TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $2900.00 PLUS CREDIT CARD INTEREST. 2) SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. DEALER REPLACED PCM AT COST OF $900.00. 3) POWERING STEERING FLUID LEAK. 4) COOLANT LEAK. 5) PERSISTENT LOSS OF AIR FROM WHEEL AFTER REPLACING TIRE. *TR

54,500 MILES ON A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE.... DEALER FOUND THE SPLINES ARE GONE ON THE PUMP IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER RESEARCH FINDING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM... THANKFULLY VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF A BUSY STREET IN OUR TOWN. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER, RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW, MOTER MOUNTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN MY FORD FREESTAR 2006 AND THE MINIVAN SEIZED, I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND I HAD DRIFTED OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WERE THE GRASS AND A FEW TURNS HELPED SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, I JUMPED OUT AND AN AMBULANCE ASSISTED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE THIS OCCURRED, GIVING ME NO WARNING SIGNS. I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN 2011, THE SAME THING OCCURRED, ENGINE AND CAR COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN I TOOK IT IN - IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN LESS THAN A YEAR. FORD WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST ME OR TALK TO ME ABOUT IT. I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT SAFETY AND THE POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED. NONE THE LESS, IN 2012, THE TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SAME THING, CAR COMPLETELY SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN!! THREE YEARS OF GETTING A TRANSMISSION - SOMETHING IS WRONG AND NOONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN - I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS - WHO IS HELPING THE CONSUMER AND PROTECTING THEM AGAINST THIS? MY KIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE VEHICLE NOW IN CASE THE CAR SEIZES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. *TR

I AM A FORD FREESTAR OWNER,TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING,AND THE VAN JUST QUIT MOVING ,WITH NO FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION, I AM CURRENTLY STILL MAKING PAYMENTS,ON A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE , AND AM ON UNEMPLOYMENT ..WITH 2 CHILDREN I NEED THIS VAN SAFE AND RUNNING AGAIN. *TR

FORD 2006 FREESTAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THIS VAN HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT'S JUST LIKE YOU PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL. SAFETY CONCERN HERE IS YOU GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT GOES OUT SOMEONE MIGHT REAR END YOU. YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN THIS IS GOING OUT. IF YOU SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MANY COME UP. HOW COME THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T MADE FORD RECALL THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. AFTER STARTING HER VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INFORM HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO A FREEWAY FROM A RAMP, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEED UP; THE TRANSMISSION JUST HESITATED, INSTEAD, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ON A VEHICLE WITH JUST 42,604 MILES)! IT COST ME $2,003.76. I READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL OWNERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WROTE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, BUT THEY FAILED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS APPARENT DEFECT OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE!

THE VEHICLE QUIT MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OCCURRED AT 61,000 MILES. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTAR SEL IN 2008. I PURCHASED IT USED AT 57000 KM MILEAGE (CANADA). ABOUT A YEAR AFTER, A RECURRING ISSUE WAS THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE NET EFFECT IS THAT IT QUICKLY LIMITS THE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 KPH. ONCE, DRIVING AT 100 KPH, IT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I GOT THE TXN FIXED BUT IT STILL OCCURS OCCASIONALLY/RANDOMLY. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH FORD CANADA AND THEY DENY THERE IS SUCH A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS OF FREESTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. ONE REFERENCE QUOTED A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REFERS TO THE PROBLEM AS A NUISANCE BUT NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I AND OTHERS DO NOT AGREE. SEE LINK HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/FORD/FREESTAR/TRACTION_CONTROL_SYSTEM/PROBLEM.ASPX I AM ALSO SENDING THIS TO THE CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

AT START-UP ENGINE MISFIRES. HESITATION. RE-TRY 1 TO 2 TIMES AND THEN STARTS. VEHICLE PURCHASED AT USED CAR LOT. CAR HAS 30,000 MILES (48,000 KM). STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT DEALER WANTS TO WAIT.............. DEALERS REPRESENT THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE MORE ACCOUNTABLE, ALONG WITH MANUFACTURER. *TR