2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DOWN A STEEP DECLINE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT LOST SLIGHT STEERING CONTROL ON THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TAKATA RECALL - 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN 135,000 MILES..... TRANSMISSION FAILURE 3 (MARCH 2012) (JULY 2007) TIMES IN 11 YEARS. RECALL ISSUED FOR SAME EXACT VAN BUILT AT OTHER PLANT BUT DOES NOT COVER MY VAN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS AS FORD SAYS THAT THEY USE THE SAME PARTS AT ALL LOCATIONS. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND LOST ALL POWER (BREAKS, STEERING ECT.). HAVE ALMOST WRECKED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND HAVE ONLY BEEN TOLD HOW SORRY THEY ARE THAT WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ACCUSED US OF SAID VEHICLE IN AREA WITH LOST OF WATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE DESIRED GEAR SELECTION UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AN INCIDENT FROM ABOUT A MONTH AGO: AFTER TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AT THE OFF RAMP AT 2AM, MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND REV. I PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT RED LIGHT WHERE MY CAR SHUT OFF. EVERY TIME I STARTED IT, IT WOULD SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY. I DRIVE FOR A TAXI SERVICE AND LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. I CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER TO COME LOOK AND HELP. HE ENDED UP PUSHING MY CAR WITH HIS INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I CONCLUDED IT WAS THE PCM. IT WAS TAKEN OUT TO DRY COMPLETELY AND THE WINDSHIELD AREA WHERE WATER MAY HAVE LEAKED INTO IT WAS SEALED WITH SILICONE. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FINE AND HAS BEEN SINCE THEN. NOW IT HAS RAINED AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. TODAY, AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ENTERING A NEIGHBORHOOD, MY TRANS-AXLE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THEN MY OIL AND BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED AND SECONDS AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED TURNING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PARK IN THE STREET AND RESTART THE CAR, BUT ONCE I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND MOVED ABOUT 1 FOOT, THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. IT WILL TURN ON AND STAY IDLE, BUT ONCE I START MOVING, IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN RAINING THE PAST 2 DAYS. I SUSPECT IT IS FROM THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE. I ALSO HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AS I WAS TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL. I'M VERY LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY OR MAJOR STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY TRANSMISSION START SLIPPING WHEN 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. FEEL LIKE SOME TIMES LOOSING POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE RPMS SURGED TO 2,000 AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO CERTIFIED MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE SPECIFY THE EXACT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND OTHER UNIDENTIFIED COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,206. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ UPDATED 04/26/16*LJ *TR