2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INCLINED OFF RAMP TOWARDS MY DESTINATION. MY CAR ONCE IT GOT TO THE TOP OF THE INCLINE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE RPMS WERE EXCELERATING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR CAME TO A STOP I WAS THEN SPOOKED SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS MAKING A LOUD REVVING SOUND AND WOULDNT GO INTO ANY GEARS.. SO NOW MY CAR IS JUST STUCK AND I TOPPED OFF ALL OF MY FLUIDS.. I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.. IM A MOTHER OF TWO AND ALSO A FULLTIME EMPLOYEE.. AND I REALLY CANT BE WITH OUT A VEHICLE!! HELP!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE ABOVE STATED DATE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY VAN WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS OR PICK UP SPEED CAUSING US TO ALMOST GET HIT WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. THERE WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACE ON IT IN 2011 AND THEN A TRANSMISSION AND CONVERTER AGAIN IN 2012. ALL UNDER A PREVIOUS OWNER . I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT OWNER AND NOW ITS DOING THE SAME STUFF AGAIN. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. IF IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM , WHY WONT THE FIX IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FIXED RIGHT LIKE IT SHOULD BE. THEY JUST PUT A BAD CONVERTER IN IT TWICE AND SAID FORGET IT. NOT FAIR TO US THAT THEY WONT FIX IT. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME. *TR

ALL GAUGES LOST POWER ON & OFF EACH DAY,UNTIL TODAY SHUT OFF FOR GOOD (4-10-15). ALSO, AT FIRST (DEC. 2014) LOST LIGHTS ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE & DID NOT EFFECT OUTSIDE LIGHTS UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN OUTSIDE ALSO OUT. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE FIRST NOTICED. AT FIRST SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED, BUT NOT NOW. ALSO A/C & RADIO DO NOT WORK, PLUS THE DOORS, WINDOWS DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AS WELL. THE ONLY DOOR WHICH OPENS IS THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE KEY. SOMETIMES EVERYTHING COMES ON & OFF BY ITSELF, (EVEN CD PLAYER & RADIO, BUT NOW DOES NOT WORK), WHEN I GET IN THE CAR TO START IT. I CHECKED MY BATTERY WHICH WAS STILL GOOD, AND PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR THIS MONTH (APRIL), BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE LAST DECEMBER. AT FIRST IN DEC. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD TO RESET SOMETHING, AND THEN IT WAS OK FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS UNTIL FEBRUARY, 2015. THEN IT BEGAN TO START UP AGAIN, AND I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR LAST MONTH (MARCH). THE NOISE & PROBLEMS WERE HAPPENING AT RANDOM, CRACKLING NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THEN IT HAS OCCURRED MORE OFTEN. AS OF TODAY 4-10-15 THEY ARE ALL HAPPENING, SO I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VAN NOW DUE TO THE LOSE OF THE SIGNALS, LIGHTS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS OR WINDOWS. I CHECKED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND SAW A TINY LIGHT GOING ON & OFF AND THEN IT WENT OFF AND SO DID EVERYTHING ELSE WHICH WAS WORKING BEFORE. THE NOISE WAS AROUND THAT LIGHT AREA NEAR A BLACK BOX. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS? I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VAN. *TR

I AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH AN ISSUE THAT I FIND MANY POSTS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER SAFELY THANKFULLY BECAUSE I HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME. I CAN START THE CAR AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE CAR GOES INTO GEAR BUT WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT HAS NO POWER. THE ENGINE REVS AND RPMS GO UP BUT NO MOVEMENT. THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AS WELL. FROM ALL OF THE RESEARCH I FIND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM GETTING WET. IT WAS RAINING TODAY WITH AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN TODAY ALONE. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VAN WAS RUNNING JUST FINE AND THEN IT JUST SHUT DOWN AND STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY IS FORD ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS EVEN AFTER THE SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT YEARS AGO. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU WILL STEP IN AND MAKE FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH FORD VEHICLES. NOW I KNOW WHY MY FATHER USED TO CALL THEM "FREAKING OLD REBUILT DODGE" FORD IS A TERRIBLE COMPANY THAT MAKES CRAP VEHICLES AND DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEM WHEN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES ARISE. THEY SURE CAN TAKE THE TAX PAYER MONEY WHEN THEY NEED HELP THOUGH. WHAT A JOKE!!!! FOR ONCE PLEASE STEP IN AND MAKE THIS RIGHT BEFORE SOMEBODY DOES GET KILLED. THERE ARE MANY WORSE STORIES OUT THERE THAN MINE! *TR

MY VAN HAD A RECALL 11S25 FOR A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAD IT REPLACED 8/7/2013 WITH 72690 MILES AT HUFF FORD IN WYTHEVILLE, VA. IT STARTED HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS LAST TUESDAY. I HAD IT CHECKED AT HUFF FORD IN WYTHEVILLE, VA, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT CONTINUES TO "SHUDDER" AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER BEING COVERED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY A 12 MO 12000 MILE WARRANTY. IS THAT ALL FORD IS REQUIRED TO DO FOR THIS CONTINUING TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VAN WILL SUDDENLY DIE. ALL ALARMS, ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL. WILL GO OFF. SUDENLY THERE IS NO POWER. VAN WILL START RIGHT BACK UP AND DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT 7 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS, 20-65, ALSO HAPPENS IF STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT OR DRIVE-THRU. ADDITIONALLY, I CAN BE DRIVING AT 25-35MPH AND THE RPM'S WILL SHOOT UP TO 7000 OR FALL ALL THE WAY DOWN LIKE YOU ARE IDLEING. VEHICLE MAKES NOISES LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW UP AND THEN WILL BE FINE. *TR