2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE RPMS REDUCED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET USED BY FORD MOTOR WHEN VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED. THIS CAUSES ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER OIL PAN WITHOUT WARNING AND CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE OIL. TECHNICIAN AFFIRMS THE ENGINE BEARINGS ARE DESTROYED AND VAN REQUIRES REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COWL NEEDED TO BE SEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

VEHICLE LOSES POWER, ERRATICALLY SHIFTS GEARS, RPM GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I LATER FIND THAT THE ERROR CODE IS P1740 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE MALFUNCTION) AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM YET MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND I BELIEVE THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFOREHAND AND KEPT IT FROM ME, TELLING ME HOW GOOD AND RELIABLE THIS VEHICLE IS. THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES FOR NOW BUT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG AND WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE MAY BE DONE JUST BY CONTINUING DRIVING IT. I BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE WE NEEDED A SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE AND NOW I'M OUT ALL THE MONEY I SPENT ON IT WITHOUT ENOUGH LEFT TO FIX IT. I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND IN IT AND RISK IT JUST SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

IN 06/2014 MY VAN TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING AS TIME PROGRESS I NOTICE THAT MY VAN WAS SLOW AND HARD SHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILING. I PUT IT IN THE SHOP AND THE REPAIR COST 1200.00 TO FIX. IT GOT IT OUT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN STARTED BACK SLOW AND HARD SHIFTING AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO MECHANIC THEY SAID THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I DID THIS SEVERAL AND HAD NO LUCK WITH IT. 08/2014 I STARTED HAVING MORE NOTICEABLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LIKE DASH BOARD LIGHTS COME ON NOW AND THEN RADIO RESETS IT SELF SOMETIMES IT WONT WORK AT NOT EVEN THE DVD PLAYER. THE DOORS WONT LOCK ALARM GOES OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO AND POWER SLIDING WONT CLOSE. SO I ONLY DROVE THE VAN AROUND TIME LIMITING MY TRIPS CONTACTED FORD NO HELP THERE. THEN WINTER COMES IN ALL OF SUDDEN MY VAN WORKS GREAT DASH BOARD LIGHTS WORKING DVD AND RADIO WORKING FINE MOST IMPORTANTLY MY VAN TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING PROPERLY BUT THEN ON WARMER DAYS IT STARTS TO ACT UP AGAIN.ON 02/16/20015 MY CHILDREN AND I WAS ON OUR WAY TO GET GROCERIES FOR THE WINTER STORM THAT WAS COMING,THE LOST POWER AND DIED LUCKILY WAS CLOSE TO HOME THAT I COULD PULL OVER START IT AGAIN AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. THEN TODAY IT WILL NOT START UP AT ALL. IM A SINGLE MOTHER OF FIVE YOUNG DAUGHTERS AND MY OLDEST DAUGHTER AND I ARE BOTH DISABLED. WE DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO OUR DOCTORS APPT. IM PLANNING HAVE A MECHANIC CHECK MY PCM AND TO SEE IF ITS WATER DAMAGE. BUT I'VE NOTICE SEVERAL FELLOW FORD OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I DON'T KNOW WHY FORD NOT WILLING TO OWN UP TO THEIR LIFE THREATENING MISTAKES. *TR

RECEIVED 3 VEHICLE SERVICE BULLETINS MFGR CAMPAIGN #: 11S25 . MADE APPOINTMENT FOR 07/08/14 @ 10:00AM WITH DUVAL FORD 32210 AND DROVE MY VAN THERE. DUVAL FORD RENTED ME A HERTZ VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FINISH THE RECALL REPAIR. ON 07/11/14 DUVAL FORD CALLED ME TO SAY MY VAN IS READY. MILEAGE ON MY VAN IN ON 07/08 WAS 47322, MILEAGE OUT ON 07/11 WAS 47324 . 08/25/14 MILEAGE 47597 CALLED DUVAL FORD MY VAN KEEPS STALLING AND SHUTS OFF IN DRIVE ALSO CHUGS UP ON INCLINES. I HAD AAA TOW IN. DUVAL FORD DID IN PLACE NEXT MORNING START UP, NO ROAD TEST DID SAY 1 CODE IN SYSTEM P21 07 REV LIMITER. I DROVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NO STALLING. 09/05/14 MILEAGE 47598 ? AS WRITTEN ON SERVICE ORDER CALLED DUVAL FORD MY COMPLAINT UPON ACCELERATING VAN SHUDDERS CALLED AAA TOWED IN TO DUVAL FORD ROADTESTED FOUND BAD SHUTTER, NO ACCELERATION, FOUND #3 CYL NOT FIRING #5 MISFIRING, REPLACED COIL PACK, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES REMOVED UPPER INTAKE TO SERVICE. CHARGE $780.25 09/25/14 MILEAGE 47834 CALLED DUVAL FORD, AAA TOWED IN,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND NOT DRIVING RIGHT DIAGNOSIS WATER IN THE PCM CONNECTOR RESEALED TOP ENGINE COWL, NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CODES ON. 10/21/14 MILEAGE 47968 CALLED DUVAL FORD AAA TOWED IN VAN STALLING AND WON'T MOVE WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR. DIAGNOSIS TRANS CODES IN MEMORY U1039,PO713,P1502 VOLTAGE SPIKES WHEN TRANS UPSHIFTS. ETC.. 01/21/15 MILEAGE48536 CALLED DUVAL FORD AAA TOWED IN VAN STALLING SHUTS OFF WON'T MOVE WHEN IN REVERSE. DIAGNOSIS CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. DRIVER RETURNED VAN TO MY DRIVEWAY. NO WORK SERVICE ORDER. 01/23/15 MILEAGE 48549 STARTED VAN WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN IN REVERSE PLAYED WITH SHIFTER, DID GO IN REVERSE BACKED INTO STREET SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, ENGINE LT ON, SHUDDERS. DROVE 50 FT TURNED AROUND PARKED IT IN DRIVEWAY. SAME ORIGINAL PROBLEM AFTER RECALL FIX. TIME LINE 197 DAYS AND 1225 MILES NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VAN STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. I ALSO LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER. THIS HAPPENED DURING A VERY BUSY TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE WITH TRAFFIC AROUND ME CONTINUING TO GO 70 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER RESEARCHING, MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE PCM IS GETTING WET DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME TO BE IN. THE VAN CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE EVEN THOUGH THE PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED AND ALL KNOWN AREAS HAVE BEEN SEALED. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I 95 SOUTH IN NORTH CAROLINA OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WITH NO WARNING. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND CROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC IN THE PROCESS. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAD 5 CHILDREN IN THE VAN WITH ME AT THE TIME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND FIND MY OWN WAY HOME. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR BECAUSE F THE RECALL AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY NOT BE, ALTHOUGH THEY NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FIRST. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE FOR THIS RECALL. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL REPAIR DONE, THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING MINOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (THOUGH I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THEM AS THAT AT THE TIME). IT WOULD BE SLUGGISH IN SHIFTING, FOR EXAMPLE. HOWEVER, EVENTUALLY THIS REACHED THE POINT THAT AT TIMES I COULD NOT PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. I WOULD BE STUCK UNTIL AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION, OR TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN FORWARD GEARS ALSO. I ASSUMED IT WAS PART OF THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS IN THE RECALL (NHTSA ENGINEERING ANALYSIS #EA09016), BUT THE DEALER SAID NO, IT WAS WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND A SEPARATE ISSUE ALTOGETHER. NO-ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT 70,000 MILES. I THINK THIS IS RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OR THE RECALL REPAIR AND SHOULD BE COVERED. IT SEEMS NHTSA HAS TWO OTHER INVESTIGATIONS GOING ON THIS: NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION #PE09033 AND NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION #PE10033. I WANT TO ADD THIS TO THE DATA COLLECTION, SINCE I THINK FORD IS RESPONSIBLE. *TR

WATER GETS INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - HAD TO BE REBUILT FOR $2656.76. MY MECHANIC AND HIS TRANNY REPAIRMAN FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE WATER ENTERING THE FLUID AND HAS NOW FIXED THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND OF THEIR PRODUCT AND THE SAFETY OF ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR SEL. *TR