2006 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5AM AND WAS AT A RED LIGHT. ON THE GREEN LIGHT, HIT THE GAS AND THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO INTO GEAR. IT WAS LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SHIFTING ABILITIES. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE. CALLED A TOW TRUCK, AND YES I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SHOT PLUS WHATEVER ELSE CAN GO WRONG WITH BROKEN METAL IN YOUR TRANSMISSION. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT, SO WE HAVE A PRETTY PIECE OF JUNK IN OUR DRIVEWAY THAT WE STILL OWE $4,500 ON. I THINK I WILL PLANT FLOWERS AROUND IT SO THE NEIGHBORS WILL NOT SEE THE GRASS GROWING UNDER IT. PLUS THAT WILL GIVE IT A PROPER BURIAL, BECAUSE WITHOUT A FORD RECALL, IT WILL NEVER MOVE. *TR

RETURNED TO VEHICLE FROM THE STORE, STARTED, SELECTED REVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. ENGINE WOULD RESPOND TO GAS WITH REVS, BUT NO MOVEMENT. TRIED OTHER GEARS--NOTHING WOULD ENGAGE: IT WAS AS IF EVERY GEAR WAS NEUTRAL. HAS TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. HAVE NOW READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND THAT THE 2004-5 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I AM SO FRUSTRATED THAT FORD WOULD NOT RECALL THE 06 AS WELL. AN HOUR EARLIER MY WIFE AND CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY! ALSO PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN NHTSA FOR NOT LEVERAGING ITS POSITION TO FORCE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR IN MY NEIGHBOR HOOD WITH MY KIDS WITH ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHOOK AND I LOST ALL POWER IN MY VEHICLE. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT. NONE OF THE GEARS ON VAN WERE WORKING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY AND NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND FORD KNOWS IT. THEY DID A RECALL ON THE 2004-2005 TORQUE CONVERTER BUT NOT THE 2006. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR FACILITIES INCLUDING A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY ALL USE THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD WOULD CONSIDER THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL BUT NOT ONE FOR THE 2006 FREESTAR. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT WOULD NOTIFY ME IF THERE IS A FUTURE RECALL BUT BASICALLY I AM ON MY OWN. THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY OF THEIR SAFETY AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *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

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. CAR ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF GEAR. AFTER COASTING OFF THE ROADWAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR ISSUE. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER - PROBLEM SOLVED. WE ARE SURPRISED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR 2004-2005 VEHICLES AS IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 11/70 IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE, TRAVELING WEST MY WIFE LOST PROPULSION AND HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE IS FINE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PROVIDE POWER TO WHEELS. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING WAS GOING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I REALIZE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL FOR THE YEARS 04, AND 05, FOR THE TRANSMISSION. MY FAILURE SYMPTOM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FAILURE DESCRIBED FOR THE 04, 05 RECALL. THANK YOU, *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A SIDE STREET WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER TO THE POWER TRAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE LOSING POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AND AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING. IT WAS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED IT. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF I COULD GET IT TO OPERATE IN GEAR. AGAIN, THE CARD TURNED OVER BUT THERE WAS NO POWER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *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