2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

MY WIFE HAD JUST LEFT WORK. ON A VERY BUSY STREET THE VAN UP AND DIED. RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO POWER TO GET UP TO SPEED. KEPT SHUTTING DOWN. MANAGED TO GET IN TO A PARKING LOT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT FIRST WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. NOW, THEY SAY IT IS THE PCM. PCM HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR SOME TIME. FORD SAID IT WAS SHIPPED ON NOV. 13 2013. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AND NO PART. NO WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS AN EVEN LONGER WAIT TIME FOR THE PCM. HAVING A AFTERMARKET PCM INSTALLED. TWO WEEKS WITHOUT OUR VAN IS LONG ENOUGH. HOPE TO HAVE IT BACK ON FRIDAY THE 22ND OF 2013. HAVE TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE, THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. HAVE READ THAT THE SEAL UNDER THE COWLING LETS GO AND WATER WILL DRIP DOWN ONTO THE PCM CONNECTION AND MESS UP THE PCM. *TR

ENGINE, INTERNAL CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. ON FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS, OR 112,00 MILES; THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED WITHIN THE WARRANTY . . QUOTED COST TO REPAIR WILL BE $3,300.00, WHEN COMPLETED BY [XXX]-HILLTOP-FORD IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR EQUIPPED WITH SUMMIT PREMIUM PLUS 2 TIRES, SIZES 235/60/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME THE STEEL BELT DETACHED FROM ALL OF THE TIRES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN AND THE DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THE TIRES MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 2 LONG LONG YEARS. I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE TO IT FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT ITS NOT THE ISSUE. ITS THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T HAVE TIME NOR MONEY TO KEEP PUTTING INTO THIS CAR AND WORK TWO JOBS AS IT IS AND I NEED A CAR. JUST CANT DO IT ANYMORE AND I KNOW A LOT OF OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING TO GO THREW THE SAME THING AND ALSO SO TIRED OF BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PLEASE JUST FIX IT ALREADY. I AM GOING TO FILE A LAW SUITE AGAINST THEM SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FLUID CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND EVEN THOUGH THE CONTACT REFILLED THE RESERVOIR CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

THE SITUATION IS VERY DANGER, THE PROBLEM WITH THE PCM ISSUES, THAT SHARE BAD INFORMATION WITH ANY OTHER COMPONENT IN USE, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, LIGHTS, AC SYSTEM, LOW BATTERY OR NOT TURN ON EVEN WITH NEW BATTERY, AND THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS CLEAN. THE MOST DANGEROUS IS JUST STOP RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, OR SOME MECHANIC DID NOT HAVE IDEA ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THE SARASOTA FORD MECHANICS. A FEW WEEKS A GO I LEFT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS, PRESENT IN MY OPINION TRANSMISSION MAL-FUNCTION, AFTER THEY CHARGE ME $140, NO PROBLEMS SOLVED, AND THEY SAY THE TECHNICIAN REPORT : NEEDS ENGINE WORK BEFORE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTICS. NEEDS CAM SYNCRO ASSY.(FIX WHINNING NOISE) I AGREE OK. NEED A SENSOR ASY ??????? CONNECT A LITTLE METAL WIRE ON TOP ENGINE (THEY CALL BUSH.....???) AFTER THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS STILL HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY ANSWER ABOUT ALL THIS, OR PLACE TO GO AND GET A REAL INSPECTION AND REPORT. FROM NOW AND FOREVER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

WHILE CHANGING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE THE JACK BROKE AND THE CAR DROP TO THE GROUND! THE JACK BENT AND BROKE. *TR

I OPENED THE POWER LIFTGATE WITH KEY FOB AND AS I WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES THE DOOR STARTED COMING DOWN ON ME AND WOULD NOT STOP, HITTING ME HARD IN THE HEAD AS I TRY TO GET OUT FROM UNDER IT.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A TRAFFIC STOP BUT AS HE ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION CENTER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY THE MECHANIC. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,780.

IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. WE PICKED IT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND ONE DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW CONNECTOR AND REPLACED IT. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE ENGINE ALWAYS IDLES VERY ROUGH AND NO ONE CAN CORRECT IT. IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM MODULE ON THESE VEHICLES. APPARENTLY RAIN GETS IT AND SOAKS THE MODULE CAUSING ALL SORTS OF ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. *TR