2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE DRIVEWAY AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ODOMETER FAILED TO TRACK SPEED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

USING AN ON RAMP FROM S.R. 87 SOUTH TO HIGHWAY 98 WEST IN NAVARRE FL. AND SUDDENLY LOST THE VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY TO AWAIT TOWING. *TR

I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WITH THIS VAN. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN LOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD SHAVINGS FROM MY TORQUE CONVERTER OF MY VAN. HE STATED THAT HE HAD FIXED TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER IN FORD 2005 FREESTARS VEHICLES. THIS WAS IN MARCH 2012. I HAD IT FIXED WITH AN EXPENSES OF 1, 985, BUT AFTER CHECKING ON FREESTARS IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EVALUATED. I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE RESOLVING OF THIS BY FORD. I FIXED MY VEHICLE AND ASSUMED THE COST. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION. I ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE BACK SEAT. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS. ON, JULY 30, 2013 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK MY VAN WENT FROM 65 TO 20 WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I PLACED MY HAZARDS AND LOOKED FOR THE ACCESS ROAD. I THEN DROVE MY VAN INTO THE NEAREST DEALER. I TOLD THE DEALER REP THAT THE SYMBOL INDICATED THAT MY POWER TRAIN WAS HAVING PROBLEMS HE OFFERED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $106. I AGREED AND MENTIONED THE RECALLS. WHEN I RECEIVED THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS STATING THAT THE FUEL PUMP, THE EG VALVE, AND THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, WOULD NOT SHIFT. YOU PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS FIX IT OR I WILL GO BUY SOMETHING OTHER THAN A FORD. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE AND FOUND OUT THAT WATER GOT INTO THE PMC MODULE AND TERMINALS WERE CORRODED. MECHANIC BLOW DRIED INTERIOR OF PMC BEST HE COULD SILICON TO SEAL THE BEST HE COULD AND TOLD ME IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. WATER KEEPS GETTING INTO THE MODULE. WHY DOESN'T FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR MISTAKES AND RESOLVE THE PROBLEM? I LOVE MY FREESTAR BUT WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THE MANUFACTURE ENGINEERING MISTAKES? *TR

WAS IN A 30 MILE PER HOUR SPEED ZONE CAME TO A CAUTION LIGHT AND HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A VERY DANGEROUS CORNER....MANY TRACTOR TRAILERS USE THIS TURN, WHILE MAKING THE TURN, ENGINE STALLED AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL STEERING WITH NO POWER. MANAGED TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN SEVERAL TRACTOR TRAILERS CAME AROUND THE SAME CORNER. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE OVER I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AS THEY WOULD HAVE HAD NO WHERE TO GO, JUST A 2 LANE ROAD. CAR STARTED BUT WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT, IT WENT ABOUT 20 FEET AND STALLED AGAIN. HAD TO CALL A TOW COMPANY. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 99,900 MILES. FLASHING LIGHT ON DASH SAYS TO CHECK TRANSAXLE. NOT FIXED AS YET...CODE P0715 CAME UP ON THE TECH MACHINE, TURBINE SPEED SENSOR CHECK FAULT. I HAVE CHECKED FOR THESE CODES AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD SENT THESE VEHICLES OFF THE PRODUCTION LINES WITH THESE PROBLEMS TO BEGIN WITH. I FIND THAT NOTHING EVER GETS DONE UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. IT'S A SAD WORLD WE LIVE IN THAT LIFE HAS TO BE LOST BEFORE MANUFACTURERS ARE MADE TO CORRECT WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE LEAVING THE PLANT. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO ROUTE 50 OFF 628 THE CAR DIED. I DRIFTED ONTO SIDE OF ROAD, BUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. TOOK EXIT OFF 50 AT 450 AND CAR STOPPED AGAIN. PUT IN PARK AT RED LIGHT, STARTED UP AGAIN AND DROVE DOWN RIVA ROAD. CAR STOPPED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO MY RESIDENCE, EACH TIME ENGINE STOPPING, NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. CALLED KOONS FORD ANNAPOLIS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE THE NEXT DAY (SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A SUNDAY). THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK AND COULD NOT CONFIRM OR DUPLICATE ANY OF THE CONDITIONS. POSSIBLY PCM BUT NOT SURE.THEY FOUND ONE ERROR WHILE DRIVING IT , BUT THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND IT. PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE UNTIL 7/6/13 WHEN EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK BACK TO FORD AND 2 DAYS LATER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PCM. COULD NOT SAY HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET A NEW ONE AS FORD DOES NOT HAVE THEM IT STOCK, BUT FOR $1300.00 COULD PLACE THE ORDER. FOUND A FORD TECH BLOG THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT EVERY ONE IS GOING THROUGH AND HOW TO FIX IT. WATER IS LEAKING UNDER THE COWL AND SHORTING OUT THE PCM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOME ONE DIES. *TR

I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH HIGH REVVING, SOFT SHIFTING AND WHAT FEELS LIKE SLIPPING. AND THEN TODAY WHEN I DROVE THE VAN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD ALONG WITH THE OTHER ISSUES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS THE CONTROL MODULE AND AS IT GETS WET THINGS START TO GO WRONG WITH THE VAN. THE DESIGN IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS WATER GETS INTO THE MODULE AND THE CONNECTOR. I HAVE INCLUDED A VIDEO LINK FROM YOUTUBE FOR YOU TO LOOK OVER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND HOW BAD DESIGN IS LEADING TO ALL THESE SMALL COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS. I AM TAKING THE VAN TO MY LOCAL DEALER OR SHOP TO SEE IF THIS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LHJEVBMUXJW *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN NOVEMBER 2010, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH NO SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2012, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED ONLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 2010, AND NOT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING/BLINKING. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH VAN MAKING WEIRD SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. JUST HAD TRANNY RECALL WORK DONE, SAME LIGHT ON. I CALLED FORD-THEY SAID IT WAS A MISS AND I SHOULD BRING IT IN. I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THAT FAR, AND I HAVE NO $ FOR A TOW OR FIX. WAS TOLD BY MECH FRIEND THAT IT COULD BE ANY OF MANY SENSORS AND I'D HAVE TO TRIAL AND ERROR TO FIND IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME, AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT HAS RAINED OR IS VERY DAMP OUT. IT VIBRATES, SHAKES, AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT RIGHT. ALSO I HAVE NO GET UP AND GO, IT WANTS TO STALL OUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND I HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT ONCE. SEEMS TO BE WORSE ON HILLS OR ANY INCLINES. NOT A HAPPY FORD CUSTOMER-AGAIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON-GOING FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO. ANYTHING OVER 25MPH AND THE VAN "SHIMMIES" REALLY BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREE STAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. *TR