2006 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

BOUGHT THE 2006 FORD FREESTAR ON 9/14/11. 5 MINUTES AFTER THE PURCHASE, I CAME TO A LIGHT AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. TURNED RIGHT AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASSUMED IT WAS FROM SITTING IN THE LOT THROUGH A MASSIVE SNOW STORM. IN THE 18 WEEKS THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES TOTALING 12 FULL WEEKS. WE HAVE CONSTANT LOSS OF POWER. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE A JERKING/BUCKING WHICH RESULTS IN THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND AS SOON AS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN ENOUGH, IT WILL LOSE POWER. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER RAIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE LEFT ME WITH A NON MOBILE CAR IN INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN A FATAL CRASH. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,076 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 02/07/12. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED BRIEFLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

ON NOV. 18, 2011 WHILE ON A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ROUND TRIP THIS 2006 FORD FREESTAR SHUDDERED A FEW TIMES WHICH WAS PRESUMED TO BE ROUGH ROAD. ON NOV. 23 THE VAN DID NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT DID SLIP INTO REVERSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY NOV. 24 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE VAN WAS IN ANOTHER TOWN ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY, MY DAUGHTER HAD BORROWED IT, SO ON DEC.06, 2011 SHE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A PAPER STATING THE OSS WAS BAD. I PICKED UP THE VAN (AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME), AND ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHILE GOING UP OR DOWN HILLS. THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT WENT OUT ALSO. I TOOK THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OVER IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OSS SENSOR. A WASHER HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, THE FLUID WAS FULL OF METAL, BUSHINGS WERE WORN, AND GEARS NEEDED REPLACING. I TRUST THIS TRANSMISSION PLACE TOTALLY AND SINCE I HAD EXPERIENCED THE REVERSE AND GEAR JERK PROBLEMS MYSELF I FELT THIS WAS THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NOW, THIS MAY BE REASONABLE FOR SOME 2006 VEHICLES WHICH MAY HAD BEEN DRIVEN HARD, HOWEVER.. THIS VAN HAD 56683 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE IS USED MOSTLY FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR A DISABLED PERSON. WHICH MAKES IT TWICE AS FRIGHTENING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF BREAKING DOWN MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN IS IT ACCEPTABLE FOR A BOUGHT NEW, GENTLY TREATED VEHICLE WITH 56683 MILES ON IT HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION? EVEN THOUGH IT IS 5 YEARS OLD THE MILEAGE IS NOT GREAT. I CANNOT THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF IT HAD GONE TOTALLY WHILE ON THE ROAD TRANSPORTING A DISABLED PERSON. *TR

THE ENGINE REVVED UP REAL HIGH AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE TRAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE MOTOR WAS FINE. JUST NO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP IT KEPT LUNGING FORWARD I MADE IT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO SAY IT HAD WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE TRANS. ASKED ME IF I HAD DRIVEN IT INTO A LAKE? I DID NOT THEY THEN SAID LATER THAT THEY HAD FOUND A TSB SAYING THAT RAIN WATER GOES DOWN THROUGH THE WIND SHIELD INTO A COWL TO THE TRANSMISSION VENT AND GETS INTO THE FLUID? FORD AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THEY SAY IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM BUT DUE TO WATER ? I KNOW FORD KNOWS THAT THEY MANUFACTURED THE PART OR PARTS THAT LETS WATER GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WANT AT LEAST $3,250 OR MORE FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. FORD IS STILL WAITING FOR A TORQUE CONVERTOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO GET FIXED ? I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR OVER 3 MONTHS I AM A FOSTER PARENT AND I NEED A CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD'S MANUFACTURING MISTAKES PLEASE HELP THANKS. *TR

VECHICLE JUST STOPPED. GOT IT GOING AGAIN AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING. CODE SHOWED IT NEEDED TO BE "REFLASHED." COST 110 AT DEALERSHIP AND NO IMPROVEMENT. CODE SHOWED IGNITION COIL. REPLACED AND NO IMPROVEMENT. FINALLY REPLACED PCM APRIL 2011. ALSO EXPERIENCE INTERMITENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (RADIO, CLOCK RESET) WITH NO BATTERY FAILURE. *TT

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND IT PERIODICALLY DECIDES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. TURNED OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON AND RAN FINE. TURNED TRACTION CONTROL BACK ON AND THE VAN SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AGAIN. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF MOTOR AND RESTART ENGINE TO MAKE THE VAN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SIX OCCASIONS OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS. RAPID DECELERATION FROM CRUISING SPEED (65 MPH) TO 25MPH WITH ABSOLUTELY NO OPERATOR CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NTSB AND REMEDIED BY FORD. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP FOR A FIX ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR