2006 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER NOR TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. SHE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. ONCE SHE REACHED 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. SHE COASTED TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE, CURRENT MILEAGES AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND TODAY IT DECIDED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND WOULD 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. GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND YOU WILL FIND IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET A LONG WITH MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

54,500 MILES ON A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE.... DEALER FOUND THE SPLINES ARE GONE ON THE PUMP IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER RESEARCH FINDING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM... THANKFULLY VEHICLE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF A BUSY STREET IN OUR TOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. HE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,190 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,330.

I AM A FORD FREESTAR OWNER,TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING,AND THE VAN JUST QUIT MOVING ,WITH NO FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION, I AM CURRENTLY STILL MAKING PAYMENTS,ON A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE , AND AM ON UNEMPLOYMENT ..WITH 2 CHILDREN I NEED THIS VAN SAFE AND RUNNING AGAIN. *TR

FORD 2006 FREESTAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THIS VAN HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT'S JUST LIKE YOU PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL. SAFETY CONCERN HERE IS YOU GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT GOES OUT SOMEONE MIGHT REAR END YOU. YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN THIS IS GOING OUT. IF YOU SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MANY COME UP. HOW COME THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T MADE FORD RECALL THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. AFTER STARTING HER VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INFORM HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.