2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON APR 2, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RETURNING FROM FL TO OUR HOME IN NC. APPROX. 26 MILES INTO SC HEADING N ON I 95 OUR VAN LOST FORWARD POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, GET A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE THE VAN DELIVERED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WE RENTED A CAR TO GET HOME (350 MILES AWAY). WE HAD ONLY BEEN GONE FOR A WEEK, WHEN THE MAIL WAS PICKED UP, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, FYI, IT SEEMS THAT ALL VANS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THOUGH FORD SAYS THE CONVERTER IS NOT THE CAUSE - YEAH RIGHT...THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAILABLE, OUR VAN WILL BE IN SC FOR OVER A MONTH, AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OTHER COSTS, TOWING, CAR RENTAL, AND RETURNING 350 MILES TO RETRIEVE IT, THEN DRIVING 350 MILES HOME. THIS IS ALSO RIDICULOUS AS THIS IS GOING TO COST US CLOSE TO 4000.00. PLEASE WARN FREESTAR OWNERS NOT TO DRIVE THIS VAN, AS IT IS NOT A CASE OF IF, BUT WHEN THIS PART WILL FAIL. AND ALSO, THE RECALL NOTICE CERTAINLY WAS NOT SENT IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 2012. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE TIME EXPECTANCY OF HAVING THE RECALL DEFECT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I JUST RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25 / NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY VAN IT DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW EGR VALVE PUT ON, SO I DID. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES SO I HAD THEM REPLACE, THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I MAY NEED A NEW FUEL FILTER, SO I HAD IT REPLACED AND ONCE AGAIN THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM TO TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. I AM WORRIED THAT WHILE I AM DRIVING I WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND WILL BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VAN NEVER WANTS TO GO OVER 40 MPH AND ONCE IT DOES REACH THAT SPEED IT WILL NOT MAINTAIN AND SOMETIMES MAKES AN ODD NOISE. I PULLED ONTO THE BY-PASS THE OTHER DAY AND MY VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY... THANK GOD THAT THE TRUCK BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO PASS ME ON THE SHOULDER. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OTHER TIMES WHEN MY VAN WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER SO THAT THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME COULD PASS. SO IN A NUT SHELL THE PROBLEMS ARE AS LISTED: 1.) VAN WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED 2.) WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS OFTEN A PINGING / KNOCKING SOUND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND NOT BE OUT ANY MORE MONEY. PLEASE HELP! *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 I NOTICED THAT MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WAS HESITATING WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF MY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY FINAL DESTINATION, A LOCAL SUPERMARKET, WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT COULD TELL THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AS SMOOTHLY AS I WAS ACCUSTOMED TO. ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME, UPON MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY I TYPICALLY TAKE, MY FREESTAR'S ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE WAS LOST. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AS WELL MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFT INTO PARK AND REENGAGE THE IGNITION. FROM THAT POINT ON, UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME, THE FREESTAR WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR. IF I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, AGAIN THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I MANAGED TO GET HOME THAT DAY BY STOPPING AND RESTARTING MY FREESTAR WHAT I CAN ONLY ESTIMATE TO BE 50 TO 75 TIMES. THE MOST HARROWING PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE WAS THE LOST OF POWER AND CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THIS DAY, I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMOTELY LIKE THIS WITH THE FREESTAR, AND THEN FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT, I WAS HELPLESS ON THE EXPRESSWAY EXPECTING A FATAL COLLISION WITH AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY RELATED TO TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND PROCEEDED TO COAST. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $ 1,300 TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

WAS DRIVING AROUND 30MPH THEN THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 5000 LET OFF GAS RPM SLOWLEY WENT DOWN..2ND TIME IT HAPPENED TOOK IT IN THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR "FIXED" IT...THE 3RD TIME WAS GOING THREW AN INTERSECTION DIED ON ME IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION ALMOST GOT SMASHED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH MY KIDS IN THE VAN...HAD IT TOWED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG....4TH OR 5TH TIME WAS GOING TO WORK GOT OF HIGHWAY RPMS WENT UP TO 5000 AND THE VAN WONT GO NO WHERES NOW...NO REVERSE NO DRIVE JUST SITS THERE SOUNDING LIKE [XXX]THEY WAY FORD MADE IT...NOW WAITING ON THEM TO TELL ME WHATS WRONG WITH IT.... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN THAT JUST TURNED 59,983 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD NOT ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND IT HAD BEEN DRIVING JUST FINE. DROVE IT ALL DAY SATURDAY WITH NO ISSUES - THEN ON SUNDAY MORNING, WHEN I WENT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN ENGAGING IT IN REVERSE, DRIVE ETC. NO WARNING AT ALL... THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND HE ADVISED ME TO LOOK UP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND SURE ENOUGH THERE IS. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE WHERE IT HAD BEEN SITTING AS I DON'T HAVE THE $$$ TO FIX IT. I AM NO HAPPY WITH FORD. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD AFTER THIS CAR. I JUST PUT CLOSE TO $600 FOR 4 BRAND NEW TIRES IN NOVEMBER - I HOPE THESE HAVEN'T BEEN RUINED! A FAMILY MEMBER RECENTLY FOUND THIS SITE. I HAVE BEEN USING A FAMILY MEMBERS CAR TO GET TO WORK, KIDS TO SCHOOL ETC. NOT HAPPY AT ALL WITH THIS SITUATION! *TR

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT, LOSING THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED. TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND TRANSMISSION AS WELL. NOW FORD ONLY WANTS TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A TWO HOUR TRIP AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN BUT BRIEF LOSS OF ACCELERATION, SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED BY 15 MPH, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SEVERE JERK. THE OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES DURING THE TRIP AT HIGH SPEEDS AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONTINUED TO OCCUR THE FOLLOWING DAYS DURING NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS (20 ? 40 MPH). I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT AS I THOUGHT THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT RECALL (RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11S25). THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE RELATED TO WATER INTRUSION INTO THE PCM HOUSING. UNFORTUNATELY THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTAR. *JS