2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OF DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY FAMILY AND I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET, AT AN INTERSECTION AND A HIGHWAY AND AS I GOT READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THERE WERE CARS BLOWING AND A KIND POLICE OFFICER CAME UP TO THE CAR AND ASKED US WHAT WAS GOING ON. AS WE EXPLAINED, HE TOLD US THAT HE WOULD PUSH US OUT OF THE ROAD. AFTER PUSHING US OUT OF THE ROAD, HE LEFT AND WE HAD TO CALL OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET A TOW, WHICH TOOK ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS TO GET THERE. NOT TO MENTION, I HAD TO FIND A WAY FOR MY FAMILY TO GET HOME. THE CAR SEEMED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT WASN'T. IT STARTED BUT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, IT IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND NO WAY TO GET AROUND. *TR

VAN STARTED ACTING LIKE THE KEY WAS BEING TURNED OFF AND ON. MISFIRE WAS SO BAD THAT VAN WAS LIKE RIDING A BUCKING BRONCO. PULLED TO THE SIDE SEVERAL TIMES AS I THOUGHT WE WOULD NOT MAKE IT HOME. GOT HOME FROM SUNDAY DINER AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER THE NEXT DAY ON 6/20/11. INSTALLED 1F1Z 6B288 BA SENSOR. BACK TO DEALER ON 6/28/11. INSTALLED 164R4901 FOAM STRIP ALONG WITH SEALANT. BACK TO DEALER ON 7/5/11. INSTALLED. INSTALLED XL3Z 9F472 AA SENSOR. TO INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP ON 12/2/11. INSTALLED YFIZ-7H103AA SENSOR. BACK TO SAME REPAIR SHOP. INSTALLED 5F2Z12A650 BC PCM MODULE. THAT SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AS VAN IS RUNNING BETTER THAN FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. *TR

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN,TRIED TO GO. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO, NOW HAVE NO GEARS FOWARD OR REVERSE ,LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

LOST ALL POWER TO WHEELS, ENGINE RUNS FINE, NO WARNING NOISES ETC. NO TRANSMISSION NOISE/ FLUID LIKE NEW. MORE THAN LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT FAILED... I AM A CERTIFIED FAA AIRCRAFT MECHANIC & HAVE PERFORMED ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VAN SINCE NEW. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI TRUCK WHILE COASTING TO A STOP. *TR

I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN INCIDENT BUT FORD NEEDS TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR! MY 2005 FREESTAR IS A DEATH BUCKET! BECAUSE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AND RECALL, MY VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER IN A DEADLY SITUATION!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER A RAIN STORM MY VAN EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE AND ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH A RAIN STORM. THIS TIME THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE VAN JUST SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN SHE LOST ALL POWER. SHE THEN TRIED RESTARTING THE VAN AND IT STARTED BUT WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT IT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE RPM'S RACED, THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND THEN STALLING AGAIN. THE VAN WAS UNDRIVEABLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST FEET BEFORE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON A NARROW TWO LANE BRIDGE THAT IS HEAVILY TRAVELED THE LOGGING AND DUMP TRUCKS. HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND SO MANY OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY WATER IN THE PCM MODULE. THE NEXT MORNING I CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP AND ADVISED THEM OF MY FINDINGS. SURE ENOUGH THEY WHERE ABLE TO FIND THE SERVICE BULLETINS FROM FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE 7 PAGES LONG. SEVERAL HOURS AND $240 LATER THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE VAN WAS FIXED AND THE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CAME OUR WHEN THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS NOT SUBMITTED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,463.