2006 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE 2006 FORD FREESTAR MINI VAN BOTH OF THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ALL FREESTARS BUT ONLY SOME OF THE 2004 MODELS WERE GOVERNED BY RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND FREESTAR THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. TWICE I LOST POWER COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT WOULDN'T START SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE NOW. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. IN JANUARY 2009 IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER THE SECOND TIME. THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN MY POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND REPLACED IT. I HAVE NOT LOST POWER SINCE THEN. I AM NOW HAVING SOME PROBLEMS STARTING THE VAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP A MINIMUM OF 30 TIMES IN 2 1/2 YEARS BUT IT IS NEVER THE SAME PROBLEM SO THE LEMON LAW DOES NOT APPLY IN MY STATE. *TR

ADVANCE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON DASHBOARD. THE CAR STARTED BRAKING AND COULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH AT THE TIME. I CALLED FORD DEALER WHO GAVE ME NO HELP. I BROUGHT TO MY REGULAR MECHANICS AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO CODES THAT SHOWED UP, BUT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB07-10-11. THIS DESCRIBES IT AS A "NUISANCE". IT IS MORE LIKE A SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IF YOU LOOK ON WWW.FORDFORUM.COM, YOU'LL SEE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO FEEL THIS WAY. *TR

ON THE RAINY EVENING OF MARCH 10, 2009, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO AN UNLIT RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I WAS PUSHING THE GAS AND HEARING THE ENGINE CHANGE BUT WITH MY CAR IN "D" THERE WAS NO MOTION. WITH THE VEHICLE STILL RUNNING, I TRIED THE OTHER MOVEMENT GEARS WITH NO REACTION. MY CAR HAD JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING! THANK GOODNESS THAT WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT NIGHT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND WHATEVER OTHER WORK WAS REQUIRED TO GET IT WORKING. THEY ONLY GAVE ME A 1 YR/12,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH IS JUST SCARY. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR JUST OVER A WEEK. HAVE NOTICED THAT IT NOW SEEMS TO OCCASIONALLY HESITATE WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR (24,000 MI.) VAN COMPLETELY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS AT ALL, IT JUST DIED. I SAFELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUSHED IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. LATER IN THE DAY THEY STARTED IT RIGHT UP, CHECKED IT ALL OUT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT NOBODY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINS ONLINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. THIS VAN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. *TR

THE SPINES IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAIL BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT HARDENED . WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE STOPS AND CAN NOT MOVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS , AND AT SOME POINT ( IF IT HASN'T ALREADY) WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND POSSIBLE DEATH. *TR

ON 7-22-08 MYSELF, SISTER AND KIDS WERE DRIVING AND PULLED THROUGH THE MCDONALD'S DRIVE THROUGH FOR A DRINK THEN WHEN I PULLED OUT ONTO HWY 31 IN CORSICANA TO GET BACK ON INTERSTATE 45 MY 2006 FREESTAR WITH 52205 MILES WOULD NOT GO. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. LUCKY THE ROAD WENT DOWN HILL A LITTLE AND COULD GET TO THE CENTER LANE. I THEN SAW A FORD DEALER BEHIND ME AND GOT THE VAN THEIR BECAUSE THEY TOWED ME AFTER A $95 DIGNO FEE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY PLANTIEY GEARS AND NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3200 TWO DAYS LATER THE PRICE JUMPED TO $4200 SO I DID NOT GET MY VAN FIXED YET AND TOWED IT HOME. WHEN I CALL FORD THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I TAKE MY VAN TO MY DEALER IN TOWN AND PAY ANOTHER DIOGN, FEE. THEN CALL THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES SEEM AS IF THEY ARE LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO CORRECT ITSELF. THERE IS NO RECALL AVAILABLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,326 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT DAMAGED THROUGH UNKNOWN CAUSE. THIS SEATBELT WAS SPECIFICALLY ONLY USED FOR USE WITH CHILD BOOSTER SEAT. NOW THE SEATBELT IS CUT AND CLEARLY UNSAFE FOR ANYONE'S USE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING ONLY WORKS PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH. THE AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL BELOW 60 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE O-RING COMPRESSOR FAILED AND CAUSED METAL TO GRIND, WHICH INEVITABLY CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE COST EXCEEDED $1,500. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.