2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING (35 MPH) OUR 3 KIDS TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND THE FREESTAR SUDDENLY HAD THE ENGINE REV AND LOSE ALL POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. SHE WAS VERY LUCKY TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITH THE ROAD BEING NARROW, WINDING AND RELATIVELY BUSY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF SHE HAD STILL BEEN ON THE NEARBY 3 LANE HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR. TOWED TO HERB CHAMBER FORD DEALER AND SHOWED THEM THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER FOR THIS INVESTIGATION, THEY ACTED AS IF THE PRINTOUT WAS INVISIBLE. CHARGED ME $209 TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM WITHOUT EVEN PULLING THE PAN OFF, TWO OPTIONS WERE TO PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3400, OR REBUILD FOR ~$2800. WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND FIXED FOR $2000. VERY DISTURBED THAT SUCH A MAJOR MALFUNCTION COULD HAPPEN AT 67,319 MILES, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT HAD IT HAPPENED ON ONE OF OUR LOCAL HIGHWAYS. *TR

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY ALMOST HAVE A MAC TRUCK SLAM INTO THE REAR, TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TRANSMISSION REDONE AT AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION, 1,800 DOLLARS NOTIFIED FORD CORPORATE THEY BLEW ME OFF STATED MY WARRANTY EXPIRED . OCTOBER 2011 SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN JUST PAID VAN OFF BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2005 THIS CAR COST ME ENOUGH FOR 6 YEARS AND NO RECALL PLEASE HELP FORD COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES IS IT WORTH DYEING OVER A MISTAKE. JESUS..... *TR

THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THEY SAID TRANSMISSION IS BURNT (THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED IT) AND NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $3300. THE VAN HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP OIL CHANGES, CHECK UPS ETC.. AND IT HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES. AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY? I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS PEOPLE FILING COMPLAINTS AND CLAIMS AND LAW SUITS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD MAKES TRANSMISSION THAT DOESN'T EVEN LAST 60K MILES AND THEY WANT CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT? THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OR SOME KIND OF WARRANTY COVER FOR THIS. IT'S A NONSENSE! NEVER BUYING FORD EVER AGAIN. *TT

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 11:00PM AND TURNED THE CORNER. LOST POWER , THE RPM'S WENT UP AND THE VAN WENT NOWHERE. NO WARNING IT JUST WENT OUT. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT MORNING TO A DEALER, SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING $3500 . SAID NOTHING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE FREESTAR TORQUE CONVERTER . READ ALL THE PAGES ON COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VAN, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOW WAITING FOR PARTS ON BACKORDER. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION FIALED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VAN. *TR

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, REPLACED IT AND STILL HAVING ORIGINAL PROBLEM. AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, TRANSMISSION WILL WHINE OUT IN 1ST GEAR, WILL NOT SHIFT UNLESS YOU STOP ACCELERATING. ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF AND WOULD NOT STOP, LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNLESS YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS SIDE VENTILATION SYSTEM (HEAT BLOWING COLD, AIR BLOWING HOT). AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON. PASS WARRANTY, TO TIRED TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER AND WAS TOWED TO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MOISTURE DAMAGE TO POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (COMPUTER SYSTEM). VEHICLE WOULD NOT IDLE, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND ERRATIC ELECTRONICS RESULTING IN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, HOWEVER, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. *KB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN HIGHWAY, WHEN HER FORD FREESTAR LOST ALL POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. SHE TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR AND ALL THAT WOULD MOVE WAS THE RPM GAUGE. HER AND MY SON WERE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP, WHO TOLD US THAT THE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD COST US ABOUT $3000. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. IT APPEARS FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL. MY QUESTION IS, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM? NOT ONLY AM I OUT A TOW BILL AND THE COST OF A TRANSMISSION, MY FAMILY WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

ON 9/8/11 I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR TO LEAVE FROM WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WOULD CRANK BUT WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER TWO DAYS OF TRYING TO GET A TOW TRUCK SMALL ENOUGH TO GET INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A CAR SHOP. THE CAR SHOP TOLD ME THER WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY HAD TRANSMISSION SHOP COME PICK UP THE CAR BY TOW TRUCK ON 9/12/11 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANMISSION SHOP IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME MODEL CAR. FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THIS CAR NEED TO BE RECALL AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE $1500.00 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE U.S. THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. WHY ISN'T FORD TAKING RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS (TORQUE CONVERTERS) THEY ARE PUTTING IN THESE VECHLES. DO SOMEONE HAVE TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING FOR THIS TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. I ADVISE YOU ALL IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM TO COMPLAIN AND JOIN SUIT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR