2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

I WAS IN WEST VIRGINIA GOING UP A MOUNTAIN AND MY TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. I BARELY MADE IT UP THE MOUNTAIN ON THE INTERSTATE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A ROD FRACTURED INSIDE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET AT A COST OF $1,857.00. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,591.*BF*JB

JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT 05 FORD FREESTAR VAN, 3 MONTHS AGO IN MY DRIVEWAY IT REFUSED TO GO FORWARD, I PARKED IT BECAUSE I HAD SOMETHING ELSE TO DRIVE. MORNING OF DECEMBER 30, 2019 MY OTHER AUTOMOBILE TIMING CHAIN BROKE SO I'VE BEEN TRYING FRANTICALLY TO FIX THIS VAN, I'VE REPLACED AIR CLEANER SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, AND SPEED SENSOR. NOTHING. I HAVE REVERSE BUT NO DRIVE, ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN FINE. SO I CHECKED FOR RECALLS. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF MANUFACTURER IS STILL LIABLE. 05 FORD FREESTAR VAN, MILES 211375, VIN#[XXX]. MY NAME: [XXX] IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A CLICKING FROM THE FRONT END AND FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.

JANUARY 2015 WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE.HAD VEHICLE TOWED NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD WITH TORQUE CONVT. HAD 177K AT THAT TIME AT COST OF $2700.00. OCTOBER 2019 SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED NO WARNING LIGHTS NO SLIPPING, BANGING OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, WAS TOLD IT WILL NEED A REBUILD WITH ANOTHER TORQUE CONVT. AT APPROX. SAME COST. VEHICLE NOW HAS 233K MILES ON CLOCK. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A REAL RELIABLE ASSET TO OUR FAMILY. THIS TRANSMISSION LASTED ALMOST 5 YEARS WITH APPROX. 56K MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD , BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRIVE TRAIN AS I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE VERY EASY. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS CONCERN.

THEIR IS 5 RECALLS ON MY VAN THAT I PULLED UP ON NHTSA AND THE FORD COMPANY IS SAYING THEIR IS ONLY ONE RECALL AND I'M HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VAN AND I WAS DRIVING THIS VAN AND IT IS LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING IT. I NEED UR HELP PLEASE. MY NUMBER IS (XXXXX) PLEASE LEAVE ME A MESSAGE SO I CAN CALL U BANK THANKS REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE THIRD ROW SEAT AREA. THE DRIVER CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND FELL OUT, WHICH CREATED A HOLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE SWITCHING THE SHIFTER INTO GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY CHANGE GEARS. THE DRIVER HAD TO SWITCH THE SHIFTER MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE GEAR WOULD CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *BF THE CONTACT HAS STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ORDERED AND HAS BEEN REMANUFACTURED WITH CORRECTED PARTS AND HAS ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. *AS

TRANSMISSION CANT SHIFT CAR OUT OF PARK WITHOUT TRYING SEVERAL TIMES ALSO TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR CAR TJHEN HAS TROUBLE PICKING UP SPEED WHEN YOU FIRST PULL ONTO THE ROAD CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR GETTING REAR ENDED BY OTHER CARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT SAFELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.