2007 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO SIGNS. I AM PREGNANT AND HAD MY 3 OTHER CHILDREN WITH ME. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT FORD IS USING A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE IN CHARLESTON SC MY VAN STARTED JERKING AND I LOST ALL POWER AND FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK ! IT DID COAST ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER IT SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT STARTED UP FINE. BUT LET ME TELL YOU I ONLY LIVE 5 MILES FROM THE FIRST POWER SHUT DOWN BUT IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 55MPH AND MY VAN QUIT ACCELERATING AND QUICKLY LOST SPEED. PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL WITH NO RESULTS. WAS ABLE TO PULL SLIGHTLY OFF THE ROAD AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON TO FIND IT WOULD NOT REVERSE DRIVE FORWARD IN ANY GEAR OR MOVE. CAR DOES START AND RUN BUT WILL NOT DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE COMPUTER AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE PARKING THE CAR, THE ENGINE/GAS SURGED TAKING ME SLIGHTLY FORWARD UNTIL I PUT ON THE BRAKE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED IN MAY, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM GOING SLOWLY (PARKING ETC) BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE AND HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY WHEN IN REVERSE AND WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF MAINTENANCE AND NEEDED A TUNE UP PERFORMED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF PREVIOUS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY,WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF EXIT RAMP SAFELY. WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. 300 MILES FROM HOME. TOWING, CAR RENTAL AND REPAIRS. DEALER SAID RECALL NOT APPLIED TO THIS YEAR BUT SAME PROBLEMS AS PREVIOUS YEARS. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION.

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND TACHOMETER SHOWS MOMENTARY ENGINE RPMS UP TO 2500 CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. USING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CONTROL THE UNEXPECTED MOTION STALLS OUT THE ENGINE WHICH WHEN RESTARTED CAN ONLY DRIVE AT VERY REDUCED SPEED. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED SENSOR FOR MORE TOLERANCE AS PER NEW FORD SPECS. SERVICE ADVISOR ATTRIBUTED THE BAD THROTTLE BODY TO LOW QUALITY GASOLINE. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE! IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND I WAS TERRIFIED. MIRACULOUSLY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT MAJOR INCIDENT. AT THAT TIME, CAR WOULD NOT ENTER ANY GEARS. UPON ACCELERATION THE CAR WOULD JUST REV, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, EVEN IN REVERSE. FORTUNATELY, I HADN'T PICKED UP MY CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL YET! I COULDN'T IMAGINE BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITH THEM. IT WAS SCARY ENOUGH FOR ME! CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO REBUILD/REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THANKFULLY, IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT STILL COST ME $100 DEDUCTIBLE, PLUS THE ENORMOUS INCONVENIENCE OF NOT HAVING A CAR. I HAD 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND A FULL TIME JOB AND NO CAR FOR A WEEK. FORD REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME A RENTAL. CONSIDERING SOME OF THE OTHER HORROR STORIES, I GUESS I GOT OFF PRETTY LUCKY. TOO MANY OF THESE STORIES OUT THERE, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL!! *TR