2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE HAD NO TORQUE (TRANSMISSION FAILED). THE ENGINE AND OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE CAR WERE NOT AFFECTED, BUT THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD (OR BACKWARD) ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND MADE FOR SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE AT NIGHT WITH MY TWO KIDS IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RENDERING MY VEHICLE POWERLESS AND IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

ON FEB. 8, 2010 ABOUT 9:30 PM I WAS RETURNING HOME. WITHOUT WARNING, THE FORWARD MOTION OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED, THO' THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE 2-WAY ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP. THE NEXT DAY, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PROBABLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AGREED AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR SE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MIAMI ON I-95 WITH MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN SHE WOULD ACCELERATE, THE RPMS WOULD JUST GO OFF THE CHART AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. SHE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE TOOK IT TO THREE MORE PLACES AND IT WAS THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC. THE COST WAS BETWEEN $1200-2500 TO FIX. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR PROBLEM IN MONTHS THAT WE HAD. FIRST IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, THEN THE AC UNIT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED. *TR

DROVE MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN HOME AND PARKED IT. GOT IN A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THESE VANS. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HE SAID HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOWED THE VAN TO HIS SHOP AND SURE ENOUGH, HAD TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MY VAN WAS THE 7TH OR 8TH THAT HE HAD REPLACED JUST THIS YEAR (2010). HE STATED EACH ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS STRIPPED. HE THINKS FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I AGREE. EVIDENTLY FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE THEY NO LONGER PUT THESE IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND AM SCARED THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME WHILE THE VAN IS MOVING. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LOST POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN ON AUGUST, 17, 2010 DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED BY POLICE (DURING RUSH HOUR) INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK TO RECEIVE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY SORT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO FORWARD OR REVERSE POWER TO THE WHEELS. FORD HAS BEEN VERY RESISTANT TO HELP WITH ANY FINANCIAL AID FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE FORD SAYS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DISABLED VEHICLE CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED TO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN SECONDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AROUND 1:00 PM AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINED FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST A THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE RPM'S WENT UP AS I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN SPEED. I PUT THE HAZARD LIGHT ON TO SAFELY GET THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY DID NOT HEAR OR SMELL ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR