2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR JUST STOPPED ONE DAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH! IT WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. FORTUNATELY, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE COST OF THE NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND INSTALLATION OF TORQUE CONVERTER. IT HAD 70,415 MILES AT THE TIME. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY FAMILY TO THE BEACH FOR A DAY TRIP AND ONE HOUR IN TO THE RIDE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE! THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS! I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT FROM THERE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NO REVERSE NO DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, HAD I GONE THE WAY I WAS GOING TO I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A INTERSTATE WHICH IS 4 LANES AND I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A WAY TO GET TO SAFETY! I'VE READ THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALLOT OF THESE VANS! THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS! *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR ONLY HAS 88,000 MI. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY AT 65 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO STOP ON SHOULDER. CAR NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR W/88,000 MILES. HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. TRNSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER ACCELERATING CAR STARTED COASTING. NO FIX AS YET. *TR

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE RPM RAISES WITH NO ACCELERATION AT WHEELS. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS IS TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES FAILURE. *TR

WE WERE ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT, TRAVELING AT APPROX. 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE COASTED AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN A LEFT TURN LANE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND FOUND OUT THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR WARNING LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. OUR TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CLEAN AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VAN ONLY HAD 50,645 MILES AT THE TIME AND IT WAS 4.5 YEARS OLD. WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $2682.60. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER PHONE CALLS WERE MADE. *TR

-NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-75, VAN LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. TACH WOULD SHOW ENGINE WAS REVVING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO GET TO EMERGENCY LANE. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, FAILURE SO COMPLETE CAR COULD NOT EVEN BE ROAD TESTED. THIS IS A FAILURE OF PRODUCT, NOT OF USER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR IN THE CITY I LIVE IN. WHEN I REACHED AN INTERSECTION,I STOPPED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GO THRU WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD TO GET HELP MOVING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER HAD WENT. MY VAN ONLY HAD 45,500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FOR FREESTAR. TODAY I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT IT INTO PARK, ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE, NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. [IT WAS ALSO REPORTED TO ME THAT THIS MODEL/YEAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES LIKE THIS.] *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 1 HR AND 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE, NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, STRANGE SOUNDS, NO SLIPPAGE OR GRINDING. CAR HAS 103,000 MILES APPROX. TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATES COMPLETE REBUILD IS NECESSARY. *TR UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 11/17/2011 *LN