2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 4 AM IN THE MORNING GOING 60 PLUS MILES PER HOUR, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE MY VAN SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. MY ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT THE CAR WONT GO WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T ON JUST COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FREESTAR(FORD) ON THE BELTWAY AT 55MPH WHEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED MOVING. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SHIFTING HARDWARE- IT SEEMS TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, NO SLIPPING, NO NOISE AND NO WARNING LIGHT. VERY FRIGHTENING SINCE I HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE BELTWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH MY DAUGHTER ON A HOT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY VAN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I COASTED TOWARDS A NEARBY GAS STATION UNTIL THE VAN COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE GAS STATION ENTRANCE. IT WOULD ENGAGE INTO GEAR BUT NOT MOVE AT ALL, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE WORKERS AT THE GAS STATION PUSHED THE VAN INTO THE STATION'S LOT. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND WITHIN ONE HALF HOUR THE VAN WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED MY HUSBAND THE NEXT MORNING THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES AND BASICALLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FREESTAR SPORT VAN. WHEN IT IS RELATIVELY HOT OUTSIDE AND I'VE DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO, THERE IS THIS LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY VAN. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND GETS LOUDER WITH TIME TRAVELED. I'VE TAKEN THIS VAN BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS SAYING THAT THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T CHANGE, THE SQUEALING KEPT COMING. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD DONE SOME FORM OF RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET AND THINKS IT COULD BE THE WHEEL BEARING. WHAT A SCARE THIS IS!!!!! HAS ANYONE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM?? THE GARAGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I CAN BRING IT IN WHILE IT IS STILL SQUEALING SO THEY CAN TAKE IT FOR A ROADTEST. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THIS VAN FROM A REPUTABLE GARAGE IN CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO. I'M SCARED TO GO ANYWHERE WITH IT ESPECIALLY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VAN WHEN WE GO ON HOLIDAYS. IS THERE A GREAT CONCERN HERE????----------PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK WITH SOME INFO TO [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE MAKING A TURN DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION FROM FORD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS. WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO PULL OUT, I DID SO, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I THEN HAD TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, AND ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THE TURN LANE MY ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN THE VAN BEGAN TO SLOW. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING AND I WAS ABLE TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE SAFELY STOPPED, I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE GEARS , BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THEN NOTHING! I TOOK THE VAN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 80,000 MILES. I REQUESTED TO GET THE FAILED TRANSMISSION, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $600 CORE CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH, I WAS TRYING TO PASS A SLOWER CAR MY VAN STARTING REVVING BUT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD PRETTY MUCH EXPLODED. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE WERE METAL PIECES IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR, WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STILL RAN, BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP, THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. *TR

WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VAN MOVED JUST ENOUGH TO GET US PAST THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL AGAIN IT DID NOT RESPOND WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE REVVING OF THE NEEDLE. IT WAS LIKE IF THE VAN WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE AVOIDED THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COASTED TO AN EMPTY LOT. WE TRIED TO REVERSE AS WELL AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VAN. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WE HAD NO TYPE OF WARNING THAT THIS MAY OCCUR. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. IT JUST SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. MY HUSBAND, SISTER-IN-LAW, 3 YEAR OLD NIECE, AND MYSELF WHERE STUCK OUT IN THE HEAT UNTIL WE COULD GET SOMEONE TO TOW THE VAN BACK TO OUR HOUSE. THE MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY AT 87,000. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON A MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THE COST WILL BE SKY HIGH AND I KNOW WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS. *TR