2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

ON MARCH 19TH, I TRAVELED TO PORT LAVACA (30 MILES) TO SEE MY AUNT AND TAKE HER OUT TO EAT. AFTER PICKING HER UP AT HER HOME WE WERE ON HWY. 35 TRAVELLING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER IT ENOUGH TO MOVE RIGHT INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS ON, BUT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I SAT IN SHOCK WITH MY MOTHER, MY DAUGHTER, AND MY AUNT. I NEVER HAD ANY WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. NO NOISE, NO TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS, NOTHING. I HAD THE VAN PICKED UP AND TAKEN BACK TO VICTORIA AND IT IS NOW AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR US TO GATHER THE MONEY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION (A LITTLE OVER $3000).

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACT?S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY'S FOR THE FAILURE. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX 25 MPH, VEHICLE HAD SLIGHT SURGE THEN CAME TO A STOP. WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. ACTED AS IF IT WAS ALWAYS IN NEUTRAL. OCCURRED ONLY ONCE, CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. INDICATING FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. NEED TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER AND OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION FOR $2500.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX 25 MPH, VEHICLE HAD SLIGHT SURGE THEN CAME TO A STOP. WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. ACTED AS IF IT WAS ALWAYS IN NEUTRAL. OCCURRED ONLY ONCE, CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. INDICATING FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. NEED TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER AND OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION FOR $2500.

2005 FORD FREESTAR. 67066 MILES LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE STARTS NONE OF THE GEARS WORK. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE *CN

WE EXPERIENCED 3 FAILURES OF THE POWER TRAIN MODULE OF OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN FROM OCTOBER 2009 TO MARCH 2010. THE 1ST AND 3RD FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER RAIN. FORTUNATELY, ALL THREE TIMES WE WERE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, AT TIMES OF DAY WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND DID NOT HAVE CHILDREN IN THE VAN. ON THE OCTOBER 9 THE FAILURE RESULTED IN THE VAN BUCKING THEN SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING WITH VERY LIMITED ABILITY TO STEER THE VAN. WE WERE TOLD THAT MOISTURE HAD ENTERED THE POWER TRAIN MODULE. THE MODULE WAS DRIED AND PASSED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. ON OCTOBER 22 THE VAN WOULD NOT REVERSE AND JERKED GOING INTO GEAR. THE MODULE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. WHEN ASKED, FORD DENIED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. ON MARCH 15, 2010 THE VAN AGAIN BUCKED THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS TIME I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON A RURAL ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AND TREES CLOSE ON EITHER SIDE. THE POLICE PARKED BEHIND THE VAN BLOCKING THE LANE OF TRAVEL UNTIL AAA ARRIVED. I WAS TOLD THE NEW MODULE FAILED DUE TO MOISTURE. THE MODULE WAS DRIED AND PASSED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. AGAIN FORD DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PART AND EVEN PUT THEIR 'TRANSMISSION EXPERT' ON THE PHONE TO TELL ME SO. UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET, WE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART IS, IN FACT, KNOWN. WE INFORMED FORD WHO AGAIN DENIED THE PROBLEM UNTIL WE POINTED OUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA. THEN FORD DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAD A BULLETIN ON THE PART BUT, AS WE KNEW, THERE WAS NO RECALL. FORD TOLD US THAT A WARPED PLASTIC COWL AND SEAL CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. BOTH WERE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. TO DATE THIS PART FAILURE HAS COST US $1,600. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. TO THEIR CREDIT, A FORD DEALER IS COVERING THE COST OF THE SECOND MODULE SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED SO SOON AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, IF THIS PART FAILS AGAIN, WE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *CN

MY FAMILY AND I PULLED INTO THE BANK TO GET SOME MONEY THEN WHEN WE WERE PULLING OUT ACROSS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY OUR VAN ACTED LIKE IT WAS PULLED INTO NUTRUAL. I COASTED IT BACK INTO PARKING LOT. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAD 50,800 MILES ON IT AND THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50,000 MILES. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIX IT. ALSO IT HAS BEEN UP AT OUR LOCAL DEALER 5 TIMES SINCE 10/1/2009 BECAUSE IT WAS SHUTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAOD WHNE IT RAINED.THEY CHANGED THE COMPUTER AND SAID THAT WAS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT IT DID IT AGAIN. I WAS INFORMED THE NEXT TIME IT WAS THE TRANS. AGAIN. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FIRE WALL WAS LEEKING WATER ON THE WIRING HARNES.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSION NEVER ENGAGED IN ANY GEAR AGAIN. IN REPAIR SHOP. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO 20 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INSIDE LANE OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING OVER TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT SIDE WAS A MEDIAN. I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT AND PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY. ONCE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANY MORE. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THIS. I HAD JUST TRAVELED TO THIS TOWN 30 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. NO NOISES, NO DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS - NOTHING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP IT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY TODAY IS SUNDAY AND I WON'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE MECHANIC UNTIL MONDAY. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS - I TRAVEL TO HOUSTON ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THIS VEHICLE. I CRINGE WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US WHILE WE WERE IN HOUSTON'S TRAFFIC. THE NORMAL SPEED ON A HIGHWAY IN HOUSTON IS 80MPH. IF NOTHING IS DONE -DEATH IS ULTIMATE. *TR