2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR, WHILE DRIVING ON THE ON A BUSY ROAD I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE.THIS WAS AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DESTABILIZING EVENT THE SMALL CHILDREN I HAD IN THE CAR WERE IN DANGER. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN DUE TO AN INCLINE IN THE ROAD. A TOW TRUCK COMPANY WAS CALLED AND TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE MECHANIC. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AROUND $3000 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. ON 19 FEBRUARY 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR FREESTAR WHEN IT HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES THAT WERE STRIPPED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE PUMP TO FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE AND THE RPMS WERE RAPIDLY INCREASING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT ON THE DAY THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $1,800. THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,200.

WHILE COMPLETING A RIGHT HAND TURN THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ALL MOTIVE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST INTO THE WIDE CENTRE MEDIAN, AVOIDING ANY COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. NO GEAR FUNCTIONED INCLUDING REVERSE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY IMPENDING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A COMPLETE SAFETY WAS COMPLETED ONLY SIX WEEKS EARLIER. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD WAS REQUIRED, INCLUSIVE OF TORQUE CONVERTER, SHAFT , BEARING, SCREEN ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS TYPE OF REBUILD HAD BEEN COMMON ON THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE DEALERSHIP USED AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT WERE HARDENED AND CHOSE NOT TO SOURCE THE PARTS FROM FORD. *TR

WE WERE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY WORK TRAFFIC WHEN ALL TRANSMISSION POWER WAS LOST. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. WE WERE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE VAN LOOKED AT AS THIS JUST HAPPENED TO 2-19-2010. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK TODAY, MY WIFE HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A HIGHWAY, TRAVELED ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THE VAN LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THE VAN IS ONLY 4 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 58K MILES. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MARCH 2009. HAS SUFFERED FROM REPEATED LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH THE COMPUTER OFTEN RECORDING "NO CODES" PER THE DEALER. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ATMULTIPLE TIMES FOR VARIOUS SUPPOSED REPAIRS INCLUDING NEW COMPUTER, ALTERNATOR, ETC., BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND WE LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FROM 9/10/09 THROUGH 11/12/09 AND AGAIN FROM 11/15/09(?) THROUGH 2/5/2010 DUE TO OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. ON 2/10/2010 AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE ROAD TURNED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN OR BRAKE ADEQUATELY AND HENCE RAN OFF THE ROAD SUSTAINING NECK INJURIES. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2009 I WAS DRIVING 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN ON HIGHWAY 16 IN GEORGIA AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY NO ACCELERATION. MY VAN STARTED TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE TOWED 200 MILES HOME AND PAID 3000.00 FOR A FORD REBUILT TRANSMISSION. NOW THE CAR IS JERKING ALL OVER THE ROAD THE RPM DO NOT GO ABOVE 2 AND THE NEEDLE BOUNCES ALL OVER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. YET THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT ACTED RIGHT BEFORE IT DIED THE LAST TIME. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT IS A TORQUE CONVERTER OR A HALF SHAFT AND OF COURSE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT KILLED. THERE WERE SEMI'S PASSING US AND WE WERE BARELY OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT HELP AND DENIED THERE BEING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PLACE THAT FIXED THE TRANSMISSION SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNT LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS LOSS. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND NOW WILL NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND NOW CANNOT MOVE IT. *CN

MY 2005FREESTAR IS A VEY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BEON THE MARKET.IN THE MIDDE OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL JUST TURN OFF,LEAVING YOU WITH ABSOLUTELY NO POWER,AT ALL.NO STEERING ,NO WARNING OF ANY KIND.THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.UNSAFE VEHICLE BEING PUT ON MARKET.THIS WAS BOUGHT AS A FAMILY VEHICLE,I WOULD NEVER AGAIN PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS RISKY,UNSAFE PIECE OF CRAP.WORST FAMILY VEHICLE ON THE MARKET.FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE,AND RECALL THIS.TAKE CARE OF THE BROKE CONSUMERS IN AMERICA WHO ARE THE ONE'S AT A LOSS,NOT FORD.AGAIN,THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED,AND RECALLED,AND FIXED BY FORD. *CN