2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN FELT LIKE IT HAD SLID INTO NEUTRAL. IN FACT THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS "SLIPPING, OR LURCHING". I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STRIPPED. THE VAN ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC IS TRYING TO FIND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH LOW MILES, BUT LOW MILES IS WHAT MINE HAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. UPON COMPLETING MY LEFT HAND TURN I STARTED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VAN DIDN'T GO ANY WERE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT I HAD NO TRANSMISSION. I TRIED ALL THE GEARS AND COULD NOT GO ANY WERE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO MY HOUSE ONLY TO CALL A DEALER AND FIND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED HOW MUCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANNY WAS MORE THEN MY VAN WAS WORTH. THE VAN SAT IN MY YARD FOR 9 MONTHS BEFORE I COULD SAVE ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE TRANNY. I HAD NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT AT ALL. I AM GLAD MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THE VAN WITH ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ROUTINE PROBLEM FOR FORD. I HAVE SEEN MORE FORD TECH. BULLETINS FOR THIS MODEL VAN THEN ANY OTHER CAR OF THEIRS. HOW IS THIS VAN CONSIDERED A FAMILY VEHICLE IF IT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING ON FORDS PART. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR 55K MILES ON ODOMETER: WATER/MOISTURE IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO QUIT, VEHICLE TO STALL, TRANSMISSION TO LURCH DANGEROUSLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. OUR VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES. SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT USED FROM THE DEALER, IT IS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. WE HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR COSTS AND, AFTER EACH REPAIR AND AFTER A FIX DETAILED BY A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BY OUR MECHANIC TO TRY AND AVOID WATER GETTING INTO VITAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS, OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE RETURNED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. THE LAST TIME, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN THE VAN'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY QUIT AND SHE NEARLY GOT CLIPPED BY A TRUCK AS SHE TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND FIVE KIDS ON BOARD. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON I95 APROX. 17 MILES FROM SAVANNAH GA. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AND I COULD NO LONGER GET ANY POWER. BEING ALL THE WAY IN THE LEFT LANE I HAD TO PASS OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET SAFELY ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER OVER AN HOUR WE WERE PICKED UP BY A TOWING COMPANY. THE TRANSMISSION NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY IN LEFT LANE DOING 55 MILES PER HOUR, LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF THE LEFT LANE AND OFF THE HIGHWAY PUTTING MYSELF AND MY SON IN DANGER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOWED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FAILED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH LIMITED SHOULDER, HAD TO HAVE POLICE SHOW UP DUE TO LANE BLOCKAGE. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR ON DEC. 27,2009, I HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING SOUND. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THERE WAS NO POWER, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE BACKWARDS OR FRONTWARDS WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. THIS AUGUST MY INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY ABS MODULE FAILED AND AS A RESULT IT MELTED MY WIRE HARNESS. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT FORD PREVIOUSLY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDSTARS. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS THIS IS A HEFTY REPAIR ($3,000.00 +) THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. AS A RESULT, I AM DRIVING IN A VEHICLE WITH NO ABS AND NO WORKING INSTRUMENT PANEL - INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER. THANK YOU. *TR

DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON I-70, SLOWED DOWN TO GO THROUGH AUTOMATIC TOLL BOTH ON THE TURNPIKE. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO RESUME SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY THE CARS BEHIND ME IN THE TOLL BOOTH LINE. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER BEING FIXED. THEY SUSPECT BROKEN OUTPUT SHAFT, ESTIMATED $1800 TO FIX. *TR