2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN AT 69,544 MILES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

WIFE AND YOUNG SONS RIDING IN OUR FORD FREESTAR ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FREESTAR LOSES ACCELERATION AND BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN IN THE PASSING LANE .NO PRIOR INDICATION,WARNING LIGHT, OR NOISE TO ALERT MY WIFE OF THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. FORTUNATELY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIFT VAN THROUGH THREE LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND COAST VAN TO FAR RIGHT HAND LANE OF HIGHWAY. SPOUSE UNABLE TO GET VAN TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE AT ALL. VAN HAD TO BE TOWED BY A PROFESSIONAL AFTER CHECKING ALL FLUID LEVELS, FILTERS, PEDALS, BRAKES, FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. NONE FOUND. UPON INVESTIGATION THROUGH FORUMS FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY THE SAME PROBLEM MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THE FORD FREESTAR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. VAN HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. ALSO, VAN HAS OTHER ISSUES FOUND TO BE SPECIFIC TO MAKE AND MODEL. VAN CANNOT BE DRIVEN SINCE DATE OF INCIDENT AND WE ARE JUST NOW STARTING TO INVESTIGATE QUOTES FOR REPAIR. WE LIKE MANY OTHERS HOPE THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL LEAD TO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY LOST MOMENTUM. THE ENGINE INCREASED RPM'S BUT CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED, NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND AM AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS. UNTIL THIS POINT THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOWED SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND BEGAN TO COAST. AFTER DRIFTING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY WE DISCOVERED THAT NONE OF THE GEARS ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WERE RESPONDING. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING NORMALLY BUT NO POWER WAS MAKING IT TO THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND A MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THE ISSUE IS THE SHAFT ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR YET SO WE CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT IS THE ISSUE. *TR

05' FORD FREESTAR. ON 8-27-09 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER PICKING UP OUR DAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN SHE LOST ALL POWER TO THE TIRES. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO A GRAVEL ROAD AS IT HAPPENED ON A COUNTY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS AND HEAVING SEMI TRAFFIC. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEN THIS MORNING, 8-31-09 WAS GIVEN THE DIAGNOSIS OF A FAILED SPLINE. OUR TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN STATED HE'S SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS NOT ONLY IN FREESTARS BUT 04-05 TAURUS' AS THEY SHARE THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS. HE USED THE WORD SPLINE, NOT SURE IF THAT IS ALSO THE TORQUE CONVERTER?? OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR DOWN 6 MILE RD IN LIVONIA, MI AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE REMAINED RUNNING BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE HAS 82,000 MILES AND I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY - WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ( I AM 86 YEARS OLD). I HAVE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

I RETURNED HOME FROM WORK IN ORDER TO DROP OFF A FEW THINGS BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO DO SOME SHOPPING. I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VAN LEAVING THE IGNITION ON WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER UNLOADING MY ITEMS I DECIDED NOT TO GO SHOPPING AND WENT OUT TO TURN OFF THE VAN. WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE I OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND REACHED INTO THE VAN TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. IN THE PROCESS OF REACHING FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH I NUDGED THE SHIFT LEAVER AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING BACKWARD DOWN MY DRIVEWAY TRAPPING ME IN BETWEEN THE OPEN DOOR AND THE VAN. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS MOVING TOO QUICKLY. I HELD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BEING DRAGGED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE GRASS AND INTO SOME TREES AND BUSHES. THE VAN DOOR STRUCK A TREE BENDING THE DOOR BACK. AT THAT TIME I FELL UNDER THE VAN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RAN OVER MY LEGS, UP MY TORSO AND ACROSS MY CHEST. THE VAN CONTINUED ON AND CAME TO A REST AT THE BOTTOM OF MY NEIGHBOR'S YARD. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. I SUFFERED CONTUSIONS TO THE ABDOMINAL WALL, LEGS AND CHEST IN ADDITION TO A CUT TO MY LEFT ANKLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MY HUSBAND HAD THE VAN CHECK BY A FORD DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING FAULTY WITH THE SAFETY MECHANISM, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE GEAR SHIFTER UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING. WAS ABOUT TO SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AT AN ON RAMP OR OTHER SITUATION WHERE N UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION COULD SURPRISE ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH, THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF THIS FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE LIFT GATE OPENED A WHEN A PASSENGER WAS BENEATH CAUSING INJURY TO HER HEAD AND NECK. THE DEALER REPAIRED LIFT GATE AT NO COST; HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE MODULE WASN'T REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V069000 STRUCTURE: BODY: HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2005. WHILE ACCELERATING AT A STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO RECALLS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED HE FOUND OVER 700 COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.