2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS ON AND THE RPMS WERE VERY HIGH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION FOR FORD FREESTAR 2004-2005, COMPONENT : POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTERS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/16/09

ON AUGUST 18,2008 WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR ON THE HIGHWAY HOME FROM VACATION WHEN SUDDENLY THE RPM'S SHOT UP AND THEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN SO WE COULD PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. THEN CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN IN GEAR. NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER,HAD THE CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHO STATED IT WAS SOMETHING IN TRANSMISSION, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AGAIN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD WENT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 58000K MILES ON THE CAR... *TR

I WAS STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY ON THE WAY TO ST. LOUIS BY MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. IT'S AT A SHOP IN SPRINGFIELD, IL (THANKS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY). THE SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST WAS $1300 THANKS FORD. *TR

COMPLAINT FOR 2ND TRANSMISSION INCIDENT: ON JULY 31, 2009, WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION IN A RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF SANTA FE, TEXAS, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR FAILED. THE ENGINE OF THE CAR WAS WORKING BUT THE VAN SEEMED TO SUDDENLY BE IN NEUTRAL. I GUIDED THE CAR TO A SAFE STOP AND TRIED THE VARIOUS GEARS, BUT DRIVE AND REVERSE WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. I HAD 3 PASSENGERS (MY HUSBAND AND TWO 12-YEAR OLD GIRLS) ALONG WITH 4 LARGE DOGS. I CALLED FOR A TOW AND HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO MCREE FORD IN DICKINSON, TEXAS. THE SERVICE AGENT RELATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBABLY BEEN DAMAGED AS WELL. FURTHER INSPECTION WOULD REQUIRE $400. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE INITIAL WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE OR THE 12 MONTH-12,000 MILE WARRANTY FROM THE SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 2007. I CHOSE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY SOMEONE BESIDES FORD WHO WOULD HAVE A BETTER WARRANTY. MR. TRANSMISSION INFORMED ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED ON AUGUST 11, 2009. *TR DUPLICATE TO 10279211*SMCH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RPM'S REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONSUMER LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE REVVING DECREASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS DESTINATION. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND NOTIFYING THE FORD MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,154. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2005 FREESTAR WILL NOT ENGAGE EITHER R, D, 3 OR 1. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER AND THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT A CROSSING WHICH LEFT MY WIFE & MY KIDS WITH NO POWER TO CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TWO LANE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MOST BE ADDRESS AND CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN A DEATH DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT IS SCARY WHEN YOU GO TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND YOU DO NOT ACCELERATE WITH CARS COMING UP ON YOU FAST. I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY VAN HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD NO PROBLEMS NOT EVEN GAVE ANY TYPE OF WARNING THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. HAD IT TOWED TO BOB TOWNSEND FORD ON COLERAIN AVE. CIN, OHIO. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IS WAS MY TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT WAS GOING TO COST 1475 TO FIX IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM A MOTHER OF 4 KIDS AND DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY AT THIS TIME. I AM TRYING TO SAVE TO GET IT FIXED. THIS HAPPENED ON FATHERS DAY JUNE 21,2009. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPEN AT A VERY LOW SPEED IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE VAN WAS SAFELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT HAD FAIL AND THE COST WOULD BE $1,900 TO FIX. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH. I DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR