2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

I WAS RUNNING AN ERRAND AT ABOUT 1PM EDT IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED MINIVAN. I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO GO WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAD NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. I ONLY HAVE 61K MILES ON THE CAR WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW BACK IN 2006. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO A DIRT ROAD OFF THE MAIN ROAD. IT WAS ALSO VERY LUCKY THAT MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR OR I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IN THE AREA AND HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $3,000 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANS INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 61K MILES ON IT. PLUS THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN W/O ANY PREVIOUS WARNING. HAD NO PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE AND TAKE GREAT CARE TO HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND HAVE SEEN ALL THE OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE AND OTHER SITES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING MY VEHICLE AND ITS MERCURY COUSIN THE MONTERREY. NOT ONLY MY MODEL YEAR BUT ALSO PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND OTHER FORD VEHICLES WHICH SHARE THE SAME TRANSMISSION FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ME AND/OR MY WIFE AND KIDS HARM DUE TO THE SUDDENNESS IT JUST QUIT AND ALL I COULD DO WAS COAST TO SAFETY. *TR

WE LOST TORQUE AS THE ENGINE REVVED. LOST ALL GEARS, EVEN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. *TR

FREESTAR STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A TRANSPORT TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS HALFWAY UP THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 39,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WAS OUT OF LUCK AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A $500 REBATE TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SHE MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $3,300. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

MY 2005 FREESTAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, I HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2005, THE VAN SEEMS TO DO FINE ONCE ITS UP TO SPEND. THE DANGER COMES IN WHEN I ENTER TRAFFIC PRESS THE GAS AND THE VAN DOESN'T RESPOND, I LIFT UP OFF THE GAS TRY IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE VAN RESPOND AND GO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR HOME FROM GREENWICH, CT TO WILTON, CTON I-95 THE VAN SUDDENLY LOST SPEED. THE RPMS WERE STILL UP BUT THE SPEED DECREASED TO 20MPH. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED HER THAT WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AS THE VAN HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT AND THERE WAS NO HINT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, THIS SURPRISED US. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL COST APPROX. $3500. AS OF THIS POSTING, THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DEALER. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD FREESTARS AND THERE MERCURY COUSINS.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 07/28/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPLINES IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. UPDATED 07/30/09

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN MY FORD FREESTAR. I COMMUTE TO WORK DAILY, AND ONE MORNING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE STALLED. LUCKILY, THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AT THE TIME BUT I WAS STILL UPSET ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. MY TRANSMISSION IS GONE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. I AM GRATEFUL MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE DECIDED TO DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH THEIR VEHICLE GIVING OUT ON THEM WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND PCM. THE MAIN REASON I AM LODGING THIS COMPLAINT IS IN HOPES THAT MAYBE IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEN MAYBE A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST AND NOR WILL I BE THE LAST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT FORD'S FREESTAR. *TR