2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SOUND KIND OF LIKE A MISFIRE IN THE AIR INTAKE OR BACK FIRE IN THE EXHAUST. LISTENED SEVERAL TIMES AND SOUNDED LIKE THE NOISE WAS ACTUALLY COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT FOR A DIAGNOSIS TO J&A TRANSMISSION IN MORRIS, IL THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT FORD IS UNWILLING TO HELP US BE SAFE AND REPAIR THE ISSUE SINCE OUR VIN ISN'T LISTED IN THEIR SYSTEM FOR THE RECALL. NHTSA ISSUED THE RECALL FOR ALL 2004-05 MODELS. SEE PE09-033

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE DOORS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,145.

"REAR SEAT LATCHES SUBJECT TO CORROSION". AFTER ORIGINAL SALE, THIS VAN WAS MODIFIED BY RIDE-AWAY(RICHMOND) TO TRANSPORT WHEELCHAIR-DEPENDENT PASSENGERS IN THE REAR AREA. THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOWERED, FUEL TANK ETC. MOVED TO BELOW REAR SEAT AREA, AND A HINGED BENCH SEAT WAS INSTALLED OVER THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT. THE ORIGINAL REAR SEATS NO LONGER EXIST, NOR DO THEIR ATTACHING POINTS. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT BATTLEFIELD FORD, MANASSAS, VA., ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS WHEREIN THEY WERE REQUESTED TO REMOVE THIS VEHICLE FROM THE REAR SEAT LATCH REPLACEMENT RECALL. BATTLEFIELD FORD HAS ELECTED NOT TO COMPLY, AND I KEEP GETTING NOTICES OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECALL. HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE THIRD ROW SEAT BACK INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION, THE SEAT FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE METAL AROUND THE SEAT LATCH WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS ALSO SHOWED SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,015.

WHILE DRIVING THE RPM WOULD DROP TO ZERO AND NO POWER WOULD GO TOWARDS MOVEMENT. THEN RPM WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP TO OVER 1500 CAUSING MY VAN TO LURCH AND JUMP EVEN WHILE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. I WAS DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY, SPEED OF 30 MPH.

WHEN IT'S RAINING OR WET SNOW OUTSIDE THE VAN STARTS TO CHUG. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER AND IT BECOMES JERKY. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE- IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, DIRT ROADS, PAVED IN TOWN ROADS.... I'M SURE IT IS THE ELECTRICAL BOX UNDER THE HOOD GETTING WET FROM A MANUFACTURE OVERLOOK- I'VE READ THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND BECAUSE IT HASN'T CAUSED A DEATH IT'S NOT SOMETHING FORD HAS TO FIX? I HAVE CHILDREN AND I WILL NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO BE A LOSS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE FIX.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WILL NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. SHIFTS GEAR WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT IT WILL NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, REVERSE, ETC. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE ANY MOMENTUM TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. UPON RESEARCH IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL FROM 2009. VEHICLE HAS 154,700 MILAGE. WE WERE AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN MOTIVE POWER FAILED, MOVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH.

2005 FORD FREESTAR RECALL I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. I WAS DRIVING AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME WHEN COMING DOWN AN EXTREMELY BUSY OFFRAMP THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR AT LEAST TO GET THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS PEOPLE WERE HONKING AND FLYING DOWN THE OFFRAMP. I HAD MY TWO KIDS WITH ME AND THEY WERE TERRIFIED. I LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS OF MY VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE RECALL OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND HOW IT CAN KILL THE TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY SO I FELT CONFIDENT FORD WOULD HELP S THE VAN HAD A RECALL ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND I HAD IT TOWED TO PHIL LONG IN SPRINGS, BECAUSE IT QUIT SHIFTING IN THE SPRINGS, AND THEY TOLD ME TODAY IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I DID RESEARCH AND ITS DOING THE SAME THING ALL 05 FREESTARS WERE DOING TO GET RECALLED. THE GUY AT THE SERVICE PLACE ALSO SAID THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED WHICH WAS NOT TRUE BECAUSE I RAN THE VIN PREVIOUSLY TEN HE TOD ME IT WAS THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION BUT I DON'T TRUST THEM. I SHOULD STILL HAVE A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER PUT IN AS WELL RIGHT? I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE LADY WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE SAID THAT SHE DOUBTED MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BUT I ASSURED HER I HAD ALREADY CALLED AND CHECKED SO SHE TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOGETHER. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. WHEN I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO PHIL LONG IN COLORADO SPRINGS THEY WERE VERY RUDE. INITIALLY THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HELP BUT I EXPLAINED THE ROW TRUCK DRIVER ALREADY LEFT IT. THEY ASKED US TO WAIT I'M THE WAITING AREA FOR QUITE A WHILE THEN TOLD US THEY'D FIX THE TORQUE CONVERTER THURSDAY. AFTER WAITING A WEEK WITH NO TRANSPORTATION THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED 4500 TO FIX IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I CAN'T AFFORDABLE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR THE REPAIRS AND IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE FORD STILL PROFITS SO MUCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR WHEEL. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE METAL PART OF THE SEAT BRACKET FROM THE WHEEL WELL AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. RECENTLY, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.