2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN WHILE 375 MILES AWAY FROM HOME ON VACATION. HAD TO LEAVE IT AT FORD DEALERSHIP WHILE BEING REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

MAJOR TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES AT 50K. WIRING HARNESS/COMPUTER NOT HOUSED RIGHT; OPEN TO WATER. 3RD TIME STRANDED BY THIS CAR IN 5 MONTHS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY (2005 FORD FREESTAR 61,300 ML.) VAN FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I APPROACHED MY EXIT AND I DROVE ON THE CITY STREET FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LIGHT THE STREET WASN'T AT A SLOPE OR A SLANT AS FAR AS I KNOW IT IS A LEVEL HIGHWAY AS SOON AS THE STREET LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL THE RPM'S REVVED HIGH I KNEW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE GEAR TO CATCH AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION AND LEAVE THE VAN THERE. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME WITH WIFE AND KIDS, TRAVELING APPROX 45-50 MPH WHEN VAN SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING AND RPM'S WENT SKY HIGH. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED HOME ($125.00) AND WENT OUT NEXT MORNING AND CHECKED ALL FUSES, ALL GOOD, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH, NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ANYWHERE YET TO HAVE IT CHECKED, BECAUSE OF LABOR DAY AND MY BEING ON DUTY ON TUESDAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON THE EDMONDS.COM SITE HAS HAD. I THINK THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FROM THEIR VANS SHUTTING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE HATCHBACK MECHANISM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE HATCHBACK IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED DOWN ON THE CONTACT AND INJURED HIS SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THE HATCHBACK SUPPORT DEVICE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO DEFECTIVE SHOCKS IN THE HATCHBACK. AS OF AUGUST 5, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,063.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005 WE PURCHASED A USED 05 FORD FREESTAR BY THAT OCTOBER IT WAS IN THE GARAGE THE PCM WITHOUT. THE DEALER HAD THE VAN FOR 3 WEEKS WENT TO PULL OUT AT THE DEALER THE PCM WAS STILL NOT FIXED AFTER 2 OR THREE MORE WEEKS GOT VAN BACK. THEN JUNE OF 06 WENT PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE PCM WITHOUT AGAIN. FORD PICK THE VAN UP SAID THEY HAD TO PROBLEM FIXED. THEY DID FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT NOW TWO YEARS LATER THE PCM IS OUT ONCE AGAIN. IT KEEPS GOING OUT DUE TO WATER GETTING THE PCM. FORD KNOWS THERE IS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VAN BUT REFUSES TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON WAY HOME FROM HOSPITAL WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON AND WIFE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND JERKING NO POWER. TACHOMETER WAS FLUCTUATING BACK AND FORTH GOT VEHICLE BACK HOME AND CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO COME TOW IT. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR PART # 1F1Z-7M101-AA TOLD US ALL OKAY. VEHICLE HAD 35,760 MILES ON IT ON 6/18/08. VEHICLE AGAIN ON 6/23/08 STARTED WITH SAME PROBLEM TOWED BACK TO DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM TOLD AGAIN ALL OKAY 35,784 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AGAIN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR DEALER HAD IT FOR 19 DAYS AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TOLD ALL IS OKAY 35,853. VEHICLE PICKED UP ON 7/17/08 BACK IN SHOP ON 7/20/2008 PROBLEM STILL IS NOT FIXED VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40 MILES ON NEW TRANSMISSION STILL WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR OR DRIVE AT ALL AS OF 723/08 DEALER HAS NO ANSWER ON HOW TO FIX PROBLEM OR REASON FOR IT. VEHICLE IS VERY UNRELIABLE TO DRIVE DON'T NO WHEN TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO ACT UP OR STOP. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR AUTO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. FLUID LEVEL OK, FLUID APPEARS CLEAN, SMELLS NEW. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY . MAJOR SLIPPAGE. SEEM STUCK IN NEUTRAL. *TR