2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HE HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT HE FOUND A LOOSE METAL BRACKET. THE WARRANTY COMPANY WAS CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT PRESENTLY THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE SEAT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000 THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN UPDATED

MY FORD FREESTAR 05 TRANSMISSION WENT AT 75K, NO WARNING , NO LIGHT ON, COST ME $2700 TO REPAIR, FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE AT 70K ,WHEN I TRIED TO PUMP GAS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS FULL ALL THE TIME, FUMES COULD NOT GET OUT THE TANK, FUEL SPILLED, IT CUSTOM ABOUT $400 TO CHANGE SOLENOID. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTAR JUST DIES. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED FEBRUARY 28, 2008. WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND MADE IT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION WHEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. COASTED TO THE OTHER SIDE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. RESTARTED THE VAN AND MADE IT ANOTHER 50 FEET BEFORE IT DIED AGAIN. TRIED A THIRD TIME AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. LUCKILY WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (MCKIE FORD, RAPID CITY, SD). SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PARTS WOULD BE IN SOMETIME ON MONDAY (3/3/2008). THEY COMPLETED THE REPAIR ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TODAY (3/10/2008), THE SAME EXACT ISSUE OCCURRED. CALLED TOW AND LOCAL FORD DEALER. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT FORD HAS TO SAY THIS TIME. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH FREESTARS THAT HAVE HAD TO SAME ISSUE. EACH HAS A SIMILAR STORY OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (USUALLY AT THEIR COST). MANY OF WHOM ARE LOOKING AT HAVING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CREATED AGAINST FORD FOR A KNOWN DEFECT THAT HAS GONE UNRESOLVED (TO THE POINT WHERE THEY OUTRIGHT LIE ABOUT KNOWING THE PARTS ARE FAULTY). I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN HERE, AND I KNOW I WILL NOT BE THE LAST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL FORWARD, THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE SNAPPED AND THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. SUDDENLY MY VAN BEGIN TO REV UP OVER 500 RPMS AND HAD LOST ALL POWER. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EASILY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY DEAD- IT WOULD NOT KICK INTO ANY GEARS AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42, 500 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC REAR DOORS. THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE PROPERLY AND WHEN I BACK UP THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN WITH THE OVERHEAD BUTTON ALL THE TIME, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO UNLOCK. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES (AT LEAST 6 OR MORE) AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN THE DOOR NOT CLOSE PROPERLY BEFORE. THEY ORDERED PARTS AND SAID IT WAS "FIXED" BUT I'M STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND AGAIN THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT MY TODDLER SITS IN THE SEAT BEHIND ME AND IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN I'M BACKING OUT AND THE DOOR OPENS!!!! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM, HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET. MY OTHER PROBLEM, THAT THEY ALSO SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE, IS THAT WHEN I'M DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A DRY SURFACE THAT THE VAN STARTS JERKING. THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES NEED ROTATING, I TOLD THEM I KNEW THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE AND NOT TO ROTATE THE TIRES. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER I REPLACED 2 OF THE TIRES AND HAD THE FRONT TIRES ROTATED TO THE BACK AND THE NEW TIRES PUT ON THE FRONT AND AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE VAN STARTED JERKING AGAIN. MY SON WAS IN THE CAR AND THOUGHT THE VAN WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 09 FEB 2008. I WAS DRIVING 55MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY RPMS SPIKED WITH NO LOAD ON THE ENGINE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A NEUTRAL STATE AND I STEERED THE VAN AND COASTED OFF THE ROAD, THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, 50 MILES AWAY. THE VAN HAS 66K MILES. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD OF HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, BRIDGE OR IN SOME OTHER BUSY LOCATION, I'M SURE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED SOME INJURIES. *TR

TURNED OFF OF HIGHWAY TRIED TO ACCELERATE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING IN ANY GEAR. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, JUST STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TURNED OUT TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER COST US $1100 TO FIX. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN USED CONDITION LIC. AUTO DEALER 06/07. 10/07 VEHICLE BEGAN TO "DRINK" POWER STEERING FLUID; RESEVOIR DRY/ REFILL/ DRY ETC.., 12/07 VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD POP DURING TURNING; MOVING IN BOTH FORWARD & REVERSE DIRECTIONS AND ALSO SIMILAR NOISE WHEN BREAKS WERE APPLIED ABOVE 20 MPH. TROUBLE SHOOTING AND PHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF LOGICAL CAUSES REVEALED PROBABLE CRACK IN "RACK" PORTION OF RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. REPAIR IS SCHEDULED FOR 02/01 ABSOLUTE FAILURE MAY RESULT IN CRASH DUE TO WHEEL SEPARATION WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. NATURE OF SEPARATION MIGHT RESULT IN VEHICLE FLIPPING. *TR

WIFE WAS TAKING KIDS TO KARATE, WENT TO PULL OUT FROM INTERSECTION AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, IT WOULD ROLL BUT HAD NO POWER IN ANY GEAR. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT LUCKILY DID NOT. HAD VAN TOWED TO CARSON FORD WHO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $1200. *TR