2005 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

ON NOVEMBER I WAS GOING SHOPPING WITH MY TWO KIDS,OUT OF THE SUDDEN MY VAN STOPPED IN THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON AND MILES, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, I PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD. IT DIDN'T TURN ON SO I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. WE'RE BEING TRYING TO FIXED IT BUT NOW IT JUST DOESN'T SHIFT. IT IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, THE HYDRAULIC LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,765.

HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AS PER RECALL AT 53692 MILES. TWO YEARS AND 12000 MILES LATER THE VAN LOST POWER ON THE ROAD. DEALER ESTIMATED $1300 TO DIAGNOSE AND $3000 IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD A DENT AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO RUB AGAINST THE TIRE. THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HESITATE OR SHUDDER. PULLED ONTO INTERSTATE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY SLUGGISHLY AND STARTED SLIPPING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR, ENGINEERING JUST REVED. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE BUT CONTINUES TO SHUDDER/SLIP. WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED RECALL. HAD RECEIVED NO NOTICE FROM FORD.

IN MOTION AND IN DRIVE ON STATE ROUTE 309 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL ABILITY TO MOVE. WE HAD MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, MY THREE DAUGHTERS (17, 10, AND 1) PLUS OUR NEW BORN SON IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE COASTED TO A NEAR BY GAS STATION BUT NOT BEFORE BEING VERY CLOSE HIT IN THE BACK BY A SEMI TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THEN DRIVE AGAIN TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR. THE OTHER GEARS ON THE VEHICLE WERE TESTED ONLY TO CONFIRM THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR OR MOVE. AT THIS TIME FORD CORPERATE HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND THEY SUGGESTED WE PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD REPAIR GARAGE. (WE HAS JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INABILITY TO MOVE, TO HAVE A POWER TRAIN SENSOR THEY DIAGNOSED AS BAD BECAUSE THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT HAD BEEN BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN JERKING WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE.) UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK, WE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE HOME.

PROBLEMS WITH WATER GETTING IN THE ECM HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS SHOP SAY MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILD SO I HAD IT REBUILT AND IT'S STILL SLIPPING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ONLY OTHER THING IT CAN BE IS A WET ECM TRANSMISSION SHOP CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT COST ME 1600 ALREADY AND STILL SLIPPING GOT TO BE THE ECM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT WORKING SHUT IT OFF THEN WAS WORKING AGAIN HAS TO KILL SOMEONE BEFORE IT'S RECALLED.

MY FREESTAR WAS RECALLED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER,( MY VEHICLE NEVER REALLY HAD GOOD PICK-UP) ANYWAY THE TRANS WENT AND A FORD DEALER IN NY STATE (WATKINS GLEN) REPAIRED IT IT STILL DIDNT HAVE ANY PICK -UP NOW ABOUT 1.5 YEARS LATER IM HAVING SAME PROBLEM MY VANS BEEN SITTING NOW FOR A YEAR COULD THEY HAVE INSTALLED ANOTHER FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER? WHAT CAN I DO?08

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5 MPH. THE TRANSAXLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.