Ford Freestar Complaints (2005)

886 consumer complaints on file.

#10384272February 24, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL SINCE DECEMBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 04/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384125February 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN TO WORK. MY TRIP TO WORK WAS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. NO PROBLEMS AND WORRY FREE. I WAS AT WORK PULLING INTO MY PARKING PLACE AND IT WAS JUST LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR, OR IN ANY DIRECTION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY PEOPLE NOW INCLUDING MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383960February 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREE STAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THEY WILL SEND A LETTER TO THE LOCAL DEALER ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384072February 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE,AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ~30K MILES ON A LOCAL ROAD. THE SECOND WAS AT ~65K MILES ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON A GENTLY INCREASING SLOPE AND SUDDENLY LOST DRIVE POWER. IN THE FIRST CASE, I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED (~25 MPH AT FAILURE) AND THUS TIME TO REACT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE POSITION. I WAS FORCED TO GLIDE BACKWARD DOWN THE SLOPE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN THE SECOND CASE, I HAD ENOUGH SPEED (~70 MPH AT FAILURE) AND THE EXPERIENCE FROM THE FIRST TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE BEFORE LOSING MOMENTUM. BOTH EXPERIENCES WERE VERY DISCOMFORTING, AS I WAS CARRYING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THE SECOND TIME WAS ESPECIALLY UNSETTLING BECAUSE IT WAS AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER, NOT TO MENTION THAT IT WAS SECOND TIME WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. IN BOTH CASES, ALL OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. IN BOTH CASES THERE WAS NEITHER FORWARD NOR REVERSE POWER. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW. FOR THE FIRST FAILURE, THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SPLINES HAD BEEN STRIPPED OFF. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED ONLY A WEEK AGO, SO IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER SPLINES WERE AGAIN STRIPPED AND ALSO THAT THE PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383374February 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 FORD FREESTAR 62,665 MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS REPAIR WILL COST BETWEEN $2500 AND $3500 DOLLARS U.S. LOST ALL POWER CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE. GOING UP HILL STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS ONLY OPTION WAS TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383697February 15, 2011
VISIBILITY, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER COWLING CAUSED OUR POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE TO GO BAD. THIS REPAIR IS COSTING US ALMOST $1,000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET WE HAVE COME TO REALIZATION THAT THIS IS A VERY PROLIFIC PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VAN. JUST FOR THEM TO GET THE PART IS GOING TO TAKE A MONTH. THAT SHOWS YOU JUST HOW PROLIFIC IT IS. FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY COWLING THAT LEAKS DIRECTLY ON TO THE PCM EVEN THOUGH TENS OF THOUSANDS OR MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES COSTING THEM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A GOVERNMENT FORCED RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES CAUSE IT'S APPARENT THAT FORD IS NOT GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT DESIGN ON THEIR OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381716February 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING AT 55MPH, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGED. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AFTER STOPPING. NO FLUID LEAKS, HIGH AMOUNT METAL FLAKES IN FLUID, HIGH FLUID LEVEL (NOT CIRCULATING) ALSO SUDDEN AND SLIGHT WHINING NOISE FROM TRANS AS WELL. TORQUE CONVERTER, OR PUMP HAS GONE BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381211February 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STALLING OUT OF NOWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380851February 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
IN 2006 I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN USED WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT, AND IN 2007 THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE 2007 TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST ME APPROX. $3600. TODAY 02/05/11, I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPFH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY(BOTH LANES GOING ONE WAY) WHEN MY VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. I NEARLY WAS STRUCK BY AN 18 WHEELER IN TRAFFIC AS I ATTEMPTED TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROA, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS TWICE A TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE! NHTSA PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FORCE FORD MOTOR CO. TO BE HONEST ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THEY PUT IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE , BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED - PERHAPS PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED BECAUSE OF THIS. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379920February 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FEBRUARY 1, 2011. 2005 FREESTAR, 110,000MILES. AS I WAS DRIVING 45MPH ON PARKWAY I ACCELERATED INTO MIDDLE LANE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HIT THE GAS, TACHOMETER REVVED BUT NO RESPONSE. I QUICKLY COASTED TO SHOULDER AND MANAGED TO AVOID GETTING HIT! AFTER PUTTING VAN IN PARK, I TRIED CHANGING GEARS BUT VAN WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. NO WARNING SIGNALS AT ALL! NOT EVEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD VAN TOWED TO SHOP. STILL TROUBLESHOOTING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380482January 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAILED COMPONENT #1: 8/9/10 - TRANSMISSION FAILED - REPLACED TRANSMISSION - $1,732.32, FAILED COMPONENT #2: 10/9/10 - REMOVE AND REPLACE ALTERNATOR - $442.00. FAILED ON ROUTE 95 SOUTH CT HEADED TO NJ, BATTERY FAILED, ALTERNATOR FAILED, POWER SURGE, POWER LOST, COASTED TO A SAFE PLACE OFF OF EXIT WHERE I WAS STRANDED WITH 2 CHILDREN LATE AT NIGHT. HAD TO GET TOWED AND FIXED, STAYED OVER NIGHT IN SEEDY PART OF CITY. FAILED COMPONENT #3: 11/1/10 - REMOVE AND REPLACE ALTERNATOR - $297.68, FAILED ON ROUTE 113 AGAIN, POWER SURGE AND POWER FAILED, ALTERNATOR DIED, LOST POWER AND MANAGED TO GET HOME A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, HAD TO GET TOWED TO SHOP, NEW BATTERY FAILED AS WELL. HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS TOTAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379745January 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED; THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND THE VEHICLE SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379628January 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - CAR JUST STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY BUSY TIME PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY UP HILL. IN ADDITION, ANY TIME I TRIED TO PUT IT IN A GEAR IT WOULD ROLL BACK. I ALMOST HIT THE CARS/PEOPLE BEHIND ME. PLUS, I WAS BLOCKING THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379499January 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DROVE ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING A BIT AROUND 65/70. HAD NEVER FELT IT BEFORE. CALLED MECHANIC WHEN WE GOT HOME WHO SAID BRING IT IN 2 DAYS LATER. WITHIN THAT TWO DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LET GO AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. HE SAID HE FOUND WATER IN THE PAN. ENDED UP REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT. GOT CAR BACK. WITHIN A WEEK THE CONVERTER LET GO AND HE SAID IT WENT THROUGH TRANSMISSION AND HE FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN PAN. HAD TO DROP TRANSMISSION AGAIN AND REPAIR. (HOPE THIS ALL MAKES SENSE, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT HE DESCRIBED TO ME BUT IF NOT, I CAN GET A BETTER EXPLANATION FROM THE MECHANIC). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380266January 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING ON BUSY 2-LANE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT..APPROX 50 MILES AN HOUR..SUDDENLY CAR REVVED UP AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL..ENGINE RUNNING FINE. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WERE CARS EVERYWHERE..DARK HIGHWAY..NO STREET LIGHTS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A PULL OFF POINT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN...NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OR SLIPPAGE, NO SMOKE, NO SMELL. SINCE THIS OCCURRED OUT-OF-TOWN--VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED OVER 100 MILES. QUOTED COST OF REPAIR AT LOCAL FORD DEALER--$3,000. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE FUNDS TO GET IT REPAIRED.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379223January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 FREESTAR THE VEHICLES ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND QUICKLY BEGAN LOSING SPEED. I MANAGED TO GET THE VAN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AVOIDING A NEAR REAR END CRASH. THE VEHICLES WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR AND WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTOR WAS STRIPPED AND CHARGED $1730.47 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS NOT A UNCOMMON FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377991January 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTAR (78,000 MILES). THIS MORNING (1/20/2011) ON HER WAY TO WORK THE CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT SHE EXPLAINED TO ME OVER THE PHONE I SUSPECTED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN VERNON, CT. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THE 'TORQUE CONVERTER' WAS SHOT AND WOULD COST $1,700 TO REPLACE. THE OTHER OPTION WOULD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A CHARGE OF $3,700. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT WHILE DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR. MECHANIC CLAIMING THAT THIS WAS THE 1ST FREESTAR HE HAS EVEN HAD WITH THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377927January 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR SEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOW STALL, PERFORMED A MASTER OVERHAUL, AND REPLACED THE FILTER, PUMP SHAFT, OVER DRIVE BAND, MANUAL LEVER POSITION SENSOR, TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THE OIL PUMP. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,309. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ UPDATED 12/06/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376967January 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING WEST ON KIMBERLY RD IN DAVENPORT,IA. IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR. ON 1/17/2011 APPROXIMATELY AT 1230PM. AT THE INTERSECTION OF DIVISION ST AND KIMBERLY THE STOP LIGHT WAS RED AND THERE WERE THREE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY FREESTAR WOULDN'T MOVE. IT HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 117,000 MILES ON IT, AND DIDN'T GIVE ANY WARNING OF GOING OUT. AFTER REVIEWING EDMUNDS.COM FOR FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND I WAS LUCKIER THAN MOST. THE WORSE PART OF THIS WAS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, IT WAS ON A BUSY ROAD IN WINTER SNOW CONDITIONS AND CAME CLOSE TO BEING REAR-ENDED A FEW TIMES. LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME, BECAUSE THIS COULD OF TURNED INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. A DAVENPORT OFFICER SHOWED UP TO GIVE ME A SAFETY BARRIER BEFORE A TOW TRUCK SHOWED UP, BUT I WAS THERE OVER AN HOUR BEFORE THE OFFICER SHOWED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377478January 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
PULLED AWAY FROM STOP SIGN AND VEHICLE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE IN OTHER GEARS INCLUDING REVERSE TO NO AVAIL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPLINES ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER. MECHANIC REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AT A COST OF $1168.68.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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