Ford Freestar Complaints (2006)

356 consumer complaints on file.

#11053726December 10, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO THE BUS STOP ON DRY CITY STREET, I STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN QUICKLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A FULL STOP IMMEDIATELY. IT SEEMED LIKE IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON AN ICE SHEET, UNABLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP QUICKLY. I HAVE GONE TO THREE PLACES FOR REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC SCAN CODE B1342. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ABS MODULE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034065October 17, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY THE VAN WAS DRIVING FUNNY, LIKE IF IT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HILL BUT ONE NIGHT I WAS DRIVING THE VAN AND SUDDENLY JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THANKS GOD I DIDN'T HAVE MANY CARS BEHIND ME AND I MANAGE TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY HOLDING MY PHONE OUT THE WINDOW SO TO BE SEEN UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO "DRIVE" TO A SECTION OF ROAD WITH STREET LIGHTS. THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM.SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR TO MAKE THIS AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I FEEL VERY LUCKY MY CHILDREN AND WIFE WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE DURING THESE PAST INCIDENCES. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE FROM YOU ON THIS RECALL MATTER A.S.A.P. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033842October 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHERE TO START.... EVERY TIME ITS RAINING MY VAN STARTS TO PUTT AND STALL OUT I HAVE ALMOST HAD 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO MY VAN STALLING ON A MAIN ROAD TRYING TO GET HOME...ISSUE #2. I USE MY KEY PAD TO UNLOCK MY VEHICLE ON NIGHTS THAT IM WORKING AND LATELY IT WILL UNLOCK THEN RE LOCK N UNLOCK OVER AND OVER WITH OUT BEING TOUCHED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AND IT WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK.. ITS NOT SAFE IF ITS UNLOCKING ITS SELF AND MY 2 YEAR OLD REACHS HE COULD OPEN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING... ISSUE #3.. MY VAN SAYS I HAVE 1/2 A TANK OF GAS YET MY DIGITAL GAS READER CONTINUES TO SAY 0 MILES..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032909October 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFT, SOME TIMES IS REALLY HARD SHIFTING AND ALSO I HAVE PROBLEM WITH BATTERY LIGHT IN THE CLUSTER IS ALWAYS ON BUT THE CHARGING SYSTEM WORKS NORMALLY, THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031388October 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STANDING START, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHAIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (RONNIE WALKINS FORD IN GADSDEN, AL) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025442September 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING, SLIPPING, LIKE IN NEUTRAL WHILE IN PARK OR REVERSE. WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VAN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. GOT IT STOPPED. TRIED TO GET IT IN GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE), BUT WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON STREET AT TIME OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023901September 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
2006 FORD FREE STAR TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLE LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC. VERY UNSAFE. RECALL IS FOR 2004-2005. 2006 HAS SAME ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013086August 6, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITHOUT WARNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION QUIT. WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD IN ANY GEAR. I HAD ENOUGH MOTION LEFT TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANS REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HE SAID THIS THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TC FAILURES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD IT HAPPENED IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC BUT THANK GOD EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IS WAS JUST A CITY STREET. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003798July 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I LEFT BURGER KING, DROVE A FEW BLOCKS TO MENARDS, I WAS JUST PARKING WHEN THE LITTLE WRENCH STARTS BLINKING, I DRIVE TO AUTOZONE AS SLOW AS 30/MPH, THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WITH THEIR LITTLE COMPUTER WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AFTER ABOUT HALF A MILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994247June 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WAS HEADING DOWN A HIGHWAY HEADING HOME WHEN THE VAN REVVED UP AND STOPPED SHIFTING ALL TOGETHER. ONLY T HING THAT WAS THERE WAS PARK. GOT IT HOME AND WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF IT WAS A TOURQUE CONVERTER OR THE PUMP. TOOK A TRANNY LINE OFF AND NO FLUID CAME OUT. PUMP WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984886May 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COMPLETE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980133April 24, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979971April 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH ON A CITY STREET, VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD NO ACCELERATION. IT MADE NO SOUND, AND JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL DOWN A SIDE ROAD, AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE VAN TURNS ON, BUT AS YOU SWITCH GEARS IT DOESN'T DRIVE FORWARD, OR REVERSE. IT WILL, HOWEVER, GO FORWARD WHILE IN PARK, IF THE EBRAKE IS NOT ON, ALTHOUGHT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VAN HAS 78K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971904April 11, 2017
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT LATCH WAS CORRODED AND THE BUCKLE NO LONGER LATCHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965842March 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. VEHICLE MADE 2 MONTHS AFTER RECALL CUTOFF FOR THAT ITEM. FAILURE HAPPENED ON THE HWY WITH MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957783March 1, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/03/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949500February 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
ABRUPT TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TRANSFER ;WITHOUT WARNING. FAULTY TORQUE CONVERT DESIGN LIKELY TO BLAME. TRAVELING ALONG AT 25 MPH IN DYERSVILLE IOWA, ON 1ST AVE W, ON 1/25/2017. VAN HAS ~160K MILES. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO ACCIDENT, SAFELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ITS MY PERSONAL OPTION, THAT HAD I BEEN IN CONGESTED HEAVY TRAFFIC, I WOULD POSE A SAFETY RISK. IF YOUR OCCURRING A BREAKDOWN, YOUR MOSTLY LIKELY TO BE GIVEN SOME TYPE OF WARNING. YOU HAVE TIME TO ENGAGE HAZARDS LIGHTS, MERGE OVER AND SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER THIS 06 FORD FREE-STAR GAVE NO WARNING, AND THIS CONCERNS ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943799January 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING IN HOUSTON TEXAS, 1500 MILES FROM HOME, MINIVAN SUDDENLY STOPPED. WE WERE IN HOV LANES ON HIGHWAY 290, ONLY ONE LANE BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION. NO WARNING, SUSPECT TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930047December 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND LOSS ALL PROPULSION TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR TO ATTEMPT TO APPLY POWER TO THE WHEELS SHE EXPERIENCED NO RESPONSE. ONCE TOWED FROM THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND DELIVERED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC'S SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS IS AS COMMON A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL FREESTARS AS IT IS FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS SINCE THEY SHARE THE SAME DESIGN AND MATERIAL COMPOSITION. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY THE 2006 MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED WHEN THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED SINCE THESE MODEL YEARS ARE IDENTICAL WHEN CONSIDERING THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. OUR FREESTAR HAS BEEN IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED OVER THE YEARS WITH ONLY 85,300 TOTAL MILES ON THIS CAR. THE DESIGN LIFE OF THE AVERAGE TRANSMISSION FAR EXCEEDS 85,000 MILES, THUS IT IS CLEARLY OBVIOUS THAT MATERIAL, FABRICATION, AND/OR THE DESIGN ELEMENTS OF THIS VEHICLE'S TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DEFICIENT. OUR EXPERIENCE, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER 2006 FREESTAR OWNERS FILING COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB PAGE PROVIDE AMPLE EVIDENCE FOR EXPANDING THE FREESTAR RECALL NOTICE TO 2006 MODELS. I EARNESTLY IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO DUTIFULLY EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY IN RECONCILING THIS MATTER AS STATED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927323November 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DRIVING AT 70 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE, ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM'S AND WE HAD TO COAST THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND COAST TO A STOP. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. HAD TO BE TOWED. LUCKY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ALIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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