Ford Freestar Complaints (2005)

886 consumer complaints on file.

#10451836March 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PCM FAILURE MOISTURE GETS INTO PCM BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAW AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND VEHICLE JERKS AND CUTS OUT. LOSES POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451346March 13, 2012
SEATS
SUPPORT BARS IN DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED COMING THROUGH CUSHION & JABBING DRIVER IN THE BACK. VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES AT A TIME DUE TO THE DISCOMFORT FROM THE SUPPORT BARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451123March 12, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING HOME FROM THE GAS STATION WHEN SUDDENLY THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AT THE TIME. WE WERE AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION SO WE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. ANY GEAR FOR THAT MATTER. WE PUSHED THE VAN OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE THE INTERSECTION IS HIGH IN TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY WITH 18 WHEELERS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WE COULDN'T GET THE VAN GOING SO WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. WE HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN GOING IN OR OUT OF GEAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450348March 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449755February 29, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING TO FLORIDA ON I-75, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED AND IT COST ME 1200.00 TO GET FIXED. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR WORK DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449616February 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OF DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448971February 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY FAMILY AND I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET, AT AN INTERSECTION AND A HIGHWAY AND AS I GOT READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THERE WERE CARS BLOWING AND A KIND POLICE OFFICER CAME UP TO THE CAR AND ASKED US WHAT WAS GOING ON. AS WE EXPLAINED, HE TOLD US THAT HE WOULD PUSH US OUT OF THE ROAD. AFTER PUSHING US OUT OF THE ROAD, HE LEFT AND WE HAD TO CALL OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET A TOW, WHICH TOOK ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS TO GET THERE. NOT TO MENTION, I HAD TO FIND A WAY FOR MY FAMILY TO GET HOME. THE CAR SEEMED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT WASN'T. IT STARTED BUT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, IT IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND NO WAY TO GET AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448589February 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VAN STARTED ACTING LIKE THE KEY WAS BEING TURNED OFF AND ON. MISFIRE WAS SO BAD THAT VAN WAS LIKE RIDING A BUCKING BRONCO. PULLED TO THE SIDE SEVERAL TIMES AS I THOUGHT WE WOULD NOT MAKE IT HOME. GOT HOME FROM SUNDAY DINER AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER THE NEXT DAY ON 6/20/11. INSTALLED 1F1Z 6B288 BA SENSOR. BACK TO DEALER ON 6/28/11. INSTALLED 164R4901 FOAM STRIP ALONG WITH SEALANT. BACK TO DEALER ON 7/5/11. INSTALLED. INSTALLED XL3Z 9F472 AA SENSOR. TO INDEPENDANT REPAIR SHOP ON 12/2/11. INSTALLED YFIZ-7H103AA SENSOR. BACK TO SAME REPAIR SHOP. INSTALLED 5F2Z12A650 BC PCM MODULE. THAT SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AS VAN IS RUNNING BETTER THAN FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448461February 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED AT STOP SIGN,TRIED TO GO. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO, NOW HAVE NO GEARS FOWARD OR REVERSE ,LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448443February 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
LOST ALL POWER TO WHEELS, ENGINE RUNS FINE, NO WARNING NOISES ETC. NO TRANSMISSION NOISE/ FLUID LIKE NEW. MORE THAN LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT FAILED... I AM A CERTIFIED FAA AIRCRAFT MECHANIC & HAVE PERFORMED ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VAN SINCE NEW. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI TRUCK WHILE COASTING TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448770February 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN INCIDENT BUT FORD NEEDS TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR! MY 2005 FREESTAR IS A DEATH BUCKET! BECAUSE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AND RECALL, MY VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER IN A DEADLY SITUATION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448182February 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447335February 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AFTER A RAIN STORM MY VAN EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE AND ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH A RAIN STORM. THIS TIME THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446613February 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE VAN JUST SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN SHE LOST ALL POWER. SHE THEN TRIED RESTARTING THE VAN AND IT STARTED BUT WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT IT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE RPM'S RACED, THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND THEN STALLING AGAIN. THE VAN WAS UNDRIVEABLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST FEET BEFORE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON A NARROW TWO LANE BRIDGE THAT IS HEAVILY TRAVELED THE LOGGING AND DUMP TRUCKS. HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND SO MANY OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY WATER IN THE PCM MODULE. THE NEXT MORNING I CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP AND ADVISED THEM OF MY FINDINGS. SURE ENOUGH THEY WHERE ABLE TO FIND THE SERVICE BULLETINS FROM FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE 7 PAGES LONG. SEVERAL HOURS AND $240 LATER THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE VAN WAS FIXED AND THE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CAME OUR WHEN THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS NOT SUBMITTED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446161February 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,463.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445940January 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. TRANSMISSION SIMPLY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. WOULD NOT MOVE IN LOW TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. SO FAR DIAGNOSIS IS TORQUE CONVERTER. NOT VERY HAPPY...I SEE FORD HAS HAD THIS COMPLAINT FROM 2004 ON UP. THEY NEED RECALL ON ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE TRANMISSION / TORQUE CONVERTER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445589January 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VAN AND WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE LOST POWER, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY TO GET MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445075January 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER FROM THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A FLAGPOLE. THERE WERE FRONT BUMPER DAMAGES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE STALLING FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL THE CONTACT WHAT HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444926January 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PCM (POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE) HAS GOTTEN WET AND CAUSES CAR TO NOT DRIVE. LOSE POWER. NOT START. LUNGE, LURCH FORWARD. WON'T ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAVE REPLACED PCM 6 TIMES. BROKE DOWN 5 TIMES. HAD VAN TOWED 5 TIMES. LEFT VAN AT REPAIR SHOP FOR MONTHS AT A TIME TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. FINALLY MOVED THE PCM TO THE INSIDE OF VAN SO THAT IT WON'T BE EFFECTED BY WATER. FORD HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM DESPITE A TSB BEING ISSUED. FURTHERMORE, I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT FORD WILL NOT REVIEW MY RECEIPTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL LETTERS GO OUT. TOTAL STONEWALLING BY FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444415January 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
11//23/2010. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM GOING UP HILL. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND APPLIED PARKING BRAKE TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM MOVING REARWARD. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER : CROSS ROADS FORD IN CAREY NC. REPLACED TRANSMIISION DUE TO FAILED TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT. 10/24/2011 - TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, REPLAXCED TORQUE CONVERTER. 11/08/2011 - TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN - REPLACED TRANSMISSION ASSY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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