Ford Freestar Complaints (2006)

356 consumer complaints on file.

#10297675December 31, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EXPELLED FROM THE AIR VENTS. SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER BECAME SO DIZZY, THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR FRESH AIR . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49951. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF UPDATED 05/05/10. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297329December 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ON OFF-RAMP OF HIGHWAY, VAN TOTALLY DISENGAGED AND DIED. VAN NOW HAS LOST REVERSE AND HAS TROUBLE EVEN GOING INTO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297418December 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE - NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF FAILURE. 2006 FORD FREETSAR VAN WITH 69,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297158December 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 77,000 MILES. MINIVAN DIED COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION ON MUNICIPAL STREET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296401December 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DATE: JULY 4, 2008 VEHICLE: 2006 FORD FREESTAR DEFECT: TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295891December 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUE CONVERTER WENT ON MY 06 FREESTAR WHEN IN TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. THIS FORCED ME TO PULL ON THE PASSING LANE MEDIAN SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY POTENTIALLY PUTTING ME IN DANGER OF PASSING BIG-RIGS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THANK THE LORD A STATE POLICEMAN CAME TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. I READ UP ON THIS AND SEE ITS BEING INVESTIGATED. THIS WAS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE FIX. I HOPE FORD REIMBURSES ME FOR NOT RE-ENGINEERING THEIR PROBLEM AND LETTING IT CONTINUE WITHOUT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295571December 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR TURN LAMPS HAVE BURNED OUT 4 TIMES IN THREE YEARS. AT IDLE "ALL" INTERIOR AND HEAD LAMPS FLICKER. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAD THE ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED AND THEY ARE OK. APPEARS TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM. HEAT AC BLOWER ONLY BLOWS AIR FROM LOWER HEATER VENTS . PCM REPLACED, AND IT HAS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A SERIOUS WIRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295708December 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD FREESTAR 2006 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROX. 40-45MPH. LOST POWER, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE RPM WENT UP, AND THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION. THE VAN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULDN'T GET VAN COMPLETELY OFF ROAD. FORD FREESTAR IS BEING EVALUATED ALL INDICATIONS ARE COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. SHOULD KNOW MORE TOMORROW. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!! PLEASE INCLUDED FORD FREESTAR 2006 IN YOUR INVESTIGATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295459December 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD FREESTAR 2006 TRANSMISSION DIED ON HIGHWAY THIS MORNING WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING THIS MORNING MY FORD FREESTAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING.... MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND SUDDENLY HE HAD NO ACCELERATION, ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING, WHEN HE PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE JUST REVED. HE COASTED TO A STOP, AND COULDN'T GET THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE WERE TOLD AT THIS POINT, IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, WE NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SUDDENLY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION! OUR VAN ONLY 63,000 MILE ON IT! IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FORD MINI VAN OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD VAN'S. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS!!!!! AT THIS POINT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY WHAT WE OWE ON THIS VAN IE..... VAN PAYMENTS TO THE BANK......AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION!!!!! PLEASE HELP US AND OTHER'S WHO TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED. AS I SEE IT THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET WORSE....IE...VAN TRANSMISSIONS THAT HAVEN'T FAILED YET!!! PLEASE CONTACT US AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIECE. THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293496November 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE OWNED THIS 2006 FREESTAR SINCE NEW. SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. STEREO SYSTEM - INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE PRESETS RESETTING AND THE CLOCK SETTING BACK TO 12:00. ALSO THE VOLUME FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN WHEN USING THE REAR CONTROLS. THE STEREO HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. REAR DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL LAMP - HAS BURNED OUT AND BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE PROBE - IS NOT READING PROPERLY. STARTER - HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESOLUTION FROM SEVERAL DEALERS. THE PCM WAS NOT FOUND TO BE WET OR DAMAGED. ARE CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR WIRING ISSUES AND IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. ALSO, THE REAR AC BLOWER SQUEALS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. STILL DOING IT. THERE IS A MUFFLED THUMP SOUND COMING FROM THE AIR CLEANER BOX AREA. THE LAST DEALER WHO LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL. WE DON'T AGREE. SEVERAL, UNRESOLVED, REPETITIVE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292123November 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY FORD FREE STAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VAN TOTALLY BURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279045August 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY. 163 NEAR MONUMENT VALLEY, UT. AND THEN JUST INTO AZ., I WAS PULLING OVER @ DIFF. TURN-OUT FOR PICTURE TAKING. I PULLED OUT OF ONE, MANEUVERED BACK ONTO HWY. A SHORT BIT WHEN I REALIZED THE 2006 FORD FREESTAR I WS DRIVING WAS GOING NOWHERE, JUST ROLLING FRM OWN WEIGHT. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE, STILL TOO CLOSE TO TRAFFIC, AND STOPPED AND RE-STARTED IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD RE-ENGAGE THE GEARS. NO, ONLY ENGINE REVVING. I WAS OUT THERE FOR MANY HRS. WITH NO PHONE SIGNA. FINALLY SOMEONE WENT AND GOT MECHANIC BROTHER TO COME OUT WITH HIS PICK-UP TRUCK, CHAINS, AND TRAILER WITH RAMPS. NEXT DAY IT WAS TAKEN BY TOW TRUCK TO FORD OF PAGE, AZ. THEY WANT $3700 FOR WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THEY DO NOT KNOW OF THIS PENDING PROCEDURE FOR SAFETY RE-CALL, BUT WILL CALL FORD ON MON. ALSO TOLD HIM MY VAN IS MY HOME, I AM OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORTER, AND WOULD HAVE TO CAMP OUT IN DEALER-SHIP LOT INDEFINITELY. THE PTICE IS NOW $3000. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 73,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277597July 21, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LIFTGATE MOTOR DISENGAGES WHEN THE LATCH OPENS, CAUSING IT TO FALL IMMEDIATELY. THROUGH THE INTERNET, SHE DISCOVERED A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED BY STANDING UNDER THE LATCH OF THE VEHICLE AS THE MOTOR DISENGAGES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275247June 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN
WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE 2006 FORD FREESTAR MINI VAN BOTH OF THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ALL FREESTARS BUT ONLY SOME OF THE 2004 MODELS WERE GOVERNED BY RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND FREESTAR THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274647June 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. TWICE I LOST POWER COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT WOULDN'T START SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE NOW. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. IN JANUARY 2009 IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER THE SECOND TIME. THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN MY POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND REPLACED IT. I HAVE NOT LOST POWER SINCE THEN. I AM NOW HAVING SOME PROBLEMS STARTING THE VAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP A MINIMUM OF 30 TIMES IN 2 1/2 YEARS BUT IT IS NEVER THE SAME PROBLEM SO THE LEMON LAW DOES NOT APPLY IN MY STATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270225May 28, 2009
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
ADVANCE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON DASHBOARD. THE CAR STARTED BRAKING AND COULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH AT THE TIME. I CALLED FORD DEALER WHO GAVE ME NO HELP. I BROUGHT TO MY REGULAR MECHANICS AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO CODES THAT SHOWED UP, BUT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB07-10-11. THIS DESCRIBES IT AS A "NUISANCE". IT IS MORE LIKE A SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IF YOU LOOK ON WWW.FORDFORUM.COM, YOU'LL SEE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO FEEL THIS WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263769March 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON THE RAINY EVENING OF MARCH 10, 2009, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO AN UNLIT RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I WAS PUSHING THE GAS AND HEARING THE ENGINE CHANGE BUT WITH MY CAR IN "D" THERE WAS NO MOTION. WITH THE VEHICLE STILL RUNNING, I TRIED THE OTHER MOVEMENT GEARS WITH NO REACTION. MY CAR HAD JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING! THANK GOODNESS THAT WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT NIGHT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND WHATEVER OTHER WORK WAS REQUIRED TO GET IT WORKING. THEY ONLY GAVE ME A 1 YR/12,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH IS JUST SCARY. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR JUST OVER A WEEK. HAVE NOTICED THAT IT NOW SEEMS TO OCCASIONALLY HESITATE WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250362December 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246420October 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR (24,000 MI.) VAN COMPLETELY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS AT ALL, IT JUST DIED. I SAFELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUSHED IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. LATER IN THE DAY THEY STARTED IT RIGHT UP, CHECKED IT ALL OUT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT NOBODY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINS ONLINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. THIS VAN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241245September 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SPINES IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAIL BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT HARDENED . WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE STOPS AND CAN NOT MOVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS , AND AT SOME POINT ( IF IT HASN'T ALREADY) WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND POSSIBLE DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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