Ford Freestar Complaints (2004)

1,227 consumer complaints on file.

#10323644April 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FREESTAR VAN DOWN A MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN ALL AT ONCE IT WOULD NO LONGER GO. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO SEE IF I COULD SEE WAS WRONG THAT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD NOT GOT INTO ANY GEARS AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN AND THEY TOOK IT IN JUST TO CALL ME AND TELL ME IT WAS THE TRANNY. I BOUGHT THIS VA WITH 73000 MILES ON IT JUST TO HAVE IT A HALF A MONTH AND THE TRANNY TO GO OUT ON IT. TO THIS DAY THEY STILL HAVE THE VAN AND CAN NOT GET ANOTHER TRANNY FOR IT. I THINK YOU REALLY NEED TO GET THIS FIX CAUSE SOMEBODY COULD RALLY GET HURT OR KILLED ONE DAY. JUST THANK GOD THAT THIS HIGHWAY I WAS ON THE WAS NO TRUCKS COMING AT THAT TIME CAUSE THIS IS THERE ONE MAIN ROAD THEY USE. I ALSO HATE TO BE STILL PAYING ON A VAN THAT I CANT EVEN DRIVE. *TR
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#10323334April 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL 4.2L. IN OCT 2009, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN MY VAN WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY, I TOTALLY LOST ALL THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT WAS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND US WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE AWAY. WITH ALL THE MOMENTUM GONE, I HAD A TOUGH TIME TO EVEN PULLING OVER TO SAFETY. THIS WAS A NERVE-WRECKING EXPERIENCE GIVEN THAT I HAD MY WHOLE FAMILY INSIDE THE VAN. AFTER MULTIPLE CONSULTATIONS AND DIAGNOSIS BY REPAIR SHOPS, I FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN. I WAS SO STUNNED. THE MILEAGE ON MY VAN IS JUST 55K MILES. I SPENT $3100 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I PAID A LOT TO GET THE MINIVAN AND SUCH A HUGE EXPENSE FOR SUCH RELATIVELY NEW VAN IS NOT IN THE RIGHT CONSUMER INTEREST. ADDING TO THIS MISERY IS THAT WHEN I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT FREESTAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THERE ARE LOT OF INCIDENTS (WAY TOO MANY) SAME AS MINE. ALMOST ALL OF THEM OCCURRING IN THE SIMILAR MODEL AND YEAR AND IN SIMILAR FASHION. EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE AWAY. NOT AT ANY POINT, FORD HAS COME BACK WITH ANY INFORMATION OR ANY RECALLS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A TOTALLY RECKLESS ACT FROM A COMPANY WHO CLAIMS SAFETY IS THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN. I HAD TAKEN THIS ISSUE WITH FORD WITH NO RESOLUTION. I TRIED WITH BBB AUTO LINE BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION. PLEASE ADDRESS THE SAME AND PROVIDE ME AN AMICABLE SOLUTION. *TR UPDATED 06/28/10*JB
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#10323357April 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE STALLED, WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING, BUCKED VIOLENTLY. AFTER TAKING TO MY MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED IT TO BE WATER ENTERING THE PCM MODULE. FORD HAS A TSB FOR THE ISSUE, TSB 06-14-10. FORD WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND VEHICLE AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ONLY HAS 48,500 MILES. THIS INCIDENT COULD KILL SOMEONE IF THE THE RIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE MET WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENS. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED AND IT IS UNDETECTED. STILL AT THE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME WITH THE MECHANICS I TRUST, NOT FORD.
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#10323418April 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED THIS 2004 FORD FREESTAR 6 MONTHS AGO WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT FROM OAK MOTORS ON W. 3TH STREET IN INDIANAPOLIS. EVERY TIME IT RAINS, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ME. FINALLY, I SUGGESTED THAT THIS DEALERSHIP TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THE SELLING DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW HOW. I ALSO SUGGESTED MY FEAR IN GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE FORD DEALER TAKES THE CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH AND DETERMINES IT IS THE #1 AND #3 COIL PACK, PLUGS AND WIRES. WHILE TRYING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THE REPAIR AFTER HAGGLING WITH THE SELLING DEALER ABOUT WHO SHOULD PAY, THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED WHAT SEEMED LIKE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE SELLING DEALERSHIP TODAY TOLD ME THAT A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST INFORMED THEM TODAY THAT IT IS NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THEY THINK IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS BUT IT IS NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ALSO, EVERY TIME IT RAINS, THE BREAKS SQUEAK BUT WHEN THE WEATHER IS DRY, BREAKS DEMONSTRATE NO PROBLEM. ALMOST PHANTOM PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP. ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE DATE OF 9/31/2009.
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#10322992March 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WE KEEP IT UP PROPERLY WITH ALL THE OIL CHANGES AND SUCH. ON MARCH THE 3RD I WENT TO PULL AWAY AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I BARELY GOT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THANK GOD I DID NOT GET HIT. WE HAD IT TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY DON'T KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH IT, NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS CAME ON BUT IT HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION.
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#10322839March 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WHEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST REVED. WHEN I PULLED OVER THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHICH COST ME $2500. THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL.
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#10322273March 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PCM HAD GOTTEN WET AND WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTRUCTED HIM ON HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED NO MORE PROBLEMS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,800.
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#10322128March 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY A DELAY IN THE RESPONSE TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.
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#10322154March 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT VAN IN JUNE 2007 NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. REPLACED BATTERY WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. REPLACE O2 SENSORS 3 TIMES AND NEED DONE AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, EGR VALVE, BRAKES 4 TIMES, TIE ROD 2 TIMES, CALIBERS 2 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES, FUEL LINE, YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE HAD TO FIX IT. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WE HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 8K SINCE FEB 2008 ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE CAN NOT GET FORD TO HELP US AT ALL. NOW THE AXLES NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS SENSORS AGAIN. THE DVD PLAYER QUIT WORKING AFTER 4 MONTHS, DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEATS QUIT WORKING AFTER 4 MONTHS. BACK PASSENGER DOOR SOMETIMES WON'T OPEN OR UNLOCK AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T CLOSE WHEN YOU TRY TO CLOSE IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN SERIOUS HARM AND WE ALMOST GOT INTO MAJOR ACCIDENT DO TO MOST OF THE ISSUES IE TRANSMISSION STALLED ON INTERSTATE AND HAD NO WARNING AT ALL. WORST VEHICLE OF ALL TIMES. I CAN NOT TRADE IN BECASUE I OWE OVER 11K ON THIS PIECE OF CRAP. FORD NEEDS TO REFUND ME ALL OF MY MONEY AND SUFFERING AS WELL. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SUING THEM FOR DAMAGES AND SELLING THIS CRAP TO US ESPECIALLY WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND HAVING TO TRAVEL TO SEE FAMILY DUE TO HUSBAND BEING A MARINE AND ALWAYS BEING DEPLOYED. ALMOST MISSED SEEING MY GRANDPA FOR THE LAST TIME BEFORE HE DID BACK IN SEPT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE OFF OF THE ROADS FOREVER. ALL OF THEM. EVERYONE THAT WE KNOW THAT HAS THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS US.
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#10321658March 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME WHERE THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN HIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,966.
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#10321463March 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT ON THE MORNING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CALLED MY HUSBAND, DID I MENTION IT WAS 445 AM, HE CAME AND TOWED ME OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND HAD IT TOWED TO LITHIA FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY OPENED. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISER THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED, BUT THEY COULDN'T TAKE IT APART BECAUSE TO WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT ALLOW IT. *DT
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#10321211March 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING OUR VAN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT SUDDENLY MADE A REVVING NOISE BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THEN WHEN MY HUSBAND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, THE VAN DID NOT RESPOND. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUDDENLY NOT WORKING AT ALL. VERY SCARY AND WE FEEL LUCKY IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE VAN. THIS VERY THING HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ACCORDING TO INTERNET REPORTS. FORD DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES REPAIR AT $2500-3000 TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. FOR A VAN WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON IT? THIS PUTS US IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND I AM SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
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#10320630March 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAD ABOUT 39,000 OR 41,000 MILES ON VEHICLE HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO PASSING LANE ON HIGHWAY TO PASS TRUCK,WHEN WITHOUT AND WARNING THE TRANS JUST QUIT NO POWER TO WHEELS AT ALL, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN OF ROAD BETWEEN DIVIDED HIGHWAYS. I WANT TO REPORT BECAUSE LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS I MADE NO REPORTS BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS JUST OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY SO I HAD TO JUST PAY THE BILL AND HAVE VEHICLE FIXED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOP. *TR
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#10320443March 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20 MPH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. A PASSERBY ASSISTED WITH MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,500.
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#10320575March 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR (BOUGHT USED IN 2006 WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT) WITH 82,426 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2007, PARKED THE VAN. WHEN SHE WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK ON MONDAY THE 12TH THE VAN WOULDN'T MOVE. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION POWER FLUSHED AND FLUID CHANGED AT THE DEALER AT 70,000 MILES. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED SO WE HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE, NICE LOOKING, DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT THAT WE'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND INSURING. FROM THE THOUSAND OF POST I'VE READ COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT OURS FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC. *TR
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#10319232March 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
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#10319042March 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR HOME WITH THE KIDS ON BOARD. WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS, SHE SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS GIVING THE ENGINE GAS, THE VAN WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND WAS SIMPLY COASTING DOWN THE ROAD. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO SIDE STREETS OR A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ONTO, SO THE VAN EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP MOSTLY IN A TRAFFIC LANE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SERVICE, WHERE IT WAS SHOWN TO HAVE A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, WITH A REPAIR COSTING ABOUT $2200. UPON DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. FORTUNATELY, THE ROAD MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON WAS NOT PARTICULARLY BUSY AT THE TIME. I CON ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. *TR
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#10318265March 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8/09, 76000 MILES-TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANS BEGAN MAKING WHINING NOISE WHILE TOWING A TRAILER (TRAILER WEIGHT UNDER RATED CAPACITY). FORD DEALER DETERMINED TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY( TRANSMISSION WAS PROVIDED BY THE AFTERMARKET EXTENDED WARRANT COMPANY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION FROM FORD). 3/10, 85000 MILES- TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE AFTER AN 800 MILE TRIP (NO TOWING). TODAY THE FORD DEALER SAYS THE WHINING WAS THE TRANS. PUMP AND THE FLUID IS FULL OF METAL,INDICATING AN INTERNAL FAILURE, REQUIRING TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER IS HOPING THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL JUST SEND A NEW TRANSMISSION, THIS WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET. *TR
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#10317235March 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 63,000 MILES NO WARNING -- TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE - VAN WAS IN MOTION - THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. REVIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE -- SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES! *TR
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#10316398March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE DRIVING NORMALLY, SPEEDS UP TO 60MPH. STOPPED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AT GREEN, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE -- VEHICLE REACHES ALMOST 30MPH WHEN THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE CEASES TO ENGAGE IN A FORWARD MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND BARELY INTO A PARKING LOT. NO SIGN OF PROBLEM, NOTHING TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE WOULD CEASE MOVING. TOWED TO FORD REPAIR. RESULT WAS A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION. THOUGH NO ONE WAS HURT (AMAZING FOR END-OF-DAY RUSH TRAFFIC) IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUITE THE OPPOSITE AS THE NEXT DAY I WAS TO TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. I AM STILL SHUDDERING AT THE IDEA THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANYTIME WITHOUT ANY WARNING - PERHAPS WITH MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHILE PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. AS IT IS, WE ARE WITHOUT OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WE WILL BE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE FOR PERHAPS 2 - 3 WEEKS. *TR
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