Ford Freestar Complaints
2,533 consumer complaints on file.
- #10279668August 7, 2009VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO REVERSE WITHOUT BEING IN THE REVERSE POSITION. AFTER SWITCHING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE TO THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $186. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $507.84. ONE MONTH LATER, THE WIPER WASHER MOTOR FAILED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AT THE COST OF $100. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.**MILEAGE IS 5,300, SMCH 8-10-09 UPDATED 8/24/09 *CN WATER ENTERED THE PCM. THERE WERE 2 CODES ON THE VEHICLE THAT COULD NOT BE CLEARED; WHICH WAS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TFT SENSOR WAS BAD. WATER ENTERED INTO A MODULE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEALED AT THE FACTORY. THE WATER MAY HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SENSOR AND MODULE. WATER MAY ALSO HAVE ENTERED THE WIPER MOTOR WHICH CAUSED IT TO MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 08/26/09
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279682August 7, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPEN AT A VERY LOW SPEED IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE VAN WAS SAFELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT HAD FAIL AND THE COST WOULD BE $1,900 TO FIX. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279588August 6, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH. I DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279302August 4, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $1,800. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,500.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279377August 4, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR TAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO GO FORWARD. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ENGINE WOULD REV AND IDLE, BUT NO MOVEMENT FORWARD OR BACK. PUSHED CAR (IN NEUTRAL) TO A SAFER LOCATION AND TOWED TO DEALER WHO HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION. ESTIMATED COST OF $1400 TO REPAIR(WARRANTY IS EXPIRED), BUT MAY BE MORE WHEN THEY REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SYMPTOMS, JUST SUDDEN FAILURE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER RELATIVELY SAFELY. CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST UNDER 29,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS HAS NOT SEEN A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT THEY ALSO DO NOT GET A LOT OF FREESTARS IN FOR SERVICE AT HIS DEALERSHIP. FORD CORPORATE HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEM, I STARTED TO SAY TORQUE PROBLEM AND HE CORRECTED ME TO SAY IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. CANNOT BELIEVE WITH THE ISSUES FOUND ONLINE REGARDING THIS THAT FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW THIS WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT IF I HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER OR ON A BUSIER STREET. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. LUCKILY I WAS COMING FROM A STOP AND MAKING A TURN, SO COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER THAN A FEW MPH. FORD IMPLIED TO ME THAT IF I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1650 THAT THEY WOULD MAYBE BE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE ON THE COST OF THE REPAIR. WE MAY HAVE TO BUY IT IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A REPEAT PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279410August 4, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND PRECEDING UP A HILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET STOPPED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. EVERY TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WE WOULD START ROLLING DOWN HILL. HAD PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH FORD. CALLED THE FORD HOT LINE THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK AND I GOT A RENTAL. FORD COVERED THE REPAIR AND THE RENTAL. NO WARNING JUST DISENGAGED OR BROKE, RESULTING IN ENGINE REVIVING AND VAN SLOWING. DANGEROUS BUSINESS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. 2005 FORD FREESTAR WITH 38,483 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT HANDLED BY FORD. INCIDENT DATE 12/07. HAVE OVER 63000 MILES ON THE VAN NOW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279140August 3, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 FORD FREESTAR, 70,983 MILES, REGULARLY SERVICED. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE VAN WENT ABOUT 30 FEET AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THEN ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO POWER OR ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION IN EITHER FORWARD GEARS OR REVERSE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING/SIGNS OF POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE TRAIN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SIDESTREET AND PUT MY FAMILY OUT OF HARMS WAY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279211August 3, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FREESTAR PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING DOWN SEAWALL BOULEVARD IN GALVESTON, TX LATE ON THE NIGHT OF 11/5/2007 MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR SIMPLY LOST THE POWER TO MOVE FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE AND YET THE CAR BEHAVED AS IF IT HAD BEEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ALONGSIDE A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY AND CALL FOR A TOW. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SAND DOLLAR FORD IN GALVESTON, TEXAS FOR REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR BILL, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AND GUARANTEED FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. IT HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN (07/31/09). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279229August 3, 2009VISIBILITY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M A SINGLE MOM OF 4 CHILDREN AND ONE ON THE WAY. I AM CONSIDERED A HIGH RISK PREGNANCY. I BOUGHT A MINIVAN FROM THE MALLOY DEALERSHIP IN MANASSAS A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT I TOOK IT BACK UP TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH HESITATION IN THE VAN AND ONE OF THE DOORS AS WELL AS THE WINDOW. I HAD ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AND A STRAP ON THE BACKSEAT THAT WAS BROKEN. THE COMMENT I RECEIVED FROM ONE OF THEIR SALES MANAGERS WAS IF I WANTED A NEW VEHICLE I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A NEW ONE. I TOOK THE VAN BACK UP THERE AGAIN FOR HESITATION AND THE MAN SAID THAT HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN, THEY CHECKED THE SPARK PLUGS. TODAY I TOOK THE VAN BACK UP THERE BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION, MISS IN THE TRANSMISSION OR WHEREVER THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM. I HAD WENT SHOPPING FOR A TRIP ME AND MY KIDS WERE TO BE TAKING IN 2 WEEKS TO WEST VIRGINIA, THE VAN KEPT HESITATING, SHOOK AND THEN LOCKED UP ON ME. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO WHERE I BARELY GOT IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY KIDS WERE SCREAMING AND MYSELF AND MY MOTHER WERE SCARED TO PIECES. I GAVE THESE PEOPLE CASH FOR MY VEHICLE, SO I PAID IT OFF WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY IN MY VEHICLE, BUT AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT EVEN 3 MILES DOWN THE STREET. THEY ARE SAYING THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE VAN KEPT ACTING UP TODAY ALL THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION, I EVEN HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS CRACKED WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN. I USED MY MONEY I HAD RECEIVED FROM A SETTLEMENT FROM BEING PERMANENTLY INJURED ON MY JOB ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. PLEASE IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP? I WANTED TO TAKE MY KIDS ON THEIR FIRST VACATION EVER BUT AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VAN THAT I JUST PAID OVER $8000 FOR THAT IS A PIECE OF JUNK. I AM OUT MY MONEY AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AROUND IN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279045August 1, 2009POWER 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
- #10279062August 1, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FLUID LEVELS WERE OK BUT OVERHEATED AND STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. COST $3800 TO REPAIR AT A DISHONEST SHOP IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK. *TR
- Crash:
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- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278997July 31, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65 MPH, DURING RUSH HOUR WITH THREE YOUNG CHILDREN INSIDE, SIMPLY DISENGAGED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE VAN WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, AND THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE CARE IN NOT RUNNING. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND WE ARE LOOKING AT REPAIR COSTS BETWEEN 2 AND $3,000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278772July 30, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM AN OWNER OF 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON MORNING, MY VAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 52K MILES ON IT STOPPED MOVING. IT WAS LIKE I HIT THE GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER COASTING INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED IT, STARTING WITH HEATING/COOLING ISSUES TO A LEAKING HATCHBACK. MY SERVICE, OR LACK OF SERVICE, AT THE DEALERSHIP IS INEXCUSABLE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2005, I NEVER IMAGINED THAT I WOULD BE DUMPING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO IT WITH ONLY 50K MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278786July 30, 2009SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SHOOK HEAVILY. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW HUB ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NEEDED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V446000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED ON HER VEHICLE AND THAT THE RECALL WAS NEVER REPAIRED ON HER VEHICLE. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL SINCE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278835July 30, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE WERE 500 FROM HOME WHEN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF OF A HIGHWAY. WITH NO WARNING, IT WOULD NOT MOVE..RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY IT WAS LIKE WE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL FOREVER ...HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM THE ROADSIDE.. AFTER TWO WEEKS WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR HOW MUCH THE TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION REPAIR WILL COST. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278624July 29, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY JULY 26, 2009 WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND THE RPMS STARTED REVVING UP BUT WOULD NO LONGER GO FORWARD OR INTO REVERSE WHEN WE TRIED THAT. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THE COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS YET. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278715July 29, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 69,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35MPH AND THEN THE MOTOR STARTED TO REV HI. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED ALL THE GEARS AND THERE WAS NOTHING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278718July 29, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE VAN WENT APPROX. 30 FEET BEFORE THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VAN WOULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF THE FREEWAY RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ONLY HAD 65,200 MILES ON IT AND I JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT 62,000 MILES. I LOOKED ON-LINE ABOUT THIS AND I FOUND ALOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THESE VANS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU GUYS HAVE TO RECEIVE BEFORE YOU REALIZE THIS VAN IS A LEMON AND A DANGER TO IT'S OWNERS? FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO PUT OUT A RECALL ON THESE VANS. FORD IS RIPPING PEOPLE OFF RIGHT AND LEFT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278557July 28, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED POPPING HARD GOING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THEN AT TIMES IT WOULD STICK AND NOT CHANGE UP. FINALLY IN JUNE WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT HOME WAS TO TURN IT OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RESET BUT EVERY TIME ANY STRESS IS PUT ON THE TRANSMISSION IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2004 FREESTAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278386July 27, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER I HAD COMPLETED A U TURN I PUT THE VAN GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I MADE SURE THAT I HAD IT IN THE RIGHT GEAR AND IT WAS BUT STILL NO MOVEMENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0