Ford Freestar Complaints (2006)

356 consumer complaints on file.

#10430746October 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTAR AND IT PERIODICALLY DECIDES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. TURNED OFF TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON AND RAN FINE. TURNED TRACTION CONTROL BACK ON AND THE VAN SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AGAIN. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF MOTOR AND RESTART ENGINE TO MAKE THE VAN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SIX OCCASIONS OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS. RAPID DECELERATION FROM CRUISING SPEED (65 MPH) TO 25MPH WITH ABSOLUTELY NO OPERATOR CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NTSB AND REMEDIED BY FORD. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP FOR A FIX ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430197October 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WHEN IT BECOMES WET. IF I GO THROUGH A CAR WASH OR DRIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND THE ENGINE POWER STARTS BECOMING ERRATIC, BUCKING AND HESITATING. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING I WOULD HAVE TO LET THE VAN SIT FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN IT WOULD RUN FINE. THE LAST FEW TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED IT IS TAKING DAYS FOR THE MOTOR TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD IT AT A SHOP, THEY GAVE IT A TUNE UP. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND TOOK IT TO A FORD CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, CHARGED ME $100 AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A TUNE UP WHICH I JUST HAD DONE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP THAT DID THE TUNE UP AND THEY REPLACED THE EGR VALVES TO THE TUNE OF $700. RAN THE CAR THROUGH THE CAR WASH AND PROBLEM RECURS, THEY HAVE NOW REMOVED THE PCM MODULE LOOKING FOR MOISTURE WHICH THEY DID NOT FIND, ANOTHER $100. $900 LATER I AM STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOBODY HAS ANY ANSWERS. UPON READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE WEB I AM NOW REPORTING IT TO YOU. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND START LOSING POWER TO YOUR CAR! WE ARE NOW HEADING IN TO THE WET WINTER MONTHS AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY VAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425067September 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,163.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421834August 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VAN WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. ENGINE REVED UP AND VAN SLOWED TO A STOP. EVEN ON MANUAL CONTROL (NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL) THE ENGINE WOULD SPEED UP, BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. LUCKY THAT THERE WAS S SHOULDER TO STOP ON. SALE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A TRANSMISSION DEPARTMENT. MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420126August 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR AT ALL - IT WAS SIMPLY STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THIS VAN HAS ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE AT THIS POINT! I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMS ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND POSSIBLY MORE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED LEAVING ME OUT OF POCKET OVER $3,000.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND AS I ENTERED "2006 FORD FREESTAR" INTO GOOGLE SEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR/MAKE. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL FROM FORD? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM! I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 72MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHEN WILL THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY VEHICLES BEING MADE AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC???? I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT 69,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411482July 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE HOOD, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WATER DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER, AND SMART MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER AND SMART MODULE WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS REPLACED 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409146June 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2006 FORD FREESTAR FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD. THIS OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. MOST RECENT INSTANCE SAW ME AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PLACED IN PERIL. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONLY TO FIND THAT PROBLEMS MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE PCM FAILING AS A RESULT OF GETTING "WET" DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL ON THE BOX THAT HOUSES THE PCM. MOST RECENT INCIDENT NEARLY RESULTED IN OUR NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER AT 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, RESTART VAN AND COAST OFF ROAD JUST AHEAD OF TRUCK. VAN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RUN. HAD TO LEAVE AT GARAGE OUT OF TOWN AND GET A RIDE HOME FOR MY AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401447May 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, SLOWED MY SPEED, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND NONE WORKED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THIS VAN BEFORE. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT WILL BE ONE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS REPAIR AND NOT A WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401341May 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY THINK THE PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393865March 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JANUARY 2010 10:30PM WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY (HUSBAND, 2 KIDS-7/9 YRS OLD) AT 40MPH UP A STEEP HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND WOULDN'T SHIFT. ALL THERE WAS PARKL. SINCE I WAS ON A HILL I WAS ABLE TO BACK THE CAR INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. TOWED IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THAT THE CURRENT ONE WAS UNFIXABLE. I SPENT $3500 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390425March 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY COME TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386341March 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD JUST GOTTEN OF THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. I COASTED IN A PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VERY BUSY STREET. THE WOULD NOT DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL NOT ON. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THEY JUST FIX A VAN LIKE MINE AND IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT WILL COST 975.00 TO FIX IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD MINI VAN I HAVE HAD THE FIRST ONE I HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND IT CAUGHT FIRE 3AM THIS WAS A FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD NO COMPENSATION FOR IT I EVEN HAD TO COME UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL DOWN PAYMENT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY ONLY COVERED THE VALUE OF THE CAR NOT WHAT I BOUGHT IT FOR. FORD WILL NEVER GET MY BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384549February 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 FORD FREESTAR, TRANSMISSION GONE WITHOUT WARN OR NOISE. JUST QUIET STOP WORKING DURING DRIVING. UNREASONABLE! THE WEATHER WAS SNOWSTORM. I AM NOT HAPPY AFTER HAVE BEEN WITH FORD FOR 30 YEARS. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US OR I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384389February 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAD OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BACK IN LATE 2009 DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ON FEB 21, WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO FIND THAT OUR TRANSMISSION HAS YET AGAIN GOT WATER IN IT!!! WE ARE LUCKY THAT THIS FALLS UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR WHEN WE ARE BOUND TO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. FORD TELLS US THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OURSELVES. THIS IS BS SEEING AS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE YET CORRECTED. IF YOU INITIATE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A VEHICLE DURING YOUR WARRANTY TIMELINE AND THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP, THEN IT SHOULD BE ON FORD TO CORRECT IT. TELL ME, WHEN DO THESE MOTOR COMPANIES HAVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR SHORT COMINGS? WHEN MY IPOD KEPT HAVING ISSUES, I DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED, I RECEIVED A BRAND NEW IPOD!!! MOTOR COMPANIES SHOULD HAVE STRICTER RULES TO FOLLOW SEEING AS WE ARE PUTTING LIVES AT STAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385008February 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO A FREEWAY FROM A RAMP, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEED UP; THE TRANSMISSION JUST HESITATED, INSTEAD, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ON A VEHICLE WITH JUST 42,604 MILES)! IT COST ME $2,003.76. I READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL OWNERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WROTE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, BUT THEY FAILED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS APPARENT DEFECT OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383934February 22, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,913. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381225February 8, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 FREESTAR SEL IN 2008. I PURCHASED IT USED AT 57000 KM MILEAGE (CANADA). ABOUT A YEAR AFTER, A RECURRING ISSUE WAS THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE NET EFFECT IS THAT IT QUICKLY LIMITS THE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 KPH. ONCE, DRIVING AT 100 KPH, IT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I GOT THE TXN FIXED BUT IT STILL OCCURS OCCASIONALLY/RANDOMLY. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH FORD CANADA AND THEY DENY THERE IS SUCH A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS OF FREESTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. ONE REFERENCE QUOTED A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REFERS TO THE PROBLEM AS A NUISANCE BUT NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I AND OTHERS DO NOT AGREE. SEE LINK HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/FORD/FREESTAR/TRACTION_CONTROL_SYSTEM/PROBLEM.ASPX I AM ALSO SENDING THIS TO THE CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380057February 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE QUIT MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OCCURRED AT 61,000 MILES. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377918January 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS MOISTURE BEING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377011January 18, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN CLOCK SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,098 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,168.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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