Ford Freestar Complaints

2,533 consumer complaints on file.

#10363932November 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE VAN STARTED TO JERK AND CUT OUT. STALLING ON OCCASION. WE HAD THE COIL PACK REPLACED AND THIS REPAIR LASTED FOR 1 WEEK THEN IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. WHEN IT IS DRY OUTSIDE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE VAN DRIVES FINE. AS SOON AS IT STARTS TO RAIN OR WE HIT ANY MOISTURE OR MUD PUDDLE THE VAN STARTS JERKING AGAIN AND SOMETIMES BACK FIRES OR EVEN STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF 2004 FREESTAR OWNERS ARE HAVING THAT THE PCM OR COMPUTER GETS WET AND CAUSES THIS PROBLEM DUE TO A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363608November 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 FORD FREESTAR LTD, TOOK POSSESSION ON 7/6/2004 AND NOW HAVE 70K MILES. ITS USED FOR MY THREE MILE COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK, SOME LONGER DRIVES TO RELATIVES EVERY OTHER MONTH. ON 10/30/2010 EXPERIENCED TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. $1200 TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR $2500 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363051October 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
VAN STALLS AT LIGHTS. JUST CUTS OFF. MECHANIC SAID IT HAS SOME THING TO DO WITH THE PCM. TRANS HAS BEEN REPLACED. BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS CEASED UP . THIS VAN IS A ROAD HAZARD. NEVER KNOW WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO OR WHEN IT IS GOING TO FAIL . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363035October 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN 2004 FORD FREESTAR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC ENDANGERING MY SELF AND MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN. FORD IS AWARE OF TRANSMISSION DEFECTS AND IS CHOOSING NOT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS PRESENTING A DANGER TO THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS OF SAID VEHICLE AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362827October 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 FORD FREESTAR. PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. TRANSMISSION IS GONE. HAVE NOT GOTTEN REPAIR COSTS YET BUT I ANTICIPATE OVER $2000. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS IN THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING AND THERE WAS ON COMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362105October 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. TRANSMISSION (ALL GEARS) FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPROACHING BUSY INTERSECTION. 3. TORQUE CONVERTER, FILTER KIT, FRONT SEAL REPLACED BY CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION COMPANY. VEHICLE OPERATED FOR 35 DAYS, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING UP A STREET INCLINE WITHIN CITY ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. OLD TORQUE CONVERTER NOT AVAILABLE. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE DEFECTS AND MUST BE RECALLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361869October 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND WE LOST FORWARD ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS 100,213 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361676October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VAN SUDDENLY LOST TRANSMISSION POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO NOTHING. TURNED A CORNER ACCELERATED AND THEN SLOWLY SLOWED TO COMPLETE STOP. NO GEARS NOT EVEN REVERSE. VAN HAS RUN ROUGH IN RAIN FOR A WHILE. HAVE HAD IT TUNED UP TO NO AVAIL. NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361777October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VAN WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE WOULD NOT MOVE. I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. FROM THERE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD GO INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE,BUT IT DID NOTHING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC TOOK IT APART AND FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IT WAS SHATTERED. I HAD TO PAY AROUND 1850 WITH TOW. THANK GOD THAT NO ONE WAS HURT,BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360880October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE TACHOMETER WAS RACING. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE COST TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD BE $1,300.00 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360723October 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN MAY 2010, VAN LOST ALL POWER ON THE INTERSTATE. WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE LEFT STRANDED. ENGINE RAN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT COST $1300. IN OCT 2010 THE VAN AGAIN LOST ALL POWER, BUT FORTUNATELY IN THE DRIVEWAY BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST THIS TIME. I STILL OWE $2000, SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MAKE REPAIRS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORD. I INTENT ON SEEING IF I CAN BE ADDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360892October 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE LAST YEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360498October 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTART FAILED. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360562October 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME FROM DANCE CLASS, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER - THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360145October 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 65-70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359999October 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR (WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW) TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAN TELL YOU WHEN THE TIRES ARE LOW AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION. LEFT US STRANDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359852October 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE OR PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,516. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF UPDATED 01/04/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359269October 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. HE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,190 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,330.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359377October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DROVE MY FORD 2004 FREESTAR TO CHURCH ON SATURDAY ABOUT 15 MILES FROM HOME. AFTER FINISHING SERVICES, I COULD NOT TAKE THE FAMILY HOME BECAUSE THE VAN REFUSE TO MOVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND NONE OF THE GEAR SELECTION ENGAGED. I CALLED TECHNICIAN TO CHECK, AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83,000 MILE JUST LIKE THAT. I CHECKED THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND IT WAS ASTRONOMICALLY STONING. MY EXPENSES FOR REPAIRING THIS IS ESTIMATED @ $2,250.00. I THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN THE CHURCH PREMISES. FORD AUTHORITIES ARE NOT GOING TO HELP EITHER, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT IS ABSURD FOR ALL THIS PROBLEM IN A VAN THAT CONVEYS THE WHOLE FAMILY. WHAT A SHAME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359181October 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE VAN HAD TROUBLE FINDING REVERSE. AFTER GETTING BACKED UP ENOUGH TO TURN OUT GOING FORWARD, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED HIGH REVVING, JERKY MOVEMENTS GOING FORWARD UNTIL THE VAN WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE. I HAD TO CALL MY MOTHER TO WATCH THE KIDS WHILE I WENT TO MY WIFE AND GAVE HER THE TRUCK WHILE I STAYED AND HAD THE VAN TOWED TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. HE THEN HAD IT TAKEN TO HIS TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REBUILT AND IT ALSO NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 80,586KM AND WAS PURCHASED FROM A FORD DEALER WITH 56,605 KM ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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