2004 FORD FREESTAR Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the torque converter and the transmission needed to be replace...

Mileage: 104,000

Flashing! With gear around it and car will not operate correctly i.e. no power very slow acceleration and lacking ability to change gears.

I have a 2004 Ford freestar van and I was driving down the road and I went to pass another vehicle and I push the gas and I heard some crunchy noise is and then nothing no power at all no gears nothing I was dead in the water so I had to get out of the van and push it to the side of the road didn't ...

I have a 2004 Ford freestar van and I was driving down the road and I went to pass another vehicle and I push the gas and I heard some crunchy noise is and then nothing no power at all no gears nothing I was dead in the water so I had to get out of the van and push it to the side of the road didn't ...

My son was driving down Rt 81 when the transmission stopped working Your vehicle was running fine but would not go had to drift off the highway she avoid getting hit I had to tow the van home we’re it’s still parked

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would not properly accelerate and would hesitate to accelerate and the check engine warning light would remain illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the tr...

Mileage: 250,000

Conducía mi vehículo y la trasmisión quedó en neutro en una entrada y no pude estacionarme Y no volvió arrancar Solo coje la reversa I was driving my vehicle and the transmission was neutral in a driveway and I couldn't park And did not start again Just take the reverse

The transmission is grinding and popping when shifting gears.Also it has started not moving when I shift it into drive and 3rd and 1st.When I drive it I have to put it in 1st gear and change up to drive and it grinds and pops when giving it gas to go.It comes to a crawl going up hills.Has a big loss...

The transmission is grinding and popping when shifting gears.Also it has started not moving when I shift it into drive and 3rd and 1st.When I drive it I have to put it in 1st gear and change up to drive and it grinds and pops when giving it gas to go.It comes to a crawl going up hills.Has a big loss...

The transmission is grinding and popping when shifting gears.Also it has started not moving when I shift it into drive and 3rd and 1st.When I drive it I have to put it in 1st gear and change up to drive and it grinds and pops when giving it gas to go.It comes to a crawl going up hills.Has a big loss...

I just purchased the vehicle used and recently discovered there was a recall on these vehicles. The vehicle I purchased keeps stalling and is not getting any power. I’ve had the vehicle checked by the car lot and they say there is nothing wrong.. the vehicle died out on me already twice while I wa...

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The contact depressed the accelerator and the vehicle continued to slow as the RPM was rising. The contact did not notice any warning lights illuminated. The contact...

Mileage: 158,000

Transmission slip , leaks , loosing ofpower, shakes from 45 mph to 55 mph , mechanic shop says it is the Torque Converter that is malfunction.

the van has less than 49k miles on it and the reverse has not worked but it will drive forward. Others have had this issue as well.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle began to stall. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was i...

Mileage: 38,000

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the third-row seat floorboard was corroded with several holes. The TPMS warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13V081000 (Seats) however, the part to do the recall was unavailable. The ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED ALL AMERICAN FORD OF HACKENSACK (520 RIVER ST, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601) WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CON...

Mileage: 100,000

I READ THE RECALLS FOR 2004 FORD FREE STAR TRANSMISSIONS AND MY VAN WITHOUT WARNING JUST QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I COULD GET IT TO START BACK UP FOR A SECOND TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT WOULDN'T START AFTER THAT.

Mileage: 160,000

PCM HAS ISSUES DO TO MOISTURE WHICH AFFECTS ELECTRICAL SLIPPING GEARS ABS SENSOR PROBLEM POWER STEERING ISSUES AND TCM AND THIS VEHICLE HAS ALL SAFETY PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO RECALLS NONE OF IT WAS FIXED BECAUSE FORD SAYS YOUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON LIST.

PCM HAS ISSUES DO TO MOISTURE WHICH AFFECTS ELECTRICAL SLIPPING GEARS ABS SENSOR PROBLEM POWER STEERING ISSUES AND TCM AND THIS VEHICLE HAS ALL SAFETY PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO RECALLS NONE OF IT WAS FIXED BECAUSE FORD SAYS YOUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON LIST.

PCM HAS ISSUES DO TO MOISTURE WHICH AFFECTS ELECTRICAL SLIPPING GEARS ABS SENSOR PROBLEM POWER STEERING ISSUES AND TCM AND THIS VEHICLE HAS ALL SAFETY PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO RECALLS NONE OF IT WAS FIXED BECAUSE FORD SAYS YOUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON LIST.

I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE AND WISH I WROTE THIS A YEAR AGO BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT THEN. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS FLICKERING, COMING ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT RAINS, MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYING ON AND ACTUALLY CATCHING FIRE BECAUSE IT HAD GOTTEN SO HOT. MY RADIO USED ...

Mileage: 20

THE PART THAT HAS THE CLIP FOR BACK SEAT FELL OUT AND NOW THERE IS A 5 BY 5 INCH HOLE GOING INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE SEAT HAS NOTHING TO CLIP ONTO AND BE SECURE, THIS WAS RECALLED IN THIS MODEL

Mileage: 180,000

THE PART THAT HAS THE CLIP FOR BACK SEAT FELL OUT AND NOW THERE IS A 5 BY 5 INCH HOLE GOING INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE SEAT HAS NOTHING TO CLIP ONTO AND BE SECURE, THIS WAS RECALLED IN THIS MODEL

Mileage: 180,000

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN IT HAD INSTANT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WOULDN/T MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION OR GEAR. TRANSMISSION WAS IN PROPER FLUID LEVEL RANGE.

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING DOWN RD N IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUSHING BREAK WHILE I WAS SMASHING GAS PEDAL . LOST ALL FIRE TO CAR WOULDN'T GO NO WHERE. I WAS ON A COUNTRY RD GOING UPHILL. IT SPOTS N SPUTTER N JERKS REAL HARD GOING UP HILL LIKE MY TRANSMISSION GOING BAD BUT MOTOR SOUNDS GOOD SO I HAVE NO CLUE..

Mileage: 230,000

DRIVING DOWN RD N IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUSHING BREAK WHILE I WAS SMASHING GAS PEDAL . LOST ALL FIRE TO CAR WOULDN'T GO NO WHERE. I WAS ON A COUNTRY RD GOING UPHILL. IT SPOTS N SPUTTER N JERKS REAL HARD GOING UP HILL LIKE MY TRANSMISSION GOING BAD BUT MOTOR SOUNDS GOOD SO I HAVE NO CLUE..

Mileage: 230,000

DRIVING DOWN RD N IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUSHING BREAK WHILE I WAS SMASHING GAS PEDAL . LOST ALL FIRE TO CAR WOULDN'T GO NO WHERE. I WAS ON A COUNTRY RD GOING UPHILL. IT SPOTS N SPUTTER N JERKS REAL HARD GOING UP HILL LIKE MY TRANSMISSION GOING BAD BUT MOTOR SOUNDS GOOD SO I HAVE NO CLUE..

Mileage: 230,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RPMS SHOT UP BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION IT DID THIS WITHOUT WARNING I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I WAS GOING TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT WHEN I PULLED THE DIPSTICK OUT FLUID SHOT OUT TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TORQUE CONVERTOR DEFECTIVE IN SIMILAR FORD FREESTAR MODELS EDDY'S FORD DEALERSHIP SOLD RECALL VEHICLE AS IS AGAINST STATE & FEDERAL LAWS AND LIED TO DISABLED VETERANS ABOUT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER AFTER DISCOVERY OF RECALL CAUSED PISTON HOLE ENGINE BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGE CUTT...

Mileage: 116,000

TORQUE CONVERTOR DEFECTIVE IN SIMILAR FORD FREESTAR MODELS EDDY'S FORD DEALERSHIP SOLD RECALL VEHICLE AS IS AGAINST STATE & FEDERAL LAWS AND LIED TO DISABLED VETERANS ABOUT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER AFTER DISCOVERY OF RECALL CAUSED PISTON HOLE ENGINE BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGE CUTT...

Mileage: 116,000

TORQUE CONVERTOR DEFECTIVE IN SIMILAR FORD FREESTAR MODELS EDDY'S FORD DEALERSHIP SOLD RECALL VEHICLE AS IS AGAINST STATE & FEDERAL LAWS AND LIED TO DISABLED VETERANS ABOUT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER AFTER DISCOVERY OF RECALL CAUSED PISTON HOLE ENGINE BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION DAMAGE CUTT...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE SUBFRAME OF THE FRONT...

Mileage: 127,000

MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE THEN A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION, SHE LOST ALL POWER, IF SHE HADN'T RESPONDED TO THE SITUATION AND TURN IMMEDIATELY INTO A CHURCH DRIVEWAY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED! THE VAN WAS IN MOTION DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON 257TH ST...

Mileage: 200,566

I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THESE ISSUES TO YOU FIRST IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER AND NOW IT'S THE TRANSMISSION I KEEP THE MAINTENANCE UP AND THINGS STILL GO WRONG

I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THESE ISSUES TO YOU FIRST IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER AND NOW IT'S THE TRANSMISSION I KEEP THE MAINTENANCE UP AND THINGS STILL GO WRONG

I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THESE ISSUES TO YOU FIRST IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER AND NOW IT'S THE TRANSMISSION I KEEP THE MAINTENANCE UP AND THINGS STILL GO WRONG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ADJUSTING THE THIRD ROW SEAT, IT DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TRI COUNTY FORD (032 COMMERCE PKWY, LA GRANGE, KY 40031, (866) 417-0262) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 161,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR NOW.MILES 59000 PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 45.000 MILES STARTED IN 2007 WITH BATTERY DEAD IF CAR STAT A MONTH STARTTED IN 2008 RIGHT AND LEFT LOW AND HIGH BEAM. HEAD LAMP CONNECTOR KEEP MELTING/ BURNING UP THE GROUND WIRE TRANSMISSION MAKING CLICKING NOISE IN FORWARD AND REVER...

Mileage: 45,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR NOW.MILES 59000 PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 45.000 MILES STARTED IN 2007 WITH BATTERY DEAD IF CAR STAT A MONTH STARTTED IN 2008 RIGHT AND LEFT LOW AND HIGH BEAM. HEAD LAMP CONNECTOR KEEP MELTING/ BURNING UP THE GROUND WIRE TRANSMISSION MAKING CLICKING NOISE IN FORWARD AND REVER...

Mileage: 45,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR NOW.MILES 59000 PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 45.000 MILES STARTED IN 2007 WITH BATTERY DEAD IF CAR STAT A MONTH STARTTED IN 2008 RIGHT AND LEFT LOW AND HIGH BEAM. HEAD LAMP CONNECTOR KEEP MELTING/ BURNING UP THE GROUND WIRE TRANSMISSION MAKING CLICKING NOISE IN FORWARD AND REVER...

Mileage: 45,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD AND MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. DRN31 NOTHING JUST REVS UP! WE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM A YEAR AGO AND I FLUSHED THE TRANS AND IT SEEMED TO WORK UNTIL NOW. ALL FLUIDS WERE FINE ON THE VEHICLE AND LINKAGE IS ATTA...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. ALSO, THE POWER TRAIN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HART FORD LINCOLN AT 989-275-8922 (LOCATED AT 117 LAKE...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE RE...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND WOULD RANDOMLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (DICK SMITH FORD, 7201 GARNERS FERRY RD, COLUMBIA, SC) AND THE MA...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE FRAME AND CREATED A HOLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 212,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE FRAME AND CREATED A HOLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 212,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE FRAME AND CREATED A HOLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 212,000

1 MINUTES AFTER YOU START DRIVING IT LOSE POWER

Mileage: 139

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHILE THE VE...

[XXX] 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL WHICH MAY CAUSE THE VEHILE TO STALL AT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS I WAS DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS THE VAN SUDDENLY LOST POWER AS I WAS IN THE #3 LANE ON THE BAY BRIDGE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I TRIED TO GET TO THE SAFEST LOCATION POSSIBLE. THEN HA...

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE LEVER WAS HEAVY AND BECAME STUCK BEFORE SWITCHING INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND. ALSO, THE AXLES MADE A CRUNCHING AND GRINDING SOUND WHE...

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE LEVER WAS HEAVY AND BECAME STUCK BEFORE SWITCHING INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND. ALSO, THE AXLES MADE A CRUNCHING AND GRINDING SOUND WHE...

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND DID NOT MOVE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT WATER ENTERED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 157,000

WAS DRIVING AND MY TACH METER WAS GOING ALL OVER 3 4 LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RD. ALSO TRAC CONTROL IS ALWAYS OFF GOES ON AND OFF

Mileage: 95,387

WAS DRIVING AND MY TACH METER WAS GOING ALL OVER 3 4 LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RD. ALSO TRAC CONTROL IS ALWAYS OFF GOES ON AND OFF

Mileage: 95,387

WAS DRIVING AND MY TACH METER WAS GOING ALL OVER 3 4 LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RD. ALSO TRAC CONTROL IS ALWAYS OFF GOES ON AND OFF

Mileage: 95,387

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OP...

DRIVING I-95 AT 70 MPH . VAN S TACH RACED TO 3K ENGINE SEEM TO LOOSE POWER. HAD VAN CHECKED OUT SAID IT WAS TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS A KNOWN REOCCURRING PROBLEM TOLD TO ME BY THE CAR TECH. HOW CAN A PROBLEM SO BIG AND DANGEROUS BE FIXED SUCH AS FAULTY CONVERTERS.WHAT CAN ONE DO.

Mileage: 206,000

TAKATA RECALL: I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, PER RECALL IN 2013 OR 2014, WHEN I LOST POWER IN MY VAN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN WA STATE. I BELIEVE MY VAN HAD ABOUT 70,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. I HAVE SINCE MOVED TO TENNESSEE. YESTERDAY, I WHILE DRIVING, VAN DIED AT A STOP SIGN, WHILE MOVI...

Mileage: 138,000

TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAILURE THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND JUST STOPPED WORKING ON CITY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. AFTER SWITCHING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. CLASSIC FORD OF SMITHFIELD (1698 E. BOOKER DAIRY RD, SMITHFIELD, NC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASS...

Mileage: 53,535

TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT ,,,, NO WAY FOR MOTOR TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION ,, VAN ENGINE RUNS BUT NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION TO MOVE THE DRIVE TRAIN OF VAN ... DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ,, TAKE EXIT STOP FOR RED LIGHT , LIGHT TURNS GREEN PRESS GAS PEDAL ENGINE REVS UP BUT NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION T...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK SEAT NEAR THE REAR WHEEL WELL BECAME DETACHED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXHAUST ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 168,867

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK SEAT NEAR THE REAR WHEEL WELL BECAME DETACHED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXHAUST ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 168,867

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PILE OF RUST ON THE GROUND AND REALIZED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENTIRELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY FORD OF MAPLE HEIGHTS (5500 WAR...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PILE OF RUST ON THE GROUND AND REALIZED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENTIRELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY FORD OF MAPLE HEIGHTS (5500 WAR...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONT...

Mileage: 142,019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONT...

Mileage: 142,019

MY 2004 FREESTAR OVERHEATS AFTER 70 MPH. REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND FANS. DOES THIS WITH AC TURNED OFF. I TURN TO HEAT ON TO COOL IT DONE. I DROVE 2100 MILES WITH WINDOWS DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING UP LONG STEEP GRADE.

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FIRST GEAR, IT HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,4...

Mileage: 150,449

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. INTERSTATE FORD (125 ALEXANDERSVILLE RD, MIAMISBURG, OH) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ATTRIBUTED TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE ...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE INSPECTION DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRONT FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED L. B. SMITH FORD-LINCOLN, INC. AT 717-761-6700 (LOCATED AT 1100 MARKET ST, LEMOYNE, ...

Mileage: 118,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DIED SCARING MY WIFE AND I TREMENDOUSLY. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID BRING IN THE VEHICLE SO THEY COULD LOOK IT OVER. 3 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED TO SAY COME IN FOR THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHIN...

Mileage: 79,000

L WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD SO L COAXED IT INTO A PARKING LOT, L WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE EITHER SO L GOT OUT AND CHECKED EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD EVERYTHING L COULD CHECK SO L CALLED A T...

Mileage: 57,395

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY A COUPLE OF THE CONTACT'S FRIENDS. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 170,000

ALPR SYSTEM ON TELEPHONE POLES AND POLICE CARS ARE ATTACKING MY VEHICLE. ALREADY DESTROYED MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE AND NOW WORKING ON MY STARTER MOTOR, BLOWER MOTOR, SPEED CONTROL AND ETC. SOME ATTACKS CAUSE LOUD BASE DRUM LIKE THUMPING ON MY DASHBOARD. OTHER ATTACKS LOCK MY GEARSHIFT LEVER IN PA...

Mileage: 65,000

ALPR SYSTEM ON TELEPHONE POLES AND POLICE CARS ARE ATTACKING MY VEHICLE. ALREADY DESTROYED MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE AND NOW WORKING ON MY STARTER MOTOR, BLOWER MOTOR, SPEED CONTROL AND ETC. SOME ATTACKS CAUSE LOUD BASE DRUM LIKE THUMPING ON MY DASHBOARD. OTHER ATTACKS LOCK MY GEARSHIFT LEVER IN PA...

Mileage: 65,000

ALPR SYSTEM ON TELEPHONE POLES AND POLICE CARS ARE ATTACKING MY VEHICLE. ALREADY DESTROYED MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE AND NOW WORKING ON MY STARTER MOTOR, BLOWER MOTOR, SPEED CONTROL AND ETC. SOME ATTACKS CAUSE LOUD BASE DRUM LIKE THUMPING ON MY DASHBOARD. OTHER ATTACKS LOCK MY GEARSHIFT LEVER IN PA...

Mileage: 65,000

THE INDIANA ALPR TRACKING SYSTEM CAUSES ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN MALFUNCTIONS. THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLE AND THE ALPR ATTACKS CONTINUE. THESE ALPR ATTACKS ARE INITIATED BY ELECTRICAL APPARATUS ON TOP OF TELEPHNE POLES AND...

Mileage: 100,000

THE INDIANA ALPR TRACKING SYSTEM CAUSES ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN MALFUNCTIONS. THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLE AND THE ALPR ATTACKS CONTINUE. THESE ALPR ATTACKS ARE INITIATED BY ELECTRICAL APPARATUS ON TOP OF TELEPHNE POLES AND...

Mileage: 100,000

THE INDIANA ALPR TRACKING SYSTEM CAUSES ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN MALFUNCTIONS. THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLE AND THE ALPR ATTACKS CONTINUE. THESE ALPR ATTACKS ARE INITIATED BY ELECTRICAL APPARATUS ON TOP OF TELEPHNE POLES AND...

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED KEEPS ACTING LIKE IT'S NOT CATCHING THE GEARS CORRECTLY TO SHIFT. WHEN MY BROTHER DROVE IT LATER THE SAME DAY HE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS MESSING UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. HE IS AN AUTO MECHANIC. IT HAS ABOUT 90,00...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE...

Mileage: 99,862

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE DEALER (WITT FAMILY FORD, W1367 WI-160, PULASKI, WI 54162) STAT...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE DEALER (WITT FAMILY FORD, W1367 WI-160, PULASKI, WI 54162) STAT...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CARPET IN THE REAR ROWS OF THE VEHICLE BECOME WET AND SOAKED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ANCHOR LATCH WAS LOOSE. MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER NOTICED A GRINDING TYPE NOISE WHEN TUR...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CARPET IN THE REAR ROWS OF THE VEHICLE BECOME WET AND SOAKED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ANCHOR LATCH WAS LOOSE. MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER NOTICED A GRINDING TYPE NOISE WHEN TUR...

Mileage: 135,000

MY VAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH WATER, THAT IS WHEN IT RAINS THE VEHICLE STARTS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEVERAL COMPONENTS. (IE ENGINE MISFIRE, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY, DOOR LOOKS REFUSE TO OPERATE PROPERLY, AMONG OTHER WEIRD THINGS) THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEIN...

Mileage: 85,000

MY VAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH WATER, THAT IS WHEN IT RAINS THE VEHICLE STARTS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEVERAL COMPONENTS. (IE ENGINE MISFIRE, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY, DOOR LOOKS REFUSE TO OPERATE PROPERLY, AMONG OTHER WEIRD THINGS) THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEIN...

Mileage: 85,000

MY VAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH WATER, THAT IS WHEN IT RAINS THE VEHICLE STARTS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEVERAL COMPONENTS. (IE ENGINE MISFIRE, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY, DOOR LOOKS REFUSE TO OPERATE PROPERLY, AMONG OTHER WEIRD THINGS) THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEIN...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATE...

EVERYTIME I STOP AT EITHER A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT STALLS OUT. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES BACK OFF. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT BACK UP AND CONTINUE IT ON. I HAVE HAD THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER FIXED AND HAD A FULL TUNE UP DONE AND IT STILL STALLS OUT.

Mileage: 134,000

EVERYTIME I STOP AT EITHER A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT STALLS OUT. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES BACK OFF. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT BACK UP AND CONTINUE IT ON. I HAVE HAD THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER FIXED AND HAD A FULL TUNE UP DONE AND IT STILL STALLS OUT.

Mileage: 134,000

EVERYTIME I STOP AT EITHER A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT STALLS OUT. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES BACK OFF. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT BACK UP AND CONTINUE IT ON. I HAVE HAD THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER FIXED AND HAD A FULL TUNE UP DONE AND IT STILL STALLS OUT.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EIDE FORD (800 E BISMARCK EXPY, BISMARCK, ND 58504) WHE...

Mileage: 130,999

WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE WATER LOGGED CARPET IN THE REAR OF THE VAN. REMOVED INTERIOR PLASTIC PANELS ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VAN. THE SEAT ANCHOR MECHANISM FELL OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL UNTO THE TIRE. VERY FORTUNATE I WAS IN THE GARAGE AND NOT TRAVELLING DOWN THE FREEWAY.

Mileage: 155,000

WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE WATER LOGGED CARPET IN THE REAR OF THE VAN. REMOVED INTERIOR PLASTIC PANELS ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VAN. THE SEAT ANCHOR MECHANISM FELL OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL UNTO THE TIRE. VERY FORTUNATE I WAS IN THE GARAGE AND NOT TRAVELLING DOWN THE FREEWAY.

Mileage: 155,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN, AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH (MILES PER HOUR), THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUDDER AS IF I AM DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS AND WHEN CLIMBING SLIGHT OR STEAP INCLINED HILLS THE SHIDDER WORSENS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ISED FROM A CAR LOT. I HAVE MOTICED THAT ALL OF THE ...

Mileage: 113,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TODAY. ONCE I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET HOME THE TRANSAXEL WARRING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. AS I LOOKED THAT UP I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT. AS I READ THINGS I SEEN OTHERS HAD SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS THIS THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 139,000

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE TRANSAXLE LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE STICKS IN FIRST GEAR WHILE IN MOTION OR IT SLIPS FROM THE STATIONARY POSITION AND WHEN IN REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER.

Mileage: 183,000

THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AS I AM DRIVING IT ON A CITY STREET. IT ALSO HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, SO I DON'T USE THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER.. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES OVER 2 RPM , IT STALLS EVEN MORE AND JERKS.

Mileage: 250,000

IT WAS RAINY DAY AND MY WIFE WAS PICKING MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. IT HAPPENED IN THE SCHOOL ZONE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. KIDS CROSS ROAD AS IT WAS END OF SCHOOL DAY. SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND OTHER PEOPLE WAS IN DANGER. I HAVE REPLACED IN FEB 2016 CONTROL UNIT AND HCU SPENDING $2400 +. AT THAT T...

Mileage: 45,000

IT WAS RAINY DAY AND MY WIFE WAS PICKING MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. IT HAPPENED IN THE SCHOOL ZONE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. KIDS CROSS ROAD AS IT WAS END OF SCHOOL DAY. SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND OTHER PEOPLE WAS IN DANGER. I HAVE REPLACED IN FEB 2016 CONTROL UNIT AND HCU SPENDING $2400 +. AT THAT T...

Mileage: 45,000

LIKE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THE FORD FREESTAR, I HAVE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR. FIRST OF ALL, WHEN I BOUGHT MY VAN USED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, I DID RESEARCH ON IT, AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ISSUE OF WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM. SO I TOOK THE V...

Mileage: 135,000

LIKE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THE FORD FREESTAR, I HAVE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR. FIRST OF ALL, WHEN I BOUGHT MY VAN USED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, I DID RESEARCH ON IT, AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ISSUE OF WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM. SO I TOOK THE V...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY ON THESE VANS. MANY HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I'M NOT SURE WHY MINE WASN'T INCLUDED. I'M TOLD THESE VANS ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 102,000

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION WELL NOT CHANGE TO OVERDRIVE ON HIGHWAY, OR IN TOWN DRIVING. IT STILL RUNS BUT NOT ABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS VECHILE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED IT WOULD RIVE UP..I DIDN'T PUT VECHILE IN T...

Mileage: 140,000

I JUST PAID OFF MY VEHICLE DID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIRS NOW MECHANIC TELLS ME HE WONT REPLACE MY STARTER BECAUSE SUB FRAME IS UNUSUALLY WORN AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE,SO NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE BECAUSE 2004 WAS NOT RECALLED YET,MOST OTHER YEARS WERE

Mileage: 60,000

ON THE WAY HOME FROM PICKING UP MY GRANDCHILDREN, MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BUT IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. TOWED TO A SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS NEARLY $4K .. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED...

Mileage: 78,658

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY WORK WHEN MY VAN SURGED FORWARD AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO START IT RIGHT BACK UP, BUT AS SOON AS I GAVE IT GAS, IT SURGED FORWARD AGAIN AND LOST ALL POWER. IT RESTARTED AGAIN IMMEDIATELY, BUT IN MY PARKING LOT IT SURGED AND DIED A 3RD TIME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT ...

Mileage: 130,000

ENGINE SURGES IN REVERSE AND DRIVE VIOLENTLY ALMOST HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT NO ENGINE LIGHT OR VEHICLE CODES FOUND

ENGINE SURGES IN REVERSE AND DRIVE VIOLENTLY ALMOST HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT NO ENGINE LIGHT OR VEHICLE CODES FOUND

TRANSMISSION WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES NOT IN ANY GEAR. ENGINE STOPS RUNNING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED.

Mileage: 92,500

TRANSMISSION WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES NOT IN ANY GEAR. ENGINE STOPS RUNNING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED.

Mileage: 92,500

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILDS BEFORE 118000 MILES. THE LAST TIME IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND STRANDED ME ON THE STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING AT 134000 MILES AND IS PAST THE WARRANT...

Mileage: 134,000

WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME ON I85 AND THE CAR LOST SPEED AND REV UP ON RPM. READ CODES AN IT HAS A TORQUE CONVERTER CODE ON IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND I DIDN'T GET NO NOTICED. THAT WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE AND NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO GET AROUND. IT WAS A...

Mileage: 142,000

THE THIRD ROW SEATING LATCH HAS RUSTED OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS ISSUES THAT OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND WERE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I FEAR TO TAKE THEM ANYWHERE...

Mileage: 81,000

THE THIRD ROW SEATING LATCH HAS RUSTED OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS ISSUES THAT OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND WERE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I FEAR TO TAKE THEM ANYWHERE...

Mileage: 81,000

THE THIRD ROW SEATING LATCH HAS RUSTED OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS ISSUES THAT OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND WERE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I FEAR TO TAKE THEM ANYWHERE...

Mileage: 81,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND WITHIN A MATTER OF HOURS, FAILED TO MOVE WHEN IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTING, WATER WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE PULLED AND REBUILT. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, I HEARD A WHINNING NOISE THEN A CLICK...

Mileage: 110,000

IM HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE WORST ONE IS THE PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT HAS STRANDED ME IN MANY AREAS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO START. I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS INCLUDING REPLACING TRANSPONDER KEYS AND THE TRANSCEIVER BUT I STILL AM GETTING THE FLASHING RED SECURITY LIGHT. IM SCARED TO D...

IM HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE WORST ONE IS THE PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT HAS STRANDED ME IN MANY AREAS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO START. I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS INCLUDING REPLACING TRANSPONDER KEYS AND THE TRANSCEIVER BUT I STILL AM GETTING THE FLASHING RED SECURITY LIGHT. IM SCARED TO D...

IM HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE WORST ONE IS THE PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT HAS STRANDED ME IN MANY AREAS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO START. I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS INCLUDING REPLACING TRANSPONDER KEYS AND THE TRANSCEIVER BUT I STILL AM GETTING THE FLASHING RED SECURITY LIGHT. IM SCARED TO D...

THIS VEHICLE I RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALLS AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN AND GET CAR WASH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE ENGINE NOT TO RUN PROPERLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IN APRIL OF 2016 ENGINE WAS MALFUNCTI...

Mileage: 123,137

THIS VEHICLE I RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALLS AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN AND GET CAR WASH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE ENGINE NOT TO RUN PROPERLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IN APRIL OF 2016 ENGINE WAS MALFUNCTI...

Mileage: 123,137

THIS VEHICLE I RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALLS AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN AND GET CAR WASH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE ENGINE NOT TO RUN PROPERLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IN APRIL OF 2016 ENGINE WAS MALFUNCTI...

Mileage: 123,137

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY...

Mileage: 137,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR [XXX]FORD IS CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER SUBFRAME 3-4 $600~$800 BUSHING KITS ($200 EACH) THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. I INFORMED THEM THAT ONLY DO THE FACTORY RECALL REPAIRS THE PULLED MY VAN OUT AND TOLD ME THE CANT DO THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF...

Mileage: 174,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR [XXX]FORD IS CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER SUBFRAME 3-4 $600~$800 BUSHING KITS ($200 EACH) THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. I INFORMED THEM THAT ONLY DO THE FACTORY RECALL REPAIRS THE PULLED MY VAN OUT AND TOLD ME THE CANT DO THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF...

Mileage: 174,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR [XXX]FORD IS CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER SUBFRAME 3-4 $600~$800 BUSHING KITS ($200 EACH) THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. I INFORMED THEM THAT ONLY DO THE FACTORY RECALL REPAIRS THE PULLED MY VAN OUT AND TOLD ME THE CANT DO THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF...

Mileage: 174,000

02 06 2016 THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH SUBFRAM BREAKING , I WAS AT SAVEALOT 123 ST CLAIR AVENUE 44108, STARTED MY ENGINE AND SHIFTER GEARS THE ENGINE STARTED I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT LOTS POWER AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND A LOUD GRINDING PARK FORD 400 WEST AVENUE TALLMAGE OHIO 44278 I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 185,000

02 06 2016 THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH SUBFRAM BREAKING , I WAS AT SAVEALOT 123 ST CLAIR AVENUE 44108, STARTED MY ENGINE AND SHIFTER GEARS THE ENGINE STARTED I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT LOTS POWER AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND A LOUD GRINDING PARK FORD 400 WEST AVENUE TALLMAGE OHIO 44278 I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 185,000

02 06 2016 THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH SUBFRAM BREAKING , I WAS AT SAVEALOT 123 ST CLAIR AVENUE 44108, STARTED MY ENGINE AND SHIFTER GEARS THE ENGINE STARTED I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT LOTS POWER AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND A LOUD GRINDING PARK FORD 400 WEST AVENUE TALLMAGE OHIO 44278 I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TRIED AGAIN. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

GEARS FAILED TO ENGAGE. IT WAS SUDDENLY, NO ADVANCE WARNING. WE WERE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, IT JUST LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION GEARS.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHEN STARTED WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO RUN, FINALLY DID RUN BUT WHEN PUT IN REVERSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RPM PICKED UP FOR NO REASON, PUT INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE SLIGHTLY MOVED AND ENGINE DIED. EARLIER IN DAY HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLE...

Mileage: 121,950

SHEET METAL CORROSION THAT SUPPORTS THE THIRD ROW SEAT COULD CORRODE AND COMPROMISE THE FORWARD MOUNTING OF THE SEAT. POSSIBLE THE SEAT MAY COME UNLATCHED IF INVOLVED IN REAR IMPACT ACCIDENT. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH RECALL WITH PARTS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF EX...

Mileage: 213,000

HAD THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER DONE AND NOW MY VEHICLE SHAKES, SPUTTERS. WON'T ACCELERATE, THE RPMS JUMP UP HIGH, VERY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL OUT. CAN'T GO PAST 25-30 MPH IF IT EVEN GETS UP TO THAT! MY VEHICLE RAN PERFECT BEFORE TAKING IT INTO TH...

Mileage: 153,599

HAD THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER DONE AND NOW MY VEHICLE SHAKES, SPUTTERS. WON'T ACCELERATE, THE RPMS JUMP UP HIGH, VERY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL OUT. CAN'T GO PAST 25-30 MPH IF IT EVEN GETS UP TO THAT! MY VEHICLE RAN PERFECT BEFORE TAKING IT INTO TH...

Mileage: 153,599

HAD THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER DONE AND NOW MY VEHICLE SHAKES, SPUTTERS. WON'T ACCELERATE, THE RPMS JUMP UP HIGH, VERY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL OUT. CAN'T GO PAST 25-30 MPH IF IT EVEN GETS UP TO THAT! MY VEHICLE RAN PERFECT BEFORE TAKING IT INTO TH...

Mileage: 153,599

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND INCREASED IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PARKING LOT AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY ...

Mileage: 71,423

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REMAINED AT 2000 RPM BUT THE MPH CONTINUOUSLY DROPPED TO BELOW 30 MPH UNTIL VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS UNDER RECALL AND REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS THE SAME SITUATION THAT OCCURRED AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE REPLACEMENT TO...

Mileage: 157,698

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION WHERE THE RECALL PARTS WOULD BE INSTALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED; ...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WE LOVED IT BUT IT STEADILY WENT DOWN HILL. WE GOT NOTIFICATION OF RECALL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET INTO THE DEALER. FINALLY GOT IT IN MARCH 2016 AND NOW HERE I AM PAYING ON A VEHICLE THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON. PRIOR TO REPAI...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE THIRD ROW SEAT AREA RUSTED THROUGH TO THE TRUNK AREA NEAR THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ....UPDATED 09/1...

Mileage: 128,520

WHENEVER IT RAINS OR IS HUMID THE VAN SPUTTERS, DIES, STRUGGLES TO SPEED UP AND SHIFT. MY FAMILY WAS NEARLY HIT WHEN OUR VAN DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING A RAIN STORM.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS WOULD ONLY SHIFT AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHED 30 MPH OR ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELLS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,125.

Mileage: 132,125

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ THE CONSUMER ST...

Mileage: 85,000

THE 3RD SEAT HOOKS RUSTED OUT LEAVING AND UNSTABLE PASSENGER SEAT AND BODY STRUCTURE ISSUES THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL #13S01BUT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING IN A "SALTBELT" STATE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT KANSAS AND NEBRASKA USE SALE ABUNDANTLY ON ...

Mileage: 154,000

THE 3RD SEAT HOOKS RUSTED OUT LEAVING AND UNSTABLE PASSENGER SEAT AND BODY STRUCTURE ISSUES THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL #13S01BUT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING IN A "SALTBELT" STATE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT KANSAS AND NEBRASKA USE SALE ABUNDANTLY ON ...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNO...

Mileage: 108,000

TRANSMISSION GET LOST WHILE DRIVING FORD FREESTAR 2004 VAN; DRIVING BACK FROM CHURCH, STOP IN TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VAN COULD NOT START AGAIN, PUSHED TO THE NEAREST GAS STATIONS, TOWED TO THE DEALER, WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THEY CANNOT DO ANY DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT TURNING ON THE VEHICLE AND KNOWS WHAT IS WRO...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). WHILE OBSERVING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). WHILE OBSERVING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 125,000

THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS ROTTED ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR. I FOUND OUT WHEN MY CAR WAS IN FOR IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION. THEY CALLED THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID FORD WAS NO LONGER MAKING THE PARTS. THE DEALER SAID FORD USED TO HAVE RECALLS. I FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THE WINDSTARS. ...

Mileage: 86,580

PROBLEM #1 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT WORK . IT'S CONTROLL MODULE WAS REPLACED IT WORKED ONE TIME AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. PROBLEM #2 THE DRIVE AXLE BROKE IN TRAFFIC LUCKILY WE WERE STOPPING AND WERE ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. PROBLEM #3 TODAY AFTER A NIGHT OF HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE VAN WAS U...

Mileage: 16,462

PROBLEM #1 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT WORK . IT'S CONTROLL MODULE WAS REPLACED IT WORKED ONE TIME AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. PROBLEM #2 THE DRIVE AXLE BROKE IN TRAFFIC LUCKILY WE WERE STOPPING AND WERE ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. PROBLEM #3 TODAY AFTER A NIGHT OF HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE VAN WAS U...

Mileage: 16,462

PROBLEM #1 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT WORK . IT'S CONTROLL MODULE WAS REPLACED IT WORKED ONE TIME AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. PROBLEM #2 THE DRIVE AXLE BROKE IN TRAFFIC LUCKILY WE WERE STOPPING AND WERE ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. PROBLEM #3 TODAY AFTER A NIGHT OF HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE VAN WAS U...

Mileage: 16,462

DESPITE THE RECALL OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND REPLACEMENT OF PART, IT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE LOST ABILITY TO USE IT AFTER A SOCCER GAME. IT STARTED, BUT WOULDN'T DRIVE BEFORE LOOSING ALL POWER. IT WOUDN'T GO IN REVERSE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS IS THE 2ND VEHICLE OF THE SAME MODEL TO DO IT THAT ...

Mileage: 225,000

FORD IS NOT HONORING 13V081000 FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKER PROBLEMS. OUR VAN WHICH IS OPERATED IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH HEAVILY SALTS THE ROADS IS HAVING THE CORROSION PROBLEM. JUST THIS WEEKEND WE WERE TRAVELING WITH ALL SEATS OCCUPIED WHEN THE INNER FENDER WELL ON THE REAR ...

Mileage: 172,000

FORD IS NOT HONORING 13V081000 FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKER PROBLEMS. OUR VAN WHICH IS OPERATED IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH HEAVILY SALTS THE ROADS IS HAVING THE CORROSION PROBLEM. JUST THIS WEEKEND WE WERE TRAVELING WITH ALL SEATS OCCUPIED WHEN THE INNER FENDER WELL ON THE REAR ...

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE REAR SEAT ANCHOR MECHANISM FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TO PUNCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRACTURED SEAT ANCHOR HAD PU...

Mileage: 87,000

FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR RECALL RELATED REPAIRS. I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2015. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD OF SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING 3RD ROW SEATING. FORD WANTS $2100 FOR REPAIR OF THE CORROSION ON THE WHEEL WELLS. THE ROW SEATING IS USELESS DOESN'T LOCK IN OPEN POSITION.

FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR RECALL RELATED REPAIRS. I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2015. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD OF SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING 3RD ROW SEATING. FORD WANTS $2100 FOR REPAIR OF THE CORROSION ON THE WHEEL WELLS. THE ROW SEATING IS USELESS DOESN'T LOCK IN OPEN POSITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART SHORTLY AFTER AND BE DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ...

Mileage: 163,074

THE 2004 FREESTAR IS SHORTING OUT ALL THE SENSORS ARE SHORTING OUT U TOOK IT TO BE PUT ON MACHINE AND IT CANE BACK WITH 17 SENSORS MALFUNCTION GOING ON AND IT'S THE ONLY VECHELE I OWN AND I'VE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND I SEE 100000 OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHAT SHOULD I DO I MIGHT BE...

Mileage: 260,000

THE 2004 FREESTAR IS SHORTING OUT ALL THE SENSORS ARE SHORTING OUT U TOOK IT TO BE PUT ON MACHINE AND IT CANE BACK WITH 17 SENSORS MALFUNCTION GOING ON AND IT'S THE ONLY VECHELE I OWN AND I'VE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND I SEE 100000 OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHAT SHOULD I DO I MIGHT BE...

Mileage: 260,000

THE 2004 FREESTAR IS SHORTING OUT ALL THE SENSORS ARE SHORTING OUT U TOOK IT TO BE PUT ON MACHINE AND IT CANE BACK WITH 17 SENSORS MALFUNCTION GOING ON AND IT'S THE ONLY VECHELE I OWN AND I'VE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND I SEE 100000 OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHAT SHOULD I DO I MIGHT BE...

Mileage: 260,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2014. IT STRANDED ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. FINALLY AFTER 4 HRS I GOT IT TO WHERE I COULD DRIVE IT HOME. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THEY HAD TO SEE IT ACT UP. EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AND THE LIGHT...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK EXHIBITED RUST CORROSION AS A RESULT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE OUTER PART OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 81,000

VAN JUST LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. AFTER CALLING FORD I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DONE IN 2011 AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 120,000

MY VAN SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR AND THE VAN LURCHED FORWARD, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN TOWN, AND NOT GOING A FASTER SPEED OR ON A MAJOR HWY! AFTER COASTING TO A SAFE PLACE, WE FINALLY MANAGED TO GET IT TO GO BACK INTO GEAR FOR A SHORT TIME. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WE MANA...

Mileage: 170,000

MY VAN SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR AND THE VAN LURCHED FORWARD, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN TOWN, AND NOT GOING A FASTER SPEED OR ON A MAJOR HWY! AFTER COASTING TO A SAFE PLACE, WE FINALLY MANAGED TO GET IT TO GO BACK INTO GEAR FOR A SHORT TIME. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WE MANA...

Mileage: 170,000

THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS SEVERELY CORRODED. MECHANIC SAYS IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD RECALLED 425,000 1998-2003 FORD WINDSTARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR IT TO FAIL BEFORE IT'S REPORTED AND I CAN'T, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, SELL IT SOMEONE ELSE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY ON AN ELEVATION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, DECELERATED, AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW ...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY ON AN ELEVATION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, DECELERATED, AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW ...

Mileage: 87,000

THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) GETS WET . THE CAR WILL THEN EXHIBIT VARIOUS FAILURES INCLUDING ENGINE STOP, TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO ENGAGE, ENGINE CODE INDICATORS. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN STATIONARY (TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE ) OR IN MOTION( ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF ABOVE CERTAIN SPEEDS, MAY BE 35-45MILES ...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACTED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 219,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER...

Mileage: 142,004

FORD IS RECALLING 04-07 FREESTAR FOR THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH STRIKER MOUNTING BRACKETS. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID MY VAN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. MY THIRD ROW STOWABLE SEAT IS EXPERIENCING CORROSION AND STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION AT THE SEAT ANCHOR MECHANISM M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A LARGE PIECE OF METAL WAS PROTRUDING FROM UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 ...

Mileage: 223,040

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LATCH WAS LOOSE. THE LATCH REQUIRED READJUSTMENT IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE LATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE REAR SEAT LEVER FRACTURED AND THE BOTTOM LATCH WAS USED AS A TEMPORARY OPTION TO L...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LATCH WAS LOOSE. THE LATCH REQUIRED READJUSTMENT IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE LATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE REAR SEAT LEVER FRACTURED AND THE BOTTOM LATCH WAS USED AS A TEMPORARY OPTION TO L...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LATCH WAS LOOSE. THE LATCH REQUIRED READJUSTMENT IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE LATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE REAR SEAT LEVER FRACTURED AND THE BOTTOM LATCH WAS USED AS A TEMPORARY OPTION TO L...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S THIRD ROW REAR SEAT WAS UNATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MIL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT BRACKETS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BRACKETS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVIC...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE TWO REAR WHEELS DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

Mileage: 210,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 4 CHILDREN ALL BUT ONE IN A CAR SEAT, MY CAR JUST DIED WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR STARTING ROLLING BACKWARDS BEFORE I HAD EVEN REALIZED IT SHUT DOWN. IN PANIC I GOT THE CAR STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK AND GOT HAZARDS ON AND THEN TRIED STARTING CAR AND IT FIRED RIGHT BACK UP. I BROUGHT I...

Mileage: 168,368

MY CAR HAS SPENT 10 DAYS AT FORD TO BE SERVICED AFTER HAVING THE SAFETY RECALL SERVICE FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEHAVING UNPREDICTABLY, SOMETIMES STALLING OUT WHILE IDLED, STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES IDLING WITH HIGH OR LOW RPMS. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK IT BACK IN ...

Mileage: 83,000

MY CAR HAS SPENT 10 DAYS AT FORD TO BE SERVICED AFTER HAVING THE SAFETY RECALL SERVICE FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEHAVING UNPREDICTABLY, SOMETIMES STALLING OUT WHILE IDLED, STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES IDLING WITH HIGH OR LOW RPMS. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK IT BACK IN ...

Mileage: 83,000

MY CAR HAS SPENT 10 DAYS AT FORD TO BE SERVICED AFTER HAVING THE SAFETY RECALL SERVICE FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEHAVING UNPREDICTABLY, SOMETIMES STALLING OUT WHILE IDLED, STALLING OUT WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES IDLING WITH HIGH OR LOW RPMS. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK IT BACK IN ...

Mileage: 83,000

2ND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VAN STARTED BUCKING/SPUTTERING/SURGING. IT WOULD DIE AND THEN FIRE RIGHT BACK UP JUST TO DO IT ONCE AGAIN. SOAKED PCM CONNECTOR WAS TO BLAME BOTH TIMES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I'M GLAD I WAS NOT ON ...

Mileage: 154,970

2ND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VAN STARTED BUCKING/SPUTTERING/SURGING. IT WOULD DIE AND THEN FIRE RIGHT BACK UP JUST TO DO IT ONCE AGAIN. SOAKED PCM CONNECTOR WAS TO BLAME BOTH TIMES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I'M GLAD I WAS NOT ON ...

Mileage: 154,970

2ND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VAN STARTED BUCKING/SPUTTERING/SURGING. IT WOULD DIE AND THEN FIRE RIGHT BACK UP JUST TO DO IT ONCE AGAIN. SOAKED PCM CONNECTOR WAS TO BLAME BOTH TIMES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I'M GLAD I WAS NOT ON ...

Mileage: 154,970

FOLLOWING THE SAFETY RECALL REPLACEMENT OF MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR'S TORQUE CONVERTER MY VAN LOST ALL POWER WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM (NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, NO ODD NOISES, NOTHING). THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 83,230

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND AS I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY NO WARNING ,NO NOTHING JUST DIED I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE PCM IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND GOT WET AND FRIED OUT THIS IS UNBEL...

Mileage: 62

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND AS I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY NO WARNING ,NO NOTHING JUST DIED I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE PCM IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND GOT WET AND FRIED OUT THIS IS UNBEL...

Mileage: 62

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND AS I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY NO WARNING ,NO NOTHING JUST DIED I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE PCM IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND GOT WET AND FRIED OUT THIS IS UNBEL...

Mileage: 62

STARTED SPUTTERING, JERKING, AND STALLING PCM WAS WET CAUSING ALL KINDS OF HAVIC LOST POWER GOING INTO A TURN AND ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND GET IT FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENS ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING AND FORD KNOWS IT IS THERE FAULT AN...

Mileage: 156,000

STARTED SPUTTERING, JERKING, AND STALLING PCM WAS WET CAUSING ALL KINDS OF HAVIC LOST POWER GOING INTO A TURN AND ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND GET IT FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENS ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING AND FORD KNOWS IT IS THERE FAULT AN...

Mileage: 156,000

STARTED SPUTTERING, JERKING, AND STALLING PCM WAS WET CAUSING ALL KINDS OF HAVIC LOST POWER GOING INTO A TURN AND ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND GET IT FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENS ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING AND FORD KNOWS IT IS THERE FAULT AN...

Mileage: 156,000

TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED A YEAR AGO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD NO PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION UNTIL I HAD FORD REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER DUE TO RECALL

Mileage: 157,000

VAN WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, POWER WINDOWS WONT WORK DOOR LOCKS WORK STRANGE. PCM MODULE HAS MOSTURE ALSO HARD SHIFTING WHILE IN TRAFFIC

Mileage: 50,000

I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL PERFORMED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. WHILE DRIVING TODAY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. FORD DEALERSHIPS REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTERS WITH FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS.

Mileage: 101,000

ACCELERATING AT 35-45MPH. LOSS OF POWER AS ENGINE STARTS A GRINDING NOISE AND WONT UPSHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. INDY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE/REBUILD TRANSMISSION .RECALL FOR TORQUE CONVERTER WAS PERFORMED BY FORD DEALER PRIOR TO PROBLEM.

Mileage: 77,000

DIFFERENT THINGS ARE HAPPENING. MY VAN IDLES AT A HIGHER RPM. MY VAN DOESNT WANT TO CRANK ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY. MY VAN IS POSSIBLY MISS-FIRING. MY FRONT WIPER MOTOR HAS STOPPED. MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. NOW MY BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON BUT THEN MAY GO OFF. MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN IDLES, MY ...

Mileage: 157,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AS VEHICLE APPEARS TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO OVER DRIVE THERE IS A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE CHECK BY A PROFESSIONAL REPAIR FACILITY AND BEEN ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS BAD. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH I AM HAVING THE ...

Mileage: 141,723

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. IN 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE RE...

Mileage: 162,801

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. IN 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE RE...

Mileage: 162,801

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 135,928

AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN,@ A PERMITTIBLE SPEED 25 M.P.H. I COULD HEAR NOISE EMANATING FROM THE RT. FRT. SIDE OF THE VEH. FUEL SYS. FURTHER CK'ING NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 185,600

AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN,@ A PERMITTIBLE SPEED 25 M.P.H. I COULD HEAR NOISE EMANATING FROM THE RT. FRT. SIDE OF THE VEH. FUEL SYS. FURTHER CK'ING NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 185,600

AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN,@ A PERMITTIBLE SPEED 25 M.P.H. I COULD HEAR NOISE EMANATING FROM THE RT. FRT. SIDE OF THE VEH. FUEL SYS. FURTHER CK'ING NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 185,600

FIRST CRACK IN U SHAPED STEEL CHANNEL NOTICED WHEN I TOOK THIS VAN IN FOR OTHER RECALL REPAIRS AT YUCCA VALLEY FORD . THEY NOTIFIED ME AND I HAD IT WELDED . A FEW MONTHS LATER CRACK WAS BACK HAD IT REWELDED AND GUSSETS ADDED TO RESTRENGTHEN BOTH SIDES. LASTED SIX MONTHS TILL I TOOK TO TIRE SHOP TO H...

Mileage: 141,000

FIRST CRACK IN U SHAPED STEEL CHANNEL NOTICED WHEN I TOOK THIS VAN IN FOR OTHER RECALL REPAIRS AT YUCCA VALLEY FORD . THEY NOTIFIED ME AND I HAD IT WELDED . A FEW MONTHS LATER CRACK WAS BACK HAD IT REWELDED AND GUSSETS ADDED TO RESTRENGTHEN BOTH SIDES. LASTED SIX MONTHS TILL I TOOK TO TIRE SHOP TO H...

Mileage: 141,000

TRANSAXLE BROKE WHILE I WAS IN A FASTFOOD DRIVE THRU. COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 141,998

HAD THE TORQUE RECALL DONE LAST AUGUST BY A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND WHILE ACCELERATING YESTERDAY I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED, TRANSMISSION IS NOW SHOT AND THE PCM IS DAMAGED FROM THE MOISTURE EVEN THOUGH I HAD COMPLETED THE TSB THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME OF. SEVERAL SENSOR...

Mileage: 148,000

HAD THE TORQUE RECALL DONE LAST AUGUST BY A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND WHILE ACCELERATING YESTERDAY I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED, TRANSMISSION IS NOW SHOT AND THE PCM IS DAMAGED FROM THE MOISTURE EVEN THOUGH I HAD COMPLETED THE TSB THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME OF. SEVERAL SENSOR...

Mileage: 148,000

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. NO GEARS WORKED. COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT DROVE FINE. COUPLE DAYS LATER NO GEARS AGAIN. (AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2012) NOW WON'T START AND DASHBOARD GOES CRAZY AFTER THE KEY IS OUT. WITH ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A...

Mileage: 173,000

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. NO GEARS WORKED. COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT DROVE FINE. COUPLE DAYS LATER NO GEARS AGAIN. (AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2012) NOW WON'T START AND DASHBOARD GOES CRAZY AFTER THE KEY IS OUT. WITH ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A...

Mileage: 173,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTI...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND SLIP GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FUNCTION IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VI...

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH MY VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD DRASTICALLY AND THEN STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COASTING AS I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. I COULD RESTART THE CAR BUT ONLY GO 50-100 FEET AND IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARK...

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH MY VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD DRASTICALLY AND THEN STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COASTING AS I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. I COULD RESTART THE CAR BUT ONLY GO 50-100 FEET AND IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARK...

Mileage: 102,000

PCM GETS WET AND CAUSES ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS! SHOULD BE A RECALL! CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO JUST STOP WHILE DRIVING, SHORTS OUT THINGS. TURNS LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC ON EVEN WHEN VAN NOT ON. PROBLEMS WITH STARTING WHEN IT RAINS. CD PLAYER AND CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORK, DID THE PCM FRY THEM TOO?? DANGEROU...

Mileage: 125,000

PCM GETS WET AND CAUSES ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS! SHOULD BE A RECALL! CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO JUST STOP WHILE DRIVING, SHORTS OUT THINGS. TURNS LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC ON EVEN WHEN VAN NOT ON. PROBLEMS WITH STARTING WHEN IT RAINS. CD PLAYER AND CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORK, DID THE PCM FRY THEM TOO?? DANGEROU...

Mileage: 125,000

TURNS OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR IN 2012 REGARDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HERE IT IS TWO YEARS LATER AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER RECALL ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED PROPERLY THIS TIME BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH FROM T...

Mileage: 180,000

TURNS OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR IN 2012 REGARDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HERE IT IS TWO YEARS LATER AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER RECALL ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED PROPERLY THIS TIME BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH FROM T...

Mileage: 180,000

TURNS OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR IN 2012 REGARDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HERE IT IS TWO YEARS LATER AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER RECALL ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED PROPERLY THIS TIME BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH FROM T...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT ANCHOR FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). THE F...

Mileage: 80,000

CAR DIED IN HEAVER RAIN ON MAJOR ROAD. ALL LIGHTS LITE ON DASHBOARD. PROBLEM WAS WATER INTRUSION ON ECM. REPAIR COST $957.26. FORD DEALER IN LEVITTOWN CLAIM THE FOLLOWED TSP ON PROBLEM 18 MONTHS LATER SAME PROBLEM WATER DAMAGE ON ECM. REPAIR COST THIS TIME $2695.97. CLAIM THERE WAS NO TSP ON PR...

Mileage: 54,115

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOMENTARILY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS ON THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,0...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE COMING HOME FROM CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY ON RT I70 JUST BEFORE HAGERSTOWN MD. LOST ALL FLUID FROM TRANSMISSION CAUSING ENTIRE VEHICLE TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER I HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF TO FAIL. ...

Mileage: 144,500

2004 FORD FREESTAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE DUE TO A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER, UNTIL AFTER HE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS FULL DOCUMENTATION THAT FORD AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL EVEN IF TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREE STAR EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE BRIDGESTONE FR380 TIRES, TIRE SIZE: P225/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. TH...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID SPEWED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 87,822

AFTER A RAIN VAN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART.AFTER SEVERAL HOURS VAN WOULD NOT START.I HAD VAN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, PCM WAS REPLACED.@PRESENT HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY,AIR CONDITIONING,HORN,SEAT BELT CHIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL.LOCAL DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPAI...

Mileage: 95,000

AFTER A RAIN VAN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART.AFTER SEVERAL HOURS VAN WOULD NOT START.I HAD VAN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, PCM WAS REPLACED.@PRESENT HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY,AIR CONDITIONING,HORN,SEAT BELT CHIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL.LOCAL DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPAI...

Mileage: 95,000

AFTER A RAIN VAN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART.AFTER SEVERAL HOURS VAN WOULD NOT START.I HAD VAN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, PCM WAS REPLACED.@PRESENT HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY,AIR CONDITIONING,HORN,SEAT BELT CHIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL.LOCAL DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPAI...

Mileage: 95,000

MESSAGE CENTER DIMS AS TO BE UNREADABLE DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO READ WARNINGS OR MILEAGE REMAINING OR SERVICE NEEDS. *TR

THE LEFT ANCHOR OF OUR THIRD ROW SEAT HAS DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE SEAT WILL NOT LATCH TO THE FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED IN FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN 13S01, BUT WE LIVE IN VIRGINIA, RIGHT OVER THE STATE LINE FROM MARYLAND. OUR SECTION OF VIRGINIA OVERSALTS THE ROAD, SO WE FACE THE SAME I...

. IN ADDITION TO CAUSING AN ENGINE TO STALL, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT THEN RESTART, TRANSMISSION SHIFT POORLY, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ERRATIC POWER, ALMOST EVERY TIME THERE IS AN INABILITY TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. ON START UP NO MATTER THE TEMP OF VEHICLE THE IDLE RPM IS HI...

Mileage: 74,000

. IN ADDITION TO CAUSING AN ENGINE TO STALL, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT THEN RESTART, TRANSMISSION SHIFT POORLY, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ERRATIC POWER, ALMOST EVERY TIME THERE IS AN INABILITY TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. ON START UP NO MATTER THE TEMP OF VEHICLE THE IDLE RPM IS HI...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 92,238

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WATER PENETRATED DUE TO A FAILED CAR S...

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO HALFWAY [XXX] FOR A PICNIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN LOST ALL POWER. BARELY HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT. EVEN THEN THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM ON THE SHOULDER. DRIVER SIDE WAS HUGGING THE WHITE LINE...... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFOR...

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THIS CAN, AND IT SUDDENLY STALLED.IT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY EVERY TIME IT SNOWED OR RAINED. IT WILL ALSO NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND JERKS OR HESITATES AS YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS CAN IS DANGEROUS!! FORD NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED! ...

Mileage: 85,000

ONCE AGAIN, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR VEHICLE DEFECTS. OUR THIRD ROW REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE FLOOR LATCH IS CORRODED AND BROKEN AND OUR CHILDREN CAN NO LONGER SAFELY RIDE IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE. FORD RECALLED MANY OTHER FREESTARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO INCLU...

Mileage: 115,000

ONCE AGAIN, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR VEHICLE DEFECTS. OUR THIRD ROW REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE FLOOR LATCH IS CORRODED AND BROKEN AND OUR CHILDREN CAN NO LONGER SAFELY RIDE IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE. FORD RECALLED MANY OTHER FREESTARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO INCLU...

Mileage: 115,000

ONCE AGAIN, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR VEHICLE DEFECTS. OUR THIRD ROW REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE FLOOR LATCH IS CORRODED AND BROKEN AND OUR CHILDREN CAN NO LONGER SAFELY RIDE IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE. FORD RECALLED MANY OTHER FREESTARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO INCLU...

Mileage: 115,000

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WE COULD HAVE HAD A ACCIDENT AND GET HURT..THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR OUR 2004 FREESTAR AND WE NEVER GOT IT BECAUSE NO ONE SENT IT OUT..WE NEED THIS VAN FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE..WE ARE RETIRED AND LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME AND WE HAVE NO WAY TO GET OR ME...

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROAD LAST SUNDAY. MY VAN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THANK GOD I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THREE MORE TIMES. I HAD IT TOWED TO JIM'S AUTO SERV...

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROAD LAST SUNDAY. MY VAN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THANK GOD I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN THREE MORE TIMES. I HAD IT TOWED TO JIM'S AUTO SERV...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE DID NOT PUMP THE FLUID, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AW...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE STABILIZER ARM AND THE FRONT BRAKES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A S...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE STABILIZER ARM AND THE FRONT BRAKES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A S...

Mileage: 120,000

WE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, ON OUR OWN; WE WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RECALL ON THAT PART. THE VAN STARTED TO EXHIBIT SAME ISSUES A FEW WEEKS LATER. WE WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE WE LEARNED OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL. DEALER STATED THAT THIS TIME, IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 110,000

WE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, ON OUR OWN; WE WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RECALL ON THAT PART. THE VAN STARTED TO EXHIBIT SAME ISSUES A FEW WEEKS LATER. WE WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE WE LEARNED OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL. DEALER STATED THAT THIS TIME, IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 110,000

I JUST PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER AND I WAS GETTING THE VEHICLE READY FOR INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAG BY REPLACING FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, TIE END ROD AND TIRES. ON HIGHWAY 495 HEADING BACK TO MECHANIC SHOP, THE ENGINE CUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND VEHICLE STALLED AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURR...

Mileage: 130,000

CAR HISTORY: THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT HAS GONE BEFORE WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH VT MOUNTAINS, BUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND LETTING IT SIT, AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. UPON GETTING HOME SAFETY, OUR MECHANICS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO REPAIR AND SO LEFT IT BE, AND WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES SEE IT W...

Mileage: 96,000

CAR HISTORY: THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT HAS GONE BEFORE WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH VT MOUNTAINS, BUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND LETTING IT SIT, AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. UPON GETTING HOME SAFETY, OUR MECHANICS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO REPAIR AND SO LEFT IT BE, AND WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES SEE IT W...

Mileage: 96,000

CAR HISTORY: THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT HAS GONE BEFORE WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH VT MOUNTAINS, BUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND LETTING IT SIT, AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. UPON GETTING HOME SAFETY, OUR MECHANICS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO REPAIR AND SO LEFT IT BE, AND WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES SEE IT W...

Mileage: 96,000

THE BACK LIFT GATE ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WILL NOT LATCH. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATES A DOOR IS OPEN. IT APPEARS THERE IS SOME RUST ETC IN BOTH THE MECHANISM AND THE BOTTOM STATIONARY LATCH PIECE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 ( POWER TRAIN) BU...

Mileage: 97,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AS SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND GO OFF. ALSO, TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANS AXLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN W...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANS AXLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN W...

HELLO MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH,AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED I:E NO NOTICE JUST QUIT WORKING.WEHAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE NEAREST TOWN AND TO SPEND $3900 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED!!!@ MONTHS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN?/FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REP...

Mileage: 130,000

IN GOOD WEATHER WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MANAGED TO GET TO A INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. THERE THE TECHNICIAN FOUND WATER IN THE PCM. DRIED OUT PCM AND CAR RAN FINE. THEN THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 180,000

IN GOOD WEATHER WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MANAGED TO GET TO A INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. THERE THE TECHNICIAN FOUND WATER IN THE PCM. DRIED OUT PCM AND CAR RAN FINE. THEN THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 180,000

IN GOOD WEATHER WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MANAGED TO GET TO A INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. THERE THE TECHNICIAN FOUND WATER IN THE PCM. DRIED OUT PCM AND CAR RAN FINE. THEN THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 180,000

FIRST TIME;WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND LOST POWER, AND STEERING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2ND TIME; ENGINE BUCKED AT ABOUT 40 MILES TO 50 MILES PER HOUR, THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND LOST POWER AND STEERING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 3RD TIM...

FIRST TIME;WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND LOST POWER, AND STEERING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2ND TIME; ENGINE BUCKED AT ABOUT 40 MILES TO 50 MILES PER HOUR, THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND LOST POWER AND STEERING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 3RD TIM...

FIRST TIME;WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND LOST POWER, AND STEERING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2ND TIME; ENGINE BUCKED AT ABOUT 40 MILES TO 50 MILES PER HOUR, THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND LOST POWER AND STEERING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 3RD TIM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SMART JUNCTION BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN O...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS POSITIONED INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BE...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS POSITIONED INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BE...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT FAILED TO LATCH INTO ITS SEATING POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH MOUNTING BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V081000 (SEATS) WAS...

Mileage: 68,068

RPM'S SURGE, LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, ALREADY HAD RECALLS DONE AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, TRANS AXLE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS., I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND WHERE THE MAIN COMPUTER IS LOCATED. THE MAIN COMPUTER IS RIGHT BENEATH THE AWNING FOR THE W...

Mileage: 165,000

RPM'S SURGE, LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, ALREADY HAD RECALLS DONE AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, TRANS AXLE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS., I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND WHERE THE MAIN COMPUTER IS LOCATED. THE MAIN COMPUTER IS RIGHT BENEATH THE AWNING FOR THE W...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD BOOM FOLLOWED BY A BURNING RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FRANTICLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FIRST THOUGHT SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT UPON INSPEC...

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR STALLS, TWICE IS CUT OFF, THE OTHER 2 TIMES IS SPUTTERED AND JERKED BUT FINALLY STARTED BACK TO NORMAL. ALMOST GOT HIT TWICE BECAUSE OF MOTOR STALLING. OUR CHARITY (WWW.DONATECCA.ORG) BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEB 2014, SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A LOUD GURGLING SOUND COMING FROM...

Mileage: 139,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY. THE HATCH BUTTON THAT OPENED THE DOOR WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCKING DEVICES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLE...

Mileage: 100,000

PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SINCE 2005 WITH JERKING, SPUTTERING, ENGINE LOCKUP. TRANSMISSION LOCKS AND JERKS, AIRCONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING AND WON'T HOLD FREON. ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALSO......HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN! SEVERAL TRIP TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD "COULD NOT DIAGNOSE, BRING IT BACK IF IT DOES ...

Mileage: 50,000

PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SINCE 2005 WITH JERKING, SPUTTERING, ENGINE LOCKUP. TRANSMISSION LOCKS AND JERKS, AIRCONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING AND WON'T HOLD FREON. ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALSO......HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN! SEVERAL TRIP TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD "COULD NOT DIAGNOSE, BRING IT BACK IF IT DOES ...

Mileage: 50,000

PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SINCE 2005 WITH JERKING, SPUTTERING, ENGINE LOCKUP. TRANSMISSION LOCKS AND JERKS, AIRCONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING AND WON'T HOLD FREON. ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALSO......HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN! SEVERAL TRIP TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD "COULD NOT DIAGNOSE, BRING IT BACK IF IT DOES ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE VAN WON'T START IN THE MORNING WHEN LEFT OVERNIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR STILL WON'T START. HAVE TO JUMP START THE VAN IN THE MORNING. *TT

IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR QUIT WORKING. YES, WE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALLED AND PUT ON BACK WHEN THEY HAD THAT RECALL. NOVEMBER WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO OUR CAR. IT WAS RAINING, AND OUR CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, IT QUIT WORKING. WHAT MADE THIS BAD IS THAT IT...

Mileage: 90,000

IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR QUIT WORKING. YES, WE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALLED AND PUT ON BACK WHEN THEY HAD THAT RECALL. NOVEMBER WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO OUR CAR. IT WAS RAINING, AND OUR CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, IT QUIT WORKING. WHAT MADE THIS BAD IS THAT IT...

Mileage: 90,000

IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR QUIT WORKING. YES, WE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALLED AND PUT ON BACK WHEN THEY HAD THAT RECALL. NOVEMBER WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO OUR CAR. IT WAS RAINING, AND OUR CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, IT QUIT WORKING. WHAT MADE THIS BAD IS THAT IT...

Mileage: 90,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $1,180.83. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER WAS THE PART INSTALLED DEFEC...

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR THAT HAS THIS EXACT PROBLEM 13V081000. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SINCE I'M IN KANSAS THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIRS. I HAVE PHOTOS AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. MY BACK SEAT CANNOT LOCK FORWARD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. *T...

Mileage: 95,000

WIFE WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 2 STATE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. UPON ACCELERATING THE VAN FAILED TO MOVE CAUSING HER TO BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BUSY INTERSECTION. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF SHIFTING FINALLY MADE IT INTO PARKING LOT. TOWED VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE TOLD IT IS THE TORQUE CO...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS) AND WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NEED TO EITHER ...

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER ENGAGED AND IT RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND TRY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME. SEMI TRUCKS WERE WHIZZING PAST ME AT 75 MPH. I BOUGHT THIS VE...

Mileage: 84,200

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER ENGAGED AND IT RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND TRY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME. SEMI TRUCKS WERE WHIZZING PAST ME AT 75 MPH. I BOUGHT THIS VE...

Mileage: 84,200

PCM MODULE GOT WATER IN IT. HAD IT REPLACED BY DEALER, CHARGED 765.02. NOW 14 MONTHS LATER CAR BACK IN DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE AND THEIR ONE YEAR SERVICE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. ABOUT READY TO SPEND ANOTHER 800.00 TO FIX. OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 127,761

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

Mileage: 126,000

JUST PURCHASED THIS USED 2004 FREESTAR. WITHIN DAYS THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. NOT STARTING. ETC.. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED BEFORE KNOWING OF RECALL ON THAT ITEM. STILL HAD THE ISSUES. PULLED OUT PCM AND IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. INSTALLED NEW ONE. I...

Mileage: 117,000

JUST PURCHASED THIS USED 2004 FREESTAR. WITHIN DAYS THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. NOT STARTING. ETC.. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED BEFORE KNOWING OF RECALL ON THAT ITEM. STILL HAD THE ISSUES. PULLED OUT PCM AND IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. INSTALLED NEW ONE. I...

Mileage: 117,000

JUST PURCHASED THIS USED 2004 FREESTAR. WITHIN DAYS THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. NOT STARTING. ETC.. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED BEFORE KNOWING OF RECALL ON THAT ITEM. STILL HAD THE ISSUES. PULLED OUT PCM AND IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. INSTALLED NEW ONE. I...

Mileage: 117,000

I RECEIVED RECALL ON MY FREESTAR IN 2012, ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER, IT WAS FIXED BUT HAD STARTED TO SLIP SHORTLY AFTER GETTING IT FIXED. 16 MONTHS LATER I FOUND MYSELF WITHOUT ANY POWER. I TOOK IT TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ON RECALL BUT SINCE I HAD IT FIXED 16 MONTHS PRIOR THAT IT NO LONGER WAS WAR...

Mileage: 112,000

I RECEIVED RECALL ON MY FREESTAR IN 2012, ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER, IT WAS FIXED BUT HAD STARTED TO SLIP SHORTLY AFTER GETTING IT FIXED. 16 MONTHS LATER I FOUND MYSELF WITHOUT ANY POWER. I TOOK IT TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ON RECALL BUT SINCE I HAD IT FIXED 16 MONTHS PRIOR THAT IT NO LONGER WAS WAR...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 90,945

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 90,945

TOOK VAN INTO DEALERSHIP PER RECALL FOR TORQUE CONVERTER. RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK 3 WEEKS LATER. HEARD A TICKING NOISE THAT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORST. MADE A APPOINTMENT TO RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. NO GEAR ENGAGEMENT IN ANY GEAR FORWARD OR...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 80,000

PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FROM MARSHALL USED CARS IN SACRAMENTO, CA, WHERE RESIDE CURRENTLY. PURCHASED 05/2011, PAID FULL NO LOAN AT TIME OF PURCHASE. PURCHASED ADD. EXT. WARRANTY WHICH WAS 6MONTHS. FROM THE DOS TIL PRESENT DATE; I HAVE PAID, AND WAS MISLEAD IN ALL THE INSURANCE COVERING MAJOR DEFECTS,...

Mileage: 15,000

PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FROM MARSHALL USED CARS IN SACRAMENTO, CA, WHERE RESIDE CURRENTLY. PURCHASED 05/2011, PAID FULL NO LOAN AT TIME OF PURCHASE. PURCHASED ADD. EXT. WARRANTY WHICH WAS 6MONTHS. FROM THE DOS TIL PRESENT DATE; I HAVE PAID, AND WAS MISLEAD IN ALL THE INSURANCE COVERING MAJOR DEFECTS,...

Mileage: 15,000

PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FROM MARSHALL USED CARS IN SACRAMENTO, CA, WHERE RESIDE CURRENTLY. PURCHASED 05/2011, PAID FULL NO LOAN AT TIME OF PURCHASE. PURCHASED ADD. EXT. WARRANTY WHICH WAS 6MONTHS. FROM THE DOS TIL PRESENT DATE; I HAVE PAID, AND WAS MISLEAD IN ALL THE INSURANCE COVERING MAJOR DEFECTS,...

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH, AND LOSE PULLING POWER. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT VEHICLE HAD MOMENTS OF LOSS OF PULLING POWER. RPM CONTINUED TO REMAIN THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 137,748

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED O...

Mileage: 55,572

DRIVING SOUTH ON I 75,RETURNING FROM A WEEK'S VACATION, IN MEDIUM SATURDAY TRAFFIC THE CAR STARTED TO ACT UP. LIGHTS, WARNING LIGHTS, GAUGES, EVEN THE TEMPERATURE AND COMPASS STARTED FLASHING AND GOING ON AND OFF. THERE WAS AN EXIT A MILE AHEAD WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, RIGHT IN FRONT OF A SEMI. I HAD T...

Mileage: 127,102

DRIVING SOUTH ON I 75,RETURNING FROM A WEEK'S VACATION, IN MEDIUM SATURDAY TRAFFIC THE CAR STARTED TO ACT UP. LIGHTS, WARNING LIGHTS, GAUGES, EVEN THE TEMPERATURE AND COMPASS STARTED FLASHING AND GOING ON AND OFF. THERE WAS AN EXIT A MILE AHEAD WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, RIGHT IN FRONT OF A SEMI. I HAD T...

Mileage: 127,102

ALMOST EVERY TIME WE START THE VAN, THE ODOMETER HAS ALL DASHES THROUGH THE READING AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK. AFTER RESTARTING THE VAN SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES IT FIXES ITSELF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF INFORMATION IN FORUMS ABOUT WATER GET...

Mileage: 100,000

ALMOST EVERY TIME WE START THE VAN, THE ODOMETER HAS ALL DASHES THROUGH THE READING AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK. AFTER RESTARTING THE VAN SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES IT FIXES ITSELF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF INFORMATION IN FORUMS ABOUT WATER GET...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,5...

Mileage: 100,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED....

Mileage: 76,956

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANS AXLE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND THE TORQUE CONVE...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE THIRD SEAT ANCHOR POINT BROKE SENDING THE SEAT FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTI...

Mileage: 82,000

AFTER DRIVING TO THE STORE WITH MY KIDS I OPENED THE DRIVERSIDE SLIDING DOOR TO GET MY KIDS OUT. THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW EXPLODED. I COULD NOT FIND ANYWHERE WHERE THAT IT MADE CONTACT. NOW THEIR IS GLASS EMBEDDED IN CARSEATS AND CHILD SAFETY SEATS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE NOISE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROT...

Mileage: 75,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING START PROBLEMS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET GAS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO FUEL UP. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO TRY TO JUMP START THE V...

Mileage: 205,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING START PROBLEMS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET GAS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO FUEL UP. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO TRY TO JUMP START THE V...

Mileage: 205,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING START PROBLEMS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET GAS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO FUEL UP. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO TRY TO JUMP START THE V...

Mileage: 205,000

MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE APRIL 2013 THIS VEHICLE HAS STARTED STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE'S GAS WOULD HAVE TO BE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATED FIRST AND THEN IT WOULD MOVE IN ITS GEAR WITH FORCE. STARTING IN JULY ALL THE VEHICLE'S POWER WOULD CUT OFF AT TRAFFIC LIGH...

Mileage: 170,000

MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE APRIL 2013 THIS VEHICLE HAS STARTED STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE'S GAS WOULD HAVE TO BE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATED FIRST AND THEN IT WOULD MOVE IN ITS GEAR WITH FORCE. STARTING IN JULY ALL THE VEHICLE'S POWER WOULD CUT OFF AT TRAFFIC LIGH...

Mileage: 170,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE ALL HE HAD TO PAY WAS A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, AND THE LETTER STATED IF T...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE ALL HE HAD TO PAY WAS A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, AND THE LETTER STATED IF T...

ON THE WAY HOME FROM A DAY TRIP ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME WE GO THRU A BUSY INTERSECTION, ABOUT HALFWAY THRU WE LOSE ALL POWER LIKE IT HAS COME OUT OF GEAR. WE ARE LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST THRU. WHEN WE STOP ENGINE RUNS BUT HAVE NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. WE TAKE IT FOR THE RECALL AND THEY HAPHAZARDLY ...

Mileage: 87,520

I WAS LEAVING MY RESIDENCE IN MY 2004 FREESTAR WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST CUT OFF. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND SHUT OFF AGAIN, STARTED BACK UP DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS SHUT OFF AGAIN. I DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE AS I HAD BARELY GOTTEN OUT OF MY DRIVE. HOWEVER TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE HOUSE I HAD TO C...

Mileage: 46,774

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER 2 HOURS BUT DID NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT A FAILED SEAL WAS ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE TRANS...

Mileage: 160,000

I LOST POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN THROUGH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THERE IS A RECALL ON SPECIFIC FREESTARS, BUT NOT MINE. I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHERS. I ALMOST WAS HIT PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY BY A LARGER TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 110,500

INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I AM IDLING IN DRIVE (LIKE AT A LIGHT) WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VAN WILL BEGIN TO SURGE AND LURCH FORWARD, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. ONLY PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE WILL KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD AND CAUSING A CRASH. SOMETIMES HAPPENS IN REVERSE ALSO. THE TACHOMETER WILL S...

Mileage: 124,000

INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I AM IDLING IN DRIVE (LIKE AT A LIGHT) WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VAN WILL BEGIN TO SURGE AND LURCH FORWARD, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. ONLY PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE WILL KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD AND CAUSING A CRASH. SOMETIMES HAPPENS IN REVERSE ALSO. THE TACHOMETER WILL S...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...

Mileage: 171,000

FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR LOSS OF FORWARD POWER DUE TO A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. MY VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT THE SYMPTOMS BUT I DECIDED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE IT DONE, I WAS PLANNING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS. THEY HAD VEHICLE OVER A WEEK. T...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN), THE VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AGAIN...

Mileage: 120,000

STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO THIS VEHICLE SHOOTS GAS OUT WHILE TRYING TO FILL UP. GAS WILL SHOOT OUT ALL OVER WHOMEVER IS PUTTING IT IN. IT ALSO SHUTS THE PUMP OFF WITHOUT BEING FULL.THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING WHILE DRIVING. WHILE IN PARK RPMS GO UP AND DOWN. FEEL LIKE VEHICLE IS STRUGGLING. HAD RECALL ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF LAST MONTH. DOORS ALSO LOCK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND SOMETIMES WINDOWS DON'T WORK. ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER RAIN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING WHILE DRIVING. WHILE IN PARK RPMS GO UP AND DOWN. FEEL LIKE VEHICLE IS STRUGGLING. HAD RECALL ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF LAST MONTH. DOORS ALSO LOCK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND SOMETIMES WINDOWS DON'T WORK. ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER RAIN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND IN PARK, IT ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AB...

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...

Mileage: 160,000

VAN STARTED RUNNING POORLY SUDDENLY, THEN WOULD NOT RUN AT ALL. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND ALLOWING COOL DOWN TIME, RESTARTED VAN AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. RAN WELL IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, BUT SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR WOULD "CLUNK" AND THE ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY QUIT. AFTER 5 DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING, ...

Mileage: 52,490

VAN STARTED RUNNING POORLY SUDDENLY, THEN WOULD NOT RUN AT ALL. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND ALLOWING COOL DOWN TIME, RESTARTED VAN AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. RAN WELL IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, BUT SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR WOULD "CLUNK" AND THE ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY QUIT. AFTER 5 DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING, ...

Mileage: 52,490

VAN STARTED RUNNING POORLY SUDDENLY, THEN WOULD NOT RUN AT ALL. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND ALLOWING COOL DOWN TIME, RESTARTED VAN AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. RAN WELL IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, BUT SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR WOULD "CLUNK" AND THE ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY QUIT. AFTER 5 DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING, ...

Mileage: 52,490

BACKDOOR WON'T UNLOCK AND NOW DOOR WON'T CLOSE OR LOCK. *TR

BACKDOOR WON'T UNLOCK AND NOW DOOR WON'T CLOSE OR LOCK. *TR

FORD MOTOR COMPANY APPEARS NOT WANTING TO HONOR ITS OWN RECALL LETTER 11S25 TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. ON JUNE 2009, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS UNFORTUNATE AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. FORTUNATE FOR ME AT THE END OF LAST YEAR I RECEIVED ...

Mileage: 105,495

HAVE CHATTER COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AYEAR AGO THE INPUT SHAFT FAILED AND WE HAD A RECALL REPAIR MADE IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN THERE NEEDS TOO BE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION S IN THESE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY . *TR

Mileage: 99,400

STOP RUNNING SOMETIME WOULD START,THEN WOULDN'T START,TOOK TO A SHOP THEY SAID LOOK AT IT BEEN SUBMERGED OR UNDER WATER,AT ECLT PLUG WHERE,WET WITH WATER,SAID IT WOOD NEED NEW WIRING HARNESS, POSSIBLE COMPUTER BOX..AT COST OF $1200-1500 PART AND THEN THERE LABOR..HERE IN KENAI ALASKA..GOT TO FIXER I...

Mileage: 80,000

STOP RUNNING SOMETIME WOULD START,THEN WOULDN'T START,TOOK TO A SHOP THEY SAID LOOK AT IT BEEN SUBMERGED OR UNDER WATER,AT ECLT PLUG WHERE,WET WITH WATER,SAID IT WOOD NEED NEW WIRING HARNESS, POSSIBLE COMPUTER BOX..AT COST OF $1200-1500 PART AND THEN THERE LABOR..HERE IN KENAI ALASKA..GOT TO FIXER I...

Mileage: 80,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAILURE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2012. THE NOTICE STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. THE CONSUME...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAILURE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2012. THE NOTICE STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. THE CONSUME...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHEEL WELL RUSTING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RUST DEVELOPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IN 2010, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER BOUGHT AMOR PROTECTION FOR RUST. THE CONSUMER PUT IN A CLAIM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPA...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHEEL WELL RUSTING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RUST DEVELOPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IN 2010, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER BOUGHT AMOR PROTECTION FOR RUST. THE CONSUMER PUT IN A CLAIM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPA...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHEEL WELL RUSTING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RUST DEVELOPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IN 2010, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER BOUGHT AMOR PROTECTION FOR RUST. THE CONSUMER PUT IN A CLAIM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPA...

IN SEPTEMBER 2012 I TOOK MY 2004 FREE STAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. NOW I GET A TRANSMISSION CHATTER. I TOOK IT ONCE AGAIN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE 3RD ROW SEAT AND ASKED THEM AFTER COMPLETING THE RECALL IF THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE C...

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES AND HOUR WHEN I TURNED AND WENT UP A SLIGHT INCLINE...ENGINE SPUTTERED A BIT THEN I TURNED INTO PARKING LOT, HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THEN IT JUST DIED. LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND LUCKILY COASTED TO A SPOT WHERE NO CARS WERE. I LET IT SIT FOR A M...

Mileage: 125,600

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES AND HOUR WHEN I TURNED AND WENT UP A SLIGHT INCLINE...ENGINE SPUTTERED A BIT THEN I TURNED INTO PARKING LOT, HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THEN IT JUST DIED. LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND LUCKILY COASTED TO A SPOT WHERE NO CARS WERE. I LET IT SIT FOR A M...

Mileage: 125,600

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES AND HOUR WHEN I TURNED AND WENT UP A SLIGHT INCLINE...ENGINE SPUTTERED A BIT THEN I TURNED INTO PARKING LOT, HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THEN IT JUST DIED. LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND LUCKILY COASTED TO A SPOT WHERE NO CARS WERE. I LET IT SIT FOR A M...

Mileage: 125,600

BOUGHT CAR NOV 2012 FROM TRUCK JUNCTION AND FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT THE CAR STALLED RAN RUFF WOULDN'T START. GAVE US THE RUN AROUND WHILE UNDER WARRANTY NOW FORD SAYS PCM WET N RUINED FROM DAY ONE. I'VE HAD A BROKEN VAN IN MY DRIVE FOR 8 MONTHS WHAT THE [XXX]HOW CAN FORD MAKE A PRODUCT THAT IS THI...

Mileage: 58,866

ON APRIL 28TH 2006 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY VAN WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OF BACKWARD. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TO TAKE MY VAN TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $75.00 IN ORDER FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VAN. TH...

Mileage: 37,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 80,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION OF DEFECTS ON VEHICLE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP AND WAIT SOME TIME BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESTA...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP AND WAIT SOME TIME BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESTA...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIDE AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS), IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE CORRODED DUE TO WATER PENETRATION AND WERE UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS), IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE CORRODED DUE TO WATER PENETRATION AND WERE UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK HE CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AGAIN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE VAN STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, NO LIGHTS FLASHIN...

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK HE CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AGAIN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE VAN STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, NO LIGHTS FLASHIN...

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK HE CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AGAIN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE VAN STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, NO LIGHTS FLASHIN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS RACED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWE...

Mileage: 127,857

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN AND OUT AND VERY SLUGGISH AND NO POWER, BACKFIRING AND SMELLS VERY STRONG OF GAS FUMES. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND LOST POWER. I HAD TO SLOW MYSELF DOWN AT A PACE TO TURN THE VAN INTO A SAFE AREA O...

Mileage: 130,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN AND OUT AND VERY SLUGGISH AND NO POWER, BACKFIRING AND SMELLS VERY STRONG OF GAS FUMES. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND LOST POWER. I HAD TO SLOW MYSELF DOWN AT A PACE TO TURN THE VAN INTO A SAFE AREA O...

Mileage: 130,000

PURCHASED CAR IN NOV 08. IN DEC 09 HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT (REMANUFACTURED BY FORD) IN JUNE OF 2013 NEEDS TRANSMISSION AGAIN!! WENT IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR ALL PAPERWORK. FOUND OUT THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TOTAL TRANSMISSION IN THE LIFE OF MY VERY WELL MAINTAINED CAR! WARRANTY HISTORY STA...

Mileage: 64,858

PURCHASED CAR IN NOV 08. IN DEC 09 HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT (REMANUFACTURED BY FORD) IN JUNE OF 2013 NEEDS TRANSMISSION AGAIN!! WENT IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR ALL PAPERWORK. FOUND OUT THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TOTAL TRANSMISSION IN THE LIFE OF MY VERY WELL MAINTAINED CAR! WARRANTY HISTORY STA...

Mileage: 64,858

I HAD MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON A RECALL FOR THE THIRD ROW LATCH/CORROSION ISSUE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE REPAIR, THE SERVICE DEPT. FOUND MASSIVE UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION, IN WHICH OTHER PARTS OF MY CAR WERE DISINTEGRATING & FALLING APART, SUCH AS THE STARTER AND THE ENGINE MOUN...

Mileage: 170,214

I HAD MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON A RECALL FOR THE THIRD ROW LATCH/CORROSION ISSUE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE REPAIR, THE SERVICE DEPT. FOUND MASSIVE UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION, IN WHICH OTHER PARTS OF MY CAR WERE DISINTEGRATING & FALLING APART, SUCH AS THE STARTER AND THE ENGINE MOUN...

Mileage: 170,214

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANU...

Mileage: 126,000

BOUGHT THIS VAN AT 37106 MILES. VAN SERVICED FOR STEERING RACK, STRUTS, SWAYBAR LINKS AND SPRINGS AT APPROX 68000 MILES. THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. SPENT OVER $2000. MILES NOW ARE 70015 AND STEERING PROBLEMS HAVE RESURFACED. I HAD A DODGE CARAVAN THAT GAVE ME OVER 86000 MILES WIT...

Mileage: 68,000

BOUGHT THIS VAN AT 37106 MILES. VAN SERVICED FOR STEERING RACK, STRUTS, SWAYBAR LINKS AND SPRINGS AT APPROX 68000 MILES. THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. SPENT OVER $2000. MILES NOW ARE 70015 AND STEERING PROBLEMS HAVE RESURFACED. I HAD A DODGE CARAVAN THAT GAVE ME OVER 86000 MILES WIT...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD NOT COOL THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADDED FREON, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS OPERATING PROPER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD NOT COOL THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADDED FREON, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS OPERATING PROPER...

RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CHANGED UNDER RECALL. TODAY IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH, AND WOULD STALL OUT. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CHANGED UNDER RECALL. TODAY IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH, AND WOULD STALL OUT. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END S...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GAPING HOLE IN THE REAR WHEEL WELL, CAUSING THE THIRD ROAD STRIKER AND LATCH TO FRACTURE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE THIRD ROW SEAT FROM LOCKING INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMP...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GAPING HOLE IN THE REAR WHEEL WELL, CAUSING THE THIRD ROAD STRIKER AND LATCH TO FRACTURE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE THIRD ROW SEAT FROM LOCKING INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMP...

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL, VEHICLE STALLED AT 45 MPH AND ENGINE DIED. GOT VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN, DIED AGAIN, MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE BACK HOME. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE WITH NO WARNING ENGINE WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT ...

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL, VEHICLE STALLED AT 45 MPH AND ENGINE DIED. GOT VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN, DIED AGAIN, MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE BACK HOME. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE WITH NO WARNING ENGINE WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT ...

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL, VEHICLE STALLED AT 45 MPH AND ENGINE DIED. GOT VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN, DIED AGAIN, MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE BACK HOME. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE WITH NO WARNING ENGINE WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE CONNECTOR AND CAUSING A SHORTAGE HOWEVER...

HI I AM [XXX] WAS OUT FRIDAY AT ABOUT 5.30 WHEN MY 2004 FREE STAR VAN STARTED ACTING UP IT CUT OFF 3 TIME RIGHT AT A LIGHT THIS IS [XXX] JUST GOT THE VAN 6 MOS AGO FOR 9,300 AT A FORD DEALER IN LEXINGTON NC .MAYBE GOING TO QUIT BUYING FORD ECT CAR VAN WHAT EVER HAD TO CALL MY DAD TO COME HELP ME TH...

Mileage: 62,000

HI I AM [XXX] WAS OUT FRIDAY AT ABOUT 5.30 WHEN MY 2004 FREE STAR VAN STARTED ACTING UP IT CUT OFF 3 TIME RIGHT AT A LIGHT THIS IS [XXX] JUST GOT THE VAN 6 MOS AGO FOR 9,300 AT A FORD DEALER IN LEXINGTON NC .MAYBE GOING TO QUIT BUYING FORD ECT CAR VAN WHAT EVER HAD TO CALL MY DAD TO COME HELP ME TH...

Mileage: 62,000

HI I AM [XXX] WAS OUT FRIDAY AT ABOUT 5.30 WHEN MY 2004 FREE STAR VAN STARTED ACTING UP IT CUT OFF 3 TIME RIGHT AT A LIGHT THIS IS [XXX] JUST GOT THE VAN 6 MOS AGO FOR 9,300 AT A FORD DEALER IN LEXINGTON NC .MAYBE GOING TO QUIT BUYING FORD ECT CAR VAN WHAT EVER HAD TO CALL MY DAD TO COME HELP ME TH...

Mileage: 62,000

WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN I DID THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED GOING, THE VEHICLE DID STAY ON NO LIGHTS NO WARNING I COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. STOPPED THEN TRIED TO GO AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TRIED ALL THE GEARS AND NOTHING WOULD ENGAGE HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK TO COME GET IT NOW W...

Mileage: 141,625

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR THE DOOR TO BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE REAR DOOR LATCH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH DUE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE. THE DEALER ATTEMP...

Mileage: 154,430

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT HUB, ROTORS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 54,000

MY VAN WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE , WHEN IT FINALLY DID IT KEPT DYING . TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER BRAIN COST 1100. 2DAYS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING. THE PROBLEM IS SUDDEN LEAVING U STRANDED WITH NO WARNINGS. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

MY VAN WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE , WHEN IT FINALLY DID IT KEPT DYING . TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER BRAIN COST 1100. 2DAYS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING. THE PROBLEM IS SUDDEN LEAVING U STRANDED WITH NO WARNINGS. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPORADICALLY SLIP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE R...

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING TO TAKE MY HUSBAND TO WORK IN THE RAIN MY WIPERS BEGAN TO SLOWLY LOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN, THEN MY RADIO SHUT OFF, MY HEAD LIGHTS BEGAN TO TURN OFF THEN OFF THEN THEY LOSS POWER, FINALLY MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO HAVE THE OIL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, THEN THE ...

Mileage: 187,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING KIDS TO SCHOOL ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND DIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ALTHOUGH ALL WERE VERY SHAKEN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JACKSON FORD WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER. JACKSON REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TEST ...

Mileage: 125,000

TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST FORWARD MOTIVE POWER IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS STALLED IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. DRIVE ENGAGED FOR TWO MINUTES, THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO F...

Mileage: 139,369

ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2012 WE DROVE TO OUR PARENTS HOUSE WE HEARD SOMETHING RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WHEN WE INVESTIGATED WHAT WAS GOING ON WE FOUND THE 3RD ROW SEAT LATCH HAD ALMOST DETACHED BUT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE IT EVENTUALLY FELL OFF AS WE TRIED TO GET IT TO RECONNECT. WE ...

Mileage: 66,000

AS I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL MODEL YEAR FREESTAR VANS. WATER LEAKS ONTO THE PCM AND SHORTS OUT THEN YOUR VAN WON'T RUN OR IF IT DOES NOT VERY WELL. MINE WON'T START AND GIVES ALL KINDS OF RANDOM MIL CODES. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WATER IN PCM. PLAIN AND SIMPLE FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RE...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME SEIZED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE SPECIFIED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS NOT THE PROBLEM THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 184,000

IN 2010 FOR NO REASON THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS COMING ON. AFTER 2 VISITS TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND SWITCH ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED BUT ONCE IN A WHILE THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO...

Mileage: 61,000

IN 2010 FOR NO REASON THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS COMING ON. AFTER 2 VISITS TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND SWITCH ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED BUT ONCE IN A WHILE THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO...

Mileage: 61,000

HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER END OF AUGUST BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2012, UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. LAST THURSDAY APRIL 4 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. FRIDAY DID THE SAME THING 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES OF DR...

Mileage: 100,000

HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER END OF AUGUST BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2012, UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. LAST THURSDAY APRIL 4 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. FRIDAY DID THE SAME THING 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES OF DR...

Mileage: 100,000

HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER END OF AUGUST BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2012, UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. LAST THURSDAY APRIL 4 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. FRIDAY DID THE SAME THING 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES OF DR...

Mileage: 100,000

THE LATCH ON THE REAR OF THE VAN HAS RUSTED CLOSED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. IT IS PRESENTLY RUSTED SHUT AND THE BACK HATCH DOESNT OPEN AS A RESULT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR TIRE WELL. THIS HAS TO BE RELATED AS THE CARPET THROUGHOUT THE VAN GET...

THE LATCH ON THE REAR OF THE VAN HAS RUSTED CLOSED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. IT IS PRESENTLY RUSTED SHUT AND THE BACK HATCH DOESNT OPEN AS A RESULT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR TIRE WELL. THIS HAS TO BE RELATED AS THE CARPET THROUGHOUT THE VAN GET...

THE LATCH ON THE REAR OF THE VAN HAS RUSTED CLOSED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. IT IS PRESENTLY RUSTED SHUT AND THE BACK HATCH DOESNT OPEN AS A RESULT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR TIRE WELL. THIS HAS TO BE RELATED AS THE CARPET THROUGHOUT THE VAN GET...

I WAS SITTING AT MY SON'S BUS STOP THIS MORNING WAITING ON THE BUS. I HAD THE VAN RUNNING CAUSE IT WAS COLD...BUT I HAD IT PARK. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN...ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON...THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED BACK UP. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT...

Mileage: 124,328

CHECK TIRES & TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CHECK TIRES & TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CHECK TIRES & TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CHECK TIRES & TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CHECK TIRES & TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAS GONE OUT DURING RAIN EVENT. THIS TIME WAS ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 45MPH WITH PASSENGERS. THE RESULT WAS INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LOSS OF STEERING, AND FORWARD MOTION. THIS MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 OTHER TIMES. TWO TIMES IN 2011, AND TWO...

Mileage: 90,000

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAS GONE OUT DURING RAIN EVENT. THIS TIME WAS ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 45MPH WITH PASSENGERS. THE RESULT WAS INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LOSS OF STEERING, AND FORWARD MOTION. THIS MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 OTHER TIMES. TWO TIMES IN 2011, AND TWO...

Mileage: 90,000

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAS GONE OUT DURING RAIN EVENT. THIS TIME WAS ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 45MPH WITH PASSENGERS. THE RESULT WAS INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LOSS OF STEERING, AND FORWARD MOTION. THIS MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 OTHER TIMES. TWO TIMES IN 2011, AND TWO...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE COMPLETION OF RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THAT THE RECALLED COMPONENT HAD ...

Mileage: 194,000

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING. AT 2PM, I TRIED TO DRIVE, BUT COULD NOT. THE CAR STARTED, BUT I COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I HAD NO SYMPTOMS THAT A PROBLEM WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS. WHEN THE TOW GUY CAME, HE MOVED THE CAR BY HAND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. HE WAS ABLE TO DR...

Mileage: 100,000

I AM WRITING ABOUT THIS 12/8/11 INCIDENT TODAY, BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN! ON 3/14/13 (I WILL ENTER A SEPARATE COMPLAINT THE 3/14/13 EVENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS ONE IS REGISTERED). IN BOTH CASES, THE ENTIRE COMPUTER BRAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED, EACH TIME COSTING OVER $1,000. 12/8/11 INCIDENT...

Mileage: 87,000

OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR STALLED, AND THEN SURGED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, CAPITAL CITY FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHO IN INDICATED THE CODE WAS FOR A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. WE PAID OVER $800 TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED...

Mileage: 153,500

OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR STALLED, AND THEN SURGED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, CAPITAL CITY FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHO IN INDICATED THE CODE WAS FOR A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. WE PAID OVER $800 TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED...

Mileage: 153,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS BUILDING UP IN THE WHEEL WELL BRACKETS FOR THE THIRD ROW SEATS. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT EXHIBITED RUST AND CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SEAT ANCHOR PLATE WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 144,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR CORYNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR THAT LOST POWER, AND RECEIVE AN ALERT REGARDING HER RECALL NOTICE 11525 (TORQUE CONVERTER), AND BELIEVES SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR HER PAYMENTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SUBMITTED HER ORIGINAL RECEIPTS FOR R...

LETTER FROM SENATOR CORYNYN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR THAT LOST POWER, AND RECEIVE AN ALERT REGARDING HER RECALL NOTICE 11525 (TORQUE CONVERTER), AND BELIEVES SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR HER PAYMENTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SUBMITTED HER ORIGINAL RECEIPTS FOR R...

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THE PCM SHORTED OUT BECAUSE IT GOT WET THROUGH THE COVER OF THE HOOD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND IF NOT ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED CORRECTLY, IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THE PCM SHORTED OUT BECAUSE IT GOT WET THROUGH THE COVER OF THE HOOD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND IF NOT ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED CORRECTLY, IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THE PCM SHORTED OUT BECAUSE IT GOT WET THROUGH THE COVER OF THE HOOD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND IF NOT ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED CORRECTLY, IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THE PCM SHORTED OUT BECAUSE IT GOT WET THROUGH THE COVER OF THE HOOD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND IF NOT ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED CORRECTLY, IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER INFORMING HIM, HE COULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN, TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED IN JUNE OF 2008, A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE THRE...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER INFORMING HIM, HE COULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN, TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED IN JUNE OF 2008, A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE THRE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 155,452

THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME THAT IS DESCRIBED IN EA12003. THE ATTACHING BRACKET FOR THE REAR SEAT FELL OUT WHILE THE SEAT WAS FOLDED INTO THE FLOOR. IT BECAME LODGED IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED, BY TH...

Mileage: 130,000

THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME THAT IS DESCRIBED IN EA12003. THE ATTACHING BRACKET FOR THE REAR SEAT FELL OUT WHILE THE SEAT WAS FOLDED INTO THE FLOOR. IT BECAME LODGED IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED, BY TH...

Mileage: 130,000

THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME THAT IS DESCRIBED IN EA12003. THE ATTACHING BRACKET FOR THE REAR SEAT FELL OUT WHILE THE SEAT WAS FOLDED INTO THE FLOOR. IT BECAME LODGED IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED, BY TH...

Mileage: 130,000

THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME THAT IS DESCRIBED IN EA12003. THE ATTACHING BRACKET FOR THE REAR SEAT FELL OUT WHILE THE SEAT WAS FOLDED INTO THE FLOOR. IT BECAME LODGED IN THE INNER PORTION OF THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED, BY TH...

Mileage: 130,000

CPSC#I1320440. 2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IN THE RAIN, A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE SPURTS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *LN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND FLASH. THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPED WHEN ACCELERATING AND VIBRATED WHILE AT A STOP. ...

CPSC#I1320440. 2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IN THE RAIN, A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE SPURTS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *LN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND FLASH. THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPED WHEN ACCELERATING AND VIBRATED WHILE AT A STOP. ...

2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 154,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 154,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 154,000

SEVERE RUST ISSUES PLAGUE THE FRAME, JACK POINTS, AND REAR FRAME (SPARE TIRE STORAGE AREA). THE SPARE TIRE WHEEL LOOKS AS IF IT HAS NEVER HAD PAINT ON IT THERE IS SO MUCH RUST. WE JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A FEW DAYS AGO AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE FORD DEALER TO HOPEFULLY GET THE PROBLEM CO...

Mileage: 22,500

SEVERE RUST ISSUES PLAGUE THE FRAME, JACK POINTS, AND REAR FRAME (SPARE TIRE STORAGE AREA). THE SPARE TIRE WHEEL LOOKS AS IF IT HAS NEVER HAD PAINT ON IT THERE IS SO MUCH RUST. WE JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A FEW DAYS AGO AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE FORD DEALER TO HOPEFULLY GET THE PROBLEM CO...

Mileage: 22,500

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WET THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO SHORT CIRCUIT ITSELF. IT CAUSES IT TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE AND IT WONT ACCELERATE. WE NOTICED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND TOOK IT IN WHERE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR BUT AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED TWICE IT IS STILL HAVING THE ISSUE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ...

Mileage: 37,000

AS STATED WITH OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTARS, REAR RUST ON DRIVERSIDE REAR, REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE THE SAFETY LOCK IS RUSTED AWAY, NOT SAFE TO ANY PASSENGER TO SIT THERE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

AS STATED WITH OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTARS, REAR RUST ON DRIVERSIDE REAR, REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE THE SAFETY LOCK IS RUSTED AWAY, NOT SAFE TO ANY PASSENGER TO SIT THERE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE HAD THIS VAN 1 MONTH AND PAID $8000,ITS MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT,86,000 MILES AND I AM LOSING POWER AND THE WATER LIGHT IS COMING ON THE VAN IS JERKING WHEN DRIVING THIS,,I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE LEMON LAW IN MICHIGAN. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THE PANEL THAT THE LATCH IS BOLTED TO WAS CORRODED AND CAME OF LEAVING NO PLACE FOR THE LATCH ON THE DRIVE'S SIDE TO ATTACH TO. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE PANEL THAT THE LATCH IS BOLTED TO WAS CORRODED AND CAME OF LEAVING NO PLACE FOR THE LATCH ON THE DRIVE'S SIDE TO ATTACH TO. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

BASICALLY, WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE THE CAR DIES AFTER STARTING. THERE WILL BE A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN IT WILL JUST STUTTER AND STALL OUT. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP BUT THEN IT WILL DIE AGAIN. THIS WILL EVEN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPP...

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WHEEL MOUNT AND WHEEL WELL WERE RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE THIRD ROW LATCH FAILED AND THE SEATS WERE UNABLE TO ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WHEEL MOUNT AND WHEEL WELL WERE RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE THIRD ROW LATCH FAILED AND THE SEATS WERE UNABLE TO ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE COIL PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 65,000

BACK SEAT WOULDN'T LATCH. FOUND ROTTEN WHEEL WELL DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION AND LATCH FELL OUT ALONG WITH A PIECE OF THE WHEEL WELL. NOW, THERE IS A HOLE WHERE THE LATCH WAS AND THE REAR SEAT IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO LATCH TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. I HAVE THREE KIDS SO NOW THEIR LIFE IS...

Mileage: 160,000

AFTE RPARKING VAN NOSE IN,ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO BACK UP WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REVERSE VERY SLOWLY WITH MINIMAL POWER. WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT ACCELERATION TO MOVE FORWARD. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED BY MYSELF AND ADVANCE AUT...

Mileage: 165,000

THE LEFT REAR 3RD ROW SEAT ANCHOR PLATE, MOUNTED NORMALLY TO THE LEFT REAR INNER WHEELHOUSE AS AN INTEGRATED PART OF THE WHEELHOUSE, HAS RUSTED AROUND THE PLATE EDGES AND THE ENTIRE PLATE IS SEPARATING FROM THE WHEELHOUSE ASSEMBLY. CURRENTLY IT IS RUSTED THRU ON THE LEFT , RIGHT, AND BOTTOM EDGES OF...

Mileage: 100,800

THE LEFT REAR 3RD ROW SEAT ANCHOR PLATE, MOUNTED NORMALLY TO THE LEFT REAR INNER WHEELHOUSE AS AN INTEGRATED PART OF THE WHEELHOUSE, HAS RUSTED AROUND THE PLATE EDGES AND THE ENTIRE PLATE IS SEPARATING FROM THE WHEELHOUSE ASSEMBLY. CURRENTLY IT IS RUSTED THRU ON THE LEFT , RIGHT, AND BOTTOM EDGES OF...

Mileage: 100,800

CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A STOP. AFTER THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FURTHER DIAGNOSES BY FORD INDICATED TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. THIS IS 5 MONTHS AFTER TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL. OBVIOUSLY TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED DUE TO FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. LOTS OF PEOPLE ON-LINE REPO...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR SEAT WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE FLOOR. THE PLATE THAT WAS HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND DISCONNECTED LEAVING A HOLE NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE. THE PLATE O...

Mileage: 119,000

THE PCM INTERNAL COMPUTER IS CRASHED AND CAUSE THE VEH TO RUN POORLY AND NOT START, DRAINED BATTER, ETC - THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF 2004 FREESTARS AS I READ ONLINE AND WAS TOLD TO SUBMIT THE INFO SO THAT MAYBE THEY WILL DO A RECALL AND GET THIS FIXED. THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. ...

Mileage: 117,000

THE PCM INTERNAL COMPUTER IS CRASHED AND CAUSE THE VEH TO RUN POORLY AND NOT START, DRAINED BATTER, ETC - THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF 2004 FREESTARS AS I READ ONLINE AND WAS TOLD TO SUBMIT THE INFO SO THAT MAYBE THEY WILL DO A RECALL AND GET THIS FIXED. THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. ...

Mileage: 117,000

THE PCM INTERNAL COMPUTER IS CRASHED AND CAUSE THE VEH TO RUN POORLY AND NOT START, DRAINED BATTER, ETC - THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF 2004 FREESTARS AS I READ ONLINE AND WAS TOLD TO SUBMIT THE INFO SO THAT MAYBE THEY WILL DO A RECALL AND GET THIS FIXED. THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. ...

Mileage: 117,000

I HAD MY VAN IN PARK WHILE I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF TO THE SITTER..CAME BACK OUT THE VAN HAD DIED..I TRIED TO START AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN. THOUGH MAYBE BATTERY..PUT A KNEW ONE IN AND STILL NOTHING. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PCM WHERE IT WAS CORRODED DUE TO WATER LEAKING ...

Mileage: 150,000

I OWN 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LATCH THE THIRD ROW REAR SEAT, THE LATCH FAILED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FLOOR PANEL ,SIDE PANEL AND ATTACHMENTS WHICH HOLDS THE THIRD SEAT LATCH BRACKET THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH BRACKET SLIDES OUT AND EXTRUDES TO REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WHICH...

Mileage: 99,750

I OWN 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LATCH THE THIRD ROW REAR SEAT, THE LATCH FAILED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FLOOR PANEL ,SIDE PANEL AND ATTACHMENTS WHICH HOLDS THE THIRD SEAT LATCH BRACKET THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH BRACKET SLIDES OUT AND EXTRUDES TO REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WHICH...

Mileage: 99,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE R...

Mileage: 80,000

THE DRIVER-SIDE WALL BRACKET THAT LOCKS THE THIRD ROW SEAT INTO THE UPRIGHT (USABLE) POSITION IS LOOSE. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS WELDED TO THE INNER SHELL SHEET METAL OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE INNER SHELL AROUND THE BRACKET HAS RUSTED SUFFICIENTLY TO CAUSE THE BRACKET TO BE LOOSE. WE HAVE DISCONTINUE...

Mileage: 116,000

RETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHE...

Mileage: 130,600

RETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHE...

Mileage: 130,600

RETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHE...

Mileage: 130,600

RETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHE...

Mileage: 130,600

DURING STS TIRE SERVICING, MECHANIC SHOWED ME A LARGE SECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL HANGING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL AND A MICHELIN TIRE THAT CONTAINED ABRASIVE RIPPING CAUSED BY THE SECTION OF STEEL THAT HAD BEEN DANGLING AND RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THE LARGE SECTION OF STEEL CONTAINED...

Mileage: 112,000

DURING STS TIRE SERVICING, MECHANIC SHOWED ME A LARGE SECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL HANGING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL AND A MICHELIN TIRE THAT CONTAINED ABRASIVE RIPPING CAUSED BY THE SECTION OF STEEL THAT HAD BEEN DANGLING AND RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THE LARGE SECTION OF STEEL CONTAINED...

Mileage: 112,000

HAVING THIS PROBLEM 4 DAYS IN A ROW, ENGINE QUITS AT ANY SPEED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES, CAR WILL SPEED UP WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING MOVED, FORD SAID WATER IN THE COMPUTER COULD COST 1,000 TO 1,500. CHECKED ON MY COMPUTER FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF THE SAME COMPLAINT AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFU...

Mileage: 81,000

HAVING THIS PROBLEM 4 DAYS IN A ROW, ENGINE QUITS AT ANY SPEED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES, CAR WILL SPEED UP WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING MOVED, FORD SAID WATER IN THE COMPUTER COULD COST 1,000 TO 1,500. CHECKED ON MY COMPUTER FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF THE SAME COMPLAINT AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFU...

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT A LARGE SQUARE BOLT NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED. THIS BOLT HELD THE REAR SEAT IN...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THEN COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 47,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING CONSUMERS WHO HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. THE CONSUMER STATED...

THE MIRRORS WILL ONLY MOVE DOWN AND IN (TOWARD THE VEHICLE). NOW THE ALARM STARTS BLARING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CD PLAYER COMES ON AT WILL. AFTER READING THROUGH THE FORUMS, APPEARS MY A/C THAT QUIT IN APRIL 2011 COULD BE CONNECTED TO THE OTHER ISSUES AND THE FACT THAT THE SIDE DOORS CONTINUALLY O...

Mileage: 85,000

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE MECHANIC FOUND WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE'S RADIATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS CHANGED, AS POSSIBLE CULPRITS, BUT THAT DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE AT HAND, AS THE WATER RETURNED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT. A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE ...

Mileage: 115,000

POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY LOST FORWARD MOTION WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. WAS LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER OFF HIGHWAY AND NO VEHICLES BEHIND HER. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE EVER SINCE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GERMAN FO...

Mileage: 96,000

POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY LOST FORWARD MOTION WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. WAS LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER OFF HIGHWAY AND NO VEHICLES BEHIND HER. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE EVER SINCE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GERMAN FO...

Mileage: 96,000

VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT SLOW SPEED AFTER MAKING LOUD SQUEAKY SOUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS SINCE THEN AND TODAY 11/01/2012 IT BECAME MORE SEVERE. MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO GO TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AROUND AUGUST/SEPTEMBER DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE T...

Mileage: 127,000

AFTER A MAJOR RAIN STORM, TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD START, BUT WOULD QUICKLY STALL. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. DID NOT HAVE REVERSE GEAR. GARAGE TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. DID HAVE A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT DIED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET SCHEDULED. I...

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER A MAJOR RAIN STORM, TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD START, BUT WOULD QUICKLY STALL. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. DID NOT HAVE REVERSE GEAR. GARAGE TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. DID HAVE A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT DIED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET SCHEDULED. I...

Mileage: 88,000

THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FREESTAR LOST POWER, I WAS DOING T MOST 40 MPH BECAUSE IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR ON THE I15 HWY BY HESPERIA EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS LOOSING POWER AND THEN I SAW IT GO FROM FORTY TO SLOWER MPG A...

Mileage: 87,000

THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FREESTAR LOST POWER, I WAS DOING T MOST 40 MPH BECAUSE IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR ON THE I15 HWY BY HESPERIA EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS LOOSING POWER AND THEN I SAW IT GO FROM FORTY TO SLOWER MPG A...

Mileage: 87,000

NOTICED A PANEL LOOSE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WHILE REMOVING THE WHEEL. THE PANEL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WELL, WITH ONLY SOMETHING ATTACHED TO IT ON THE INTERIOR KEEPING IT FROM FALLING OFF. TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS PANEL IS...

Mileage: 116,000

NOTICED A PANEL LOOSE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WHILE REMOVING THE WHEEL. THE PANEL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WELL, WITH ONLY SOMETHING ATTACHED TO IT ON THE INTERIOR KEEPING IT FROM FALLING OFF. TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS PANEL IS...

Mileage: 116,000

NOTICED A PANEL LOOSE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WHILE REMOVING THE WHEEL. THE PANEL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WELL, WITH ONLY SOMETHING ATTACHED TO IT ON THE INTERIOR KEEPING IT FROM FALLING OFF. TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS PANEL IS...

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BRACKET FAILURE. THE BRACKET IS MOUNTED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. THE WELD AROUND THE BRACKET HAD SEVERE RUSTING, NO WHERE SIMILAR TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. THE PLATE HOLDING THE BRACKET RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY DROPPING THE SEAT. THE PLATE AND BRACKET BEGAN RUB...

Mileage: 142,000

DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BRACKET FAILURE. THE BRACKET IS MOUNTED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. THE WELD AROUND THE BRACKET HAD SEVERE RUSTING, NO WHERE SIMILAR TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. THE PLATE HOLDING THE BRACKET RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY DROPPING THE SEAT. THE PLATE AND BRACKET BEGAN RUB...

Mileage: 142,000

THE 3RD ROW REAR SEAT ON MY 2004 FREESTAR DOES NOT LATCH INTO SEATED POSITION PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUPPORT RING WHICH THE 3RD ROW SEAT LATCHES INTO WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE TRIM. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 169,000

THE 3RD ROW REAR SEAT ON MY 2004 FREESTAR DOES NOT LATCH INTO SEATED POSITION PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUPPORT RING WHICH THE 3RD ROW SEAT LATCHES INTO WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE TRIM. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 169,000

THE 3RD ROW REAR SEAT ON MY 2004 FREESTAR DOES NOT LATCH INTO SEATED POSITION PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I REALIZED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUPPORT RING WHICH THE 3RD ROW SEAT LATCHES INTO WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE TRIM. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 169,000

OUR TWO DAUGHTERS WHERE IN THE REAR SEAT AND COMPLAINED OF A BAD SMELL AS IF SOMETHING BURNING. AT ABOUT THAT SAME TIME I NOTICED HEARING A RUBBING NOISE EVERY TIME WE TURNED LEFT. WHEN WE GOT HOME SHORTLY AFTER I LOOKED UP UNDER THE INNER FENDER OF THE REAR LEFT WHEEL AND FOUND A LARGE STEEL PLAT...

Mileage: 125,682

OUR TWO DAUGHTERS WHERE IN THE REAR SEAT AND COMPLAINED OF A BAD SMELL AS IF SOMETHING BURNING. AT ABOUT THAT SAME TIME I NOTICED HEARING A RUBBING NOISE EVERY TIME WE TURNED LEFT. WHEN WE GOT HOME SHORTLY AFTER I LOOKED UP UNDER THE INNER FENDER OF THE REAR LEFT WHEEL AND FOUND A LARGE STEEL PLAT...

Mileage: 125,682

EVERY SINGLE TIME GAS IS BEING PUMPED INTO THE CAR THE PUMP STOPS SEVERAL TIMES. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 20 MINUTES TO COMPLETELY FILL THE GAS TANK. NOT ONLY DOES IT JUST STOP, IT FREQUENTLY SPITS GAS BACK OUT. THE GAS, WHICH IS A CHEMICAL, HAS GIVEN AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE CHEMICAL BURNS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS....

Mileage: 50,000

INABILITY TO LATCH THE REAR SEAT, ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE ANCHOR PLATE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

INABILITY TO LATCH THE REAR SEAT, ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE ANCHOR PLATE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

THE LEFT REAR SEAT ANCHOR HAS DETACHED FROM THE BODY DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. THE THIRD SEAT IS NO LONGER USABLE AND THERE IS A HOLE THROUGH THE BODY THAT LETS AIR AND WATER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WELL AREA SHOWS RUST ...

Mileage: 153,850

THE LEFT REAR SEAT ANCHOR HAS DETACHED FROM THE BODY DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. THE THIRD SEAT IS NO LONGER USABLE AND THERE IS A HOLE THROUGH THE BODY THAT LETS AIR AND WATER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WELL AREA SHOWS RUST ...

Mileage: 153,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 19 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELLY AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR HAD BEEN COMPLETED THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 94,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING WORN SPLINES IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. *TGW THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE SERVICE INVOICE. *JB

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING WORN SPLINES IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. *TGW THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE SERVICE INVOICE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT PULLED THE REAR SEATS UP AND NOTICED THE STUD WHICH HOLDS THE BACK SEAT IN PLACE WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE STUD AND IT FRACTURED. ALSO, THE WHEEL WELD WAS CORRODED ON THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SID...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT PULLED THE REAR SEATS UP AND NOTICED THE STUD WHICH HOLDS THE BACK SEAT IN PLACE WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE STUD AND IT FRACTURED. ALSO, THE WHEEL WELD WAS CORRODED ON THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SID...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT PULLED THE REAR SEATS UP AND NOTICED THE STUD WHICH HOLDS THE BACK SEAT IN PLACE WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE STUD AND IT FRACTURED. ALSO, THE WHEEL WELD WAS CORRODED ON THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SID...

Mileage: 90,000

THE VEHICLE LOOSE POWER WILL STALL WITH ENGINE RUNNING OTHER TIMES ENGINE WOULD STALL 2-4 SECONDS THE JUMP BACK ON HAPPEN ALOT WHEN PLGS WIRES ARE FINE IT RAINS, GET ENGINE LIGHT ALSO. RESETS, BUT WILL RESUME ON THE NEXT START WITH EMISSION CODES AND PCM ERRORS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE VEHICLE LOOSE POWER WILL STALL WITH ENGINE RUNNING OTHER TIMES ENGINE WOULD STALL 2-4 SECONDS THE JUMP BACK ON HAPPEN ALOT WHEN PLGS WIRES ARE FINE IT RAINS, GET ENGINE LIGHT ALSO. RESETS, BUT WILL RESUME ON THE NEXT START WITH EMISSION CODES AND PCM ERRORS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE THIRD ROW DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ANCHOR NO LONGER HOLDS THE SEAT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE PLATE IN THE WHEEL WELL THAT THE ANCHOR ATTACHES TO HAS RUSTED LOOSE. I BROUGHT THE VAN TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

OUR SON WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AND COMPLAINED THAT AS WE TURNED CORNERS, HIS SEAT MOVED. HE SAID IT FELTS AS IF IT WERE NOT LATCHED. UPON INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THE SEAT DID NOT LATCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS TO RELATCH IT AND FOUND THE LATCH ANCHOR WAS LOOSE. BEING DARK AND ...

Mileage: 156,000

OUR SON WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AND COMPLAINED THAT AS WE TURNED CORNERS, HIS SEAT MOVED. HE SAID IT FELTS AS IF IT WERE NOT LATCHED. UPON INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THE SEAT DID NOT LATCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS TO RELATCH IT AND FOUND THE LATCH ANCHOR WAS LOOSE. BEING DARK AND ...

Mileage: 156,000

ON 7 OCT. 2012, SUNDAY WHILE DRIVING TO KLEBER KASERNE U.S. ARMY BASE IN KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY WITH MY WIFE MY 2004 FORD, FREESTAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ROAD WAS WET FROM RAIN. I WAS IN LIGHT TRAFFIC IN THE SLOW LANE AND THIS PROVED TO BE FORTUNATE. I PUSHED THE HAZARD LIGHTS AS SOON AS I RE...

Mileage: 80,215

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT SUPPORT CORRODED CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL FORWARD AND ALSO PUSH PIECES OF METAL INTO THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY AS...

Mileage: 113,000

I AM ENTERING THIS COMPLAINT IN RELATION TO OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. THERE IS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION TAKING PLACE (EA12003 AND PE11039) FOR THIS ISSUE ALREADY. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY 3RD ROW SEAT BACK UP AND LOCK IT INTO PLACE. ON THE DRIVE SIDE I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ...

Mileage: 87,000

I AM ENTERING THIS COMPLAINT IN RELATION TO OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. THERE IS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION TAKING PLACE (EA12003 AND PE11039) FOR THIS ISSUE ALREADY. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY 3RD ROW SEAT BACK UP AND LOCK IT INTO PLACE. ON THE DRIVE SIDE I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ...

Mileage: 87,000

THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS LOOSE WHEN LOCKED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE I NOTICED THE METAL PLATE WAS LOOSE. I PUT DOWN THE THIRD ROW SEAT AND LOOKED THROUGH THE PLASTIC TO SEE THAT ALL AROUND THE METAL PLATE ROTTED AWAY. SINCE THE THIRD ROW SEAT ...

Mileage: 147,965

THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS LOOSE WHEN LOCKED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE I NOTICED THE METAL PLATE WAS LOOSE. I PUT DOWN THE THIRD ROW SEAT AND LOOKED THROUGH THE PLASTIC TO SEE THAT ALL AROUND THE METAL PLATE ROTTED AWAY. SINCE THE THIRD ROW SEAT ...

Mileage: 147,965

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 11S25/12V006000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL IN MARCH. HOWEVER, THE RECALL LETTER STATED PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2012. IN JUL...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 11S25/12V006000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL IN MARCH. HOWEVER, THE RECALL LETTER STATED PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2012. IN JUL...

SEVERE RUST IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL CAUSED THE THIRD ROW SEAT TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS NOW UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE USED. THE SEAT CAN NO LONGER BE SECURELY LATCHED IN PLACE. THIS VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 72,938 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 72,938

SEVERE RUST IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL CAUSED THE THIRD ROW SEAT TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS NOW UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE USED. THE SEAT CAN NO LONGER BE SECURELY LATCHED IN PLACE. THIS VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 72,938 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 72,938

AT 147000 MILES, I NEEDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THIS COST ME $2800 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT COMMON TO A STANDARD REBUILD. THIS WAS SEPT. 2011. IN JANUARY, I AM ABLE TO NOTE ONLINE THAT THERE IS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. I CALL FORD, I'M TOLD...

Mileage: 165,000

AT 147000 MILES, I NEEDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THIS COST ME $2800 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT COMMON TO A STANDARD REBUILD. THIS WAS SEPT. 2011. IN JANUARY, I AM ABLE TO NOTE ONLINE THAT THERE IS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. I CALL FORD, I'M TOLD...

Mileage: 165,000

AT 147000 MILES, I NEEDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THIS COST ME $2800 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT COMMON TO A STANDARD REBUILD. THIS WAS SEPT. 2011. IN JANUARY, I AM ABLE TO NOTE ONLINE THAT THERE IS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. I CALL FORD, I'M TOLD...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN...

Mileage: 150,000

VAN WON'T START THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PUMP HAD IT TOWED & REPLACED COST $500 VAN STARTS THEN SHUTS OFF MECHANIC SAID PCM MALFUNCTION DEALER SHOULD FIX IT! HELP FORD STAND BY THERE VEHICLE! COMPLAIN. *TR

Mileage: 107,812

VAN WON'T START THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PUMP HAD IT TOWED & REPLACED COST $500 VAN STARTS THEN SHUTS OFF MECHANIC SAID PCM MALFUNCTION DEALER SHOULD FIX IT! HELP FORD STAND BY THERE VEHICLE! COMPLAIN. *TR

Mileage: 107,812

VAN WON'T START THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PUMP HAD IT TOWED & REPLACED COST $500 VAN STARTS THEN SHUTS OFF MECHANIC SAID PCM MALFUNCTION DEALER SHOULD FIX IT! HELP FORD STAND BY THERE VEHICLE! COMPLAIN. *TR

Mileage: 107,812

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BECAM...

Mileage: 59,000

HAD TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED IN 2010 BEFORE THE RECALL FOR ALMOST $2000.00 FROM A FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. NOW FORD WILL NOT GIVE MY MONEY BACK AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CONVERTER. IT'S EITHER $1450 OR A NEW CONVERTER, NOT BOTH. FORD H...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FELT HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PIECE OF METAL RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNO...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULF IN FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIR...

Mileage: 86,000

THE ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN WIGGY EVER SINCE --JUST AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS INCLUDES: BACK-UP SAFETY SENSORS STOPPED WORKING, HEATED DRIVERS SEAT STOPPED WORKING(PASSENGER STILL WORKS), THE STEREO SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF IT'S FUNCTIONS, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, VAN VERY NOISY ...

THE ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN WIGGY EVER SINCE --JUST AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS INCLUDES: BACK-UP SAFETY SENSORS STOPPED WORKING, HEATED DRIVERS SEAT STOPPED WORKING(PASSENGER STILL WORKS), THE STEREO SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF IT'S FUNCTIONS, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, VAN VERY NOISY ...

THE ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN WIGGY EVER SINCE --JUST AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS INCLUDES: BACK-UP SAFETY SENSORS STOPPED WORKING, HEATED DRIVERS SEAT STOPPED WORKING(PASSENGER STILL WORKS), THE STEREO SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF IT'S FUNCTIONS, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, VAN VERY NOISY ...

MANY ISSUES WITH THE VAN & THEY CONTINUE. PURCHASED FROM 1 PREVIOUS OWNER, JAN '09 AROUND 60K MAY 2010, 74K MILES- REPLACED SPARK PLUGS & WIRES, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER: ROUGH IDLE $432.23 DEC 2010, 83K MILES - REPLACED FRONT AXLE & SWAY BAR LINKS: $822.89 APRIL 2011, ? MILES, - REPLACED PLUGS & WIR...

Mileage: 74,212

MANY ISSUES WITH THE VAN & THEY CONTINUE. PURCHASED FROM 1 PREVIOUS OWNER, JAN '09 AROUND 60K MAY 2010, 74K MILES- REPLACED SPARK PLUGS & WIRES, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER: ROUGH IDLE $432.23 DEC 2010, 83K MILES - REPLACED FRONT AXLE & SWAY BAR LINKS: $822.89 APRIL 2011, ? MILES, - REPLACED PLUGS & WIR...

Mileage: 74,212

MANY ISSUES WITH THE VAN & THEY CONTINUE. PURCHASED FROM 1 PREVIOUS OWNER, JAN '09 AROUND 60K MAY 2010, 74K MILES- REPLACED SPARK PLUGS & WIRES, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER: ROUGH IDLE $432.23 DEC 2010, 83K MILES - REPLACED FRONT AXLE & SWAY BAR LINKS: $822.89 APRIL 2011, ? MILES, - REPLACED PLUGS & WIR...

Mileage: 74,212

MANY ISSUES WITH THE VAN & THEY CONTINUE. PURCHASED FROM 1 PREVIOUS OWNER, JAN '09 AROUND 60K MAY 2010, 74K MILES- REPLACED SPARK PLUGS & WIRES, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER: ROUGH IDLE $432.23 DEC 2010, 83K MILES - REPLACED FRONT AXLE & SWAY BAR LINKS: $822.89 APRIL 2011, ? MILES, - REPLACED PLUGS & WIR...

Mileage: 74,212

I WAS ROTATING MY TIRES AND NOTICED THAT INSIDE EACH REAR WHEEL WELL THERE WAS A PANEL PATCHED IN FROM THE FACTORY THAT WAS RUSTING TERRIBLY, WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE BEING MUCH WORSE AND ALMOST COMPLETELY FALLING OFF THE BODY. WITH SOME FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE PANEL ACTUALLY HOLDS ...

Mileage: 164,900

I WAS ROTATING MY TIRES AND NOTICED THAT INSIDE EACH REAR WHEEL WELL THERE WAS A PANEL PATCHED IN FROM THE FACTORY THAT WAS RUSTING TERRIBLY, WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE BEING MUCH WORSE AND ALMOST COMPLETELY FALLING OFF THE BODY. WITH SOME FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE PANEL ACTUALLY HOLDS ...

Mileage: 164,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD UP AND AS A RESULT, THE PANEL RUBS ON THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO REMOVE PART OF THE QUARTER PANEL IN ORDER TO STOP THE TIRE FROM RUBBING. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 83,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE POWER FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED UP AFTER POWER FAILURE. THE SAME EVENING, STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE IDLE WAS ROUGH AND THE POWER FAILED I...

Mileage: 105,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE POWER FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED UP AFTER POWER FAILURE. THE SAME EVENING, STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE IDLE WAS ROUGH AND THE POWER FAILED I...

Mileage: 105,000

LEFT REAR SEAT ANCHOR WAS LOOSE, SO WE LOOKED. A LARGE HOLE HAD RUSTED OUT OF THE INNER FENDER CAUSING THE ANCHOR TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE BODY. WE TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THEY AGREED IT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS ALSO RUSTING OUT, ALTHOUGH NOT THE POINT OF...

Mileage: 116,542

LEFT REAR SEAT ANCHOR WAS LOOSE, SO WE LOOKED. A LARGE HOLE HAD RUSTED OUT OF THE INNER FENDER CAUSING THE ANCHOR TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE BODY. WE TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THEY AGREED IT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS ALSO RUSTING OUT, ALTHOUGH NOT THE POINT OF...

Mileage: 116,542

HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLCED UNDER RECALL AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS GOING OFF AND ON. AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED, THE LIGHT WAS STILL GOING OFF AND ON. HAD PAUL MILLER FORD IN LEXINGTON, KY LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED IT NEED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEME...

Mileage: 160,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR (THIRD ROW) SEAT ANCHOR WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE. IT APPEARS THE METAL PLATE THE ANCHOR ATTACHES TO HAS RUSTED FREE FROM THE CAR, DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL CREATING AN OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE. THE SEAT CANNOT BE PROPERLY LATCHE...

Mileage: 105,000

THERE HAVE BEEN RANDOM ELECTRICAL OCCURRENCES HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. I WENT OUT TO TURN THEM OFF AND DISCOVERED THAT THE GPS SCREEN AND RADIO WERE ALSO ON. THIS IS WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I FOUND OUT ...

Mileage: 72,400

THE REAR LEFT METAL U-SHAPED POST THAT IS USED TO SECURE THE FRONT OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT AND IS ATTACHED THROUGH THE BODY BY A METAL PLATE IN THE REAR WHEEL WELL FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SPEED OF 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE REAR SEAT WAS FOLDED INTO THE FLOOR AT THE TIME O...

Mileage: 74,000

THE REAR LEFT METAL U-SHAPED POST THAT IS USED TO SECURE THE FRONT OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT AND IS ATTACHED THROUGH THE BODY BY A METAL PLATE IN THE REAR WHEEL WELL FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SPEED OF 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE REAR SEAT WAS FOLDED INTO THE FLOOR AT THE TIME O...

Mileage: 74,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOUNT ON THIRD ROW SEAT FAILED SIDE PANEL IN WHEEL WELL CORRODED AND FAILED DISPLACING PANEL INTO TIRE SIDEWALL. PASSENGER SIDE PANEL SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE. FORD DEALERSHIP BODYSHOP REFUSES TO WORK ON ISSUE FOR FEAR OF FUTURE LIABILITY. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT CORROSION ISSU...

Mileage: 109,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOUNT ON THIRD ROW SEAT FAILED SIDE PANEL IN WHEEL WELL CORRODED AND FAILED DISPLACING PANEL INTO TIRE SIDEWALL. PASSENGER SIDE PANEL SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE. FORD DEALERSHIP BODYSHOP REFUSES TO WORK ON ISSUE FOR FEAR OF FUTURE LIABILITY. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT CORROSION ISSU...

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN WOULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. WE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC WHERE WE ALMOST WERE REAR ENDED, PUT IT IN PARK JUST TO RESTART IT. STARTED MOVING AGAIN AND THE VAN DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT GET HIT...

Mileage: 69,000

THE REARMOST SEAT IN MY MINIVAN WILL NOT LATCH DOWN ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. THE REAR AXLE 'MOANS' AT TIMES AND MAKES A ROTATIONAL SHIMMING SOUND. UPON INSPECTION, I AM TOLD THERE IS SEVERE RUST IN THE WHEEL WELL WHERE IT LOCATES TO THE SEAT ATTACHMENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS UNUSUAL, ALT...

Mileage: 104,000

THE REARMOST SEAT IN MY MINIVAN WILL NOT LATCH DOWN ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. THE REAR AXLE 'MOANS' AT TIMES AND MAKES A ROTATIONAL SHIMMING SOUND. UPON INSPECTION, I AM TOLD THERE IS SEVERE RUST IN THE WHEEL WELL WHERE IT LOCATES TO THE SEAT ATTACHMENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS UNUSUAL, ALT...

Mileage: 104,000

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL VEHICLE REPAIRS RELATING TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TGW FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THEY WOULD NOT SEND HIM A WRITTEN EXPLANATION FOR THE DENIAL. RECALL# 12V006000 *JB

ON 08/13/2012 TRIED TO ENGAGE THE THIRD ROW FOLDING SEAT TO THE FULL UPRIGHT POSITION. THE DRIVERS SIDE LATCH FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE SEAT ANCHOR TO BE LOOSE. AFTER I LOOKED AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL THE PLATE THAT THE ANCHOR MOUNTS TO W...

Mileage: 97,603

ON 08/13/2012 TRIED TO ENGAGE THE THIRD ROW FOLDING SEAT TO THE FULL UPRIGHT POSITION. THE DRIVERS SIDE LATCH FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE SEAT ANCHOR TO BE LOOSE. AFTER I LOOKED AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL THE PLATE THAT THE ANCHOR MOUNTS TO W...

Mileage: 97,603

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 11S25/NHTSA 12V-006 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE CONTACTED THE FIRST DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM, THEY WOULD EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND IF NOTHING APPEARED WRONG, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THE SECOND DEALER, INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING CONSUMERS WHO HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND QUARTER HAS PASSED A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WATER PE...

Mileage: 52,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) HE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DECEL...

Mileage: 115,000

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW IN MARCH 2012, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, HE DECIDED TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER LISTED ON THE MEMO. THE CONSUMER STATED TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, HE NEVER...

WE HAD THE 3RD ROW SEAT FOLDED DOWN FOR CARGO SPACE. UPON PULLING THE SEAT BACK UP, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULDN'T LATCH AND THE SEAT MOVED WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON IT. WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO SECURE THE LATCH BY FOLDING THE SEAT BACK DOWN AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN - THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE LATC...

Mileage: 147,838

WE HAD THE 3RD ROW SEAT FOLDED DOWN FOR CARGO SPACE. UPON PULLING THE SEAT BACK UP, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULDN'T LATCH AND THE SEAT MOVED WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON IT. WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO SECURE THE LATCH BY FOLDING THE SEAT BACK DOWN AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN - THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE LATC...

Mileage: 147,838

AS I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED CHANGING GEARS BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT GO. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED OUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. SIX MONTHS LATER ON JULY 14TH, IT STARTS DOING THE SA...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEATING ANCHOR FAILED DUE TO CORROSION PENETRATING THE REAR WHEEL WELL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 78,507

IN JANUARY 2012 AS PER RECALL NOTICE THAT WAS ON CNN NEWS, FORD ADVISED US IN MARCH 2012 THAT OUR 2004 FREESTAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. IF THIS PART WERE TO FAIL, THE VEHICLE WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION. THE FORD WEBSITE STATES THAT THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND WILL NOT...

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN MEEHAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER (DOT/I# H 2012182) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HIS VEHICLE AND WAS TROUBLED BY THE FACT, THAT FORD HAS NOT CONTACTED HIM REGARDING A REPA...

THIRD ROW SEAT NO LONGER LATCHES SECURELY, CAUSED BY CORROSION FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AREA RUINING BODY LATCHING HOLDING SEAT IN PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

THIRD ROW SEAT NO LONGER LATCHES SECURELY, CAUSED BY CORROSION FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AREA RUINING BODY LATCHING HOLDING SEAT IN PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, I LOST ALL POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN FINE, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE VEHICLE FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED DUE TO BEING FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HAD TO REPLACE COMPL...

Mileage: 64,116

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REATTACH THE THIRD-ROW SEAT FROM THE FLAT POSITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LATCH ON THIRD-ROW SEAT POPPED OFF - THE PART WAS RUSTED AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE INTERIOR AND IT FELL ONTO THE GROUND THROUGH A HOLE ABOVE THE REAR LEFT TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS NOT SUPPLYING FLUID TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEH...

Mileage: 198,000

MARCH OF 2012 I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY VAN. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS(TORQUE CONVERTER) WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND I WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND LETTER WHEN THEY DO. IT IS NOW NEAR THE END OF JULY AND AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO FORD I AS OF YET HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON GETTI...

Mileage: 94,000

STARTED IN FEB 2012 WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER - THEN THE PCM WHICH LEAD TO DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES - FROM DASH LIGHTS STAYING ON RUNNING THE BATTERY DEAD - A FORD DEALER SAID THE PCM WAS GETTING WET BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING ISSUE OR DESIGN FLAW - THERE FIX FROM CORPORATE FORD WAS TO REDIREC...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES AFTER RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEP...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF A RED LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, IT WOULD NOT REVERSE, EVEN THOUGH THE LEVER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE TRANSMISSION MOVED BACK AND FORTH FINE. THE CAR ...

Mileage: 179,000

HAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED O...

Mileage: 81,000

HAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED O...

Mileage: 81,000

HAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED O...

Mileage: 81,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND MY VAN JUST STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SQUEALING WHENEVER THE CONTACT TRIED TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 69,075

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE TO AVOID THE LIABILITY. THE RUST HAD DAMAGED THE LUGS FOR THE SE...

Mileage: 120,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PARTS FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *JB

REQUEST UPDATE STATUS ON SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25 NHTSA RECALL 12V-006, WORN SPINES IN TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER PER THEIR MARCH 2012 RECALL LETTER. I WANT TO TAKE MY 2004 FREESTAR TO A LOCAL SAN ANTONIO DEALER TO IMPLEMENT THIS RECALL BEFORE AN...

UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY STREET THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. WE LOST ALL DRIVING FUNCTION, POWER STEERING ETC IN AN INSTANT. LUCKILY IT WAS LATER IN THE EVENING AND NOT MUCH TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND US AS THIS ROAD IS TYPICALLY VERY CONGESTED. WE WERE ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A TURN LANE A...

Mileage: 42,442

UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY STREET THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. WE LOST ALL DRIVING FUNCTION, POWER STEERING ETC IN AN INSTANT. LUCKILY IT WAS LATER IN THE EVENING AND NOT MUCH TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND US AS THIS ROAD IS TYPICALLY VERY CONGESTED. WE WERE ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A TURN LANE A...

Mileage: 42,442

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR ...

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS SEVERE HESITATION AND THEN IMMEDIATELY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOSS POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER UN...

Mileage: 95,000

WE WERE RETURNING HOME FROM WEEKEND TRIP WHEN I NOTICED RUBBING NOISE AND HOT RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VAN. TWO CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT SAID SEAT WAS VIBRATING BADLY. I AM A STATE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC SO I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. I FOUND THAT BOTH REAR SEAT STRIKERS HAD RUSTED LOO...

Mileage: 161,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USED AS A TAXI AND A CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE LOOSE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE OUT OF PLACE AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A ...

Mileage: 269,359

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USED AS A TAXI AND A CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE LOOSE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE OUT OF PLACE AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A ...

Mileage: 269,359

3RD ROW SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ANCHOR USED TO ATTACH THE SEAT HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE RUST IS FROM THE TIRE WELL AND THE TIRE IS VISIBLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE 3RD ROW SEAT IS NOW UN...

Mileage: 85,000

3RD ROW SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ANCHOR USED TO ATTACH THE SEAT HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE RUST IS FROM THE TIRE WELL AND THE TIRE IS VISIBLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE 3RD ROW SEAT IS NOW UN...

Mileage: 85,000

TRAVELING IN TOWN ON FATHERS DAY WITH 8 YR OLD SON AND 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER , LOST FORWARD POWER TRAVELING AT 30 MPH , ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. FINALLY MADE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD, COULD NOT GET FORWARD/REVERSE POWER . HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *JS

Mileage: 79,056

2004 FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 11S25/12V006000. RELATED TO TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR GO IN REVERSE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE NECESSARY PARTS REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *...

WE HAVE A 2004 FREESTAR IN OUR CORPORATE FLEET. IN MARCH 2012 WE HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THIS WAS ONE MONTH BEFORE WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THE ISSUE WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. CAN WE SUBMIT THE REPAIR FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENT FROM FORD? *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD FREESTAR ON A HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LOST POWER AND MADE AN ODD NOISE. DROVE AS BEST I COULD TO AN EXIT. STOPPED AND IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I LOST POWER. TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, BUT...

Mileage: 145,000

I LEFT WORK, GOT 3 PARKING SPOTS AWAY, LOST STEERING, BRAKES AND GAS. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT OFF VAN, TRIED AGAIN AND IT DROVE MAYBE A FEW FEET AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT IT DOWN TRIED AGAIN, DROVE ABOU...

Mileage: 78,000

I LEFT WORK, GOT 3 PARKING SPOTS AWAY, LOST STEERING, BRAKES AND GAS. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT OFF VAN, TRIED AGAIN AND IT DROVE MAYBE A FEW FEET AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT IT DOWN TRIED AGAIN, DROVE ABOU...

Mileage: 78,000

I LEFT WORK, GOT 3 PARKING SPOTS AWAY, LOST STEERING, BRAKES AND GAS. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT OFF VAN, TRIED AGAIN AND IT DROVE MAYBE A FEW FEET AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT IT DOWN TRIED AGAIN, DROVE ABOU...

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVING AND BATTERY LIGHT, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. NO ISSUES WITH BRAKING. REPLACED PCM IN NOV 2011 FOR SIMILAR ISSUE. CAR AT DEALER FOR A WEEK SO FAR AND INDICATE NEEDS AN ALTERNATOR (MAYBE) AND PCM. MULTIPLE PCM ISSUES REPORTED ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. TSBS, ETC. WHEN IS ACTION G...

Mileage: 36,000

DRIVING AND BATTERY LIGHT, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. NO ISSUES WITH BRAKING. REPLACED PCM IN NOV 2011 FOR SIMILAR ISSUE. CAR AT DEALER FOR A WEEK SO FAR AND INDICATE NEEDS AN ALTERNATOR (MAYBE) AND PCM. MULTIPLE PCM ISSUES REPORTED ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. TSBS, ETC. WHEN IS ACTION G...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR AND CAUSED FUMES TO RELEASE FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CON...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. ...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SHE FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO PERFORM SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE....

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED...

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE TURNING A CORNER WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. AFTER GETTING HOME WE PULLED THE LEFT REAR TIRE OFF TO INSPECT THE BRAKES, WHICH WERE FINE. WE DID NOTICE THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTING OUT AROUND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH. THE LATCH WAS LOOSE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 71,065

WHILE TURNING A CORNER WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. AFTER GETTING HOME WE PULLED THE LEFT REAR TIRE OFF TO INSPECT THE BRAKES, WHICH WERE FINE. WE DID NOTICE THAT THE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTING OUT AROUND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH. THE LATCH WAS LOOSE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTIO...

Mileage: 71,065

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR *TGW CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN MARCH 2012. THREE YEARS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. RECALL# 12V006000. *JB U...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE W...

3RD ROW BENCH SEAT, DRIVERS SIDE U TYPE BOLT BRACKET( THE INSIDE PIECE THAT THE REAR SEAT LOCKS INTO)...COMPETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND PARTIALY FELL ONTO THE TIRE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE PASSENGERS SIDE IN ALSO CRACKED AND BRITTLE. THE VAN STILL RUNS FINE BUT WE CANNOT USE THE 3RD ROW SEAT. OUR C...

Mileage: 91,000

THE VAN WOULD START AND DIE - WHEN IT DID STAY RUNNING YOU COULD PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE - TOOK IT TO SANDERS FORD IN JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. - THEIR INSPECTION FOUND WATER IN THE PCM CONNECTOR - THEY CLEANED THE PCM CONNECTOR AND APPLIED DIELECTRIC GREASE - THE SERVICE...

Mileage: 123,000

WATER SEEMS TO FIND ITS WAY INTO THE TRANSMISSION . WHEN THIS OCCURS IT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. *JS

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT...

Mileage: 64,000

VEHICLE JUST STOPPED MOVING. ENGINE RUNNING BUT NO ENGAGEMENT. NO DRIVE OR REVERSE. STEERING AND BRAKES NOT AFFECTED. EEC TEST NO CODES. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *JS

Mileage: 106,966

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS RUSTED AND REACHED THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS ALSO RUSTED AND WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE VEH...

Mileage: 96,400

WAS DRIVING KIDS TO BASKETBALL AND BEFORE GETTING OUT OF APARTMENT COMPLEX (THANK GOODNESS NOT ON HIGHWAY!) THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER IT TO A PARKING AREA. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. HAD IT TOWED TO AFFORD DEALERSHIP WITH MY...

Mileage: 130,980

POWER CONTROL MODUAL (PCM) GETS WET DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND TRANSMISSION FAILS TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

POWER CONTROL MODUAL (PCM) GETS WET DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND TRANSMISSION FAILS TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

RE: RECALL 11S25 A TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE TODAY ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AT EXIT 43 AREA. SHE WAS PASSING A CAR IN THE PASSING LANE DOING 60 AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SHE WAS LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER THE 3 REQUIRED LANES TO SAFETY. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER A FEW M...

Mileage: 72

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS NORMAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION A...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED ON TO THE SHOULDER AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. IN...

Mileage: 160,000

THE POWER TRAIN SHIFT TO LOST OF POWER AND NOT WANTING TO MOVE IN FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE...

Mileage: 165,000

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT. IS ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR ELECTRICAL? *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT. IS ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR ELECTRICAL? *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELRATE, BUT IT DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAI...

Mileage: 120,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25/NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 RELATED TO TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *JB

WITHOUT ANY WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILS. I TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER ,OF COURSE IT IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. SO I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION OUT OF POCKET TO A COST OF $3327. *TR

Mileage: 98,278

APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER RE 11S25- NHTSA RECALL 12V006000 REIMBURSEMENT FOR HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR. *KB THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE WORN AND LOOSE, AND THE CV AXLE WAS LOOSE. *JB

APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER RE 11S25- NHTSA RECALL 12V006000 REIMBURSEMENT FOR HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR. *KB THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE WORN AND LOOSE, AND THE CV AXLE WAS LOOSE. *JB

APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER RE 11S25- NHTSA RECALL 12V006000 REIMBURSEMENT FOR HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR. *KB THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE WORN AND LOOSE, AND THE CV AXLE WAS LOOSE. *JB

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 12V-006000 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS AT A SALVAGE YARD, AS HE NO LONGER OWNS IT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER THE PCM WAS REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIRD ROW SEATING WAS DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OF...

Mileage: 92,865

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-60 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN A...

Mileage: 77,566

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 FORD FREESTAR. AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE...

Mileage: 149,565

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR 4.2 LITRE ,AT SPEED OF 60MPH ON HIGHWAY SUDDENLY VEHICLE STALLED , AND I HAD TO ACT FAST AND COASTED VEHICLE 2 LANES OVER TO HUG SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TURN IGNITION OFF TURN THE KEY OVER VEHICLE STARTS FINE I DRIVE BACK ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICL...

Mileage: 87,133

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MOUNTS FOR THE REAR SEATING RUSTED AND RENDERED THE REAR SEATING INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT WAS AD...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED HOME BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED HOME BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED...

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING ON I20 THE VAN LOST POWER, WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER IT PICK BACK UP AND CONTINUED. AFTER CHANGING FUEL FILTER AND PUMP IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. ON GOING UP HILL OR PASSING OTHER VEHICLES IT WILL STILL LOSE POWER. TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

PCM WET AND ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN UNDER LOAD. TURN ON POWER OPTION WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

PCM WET AND ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN UNDER LOAD. TURN ON POWER OPTION WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

WATER KEEPS GETTING INTO THE PCM. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. VAN WILL STALL OUT, NOT HAVE POWER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND ANYTHING ELECTRICAL ACTS UP. *TR

Mileage: 92,241

WATER KEEPS GETTING INTO THE PCM. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. VAN WILL STALL OUT, NOT HAVE POWER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND ANYTHING ELECTRICAL ACTS UP. *TR

Mileage: 92,241

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND AXLE HAD SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR T...

Mileage: 87,308

OPEN INVESTIGATION PE11039. THE THIRD ROW FRONT SEAT ANCHOR IS SECURED TO THE REAR WHEEL WELL. ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE AREA OF THE WHEEL WELL WHERE THE SEAT ANCHOR IS LOCATED COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT OF OUR VAN AND DETACHED, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, RUST IS APP...

ISSUES NOTICED WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING BRAND NEW VEHICLE. DEALERSHIPS NEVER FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. RADIO WOULD GO OUT, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WOULD GO OUT ETC. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'D ALL COME BACK ON AS IF NOTHIN...

Mileage: 88,584

ISSUES NOTICED WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING BRAND NEW VEHICLE. DEALERSHIPS NEVER FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. RADIO WOULD GO OUT, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WOULD GO OUT ETC. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'D ALL COME BACK ON AS IF NOTHIN...

Mileage: 88,584

ISSUES NOTICED WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING BRAND NEW VEHICLE. DEALERSHIPS NEVER FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. RADIO WOULD GO OUT, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WOULD GO OUT ETC. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'D ALL COME BACK ON AS IF NOTHIN...

Mileage: 88,584

TRANSMISSION POWER FAILURE- SINCE IT WILL NOT SHIFT. I CONTACTED FORD-WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR.. THEY SAID CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. BUT NO PARTS- DON'T KNOW WHEN? BRING 4-1-12 AND LEAVE IT. I ASKED ,WHAT WILL YOU DO? I SAID WAS RUNNING FINE TILL THIS- WHAT IF CONVERTER DOESN'T F...

Mileage: 99,500

WHILE DRIVING UP A VERY STEEP HILL MY POWER TRAIN/ TOURQE CONVERTER LET GO. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. NOW ITS 2012 AND THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE. I PAID OVER $1500.00 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE. I THINK THAT T...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT SAFELY COASTED TO A STOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ELEV...

REAR 3RD ROW SEAT LATCH IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH MAKING THE REAR SEAT COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IN A ACCIDENT IF RUST GOES UNDETECTED, VEHICLE IS KEPT IN GARAGES AND WELL MAINTAINED. *TR UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

Mileage: 75,600

REAR 3RD ROW SEAT LATCH IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH MAKING THE REAR SEAT COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IN A ACCIDENT IF RUST GOES UNDETECTED, VEHICLE IS KEPT IN GARAGES AND WELL MAINTAINED. *TR UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

Mileage: 75,600

1) WE NOW HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST TO REPAIR EQUALS MOST OF THE VEHICLE'S VALUE. 2) DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CLOSES AND OPENS AGAIN CONTINUALLY. WE GET OUT AND DO THAT MANUALLY. 3) WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, GOING DOWN HILLS, THE FREESTAR TRANSMISSION HAS "CHUGGED" FOR A COUPLE ...

Mileage: 74,000

1) WE NOW HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST TO REPAIR EQUALS MOST OF THE VEHICLE'S VALUE. 2) DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CLOSES AND OPENS AGAIN CONTINUALLY. WE GET OUT AND DO THAT MANUALLY. 3) WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, GOING DOWN HILLS, THE FREESTAR TRANSMISSION HAS "CHUGGED" FOR A COUPLE ...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER AND ...

Mileage: 178,000

DRIVING NORTH ON MINNESOTA HIGHWAY 169 AT 65MPH AND NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WITHIN THREE MINUTES THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS SMOKE. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNIN...

Mileage: 150,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE WOULD OCCASIONALLY BECOME LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BY THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE T...

Mileage: 135,000

THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ACT LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS OR GOING UP HILL. WE NOTICE IT MORE WHEN WE ACCELERATE REALLY FAST LIKE AN ON RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN IT NEEDS THE EXTRA POWER GOING UP HILL. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS WATER GETTING INTO THE...

Mileage: 82,000

THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ACT LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS OR GOING UP HILL. WE NOTICE IT MORE WHEN WE ACCELERATE REALLY FAST LIKE AN ON RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN IT NEEDS THE EXTRA POWER GOING UP HILL. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS WATER GETTING INTO THE...

Mileage: 82,000

TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IT STARTED TO STALL. EVEN SINCE THEN VAN HAS BEEN HAVING A STALLING TYPE OF ISSUE. JUST IS PAST SUNDAY SUDDENLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO WAIT A WHILE TO GET THE VAN TO MOVE. AS TO THE RETURN HOME [XXX] ALMOST CRASHED THRU THE GARAGE BECAUS...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THIRD ROW REAR SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH IN PLACE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT ANCHOR IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS CORRODED AND BORE A HOLE INTO THE SEAT ANCHOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 35 MPH, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DIED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A SIDE STREET WITHOUT POWER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT RAN ROUGHLY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN BEHAVED NORMALLY UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ...

Mileage: 84,560

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 35 MPH, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DIED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A SIDE STREET WITHOUT POWER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT RAN ROUGHLY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN BEHAVED NORMALLY UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ...

Mileage: 84,560

LEFT REAR SEAT NO LONGER LATCHES MAKING IT UNSAFE. THE SEAT NO LONGER LATCHES BECAUSE LATCH THAT WAS FASTENED TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF THE WHEEL WELL. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

LEFT REAR SEAT NO LONGER LATCHES MAKING IT UNSAFE. THE SEAT NO LONGER LATCHES BECAUSE LATCH THAT WAS FASTENED TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF THE WHEEL WELL. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

NOTICED INSIDE CARPET WAS WET ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE, REMOVED THE INSIDE REAR WHEEL PANEL AND FOUND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE CAB SPACE AND NOW THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE SEAT NOT BEING ABLE TO LATCH. *TR

Mileage: 128,641

NOTICED INSIDE CARPET WAS WET ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE, REMOVED THE INSIDE REAR WHEEL PANEL AND FOUND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE CAB SPACE AND NOW THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE SEAT NOT BEING ABLE TO LATCH. *TR

Mileage: 128,641

LAST THURSDAY AROUND 3:00PM I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A STRANGE WHINNING NOISE EVERY TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SO I IMMEDIATELY DROVE ALL THE WAY TO THE EMERGENCY LAN...

Mileage: 86,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES DRIVES ROUGH, STATING VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP WITH RAPID JERKING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE EGR REPLACED AT A COST OF $289.97. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, ...

Mileage: 47,278

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES DRIVES ROUGH, STATING VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP WITH RAPID JERKING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE EGR REPLACED AT A COST OF $289.97. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, ...

Mileage: 47,278

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES DRIVES ROUGH, STATING VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP WITH RAPID JERKING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE EGR REPLACED AT A COST OF $289.97. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, ...

Mileage: 47,278

2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES DRIVES ROUGH, STATING VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP WITH RAPID JERKING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE EGR REPLACED AT A COST OF $289.97. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, ...

Mileage: 47,278

WE BOUGHT OUR 2004 FREESTAR NEW. WIFE NOW IS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. IT STALLS, MISSES, AND BUCKS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS MUCH WORSE AFTER RAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO DO A TUNE-UP. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THERE IS WATER IN PCM. HAVE LOCAT...

Mileage: 120,000

DROVE VEHICLE TO STORE, WENT IN TO DO SHOPPING CAME OUT TO LEAVE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. TWO DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT IT HAD BEEN RAINING IN GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE PMC IS FULL OF WATER! IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER 1500.00 TO FIX...

Mileage: 56,655

DROVE VEHICLE TO STORE, WENT IN TO DO SHOPPING CAME OUT TO LEAVE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. TWO DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT IT HAD BEEN RAINING IN GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE PMC IS FULL OF WATER! IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER 1500.00 TO FIX...

Mileage: 56,655

DROVE VEHICLE TO STORE, WENT IN TO DO SHOPPING CAME OUT TO LEAVE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. TWO DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT IT HAD BEEN RAINING IN GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE PMC IS FULL OF WATER! IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER 1500.00 TO FIX...

Mileage: 56,655

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2009. HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR FOR SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE UNDER DEALER WARRANTY. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THE TRANNY WAS STRONG. HAVE HAD ISSUES SINCE THE BEGINNING. DURING A RECENT TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE THE TRANSM...

Mileage: 111,006

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2009. HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR FOR SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE UNDER DEALER WARRANTY. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THE TRANNY WAS STRONG. HAVE HAD ISSUES SINCE THE BEGINNING. DURING A RECENT TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE THE TRANSM...

Mileage: 111,006

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2009. HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR FOR SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE UNDER DEALER WARRANTY. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THE TRANNY WAS STRONG. HAVE HAD ISSUES SINCE THE BEGINNING. DURING A RECENT TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE THE TRANSM...

Mileage: 111,006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WHILE BRAKING, BUT THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR FAILED. THE MANU...

Mileage: 81,401

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITH A FULL LOAD (MY WIFE, 2 KIDS, MY PARENTS AND I) A VIBRATION OCCURRED IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. I COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM MYSELF SO I TOOK THE VAN TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RUSTING IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL WHICH CAUSED FRI...

Mileage: 72,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE WALL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000...

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVEING DOWN ROAD LOST COMPLETY TRANSMISSION FAILURE,HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP CONVERT SPLINE FAILED ,PAYED FOR NEW TRANSMISSION ,CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THATS NORMAL WEAR WOULD NOT PAY A DIME. *TT

Mileage: 85,613

WHEN I TURN STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND ROLLING AROUND IN THE AIR BAG HOUSING. IS THERE A DANGER OF SOMETHING LOOSE IN THERE ACTING AS A PROJECTILE SHOULD THE AIR BAG DEPLOY? I DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH THIS MYSELF, WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TT

Mileage: 156,000

TRAVELING STEADY AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING. SAFELY PULLED TO SIDE. UNABLE TO GET VAN TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OR FAILURES. TRANSMISSION SHOP FOUND METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT TRANSMISSION AND REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER FOR TOTAL COS...

Mileage: 136,577

FIRE IN ENGINE. MECHANICAL ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DON'T HAVE SPECIFICS OUTSIDE OF THAT, BUT I SEE TRANSMISSION FAILURES THIS MONTH BY FORD FOR MY VEHICLE, AND I'M NATURALLY CONCERNED. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

FIRE IN ENGINE. MECHANICAL ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DON'T HAVE SPECIFICS OUTSIDE OF THAT, BUT I SEE TRANSMISSION FAILURES THIS MONTH BY FORD FOR MY VEHICLE, AND I'M NATURALLY CONCERNED. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 03/28/2011 AND AT THE TIME IT RECORDED A MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 107,000 MILES. TODAY I CHECKED AND MY MILES IS REPORTING OVER 195,000. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A JUMP OF OVER 80,000 MILES IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND I HARDLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 47,146

2004 FORD FREESTAR: 18 MONTHS AGO, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT; VAN HAD LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT. NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN BUT AGAIN MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. POWER LOSS IS VERY CLEAR! TODAY, I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY TO ADDRESS MY CONCERN BECAUSE MY VAN AGAIN LOST POWER. TRANSPORTING FOUR CHILDR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED TWICE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE ...

Mileage: 63,369

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A COVER WAS PLACED OVER THE COMPUTER TO KEEP WATER FROM GETTING ENTERING AND DAMAGING THE COMPUTER BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A COVER WAS PLACED OVER THE COMPUTER TO KEEP WATER FROM GETTING ENTERING AND DAMAGING THE COMPUTER BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHI...

THIS HAS BEEN ON AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW (THIS IS THE 4TH TIME FORD SERVICED THE VEHICLE). AFTER A RAIN STORM MY FREESTAR DOES NOT START OR WILL START & STALL. TODAY, AFTER RAINING ALL NIGHT, I WAS DRIVING MY 3 KIDS TO SCHOOL APX 0800HRS, AS I WAS TURNING ONTO ROCHELLE AVE FROM CHE...

Mileage: 61,000

THIS HAS BEEN ON AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW (THIS IS THE 4TH TIME FORD SERVICED THE VEHICLE). AFTER A RAIN STORM MY FREESTAR DOES NOT START OR WILL START & STALL. TODAY, AFTER RAINING ALL NIGHT, I WAS DRIVING MY 3 KIDS TO SCHOOL APX 0800HRS, AS I WAS TURNING ONTO ROCHELLE AVE FROM CHE...

Mileage: 61,000

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK IT WILL KICK THE GAS BACK OUT THE FILLER HOLE - SPRAYING GAS A GOOD 3 FT. IN ORDER TO GET GAS INTO THE TANK YOU HAVE TO FILL VERY SLOW AND AFTER MANY TRIES AND NOZZLE SHUT OFFS YOU CAN FILL THE TANK. WHEN THIS SYMPTOM STARTED IT HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SPUTTER GOING DOWN...

Mileage: 180,000

THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY KIND OF NOTICE, NO NOISE , NO SLIPPAGE. IT WAS PULLING IT SELF REAL GOOD THEN JUST QUIT. IN THE LONG RUN OF GETTING IT FIXED, IT COSTS US ALMOST $2000.00. THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS, HENCE, REBUILDING THE WHOLE T...

Mileage: 93,000

CAME OUT FROM WORK, WENT TO START MY FORD FREESTAR, THE CAR TURNED ON BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT. THE WHEELS WOULD TURN, ATTEMPT TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. WAS INITIALLY TOLD BY A MECHANIC ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

CAME OUT FROM WORK, WENT TO START MY FORD FREESTAR, THE CAR TURNED ON BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT. THE WHEELS WOULD TURN, ATTEMPT TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. WAS INITIALLY TOLD BY A MECHANIC ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CONNECTICUIT GOING BACK HOME TO MAINE. LOST ALL POWER ON RTE 84. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. $850 TOW BACK HOME. TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALED AND RESTARTED WITH THE CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDIC...

Mileage: 151,000

LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING MY FREESTAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HOWEVER, IT WAS THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR AND I WAS STRANDED. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I WENT TO GET IN AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WITH A NICE BILL OF $2500...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEGAN TO EXIT WHEN THE CAR ALERTED TO "CHECK TRACTION." IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THEN BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND NO MATTER IF I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MYSELF TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE IT...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEGAN TO EXIT WHEN THE CAR ALERTED TO "CHECK TRACTION." IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THEN BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND NO MATTER IF I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MYSELF TO A SAFE AREA BEFORE IT...

SON COMMENTED THAT REAR SEAT WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED DOWN. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT DRIVER-SIDE REAR SEAT ANCHOR WAS LATCHED TO THE SEAT, BUT THE ANCHOR WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE BODY. HAD ALSO BEEN NOTICING THAT DURING RIGHT HAND TURNS, DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL MAKES LOUD RUBBING SOUND. ...

Mileage: 169,000

I PURCHASED MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN NEW AND HAD EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS OR SYMPTOMS WHATSOEVER LEADING UP TO THE DATE OF MY RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 11/11. RECENTLY, WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY (WIFE, TWO CHILDREN, GRANDMOTHER IN CAR WITH ME), MY TRANSMISSION SIMPLY FAILED. THE ...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

DAUGHTER'S WERE DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED / NO POWER IN TRAFFIC. CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL .TURNED ONTO SIDE STREET TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED SLID INTO BRUSH AND ROCKS. PAINT SCRATCHES,TOWING,TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND POSSIBLE DEADLY CONDITION ! *TR

WE WERE LEAVING FOR A SHORT TRIP. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE AND THE VAN WAS HARDLY MOVING. NO ADVANCE NOTICE AT ALL. WE TURNED AROUND AND MADE IT BACK TO THE HOUSE. JUST CREEPING ALONG. IT WAS JUST PURE LUCK, EARLY MORNING WITH HARDLY ANY TRAFFIC. FROM READING OTHER CO...

Mileage: 60,155

WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) A FAILURE OCCURRED IN MY FREESTAR MINIVAN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY (ROUTE 17) AND RENDERED MY VAN POWERLESS WITH MY WIFE AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN ABOARD. ...

Mileage: 82,000

WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE ENGINE STILL RUNNING THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. I NOW HAVE NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. COSTING OVER $1700 TO REPAIR, NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 109,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LATCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOK THAT HELD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CONVERTIBLE BENCH SEAT IN PLACE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT RUSTED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DE...

Mileage: 137,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOK THAT HELD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CONVERTIBLE BENCH SEAT IN PLACE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT RUSTED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DE...

Mileage: 137,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING UP THE HILL TO OUR HOUSE WHEN OUR VAN HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. HE MANAGED TO GET ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. NOW THE VAN WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. IF YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND HIT THE GAS THE ENGINE JUST REVS. WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND MY VAN STARTING CUTTING OUT REALLY BAD AND DIED. I WAS A MILE FROM ANYWHERE I GOT IT TO A SAFE PLACE EVENTUALLY AND THEN COULD NO LONGER START THE VAN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER ALREADY ONCE. IT WAS RAIN...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILST DRIVING, ENGINE RPM INCREASED WITH NO VEHICLE ACCELERATION. HAD TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT AND FOUND TRANSMISSION HAD NO FORWARD OR REVERSE MOVEMENT. LUCKILY THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC AND EMERGENCY ACTIONS WERE NOT PRESENT TO REMOVE VEHICLE OFF ROAD SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

PAINT PEELING OFF ROOF AND HOOD ,LOOKS LIKE THEY USED TWO DIFFERENT PRIMERS. *TR

WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY AND IT JUST LOST ALL ACCELERATION. HAD IT TOWED ($300) TO SHOP. NEEDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ($2440). HAD THAT DONE. NOW, 15 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING! *TR

Mileage: 52,799

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE M...

Mileage: 76,000

MY WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS SHE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM WHILE THE ENGINE RPM'S ACCELLERATED TO THE POINT IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. MY WIFE WAS ON AN INCLINE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SHE PUT ON THE BRAKE AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, IT START...

Mileage: 74,576

UPON OPENING THE FOLDING THIRD ROW SEAT, THE BOTTOM LATCH FAILED TO ENGAGE WITH THE SEAT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE ENTIRE LATCH PANEL HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR AND WAS SITTING IN THE WHEEL WELL. THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE VAN AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS UNUSABLE. ...

Mileage: 92,300

UPON OPENING THE FOLDING THIRD ROW SEAT, THE BOTTOM LATCH FAILED TO ENGAGE WITH THE SEAT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE ENTIRE LATCH PANEL HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR AND WAS SITTING IN THE WHEEL WELL. THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE VAN AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS UNUSABLE. ...

Mileage: 92,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE USING THE MANUFACTURERS JACK, THE JACK FAILED. THE VEHICLE BARELY MISSED LANDING ON THE CONTACTS FOOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN ...

Mileage: 113,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH THE VAN JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE RPM ACTED CRAZY. WE PULLED TOO SIDE OF ROAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAVE HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS NO SIGNS OR WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TOWED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY VAN NEEDS NEW ...

Mileage: 141,486

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH THE VAN JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE RPM ACTED CRAZY. WE PULLED TOO SIDE OF ROAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAVE HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS NO SIGNS OR WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TOWED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY VAN NEEDS NEW ...

Mileage: 141,486

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT LOWERED THE THIRD ROW SEATING TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE NOTICED THE SAFETY LATCH ATTACHED TO THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WAS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW SEAT COULD NOT BE USE...

Mileage: 92,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT LOWERED THE THIRD ROW SEATING TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE NOTICED THE SAFETY LATCH ATTACHED TO THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WAS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW SEAT COULD NOT BE USE...

Mileage: 92,300

I HAD ARRIVED AT MY BROTHERS HOUSE AFTER A 8-9 HOUR DRIVE, UNLOADED THE VEHICLE & VISITED FOR A FEW HOURS. WE DECIDED THEN TO GO OUT TO DINNER & WOULD TAKE MY FREESTAR. MY BROTHER HAS MS SO I HAD TO PULL FORWARD & TRY TO BACK IN TO GET PASSENGER DOOR CLOSEST TO HIS EXIT FROM THE HOUSE. WHEN I PUT I...

Mileage: 88,142

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED AND REMAINED IN THE REAR CARGO AREA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND CORROSION IN THE REAR FENDER WELL AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH. THE REAR PANEL WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND CAUSED WATER TO PENETRA...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED AND REMAINED IN THE REAR CARGO AREA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND CORROSION IN THE REAR FENDER WELL AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH. THE REAR PANEL WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND CAUSED WATER TO PENETRA...

Mileage: 105,000

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, IT HAD A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE BAD. HE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND I HAD THE CAR BACK FOR A WEEK AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR IS NOW...

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN: NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NOTHING WORKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATION OF FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP VEHICLE USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. *TT

Mileage: 123,000

DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN: NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NOTHING WORKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATION OF FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP VEHICLE USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. *TT

Mileage: 123,000

DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN: NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NOTHING WORKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATION OF FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP VEHICLE USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. *TT

Mileage: 123,000

IT STARTED WITH MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKING ERRATICALLY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE BUTTONS ON MY RADIO QUIT WORKING, ALTHOUGH IT RANDOMLY KEPT TRYING TO REPROGRAM "PRESET 2". WITHOUT WARNING, AT 65MPH ON A BUSY ROAD, I ABRUPTLY LOST POWER AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED ER...

Mileage: 119,494

IT STARTED WITH MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKING ERRATICALLY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE BUTTONS ON MY RADIO QUIT WORKING, ALTHOUGH IT RANDOMLY KEPT TRYING TO REPROGRAM "PRESET 2". WITHOUT WARNING, AT 65MPH ON A BUSY ROAD, I ABRUPTLY LOST POWER AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED ER...

Mileage: 119,494

TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT APPEARED WHILE ON VACATION. STOPPED AT A DEALER SAID WE WERE OK TO CONTINUE. CAR HAS FELT WEIRD SINCE. AUTO SHOP JUST TOLD US WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

GOING TO WORK WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR 2004 FREESTAR. GOING TO DROP THEM OFF AT FAMILY'S HOUSE WENT TO GIVE GAS LOST ALL POWER NO WARNING NO INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM COASTING IN MIDDLE OF MAIN ROAD VERY LUCKY ITS A BUSY ROAD COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. NEEDS TO BE SOLVED BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. NO...

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND LOSS ACCELERATION. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. *KB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND LOSS ACCELERATION. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. *KB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND LOSS ACCELERATION. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. *KB

2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND STOPPED ON MAJOR ROADWAY. NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF TROUBLE FROM TRANSMISSION. CLASS ACTION FILED IN US DISTRICT COURT AUGUST 2010 DECLARING FAULTY MANUFACTURING. FORD REFUSING TO REPAIR WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT OF $3200. CURRENT MILEAGE 94,000. HOW MANY MUST GET ...

Mileage: 94,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND STOPPED ON MAJOR ROADWAY. NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF TROUBLE FROM TRANSMISSION. CLASS ACTION FILED IN US DISTRICT COURT AUGUST 2010 DECLARING FAULTY MANUFACTURING. FORD REFUSING TO REPAIR WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT OF $3200. CURRENT MILEAGE 94,000. HOW MANY MUST GET ...

Mileage: 94,000

TRANSMISSION ISSUES HAD TO BE REPLACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR, SENSOR LIGHT ISSUES, TRACKING LIGHT ISSUES. NO WARNING TRANSMISSION JUST DIED 200 MILES FROM HOME. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TRANSMISSION ISSUES HAD TO BE REPLACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR, SENSOR LIGHT ISSUES, TRACKING LIGHT ISSUES. NO WARNING TRANSMISSION JUST DIED 200 MILES FROM HOME. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TRANSMISSION ISSUES HAD TO BE REPLACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR, SENSOR LIGHT ISSUES, TRACKING LIGHT ISSUES. NO WARNING TRANSMISSION JUST DIED 200 MILES FROM HOME. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT, NO PROPULSION BUT MOTOR STILL RUNNING, AND IT COASTED TO A STOP. ONLY SHE AND I (DRIVING INSTRUCTOR AND SAFETY OFFICER) HAVE CAREFULLY DRIVEN AND MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS FACTORY ORDERED AND DELIVERED FROM THE DEALER IN 2004. ...

Mileage: 82,682

THE VAN BEGAN TO JERK AND LOSE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PCM WAS WET. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN AND LEARNED ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN. I EMAILED FORD AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I WOULD NEED TO FIX THIS ISSUE MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE STORE WITH MY 2 YOUNG SONS. I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN, I LOST ANY POWER THAT I HAD, WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY TRANSMISSION WENT. I DIDN'T HAVE 1ST, 3RD OR REVERSE, I HAD TO GET MY VAN TOWED HOME ARRANGE FOR A RIDE. THIS IS VER...

Mileage: 112,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION QUIT FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING , JUST CUT OUT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH UP A HILL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TT

Mileage: 89,966

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *TT

THE MAIN ENGINE COMPUTER (ECM, PCM, AKA EEC) CONSTANTLY GETS WET DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. WATER DRIPS DOWN ON THE COMPUTER AND WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE JUST TO DIE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TT

Mileage: 105,000

THE MAIN ENGINE COMPUTER (ECM, PCM, AKA EEC) CONSTANTLY GETS WET DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. WATER DRIPS DOWN ON THE COMPUTER AND WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE JUST TO DIE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TT

Mileage: 105,000

ENGINE MISFIRES, WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR, NOR MOVE, SOMETIMES DRIVEING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, FORD DEALER TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, I TOOK VAN TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, THEY FOUND WATER IN THE PCM, REPLACED PCM, COST 1300 DOLLARS, AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME IT RAINS. *T...

Mileage: 80,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR RPM'S 3000 AT IDLE. DIAGNOSED AS WATER INTRUSION IN ORIGINAL PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) IN APRIL OF 2011. WATER INTRUSION OCCURRED ON REPLACEMENT PCM AS WELL WITHIN 3 MONTHS BECAUSE RAIN KIT PER SERVICE BULLETIN ( # TSB-06-14-10) WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE FORD DEALER. SECOND I...

Mileage: 100,553

2004 FORD FREESTAR RPM'S 3000 AT IDLE. DIAGNOSED AS WATER INTRUSION IN ORIGINAL PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) IN APRIL OF 2011. WATER INTRUSION OCCURRED ON REPLACEMENT PCM AS WELL WITHIN 3 MONTHS BECAUSE RAIN KIT PER SERVICE BULLETIN ( # TSB-06-14-10) WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE FORD DEALER. SECOND I...

Mileage: 100,553

2004 FORD FREESTAR RPM'S 3000 AT IDLE. DIAGNOSED AS WATER INTRUSION IN ORIGINAL PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) IN APRIL OF 2011. WATER INTRUSION OCCURRED ON REPLACEMENT PCM AS WELL WITHIN 3 MONTHS BECAUSE RAIN KIT PER SERVICE BULLETIN ( # TSB-06-14-10) WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE FORD DEALER. SECOND I...

Mileage: 100,553

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN ON A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STOP ACCELERATING AND ENGINE REVVED FREELY. NO SHOULDER AND VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE UNDER OWN POWER. PULLED OVER A LITTLE BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL IN LANE OF TRAVEL, AT NIGHT, WITH NO STREET LIGHTS AND SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR! *TR

Mileage: 140,002

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HWY IN PENSACOLA, FL WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING. NO FORWARD, NO BACKWARDS, NEUTRAL, NOTHING AND THE RPMS WENT EXTREMELY HIGH. ZERO WARNINGS, AND IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT IS ONLY DUE TO MY HUSBANDS RACE CAR DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND QUICK...

Mileage: 78,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HWY IN PENSACOLA, FL WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING. NO FORWARD, NO BACKWARDS, NEUTRAL, NOTHING AND THE RPMS WENT EXTREMELY HIGH. ZERO WARNINGS, AND IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT IS ONLY DUE TO MY HUSBANDS RACE CAR DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND QUICK...

Mileage: 78,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HWY IN PENSACOLA, FL WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING. NO FORWARD, NO BACKWARDS, NEUTRAL, NOTHING AND THE RPMS WENT EXTREMELY HIGH. ZERO WARNINGS, AND IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT IS ONLY DUE TO MY HUSBANDS RACE CAR DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND QUICK...

Mileage: 78,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HWY IN PENSACOLA, FL WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY STOPPED PULLING. NO FORWARD, NO BACKWARDS, NEUTRAL, NOTHING AND THE RPMS WENT EXTREMELY HIGH. ZERO WARNINGS, AND IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT IS ONLY DUE TO MY HUSBANDS RACE CAR DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND QUICK...

Mileage: 78,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR WAS DRIVING HOME ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET CAME TO A STOP AND WENT TO TAKE OFF FROM STOP SIGN AND ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE CAR ROLLED OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS AT 10PM AND I HAD A NEWBORN BABY IN THE VAN I PUSHED THE VAN OUT OF THE WAY AND WE WALKED T...

Mileage: 53,000

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. EXERCISED ALL LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TRANMISSION GRINDING AND LOSS OF POWER... *TR

Mileage: 93,646

LETTER FROM SENATOR GRASSLEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR REAR SEAT OF HIS 2004 FORD FREESTAR *TGW THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE REAR SEAT RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE.*JB

LETTER FROM SENATOR GRASSLEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR REAR SEAT OF HIS 2004 FORD FREESTAR *TGW THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE REAR SEAT RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE.*JB

WE PURCHASED A 04 FORD FREESTAR IN FEBRUARY 2009 THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING A GREAT DEAL. IN OCTOBER OF 2009 WE HAD TO PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN IT THANK GOD IT WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY WE PURCHASED WITH THE USED CAR COMPANY. IN MAY OF 2011 GUESS WHAT SAME PROBLEM AND THIS TIME NEEDED A BRAND...

Mileage: 69,000

JUST EXITED INTERSTATE, VAN SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD, NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION SPLINE, COST 1385.76 PLUS TOWING. FRONT WINDOW ALSO STOPPED WORKING, VARIOUS ELECTRIC PROBLEMS INCLUDING BATTERY DRAINING FOR NO REASON, LOCKS WORK SPORADICALLY, DAMP WEATHER CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL, CH...

Mileage: 70,458

JUST EXITED INTERSTATE, VAN SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD, NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION SPLINE, COST 1385.76 PLUS TOWING. FRONT WINDOW ALSO STOPPED WORKING, VARIOUS ELECTRIC PROBLEMS INCLUDING BATTERY DRAINING FOR NO REASON, LOCKS WORK SPORADICALLY, DAMP WEATHER CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL, CH...

Mileage: 70,458

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. NO GRINDING OR SLIPPING, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUST THIS CAR. GOT THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT, NOW IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO A MECHANI...

Mileage: 86,211

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. NO GRINDING OR SLIPPING, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUST THIS CAR. GOT THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT, NOW IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO A MECHANI...

Mileage: 86,211

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. NO GRINDING OR SLIPPING, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUST THIS CAR. GOT THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT, NOW IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO A MECHANI...

Mileage: 86,211

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND SLOWLY DECELERATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER AND ADVISED HAVING IT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 75,381

DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED (65MPH) THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER. VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. COASTED TO SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 3,000.00 DOLLARS. NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA09016. *TR

Mileage: 104,997

AS I STARTED CROSSING A 5 LANE INTERSECTION TO TURN ON A SIDE STREET, THE VAN LOST ALL DRIVE POWER. MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. HAD TO AVOID CROSS TRAFFIC COMING AT ME AS I SLOWLY GLIDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND IT WAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER...

Mileage: 101,468

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. COST $3700 TO FIX. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STINKS. NOTHING IS RIGHT ABOUT THIS CAR. ONE PIECE FALLS OFF AFTER ANOTHER. NICKEL AND DIMING ME TO DEATH! *TR

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH MY VAN'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, BUT IT WAS IN DRIVE. WHILE HITTING THE GAS THE RPM'S INCREASE BUT THE VAN DOES NOT MOVE. THE ROAD WAS CROWDED AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER. SEVERAL CARS HAD TO HONK AND SLAM ON THEIR BRA...

Mileage: 73,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 FORD FREESTAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2010. THE VAN RAN FINE FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS. AS SOON AS IT HIT 100 DAYS, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE VAN HAS BEEN REPAIR 3 TIMES SINCE THEN, MISFIRED CYLINDER, REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR. NOW THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NE...

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WE WHERE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT TO 6000 RPMS THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE RMPS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER ...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE PUMP SHAFT AND SEAL AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD N...

Mileage: 60,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UP SHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEV...

WHILE TRAVELING ON VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH THREE CHILDREN AND INFANT ABOARD, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. ALL DRIVE POWER SUDDENLY LOST.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID N...

Mileage: 52,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE IN FAR LEFT LANE AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED LEAVING US WITHOUT ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE.

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VAN SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I FOUND MYSELF STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS AS I ATTEMPTED SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND BACK BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION AND WAS ABLE TO...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE PANEL THAT HELD THE BACK SEAT BRACKET WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OF...

Mileage: 97,500

2004 FORD FREESTAR SE 3.9 LITRE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO NOT ENGAGE IN AND OUT OF GEARS PROPERLY AT 57,000 MILES . AFTER SEVERAL ESTIMATES OF $1700 - $2000 ALL REPAIR SHOPS RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO REMOVED AND REBUILT AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. LATER, THE REAR ...

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. LATER, THE REAR ...

Mileage: 114,000

TODAY (8-9-11) WHILE ENTERING I-95 SB AT GA EXIT 107, I WAS IN THE ACCELERATION LANE TO BLEND WITH TRAFFIC WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL FORWARD POWER AND SPEED. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE AND WENT TO IDOL. I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER, TRYING TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER. I/V...

Mileage: 94,000

WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICEABLE SYMPTOMS OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN LOST FORWARD POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT ONLY REVVED WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARK THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR IN MY FORD FREESTAR VAN AND I LOST ALL POWER FOR A SECOND AND THE MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I BARELY GOT IT TO THE SHOULDER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAD TO WALK BACK (ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY) TO MY R...

Mileage: 67,285

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN ...

Mileage: 80,000

I PASSED A VEHICLE GOING HOME FROM WORK7/20/2011,I JUST GOT BACK ON MY SIDE OF ROAD, WHEN I LOST ALL POWER, LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO NEUTRAL.THE VEHICLE I JUST PASSED AL MOST HIT ME IN THE BACK INN,BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I HAD DRIVEN 20 MILES TO DO SOME SHOPPING WITH MY HUSBAND AND FATHER. WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT EVERYTHING WORKED UNTIL I TOOK IT OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I TRIED DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I CALLED AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY...

Mileage: 143,652

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. LAST NIGHT, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAR HAD NO POWER, AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THANKFULLY, IT WAS GOING DOWNHILL SO IT WAS SAFELY ROLLED TO A SIDE STREET. ...

Mileage: 78,000

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED 35,000 MILES AGO ON MY FORD FREESTAR AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN OR REPLACE IT ENTIRELY. I'VE NOTICED ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE SPLINES TRUCK CONVERTE...

Mileage: 63,640

THE PART OF THE FRAME THAT HOLDS MY FRONT PASSENGER STEERING AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY IN PLACE HAS FAILED. MY MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY RECALLED FORD WINDSTAR VANS FOR - BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A FORD FREESTAR VAN THERE'S NO RECALL? MY VAN IS NOW UNDRIVABLE! *KB

Mileage: 144,000

ON SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2011, I HAD JUST DRIVEN ONTO THE FREEWAY, AND WAS GETTING UP TO FREEWAY SPEEDS OF ABOUT 50, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE VAN FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTROL PANEL. THE VAN FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN MUD...

Mileage: 97,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED 07/10 AT APPROX 110,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF APPROX. 45-50 MPH. HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD INTERMITTENT HESITATION, ATTEMPTED TROUBLE SHOOTING WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUES (REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL INJECT...

Mileage: 110,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED 07/10 AT APPROX 110,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF APPROX. 45-50 MPH. HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD INTERMITTENT HESITATION, ATTEMPTED TROUBLE SHOOTING WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUES (REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, FUEL INJECT...

Mileage: 110,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RPMS BEGAN TO RACE,CAR SLOWED DOWN-NO WARNING. TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND REPLACED. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STRIPPED OUT, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 108,714

VAN STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WAS TOWED INTO FORD DEALERSHIP. TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED, ON 10/13/2010. NOW TRANSMISSION AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WAS DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE, ON 07/11/2011. REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. THE ORIGINAL REPAIR COST WAS $2264.14, AND THIS TIME...

Mileage: 117,230

VEHICLE LOST TRANSMISSION POWER IN THE WHILE TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS. ABLE TO MOVE IT OUT THE ROAD BEFORE CAUSING A CRASH. CURRENTLY AT SHOP WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. *TT

Mileage: 100,400

NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS,JUST DRIVING DOWN 101 TOWARDS SAN FRANCISCO WITH MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN SUDDENLY THE RPM'S RACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY! NO DRIVE OR REVERSE IN ANY GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND HAD REACHED THE TOP OF THE GRADE AND W...

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE VAN'S RPM REVVED UP BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THE VAN WAS TOWED THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE EASTER HOLIDAY. WE WERE TOLD BY FORD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IMPLODED. 0 WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAD THE WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM. MY MECHANIC SAID THEY NEW ABOUT A SERVICE NOTICE/ALERT, WHATEVER YOU MIGHT CALL IT, STATING THAT FORD KNEW THIS WAS AND ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. THEY ACTUALLY POURED WATER OUT OF THE MODULE. HE STATED THA...

Mileage: 93,000

IT HAPPENED TO ME ON WED APRIL 13, 2011. DRIVING ALONG STEP ON GAS, RPM?S RISE BUT MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WASN?T GOING ANYWHERE. THE VAN HAS ONLY 91,000 MILES ON IT. MY TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THERE WHERE TWO PROBLEMS, FIRST THE MAIN SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WARPING WHICH CAUSED THE SEA...

Mileage: 91,000

REAR WINDOW POPPED / SHATTERED WHILE PARKED. NO VANDALISM. CAR WAS RUNNING AND REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON. WEATHER WAS 60 DEGREES AND CLOUDY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

REAR WINDOW POPPED / SHATTERED WHILE PARKED. NO VANDALISM. CAR WAS RUNNING AND REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON. WEATHER WAS 60 DEGREES AND CLOUDY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NH...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NH...

Mileage: 116,000

OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED WITHOUT WARNING SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, AND THE ENGINE RPM RACED. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS POWER. WE WERE STUCK UNTIL A REPAIR GARAGE COULD BE REACHED...

Mileage: 85,800

WE WERE DRIVING EAST ON THE PA TURNPIKE JUST PAST HERSHEY EXIT AND THE VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE AT 65MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE WENT INTO A HIGH REV AND THE TACH SHOT UP TO 5000 RPM. I HIT THE BRAKE TO KILL THE CRUISE AND THEN STEPPED ON THE GAS AND IT JUST REVVED UP, AS I WAS CONTINUALLY LO...

Mileage: 85,960

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE MINIVAN STARTED TO STALL, EACH TIME I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART AND DRIVE WITH HAZARDS ON TRYING TO GET HOME, IT BECAME DANGEROUS AND HAD TO TAKE MY CHANCE AND PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY, AND LEAVE THE VAN. THE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 46,800

2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. LOSS POWER AND RPMS INCREASED, GEARS IN TORQUE CONVERTER WERE STRIPPED. NEW CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION DOING SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 68,806

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING (IE. NO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, NO NOISE, NO SHAKING ETC...) ON EXPRESSWAY WITH WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. DECELERATION IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING 65 MPH WITH NO BRAKE WARNING TO THOSE BEHIND US COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!!! *TR

Mileage: 106,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY AND IT SHOULD BE THE MANUFATURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CREATED. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN INCREASE IN RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND LATER INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT M...

Mileage: 40,000

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL OUT, THE COMPUTER AT THE SHOP SAID THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, LIGHT WENT OUT, 2 DAYS LATER LIGHT BACK ON SAME THING, SHOP COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE VAN, WE THEN WENT TO...

Mileage: 78,500

MY DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR HOME FROM HIS WORK ON INTERSTATE 70 YESTERDAY. HE HAD IT SET ON CRUISE AND SUDDENLY THE RPM SHOT UP TO MAX AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING PROPELLED ANY LONGER. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP BEFORE BEING TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN & HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SUDDENLY LOOSING POWER AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES AND VAN SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR WHILE THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WITH 109,000 MILES I WAS LEAVING WORK AFTER LATE SHIFT AT HOSPITAL & ...

Mileage: 109,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 93,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON I-895, A MAJOR INTERSTATE THROUGH BALTIMORE, MD. THE VAN HAD TO BE ABANDONED, BUT CAUSED TWO OTHER ACCIDENTS WHILE WE WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THIS SERIOUSLY PUT MY FAMILY AND THE SAFET...

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH OUR TWO DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, MY WIFE WAS 30 MILES FROM HOME, MADE A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND CAR JUST STOPPED DRIVING. VEHICLE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT UNABLE TO MAKE THE CAR DRIVE. WAITED TWO HOURS FOR AAA TO SHOW UP AND TOW HER TO A GARAGE. T...

Mileage: 80,000

LTR ON BEHALF OF CONCERN THE SAFETY OF HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR RE THE RUSTING OF THE 3RD ROW SEATS ANCHORING LATCH SYSTEM; REPLY ATTN KAY RASH/DAVENPORT DISTRICT OFFICE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED...

Mileage: 98,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR GRAHAM ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN HIS 2004 FORD FREESTAR *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 80,700

DRIVER WAS AT A FULL STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN ONTO A MAJOR 4-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE DRIVER ACCELERATED FROM FULL STOP TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO A LEFT-HAND TURN. AFTER THE INITIAL ACCELERATION, DRIVER COASTED THROU...

Mileage: 61,444

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2004 FREESTAR. *TR

Mileage: 126,172

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORTY FIVE DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR...

Mileage: 76,000

STARTED FREESTAR AND RIGHT AWAY SPUTTERING AND DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE WHEN GIVEN GAS, WOULD STALL BUT START BACK UP AND DO THE SAME THING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, SPUTTER AND STALL OUT AND LOSE POWER. FIRST SHOP SAYS ITS THE TRANSMISSION, HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR 2ND OPINION AND CURRENT...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED YET THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD ABN...

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL WITH 56,000 MILES. HAD TO PAY FORD $3,000 TO REPLACE IT. ALSO HAD ROTOR PROBLEMS AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE CALIBERS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN ...

Mileage: 100,000

2004 FREESTAR VAN GOING DOWN ROAD AT 60 MILES AND CAR LOST POWER TRANSMISSION FAILED. NOW WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE FORD BUILT A FAULTY DESIGN AND WON'T RECALL THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40 ON A SUBURBAN ROAD CAR BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND I FOUND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 AND THEN NOT AT ALL. THEN IT SURGE AGAIN AND DROVE FOR A BIT AND REPEATED THE CYCLE. I HAD MY TODDLER IN THE CAR AND WAS ALMOST TO THE SITTERS SO I SLOWLY MADE IT NEAR THEIR HOME WHEN ...

Mileage: 68,000

DRIVING DOWN RURAL HIGHWAY, SUDDEN LOSS OF DRIVE ABILITY TO VEHICLE, VEHICLE COASTED TO STOP ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. ENGINE STILL HAD POWER. TOWED VAN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, RESULT OF DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR: TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. DAMAGE REQUIRED NEW...

Mileage: 98,400

DRIVING DOWN RURAL HIGHWAY, SUDDEN LOSS OF DRIVE ABILITY TO VEHICLE, VEHICLE COASTED TO STOP ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. ENGINE STILL HAD POWER. TOWED VAN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, RESULT OF DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR: TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. DAMAGE REQUIRED NEW...

Mileage: 98,400

WHILE TURNING LEFT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I COASTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST ...

Mileage: 81,587

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LATCH THE THIRD ROW REAR SEAT, THE LATCH FAILED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FLOOR PANEL AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DR...

Mileage: 113,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION PENDING. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AND IS DEAD IN THE WATER EVEN THOUGH ENGINE IS RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

I TO OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. I NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE VAN UNTIL FEBUARY 2011. I WAS PULLING OUT IN AN INTERSECTION THE VAN STARTED TO GO BUT DECIDED NOT TO. I TRIED TO PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND IT WOULDN'T GO. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DECIDED TO GO IN A BIG HURRY SQUE...

Mileage: 91,000

DRIVING A FORD 2004 FREESTAR 113K MILES NO PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. BACKED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY, LOST GEARS WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. COULD NOT RECOVER GEAR. NO SLIPPING GEARS OR OTHER SYMPTOM PRIOR TO FAILURE. NO PRIOR HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS AT ALL. TOWED TO MECHANICS SHOP, REC...

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, HEADING NORTH BOUND IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I FELT A SUDDEN THUMP AND THEN NOTICE THE MINI VAN STARTED TO REV UP TO 4500 - 5000 RPM, WHICH IT HAS NEVER DONE. I PULL TO THE EMERGENCY PULL OFF. THE CAR WOULD TURN ON AND SHIFT HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN FOR...

Mileage: 59,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN GAS PEDAL PUSHED, BUT WOULD NOT GAIN MOMENTUM. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND NO NOISES. NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD WORK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE BANDS INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD SHREDDED.

Mileage: 113,210

2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL TRAVELING @ 60 MPH. AS I WAS PROCEEDING UP A HILL, I NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WERE INCREASING BUT THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I TRIED TO MOVED TO THE SHOULDER BUT THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP BEFORE I COULD GET COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD. AFTER ROLLING IT OFF THE ROADWAY, MY HUSBAN...

Mileage: 104,000

WE WERE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 26 IN THE STATE OF OREGON. WE WERE DRIVING UP THE HILL WHEN THERE WAS A ODD SOUND, THEN THE RPM OF THE VEHICLE WENT OVER 3000. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGH WAY BARELY PAST THE WHITE LINE. I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO DRIVE THE RPM REVVED BUT ...

Mileage: 82,517

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST A FEW FEET TO A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BEFORE THEN. WHEN THE FAILURE OC...

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55MPH). TOTAL LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR (DRIVE, REVERSE, 1, 2, ETC.) *TR

Mileage: 77,050

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM(COMPUTER). THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (03/10) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISES PER THE OBDB SCAN CODES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD JUST PULLED THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIV...

Mileage: 88,842

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM(COMPUTER). THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (03/10) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISES PER THE OBDB SCAN CODES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD JUST PULLED THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIV...

Mileage: 88,842

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM(COMPUTER). THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (03/10) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISES PER THE OBDB SCAN CODES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD JUST PULLED THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIV...

Mileage: 88,842

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHE COULDN'T ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER THEN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE V...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT. IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE NO POWER TO THE WHEELS; FORWARD OR REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER). CAR IS BACK AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AGAIN DUE TO CAR STALLING DURING BRAKING. I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP/MODULE REPLACED IN ERROR, DUE TO FALSE CHECK ENGINE CODES DUE TO MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM, OWNER OF TRANSMISSION SAID ISSUE IS WITH...

Mileage: 88,820

REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER). CAR IS BACK AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AGAIN DUE TO CAR STALLING DURING BRAKING. I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP/MODULE REPLACED IN ERROR, DUE TO FALSE CHECK ENGINE CODES DUE TO MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM, OWNER OF TRANSMISSION SAID ISSUE IS WITH...

Mileage: 88,820

TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

MY MINI VAN IS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN I DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WEAL SHAKES A LOT . *TR

MY MINI VAN IS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN I DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WEAL SHAKES A LOT . *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WENT TO SPEED UP COMING OUT OF TOWN. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, MY RPMS REVVED UPTO 5 AND MY SPEED DRASTICALLY DECLINED TO WHERE I HAD NO POWER AND COULD NOT GO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD T CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE VAN BACK TO TOWN. HAVE BEEN TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER IS BAD ...

Mileage: 123,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD BETWEEN ONE AND TWO RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BALL BEARINGS AND HOSES. SIX DAYS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE,...

Mileage: 85,000

2004 FORD WINDSTAR INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AUTOMATIC RETRACTION FEATURE. AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL START TO CLOSE OR OPEN WHEN PASSENGERS ARE ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. ONCE DOOR OPEN WITH-OUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND OBSERVED SMOKE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. FURTHER OBSERVED THAT UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SATURATED WITH A LIQUID. OBSERVED GASOLINE FLOWING FROM VEHICLE TANK AREA AND BELOW DRIVERS AREA AT UNDERCARRIAGE FROM GASOLINE LI...

Mileage: 63,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. SECOND TRANSMISSION TRANS WAS REPLACED BY FORD JUST AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS LEFT US STRANDED. *TR

Mileage: 159,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SPORADICALLY OR THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO START INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SPORADICALLY OR THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO START INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND ABNORMALLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS DRIV...

Mileage: 74,000

HAD TRANSMISSION FIXED IN JAN 2010 AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT AGAIN MARCH 10 2011... I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE RANGING FROM BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS, TRANNY, A/C, RADIATOR, SPARK PLUGS 02 SENSORS AND SO FORTH. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME I HAVE REPORTED ON HERE. PLEASE DO SOMETHIN...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, FIVE OTHER UNKNOWN COMPONENTS THAT FAILED DU...

Mileage: 73,000

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSE OF POWER TO THE WHEELS (THE RPMS STARTED TO CLIMB, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS). AFTER COMING TO A STOP, TRIED TO MOVE THE VAN IN ANY GEAR ( FORWARD, REVERSE OR ANY LOWER GEAR), IN ANY DIRECTION, BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. WHILE THERE WAS O...

Mileage: 92,397

A CAR JACK, PART NUMBER 3F2Z17080AB, THAT COMES STANDARD WITH 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVANS, BENT WHILE SUPPORTING THE VAN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL, CRUSH AND KILL THE OWNER THAT WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE DOING REPAIRS IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 09/08/11 *BF ...

BOUGHT VAN WITH 68,000 MILES AND A WEEK LATER WITH 68,500 MILES THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING...HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION $2900.00.......I WOULD LIKE ALL OF THAT BACK....AND SO WOULD EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM....THANKS *TR

Mileage: 68,500

ON 3/5/11, MY HUSBAND, MYSELF, AND 2 OF OUR CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING UPHILL ON ROUTE 79 IN UPSTATE NY. SUDDENLY OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN ACTED AS THOUGH IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. MY HUSBAND PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO. WE HAD TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN THE...

Mileage: 74,000

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. MY CAR HAS ONLY 88K MILES AND GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD ...

Mileage: 88,000

APRIL 2008. DRIVING HOME FROM SISTERS WEDDING IN CANADA TO NORTH CAROLINA. TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION, (97000 MILES). NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALL AT AAMCO IN MANCHESTER, CT. 65000 MILES LATER (NOVEMBER 2011) THAT TRANSMISSION FAILS. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WATER WAS GETTING...

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE LIKE A GUN SHOT. MY FORD FREESTAR VAN BACK WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE I HAD CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN CUT UP OR KILLED SITTING BACK THERE. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION AND I WOULD LOVE IT IF THIS COMPLAINT COUL...

Mileage: 91,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE SPLINE WAS STRIPPED AND TH...

Mileage: 82,576

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WATER ENTERS INTO THE ELECTRIACL SYSTEM AND STALLS THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY WOULD GET THE WATER OUT AND BLOW ...

DRIVING TO WORK THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004 FREESTAR WITH ONLY 78,000 MILES CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, STRANDING THE VEHICLE IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF TRAFFIC ON A RURAL HIGHWAY CREATING TRAFFIC HAZARDS FOR MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A PRIVATE TRANS...

Mileage: 78,000

AS WE WERE ON A FAMILY VACATION CROSSING WISCONSIN ON INTERSTATE 94 GOING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE CAR STARTED T REV VERY HIGH AND WE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE RAN FINE AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER, BUT HAD NO FORWARD OR BACKWARD GEARS. WE HAD TO INTERRUPT OUR TRIP, HAVE THE...

Mileage: 94,500

WAS TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. WAS VERY CONCERNING AS IT OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD SERVICE MANAGER STATED A SUBSTANCE -APPEARS TO BE WATER-ENTER THROUGH TRANSAXLE VENT. VENT IS SUPPOSE TO BE COVER BY A COWL GRILLE PANEL. LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AND UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, ALTHOUGH ENGINE RUNNING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON BAC...

Mileage: 93,682

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE ...

Mileage: 78,000

#1398 OF 1400 ANOTHER TRAN FAILS "DEATH TRAP" BY ALTON5 FEB 20, 2011 (1:31 PM) I HAVE A 2004 FREESTAR AND WAS TRAVELING ON A 5 LINE FREEWAY WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRAN LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER EVEN THE POWER STEERING. I WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE AND HAD TO COAST TO TRY AND MAKE IT OFF...

Mileage: 90,000

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING AND CAUSING SMOKE AND LOSS OF TURNING POWER. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE LOW PRESSURE LINE AND ON TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CORRECTED IN FEBRUARY 2011 BY REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING PUMP AND LOW PRESSURE HOSE TO THE COOLER. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR, THE VEHICLE CEASED MOVEMENT DUE TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. THE MAINTENANCE GARAGE (A FORD DEALER) COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE...

Mileage: 75,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE MOVED FINE IN REVERSE BUT NOT IN THE DRI...

Mileage: 134,250

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL DISINGAGES FOR NO APPARANT REASON. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BE WORKING FINE AND AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL DISINAGES THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPS THEN SOMETIMES AFTER YOU PRESS RESUME IT REINGAGES AND SOMETIMES IN DOESEN'T IF YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART I...

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE A 04 FORD FREESTAR THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED EARLY AROUND 40K. FMC SERVICE STATED 'JUST A LEAK'. REPEAT COMPLAINTS EQUALED 'NOTHING FOUND, ETC, ETC'. BEGINNING LAST YEAR IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND BACKFIRE WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND ALMOST CAUSED M...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 78 MPH UP A HILL, WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE QUICKLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ACCELERATIO...

Mileage: 97,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AS IF WERE RUNNING OUT OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2011. THE VEHICLE H...

Mileage: 126,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26,2011, I TRY TO MOVE MY VAN IN MY GARAGE, FOUND THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY, BUT THE VAN CANNOT MOVE.. THE GEAR LOOKED NOT FUNCTIONAL AT ALL. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AS WELL. I HAD MY MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANS...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT...

Mileage: 119,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING JUST STOPPED ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ROADWAY INTO PARKING LOT. MECHANIC STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE

Mileage: 85,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVE TO TIRES WAS LOST. TORQUE CONVERTER MOTH VANES AND SPINDLE WERE DESTROYED UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 74,652

ON DECEMBER 23, WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED, AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY FELL OUT OF GEAR, AND THE RPMS INCREASED, THUS CAUSING THE VAN TO COAST TO A STOP. LUCKILY THE VAN WAS NOT IN A COLLISION DURING THE INCIDENT. AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 81,550

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH MY HUSBAND AND SON. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 40 MPH WHILE PRESSING GAS SLIGHTLY TO GO UP SMALL INCLINE MOTOR REVVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. VAN HAD NO POWER TO MOVE, NOT EVEN REVERSE. HAD TO HAD TOWED. MECHANIC STATES PUMP IN TRANSMISSION IS OUT AND TRANSMISSION IS CO...

Mileage: 150,000

FORD FREESTAR 2004- GOING DOWN HWY, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED LOUDLY THEN WE HAD NO GEARS WHATSO EVER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE BUT COULDN'T PROPEL THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC TOLD US THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 94,461

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 2004 FREESTAR VAN WHEN JUST PASS A INTERSECTION WHEN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, SHE IS OK BUT, HAD TO REPLACE CONVERTER IN TRANSMISSION COST $838.34 ONLY 72925 MILES ON VAN THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN , I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VAN. *TR

Mileage: 72,925

2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION AND A TRANSMISSION SWITCH RANGE WAS REPLACED. *JB

WHEN DRIVING OUR VAN IT STARTED TO JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IT THEN STALLED OUT ON US. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE RAIN STOPPED IT QUIT AND RAN FINE, BUT STARTED AGAIN THE MINUTE WE HIT ANY MOISTURE. THE COMPUTER IN THE VAN ALSO START...

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN DRIVING OUR VAN IT STARTED TO JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IT THEN STALLED OUT ON US. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE RAIN STOPPED IT QUIT AND RAN FINE, BUT STARTED AGAIN THE MINUTE WE HIT ANY MOISTURE. THE COMPUTER IN THE VAN ALSO START...

Mileage: 95,000

I PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 28,389 MILES ON 6/16/08. IN OCTOBER 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN AND WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN & TRIED TO TURN ON THE NEXT ROAD, THE VAN WOULDN'T GO. THE VAN ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VAN WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULDN'T GO IN TO ANY GEARS AT ...

Mileage: 51,887

TRANSMISSION WENT 82,000 MILES FOR FREESTAR 2004 COST FOR NEW TRANSMISSION $2400 WHICH I PAID. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. FORD DIAGNOSED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT BY AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS.

Mileage: 74,136

FORD TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2004 FREESTAR- TRAVELING DOWN ROAD WHEN CAR'S ENGINE JUST STARTED REVVING AND CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS- HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK TO TOW US TO SHOP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORSE IF WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, OR IN BAD WEATHER- AS MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED UNABLE TO WALK VERY WELL!!! C...

Mileage: 87,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010 I PROCEEDED TO BACK MY VAN INTO MY GARAGE AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS FOR THE DAY AND AFTER BACKING UP ABOUT A FOOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED MOVEMENT. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AS WELL. I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC STOP BY MY HOME TO TAKE A LOOK, AND HE IN...

Mileage: 63,515

COMING INTO TOWN IN BUSY TRAFFIC, OUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THEN WOULD NOT SWITCH BACK INTO GEAR ABOVE 20MPH. WE WERE 30 MILES OR SO FROM HOME, SO WE WENT AT LOW SPEED OUT OF TOWN AND DOWN HIGHWAY CONTINUING TO SEE IF IT WOULD KICK INTO GEAR. IT DID NOT GO OVER 20 TO 25 MPH UNTI...

Mileage: 106,000

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN TRANSMISSION SLIPS, HAVE REPLACED TRANNY FLUID AND FILTER, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. EVENTUALY GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANNY. *LN

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WITH OUT WARNING THE POWER TO THE WHEELS CEASED TO WORK. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT THERE WAS NO POWER GOING TO THE WHEELS. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE WHERE WE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A LARGE COST. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 100,000

BOUGHT NEW, 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. AT 60,000 MILES, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP INTO A PARKING LOT. NO POWER IN ANY OF THE GEARS INCLUDING REVERSE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT TORQUE CONVERTER PUMP SHAFT BROKE. HAD TO REPLACE TORQUE C...

Mileage: 60,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER DIE @ ABOUT 80000 MILES TRANMISSION FAIL AT ABOUT 65000 MILES DEFECTIVE OE CONFORMAL COATING IS REMOVED FROM THE ENTIRE ECM BOARD INCLUDING UNDERNEATH CHIPS AND REPLACED WITH UPGRADED CONFORMAL COATING; CORRECTS AN OE DESIGN FLAW AND ENSURE CHIPS...

Mileage: 65,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER DIE @ ABOUT 80000 MILES TRANMISSION FAIL AT ABOUT 65000 MILES DEFECTIVE OE CONFORMAL COATING IS REMOVED FROM THE ENTIRE ECM BOARD INCLUDING UNDERNEATH CHIPS AND REPLACED WITH UPGRADED CONFORMAL COATING; CORRECTS AN OE DESIGN FLAW AND ENSURE CHIPS...

Mileage: 65,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER DIE @ ABOUT 80000 MILES TRANMISSION FAIL AT ABOUT 65000 MILES DEFECTIVE OE CONFORMAL COATING IS REMOVED FROM THE ENTIRE ECM BOARD INCLUDING UNDERNEATH CHIPS AND REPLACED WITH UPGRADED CONFORMAL COATING; CORRECTS AN OE DESIGN FLAW AND ENSURE CHIPS...

Mileage: 65,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION DIED AT 48,100 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CAR BECAUSE THE MINI VAN STOP MOVING AT AN INTERSECTION. HAD THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR CHECKED AND...

Mileage: 48,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR YESTERDAY WITH OUR 10 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. AT SPEEDS AROUND 35-45 MPH, SHE FELT SOME SHUDDERING AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS "SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEARS". SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AND DROVE THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT FEARING THAT...

Mileage: 56,517

WE OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH A 4.2L MOTOR. THANK GOD WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER 2004. AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED MOMENTARILY BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN AND BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 129,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE ...

Mileage: 76,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 FREESTAR DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND SHE SAID IT MADE A REVVING NOISE AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VAN WOULD RUN BUT NOT MOVE. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. SHE HAD KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

I REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT 80,000 MILES IN JULY OF 2008. THE COST WAS $1,600. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET IN OUR CITY AT AROUND 40 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD MY 7, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN THE VAN ALONG WITH MY NIECE AND NEPHEW AND MY MOTHER. WE WE...

Mileage: 40,000

11/26/2010: FORD FREESTAR 2004 MINIVAN DRIVING CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH LOST POWER. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF STREET. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IF ATTEMPTED, ENGINE WOULD RACE. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP - TORQUE CONVERTER IS SAID TO BE THE FAILURE. BILL EST TO BE $3,900 ...

Mileage: 91,104

2004 FREESTAR LOST ALL POWER DRIVING HOME FROM ERRANDS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANK GOD TRAFFIC WAS ONLY GOING 35MPH. MY VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LOSS OF POWER CAME FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE ACCORDING T...

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS ENGAGED, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY BUT THE VEHICLE DID MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR REMAINED STUCK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIR...

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING! LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. *TR

2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING, NOT GOING INTO GEAR OR BANGING INTO GEAR, DARK FLUID(WHICH USUALLY MEANS BURNT OUT).SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. DO NOT SEE A RECALL YET. *TR

Mileage: 146,018

TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 80 TOWARD LAKE TAHOE, ABOUT 70 MILES FROM HOME. RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED WHILE LOSING FORWARD PROPULSION AND SPEED. PULLED OVER AND MUCH SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER ENGINE. MYSELF, WIFE & 2 CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE HAVE AAA AND WERE RESCUED. WE ARE ORIGINAL OW...

Mileage: 61,000

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY. $3500. REPAIR FOR RADIATOR AND FULL RE-BUILD OF TRANS. *TR

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 ...

Mileage: 95,000

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 TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 70,000

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 ...

Mileage: 87,420

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 TRAVELI...

Mileage: 108,985

OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR'S TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND WE LOST FORWARD ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS 100,213 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 100,213

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 ...

Mileage: 104,000

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 CONVERT...

Mileage: 10,108

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 FAI...

Mileage: 72,516

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...

Mileage: 83,000

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 W...

Mileage: 80,586

WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL DRIVER POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUT INTO ANY GEAR AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WE ARE FACING A $3200.00 REPAIR BILL TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VE...

Mileage: 80,000

ON SEPT 28, 2010 MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY AND WITH ZERO WARNING STOPPED 'PULLING'. WAS IN PASSING LANE OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH AND WE BARELY AVOIDED BEING RUN OVER AND KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED ( A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED I AM SURE). FORD CERTIFIED GARAGE LATER ...

Mileage: 89,030

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2010, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN ON I-75 AT 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT). THERE WAS A SLIGHT REV IN THE ENGINE AND THEN ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS GONE, LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF VERY HEAVY AND FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. WE BARELY AVOIDED GETTING REAR ENDED BY A LARGE...

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITHOUT ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND IT JUST STARTED REVVING UP AND LOST POWER. I WAS LUCKY IT WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND AND WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARK. IT HASN'T MOVED SINCE. WAITING FOR TRANSMISSION BUSINESS TO OPEN TO GET QUOTES. ...

Mileage: 89,689

PUT VAN INTO REVERSE AND BACKED UP BUT THEN WHEN I PUT INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TOOK VAN IN FOR REPAIR - REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REBUILDING. *TR

Mileage: 45,100

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN I-85 IN ATLANTA. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE 2000 MILES FROM HOME, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ,(52,000 ORIGINAL ML.)IN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WHILE SITTING @A BUSY CALIFORNIA 4 LANE INTERSECTION. AS CARS SPED BY ON ALL SIDES, WE HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH VEHICLE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION PUTTING OURSELVES IN DANGEROUS,SCA...

Mileage: 52,543

BOUGHT 2004 FREESTAR USED AND HAVE HAD IT FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHILE TRAVELING, I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. UPON ACCELERATION, THE VAN WENT ABOUT 10 YARDS AND FAILED TO GO ANY FURTHER. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC INTO THE CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT WHERE THE VAN H...

Mileage: 64,000

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2008. WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY JERK AS IF IT'S TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS OCCURS 2-3 TIMES ON EVERY HIGHWAY TRIP OF 15-20 MILES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON SHORTER TRIPS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE RADIO AUTOMATI...

Mileage: 65,000

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2008. WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY JERK AS IF IT'S TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS OCCURS 2-3 TIMES ON EVERY HIGHWAY TRIP OF 15-20 MILES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON SHORTER TRIPS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE RADIO AUTOMATI...

Mileage: 65,000

SLOWED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, WENT TO ACCELERATE OFF OF INTERSTATE, AND NOTHING. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS, AND I ROLLED OUT INTO THE ROAD WITH NO WAY TO PICK UP SPEED. HAD TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT, AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD. SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND FOUND OUT THAT NO ONE SHOULD O...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE AND HIS VEHICLE DIDNT MOVED FORWARD, INSTEAD IT REVERSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY COU...

Mileage: 76,634

THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT WHEN WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN JUNE 2008. WE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN IN JUNE 2009. AGAIN WE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IN SEPT 2010 THE CHECK TRANSAXEL...

Mileage: 80,000

BOUGHT A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 25,000 MILES ON IT. DROVE FINE UNTIL 86,000 MILES WHEN WITHOUT WARNING AND AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT AND HAD TO COAST TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND PAID 1,800.00 TO HAVE IT OVERHAULED. THEN 70,000 MILES L...

Mileage: 86,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR DIED. FORTUNATLEY WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED COASTING, BUT MY WIFE AND I AND OU4 4 YOUNG CHILDREN WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY FOR 45 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AN...

Mileage: 110,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MILEAGE AT AROUND 69000. WHILE ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO AVOID GETTING REARENDED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT. VEHICLE WAS USED AS FAMILY PASSENGER VAN, NEVER TO...

Mileage: 69,000

I BOUGHT A 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN AND THREE WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE VAN JUST REVVED, COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT AND NOW WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2010 AND WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND I WISH THERE WAS...

Mileage: 139,000

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WAS JUST IN FOR SERVICE 2 DAYS AGO THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD MY WIFE GOT IN THE VAN TODAY TO GO TO WORK SHE MADE IT TO THE THRUWAY AND THE VAN LOST TOTAL POWER THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF BUT THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING SHE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COAST OVE...

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. I WAS HEADING TO ATLANTA,MY VAN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE CALLED TOW TRUCK TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP,GUY SAID IT WAS MY TORQUE CONVERTER IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $1500.00,I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO MY DAD GOT A CAR TRANSPORTER PICKED ME UP AND TOO...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE ON INTERSTATE HWY, TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THREE LANE INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. IN APRIL 2010 WITH JUST OVER 70K MILES THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AFTER MAKING A LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THE ENGINE WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT THE ...

Mileage: 70,500

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE RPM RAISED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE HAD NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. NO REVERSE AND NO FORWARD GEARS. EVERYTHING HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 88,100

START VEHICLE, IT DIES. AGAIN I START IT, REV. THE ENGINE AND MANAGE TO KEEP IT GOING SO I PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND IT DIES WHILE I AM DRIVING. FROM THE INFO. I GATHER IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME 3 MONTHS AGO AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS SOLVED. I AM NOW READING THIS IS COMM...

Mileage: 157,516

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER PULLED OVER ONCE THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. TOOK IT IN TO FORD AND IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER. 114,000 KLMS ON VAN. I'VE HEARD THIS IS VERY COMMON. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. LAST NIGHT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHEN WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR FROM A SLOWING POSITION, THE RPM REVVED AND THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT NO MOVEMENT. IT WAS AS IF THE VAN HAD POPPED OUT OF GEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE SPEED THAT WE STILL HAD TO MANEUVER OFF O...

Mileage: 107,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE MECHANIC SHOP BEING REPAIRED. THIS OCCURRED IN NEW YORK CITY. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ABOUT 6 MO. AGO I SAW A DEFECT RELATIVE TO MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FORD CO. NEVER SENT ME ANYTHING TO BRING MY CAR IN TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. WHY ARE THEY NOT REQUIRED TO INFORM THE CAR OWNERS OF THESE DEFECTS AND HAVE THEM REQUIRE OWNERS TO BRING THEM IN SO THE FORD CO. CAN DO THE REPAIRS NO CHARG...

I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL LOST POWER, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS LUCKY TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND AWFUL SITUATION, SOMEONE CAN GET RUN-OVER OR GET INJURED WHEN Y...

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. I READ THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS CAR AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, YET FORD REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

VERY HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS. NOISE BEGINS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER BEGINNING DRIVING. NOISE IS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY IRRITATING TO PASSERS BY AND OTHER DRIVERS. NOISE "LIGHTENS" OR LESSENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I B...

Mileage: 35,000

VERY HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS. NOISE BEGINS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER BEGINNING DRIVING. NOISE IS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY IRRITATING TO PASSERS BY AND OTHER DRIVERS. NOISE "LIGHTENS" OR LESSENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I B...

Mileage: 35,000

VERY HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS. NOISE BEGINS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER BEGINNING DRIVING. NOISE IS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY IRRITATING TO PASSERS BY AND OTHER DRIVERS. NOISE "LIGHTENS" OR LESSENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I B...

Mileage: 35,000

VERY HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS. NOISE BEGINS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER BEGINNING DRIVING. NOISE IS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY IRRITATING TO PASSERS BY AND OTHER DRIVERS. NOISE "LIGHTENS" OR LESSENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I B...

Mileage: 35,000

VERY HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS. NOISE BEGINS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER BEGINNING DRIVING. NOISE IS INTERMITTENT BUT VERY IRRITATING TO PASSERS BY AND OTHER DRIVERS. NOISE "LIGHTENS" OR LESSENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I B...

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STOPPED AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED SLOWING DOWN UNTIL IT ...

Mileage: 105,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR W/89,000 MILES HAD TORQUE CONVERTER /TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 65MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TRAVELING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN MY FORD FREESTAR 2004 MINIVAN (~70K MILES ON IT) AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER TO THE WHEELS. ENGINE RUNNING FINE, BUT NO APPARENT CONNECTION TO THE WHEELS- AS IF ENGINE POWER BECAME UNPLUGGED FROM WHEELS. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER AND STOP VEHICLE...

Mileage: 70,892

MY FORD FREESTAR 2004 HAD COMPLETE MOBILITY FAILURE IN INTERSECTION,WAS SAID TO HAVE BAD TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED PROBLEMS OF MOTOR FAILURE CONTINUED HAD TOWED 10 X'S WITH MY INVESTIGATIONS WE FOUND WATER IN THE PCM REPLACED COMPUTER PROBLEM OF WATER REGAINED MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESEAL WHILE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 107,251

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH, WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE REVVED WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY AND SHAFT PUMP DRIV...

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE. NO EARLIER INDICATION. 2004 FORD FREESTAR. 105000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR 4.2 ENGINE. TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR NO RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR, I WAS PASSING A TRUCK WHICH ALMOST TOOK ME AND THE KIDS COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE POWER LOSS. THE TRUCK DRIVER STOPPED TO HELP AND KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 79,898

THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE NOR WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STOP SHIFTING GEARS. I WAS LEAVING HOME HEADING TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A SOMEWHAT SAFE LOCATION ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT WHEN I TURNED MY VAN OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WOULD NOT SHIFT...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL STALLING A SECOND TIME. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 93,000

WE PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED MINI-VAN WITH 36,000 MILES IN JUNE 2007 FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HEADED FOR VACATION, THE VAN LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WE COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, WE HAD...

Mileage: 36,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UP HILL HE HEARD A NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE FROM OCCURRING. LAST SUMMER THE DEALER STATED THAT T...

Mileage: 32,000

I HAD JUST PULLED UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I TRIED TO GO BUT ALL THE ENGINE DID WAS REV UP. I HAD NO WARNING THAT IT QUIT. I PUT THE SHIFT LEVER IN ALL THE GEARS, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT IS BEING TOWED HOME AS I TYPE THIS. IT ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT, WITH REGULAR SERVICE T...

Mileage: 74,800

HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE NHTSA HOLDS FORD COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF REPAIRS TO FORD FREESTAR MINIVANS EXPERIENCING TORQUE CONVERTER AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION DEFECTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL A CHILD, MOTHER OR FATHER IS KILLED. THIS IS PRIMARILY A FAMIL...

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTERS 2004 FORD FREESTAR IN WET CONDITIONS, ITS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT AND WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE ANY GEARS. THIS WAS QUITE DANGEROUS AS WE WERE IN RUSH HOUR COASTING TO A STOP ON A BUSY ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

COMPLETE AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THIS OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 81 JUST BEFORE CROSSING THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BRIDGE IN HARRISBURG, PA. MY WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER WERE IN THE FREESTAR. THEY COASTED DOWN AN EXIT RAMP TO A STOP. HAD THE EXIT RAMP NOT BEEN THE...

Mileage: 78,360

THE MANIFOLD AND TUBE ASSY WHICH RUNS FROM MY CONDENSER TO THE COMPRESSOR BLEW OUT WHILE MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR TO THIS IN MAY OF 2010, AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY 3RD CHILD, I WAS TAKING HIM TO HIS 2 WEEK CHECKUP AND IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND THE WINDOWS WERE FOGGING UP SO BAD ...

Mileage: 66,250

2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. CRUISING AT 50MPH AND STARTED UP INCLINE, NO NOISES, NO WARNING AND TRANSMISSION FAILED LEAVING ME WITHOUT POWER. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. LET IT BE CLEAR FROM THE START THAT I AM IN FACT A FORD GUY! BUT WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD. SO A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING...

Mileage: 95,000

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. LET IT BE CLEAR FROM THE START THAT I AM IN FACT A FORD GUY! BUT WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD. SO A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL MINIVAN. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT APPROX. 56K MILES DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE (SO I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR). NOW THE VAN HAS 123K MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE FAULT CODE IS P0732 GEAR 2 INCORRECT R...

Mileage: 123,000

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY RT 76 NEAR AKRON OHIO MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WHICH ONLY HAD 79,279 MILES BEGAN LOSING SPEED AND BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING OUT THE BACK AND ENGULFED THE ENTIRE VAN WHICH HAD MY 2 CHILDREN AND WIFE IN. WE MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND CALLED FOR TOW , WE ...

Mileage: 79,279

WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST DRIVE POWER. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, PRESSING THE PEDAL WOULD CAUSE THE RPM'S TO INCREASE, BUT WITH NO POWER. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOING 40MPH WHILE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS ONCOMING AT 70MPH+. ...

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 57,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING ON THE THRUWAY AND PAYING A TOLL THE CAR JUST STARTED TO ROLL AND NOT GO INTO GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING ...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EI...

Mileage: 113,000

2004 FREESTAR WITH A 4.2 LITER ENGINE. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IE DASHBOARD LIGHT, NOISES, ETC. FAILURE APPLIED TO ALL FORWARD GEARS AS WELL AS REVERSE. THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN GAS APPLIED BUT NO PULL WHATSOEVER. THIS HAPPENED AT 39K WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANT AND AG...

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY WEDDING AT 10:00 AT NIGHT, IN THE POURING RAIN, ON A DARK, BUSY MAIN ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR GAVE OUT WITH NO WARNING. THIS LEFT US, WITH OUR TWO YEAR OLD STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL HELP CAME. I AM JUST GLAD WE WERE NOT ON THE HI...

Mileage: 90,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO POWER TRAIN FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNDER ITS OWN POWER AFTER THE FAILURE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 62000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED GOING FORWARD. I TOWED IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR $2200. ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS AND CONSUMERS DIGEST THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES. ARE...

Mileage: 62,020

DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST, AND THE BRAKES WORKED. THE REPAIR FACILITY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE VAN. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPX 60 MPH. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, REVVED THE RPMS AND LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. SHE COASTED THE VAN TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED FOR HELP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR, IT WOULD ONLY REV. CHECKED FLUID AND IT WAS FINE. LU...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GAS FILTER, AND CAM SENSOR TWICE, BUT FAILURE C...

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND WITHOUT NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. A MECHANIC EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO 'COAST' TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY TRAFFIC. APPARENT TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. WE NEED TC AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED $3000 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 79,141

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION GOING WITH LESS THAT 56000 MILES ON VAN ...MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING... IN RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING DUE TO CHEAP MATERIAL USED IN THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. *TR

Mileage: 54,662

THIS WEEKEND, WE WERE DRIVING THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR (W/ ABOUT 75,000 MILES), AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAD ITS ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTI...

Mileage: 75,000

04 FORD FREESTAR 80, 000 MILES LOST TRANNY GOING UP HILL STATE RT 14 COMING OUT OF WASHINGTONVILLE IN OHIO. VAN JUST STOPPED ON A BUSY 55MPH HIGHWAY TWO LANES. HAD TO BACK DOWN 500 FT OR SO AND SWING INTO A DRIVEWAY WHERE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK.VAN HAD NO FOR. OR REV. GEARS AT ALL! IF MY WIFE WAS DRIV...

Mileage: 80,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS WOULDN'T MOVE THE CAR, IT JUST KEPT REVVING UP. THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM EVER AND I LOVE MY CAR, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR. GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VAN RAN FINE BUT COULD NOT GO ANY MORE. HAD TO GET TOWED AND FIND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL BE AT LEAST 1600 DOLLARS TO FIX. NO WARNING OR SLIPPING OR ANYTHING AND I SEE ON THE FORUMS THAT FORD IS HAVING WAY TOO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THESE VANS. WHAT...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE BACKING FROM A PARKING SPACE, WITH NO WARNING, MY VAN JUST STOP MOVING. I COULD NOT MOVE BACK OR GO FORWARD. MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR FAILURE IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHEN HE DROP THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN IT WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS. WE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. *...

Mileage: 78,701

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SOLENOIDS AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREE START. HE EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THREE TIMES. ONCE WHILE DRIVING UP HILL AT 15MPH THE GEAR STUCK IN NEUTRAL, ONE A YEAR LATER THE THE GEAR WILL NOT CHANGE INTO DRIVE, OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE TWICE. THE DIAGNOSE LOCATED THE TRANS...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2004 FREESTAR SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING LAST WEEK. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FORWARD POWER AND NO REVERSE POWER. IT ALSO BEGAN SITTING AND SPUTTERING TERRIBLY AND WOULD NOT START. I MADE IT TO THE EDGE OF TRAFFIC. IT HAD BEEN WET AND RAINY ALL WEEK. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS DRY THE VAN STARTS. THIS IS AN ...

Mileage: 126,665

MY 2004 FREESTAR SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING LAST WEEK. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FORWARD POWER AND NO REVERSE POWER. IT ALSO BEGAN SITTING AND SPUTTERING TERRIBLY AND WOULD NOT START. I MADE IT TO THE EDGE OF TRAFFIC. IT HAD BEEN WET AND RAINY ALL WEEK. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS DRY THE VAN STARTS. THIS IS AN ...

Mileage: 126,665

MY 11YEAR OLD SON WAS WITH ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN ON A INTERSTATE ROAD AT 40 MILES AN HOUR PERFECTLY FINE, WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPEN I PRESSED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE MINIVAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH...

Mileage: 76,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 80 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF I-85 IN ATLANTA, GA. THE CAR WAS HAULED GARAGE IN LAURENCVILLE, GA WHERE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT GREAT EXPENSE. THE OLD TRANSMISSION WAS LEFT AT NOBODY'S GARAGE IN LAURENCEVILLE, GA. *TR

Mileage: 73,465

THE TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT. NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OR WARNING. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. GOOD THING I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WHAT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE BRAKE NOT WORKING IS THE GAS NOT WORKING WHEN YOU ARE GOING ON THE HIGHWAY. *T...

Mileage: 108,000

VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. ENGINE REVVED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE TOWED HOME. MECHANIC SAYS ITS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT BACK IN 2008 WHEN IT WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. I RECENTLY HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 89,900 MILES. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT TIME WITH AN 8 YEAR OLD AND 7 YEAR OLD WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED STOPPING. THERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON FOR THE TRANSMISSION NO SIGNS. THE RPMS WOULD GO HIGH / VEHICLE...

Mileage: 89,900

2004 FORD FREESTAR - TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING - I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE - THE CHECK TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE - TOOK TO AUTO GARAGE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BUT THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS OVER AND OVER WITH THE 04...

Mileage: 132,070

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND JUST YESTERDAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE WERE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. OUR VAN HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS AND HOPE THAT FORD WILL DO ...

Mileage: 40,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR: VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE ON MARCH 26 AND ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GOING FORWARD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. DID NOT DRIVE VEHICLE AFTER THIS EVENT AND HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALER ON APRIL 6. PCM WAS REPLACED. PICKED CAR UP ON APRIL 19. DELAY IN PICKUP DUE TO VACATION. ...

Mileage: 80,500

2004 FORD FREESTAR, GOING DOWN ROAD FINE, ENGINE REV, SPEED DECLINED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. TRANSMISSION LOCKED DUE TO BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE A HIGH PITCH NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VAN CHECK THE BRAKES THEY ARE FINE THE PROBLEM IS BAD WHEEL BEARING [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 580,752

I BOUGHT A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 16000 MILES INDICATED ON THE ODOMETER IN 2005. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. I PAID TO HAVE A USED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A COST OF $2100 IN 2009. THE USED TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED AFTER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AND I AM LE...

Mileage: 100,000

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER. DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE VACATION. TRAVELING 60 MPH IN PASSING LANE WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. COASTED ACROSS INSIDE LANE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD. TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHO...

Mileage: 92,395

MY FORD FREESTAR 2004 SUDDENLY STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WAS REVVING BUT CAR SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOW ON A QUIET SUBURBAN STREET WHEN IT OCCURRED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SIDE STREET. OBVIOUSLY, I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE CENTER, BUT I...

TRANSMISSION BUCKS WHEN IN OVERDRIVE,DELAYS ENGAGEMENT IN REVERSE, TOOK VAN TO TRANS SHOP AND WAS TOLD CODES SHOWED DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 33,358

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY OTHER PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO NOT RESPOND AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE. CURRENTLY, THE FORD GARAGE (PURVIS FORD, FREDERICKSBURG VA) HAS THE V...

Mileage: 56,231

HELLO, I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) FAILURES. I HAD NO WARNING AT ALL THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, THERE WAS NOT LIGHTS OR SOUNDS EVEN WHEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED THERE WERE STILL NOT A SINGLE LIGHT OR NOISE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAVE ...

Mileage: 777,770

TRANSMISSION ON 2004 FORD FREESTAR FAILED DURING NORMAL DRIVING, NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. MILEAGE WAS JUST OVER 70000. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2500. OIL AND FLUIDS HAD BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 68,000 MILES ON IT 3 YEARS AGO, 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING GOING 75 DOWN THE INTERSTATE. HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AFTER AN EXPENSIVE TOW AND RENTAL CARS GOT THE VEHICLE BACK. 1 1/2 YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE AGA...

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 76,185

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NE...

Mileage: 72,000

PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT. HAD TO BE REBUILT. COST 1897.70 TO FIX. 2004 FORD FREESTAR. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 60,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN - DROVE MINIVAN TO A RELATIVES HOUSE, WAS RUNNING FINE, NO NOISES OR SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AT ALL, GOT IN TO LEAVE AND HAD NO POWER IN THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION ARMS WILL ENGAGE BUT APPEARS TORQUE CONVERTER IS NOT OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE STILL WON'T RUN AND IT'S...

Mileage: 105,000

I NOTICED THE NHTSA MAY HAVE OPENED A PROBE ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AT 65,000 MILES , ONCE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING ALONE AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND THE SECOND TIME WITH MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH FRIENDS. BOTH TIMES CREATE...

Mileage: 65,000

I NOTICED THE NHTSA MAY HAVE OPENED A PROBE ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AT 65,000 MILES , ONCE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING ALONE AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND THE SECOND TIME WITH MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH FRIENDS. BOTH TIMES CREATE...

Mileage: 65,000

IN OCTOBER OF 2009, WHILE TRAVELING I65 WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD TO HIS FALL CUB SCOUT CAMP OUT, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DROPPED OUT OF GEAR. AFTER CAUTIOUSLY STEERING TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND GETTING THE VAN TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTED NEEDED REPLACING. OK, SO BAD LUC...

Mileage: 69,150

WE LOST POWER TO OUR FREESTAR AS WE ENTERED A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS ON, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS WERE TERRIFIED AS THE TRAFFIC WAS COMING UPON ON US AND WE COULD NOT MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE WAY. FORTUNATELY THEY WERE ABLE STEER OUT OUR WAY. THE TRANSMISSION HAD WENT OUT...

Mileage: 111,154

OUR FREESTAR SPITS AND SPUTTERS DURING WET WEATHER. MECHANIC CHANGED SPARKPLUGS, BUT NO CHANGE. ONLY HAPPENS DURING WET TIMES. VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WITH DAUGHTER DRIVING. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND GET IT OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

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 ...

Mileage: 74,000

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 PULL...

Mileage: 55,000

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...

Mileage: 48,500

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 N...

Mileage: 98,700

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 ...

Mileage: 121,093

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.

Mileage: 145,000

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 PU...

Mileage: 64,800

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.

Mileage: 105,000

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 ...

Mileage: 102,000

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 ...

Mileage: 102,000

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 ...

Mileage: 102,000

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 ...

Mileage: 102,000

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 ...

Mileage: 102,000

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 ...

Mileage: 102,000

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 ...

Mileage: 102,000

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...

Mileage: 159,966

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...

Mileage: 93,600

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 SUDD...

Mileage: 64,000

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 WAN...

Mileage: 41,000

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 TR...

Mileage: 76,500

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 CHANGE...

Mileage: 82,426

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 THA...

Mileage: 72,000

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 THA...

Mileage: 72,000

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...

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...

Mileage: 76,000

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...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WITH THE REAR TIRES. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CO...

Mileage: 74,836

TWICE DRIVING HEAVY RAIN MY 2004 FREE STAR STALED OUT LEAVING A STOP LIGHT. UPON RESTART WOULD BUCK AND STOP RUNNING. WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE WITHOUT BEING PUT INTO PARK. BOTH TIMES WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WAS WATER LOGGED. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOOK CARE OR IT THIS TIME THEY ...

Mileage: 900,000

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. N...

Mileage: 77,000

WITHOUT WARNING, OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST ALL FORWARD AND REVERSE POWER IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN ENGINE SEEMED TO SURGE. COASTED TO A STOP AND TRIED ALL GEARS. NOTHING. MECHANIC SAYS TORQUE CONVERTER SPUN ITSELF LOOSE INSIDE TRANSMISSION; QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $2...

Mileage: 110,000

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. GRANTED IT IS USED WITH 94,000 MILES, BUT WE HAD IT FOR EXACTLY ONE WEEK AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS MY HUSBAND, MYSELF AND OUR FOUR CHILDREN WERE GOING 70 MPH DOWN AN INTERSTATE. NO WARNINGS OR ANYTHING....LORD ONLY KNOWS HOW MUCH ITS GOI...

Mileage: 94,513

THERE ARE 2 INCIDENCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR, FIRST TIME IN MARCH,2008, 2ND TIME IN FEBRUARY, 2010. *TR

Mileage: 124,800

THE HAVE BEEN 2 INCIDENCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN MARCH 2008, AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2010. *TR

Mileage: 75,500

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER TALKING WITH FORD SERVICE THEY DIDN'T SEEM SURPRISED BY THIS. NOW I'M STUCK WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IT APPEARS FORD AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF. I WOULD APPRECIATE ACTION BE TAKEN AGAINST FORD TO GET ME...

Mileage: 75,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH ONLY 84,000 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY SHE WAS ON A QUIET ROAD AND NOT THE HIGHWAY AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF OURS WHO ALSO BOUGHT A 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND HIS TRANSMI...

Mileage: 84,500

SERVICED AT THE FORD DEALER-LA MESA LAST 05/27/2008. AND ON 07/05/2008 THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALER-PASADENA. WENT BACK TO LA MESA TO COMPLAIN & SAID WHATEVER VISIBLE WAS PERFORMED ON THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION ONLY. AND THEY CAN'T TELL WHAT'S INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. ...

Mileage: 87,421

SERVICED AT THE FORD DEALER-LA MESA LAST 05/27/2008. AND ON 07/05/2008 THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALER-PASADENA. WENT BACK TO LA MESA TO COMPLAIN & SAID WHATEVER VISIBLE WAS PERFORMED ON THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION ONLY. AND THEY CAN'T TELL WHAT'S INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. ...

Mileage: 87,421

THE BRAKE PROPORTIONING SYSTEM (FRONT/REAR) DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKES. THIS ALLOWS THE CALIPERS TO OVEREXTEND AND FREEZE CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. THIS REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR CALIPERS EVERY 15K MILES THIS HAS OC...

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V...

Mileage: 53,100

2004 FORD FREE STAR,VAN WAS IN DRIVE BUT FAILED TO MOVE ON HIGHWAY. TOOK TO SHOP THEY SAID IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR 'DIED' COMPLETELY UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ON THE FREEWAY (I-94 EASTBOUND, CLINTON TWP. MI). MY HUSBAND WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN SO NEAR AN OFF RAMP THAT HE COULD COAST DOWN. THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WE'VE HAD TO HAVE REBUILT AFTER ONLY 62,000 MILES. ...

Mileage: 63,486

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR ON A RAINY MORNING. IT HAPPENED TO BE DURING RUSH HOUR. WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO START FLOWING, THE VAN FAILED TO MOVE, LEAVING HER AND MY DAUGHTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER BEING PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY BY A SAPD OFFICER, AND WAITING FOR A TO...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2004 FORD FREESTAR ON A RAINY MORNING. IT HAPPENED TO BE DURING RUSH HOUR. WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO START FLOWING, THE VAN FAILED TO MOVE, LEAVING HER AND MY DAUGHTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER BEING PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY BY A SAPD OFFICER, AND WAITING FOR A TO...

ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010 I WAS SLOWLY PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF J CLYDE MORRIS AND HARPERSVILLE ROAD, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, WHEN I HEARD A MILD 'KA THUMP' SOUND THEN THE VEHICLE (2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH APPROX. 79, 500 MILES) QUIT PULLING AND I COASTED INTO THE CLO...

Mileage: 79,500

BACKED 2004 FREESTAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY. SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WENT FORWARD ABOUT TWO FEET. VAN REDLINED. TRIED REVERSE, DRIVE AND LOWER GEARS. NONE WILL WORK. *TR

Mileage: 74,785

FOR THE FIRST 16 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP MY FORD 2004 FREESTAR SEL WAS IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO GET THE VAN RETURNED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND FORD REFUSED. I HAD ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND TOLD ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL I DEMANDED T...

Mileage: 100

FOR THE FIRST 16 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP MY FORD 2004 FREESTAR SEL WAS IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO GET THE VAN RETURNED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND FORD REFUSED. I HAD ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND TOLD ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL I DEMANDED T...

Mileage: 100

FOR THE FIRST 16 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP MY FORD 2004 FREESTAR SEL WAS IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO GET THE VAN RETURNED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND FORD REFUSED. I HAD ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND TOLD ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL I DEMANDED T...

Mileage: 100

AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE 12, TRANSMISSION DIED. AFTER EXITING, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR SIGNS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AAA SENT A TOW TRUCK AND HAD VAN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP IN HAMMOND, LA. THAT SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. SEVERA...

Mileage: 80,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACE, FORD SAID IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2004 FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. READ APPROX. 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS STATING THE SAME THING ON EDMUNDS. *TR

Mileage: 99,800

WATER GETTING INTO PCM CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP SHIFTING , ENGINE STALLING AND FAST IDLE. HAD FORD TSB 06-14-10 DONE BUT STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM WHEN IT RAINS. I TRIED TO TELL FORD AND THEY JUST DON'T CARE. THIS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THEY HAVE AND THEY ARE IGNORING IT ! I HAVE FOUR KIDS AND THI...

Mileage: 69,880

WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY OUR FORD FREESTAR VAN JUST STOPPED WORKING. AFTER CONSULTING WITH A MECHANIC IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE UNDER 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I AM RUNNING ACROSS NUMEROUS CASES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. WE HAVE SMALL C...

WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY OUR FORD FREESTAR VAN JUST STOPPED WORKING. AFTER CONSULTING WITH A MECHANIC IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE UNDER 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I AM RUNNING ACROSS NUMEROUS CASES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. WE HAVE SMALL C...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM CONSUMER RE VEHICLE HAZARDS DUE TO MAJOR DEFECTS (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *NJ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CODES WERE FOR A CMP SENSOR AND AC PRESSURE SENSOR. THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPL...

2004 FORD FREESTAR. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM CONSUMER RE VEHICLE HAZARDS DUE TO MAJOR DEFECTS (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *NJ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CODES WERE FOR A CMP SENSOR AND AC PRESSURE SENSOR. THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPL...

2004 FORD FREESTAR TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

VEHICLE: 2004 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED 66,733 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GO UP A HILL. IT WAS WHEN I DID THIS THAT, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S WHERE GOING UP BUT AGAIN, THERE WAS NO POWE...

Mileage: 66,000

I OWN 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS THAT ALMOST WAS DANGEROUS. THE VAN ON THE HIGHWAY WAS GOING 70 MPH. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING I HAD A DANGEROUS TIME TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF NO MOVEMENT THAT WAS 1ST TIME 2ND TIME I HAD THE CHILDREN AND AL...

Mileage: 74,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR - PUT IN REVERSE, THEN FORWARD AND LOST ALL GEARS. DEALER GOING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $3500. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. IT RAN PERFECTLY UNTIL DECEMBER 2009 WHEN IT SUDDENLY STARTING SPUTTERING BADLY AND SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING. WE PARKED IT THAT NIGHT AFTER DRIVING STRAIGHT HOME. THE NEXT DAY WE COULD BARELY GET IT TO MOVE, LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO GET IN GEAR. WE HAVE LEFT IT PARKED SI...

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM DROPPING MY SON OFF AT COLLEGE ABOUT 400 MILES ROUND TRIP WHEN ABOUT 1:30 A.M. ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JUST LOST ALL FORWARD SPEED. COASTING ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAR HAD NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THERE WAS NO NOTI...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL MY VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT HAD HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE MY FORD FREESTAR HOME AND ONCE WE GOT HOME THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT GEARS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A SHOP AND TH...

Mileage: 99,919

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY DANGEROUS ST RT 125 AT RUSH HOUR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN NOTHING NO SHIFTING, NO REVERSE , NOTHING!!!!!! I LITERALLY ALMOST DIED TRYING TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT OFF THE ROAD!!! I HAVE OWNED MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR APROX 5 MONTHS! I AM ANGRY AND CANT BELIEVE THE SAFETY ISS...

Mileage: 93,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT WORKING. NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO TODAY. NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS OF TROUBLE JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTYLE MINI VAN. WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE VAN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THAT IT WA...

Mileage: 100,839

IN EARLY DECEMBER, I PURCHASED A VERY WELL-MAINTAINED 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. THIS VAN WAS OWNED BY CLOSE, LIFELONG FRIENDS AND I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THE VAN, WITH 45,000 MILES ON ITS ODOMETER, WAS IN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL CONDITION WHEN PURCHASED. ON DECEMBER 13, 20...

Mileage: 45,000

TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT NO WARNING. WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE AND CAR ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL ,TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. *TR

Mileage: 101,098

WIFE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY IN VAN NOTICED SOME LOSS OF DRIVE POWER. WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM FORD DEALERSHIP. SHE WAS TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS SLIPPING AND NEEDED REPLACING ALONG WITH A SOLENOID. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DEALER NOTICED FLUID STARTED CHANGING COLOR AND FOUND SOME METAL IN FL...

Mileage: 93,718

WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD MINI VAN FREESTAR WHEN TRANSMISSION JUST UP AND QUIT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVING DOWN A SMALL HILL, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST ALL POWER. DRIFTED TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OFF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE LEFT DRIVE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SPOT TO BE IN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE PURCHASED USED WITH 62,000 MILES IN MAY 2006. FREQUENT & RANDOM DASH WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON & OFF FOR NO REASON--INCLUDING TRANSAXLE, BRAKE, EMISSIONS SYSTEM LIGHT, ETC. RADIO WILL TURN ON & OFF WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAYS THAT THERE WAS SOME MOISTURE IN PCM & THAT PC...

Mileage: 135,000

VEHICLE PURCHASED USED WITH 62,000 MILES IN MAY 2006. FREQUENT & RANDOM DASH WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON & OFF FOR NO REASON--INCLUDING TRANSAXLE, BRAKE, EMISSIONS SYSTEM LIGHT, ETC. RADIO WILL TURN ON & OFF WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAYS THAT THERE WAS SOME MOISTURE IN PCM & THAT PC...

Mileage: 135,000

NO PRIOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE; NO WARNING OF PROBLEM ON THE DATE OF INCIDENT. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE APPROACH TO A NARROW FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY RACED WHILE THE FORWARD MOMENTUM LAGGED; THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN FINE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER P...

Mileage: 138,000

I HAVE A 2004 FREESTAR WITH OVER 100,000 MILES. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME IN A PRETTY HEAVY SNOW STORM MY TRANSMISSION FAILED (I WILL KNOW FOR SURE AFTER FORD CALLS ME). THE ODD THING IS IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY NO GEARS WORKED AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THE PAST BUT I ALWAYS HAD A G...

Mileage: 98,000

COMPLETE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING - NO ENGINE LIGHTS ON 2004 FORD FREESTAR. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST ALL DRIVE POWER AND I HAD TO DRIFT OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. UPON INSPECTION MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED WITH FACTORY ORIGINAL PARTS FOR $800.00. THAT WAS IN ...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN , HOWEVER THE RPMS WERE INCREASING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE O...

Mileage: 70,800

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VAN HAS 70,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VAN COASTED TO A STOP. WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 11, 2009. THROUGH RESEARCH HAVE FOUND THIS MAY BE A DEFECT. I CONTACTED FOR...

Mileage: 71,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. ON NOV. 13 2009 WHILE LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE,THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND WITH SOME ASSISTANCE WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT INTO A ...

Mileage: 108,704

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO WAKE UP MY NEIGHBOR AND HE HELPED ME PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE THE NIGHT BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WITHOUT WARNING, SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTION IN CAR - LIKE IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. LOST ALL CONTROL OF FORWARD/BACKWARDS MOTION. FORD BODY SHOP INDICATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. VAN WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEVER MISTREATED. ALL SCHEDULED SERVICES WAS DONE ON TIME. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS TRAVELING 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT WARNING,LOST TOTAL ACCELERATION, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY CLOSE BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF A SIDE ROAD, PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN ENGAGED IT TO THE DRIVE GEAR, BUT I WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO THE REVERSER GEAR,BUT...

Mileage: 63,600

MY 04 FREESTAR LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF A RURAL ROAD, NEXT TO A SWAMP WITH 6 " OF FRESH SNOW AND AN UNPLOWED ROAD SHOULDER. I HAD MY 2 AND 4 YEAR OLD KIDS WITH ME AT THE TIME AND IT WAS 7 AM. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT I HAD NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING EVE...

Mileage: 90,000

GOING ABOUT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, VAN REVVED UP AND THEN SLOWED DOWN WHILE GOING UP A HILL, SIMILAR TO TAKING IT OUT OF GEAR AND COASTING. NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH OR WARNING SIGNALS OF ANY KIND. NO NOISE, OIL OR SMOKE OF ANY KIND, JUST COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. V...

Mileage: 79,000

GOING ABOUT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, VAN REVVED UP AND THEN SLOWED DOWN WHILE GOING UP A HILL, SIMILAR TO TAKING IT OUT OF GEAR AND COASTING. NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH OR WARNING SIGNALS OF ANY KIND. NO NOISE, OIL OR SMOKE OF ANY KIND, JUST COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. V...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OF THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,800. UPDATED 01/15/10. *LJ UPD...

Mileage: 61,800

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. HE SPECULATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE POWER STEERING LINE HAS CRACKED SO BADLY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FILLED DAILY OR I LOSE POWER STEERING (WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS NOW IN THE WINTER WEATHER. IT WILL TAKE 6 WEEKS TO GET THE NEW PART IN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ECONOMY HAS CAUSED A PROBLEM IN GETTING THE PART ...

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WHICH HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH NO PROBLEMS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 68,000 MILES ON IT AND YESTERDAY (DEC. 9, 2009) MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT IS COMPLETELY SHOT WITH NO HOPES OF REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 68,880

AFTER ACCELERATING AROUND A CORNER NOTICED NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. WE DRIFTED TO THE SIDE ON THE ROAD, STILL IN A TRAVEL LANE AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM. JUST PRESSED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING. HAD TO CALL THE POLICE TO PROTECT THE ...

Mileage: 50,000

PULLED OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. TURNED THE CORNER AND THE RPM REVVED UP BUT THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT GOES INTO PARK BUT WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY OTHER GEAR. IT GAVE NO WARNING AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED AND MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE. HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH THE VAN ONTO A SIDE ROAD SO...

Mileage: 126,479

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO FAIRBORN OHIO FROM CINCINNATI IN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THIS WAS PURCHASED NEW BY US. WARRANTY WAS 3 YEAR/36,000 MILES. THE VAN HAS 54,000 MILES & WHILE TRAVELING ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2009 OHIO, THE VAN WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON & S...

Mileage: 54,000

LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE CREATES FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

12/03/09 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 101 FREEWAY 5:30 PM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN L.A. CITY WAS TOWED TO AAMCO REPAIR SHOP REPAIR COAST $1,700 TO $2,000 LESS THEN 85K MILES ON FORD VAN 2004 FREESTAR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG 1-70 WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM'S GOT REAL HIGH AND LOST POWER. WE WERE VERY LUCKY IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO AN EXIT WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OFF AND CALL AAA. THEY CAME TO TOW US TO A LOCAL SHOP (WE WERE 1500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME WITH 500 MORE MILE...

Mileage: 89,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 79MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS WAS END OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND ENGINE REVVED AND COULD NOT CONTROL SPEED-NO FORWARD MOTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. NO WARNING OR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD TO...

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS TAKING MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN TO MASSACHUSSETTES FOR THANKSGIVING. WE WERE ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE TRAVELING AT 70MPH WHEN THE ENGINE REVS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AND MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT ONLY AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC...THIS...

Mileage: 101,312

2004 FORD FREESTAR THE TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE AND THEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE IT DOES NOT WORK (11-27-09). I MOVE THE SHIFTER TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENS, I GIVE IT GAS AND THE ENGINE JUST REVS. I AM TAKING IT IN TO A MECHANIC THIS COMING WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER TO THE ENGINE ON 2004 FREESTAR WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. TOWED TO DEALER. TOLD TRANSMISSION AND AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST $4000. FREESTAR HAS 48,589 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUG...

Mileage: 48,500

EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER TO THE ENGINE ON 2004 FREESTAR WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. TOWED TO DEALER. TOLD TRANSMISSION AND AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST $4000. FREESTAR HAS 48,589 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUG...

Mileage: 48,500

EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER TO THE ENGINE ON 2004 FREESTAR WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. TOWED TO DEALER. TOLD TRANSMISSION AND AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST $4000. FREESTAR HAS 48,589 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUG...

Mileage: 48,500

NO ONE RETURNED MY CALL FROM SAFERCAR.GOV. I HAVE A 2004 FREESTAR 4.2 LITER V-6 WITH 61,000 MILES AND HAD A COMPLETE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE PRESCRIBED MAINTENANCE AND THIS FAILURE WAS INEXPLICABLE. I SAW ON YOUR WEBSITE REFERENCE # PE 09033 AND IT DESCRIBES OUR PROBLEM COM...

Mileage: 61,000

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WITH NO WARNING OR ANY PRECURSOR PROBLEM OF ANY KIND. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAD IT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 39,200

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35MPH, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITHOUT WARNING SUDDENLY LOST POWER AS THE RPMS WENT WAY UP. WAS ON AN INCLINE AND ABLE TO COAST TO A PARKING LOT. CAR IS AWAITING REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER / TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH THE SPLINE FELL OFF OF THE SHAFT WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED...

Mileage: 133,654

MY 2004 FORD FREE STAR VAN QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER IT WAS LIKE THE VAN WAS IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE AND I WERE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE LOCAL POLICE WERE CONTACTED DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. WE ARE NO...

Mileage: 100,135

ON NOVEMBER 19, 2009 AT 0640 IN THE MORNING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO WORK AROUND 70 MPH WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE RPM WOULD INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. I TRIED ALL THE DIFFE...

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS LEAVING MY WORK AND PULLED OUT ONTO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I OR MY PASSENGER DID NOT NOTICE ANY STRANGE NOISES OR HESITATION IN THE ENGINE. UPON GRADUAL ACCELERATION TO TRAFFIC SPEED; THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE AND THEN DIDN'T. I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THE...

Mileage: 57,690

YES PURCHASED A 04 FORD FREESTAR WITH 55,000 MILES FROM A USED CAR DEALER. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 85,000 MILES. THREW FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED THIS WAS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THIS PIECE OF JUNK HAS REQUIRED. I WILL NEVER GO THE DOMESTIC ROUTE AG...

Mileage: 85,000

CONSUMER'S 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER BACKING UP, HE PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO NOISE OF ANY TYPE THAT EVEN SUGGESTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. MECHANIC REMOVED IT AND FOUND THE TORQUE GEARS STRIPPED AND THE SHAFT DEFECTIVE.. TESTING INDICATED THE TORQUE GEARS WERE NOT HARDENED THEREBY REDUCING THE LIFE OF IT. HE IS REPLACING THE PARTS WITH BETTER QUALITY PARTS AND SAVING THE DAMAGED ONES FOR R...

Mileage: 67,236

ON OCT 20, 2009, I LEFT HOME IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL AT 7:30AM TO TAKE MY SON TO HIS LEUKEMIA DOCTOR. WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, THROUGH THE TOWN OF VANCEBORO, NC. WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP FROM 35MPH TO 55MPH, MY FREESTAR WASN'T GETTING ANY POWER TO THE WHEELS. I PULLED OFF AS FAR AS ...

Mileage: 76,754

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, HE COLD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANY OF THE GEARS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HE HEARD A VERY PECULIAR NOISE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 83,000

APRIL 2009, THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN OUTSIDE FOR A WHILE, NOT BEING DRIVEN, AND IT HAD BEEN WET OUTSIDE. MY HUSBAND NEEDED TO MOVE THE CARS AROUND AND WENT TO MOVE THE VAN. IT WOULD NOT CATCH. HE CONTINUED TO CRANK IT AND THE ENGINE WOULD CATCH BUT IMMED...

Mileage: 67,500

AFTER A DAY OF FAMILY FESTIVITIES, 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, I PACKED MY HUSBAND, TWO DAUGHTERS, SON-IN-LAW , GRANDDAUGHTER AND MYSELF INTO MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY RURAL TWO LANE ROAD, IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN IT STARTED. I WAS LEAVING A VERY VERY SMALL TOWN AND ACCELE...

Mileage: 78,000

AFTER A DAY OF FAMILY FESTIVITIES, 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, I PACKED MY HUSBAND, TWO DAUGHTERS, SON-IN-LAW , GRANDDAUGHTER AND MYSELF INTO MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY RURAL TWO LANE ROAD, IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN IT STARTED. I WAS LEAVING A VERY VERY SMALL TOWN AND ACCELE...

Mileage: 78,000

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FUELING MY 2004 FREESTAR AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROADS HERE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE TANK VENT KEPT GETTING CLOGGED UP AND WHEN I TRIED TO FILL FUEL TANK, PRESSURE WOULD BUILD IN TANK CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPRAYING OUT OF FILL SPOUT. I HAD GAS SPRAYED ON HANDS AND CL...

Mileage: 62,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN AT ONLY 81,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

NEAR/MISS ACCIDENT MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. WE LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD AND WE DRIVE SLOW NO MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE ROAD TAKES YOU DIRECTLY TO THE A BUSY FREEWAY. SHE TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED ACCELERATING AND BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE SHE NOTICE THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND G...

Mileage: 89,000

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING FROM THE STORE GOING HOME ... JUST TURNED OFF A BUSY STREET ON A SIDE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER WHY WE WERE IN DRIVE SO WE ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ... MY HUSBAND PUT IT IN PARK ... THEN HE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN PUT IT IN GEAR PRESS THE ...

Mileage: 67,000

I WAS LEAVING THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING. IT WOULD START THEN STALL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS DEFECTIVE IN THIS VEHICLE....

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER LIKE IT WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL SO I HAVE IT IN SHOP. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 12/21/10.*JB

Mileage: 8,555

WHILE MAKING A TURN IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION MY 04 FREESTAR SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT TIME OF THE DAY WHEN TRAFF...

Mileage: 84,000

I HAVE A 2004 FREESTAR PASSENGER VAN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH. AND VAN LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM WITH NO INDICATION AT ALL. NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OR VEHICLE SHOWING IRREGULAR MOMENTUM OR SLIPPAGE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I PUT SENSOR SW-6012 BUT TH...

Mileage: 100,000

THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WAS ENTERING THE ON-RAMP TO THE QEW HIGHWAY AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL WORKING BUT WHEN YOU PUSHED THE GAS PETAL IT WOULD ONLY REV UP AND NOT DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL OAKLAND FORD DEALERSHIP IN OAKVILLE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE TORQUE CO...

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 140 BETWEEN CANTON & WALESKA, GA MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY WENT TO NEUTRAL FORCING ME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. LUCKY FOR ME THIS WAS COVERED BY MY CARMAX EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM, BUT IT COST ME 200 FOR A TOW AND PUT MY LIFE ...

Mileage: 80,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO PUSHED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TO...

Mileage: 99,661

TORQUE CONVERTER STOPPED WORKING ON 2004 FORD FREESTAR ON I35 INTERSTATE. NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

ENGINE STALLING, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DISENGAGES, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT AND OCCUR DURING OR AFTER RAIN. PROBLEMS LINKED TO PCM WATER INTRUSION. TODAY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE STALLING, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DISENGAGES, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT AND OCCUR DURING OR AFTER RAIN. PROBLEMS LINKED TO PCM WATER INTRUSION. TODAY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE STALLING, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DISENGAGES, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT AND OCCUR DURING OR AFTER RAIN. PROBLEMS LINKED TO PCM WATER INTRUSION. TODAY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND IN THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRE...

TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVEN AFTER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 104K BECAUSE OF TRANSAXLE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON AND VAN STUTTERING, JERKING. LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAYS TRANSMISSION IS FINE. LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN KEY IS...

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR FAILED. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO MOMENTUM OR ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY FOUR CHILDREN AND I WERE SAFE, BUT SHAKEN. ...

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WORKED OK BUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER APPEARED TO HAVE NO EFFECT. HAD THIS HAPPENED OTHER THAN ON A RURAL ROAD AS IT DID, ALL VEHICLES IN PROXIMITY WOULD HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED BY THE SUDDEN ...

Mileage: 119,864

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE RPM INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. A MECHANIC STATED THE THE SHAFT OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER C...

Mileage: 56,269

ON SEPT 18, 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. OUR MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE REBUILD, REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER, TRANSMISSION PUMP AS...

Mileage: 84,000

2004 FREESTAR WITHOUT WARNING NO MOTION F-OR R SAW HUNDREDS OF SAME ON WEB ...NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BILLION DOLLAR CORP SHOULD MAN UP. *TR

Mileage: 64,296

THE VEHICLE (2004 FORD FREESTAR) IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, LEAVING US WITH NO OPTION BUT TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY WIFE AN TEENAGE SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED A FE...

Mileage: 118,000

WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH, WITH 4 KIDS IN THE VAN, MY RPMS SPIKED, A LOUD MOANING SOUND STARTED AND I COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF AN EXIT AND PULL OVER. MY OLDER BOYS WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VAN INTO A PARKING LOT OF A NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. THE GUYS...

Mileage: 66,000

2004 FORD FREE STAR TRANSMISSION QUIT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE RIDING ON MAIN STREET IN NICHOLASVILLE, KY. THE VAN STAYS IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR IS IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. HAD THE VAN TOWED TO OUR HOUSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE RPMS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH AND SERIOUS INJURY WERE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEREFORE THE CAUSE...

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2004 FORD FREESTAR THAT MATCHES CURRENT INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE09-033. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION DUE TO NO PULLING POWER. I CAN HEAR THE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO GEAR PUT MY FOOT ON GAS AND THE MOTO REVES BUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE ARE NOT WORKING TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 104,252

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR ON I-90 OUTSIDE ELGIN, IL ON AUGUST 10, 2009. I THOUGHT I HEARD A POP OR ENGINE NOISE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING ACCELERATION AND STARTED COASTING. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF AND CHECKED THE ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ...

Mileage: 52,693

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH SHE LOST COMPLETE POWER ACCOMPANIED BY GEAR FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOUSE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN WHICH ...

Mileage: 59,000

ON MY WAY TO WORK , I WAS DRIVING 55MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN THREW ME BACK AS IF THE VAN WAS THROWN INTO PARK. I HAD NO ACCELERATION AND THE VAN SHUT OFF AND COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER STARTING THE VAN AGAIN, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE RPM'S WOULD RISE VERY HIGH, HOWEVER THE VAN WOULD...

Mileage: 84,784

VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING IN LEFT LANE OF INTERSTATE I270 S ON UPWARD INCLINE TOWARD RT85 WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO COAST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD BY ABOUT 1 FOOT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 400 MILES FROM BOSTON THAT DAY. THE DEALER SAID THE SPLINES FOR THE TORQUE C...

Mileage: 50,770

I HAVE 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THIS MINIVAN WAS TRAVELING 72 MPH AT HIGHWAY 75. I WAS SURROUND BY FAST HIGHWAY TRAVELING CARS AND TRUCKS. THIS VAN WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST PROPULSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING SUDDENLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR COS...

Mileage: 69,989

2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS. DRIVING ALONG A STATE ROAD AND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FINE, LOST POWER AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION HAS NO MOTION IN ANY GEAR. FLUID LEVEL IS OVERFULL WHILE RUNNING INDICATING A CONVERTER FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

BEGINNING AT 55K MILES, THE TRANSAXLE HAS BEEN SLOW SHIFTING BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE WITH OCCASIONAL SHUTTERING, EVEN JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AFTER STOPPING. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP IN MARCH 2008 BUT "PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED" WAS THEIR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO "CLUNK" BAC...

Mileage: 79,090

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 2008 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM MY VAN CAME TO A STOP. NO LIGHTS CAME ON OR NO WIRED NOISES HAPPEN TO LET ME KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING ON. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IN WHICH I PAID $2300 FOR. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND IT SUDDENLY LOST DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO DRIVE FORWARD NOR IN REVERSE. WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND THE VEHICLE QUICKLY STARTED DECELERATING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO NO ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE PCM. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR T...

Mileage: 66,643

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ON AN AVERAGE DRIVE TO WAL-MART. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND ENGINE SEEMED SEPARATED FROM TRANSMISSION (NO POWER TO WHEELS). THE VAN COASTED INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT AND WAS TOWED TO SANDERS F...

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING MY FREESTAR ON THE HIGHWAY, AUGUST 16 ABOUT 1:30 P.M. COMING BACK FROM A CAMPING TRIP. I HAD FOUR CHILDREN WITH ME. FRIENDS OF OURS WERE DRIVING AHEAD OF US IN A SECOND CAR AND MY HUSBAND WAS ON A THIRD CAR A FEW CARS BEHIND ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A S...

Mileage: 47,000

I PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR FROM ROSEN NISSAN KIAN IN MILWAUKEE, WI IN MARCH OF 2008 WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH,2009 I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT THAT FLASHED INDICATING A TRANSAXEL PROBLEM. MY OWNERS MANUAL STATED THAT IF THIS LIGHT REMAINS ON TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE IMM...

Mileage: 44,000

THE PAINT ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,596

WE WERE DRIVING IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN AT ABOUT 40 MPH OR SO, GETTING READY TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT I COULDN'T. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I HAD NOT BRAKES BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR IN REVERSE TO SEE IF IT WOULD WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 77,769

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN 55MPH ON BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION GEARS APPARENTLY DISENGAGED--MY FOOT WAS ON GAS PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THOUGH ENGINE REVVED. AFTER COASTING A MILE OR SO, I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD (I HAD MY YOUNG DAUGHTE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREMELY LOW POWER RESPONSE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VE...

Mileage: 55,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. SHE ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND LUCKILY SOME PEOPLE PUSHED HER VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VAN RUNS BUT WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEA...

Mileage: 52,000

DRIVING OUT OF TOWN YESTERDAY AND 4 MILES FROM HOME WITH YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY AFTER EXITING A CURVE AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP LIKE I PUT THE TRANS IN NEUTRAL. WE COASTED TO A STOP, UNABLE TO MOVE FRONTWARDS OR BACKWARDS AND HAD TO SIT IN THE SUN AND WAIT FOR THE TOW ...

Mileage: 78,000

TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SLIPPING. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

LATE LAST NIGHT, MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME WHEN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WENT FROM 45 MPH TO 0 MPH. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. MY HUSBAND AND I SAT ON THE SIDE OF ROAD AT 1 A.M. WITH OUR THREE SMALL CHILDREN WAITING FOR A CAB. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLEASE DO SO...

Mileage: 60,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER READING A LOT OF POST THIS IS A ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO FLUSH MY FLUID. I DID AND IT WAS STILL ACTING UP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. A COUPLE OF MOTHS LATER ...

Mileage: 101,750

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 MOV...

Mileage: 5,300

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 MOV...

Mileage: 5,300

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 ...

Mileage: 60,500

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. ...

Mileage: 70,983

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 O...

Mileage: 92,032

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 O...

Mileage: 92,032

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

Mileage: 108,000

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 HAPPENE...

Mileage: 61,000

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 ...

Mileage: 90,000

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 ...

Mileage: 90,000

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 ...

Mileage: 90,000

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 T...

Mileage: 98,200

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

Mileage: 69,000

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 H...

Mileage: 65,223

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 TRANSM...

Mileage: 83,295

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

Mileage: 59,403

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH ONLY 91,000 MILES ON IT LEAVING MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 91,068

2004 FORD FREESTAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ME (9MTHS PREGNANT) AND MY SON. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS STRIPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR IN VIRGINIA. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN FOR THE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION TO FIND THAT THE CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS PENDING FAILURE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL LIFE-THREATENING ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES. THE FORD SER...

Mileage: 36,052

TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITHOUT WARNINGS IN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR. NO ACCIDENTS JUST EXHAUSTION AND SUNBURNS DUE TO 112*F IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FOR 6 HOURS OF WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK TO TOW 5 FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSEST TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITHOUT WARNINGS IN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR. NO ACCIDENTS JUST EXHAUSTION AND SUNBURNS DUE TO 112*F IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FOR 6 HOURS OF WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK TO TOW 5 FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSEST TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITHOUT WARNINGS IN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR. NO ACCIDENTS JUST EXHAUSTION AND SUNBURNS DUE TO 112*F IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FOR 6 HOURS OF WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK TO TOW 5 FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSEST TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITHOUT WARNINGS IN OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR. NO ACCIDENTS JUST EXHAUSTION AND SUNBURNS DUE TO 112*F IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FOR 6 HOURS OF WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK TO TOW 5 FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSEST TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN AND THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY EVEN AFTER A CERTIFIED REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALER 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS VEHI...

Mileage: 119,200

HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN AND HAD NO WARNINGS. THE VAN WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR STAYED RUNNING HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VAN NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DI...

Mileage: 90,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR 87K. JUST HAD EGR VALVE REPLACED DUE TO A CODE THAT SAID IT WAS BAD. TOOK VAN FOR A TEST DRIVE AFTER REPLACING VALVE. PROCEEDING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR WAS RUNNING LIKE IT WAS BRAND NEW AGAIN, ACCELERATED AND THEN THE RPM WENT HIGH LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE VAN QUIT PULLING. HA...

Mileage: 87,100

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR AND THE TRANNY WENT OUT. IT ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 85,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN INTERSTATE 485 IN CHARLOTTE, NC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE JUST STARTED LOSING SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE S...

Mileage: 85,000

CAR JUST WON'T GO!! MECHANIC SAYS ITS THE TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 73,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TOOK FAMILY TO PITTSBURGH ZOO. JUST STARTED THROUGH TUNNEL AND THE VAN HAD NO POWER AND THEN JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TUNNEL. WOULDN'T CHANGE INTO ANY GEARS OR MOVE..AN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVENT..HAD DAUGHTER WHO IS HANDICAPPED IN VAN WITH US..WAS A VERY SCARY THING BEING STUCK IN THE TUNNEL. *...

Mileage: 128,458

WITH NO WARNING, THE VAN BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED LOSS OF 3RD GEAR, PROBLEM WITH VALVE BODY & SOLENOID. NO FINANCIAL HELP FROM EITHER DEALERSHIP OR FORD. (NO WARRANTY) TOOK VAN TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, DIAGNOSIS: WATER...

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE ...

Mileage: 103,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE ...

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 35 MPH MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITHOUT ANY WARNING SUDDENLY ACTED LIKE IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL DOWN A SIDE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I FOUND THAT THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR FORWARD OR REVERSE. I CALLED FOR HELP AND WAS ABL...

Mileage: 83,845

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS IN ALL THE OTHER REPORTS THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. PARK ENGAGES HOWEVER NO OTHER GEAR DOES. VEHICLE IS AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AS I WRITE THIS. FORD STATES THERE IS NO ISSUE, AND BECAUSE I AM OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY...

Mileage: 65,368

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS IN ALL THE OTHER REPORTS THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. PARK ENGAGES HOWEVER NO OTHER GEAR DOES. VEHICLE IS AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AS I WRITE THIS. FORD STATES THERE IS NO ISSUE, AND BECAUSE I AM OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY...

Mileage: 65,368

ON MAY 16, 2009 I WAS LEAVING HOUSTON IN HEAVY SATURDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FREESTAR IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE AT THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING,I WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE ENGINE REVVING. FOR SEVERAL HEART STOPPING MINUTES I COULDN'T GET CARS TO LET ME OVER TO...

Mileage: 67,893

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT THE COST OF $1,040. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WER...

Mileage: 70,000

2004 FREESTAR MINIVAN WAS DRIVING AND REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT GO ANYMORE GUESS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ONLY 60,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANS FAILED AT 50K MILES WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE EXPRESS WAY, LUCKY NOT TO HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP. THIS MAKES ALL THE FORD OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, NOT WANT TO BUY FORD AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 50,132

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPAIR. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANKFULLY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOT SO SURE IF I WAS DRIVI...

Mileage: 71,000

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I PURCHASE THIS 2004 FORD FREESTAR BRAND NEW ON 9/25/2004. THE CAR HAS 48,351 MILES. NEVER HAD ANY FAILURES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOT MESSED UP. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAVE WARRANTY. I AM A BIT CONCERN BECAUSE TH...

Mileage: 48,351

THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS WITH A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. I WAS DRIVING ON I35E, IN ST PAUL, MN, AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION QUIT. I WOULD PUSH THE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP, BUT THE VAN DIDN'T MOVE. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP, ...

Mileage: 71,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH ONLY 60,000 KM'S FAILED ON A BUSY IOWA INTERSTATE ON OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA. I HAD TO PUSH THE VAN BY HAND TO GET IT TO THE EXIT LANE WITH VEHICLES PASSING BY AT FULL INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IT WAS FORTUNATE FOR MY WIFE AND I THAT THIS INCIDENT DID NOT END IN ...

Mileage: 39,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RE...

Mileage: 80,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SYMPTOMS OF FORD'S "SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SYSTEM" RECALL. CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY WORKS WHICH IS A SYMPTOM THAT LED TO FIRES IN FORD'S RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION JUST DIED WITH NO WARNING AFTER READING A LITTLE INTO IT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IS FORD DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. MY WIFE AND I NEED HELP WITH THIS IF WE CANT GET THIS RESOLVED WITH FORD WE CANT WORK AND THAT WOULD PUT US AND OUR TWO...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT, THE VAN SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDLE AND IT WAS ON DRIVE. AS THE VAN SLOWLY ROLLS THROUGH THE LOT I TRIED THE REVERSE GEAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. NONE OF THE GEARS WERE WORKING. I HAD THE VAN TOWED FR...

Mileage: 69,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR FAILED SUDDENLY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24 ON A BUSY CITY STREET. I WAS LEFT WITH TWO GEARS: NEUTRAL AND PARK. AFTER A NEAR COLLISION WITH A CAR SWERVING TO AVOID MY STALLED CAR, I ASKED THE POLICE FOR HELP IN ALERTING TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET TOWED. THE...

Mileage: 67,000

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. ON SUNDAY, APR. 26, 2009, WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VAN WILL REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $3000. THIS VAN HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. FORD...

Mileage: 49,800

WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 15 FROM PA INTO MD IN OUR 2004 FREESTAR. AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 55-60 MILES AN HOUR, THE VAN SUDDENLY SEEMED AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE BIRM AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION,WITH OUT ANY WARNING, FAILED. THE VAN HAD TO BE TOW...

Mileage: 93,500

WAS TRAVELING FROM NEW JERSEY TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND STOPPED IN STANTON,VA. APPROX 400 MILES FROM HOME.AFTER GETTING FUEL,THE VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD VAN TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $3000. THE VAN ONLY HAD 62K ...

Mileage: 61,919

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. IT JUST SUDDENLY WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST DRIVEN IT 15 MIN. BEFORE WITH NO PROBLEM! I HAVE READ MANY ...

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE ...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE ...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE ...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE ...

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS! THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EVEN FULL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN, BUT MY CAR WAS OVER 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. TOWING IT IS ...

Mileage: 121,000

WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL HIGHWAY AT @ 50 MPH EXPERIENCED SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2004 FORD FREESTAR; BASIC SYMPTOM WAS SENSE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER PULLING OFF HIGHWAY AND COMING TO FULL STOP WAS UNABLE TO GET TRANSMISSION TO RESPOND IN ANY GEA...

Mileage: 76,000

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, TRANSAXLE LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH ON AND OFF ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR. FORD SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IF THE LIGHT ONLY FLASHES AND DOES NOT REMAIN LIT, DON'T BOTHER BRINGING IT IN BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL . TOWED IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT FORD IS USING IN THESE FREESTARS. THERE ...

Mileage: 149,000

PURCHASED A FORD FREESTAR IN 2004. LAST JULY ,I NOTICED PUDDLES OF OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND A KICK IN THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING. PROCEEDED TO MY MECHANIC,ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS,AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE RACK AND PINION. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST WITH NHTSA...

Mileage: 23,500

PURCHASED A FORD FREESTAR IN 2004. LAST JULY ,I NOTICED PUDDLES OF OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND A KICK IN THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING. PROCEEDED TO MY MECHANIC,ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS,AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE RACK AND PINION. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST WITH NHTSA...

Mileage: 23,500

MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN WITH ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH. THE CAR DID NOT DIE BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT DRIVE AND STARTED MAKING A WINING SOUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHT ON THE DASH. IT JUST STOPPED. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE INTERSTATE, THE...

Mileage: 74,562

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. WE WERE FORCED TO COAST OFF OF THE FREEWAY INTO AN ABANDONED WEIGH-STATION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AS NO GEAR WOULD WORK. VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND WE ARE FORCED TO REPLAC...

Mileage: 82,000

2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL - ~23000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN HEARING AN INTERMITTENT SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, BUT THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE NOISE. THE NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERN...

Mileage: 22,000

VAN HAD 38,000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. TRAVELING ON VACATION WITH FAMILY AND HAD BEEN DRIVING NON-STOP FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS. WEATHER WAS COOL AND DRY, NIGHT TIME, AND CRUISE SET ON 65 MPH. DROPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO PASS A VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. COASTED TO ST...

Mileage: 38,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS INEXPLICABLY GONE OUT IN MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN. THIS TIME IT HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND MY WIFE STARTED IT AND TRIED TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS WHEN MOVING GEAR S...

Mileage: 70,000

TRANSMISSION DIES WITH NO WARNINGS AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ON 3/12/09 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HER. 100,309 MILES, 1,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. DIDN'T GET IT FIXED YET BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TODAY AND I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GET THE MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 100,309

I PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, I HEARD GRINDING NOISES FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO "SQUEAL" WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IN 2007, I HAD THE REAR ROTORS REPLACED BY A DEALSHIP BECAUSE OF GOUGING AND PITTING THAT THEY FELT WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR A...

THERE WERE NO PRIOR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE, IT JUST HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE. NO SIGNS OF FAILURE OR NO WARNING SIGNALS INDICATING THIS MALFUNCTION. I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 61,121 MILES ON IT AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,00 MILES. MY TRA...

Mileage: 61,121

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT POWER STEERING...

Mileage: 80,000

PURCHASED A 2004 FORD FREESTAR (MY FATHER IS RETIRED FROM FORD SO WE HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORDS) SO I WAS THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD. I HAVE FOUR DOGS AND GO TO DOG SHOWS, SO THE FREESTAR WOULD (AT LEAST I HOPED) SERVE MY TRAVELING NEEDS. WELL, I ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR A YEAR AND STAR...

Mileage: 61,000