2005 FORD FREESTAR Engine Problems

AFTER HAVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AS THE RECALL SAYS I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOING GOOD BUT RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WARRENTY MILEAGE I NOTICED THAT IT STARTED ACTING KINDA LIKE BEFORE AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS GUESS WHAT AS I WAS CLIMBING UP A HILL ON MY DRIVEWAY THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING STARTING TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AS FOR IT TO RECALL THE TORQUE CONVERTER THEN WHY HAS IT ONCE AGAIN ALMOST LIKE ME WITH LOSS OF ALL GEARS YET NO NEW RECALL HAD BEEN ADDED WHY DID IT DO THIS AGAIN?

Mileage: 389,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE PCV VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELL FORD (1200 NJ-27, COLONIA, NJ 07067 (732) 388-6900) AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 13V081000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE LUG NUTS WERE DAMAGED. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLES WERE FRACTURED, THE OIL PAN WAS DAMAGED, AND POWER STEERING LINES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DECLINED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

3 WEEKS AGO MY FAMILY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED BY A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY OUR VEHICLE JUST GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY I THEN STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON MY VEHICLE I THEN REPORTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAFETY VEHICLE COMPLAINT AND WAS CONTACTED BY A STAFFING TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SAID PLACE IN EL PASO TX CASE FORD MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETAINED FOR OVER 2WEEKS THE GENTLE MEN [XXX] A WORKER OF CASA FORD HAS BEEN VERY RUDE AND RELUCTANT TO ACTUALLY SERVICE MY VEHICLE HE SAID THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T FAIL AT SOME POINT IT FINALLY FAILED I ALSO JUST PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY I JUST BOUGHT A WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND [XXX] SAID THE BATTERY I HAD WAS NO GOOD WHICH IS NOT TRUE AND CHARGED ME 200 FOR A NEW BATTERY I FEEL THAT CASA FORD IS NOT TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE I'M DISABLED AND MY CHILDREN AS WELL THE SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG THAT IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION BUT SOMETHING IS BROKEN AND NOT SHOWING UP WHAT CAN OUR FAMILY LEGALLY DO WE HAVE NO VEHICLE 7000 DOWN THE DRAIN PL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 14,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT SAFELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT SAM LEMAN FORD (1508 MORRISSEY DR, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701, 309-938-4596) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. *JS

Mileage: 83,000

TORT CONVERTER FAILING, I WAS DRIVING FROM VA TO NC AND MY CAR STALLED IN M DOLE OF INTERSTATE , AND I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, I WAS NEEDING TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THIS ISSUE? PLEASE CALL [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP AND UNRESOLVED VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. *JS *JS

WHEN IT'S RAINING OR WET SNOW OUTSIDE THE VAN STARTS TO CHUG. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER AND IT BECOMES JERKY. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE- IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, DIRT ROADS, PAVED IN TOWN ROADS.... I'M SURE IT IS THE ELECTRICAL BOX UNDER THE HOOD GETTING WET FROM A MANUFACTURE OVERLOOK- I'VE READ THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND BECAUSE IT HASN'T CAUSED A DEATH IT'S NOT SOMETHING FORD HAS TO FIX? I HAVE CHILDREN AND I WILL NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO BE A LOSS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE FIX.

Mileage: 120,000

MY TRANSMITION TURN MY CAR OFF IN THE HIGHEST MY ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE RPMS SURGED TO 2,000 AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO CERTIFIED MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE SPECIFY THE EXACT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND OTHER UNIDENTIFIED COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE HIGH AND ALSO HESITATE AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY RATE OF SPEED, THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO DRIVE LESS THAN 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,834. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 110,834

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 112,000

BECAUSE OF A RECALL LETTER WE TOOK IT IN TO UPTOWN FORD FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT ON 09/05/2014. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. ON 06/29/2015 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN PEWAUKEE, WITH OUR FOUR SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK, THE VAN LOST FORWARD AND REVERSE POWER AND COULD HAVE EASILY, BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT, RESULTED IN A CRASH; THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, STEERING AND BRAKING WERE UNAFFECTED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED FUNCTIONAL. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE TO VAN TOWED RIGHT AWAY TO OUR LOCAL MECHANICS SHOP THAT DAY (6/29/15). THE FOLLOWING DAY (06/30/2015) I CALLED UPTOWN TO SEE IF THEY COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT BECAUSE THAT WAS WHERE TO RECALL REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED. FRED IN THE REPAIRS DEPARTMENT SAID HE COULDN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL JULY 8TH AND THEN THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE UP TO A WEEK TO COMPLETE IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY HAD RENTAL CARS FOR $13-35/DAY, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY VANS OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE OUR WHOLE FAMILY (4 CAR SEATS). I CALLED THE # FOR FORD FROM THE RECALL LETTER TO GET SOME GUIDANCE R.E. THIS PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO JACKIE. SHE SAID THAT IF IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER IT WOULD ONLY BE COVERED IF THE VAN WAS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE RECALL REPLACEMENT OR WITHIN 12,000 MILES. IT WAS WITHIN 12 MONTHS, BUT WAS ABOUT 200 MILES PAST THE 12,000 MILE MARK. IT WAS REPAIRED AT 87,670 MILES AND THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF BREAK-DOWN WAS AT 99,800+, MAKING IT OUTSIDE OF THE "WARRANTY" PERIOD. SO, I MOVED FORWARD WITH THE REPAIRS AT OUR MECHANICS AUTOMOTIVE. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS $2,259.84. AFTERWARDS I WAS INFORMED THAT RECALLS CANNOT HAVE A LIMITED WARRANTY SUCH AS THE ONE THAT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME BY THE CSR (JACKIE) AT FORD ON 06/30/2015. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT PUT MY FAMILY INTO HARMS WAY AND A REPAIR OF THAT PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FORD/UPTOWN.

Mileage: 99,800

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INCLINED OFF RAMP TOWARDS MY DESTINATION. MY CAR ONCE IT GOT TO THE TOP OF THE INCLINE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE RPMS WERE EXCELERATING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR CAME TO A STOP I WAS THEN SPOOKED SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS MAKING A LOUD REVVING SOUND AND WOULDNT GO INTO ANY GEARS.. SO NOW MY CAR IS JUST STUCK AND I TOPPED OFF ALL OF MY FLUIDS.. I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.. IM A MOTHER OF TWO AND ALSO A FULLTIME EMPLOYEE.. AND I REALLY CANT BE WITH OUT A VEHICLE!! HELP!!

Mileage: 147

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VAN WILL SUDDENLY DIE. ALL ALARMS, ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL. WILL GO OFF. SUDENLY THERE IS NO POWER. VAN WILL START RIGHT BACK UP AND DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT 7 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS, 20-65, ALSO HAPPENS IF STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT OR DRIVE-THRU. ADDITIONALLY, I CAN BE DRIVING AT 25-35MPH AND THE RPM'S WILL SHOOT UP TO 7000 OR FALL ALL THE WAY DOWN LIKE YOU ARE IDLEING. VEHICLE MAKES NOISES LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW UP AND THEN WILL BE FINE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE RPMS REDUCED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET USED BY FORD MOTOR WHEN VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED. THIS CAUSES ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER OIL PAN WITHOUT WARNING AND CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE OIL. TECHNICIAN AFFIRMS THE ENGINE BEARINGS ARE DESTROYED AND VAN REQUIRES REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COWL NEEDED TO BE SEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

VEHICLE LOSES POWER, ERRATICALLY SHIFTS GEARS, RPM GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I LATER FIND THAT THE ERROR CODE IS P1740 (TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH INDUCTIVE SIGNATURE MALFUNCTION) AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM YET MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND I BELIEVE THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFOREHAND AND KEPT IT FROM ME, TELLING ME HOW GOOD AND RELIABLE THIS VEHICLE IS. THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES FOR NOW BUT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG AND WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE MAY BE DONE JUST BY CONTINUING DRIVING IT. I BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE WE NEEDED A SAFE FAMILY VEHICLE AND NOW I'M OUT ALL THE MONEY I SPENT ON IT WITHOUT ENOUGH LEFT TO FIX IT. I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND IN IT AND RISK IT JUST SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 112,090

I WAS MID TURN WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING WITH A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR AND THE LOUD GRINDING SOUND STILL PERSISTS. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. APPARENTLY, THE WATER SPLASHED THE ON BOARD COMPUTER (PCM). I TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY IMPLEMENTED THE FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) REFERENCE NUMBER(S): 06-14-10, VEHICLE WORKED FINE UNTIL THE FALL OF 2014. NOW THE VEHICLE WON'T START AT ALL IF IT SITS OUT IN THE RAIN. IF IT DOES THE WATER GETS INTO THE PCM AND PREVENTS IT FROM STARTING. NOW IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WATER IS INTRUDING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND IT IS CONFOUNDING THE PCM (ENGINE COMPUTER) WITH MORE WATER / MOISTURE. THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS TO ME AND I WILL HAVE TO SCRAP IT SINCE IT CANNOT OPERATE IN A NORMAL MIDWESTERN CLIMATE. I SURELY DO NOT WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $1500 TO $2500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS TEMPORARY. THIS IS SIMPLY A DESIGN FLAW. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND PAY OFF THE OWNERS TO HAVE THEM DESTROYED SINCE THE WET PCM CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING OR SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN A RAINY ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVE THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AND SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. IN A NORMAL CITY BLOCK IT HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO TIMES B. *TR

Mileage: 134,500

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, OR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR JUST DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. I RESTARTED THE MOTOR AND IT RAN FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL, AND REVVED THE ENGINE. IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED TO HER WITH THE CHILDREN WITH HER. SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT STEER THE VAN WHEN IT DIED. IT SCARED HER VERY BADLY. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEREFORE THERE IS NO CODE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE MOTOR JUST SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. IF THIS HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME IT WILL RESULT IN A VERY BAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL FORD FREESTAR VANS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY SPUTTERED AND STALLED ON MY WAY HOME DURING A BAD RAIN. IT RUNS WITH NO PROBLEMS DURING DRY WEATHER, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A LEAK CAUSING AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND LOST ALL POWER (ENGINE RUNNING SMOOTH BEFORE THIS). FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER SHORT WHILE ABLE TO RESTART VAN AND DRIVE SHORT DISTANCE. STALL REPEATED AND HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AGAIN. AGAIN ABLE TO RESTART AND GET HOME (LESS THAN A MILE). HAD HEAVY RAIN DAY BEFORE, RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IS MOST LIKELY WATER LEAK ONTO PMC. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE TOWING CAMPER IN TWO WEEKS WITH FAMILY ON HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME OVER LAST YEAR OR SO THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND IT STARTS TO RAIN CARS SPUTTERS AND SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER. TWICE IT HAS STALLED ON ME GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY AND HAVE HAD TO TRY AND COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD IN TRAFFIC WITH PEOPLE BEEPING WITH LOSS OF STEERING. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES AFTER A FEW MINS THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. HAVE CHANGED WIRES AND PLUGS, RUNS FINES IN DRY WEATHER BUT STILL STUTTERS AND TRIES TO STALL WHEN ITS WET OUT OR RAINS! VERY DANGEROUS AND WONT LET WIFE TAKE KIDS OUT WHEN IT RAINS IN FEAR THEY WILL GET STUCK SOMEWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

AFTER WET WEATHER THE NIGHT BEFORE, VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH (TO THE POINT OF NEAR STALL), HESITATING TO BURN FUEL PROPERLY TO GET UP TO SPEED AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED, RE-STARTED AND ACTED NORMALLY. WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, EACH DAY AFTER RAIN THE CAR REPRODUCES THIS ISSUE AND ONLY AFTER EXPOSURE TO RAIN. YESTERDAY I NOTED GAP IN COWL TO SHEET METAL ABOVE PCM AS WELL AND ALSO NOTED THAT A BODY SEAL NEXT TO THE PCM WAS SOAKED. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT PCM BEING EXPOSED/FLOODED WITH WATER. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN AS TO THE DAMAGE IT CAN DO TO THE VEHICLE'S MOST EXPENSIVE COMPONENTS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC) AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY PRODUCE AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD SHOULD OTHER ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR SURFACE. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AS THIS VEHICLE AGES, MORE OF THE POPULATION OF PRODUCED VEHICLES WOULD BE EXPOSED TO THIS CONCERN AS GASKETS LOSE EFFECTIVENESS DUE TO COMPRESSION SET, DETERIORATION OF SEAL, THE PLASTIC THE SEAL IS ATTACHED TO WARPS, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 103,800

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, ENGINE STALLED, LOST POWER STEERING AND SPEED CONTROL. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR I BELIEVE ONE BAD PART HAD BEEN REPLACE WITH ANOTHER AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER PART HAD BEEN REPLACED AND HERE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER. I FIGURED I HAD NO OPTIONS, WHAT COULD I DO, HAD IT TOWED. I JUST FEEL IF THEY ARE USING INADEQUATE PARTS TO REPLACE BAD PARTS THE DANGER CONTINUES TO APPLY AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER. WHEN IT DID START THE RPMS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN . WHEN I TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD. ( I WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINED DRIVEWAY). AFTER READING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS I CHECKED THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE. IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER !!! AFTER UNPLUGGING THE PCM AND ALLOWING IT TO DRY OUT I PLUGGED IT BACK IN AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE PCM IS LOCATED IN A BAD LOCATION CAUSING IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. I MADE A TEMPORARY FIX BY PUTTING SILICONE CAULKING AROUND THE COWLING WHERE I BELIEVE THE WATER IS GETTING IN.... *TR

Mileage: 134,000

THIS IS ABOUT A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN ACCELERATING, SPECIALLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE MAKES A SCREECHY NOISE AND LOSES POWER. THE SCREECHY NOISE SOMETIMES STOPS AND THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO CONTINUE MOVING. USUALLY WHEN IT'S WET/RAINY THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND VIBRATES. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND STRESSFUL BECAUSE IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES ON THE LEFT LANES AND WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WE ATTEMPT TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE'S SHOULDER. LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT 6AM. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE I DROVE ON SIDE ROADS TO REACH MY DESTINATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES SINCE 2013. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. ONCE ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE AREA TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RESPOND. SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE CHANGED MANY DIFFERENT ITEMS RANGING FROM A TUNE UP TO A NEW COIL AND MULTIPLE CAM SHAFT SENSORS. ALL 3 HAVE PERFORMED MANY DIAGNOSTICS BUT TO DATE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHICH STILL EXISTS BUT WITH MORE REGULARITY. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO ITS PERFORMANCE AND I AM SCARED TO PUT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I DID DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS, SOMEONE HAS TO FORCE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MINI VANS ARE MOST COMMONLY USED FOR TRANSPORTING OUR MOST PRECIOUS PASSENGERS, CHILDREN. WILL IT TAKE A CAR FULL OF CHILDREN DYING FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND THAT THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

ENGINE, INTERNAL CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. ON FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS, OR 112,00 MILES; THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED WITHIN THE WARRANTY . . QUOTED COST TO REPAIR WILL BE $3,300.00, WHEN COMPLETED BY [XXX]-HILLTOP-FORD IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 89,380

IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. WE PICKED IT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND ONE DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW CONNECTOR AND REPLACED IT. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE ENGINE ALWAYS IDLES VERY ROUGH AND NO ONE CAN CORRECT IT. IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM MODULE ON THESE VEHICLES. APPARENTLY RAIN GETS IT AND SOAKS THE MODULE CAUSING ALL SORTS OF ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WAS IN A 30 MILE PER HOUR SPEED ZONE CAME TO A CAUTION LIGHT AND HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A VERY DANGEROUS CORNER....MANY TRACTOR TRAILERS USE THIS TURN, WHILE MAKING THE TURN, ENGINE STALLED AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL STEERING WITH NO POWER. MANAGED TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN SEVERAL TRACTOR TRAILERS CAME AROUND THE SAME CORNER. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE OVER I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AS THEY WOULD HAVE HAD NO WHERE TO GO, JUST A 2 LANE ROAD. CAR STARTED BUT WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT, IT WENT ABOUT 20 FEET AND STALLED AGAIN. HAD TO CALL A TOW COMPANY. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT APPROXIMATELY 99,900 MILES. FLASHING LIGHT ON DASH SAYS TO CHECK TRANSAXLE. NOT FIXED AS YET...CODE P0715 CAME UP ON THE TECH MACHINE, TURBINE SPEED SENSOR CHECK FAULT. I HAVE CHECKED FOR THESE CODES AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD SENT THESE VEHICLES OFF THE PRODUCTION LINES WITH THESE PROBLEMS TO BEGIN WITH. I FIND THAT NOTHING EVER GETS DONE UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. IT'S A SAD WORLD WE LIVE IN THAT LIFE HAS TO BE LOST BEFORE MANUFACTURERS ARE MADE TO CORRECT WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE LEAVING THE PLANT. *TR

Mileage: 134,884

WHILE MERGING ONTO ROUTE 50 OFF 628 THE CAR DIED. I DRIFTED ONTO SIDE OF ROAD, BUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. TOOK EXIT OFF 50 AT 450 AND CAR STOPPED AGAIN. PUT IN PARK AT RED LIGHT, STARTED UP AGAIN AND DROVE DOWN RIVA ROAD. CAR STOPPED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO MY RESIDENCE, EACH TIME ENGINE STOPPING, NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. CALLED KOONS FORD ANNAPOLIS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE THE NEXT DAY (SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A SUNDAY). THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK AND COULD NOT CONFIRM OR DUPLICATE ANY OF THE CONDITIONS. POSSIBLY PCM BUT NOT SURE.THEY FOUND ONE ERROR WHILE DRIVING IT , BUT THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND IT. PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE UNTIL 7/6/13 WHEN EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK BACK TO FORD AND 2 DAYS LATER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PCM. COULD NOT SAY HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET A NEW ONE AS FORD DOES NOT HAVE THEM IT STOCK, BUT FOR $1300.00 COULD PLACE THE ORDER. FOUND A FORD TECH BLOG THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT EVERY ONE IS GOING THROUGH AND HOW TO FIX IT. WATER IS LEAKING UNDER THE COWL AND SHORTING OUT THE PCM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOME ONE DIES. *TR

Mileage: 82,049

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREE STAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING/BLINKING. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH VAN MAKING WEIRD SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. JUST HAD TRANNY RECALL WORK DONE, SAME LIGHT ON. I CALLED FORD-THEY SAID IT WAS A MISS AND I SHOULD BRING IT IN. I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THAT FAR, AND I HAVE NO $ FOR A TOW OR FIX. WAS TOLD BY MECH FRIEND THAT IT COULD BE ANY OF MANY SENSORS AND I'D HAVE TO TRIAL AND ERROR TO FIND IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME, AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT HAS RAINED OR IS VERY DAMP OUT. IT VIBRATES, SHAKES, AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT RIGHT. ALSO I HAVE NO GET UP AND GO, IT WANTS TO STALL OUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND I HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT ONCE. SEEMS TO BE WORSE ON HILLS OR ANY INCLINES. NOT A HAPPY FORD CUSTOMER-AGAIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON-GOING FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO. ANYTHING OVER 25MPH AND THE VAN "SHIMMIES" REALLY BAD. *TR

Mileage: 151,666

AFTER RAIN ALL NIGHT ON WED.6/4/2013 WENT TO TAKE VAN TO PITTSBURGH STARTED HESITATING AND VIBRATING WHILE ON HIGHWAY COULD NOT SPEED UP AND TRIED TO GET IN SLOW LANE LOT OF TRAFFIC ALMOST COLLISION . TRIED TO GO UP SMALL HILL NO POWER VIBRATING TRYING TO STALL, TURNED OFF WOULDN'T STARTFOR 15 MINUTES VERY SCARY. LOOKED ONLINE BULLETIN FOR PCM GETS WET AND CAUSES THIS,SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WITHOUT WARNING SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER, AT 40MPH, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED ONLY TO DIE AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES. I THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF GAS BUT THE GAGE SAID 1/8TH OF A TANK. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD FRIENDS BRING GAS. STARTED UP FINE AND DROVE MAYBE A BLOCK WHEN IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND BUCKING. THE CHECK ENGINE IDIOT LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER AGAIN. I RESET THE BATTERY CONNECTION AND LIGHT WENT OFF. I PULLED OFF TO DRIVE AROUND IN THE PARKING LOT AND IT DIED WHEN I CRANKED THE WHEEL TURNING EVERY CORNER. STARTED AGAIN, THIS TIME IT WAS HARD TO TURN OVER, AND IT SPUTTERED AND THE TRANSAXLE IDIOT LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, THE RADIO CAME ON BY ITSELF AND THE EVE PLAYER EJECTED. INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON BUT SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. CHECKED THE TRANNY FLUID, IT LOOKED A LITTLE LOW IN THE DARK(MIDNIGHT) SO PUT IN HALF A QUART. LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE VAN REFUSED TO GO FORWARD. I DROPPED IT MANUALLY INTO 1ST AND IT SLOWLY MOVED. PARKED IT AND TRIED OTHER GEARS, ALL UNRESPONSIVE BUT WHEN SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE JUMPED AND THE RPMS REVVED UP TO 3000!! AFRAID IT WOULD JUMP INTO GEAR AND RUN OVER MY FRIEND, I CUT OFF THE IGNITION WHILE IN NEUTRAL. I WAITED UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR NO TRAFFIC, THEN DROVE THE VAN HOME, KEEPING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL ABOUT 25 FEET PER RESTART, EACH TIME THE VAN WOULD DIE WHEN SPEED EXCEEDED 15MPH OR 2000RPMS. TOOK AN HOUR TO GET THE 1.5 MILES HOME. THIS VAN HAD JUST GOTTEN A FULL SERVICE OIL CHANGE/LUBE/FILTER SERVICE AND I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT SEARS UPON PURCHASING IT JUST 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAD NO OTHER ISSUES AT ALL. UPON RESEARCHING, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT FORD PUBLISHED BUT REFUSES TO FIX/RECALL. THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VAN'S TORQUE CONVERTER, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A MAJOR DEFECT THAT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED OR SERIOUS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,102 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,373. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ UPDATED 04/23/2013 *JS

Mileage: 70,102

ENGINE STUTTERS, WON'T RUN STEADY, IDLES OVER 2000RPM IN NEUTRAL, CONTINUALLY DIES, WHEN ENGINE DIES STEERING HARD(NATURALLY), WON'T GO IN REVERSE, THIS PROBLEM CAUSES NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT SAFE WHEN IT DOES IT ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY IN MOISTURE IN THE PCM. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN 2012. HAS NOT DONE THE PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND DID IT AGAIN TODAY( HAS NOT RAINED IN MORE THAN A WEEK) JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND STARTS CUTTING OUT AND DIES! HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES SINCE 2010. FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 102,455

THIS INFORMATION IS A COLLECTION OF INCIDENTS THAT ULTIMATELY FIT TOGETHER. I HAVE NOTICE THAT THE FLOOR BOARD OF MY VAN WAS WET. SINCE I HAVE 3 KIDS I JUST SHRUGGED IT OFF. THIS PAST WEEK I NOTICE THE FLOOR MATS WEREN'T WET ONLY THE CARPET BENEATH IT WAS SOAKED. MY KIDS DON'T SPILL JUST UNDER THE MATS. THE WATER MUST BE ENTERING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN. THE VAN WAS ACTING WEIRD ON AND OFF -NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT UNTIL IT STARTED HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. JUNE 2012, I GOT THE P1340 CODE THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD GONE BAD, I REPLACED IT, WENT OUT AGAIN, I WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FAULTY PART, CHANGED IT AGAIN, WENT OUT AGAIN, DECIDED THIS IS BEYOND ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY "FIXED" THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND ANOTHER PART THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NOT TO WORK. ($900) IT BROKE AGAIN BECAUSE THE PART THEY PUT IN WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS THEY FOUND ANOTHER SMALL PROBLEM. ($130) I INSISTED AT THE TIME THAT THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE PROPER REPAIRS. THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT ALL STILL NEEDED TO BE DONE. (CAUGHT SOME DOUBLE TALK) I EXPERIENCED A FEW MORE ISSUES WITH THE VAN LOSING POWER. (JULY,SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER -CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON.) I:N DECEMBER THE CAR TURNED OFF AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET ABOUT 25FT PER RESTART AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. I'VE NOTICED OTHER FEATURES NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. (POWER LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, POWER DOORS, KEY REMOTE ...) I HAVE LEARNED THAT OTHER 2005 FREESTAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR INCIDENTS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES AND RUNNING DOWN THE WIRE HARNESS CAUSING MULTIPLE PARTS TO SHORT OUT FROM TIME TO TIME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND NO MORE MONEY FOR "LET'S TRY THIS REPAIRS". *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM STORE (ABOUT 20 MILES) WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD IT CUT OFF AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE JUST REVVED BY ITSELF THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL WITHOUT COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME IT CUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT NEEDED THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. DROVE IT ANOTHER 20 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS AND LEFT THE VAN WITH MY SON TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. VAN CUT OUT ON MY SON SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE 2 MILES TO THE DEALER. ALSO CUT OFF ON THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION SHAFT SENSOR, AND REPLACED THE PLUGS AND WIRES TO THE TUNE OF OVER $800.00 NOT INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE DUE TO THE RECALL. DROVE OVER THE NEXT WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF LESS THAN 200 MILES. THEN TODAY THE ENGINE CUT OFF ON ME AGAIN EXACTLY LIKE BEFORE AND I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT. THIS IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS AND COULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. LUCKILY WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IT HAS NOT BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. SO I HAVE PAID OVER $800 TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AND IT IS OUR SOLE VEHICLE AS MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED AND DOESN'T DRIVE. WE ARE IN NO POSITION TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE NOW, WE LIVE 20 MILES FROM TOWN AND NOW THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ENGINE COVERING. THE ENGINE COVERING CLIPS FAILED TO SUSTAIN AND THE WATER PENETRATE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE HAD THE CAR STOP AFTER AND DURING RAINY DAYS. MOST RECENTLY THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR MOVE DURING A HEAVY RAIN. I HAVE HAD TO WAIT DAYS UNTIL THE CAR DRIES OUT FOR THE CAR TO MOVE. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AFTER SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS SAME OCCURRENCE. THEY CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG AS THE CAR RUNS OK? AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS WATER LEAKING ON AND INTO THE PCM CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START OR MOVE. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OR HAVE A SOLUTION? *TR

Mileage: 56,000

CAR STALLS WHEN IT STOPS, SHUTTERING WHILE IT DRIVES, THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP TWICE KNOW. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS LEFT OUTSIDE THE AUTO SHOP AND IT RAINED OVER NIGHT. WHEN THE MECHANICS WENT TO START IT AND LOOK AT IT THEY NOTICED THERE WAS WATER DRIPPING OUT OF OUR ECM. THEY DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE DESIGN FLAWS IN THE ECM AND THAT IT WASN'T SEALED RIGHT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BUT THERE NEVER HAS BEEN. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 131,369

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH IN A HEAVY RAIN WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I STARTED TO PULL OVER, BUT LIGHT WENT OFF AND ENGINE RAN FINE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN ENGINE WOULD HESITATE IN ACCELERATION AND WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS MISSING. IT BEGAN ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND USUALLY WHEN TRAVELING UP HILL. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE, ESPECIALLY AFTER RAIN OR BEING WASHED. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL WITH THE POWER CONTROL MODULE GETTING WET. TODAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND ENGINE HESITATED, THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO FEEL LIKE MY VAN WAS GOING TO STALL AT 70 MPH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

AFTER DRIVING IN OR AFTER A HARD RAIN, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND OFTEN STOPS. HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. COWL WAS REMOVED AT DEALERSHIP TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION IN OCT2010, BUT SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN IN 2012... *TR

Mileage: 47,395

I WAS DRIVING MY FREESTAR HOME, PULLING INTO MY COMPLEX WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN A SECOND LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT, THEN ALL THE POWER TO THE VAN WAS LOST. I HAD NO CONTROL, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, I HAD TO RUB THE VAN UP AGAINST THE CURB TO STOP IT. WHEN I GOT IT GOING AGAIN AND PARKED IN MY PARKING SPOT THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I LOST ALL POWER AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I REPLACED THE BATTERY AS I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE A BATTERY ISSUE, BUT EVEN WITH THE NEW BATTERY THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY CABLES CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. THEN I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE THE PCM WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND WHAT I EXPERIENCED IS THE IDENTIFIED ISSUE...THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AS I WAS BRING HOME MY FAMILY HOME AND WE JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY LIKE 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE THIS THING SHUT DOWN ON ME, IF THIS WAS THE HIGHWAY WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. PLUS NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE, IT'S ON BACK ORDER, SO THIS MUST MEAN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. WE NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE HTTP://NHTHQNWWS111.ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/DOCSERVLET/ARTEMIS/PUBLIC/PURSUITS/2009/DP/INSL-DP09004-35644P.PDF !!!!! *TT

Mileage: 128,000