2005 FORD FREESTAR Vehicle Speed Control Problems

CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK, TRANSAXLE ISSUE-LIGHT FLASHING. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A CLICKING FROM THE FRONT END AND FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.

Mileage: 191,573

THEIR IS 5 RECALLS ON MY VAN THAT I PULLED UP ON NHTSA AND THE FORD COMPANY IS SAYING THEIR IS ONLY ONE RECALL AND I'M HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VAN AND I WAS DRIVING THIS VAN AND IT IS LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING IT. I NEED UR HELP PLEASE. MY NUMBER IS (XXXXX) PLEASE LEAVE ME A MESSAGE SO I CAN CALL U BANK THANKS REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 166,678

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED AND SURGED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE DRIVER HAD TO CONSTANTLY APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA09016 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2013, IN WHICH THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,000. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

MY VAN JUST SUDDENLY LOST ALL DRIVE POWER. IT WONT GO FORWARD OR BACK. IT SHUDDERS AND DOESNT ACCELERATE PROPERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

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

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE ABOVE STATED DATE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY VAN WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS OR PICK UP SPEED CAUSING US TO ALMOST GET HIT WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 134,695

VEHICLE CONTROL CENTER STATES ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONING. TRACTION CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONING. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ALARM SYSTEM TRIGGERS INTERMITTENTLY. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP STATES IS COMMON ISSUE AND THERE IS A TSB ON THE ISSUE. REQUIRES ABS MODULE AND HCU MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE LIGHT FOR THE POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION STARTED FLASHING AFTER WE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED. DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE BUT THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE WRENCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS THROTTLE BODY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE SITUATION IS VERY DANGER, THE PROBLEM WITH THE PCM ISSUES, THAT SHARE BAD INFORMATION WITH ANY OTHER COMPONENT IN USE, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, LIGHTS, AC SYSTEM, LOW BATTERY OR NOT TURN ON EVEN WITH NEW BATTERY, AND THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS CLEAN. THE MOST DANGEROUS IS JUST STOP RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, OR SOME MECHANIC DID NOT HAVE IDEA ABOUT THE PROBLEM, EVEN THE SARASOTA FORD MECHANICS. A FEW WEEKS A GO I LEFT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS, PRESENT IN MY OPINION TRANSMISSION MAL-FUNCTION, AFTER THEY CHARGE ME $140, NO PROBLEMS SOLVED, AND THEY SAY THE TECHNICIAN REPORT : NEEDS ENGINE WORK BEFORE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTICS. NEEDS CAM SYNCRO ASSY.(FIX WHINNING NOISE) I AGREE OK. NEED A SENSOR ASY ??????? CONNECT A LITTLE METAL WIRE ON TOP ENGINE (THEY CALL BUSH.....???) AFTER THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS STILL HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY ANSWER ABOUT ALL THIS, OR PLACE TO GO AND GET A REAL INSPECTION AND REPORT. FROM NOW AND FOREVER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

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

THE CAR WOULD START THEN STALL. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND IT WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN LIKE NO GAS GETTING INTO ENGINE AND STALL OUT . I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER (CREST FORD CENTERLINE MICHIGAN) THEY RAN IT ON A SCOPE. TOLD ME I NEEDED TURBINE SHAFT SPEED SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT AND CALLED TO SAY MY VEHICLE WAS FINE AND READY TO GO. I PICKED UP CAR ON MONDAY EVENING AND ON WEDNESDAY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. CAR WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT DRIVE. FORD COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AND FINALLY I CALLED A FRIEND TO ASK FOR A SOLUTION. BECAUSE OF ALL THE ISSUES WITH THE PCM AND HIS EXPERTISE I CALLED MY FORD ADVISOR [XXX] AND TOLD HIM TO CHECK THE PCM FOR WATER DAMAGE. HE CALLED ME BACK SHORTLY AND SAID THEY FOUND THE WATER DAMAGE. THIS IS A VAN MADE VERY WRONG WITH A DESIGN SO THAT YOUR WINDSHIELD LETS WATER FLOW ONTO THE COWL AND THEN DAMAGES THE BRAIN FOR THE CAR. I NOW HAVE TO PAY 1000.00 TO FIX A MISTAKE FORD MOTOR CREATED. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE FORD FIXES IT ON A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO GO FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH MY CAR ON MY OWN. FORD MECHANICS SHOULD KNOW AND BE EXPERIENCED. THIS WILL BE MY LAST FORD WITH THE WAY THEY HANDLE THEIR CARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 74,420

TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, VAN WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. RESTART VAN, PUT IT INTO REVERSE & IT FALTERS & STALLS. RESTART &GOT VAN INTO DRIVE,BUT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL 3000 RPMS, THEN JERKS INTO DRIVE & STALLS AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC I HAVE USED FOR OVER 20 YRS. VAN SHOWS NO CODES.REPLACE BATTERY, HAVE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, CAM SENSOR IS TESTED, SHOWS NOT PROBLEMS. VAN STARTS & RUNS FOR ONE DAY. SAME EXACT ISSUE HAPPENS AGAIN. HAVE IT TOWED A SECOND TIME. AGAIN, NO CODES COME UP.MECHANIC FLUSHES OUT THE TRANNY,& VAN RUNS AGAIN FOR 50 MILES W/O INCIDENT. BUT AGAIN, TRYING TO LEAVE FOR WORK NEXT DAY, VAN DISPLAYS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. NO TORQUE TO MOVE THE VAN, CONSTANT STALLING AS SOON AS IT IS TAKEN OUT OF DRIVE. WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL OR STARTS & MOVES VERY HESITANTLY INTO REVERSE, CATCHES GEAR & JERKS, STALLS ONCE AGAIN. TOW AGAIN TO A FORD DEALER. TOLD THE PROB IS THE RECALLED TORQUE CONVERTER. HAVE IT REPLACED, AND VAN DOESN'T MAKE IT THE 12 MILES HOME. THE VAN LOST COMPLETE POWER ON A HIGHWAY & I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOW BACK, NOW BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT, OVER $3,000 BECAUSE METAL FROM THE RECALLED PART HAS DISLOGGED INTO TRANNY. I AM NOW FINDING THRU MY OWN RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM RELATING TO THE PCM, WHICH REPLACING TRANNY DOESN'T SOLVE THE ISSUES. FORD IS OFFERING NO HELP OR COMPENSATION AM A SINGLE MOM OF 2 KIDS, 1 IS DISABLED,& NOW BEEN FIRED FROM MY JOB BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THERE 28 MILES AWAY. THE VAN IS STRANDED AT THE DEALER, BECAUSE I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX OR TOW AGAIN. I AM AT MY WITS END. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE &REPLACE THIS VAN!!!! REPAIRING THE TORQUE CONVERTER, CAM SENSOR, OR TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SOLVE THE PCM PROBLEM, WHICH IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, & AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS, WILL MALFUNCTION AGAIN> MY Q TO FORD IS:DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR U TO DO SOMETHING? *TR

Mileage: 85,954

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,000 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS.THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 65,000

THE CAR LOST POWER AS I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE IT. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS TO GO FROM 0 TO 20MPH. THIS IS EVERY DAY. ONCE IT GETS TO 20MPH THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY. ALSO SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT MOVE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK, AND THEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE FOR IT TO MOVE. ALSO, WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT, THE CAR DRIVES VERY SLOW UNTIL IT REACHES 20MPH. MY CAR IS ON RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THE PART IS NOT YET IN STOCK. I HAVE BEEN WAITING AND HAVING PROBLEMS AND SPENDING MONEY ON THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I'VE BEEN WAITING MORE THAN 8 MONTHS FOR THE PART FROM FORD. THEY SAY THE CAR IS NOT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I DISAGREE BUT I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. *TR UPDATED 08-09-12 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN TRADED IN. UPDATED 08/09/2012 *JS

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE SITTING IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS. 52,452.00.

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE ON MAIN HIGHWAY TRAVELING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENED, MAKING FOR A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. FORD WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL AND SENT LETTER IN MARCH 2012, SAYING CONDITION WOULD BE COMPLETED BY END OF 2ND QUARTER OF 2012, BUT THEY HAVE NOT EVEN STARTED. *TT

Mileage: 104,000

IN FEBRUARY 2012 I WENT TO FOR CHECK ENGINE LET THEY SAID IT WAS ERG VALUE. I FIX. THEN IN APRIL 14TH I WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND MY VAN LOST ACCELERATION POWER I PUT HAZARDS ON AND MANAGE TO GET TO OTHER SIDE OF FREEWAY. MY CAR WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT GO IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD TO THEN GET TOWED SINCE WAS THEY WEEKEND AND I WAS THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE I TOWED TO HOME. ALSO, THE WEEKEND NO FORD DEALERS/ SERVICE CENTERS ARE OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I JUST RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 11S25 / NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY VAN IT DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW EGR VALVE PUT ON, SO I DID. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES SO I HAD THEM REPLACE, THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I MAY NEED A NEW FUEL FILTER, SO I HAD IT REPLACED AND ONCE AGAIN THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM TO TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. I AM WORRIED THAT WHILE I AM DRIVING I WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND WILL BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VAN NEVER WANTS TO GO OVER 40 MPH AND ONCE IT DOES REACH THAT SPEED IT WILL NOT MAINTAIN AND SOMETIMES MAKES AN ODD NOISE. I PULLED ONTO THE BY-PASS THE OTHER DAY AND MY VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT AWAY... THANK GOD THAT THE TRUCK BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO PASS ME ON THE SHOULDER. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OTHER TIMES WHEN MY VAN WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER SO THAT THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME COULD PASS. SO IN A NUT SHELL THE PROBLEMS ARE AS LISTED: 1.) VAN WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED 2.) WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS OFTEN A PINGING / KNOCKING SOUND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND NOT BE OUT ANY MORE MONEY. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 127,305

THE CAR JUMPS. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. NO GAS APPLIED. HAPPENING MORE AND MORE NOW. ASK FORD TO LOOK AT IT THEY DID NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING HOME FROM THE GAS STATION WHEN SUDDENLY THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AT THE TIME. WE WERE AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION SO WE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. ANY GEAR FOR THAT MATTER. WE PUSHED THE VAN OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE THE INTERSECTION IS HIGH IN TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY WITH 18 WHEELERS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WE COULDN'T GET THE VAN GOING SO WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. WE HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN GOING IN OR OUT OF GEAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 114,868

UPON A STOP OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR LUNGES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I VIEW THIS AS DANGEROUS, AS THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, EITHER WHEN IN A PARKING LOT WITH PEDESTRIANS BEHIND ME ENTERING STORE OR WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PEDESTRIANS ARE IN A CROSSWALK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING AS WELL, CONCERNING A "THROTTLE BODY" COMPONENT ON THE FORD FREESTYLE FROM YEARS 2005 AND UP. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE CAR OWNER, BUT IN FACT, THE VEHICLE AND THE MAKER OF THE VEHICLE. *KB

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL DUE AS A RESULT. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LUNGING WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO SAFE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE COULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE FAILURE COULD BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,234.

Mileage: 78,234

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VAN STALLED WHEN PASSING 2000 RPM(S) WITH NO WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND LOSS ALL POWER TO THE CAR. WITH THE STEERING LOCKED PULLING OFF TO THE SHOULDER WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. THE VEHICLES BEHIND HAD TO GO AROUND ME DRIVING CLOSE TO 65-70 MPH IN SPEED OR SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO MISS ME. A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. UNABLE TO AFFORD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS DUE JUST PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2011 FROM TOM BUSH MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LINKAGE WAS LUBRICATED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE IDLE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN SECONDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND SHUT OFF WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED; HOWEVER, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS WERE DEFECTED AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THEM. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 45,000

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL HEIGHT IS EQUAL TO GAS PEDAL HEIGHT. UNDER HEAVY BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL HEIGHT IS BELOW GAS PEDAL HEIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNDER BRAKING. UPDATED 11/28/2005 - *NM

Mileage: 176