There have been 9 defect investigations conducted for the following Ford Freestar model year vehicles.
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This investigation was opened on Sep. 28, 2012.
It was closed on Dec. 31, 2012.
Please see the attached closing resume summary. It has been attached to this document as a pdf.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar, the 2005 Ford Freestar, the 2006 Ford Freestar, the 2005 Honda Odyssey, the 2008 Honda Odyssey, the 2009 Honda Odyssey, the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the 2005 Mercury Monterey, the 2006 Mercury Monterey, the Stabilus Gas Support Strut, the 2004 Toyota Sienna, the 2005 Toyota Sienna, the 2006 Toyota Sienna. See investigation details » |
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This investigation was opened on Dec. 21, 2011.
It was closed on Apr. 27, 2012.
Odi has received 18 complaints on the subject vehicles from the salt belt states that allege severe corrosion at the rear wheel wells. Additionally, odi identified 4 similar reports from Ford's response to the investigation.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar, the 2004 Mercury Monterey. See investigation details » |
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This investigation was opened on Sep. 13, 2011.
It was closed on Dec. 7, 2012.
The subject vehicles (sv) are all automatic transmission, front wheel drive vehicles with hand actuated mechanical park brakes. The investigation focused on allegations that the service jack failed and caused the vehicles to fall.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar, the 2005 Ford Freestar, the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the 2005 Mercury Monterey. See investigation details » |
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This investigation was opened on Aug. 23, 2010.
It was closed on Jul. 15, 2011.
the subject vehicles suffered from a design issue whereby water could run down onto the cowling under the hood and located in the area of the windshield wipers and then drip onto a computer module, the powertrain control module (pcm), which could be manifested in a variety of symptoms depending on
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar, the 2005 Ford Freestar, the 2006 Ford Freestar, the 2007 Ford Freestar, the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the 2005 Mercury Monterey, the 2006 Mercury Monterey, the 2007 Mercury Monterey. See investigation details » |
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This investigation was opened on Nov. 10, 2009.
It was closed on Feb. 2, 2012.
This investigation resulted in
a vehicle safety recall. On January 4, 2012 Ford motor company submitted a defect information report (NHTSA recall no. 12v-006) to NHTSA regarding a defect in the performance of the transmission torque converter for approximately 205,896 Ford freestar and Mercury monterey vehicles. Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar, the 2005 Ford Freestar, the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the 2005 Mercury Monterey. See investigation details » |
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This investigation was opened on Jul. 15, 2009.
It was closed on Nov. 17, 2009.
Odi has received 227 owner complaints alleging a sudden and unexpected loss of motive power due to an internal transmission failure in the subject vehicles. Of those complaints, 124 can be attributed to the torque converter output shaft splines stripping causing a sudden loss of power to the
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar, the 2005 Ford Freestar, the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the 2005 Mercury Monterey. See investigation details » |
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This investigation was opened on Jun. 4, 2009.
It was closed on Sep. 7, 2010.
On may 6, 2009, NHTSA received a request for "a hearing through title 49 of the united states code, chapter 301, motor vehicle safety, part 557. " the request was in reference to vehicle owner complaint, 10266067, filed with NHTSA on April 20, 2009, which described a problem with engine stall in a
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar. See investigation details » |
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This investigation was opened on Oct. 14, 2008.
It was closed on Apr. 9, 2009.
on October 14, 2008, odi opened pe08-060 to investigate allegations of cracked and leaking snap-in tire valves in model year (my) 2007 vehicles manufactured by Ford motor company. The valves were supplied to Ford by topseal auto-parts, a subsidiary of the shanghai baolong automotive corporation in
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2007 Ford Crown Victoria, the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, the 2007 Ford Edge, the 2008 Ford Edge, the 2007 Ford Escape, the 2008 Ford Escape, the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid, the 2007 Ford Expedition, the 2008 Ford Expedition, the 2007 Ford Explorer, the 2008 Ford Explorer, the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, the 2007 Ford F-150, the 2008 Ford F-150, the 2007 Ford Focus, the 2008 Ford Focus, the 2007 Ford Freestar, the 2007 Ford Freestyle, the 2007 Ford Fusion, the 2008 Ford Fusion, the 2007 Ford Grand Marquis, the 2007 Ford Mustang, the 2008 Ford Mustang, the 2007 Ford Ranger, the 2008 Ford Ranger, the 2007 Ford Taurus, the 2008 Ford Taurus, the 2007 Lincoln Mark, the 2008 Lincoln Mark, the 2007 Lincoln MKX, the 2008 Lincoln MKX, the 2007 Lincoln MKZ, the 2008 Lincoln MKZ, the 2008 Lincoln Navigator, the 2007 Lincoln Town Car, the 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis, the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, the 2007 Mercury Mariner, the 2008 Mercury Mariner, the 2007 Mercury Milan, the 2008 Mercury Milan, the 2007 Mercury Montego, the 2007 Mercury Monterey, the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, the 2008 Mercury Mountaineer, the 2008 Mercury Sable. See investigation details » |
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Odi has received 18 complaints on the subject vehicles from the salt belt states that allege severe corrosion at the rear wheel wells. Additionally, odi identified 4 similar reports from Ford's response to the investigation.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2004 Ford Freestar, the 2005 Ford Freestar, the 2006 Ford Freestar, the 2007 Ford Freestar, the 2004 Mercury Monterey, the 2005 Mercury Monterey, the 2006 Mercury Monterey, the 2007 Mercury Monterey. See investigation details » |