Transmission Not Go Into Gear problems of the 2006 Ford Freestar

Driving home from store after getting dinner which is only 2. 2 miles away, made it 2 miles back home. Stoped at stop sign started to accelerate up a small incline, engine revved to red line. So I coasted to side of road, shut off vehicle, then started it to try and let it reset, it would not go at all or try to go into any gear only park will work. After letting it sit it will still not go into any gear or move at all. The transmission fluid is full and does not smell or look burnt, engine runs great and starts with no problems. I have seen that this is not the first complete made about this happening to this type of vehicle. It was made in may of 2005 and is considered a 2006.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. While idling at a red light and attempting to make a turn, the vehicle did not accelerate. The contact turned off the vehicle and it would not engage in gear. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Transmission fails without warning, causing loss of power and control of vehicle. Driving at 70 mph in traffic on interstate, engine revved to 5000 rpm's and we had to coast through traffic to the shoulder and coast to a stop. Transmission would not engage in any gear. Had to be towed. Lucky to get to the shoulder alive.

Stopped at a stop sign pulled off and van acted like it went into neutral gave it gas all it does is the rpms go up the van does not move. It will not move in any gear. It gave us no warning it was working just fine. Very disappointed.

Driving with the family, going 50 mph and the car cuts out completely dead with no warning. Had to coast into the median. Put car in park and restarted. Exactly one week later, car died while accelerating from a stop sign. Car would not go into any gear. Same issues with 04 and 05 Fords that are being recalled. 06 needs to be recalled too. Now I have to spend 3k on a new transmission because of a Ford documented issue.

On 1/27/12 while heading out of town with my family on a busy highway at a speed of 72mph my van lost all power. The van was suddenly dropping speed with no prior warning at all. There were semis all around and thank the lord I was able to pull the van over to the side of the road out of harms way. Once on the side of the road I turned off the iginition and waited a few minutes before trying to start again. The van started but, would not go into gear at all. I had to call a tow truck which costs me money I did not have and now to find out that there are many others out there with the same make,model and year vehicle that are having the same exact problem and nothing is being done about it by Ford is crazy. This could have cost me and my family our lives and others that were driving around me. When is something going to be done. ?! to have Ford recall the '04 and '05 models for this exact reason, should make them realize there is something extremely wrong with this make and model vehicle. I purchased this vehicle for the family thinking of safety all along but am now scared to drive it once it gets fixed. This is death trap as far as I am concerned.

The engine relved up real high and then there was no drive train. The transmission would not move in any gear. The motor was fine. Just no drive.

Was driving at highway speed of 70mph when vehicle (2006 Ford Freestar) lost power. Pulled off highway and was able to park vehicle. However when restarting, transmission would not engage. The vehicle does not have any gears. There was not any warning nor any prior issues before this. After restarting vehicle, the check engine light came on on the dash.

I was driving approximately 45 mph on busy highway, my Ford Freestar would no longer accelerate. Looking in the rear view mirror, there was smoke coming from my vehicle. The engine light came on after I noticed the smoke, then my thermostat went all the way from c to hot in a split second. No warning, car smoking and my brakes and gas was not working. I tried to pull over safely and get out of the vehicle quickly. My van was engulfed with smoke, an ambulance pulled over to assist me. The car fire was put out and towed to a Ford dealer. It was my transmission that blew. It was covered by warranty and fixed. I was told it was a bad transmission. One year and two weeks later, my Ford Freestar was not shifting gears, I was getting stuck, in reverse. When I shift to drive, it does not go forward. My car had to be towed again to the same Ford dealer. I was told my transmission was filled with water and the 1 year warranty I purchased the year before was shorted by two weeks. Ford would not honor my warranty due to it being over by 2 weeks time frame. So, I then purchased another transmission with another warranty. Now in 2012, a year later, my transmission that I purchased last year is doing the same thing, getting stuck in gears, when I accelerate, my Freestar jumps. Every time it rains, this car stalls. When I took to my mechanic, he says this is a horrible car. Poorly made and it should have been recalled. Apparently it stalls in the rain due to the sealing from Ford? why and how is this possible? this vehicle is a horrible safety problem. I am fortunate my children were not with me in the first car fire. When is Ford or the safety council going to investigate this car? so in my vehicle, Ford thinks there is nothing wrong with their customer having to replace a transmission 3 years in a row. No safety warnings or engine light warnings at all.