Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems of the 2007 Ford Freestar

Torque converter is showing signs of failure with van a less than 50k miles. A transmission flush and service including Ford's friction modifier did not fix.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestar. While driving approximately 30 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

When I touched the transmission gear shift one morning, the car began rolling down my driveway & rolled into the street. I had a hard time stopping the vehicle because the engine was not yet running & the power brakes were not on. The gear shift lever would not hold in park or any of the other gears. I had the vehicle towed to a transmission repair shop. When I told the mechanic what had happened, he said it was the transmission torque converter & said, "this is a common problem with this vehicle. " "I have replaced hundreds of them over the years. Other independent transmission repair shops have said the same thing. When I asked the clerk at the local Ford dealer parts dept. , they would not tell me how many of the torque converters they have replaced. Nor could I get any information from their transmission repair mechanics. My independent mechanic did show me the defective part of my transmission & demonstrated how the spline in the converter had worn out because it was not proper heat treated for proper hardening & thus the part malfunctioned. Needless to say, the pump shaft gear which inserts itself in the spline does not have this malfunction. Therefore, any transmission mechanic or laymen can only come to the conclusion that this part #06050700015 is a defective part & should have been recalled. This malfunction is corrected with an after-market part. I had to pay $1200 to have this defective part removed & replaced. You can imagine the hundreds or thousands dollars Ford owner all over the country have had to replace this defective part. I have spoken to two Ford motor CO. Customer service reprs. & they say, "there is nothing they can do about it. " I also wrote a registered letter to Ford motor CO. Corporate office & received a mail reply with the same response. Initially I was only asking Ford mo. To compensate me $250. For the defective part & not the $1200.

Was driving and pulled into a shopping center, when all of the sudden, the van was no longer responsive to the gas pedal. The van coasted to a stop, and I had to then push the car out of moving traffic into a parking lot. The van acted as if it was in neutral, and could be pushed when it was it r, n, d,1and 3. This occurred in the late evening, in sub-zero wind chill temperatures and I had my 5 year old son with me at the time. Luckily the van was able to keep running, so we had heat until we could get picked up. Had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic shop, and the initial valuation is the torque converter failed due to spline shaft being stripped, just like in the previous 2005-2005 model Freestars. Family of seven, now with no vehicle!!.

Driving at highway speeds in traffic with three children in the car, when the torque converter/transmission failed with no warning or indication of previous problem. Vehicle would not respond to accelerator. Fortunately,was able to coast off exit ramp safely. Would not go forward or backward. 300 miles from home. Towing, car rental and repairs. Dealer said recall not applied to this year but same problems as previous years. Ford should fix this before someone is killed. They are aware of the situation.

Traveling on the PA interstate van lost all power. Towed need complete transmission rebuild due to failure of torque converter. We were lucky we were not hurt. There was no warning at all that there was a issue. Van is a nightmare.

I was making a left hand turn from the middle lane of a busy 5 lane highway when I lost all power to the drive train. Fortunatly I had gained enough speed from the drive train to barely avoid on coming traffic. Three seconds earlier and this could have been a tragedy. There was no warning or indication of failure. There were no sounds, smells, or eradict motions. I immediantly had the vehicle towed to a Ford dealership garage. After an inspection the service advisor stated that the torque converter had come apart and would need to be replaced. Since then I have done some investigative research into Ford Freestar torqure converter failures. It appears that this is a problem that started with the 2004 Freestar. I hope that Ford takes care of this problem before injury or fatality. In my case, three seconds made the difference.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power without warning. A local mechanic diagnosed the problem as the torque converter which had splined off and sent metal shavings into the transmission. The dealer was contacted but the contact refused service. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. Updated 04/19/lj updated 04/30/12.

Ford's recall 11s25 says it pertains to 2004-05 model years on the torque converter failure. Mine is a 2006 Freestar and it has the same exact problem. The torque converter failed on it driving down the highway. Why is year not covered ?.

Driving on freeway and suddenly car would not accelerate! it was rush hour and I was terrified. Miraculously, I was able to coast to the shoulder without major incident. At that time, car would not enter any gears. Upon acceleration the car would just rev, but would not move, even in reverse. Fortunately, I hadn't picked up my children from school yet! I couldn't imagine being stranded on the side of the freeway with them. It was scary enough for me! car was towed to local Ford dealership, where it took them a week to rebuild/replace the torque converter. Thankfully, it was covered under warranty, but it still cost me $100 deductible, plus the enormous inconvenience of not having a car. I had 3 young children and a full time job and no car for a week. Ford refused to provide me a rental. Considering some of the other horror stories, I guess I got off pretty lucky. Too many of these stories out there, Ford needs to recall!!.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestar. The contact was stated that while driving 20 mph, he depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle decelerated. There was an increase in the engine rpms during the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the transmission torque converter needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 69,375 and the current mileage is 114,000. Updated 05/01/2012 updated 05/04/12.

While traveling on I-81 southbound, my 2004 Ford Freestar van went out of gear and the van lost power. When we coasted to the shoulder the van would not go into gear. The Ford dealership that is working on the van believes it is the trans torque converter.