Automatic Transmission Cooler Problems of Ford Freestar

On Friday, 4/16/10, I was driving down the interstate at 65 mph when my 2005 Ford Freestar van suddenly spiked in rpm's and then started coasting. In the middle of rush hour traffic. . . I had to make it safely onto the shoulder. I turned off the engine and let it sit for a few minutes, in hopes that it would be fine after cooling down. It cranked up fine, but when put into gear, it did nothing. It wouldn't go backward or forward. I had to have it towed to the shop where I found out this is a common problem with the transmission on this make and model. In fact, its so common, that the transmission is hard to come by and if I do find one the cost will be about $2500 to repair. Do you see a problem here? also, I was told that Ford hasn't figured out how to fix the problem yet, so the vehicles that are getting a new transmission are getting another faulty one. So not only do you have to replace it once, but every few years. Can we please do something about this. Ford needs to be held accountable.

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I am an owner of 2005 Ford Freestar. While driving to work on morning, my van with approximately 52k miles on it stopped moving. It was like I hit the gearshift into neutral. After coasting into a parking lot and have my vehicle towed to the repair shop, I was told that it was a known Ford Freestar transmission issue. I contacted my Ford dealership who informed me that my vehicle was out of warranty. I have had a multitude of problems with this vehicle since the day after I purchased it, starting with heating/cooling issues to a leaking hatchback. My service, or lack of service, at the dealership is inexcusable. When I purchased the vehicle in 2005, I never imagined that I would be dumping thousands of dollars into it with only 50k miles.