Automatic Transmission Problems of Ford Freestar - part 2

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the vehicle would shift into neutral abnormally while driving at any speed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that there was water in the power train control module and that it would need replacing. The manufacturer was contacted who filed a claim but provided no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 96,000. Updated 06/01/lj.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the transmission indicator light illuminated and the vehicle began to lose power. The contact stated that the vehicle would eventually stall and immediately restart but the vehicle would not go into drive or reverse. The vehicle was repaired by having the transmission rebuilt. The failure and current mileage was 74,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact was driving approximately 25-30 mph when the vehicle experienced a loss of power. The accelerator was engaged yet the vehicle did not respond. The vehicle was later towed to a local mechanic shop where she was advised that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired with a re-manufactured transmission from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 55,800 and the current mileage was 55,942.

2004 Ford Freestar transmission has gone out again. Second transmission trans was replaced by Ford just after we bought it. This is the second time it has left us stranded.

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My wife was on the interstate with my 2 and 4 year old traveling 70 mph today(3/15/11). Van lost power to transmission and thankfully she was able to reach the safety of the shoulder by way of dodging to semi trucks coming up fast behind her. Van is at the dealership now to figure out what has caused the failure of power. I have read about all of the issues other owners are having and find this very dangerous and disturbing. Something needs tp be done by Ford to rectify the issue.

Had transmission fixed in Jan 2010 and my transmission just went out again March 10 2011. . . I have had nothng but problems with this vehicle ranging from broken motor mounts, tranny, a/c, radiator, spark plugs 02 sensors and so forth. This is the 5th time I have reported on here. Please do something before it kills more people. On top of this, I was driging and the dvd player fell out of the ceiling landing on my child's legs causing bruises.

I own a 2005 Ford Freestar minivan. Over the last couple of days I noticed it would shift hard when I put it into drive. Then on Tuesday, 3/8/11 me and my family was on the highway, my husband driving, and noticed the van would not shift into 3rd gear. We pulled over and checked transmission fluid and added just a bit. We then started driving again and then the van would not shift into 2nd gear. We were able to get it to a mechanic and was advised that the transmission needed to be either replaced or rebuilt. We are having it rebuilt with at least $1600 or more expense.

The day after a heavy rain, my 2005 Ford Freestar started stalling out and the engine light coming on. I thought it was a sensor as I had the same problem last year after a heavy rain & took it to the local mechanic who replaced the cam sensor which solved the problem. This time the mechanic said it was the transmission & he could not fix it. We had it towed to the Ford dealer we bought it from who confirmed that it is the transmission & will cost us $2,200 to have it fixed. Why is such a new, low milage vehicle having this problem? I have been reading many complaints about the transmission on this very same vehicle. Why hasn't Ford recalled it? we cannot afford this and I need my van. It is so frustrating. Especially knowing that I am not the only one having thi problem. Isn't there something we can do??? I still owe over $2000 on this van that I expected to last me for years without having to repair the transmission. Please help!.

Was travelling in the vehicle and all of a sudden lost all power to the trnsmission. Was very concerning as it occurred in traffic at highway speeds.

We had our 2006 Ford Freestar transmission replaced back in late 2009 due to water getting into the transmission. On Feb 21, we brought it back in to find that our transmission has yet again got water in it!!! we are lucky that this falls under the power train warranty, but what is going to happen next year when we are bound to encounter this problem again. Ford tells us that we will have to pay for it ourselves. This is bs seeing as this is a recurring problem that they have yet corrected. If you initiate a complaint about a vehicle during your warranty timeline and they cannot remedy the problem, even after the warranty is up, then it should be on Ford to correct it. Tell me, when do these motor companies have to take ownership for their short comings? when my ipod kept having issues, I did not have to keep paying to get the issue fixed, I received a brand new ipod!!! motor companies should have stricter rules to follow seeing as we are putting lives at stake.

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that when trying to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle did not move. The contact shifted into a lower gear which allowed the vehicle to accelerate slowly but the failure occurred again. The vehicle moved fine in reverse but not in the drive position. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was 134,250.

Stalling out of nowhere.

2005 Ford Freestar transmission problem - car just stalled on me while driving at a very busy time pulling into a driveway up hill. In addition, any time I tried to put it in a gear it would roll back. I almost hit the cars/people behind me. Plus, I was blocking the middle of the intersection.

I own a 2004 Ford Freestar. On Wednesday, Jan. 26,2011, I try to move my van in my garage, found the engine started normally, but the van cannot move. . The gear looked not functional at all. The van would not move forward as well. I had my mechanic to take a look, and he informed me that the transmission went on our van. He suggested that we have it towed to the Ford dealership where we purchased it. So, this is what we plan to do. The van only has around 83, 000 miles on it!! I undertand, after doing lots of research, that this is a common problem with this make and model, and I am infuriated that we will have to cover the expense associated with the repairs! unexceptable! shame on Ford! I will never purchase another Ford vehicle again.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. While driving 45 mph the vehicle began to hesitate as if were running out of gasoline. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a local mechanic for the failure. The vehicle was no longer under warranty. The failure began on January 25, 2011. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 126,000.

I was driving west on kimberly rd in davenport,IA. In our 2005 Ford Freestar. On 1/17/2011 approximately at 1230pm. At the intersection of division st and kimberly the stop light was red and there were three cars in front of me. When the light turned green, my Freestar wouldn't move. It has only a little over 117,000 miles on it, and didn't give any warning of going out. After reviewing edmunds. Com for Ford Freestar transmission problems, I see this is a common occurence and I was luckier than most. The worse part of this was when the transmission went out, it was on a busy road in winter snow conditions and came close to being rear-ended a few times. Lucky I didn't have my family with me, because this could of turned into a serious accident. A davenport officer showed up to give me a safety barrier before a tow truck showed up, but I was there over an hour before the officer showed up.

Was driving home from school with my husband and son. Approximate speed was 40 mph while pressing gas slightly to go up small incline motor revved as if it was in neutral. Van had no power to move, not even reverse. Had to had towed. Mechanic states pump in transmission is out and transmission is completely gone. There was no warning or anything. It was 12 degrees outside when we were stranded. After reading other complaints my story sounds the same as everyone else's. The costs not counting labor to fix will be approximately $2500. 00. Almost equal to what we owe. Very frustrated with Ford- this needs to be looked into.

Ford Freestar 2004- going down hwy, engine suddenly rev'd loudly then we had no gears whatso ever. The engine was running fine but couldnt propel the vehicle. Mecanic told us this is a re-occuring problem with this make/model.

I was driving my 2005 Ford Freestar and suddenly loss power, it felt like it was in newtral and coasted out of the road to a parking lot where it was tow to a shop. Bad transmission, it will cost me about 3,000 to repair.

My wife was driving 2004 Freestar van when just pass a intersection when tramission went out, she is ok but, had to replace converter in trammission cost $838. 34 only 72925 milles on van this should not have happen , I think Ford should recall this van.

We have a 2005 Ford Freestar van, I was pulling out of a parking lot and started down the road got up to 40 mph and all of a sudden my van coasted to a stop no gears. This never happened before, brought the van to a transmision place and they had to replace the torke converter costing me $810. I have read other complaints about this happening to other people.

Driving 70 mph on I-75 in northern michigan, transmission quit without warning, stranded my wife, three children and myself in the middle of winter on the highway.

2004 Freestar- traveling down road when car's engine just started revving and car would not go forward or backwards- had to call tow truck to tow us to shop. This could have been even worse if would have happened on highway, or in bad weather- as my husband is disabled unable to walk very well!!! car did not have alot of mileage for this to have happened- very disappointed will cost us over $2000 to get repaired- very difficult on a fixed income. Have owned many Ford vehicles and have never had anything like this happen. Always felt a Ford was a very dependable vehicle- questioning that now!.

I own a 2004 Ford Freestar. On Wednesday, December 22, 2010 I proceeded to back my van into my garage after running errands for the day and after backing up about a foot, the vehicle ceased movement. It would not move forward as well. I had my local mechanic stop by my home to take a look, and he informed my husband and I that the transmission went on our van. He suggested that we have it towed to the Ford dealership where we purchased it. So, this is what we plan to do. The van only has around 60, 000 miles on it!! I understand, after doing lots of research, that this is a common problem with this make and model, and I am infuriated that my husband and I will have to cover the expense associated with the repairs! unacceptable! shame on Ford! I will never purchase another Ford vehicle again.

While driving down highway without warning my 2005 Ford Freestar transmission went out.

Drove about an hour and then the transmission felt like it was slipping a bit around 65/70. Had never felt it before. Called mechanic when we got home who said bring it in 2 days later. Within that two days, the transmission completely let go and we had to have it towed to mechanic. He said he found water in the pan. Ended up replacing transmission with a rebuilt. Got car back. Withing a week the converter let go and he said it went through transmission and he found metal shavings in pan. Had to drop transmission again and repair. (hope this all makes sense, I believe this is what he described to me but if not, I can get a better explanation from the mechanic).

I was driving during rush hour traffic with my 3 young children, when I came to a stop sign. I went to turn the corner when my minivan wouldn't go forward at all. We barely missed being rear ended by the other car turning behind us. I was lucky enough to coast into a residential area and pull over.

2004 Ford Freestar transmission died at 48,100 miles. I was driving and all of a sudden there was a loss of motive power. The engine was running with absolutely no acceleration. I almost got hit by a car because the Mini van stop moving at an intersection. Had the 2004 Ford Freestar checked and there was water in the transmission. No rain, no flood. Only very cold weather. $4000 to fix and extended warranty don't want to cover.

My 2005 Ford Freestar transmission went out as I was driving. It has less than 50,000 miles on it.

My wife was driving our 2004 Freestar down a busy road and she said it made a revving noise and then would not move. She coasted to the side of the road and the van would run but not move. We had to have it towed. She had kids in the car.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle lost power. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact did not inform the manufacturer of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were approximately 64,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, power to the transmission suddenly stopped. The vehicle would no longer move forward. There were no warning lights prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to her residence. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 135,000.

Traveling east on interstate 80 toward lake tahoe, about 70 miles from home. Rpms suddenly increased while losing forward propulsion and speed. Pulled over and much smoke was coming from under engine. Myself, wife & 2 children in vehicle. Luckily we have aaa and were rescued. We are original owners on this regularly, and well maintained 2004 Freestar - and it has only 61,000 miles! expect $3,000+ bill to fix transmission.

Transmission went out without any warning! less than 70,000 miles.

Transmission in 2004 Ford Freestar failed without warning in freeway traffic endangering my self and my young grandchildren. Ford is aware of transmission defects and is choosing not to remedy the problem. This is presenting a danger to the driver/passengers of said vehicle and the other drivers on the road.