Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems of the 2004 Ford Freestyle

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the torque converter was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 108,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated the vehicle was included and repaired per a manufacturers recall for the torque converter. After the vehicle was repaired it began to hesitate upon acceleration. The contact also heard a loud banging noise. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technicians stated the transmission had to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

I received a recall notice for the torque converter on my vehicle. I took it to the dealer for replacement of the torque converter on August, 22, 2012. I never had a problem with the vehicle before but when I brought it home I began to notice a bump when I put it in drive. I thought this might smooth out over time. Three months later I noticed a shudder at fifty five miles per hour and the tachometer would rise about two hundred rpms. I took the vehicle to my mechanic, who was a Ford mechanic for about twenty years before he opened his own shop and he said the problem was in the torque converter. Ford service rep. Told me that since it has been over a year that I had the torque converter replaced I have to pay for all parts and labor. The van has 119,000 miles on it and I'm hoping it will last another six months so I can trade it in. But if the dealers figure out that these vehicles are going to cost them more than they're worth I probably wont get much of a trade in value. I.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford freestar. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 12v006000 (power train:automatic transmission:torque converter) and after the repairs, the vehicle slipped out of gear and made a banging sound as it shifted into second gear. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The contact stated there were no issues with the vehicle before having the recall remedied. The failure mileage was 67,000.