| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | — | 2ODI 10273230 · 65,368 miWHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS IN ALL THE OTHER REPORTS THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. PARK ENGAGES HOWEVER NO OTHER GEAR DOES. VEHICLE IS AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AS I WRITE THIS. FORD STATES THERE IS NO ISSUE, AND BECAUSE I AM OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 5,000 MILES THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR Look up ODI 10273230 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10524583 · 98,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP AND WAIT SOME TIME BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 8/26/1… Look up ODI 10524583 at NHTSA ↗ | 8ODI 10177519 · 26,200 miWIFE'S VAN. REPORTED THAT IN COLD WEATHER IT WOULD START HARD. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IT BUCKED SEVERAL TIMES. WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK. INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM WHERE I WENT TO CHECK VAN. IT WOULDN'T START AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS, THEN IT STARTED UP BUT WAS A HARD START. AT THE SAME TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DECIDED TO TOW IT TO DEALER. FLAT BED CAME BUT COULDN'T GET TO VAN. TO ASSIST IN POSITIONING VAN FOR FLATBED; VAN STARTED ON FIRST TRY BUT NOW WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR, IT DIDN'T MOVE. EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. WE PUSHED IT INT… Look up ODI 10177519 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10252316 · 44,000 miWE OWN A 2004 FREESTAR THAT HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN FEB 2008 WITH LESS THAN 43,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2008 WE SPEND $450 ON REPAIRING PART OF THE BREAKING SYSTEM, AND THIS WEEK THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PULL TO IT WHEN IT FINALLY DID AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF A BLOCK AND ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, ONLY TO HAVE THE VAN STALL ON ME, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED, WE PAID FOR THE CALIPER, DRUM, … Look up ODI 10252316 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10266067 · 58,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT WATER WAS LEA… Look up ODI 10266067 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10322154 · 102,000 miBOUGHT VAN IN JUNE 2007 NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. REPLACED BATTERY WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. REPLACE O2 SENSORS 3 TIMES AND NEED DONE AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, EGR VALVE, BRAKES 4 TIMES, TIE ROD 2 TIMES, CALIBERS 2 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES, FUEL LINE, YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE HAD TO FIX IT. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WE HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 8K SINCE FEB 2008 ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE CAN NOT GET FORD TO HELP US AT ALL. NOW THE AXLES NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS SENSORS AGAIN. THE DVD PLAYER QUIT WORKING AFTER 4 MONTHS, DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEATS Q… Look up ODI 10322154 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 11ODI 10212686 · 38,000 miTHE FIRST TIME WE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR (APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES)WAS IN APRIL OF 2007. WE WERE EXPERIENCING MANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT A DEAD MOUSE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. THE NEXT TIME THE PROBLEMS WERE THE SAME, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN WHEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER. THE THIRD TIME, THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED. AT THIS TIME THEY KEPT OUR VAN FOR THREE DAYS WAITING FOR FORD TO GET BACK TO THE… Look up ODI 10212686 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10213363 · 45,000 miFAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR IS A SERIOUS AND WIDESPREAD SAFETY DEFECT. NHTSA NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING ONE OF THESE THINGS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE! FAMILIES DESERVE SAFE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY WHEN PURCHASING DECISIONS ARE MADE BASED ON SAFETY CLAIMS!*CN DUPLICATETO 10290338*SMCH Look up ODI 10213363 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10214251 · 44,000 miVAN WITHOUT WARNING STOPPED MOVING AND ENGINE CUT OFF. THIS IS A FOLLOW UP FROM OUR CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE. GOT IT TOWED TO DEALER AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF "LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM" TOLD ME THAT WATER LEAKED IN FROM UNDER DASH(IT HAD NOT RAINED OR SNOWED FOR DAYS- ROADS WEREN'T EVEN WET) AND GOT THE COMPUTER WET AN CAUSED IT TO MALFUNCTION. SEALED LEAK AND $250 LATER SENT US ON OUR WAY. FAST FORWARD 2WEEKS AND OUR VAN IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. COME ON NOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!! RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED!!!!! … Look up ODI 10214251 at NHTSA ↗ | 8ODI 10230397 · 83,000 miFAILURE OF CAM SENSOR, THEN COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION 2 WEEKS LATER. *TR Look up ODI 10230397 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10252159DOES ANYONE READ THESE? MY DAUGHTER POSTED A COMPLAINT OVER A YEAR AGO. I JUST READ THROUGH A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY SON-IN-LAW PURCHASED THIS VAN FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR MOTHER'S DAY OF 2006 BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPECTING ANOTHER SON AND OUTGROWING THEIR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IN THE WINTER OF 2006 IT STARTED ACTING UP. WE HAD TO GO GET THEM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AS THEY WERE BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A COUNTRY ROAD ON THEIR WAY TO OUR HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS. IT WAS DIAGNOSED A CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. AFTER CO… Look up ODI 10252159 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10255138 · 65,000 miAT APPROX. 60K MILES, WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-45MPH AND 55-65 MPH, THE ENGINE WILL STUTTER/HESITATE FOR LESS THAN A SECOND. THE OCCURS AT RANDOM BUT SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY LATELY. FROM THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, THE MOST LOGICAL IN MY VIEW ARE A FAILED COIL PACK; THE PCM MODULE OR A TRANSMISSION SENSOR. MY RESEARCH ALERTED ME TO THE HUNDREDS OF UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND LIVE AND COMMUTE IN A VERY RURAL AREA. IF WE HAD A … Look up ODI 10255138 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train | 2ODI 10273230 · 65,368 miWHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS IN ALL THE OTHER REPORTS THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. PARK ENGAGES HOWEVER NO OTHER GEAR DOES. VEHICLE IS AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AS I WRITE THIS. FORD STATES THERE IS NO ISSUE, AND BECAUSE I AM OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 5,000 MILES THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR Look up ODI 10273230 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10524583 · 98,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP AND WAIT SOME TIME BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 8/26/1… Look up ODI 10524583 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 41ODI 10395739 · 88,820 miREPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER). CAR IS BACK AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AGAIN DUE TO CAR STALLING DURING BRAKING. I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP/MODULE REPLACED IN ERROR, DUE TO FALSE CHECK ENGINE CODES DUE TO MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM, OWNER OF TRANSMISSION SAID ISSUE IS WITH WATER IN PCM CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER TO ENGAGE DURING BRAKING. *TR Look up ODI 10395739 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10397763 · 88,842 miTHIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM(COMPUTER). THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (03/10) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISES PER THE OBDB SCAN CODES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD JUST PULLED THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO REVERSE AND HAD SLIPPAGE IN OTHER GEARS, IT WAS RAINING VERY HEAVILY THAT DAY- I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF IT COULD BE AN ISSUE OF MOISTURE GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER), THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. I THEN HAD THE CAR … Look up ODI 10397763 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10423881 · 86,211 miTRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. NO GRINDING OR SLIPPING, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUST THIS CAR. GOT THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT, NOW IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH SOMETHING IN THE IGNITION OR SOMETHING WHERE THE CAR WOULD JUST SPUTTER AND DIE WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, BUT PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. PLEASE GET THESE OFF TH… Look up ODI 10423881 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10490663 · 130,600 miRETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE WELDED PLATE, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE VAN WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE TIRE FOR DAMAGE, YET. THIS IS A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ERROR, AS THE LATCH BRACKET USED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER SEAT IN PLAC… Look up ODI 10490663 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10617872 · 115,000 miONCE AGAIN, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR VEHICLE DEFECTS. OUR THIRD ROW REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE FLOOR LATCH IS CORRODED AND BROKEN AND OUR CHILDREN CAN NO LONGER SAFELY RIDE IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE. FORD RECALLED MANY OTHER FREESTARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE OUR VEHICLE DESPITE THE SIMILARITIES. OUR VEHICLE HAS NOW BROKEN DOWN ON US NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO POWER TRAIN ISSUES (LATER RECALLED), TRANSMISSION ISSUES (LATER RECALLED), AND NOW THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY CONTIN… Look up ODI 10617872 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10957728 · 174,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR [XXX]FORD IS CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER SUBFRAME 3-4 $600~$800 BUSHING KITS ($200 EACH) THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. I INFORMED THEM THAT ONLY DO THE FACTORY RECALL REPAIRS THE PULLED MY VAN OUT AND TOLD ME THE CANT DO THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS MIGHT BREAK, THEN COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SUBFRAME MY HAVE TO BE CUT TO INSTALL NEW SUBFRAME BOLTS BUSHINGS ETC. JUST TO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO TAKE THE APART TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE AGREED TO CHARGE ME 300 LAB… Look up ODI 10957728 at NHTSA ↗ | 31ODI 10465573 · 81,000 miHAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED OUR VEHICLE ON JULY 10TH, EVERYTHING APPEARED OKAY. ONE JULY 11TH, THE VAN BEGAN HAVE SHIFT ISSUES, AND THEN STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20-25MPH. IF THE PCM IS DAMAGED FROM WATER, THEN WHY DON'T THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE TSB. THIS IS A SERIO… Look up ODI 10465573 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10476679 · 165,000 miAT 147000 MILES, I NEEDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THIS COST ME $2800 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT COMMON TO A STANDARD REBUILD. THIS WAS SEPT. 2011. IN JANUARY, I AM ABLE TO NOTE ONLINE THAT THERE IS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. I CALL FORD, I'M TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE RECALL IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED IN THE 2ND QUARTER. WAIT UNTIL 2ND QUARTER, NO NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I CALL FORD IN AUGUST AND TELL THEM THIS, I AM TOLD THAT FORD WILL FIX THE CAR, IT WILL TAKE APPROX. 4 DAYS AND… Look up ODI 10476679 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10479320 · 89,000 miTHE VEHICLE LOOSE POWER WILL STALL WITH ENGINE RUNNING OTHER TIMES ENGINE WOULD STALL 2-4 SECONDS THE JUMP BACK ON HAPPEN ALOT WHEN PLGS WIRES ARE FINE IT RAINS, GET ENGINE LIGHT ALSO. RESETS, BUT WILL RESUME ON THE NEXT START WITH EMISSION CODES AND PCM ERRORS. *TR Look up ODI 10479320 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10606854 · 96,000 miCAR HISTORY: THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT HAS GONE BEFORE WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH VT MOUNTAINS, BUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND LETTING IT SIT, AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. UPON GETTING HOME SAFETY, OUR MECHANICS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO REPAIR AND SO LEFT IT BE, AND WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES SEE IT WHEN WE TRAVELED THROUGH THE VT MOUNTAINS, A FEW TIMES A YEAR. ALL RECALL REPAIRS WERE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. INCIDENT: AS WE NEARING THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. UNLIKE THE OTHER TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION… Look up ODI 10606854 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10983482IM HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE WORST ONE IS THE PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT HAS STRANDED ME IN MANY AREAS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO START. I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS INCLUDING REPLACING TRANSPONDER KEYS AND THE TRANSCEIVER BUT I STILL AM GETTING THE FLASHING RED SECURITY LIGHT. IM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS THING IN THE WINTER DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING STRANDED IN COLD TEMPERATURES. ALSO THIS VEHICLE LETS WATER LEAK IN EVERYWHERE CAUSING SEVERE RUST AND MOLD ISSUES. ONE OF THE FLOOR SUPPORTS OF THE DRIVERS SEAT IS CLOSE TO BEING RUSTED… Look up ODI 10983482 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10483285 · 96,000 miPOWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY LOST FORWARD MOTION WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. WAS LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER OFF HIGHWAY AND NO VEHICLES BEHIND HER. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE EVER SINCE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GERMAN FORD DEALERSHIP THAT QUOTED US A $10,000 DOLLAR REPAIR TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. FOUND A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REPAIRED IT FOR ABOUT $4,000, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE ERROR CODES, (TRANSAXLE, AND CHECK ENGINE LITE). REPLACED MULT… Look up ODI 10483285 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10559835 · 90,945 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,945. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT TORQUE CONVERTER FA… Look up ODI 10559835 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11072523 · 130,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE DEALER (WITT FAMILY FORD, W1367 WI-160, PULASKI, WI 54162) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS… Look up ODI 11072523 at NHTSA ↗ | 9ODI 10429228 · 88,000 miTRANSMISSION ISSUES HAD TO BE REPLACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR, SENSOR LIGHT ISSUES, TRACKING LIGHT ISSUES. NO WARNING TRANSMISSION JUST DIED 200 MILES FROM HOME. *TR Look up ODI 10429228 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10437372 · 141,486 miDRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH THE VAN JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE RPM ACTED CRAZY. WE PULLED TOO SIDE OF ROAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAVE HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS NO SIGNS OR WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TOWED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY VAN NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR Look up ODI 10437372 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10443615 · 150,000 miCAME OUT FROM WORK, WENT TO START MY FORD FREESTAR, THE CAR TURNED ON BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT. THE WHEELS WOULD TURN, ATTEMPT TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. WAS INITIALLY TOLD BY A MECHANIC ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR Look up ODI 10443615 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 8ODI 10177519 · 26,200 miWIFE'S VAN. REPORTED THAT IN COLD WEATHER IT WOULD START HARD. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IT BUCKED SEVERAL TIMES. WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK. INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM WHERE I WENT TO CHECK VAN. IT WOULDN'T START AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS, THEN IT STARTED UP BUT WAS A HARD START. AT THE SAME TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DECIDED TO TOW IT TO DEALER. FLAT BED CAME BUT COULDN'T GET TO VAN. TO ASSIST IN POSITIONING VAN FOR FLATBED; VAN STARTED ON FIRST TRY BUT NOW WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR, IT DIDN'T MOVE. EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. WE PUSHED IT INT… Look up ODI 10177519 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10252316 · 44,000 miWE OWN A 2004 FREESTAR THAT HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN FEB 2008 WITH LESS THAN 43,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2008 WE SPEND $450 ON REPAIRING PART OF THE BREAKING SYSTEM, AND THIS WEEK THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PULL TO IT WHEN IT FINALLY DID AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF A BLOCK AND ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, ONLY TO HAVE THE VAN STALL ON ME, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED, WE PAID FOR THE CALIPER, DRUM, … Look up ODI 10252316 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10266067 · 58,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE IDLE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT WATER WAS LEA… Look up ODI 10266067 at NHTSA ↗ | 41ODI 10395739 · 88,820 miREPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER). CAR IS BACK AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AGAIN DUE TO CAR STALLING DURING BRAKING. I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP/MODULE REPLACED IN ERROR, DUE TO FALSE CHECK ENGINE CODES DUE TO MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM, OWNER OF TRANSMISSION SAID ISSUE IS WITH WATER IN PCM CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER TO ENGAGE DURING BRAKING. *TR Look up ODI 10395739 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10397763 · 88,842 miTHIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM(COMPUTER). THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (03/10) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISES PER THE OBDB SCAN CODES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD JUST PULLED THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO REVERSE AND HAD SLIPPAGE IN OTHER GEARS, IT WAS RAINING VERY HEAVILY THAT DAY- I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF IT COULD BE AN ISSUE OF MOISTURE GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER), THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. I THEN HAD THE CAR … Look up ODI 10397763 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10423881 · 86,211 miTRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. NO GRINDING OR SLIPPING, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRUST THIS CAR. GOT THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT, NOW IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH SOMETHING IN THE IGNITION OR SOMETHING WHERE THE CAR WOULD JUST SPUTTER AND DIE WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, BUT PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. PLEASE GET THESE OFF TH… Look up ODI 10423881 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10490663 · 130,600 miRETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE WELDED PLATE, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE VAN WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE TIRE FOR DAMAGE, YET. THIS IS A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ERROR, AS THE LATCH BRACKET USED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER SEAT IN PLAC… Look up ODI 10490663 at NHTSA ↗ | 27ODI 10461826 · 78,000 miI LEFT WORK, GOT 3 PARKING SPOTS AWAY, LOST STEERING, BRAKES AND GAS. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT OFF VAN, TRIED AGAIN AND IT DROVE MAYBE A FEW FEET AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT IT DOWN TRIED AGAIN, DROVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND IT DIED. HAD IT TOWED TO VIP WHO HAD NO ANSWERS, TOWED TO FORD WHO SAID IT THERE WAS WATER IN THE PCM. THEY DRIED IT OUT AND SAID GIVE IT A GO. GOT IT HOME DROVE IT ONE DAY AND THE NEXT(AFTER RAINING) IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. … Look up ODI 10461826 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10463554 · 42,442 miUPON EXITING THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY STREET THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. WE LOST ALL DRIVING FUNCTION, POWER STEERING ETC IN AN INSTANT. LUCKILY IT WAS LATER IN THE EVENING AND NOT MUCH TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND US AS THIS ROAD IS TYPICALLY VERY CONGESTED. WE WERE ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A TURN LANE AND OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. LOCAL FORD DEALER CONCLUDED THE PCM SHORTED OUT AND THERE WAS A BLOWN IGNITION COIL. WE HAD CAR TOWED FOR SECOND OPINION AS WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT AT 40,000 MILES THE ENTIRE… Look up ODI 10463554 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10465573 · 81,000 miHAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED OUR VEHICLE ON JULY 10TH, EVERYTHING APPEARED OKAY. ONE JULY 11TH, THE VAN BEGAN HAVE SHIFT ISSUES, AND THEN STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20-25MPH. IF THE PCM IS DAMAGED FROM WATER, THEN WHY DON'T THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE TSB. THIS IS A SERIO… Look up ODI 10465573 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10499861 · 154,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT I CAN SEE DOWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THE ANCHOR POINT HAS RUSTED OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS ON THIS VAN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED: 3 IGNITION COILS, (THIS IS THE MAIN PROBLEM WHENEVER HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW HAS HAPPEN… Look up ODI 10499861 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10505524THE LATCH ON THE REAR OF THE VAN HAS RUSTED CLOSED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. IT IS PRESENTLY RUSTED SHUT AND THE BACK HATCH DOESNT OPEN AS A RESULT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR TIRE WELL. THIS HAS TO BE RELATED AS THE CARPET THROUGHOUT THE VAN GETS WET. EVEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FLOOR IS SOAKED, POSIBLY LEAKING FROM FRONT TIRE WELL.AND ALL THE WAY DOWN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR TO THE THIRD ROW. THERE IS ALSO A SHORT IN THE DASH LIGHTS DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THE DA… Look up ODI 10505524 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10983603 · 123,137 miTHIS VEHICLE I RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALLS AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN AND GET CAR WASH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE ENGINE NOT TO RUN PROPERLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IN APRIL OF 2016 ENGINE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSED ME TO GET IN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN IMPOUNDED AND LOAN COMPANY SANTANDER TRYING TO BILL ME FOR REMAINDER OF LOAN AND NOW CAUSING MAJOR CREDIT ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE COVERED BY FORD/CARMAX FOR SELLING MY FAMI… Look up ODI 10983603 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 7ODI 10370968 · 65,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER DIE @ ABOUT 80000 MILES TRANMISSION FAIL AT ABOUT 65000 MILES DEFECTIVE OE CONFORMAL COATING IS REMOVED FROM THE ENTIRE ECM BOARD INCLUDING UNDERNEATH CHIPS AND REPLACED WITH UPGRADED CONFORMAL COATING; CORRECTS AN OE DESIGN FLAW AND ENSURE CHIPS WILL NOT LIFT FROM THE BOARD CAUSING THE UNIT TO FAIL. *TR Look up ODI 10370968 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10375928 · 95,000 miWHEN DRIVING OUR VAN IT STARTED TO JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IT THEN STALLED OUT ON US. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE RAIN STOPPED IT QUIT AND RAN FINE, BUT STARTED AGAIN THE MINUTE WE HIT ANY MOISTURE. THE COMPUTER IN THE VAN ALSO STARTED SENDING ERROR MESSAGES CONSTANTLY, CHECK BRAKE FLUID, CHECK OIL, CHECK REAR BRAKE LIGHTS, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK DOORS AND SO ON WHEN THESE THINGS WERE CHECKED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH SO WE HAD … Look up ODI 10375928 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10390590 · 87,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SPORADICALLY OR THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO START INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE COMPUTER CORRODED THE SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MOST RECUR WHEN THERE WAS RAINY WEATHER. THE MANUFACTU… Look up ODI 10390590 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Seats | 1ODI 10322154 · 102,000 miBOUGHT VAN IN JUNE 2007 NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. REPLACED BATTERY WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. REPLACE O2 SENSORS 3 TIMES AND NEED DONE AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, EGR VALVE, BRAKES 4 TIMES, TIE ROD 2 TIMES, CALIBERS 2 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES, FUEL LINE, YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE HAD TO FIX IT. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WE HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 8K SINCE FEB 2008 ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE CAN NOT GET FORD TO HELP US AT ALL. NOW THE AXLES NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS SENSORS AGAIN. THE DVD PLAYER QUIT WORKING AFTER 4 MONTHS, DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEATS Q… Look up ODI 10322154 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10490663 · 130,600 miRETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE WELDED PLATE, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE VAN WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE TIRE FOR DAMAGE, YET. THIS IS A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ERROR, AS THE LATCH BRACKET USED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER SEAT IN PLAC… Look up ODI 10490663 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10617872 · 115,000 miONCE AGAIN, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR VEHICLE DEFECTS. OUR THIRD ROW REAR SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE FLOOR LATCH IS CORRODED AND BROKEN AND OUR CHILDREN CAN NO LONGER SAFELY RIDE IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE. FORD RECALLED MANY OTHER FREESTARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE OUR VEHICLE DESPITE THE SIMILARITIES. OUR VEHICLE HAS NOW BROKEN DOWN ON US NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO POWER TRAIN ISSUES (LATER RECALLED), TRANSMISSION ISSUES (LATER RECALLED), AND NOW THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY CONTIN… Look up ODI 10617872 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10957728 · 174,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR [XXX]FORD IS CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER SUBFRAME 3-4 $600~$800 BUSHING KITS ($200 EACH) THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. I INFORMED THEM THAT ONLY DO THE FACTORY RECALL REPAIRS THE PULLED MY VAN OUT AND TOLD ME THE CANT DO THE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS MIGHT BREAK, THEN COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SUBFRAME MY HAVE TO BE CUT TO INSTALL NEW SUBFRAME BOLTS BUSHINGS ETC. JUST TO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO TAKE THE APART TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE AGREED TO CHARGE ME 300 LAB… Look up ODI 10957728 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10490663 · 130,600 miRETURNING FROM A 'DUMP RUN', I NOTICED THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE 3RD ROW PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVER SIDE, HAD BEEN DISLODGED AND WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. I WENT TO RECONNECT IT AND I FOUND THE LATCH 'FLOATING'. IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE OUT THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE WELDED PLATE, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE VAN WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE TIRE FOR DAMAGE, YET. THIS IS A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ERROR, AS THE LATCH BRACKET USED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER SEAT IN PLAC… Look up ODI 10490663 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10994575 · 81,000 miTHE THIRD ROW SEATING LATCH HAS RUSTED OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS ISSUES THAT OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND WERE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I FEAR TO TAKE THEM ANYWHERE IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND STUTTERS WHEN IN DRIVE WHETHER I'M MOVING OR AT A STOP LIGHT AS LONG AS I AM IN ANY GEAR. IT ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND I'VE PURCHASED IT IN FEBRUARY. Look up ODI 10994575 at NHTSA ↗ | 34ODI 10436592 · 92,300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT LOWERED THE THIRD ROW SEATING TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE NOTICED THE SAFETY LATCH ATTACHED TO THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WAS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW SEAT COULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,300. UPDATED 12/20/11*LJ UPDATED 01… Look up ODI 10436592 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10438529 · 92,300 miUPON OPENING THE FOLDING THIRD ROW SEAT, THE BOTTOM LATCH FAILED TO ENGAGE WITH THE SEAT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE ENTIRE LATCH PANEL HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR AND WAS SITTING IN THE WHEEL WELL. THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE VAN AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS UNUSABLE. AT 7 YEARS OLD, THIS LEVEL OF RUST IS VERY PREMATURE. *TR Look up ODI 10438529 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10441489 · 137,000 miTL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOK THAT HELD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CONVERTIBLE BENCH SEAT IN PLACE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT RUSTED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. KMJ Look up ODI 10441489 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 |
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| Engine | 0 | 31ODI 10465573 · 81,000 miHAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED OUR VEHICLE ON JULY 10TH, EVERYTHING APPEARED OKAY. ONE JULY 11TH, THE VAN BEGAN HAVE SHIFT ISSUES, AND THEN STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20-25MPH. IF THE PCM IS DAMAGED FROM WATER, THEN WHY DON'T THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE TSB. THIS IS A SERIO… Look up ODI 10465573 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10476679 · 165,000 miAT 147000 MILES, I NEEDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THIS COST ME $2800 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT COMMON TO A STANDARD REBUILD. THIS WAS SEPT. 2011. IN JANUARY, I AM ABLE TO NOTE ONLINE THAT THERE IS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. I CALL FORD, I'M TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE RECALL IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED IN THE 2ND QUARTER. WAIT UNTIL 2ND QUARTER, NO NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I CALL FORD IN AUGUST AND TELL THEM THIS, I AM TOLD THAT FORD WILL FIX THE CAR, IT WILL TAKE APPROX. 4 DAYS AND… Look up ODI 10476679 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10479320 · 89,000 miTHE VEHICLE LOOSE POWER WILL STALL WITH ENGINE RUNNING OTHER TIMES ENGINE WOULD STALL 2-4 SECONDS THE JUMP BACK ON HAPPEN ALOT WHEN PLGS WIRES ARE FINE IT RAINS, GET ENGINE LIGHT ALSO. RESETS, BUT WILL RESUME ON THE NEXT START WITH EMISSION CODES AND PCM ERRORS. *TR Look up ODI 10479320 at NHTSA ↗ | 27ODI 10461826 · 78,000 miI LEFT WORK, GOT 3 PARKING SPOTS AWAY, LOST STEERING, BRAKES AND GAS. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT OFF VAN, TRIED AGAIN AND IT DROVE MAYBE A FEW FEET AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT IT DOWN TRIED AGAIN, DROVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND IT DIED. HAD IT TOWED TO VIP WHO HAD NO ANSWERS, TOWED TO FORD WHO SAID IT THERE WAS WATER IN THE PCM. THEY DRIED IT OUT AND SAID GIVE IT A GO. GOT IT HOME DROVE IT ONE DAY AND THE NEXT(AFTER RAINING) IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. … Look up ODI 10461826 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10463554 · 42,442 miUPON EXITING THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY STREET THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. WE LOST ALL DRIVING FUNCTION, POWER STEERING ETC IN AN INSTANT. LUCKILY IT WAS LATER IN THE EVENING AND NOT MUCH TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND US AS THIS ROAD IS TYPICALLY VERY CONGESTED. WE WERE ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A TURN LANE AND OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. LOCAL FORD DEALER CONCLUDED THE PCM SHORTED OUT AND THERE WAS A BLOWN IGNITION COIL. WE HAD CAR TOWED FOR SECOND OPINION AS WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT AT 40,000 MILES THE ENTIRE… Look up ODI 10463554 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10465573 · 81,000 miHAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED OUR VEHICLE ON JULY 10TH, EVERYTHING APPEARED OKAY. ONE JULY 11TH, THE VAN BEGAN HAVE SHIFT ISSUES, AND THEN STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20-25MPH. IF THE PCM IS DAMAGED FROM WATER, THEN WHY DON'T THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE TSB. THIS IS A SERIO… Look up ODI 10465573 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10994575 · 81,000 miTHE THIRD ROW SEATING LATCH HAS RUSTED OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS ISSUES THAT OTHER 2004 FORD FREESTAR VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND WERE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I FEAR TO TAKE THEM ANYWHERE IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND STUTTERS WHEN IN DRIVE WHETHER I'M MOVING OR AT A STOP LIGHT AS LONG AS I AM IN ANY GEAR. IT ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND I'VE PURCHASED IT IN FEBRUARY. Look up ODI 10994575 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 4ODI 10499861 · 154,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT I CAN SEE DOWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THE ANCHOR POINT HAS RUSTED OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS ON THIS VAN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED: 3 IGNITION COILS, (THIS IS THE MAIN PROBLEM WHENEVER HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW HAS HAPPEN… Look up ODI 10499861 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10606854 · 96,000 miCAR HISTORY: THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT HAS GONE BEFORE WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH VT MOUNTAINS, BUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND LETTING IT SIT, AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. UPON GETTING HOME SAFETY, OUR MECHANICS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO REPAIR AND SO LEFT IT BE, AND WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES SEE IT WHEN WE TRAVELED THROUGH THE VT MOUNTAINS, A FEW TIMES A YEAR. ALL RECALL REPAIRS WERE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. INCIDENT: AS WE NEARING THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. UNLIKE THE OTHER TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION… Look up ODI 10606854 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10957961 · 185,000 mi02 06 2016 THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH SUBFRAM BREAKING , I WAS AT SAVEALOT 123 ST CLAIR AVENUE 44108, STARTED MY ENGINE AND SHIFTER GEARS THE ENGINE STARTED I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT LOTS POWER AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND A LOUD GRINDING PARK FORD 400 WEST AVENUE TALLMAGE OHIO 44278 I PURCHASED TWO BOLTS W711082-S439 PURCHASED 2 BOLTS ONE BROKE AND I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER/ OWNER AND I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE BOLT AND THE WOULD PROVIDE ME A NEW ONE. AT THE TIME THEY HAD A KIT THAT WAS $65.00 THE KIT HAD THE BOLT STEEL WASHER, RUBBER 2 BUSHI… Look up ODI 10957961 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 |
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| Structure:Body | 0 | 2ODI 10606854 · 96,000 miCAR HISTORY: THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT HAS GONE BEFORE WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH VT MOUNTAINS, BUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND LETTING IT SIT, AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. UPON GETTING HOME SAFETY, OUR MECHANICS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO REPAIR AND SO LEFT IT BE, AND WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES SEE IT WHEN WE TRAVELED THROUGH THE VT MOUNTAINS, A FEW TIMES A YEAR. ALL RECALL REPAIRS WERE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. INCIDENT: AS WE NEARING THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. UNLIKE THE OTHER TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION… Look up ODI 10606854 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10983482IM HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE WORST ONE IS THE PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT HAS STRANDED ME IN MANY AREAS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO START. I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS INCLUDING REPLACING TRANSPONDER KEYS AND THE TRANSCEIVER BUT I STILL AM GETTING THE FLASHING RED SECURITY LIGHT. IM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS THING IN THE WINTER DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING STRANDED IN COLD TEMPERATURES. ALSO THIS VEHICLE LETS WATER LEAK IN EVERYWHERE CAUSING SEVERE RUST AND MOLD ISSUES. ONE OF THE FLOOR SUPPORTS OF THE DRIVERS SEAT IS CLOSE TO BEING RUSTED… Look up ODI 10983482 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10499861 · 154,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT I CAN SEE DOWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THE ANCHOR POINT HAS RUSTED OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS ON THIS VAN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED: 3 IGNITION COILS, (THIS IS THE MAIN PROBLEM WHENEVER HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW HAS HAPPEN… Look up ODI 10499861 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10505524THE LATCH ON THE REAR OF THE VAN HAS RUSTED CLOSED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. IT IS PRESENTLY RUSTED SHUT AND THE BACK HATCH DOESNT OPEN AS A RESULT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR TIRE WELL. THIS HAS TO BE RELATED AS THE CARPET THROUGHOUT THE VAN GETS WET. EVEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FLOOR IS SOAKED, POSIBLY LEAKING FROM FRONT TIRE WELL.AND ALL THE WAY DOWN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR TO THE THIRD ROW. THERE IS ALSO A SHORT IN THE DASH LIGHTS DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THE DA… Look up ODI 10505524 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10983603 · 123,137 miTHIS VEHICLE I RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALLS AND HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN AND GET CAR WASH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE ENGINE NOT TO RUN PROPERLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IN APRIL OF 2016 ENGINE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSED ME TO GET IN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN IMPOUNDED AND LOAN COMPANY SANTANDER TRYING TO BILL ME FOR REMAINDER OF LOAN AND NOW CAUSING MAJOR CREDIT ISSUES. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE COVERED BY FORD/CARMAX FOR SELLING MY FAMI… Look up ODI 10983603 at NHTSA ↗ | 34ODI 10436592 · 92,300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT LOWERED THE THIRD ROW SEATING TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE NOTICED THE SAFETY LATCH ATTACHED TO THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WAS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW SEAT COULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,300. UPDATED 12/20/11*LJ UPDATED 01… Look up ODI 10436592 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10438529 · 92,300 miUPON OPENING THE FOLDING THIRD ROW SEAT, THE BOTTOM LATCH FAILED TO ENGAGE WITH THE SEAT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE ENTIRE LATCH PANEL HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR AND WAS SITTING IN THE WHEEL WELL. THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE VAN AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS UNUSABLE. AT 7 YEARS OLD, THIS LEVEL OF RUST IS VERY PREMATURE. *TR Look up ODI 10438529 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10441489 · 137,000 miTL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOK THAT HELD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CONVERTIBLE BENCH SEAT IN PLACE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT RUSTED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. KMJ Look up ODI 10441489 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10499861 · 154,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT I CAN SEE DOWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THE ANCHOR POINT HAS RUSTED OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS ON THIS VAN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED: 3 IGNITION COILS, (THIS IS THE MAIN PROBLEM WHENEVER HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW HAS HAPPEN… Look up ODI 10499861 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10606854 · 96,000 miCAR HISTORY: THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT HAS GONE BEFORE WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH VT MOUNTAINS, BUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND LETTING IT SIT, AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. UPON GETTING HOME SAFETY, OUR MECHANICS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO REPAIR AND SO LEFT IT BE, AND WOULD ONLY SOMETIMES SEE IT WHEN WE TRAVELED THROUGH THE VT MOUNTAINS, A FEW TIMES A YEAR. ALL RECALL REPAIRS WERE UP TO DATE. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. INCIDENT: AS WE NEARING THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. UNLIKE THE OTHER TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION… Look up ODI 10606854 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10957961 · 185,000 mi02 06 2016 THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH SUBFRAM BREAKING , I WAS AT SAVEALOT 123 ST CLAIR AVENUE 44108, STARTED MY ENGINE AND SHIFTER GEARS THE ENGINE STARTED I SHIFTED GEARS AND IT LOTS POWER AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND A LOUD GRINDING PARK FORD 400 WEST AVENUE TALLMAGE OHIO 44278 I PURCHASED TWO BOLTS W711082-S439 PURCHASED 2 BOLTS ONE BROKE AND I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER/ OWNER AND I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE BOLT AND THE WOULD PROVIDE ME A NEW ONE. AT THE TIME THEY HAD A KIT THAT WAS $65.00 THE KIT HAD THE BOLT STEEL WASHER, RUBBER 2 BUSHI… Look up ODI 10957961 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 0 | 0 |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Torque Converter | 11ODI 10212686 · 38,000 miTHE FIRST TIME WE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR (APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES)WAS IN APRIL OF 2007. WE WERE EXPERIENCING MANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT A DEAD MOUSE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. THE NEXT TIME THE PROBLEMS WERE THE SAME, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN WHEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER. THE THIRD TIME, THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED. AT THIS TIME THEY KEPT OUR VAN FOR THREE DAYS WAITING FOR FORD TO GET BACK TO THE… Look up ODI 10212686 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10213363 · 45,000 miFAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR IS A SERIOUS AND WIDESPREAD SAFETY DEFECT. NHTSA NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING ONE OF THESE THINGS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE! FAMILIES DESERVE SAFE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY WHEN PURCHASING DECISIONS ARE MADE BASED ON SAFETY CLAIMS!*CN DUPLICATETO 10290338*SMCH Look up ODI 10213363 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10214251 · 44,000 miVAN WITHOUT WARNING STOPPED MOVING AND ENGINE CUT OFF. THIS IS A FOLLOW UP FROM OUR CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE. GOT IT TOWED TO DEALER AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF "LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM" TOLD ME THAT WATER LEAKED IN FROM UNDER DASH(IT HAD NOT RAINED OR SNOWED FOR DAYS- ROADS WEREN'T EVEN WET) AND GOT THE COMPUTER WET AN CAUSED IT TO MALFUNCTION. SEALED LEAK AND $250 LATER SENT US ON OUR WAY. FAST FORWARD 2WEEKS AND OUR VAN IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. COME ON NOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!! RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED!!!!! … Look up ODI 10214251 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10483285 · 96,000 miPOWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY LOST FORWARD MOTION WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. WAS LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER OFF HIGHWAY AND NO VEHICLES BEHIND HER. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE EVER SINCE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GERMAN FORD DEALERSHIP THAT QUOTED US A $10,000 DOLLAR REPAIR TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. FOUND A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REPAIRED IT FOR ABOUT $4,000, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE ERROR CODES, (TRANSAXLE, AND CHECK ENGINE LITE). REPLACED MULT… Look up ODI 10483285 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10559835 · 90,945 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,945. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT TORQUE CONVERTER FA… Look up ODI 10559835 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11072523 · 130,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE DEALER (WITT FAMILY FORD, W1367 WI-160, PULASKI, WI 54162) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS… Look up ODI 11072523 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 8ODI 10230397 · 83,000 miFAILURE OF CAM SENSOR, THEN COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION 2 WEEKS LATER. *TR Look up ODI 10230397 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10252159DOES ANYONE READ THESE? MY DAUGHTER POSTED A COMPLAINT OVER A YEAR AGO. I JUST READ THROUGH A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY SON-IN-LAW PURCHASED THIS VAN FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR MOTHER'S DAY OF 2006 BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPECTING ANOTHER SON AND OUTGROWING THEIR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IN THE WINTER OF 2006 IT STARTED ACTING UP. WE HAD TO GO GET THEM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AS THEY WERE BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A COUNTRY ROAD ON THEIR WAY TO OUR HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS. IT WAS DIAGNOSED A CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. AFTER CO… Look up ODI 10252159 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10255138 · 65,000 miAT APPROX. 60K MILES, WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-45MPH AND 55-65 MPH, THE ENGINE WILL STUTTER/HESITATE FOR LESS THAN A SECOND. THE OCCURS AT RANDOM BUT SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY LATELY. FROM THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, THE MOST LOGICAL IN MY VIEW ARE A FAILED COIL PACK; THE PCM MODULE OR A TRANSMISSION SENSOR. MY RESEARCH ALERTED ME TO THE HUNDREDS OF UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND LIVE AND COMMUTE IN A VERY RURAL AREA. IF WE HAD A … Look up ODI 10255138 at NHTSA ↗ | 9ODI 10429228 · 88,000 miTRANSMISSION ISSUES HAD TO BE REPLACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR, SENSOR LIGHT ISSUES, TRACKING LIGHT ISSUES. NO WARNING TRANSMISSION JUST DIED 200 MILES FROM HOME. *TR Look up ODI 10429228 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10437372 · 141,486 miDRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH THE VAN JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE RPM ACTED CRAZY. WE PULLED TOO SIDE OF ROAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAVE HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS NO SIGNS OR WARNING OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TOWED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY VAN NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR Look up ODI 10437372 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10443615 · 150,000 miCAME OUT FROM WORK, WENT TO START MY FORD FREESTAR, THE CAR TURNED ON BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT. THE WHEELS WOULD TURN, ATTEMPT TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. WAS INITIALLY TOLD BY A MECHANIC ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR Look up ODI 10443615 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10370968 · 65,000 mi2004 FORD FREESTAR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER DIE @ ABOUT 80000 MILES TRANMISSION FAIL AT ABOUT 65000 MILES DEFECTIVE OE CONFORMAL COATING IS REMOVED FROM THE ENTIRE ECM BOARD INCLUDING UNDERNEATH CHIPS AND REPLACED WITH UPGRADED CONFORMAL COATING; CORRECTS AN OE DESIGN FLAW AND ENSURE CHIPS WILL NOT LIFT FROM THE BOARD CAUSING THE UNIT TO FAIL. *TR Look up ODI 10370968 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10375928 · 95,000 miWHEN DRIVING OUR VAN IT STARTED TO JERK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IT THEN STALLED OUT ON US. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE RAIN STOPPED IT QUIT AND RAN FINE, BUT STARTED AGAIN THE MINUTE WE HIT ANY MOISTURE. THE COMPUTER IN THE VAN ALSO STARTED SENDING ERROR MESSAGES CONSTANTLY, CHECK BRAKE FLUID, CHECK OIL, CHECK REAR BRAKE LIGHTS, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK DOORS AND SO ON WHEN THESE THINGS WERE CHECKED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH SO WE HAD … Look up ODI 10375928 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10390590 · 87,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SPORADICALLY OR THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO START INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE COMPUTER CORRODED THE SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MOST RECUR WHEN THERE WAS RAINY WEATHER. THE MANUFACTU… Look up ODI 10390590 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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