2005 Ford Freestar: check engine light

Filed Aug 31, 2020 · Transmission · 128,310 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving and accelerating, a knocking noise occurred coming from the flex plate and torque converter. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to park ford (400 west ave, tallmadge, oh 44278), and was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter and flex plate needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,310.

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · DE

2005 ford freestar. Consumer writes in regards to unsatisfactory customer service at dealership and unresolved vehicle problems. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd the consumer stated the check engine light remained on after multiple repairs were made. The vehicle would also stall. The torque converter went out and the vehicle had to be towed. The vehicle was traded in. *js

Filed Mar 29, 2017 · Engine · 120,000 miles · MN

When it's raining or wet snow outside the van starts to chug. This causes the vehicle to have loss of power and it becomes jerky. The engine light starts to flash. It only does this when it's wet outside- it happens on the freeway, dirt roads, paved in town roads.... I'm sure it is the electrical box under the hood getting wet from a manufacture overlook- I've read this was an issue and because it hasn't caused a death it's not something ford has to fix? I have children and I will not allow my family to be a loss because of a manufacture issue. Ford should be paying for the fix.

Filed Mar 16, 2017 · Engine, Steering · 10,000 miles · PA

My transmition turn my car off in the highest my engine light keeps going on

Filed Apr 9, 2015 · Transmission · 134,561 miles · MN

I am currently dealing with an issue that I find many posts and complaints about on my 2005 ford freestar. I was driving around a corner and the car just shut down completely. I got the car pulled over safely thankfully because I had my three children in the vehicle with me at the time. I can start the car and put it into drive and reverse. The car goes into gear but when I hit the accelerator pedal it has no power. The engine revs and rpms go up but no movement. The transaxle light is flashing and the check engine light is now on as well. From all of the research I find this is a problem with the PCM getting wet. It was raining today with around an inch of rain today alone. There was no warning when this happened. The van was running just fine and then it just shut down and started malfunctioning. This is a widely known problem. There are complaints about this all over the internet. Why is ford able to get away with this even after the service bulletin about it years ago. Does somebody have to die before you will step in and make ford do something about this? This is the second major problem I have had with ford vehicles. Now I know why my father used to call them "freaking old rebuilt dodge" ford is a terrible company that makes crap vehicles and does not stand behind them when serious safety issues arise. They sure can take the tax payer money when they need help though. What a joke!!!! For once please step in and make this right before somebody does get killed. There are many worse stories out there than mine!

Filed Mar 28, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 100,000 miles · IN

While driving down the road, the van will suddenly die. All alarms, engine light, ABS, traction control. Will go off. Sudenly there is no power. Van will start right back up and drive again. This has been going on for over a year. I have had it at 7 different mechanics, including the ford dealership where I purchased the vehicle. It has happened at all different speeds, 20-65, also happens if stalled at a stop light or drive-thru. Additionally, I can be driving at 25-35mph and the RPM's will shoot up to 7000 or fall all the way down like you are idleing. Vehicle makes noises like it is going to blow up and then will be fine.

Filed Mar 13, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 102,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked and a loud noise was heard near the front of the vehicle. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate as the rpms reduced. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v006000 (power train). The failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Feb 18, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 112,090 miles · PA

Vehicle loses power, erratically shifts gears, RPM gauge bounces around and check engine light comes on. I later find that the error code is p1740 (torque converter clutch inductive signature malfunction) after further research I see that there was a recall for this model and year of vehicle for this exact problem yet my specific vehicle is not covered under the recall. I bought this vehicle from a used car dealership and I believe they knew about this problem beforehand and kept it from me, telling me how good and reliable this vehicle is. The vehicle still drives for now but who knows how long and whether any additional damage may be done just by continuing driving it. I bought this because we needed a safe family vehicle and now I'm out all the money I spent on it without enough left to fix it. I obviously can't drive my family around in it and risk it just shutting off in the middle of driving down the road.

Filed Feb 15, 2015 · Transmission · 47,322 miles · FL

Received 3 vehicle service bulletins mfgr campaign #: 11s25 . Made appointment for 07/08/14 @ 10:00am with duval ford 32210 and drove my van there. Duval ford rented me a hertz vehicle because they could not finish the recall repair. On 07/11/14 duval ford called me to say my van is ready. Mileage on my van in on 07/08 was 47322, mileage out on 07/11 was 47324 . 08/25/14 mileage 47597 called duval ford my van keeps stalling and shuts off in drive also chugs up on inclines. I had aaa tow in. Duval ford did in place next morning start up, no road test did say 1 code in system p21 07 rev limiter. I drove home approximately 15 miles no stalling. 09/05/14 mileage 47598 ? As written on service order called duval ford my complaint upon accelerating van shudders called aaa towed in to duval ford roadtested found bad shutter, no acceleration, found #3 cyl not firing #5 misfiring, replaced coil pack, spark plugs and wires removed upper intake to service. Charge $780.25 09/25/14 mileage 47834 called duval ford, aaa towed in,check engine light on and not driving right diagnosis water in the PCM connector resealed top engine cowl, numerous transmission and engine codes on. 10/21/14 mileage 47968 called duval ford aaa towed in van stalling and won't move when in reverse gear. Diagnosis trans codes in memory u1039,po713,p1502 voltage spikes when trans upshifts. Etc.. 01/21/15 mileage48536 called duval ford aaa towed in van stalling shuts off won't move when in reverse. Diagnosis cannot find any problem. Driver returned van to my driveway. No work service order. 01/23/15 mileage 48549 started van would not move when in reverse played with shifter, did go in reverse backed into street shifted into drive, engine lt on, shudders. Drove 50 ft turned around parked it in driveway. Same original problem after recall fix. Time line 197 days and 1225 miles no previous problems.

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 16,953 miles · PA

On christmas eve 2014 I got into my recently purchased 2005 ford freestar minivan to run a short errand. After starting my freestar I put it in reverse but the vehicle would not move. I tried all the forward gears with the same result, the vehicle would not move. The engine RPM's would go up but no movement. I turned the vehicle engine off and on several time with the same results each time. I had to wait till the day after christmas to contact my local ford dealership service department and describe my problem. They looked up my VIN number and said that all recalls on my vehicle had been done including the torque converter recall. I then had my freestar towed to the dealership to investigate the problem. Upon investigation it was determined that water had gotten into my powertrain control module, and that is what was causing the problem. They removed the module and dried it and the connector out then reinstalled it and sealed it. After reinstalling the module they then started the vehicle and were able to shift the vehicle into all the gears and get the transmission to fully function, but now there was a service engine light on. The vehicle now would not idle properly and had a hesitation when trying to accelerate. It was determined after further checks that there were fuel codes coming up and that they were related to the PCM getting wet. It was determined that the powertrain control module (which ford no longer manufactures) would need to be replaced. To fix the problem it would be a cost of $1000.00 for a re-manufactured module and reprogramming in addition to the $650.00 that had already been incurred for the work that had been done so far. Note there had been no problems or issues or engine codes on this vehicle till this problem occurred other than a problem one night with the power door locks not working, which corrected itself after restarting the vehicle.

Filed Sep 29, 2014 · Engine · 105,000 miles · NC

While driving at normal speed the engine shuts off. This has happened five times in the last week. When the engine shuts off there is no power steering, brakes, or control of the vehicle. The first time it happened, I was driving my family down the road at 60 MPH when the motor just died. I was able to pull the van off the side of the road and stop. I restarted the motor and it ran fine. When I got home I put the van in neutral, and revved the engine. It shut off again. My wife was driving and it happened to her with the children with her. She said she could not steer the van when it died. It scared her very badly. There is no check engine light, therefore there is no code to tell me what is wrong. The motor just shuts down without warning. If this happened at the wrong time it will result in a very bad traffic accident. I have research this problem online, and have found several ford freestar vans having the same problem. So this is not an isolated incident.

Filed Jun 3, 2014 · Transmission · 127,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, there was a sudden loss of engine power and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v006000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 127,000.