2005 ford freestar. 67066 miles lost power while driving. Engine starts none of the gears work. The vehicle will not drive
2005 Ford Freestar transmission complaints
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We experienced 3 failures of the power train module of our 2005 ford freestar van from october 2009 to march 2010. The 1st and 3rd failures occurred after rain. Fortunately, all three times we were traveling at low speeds, at times of day with light traffic and did not have children in the van. On the october 9 the failure resulted in the van bucking then shutting off without warning with very limited ability to steer the van. We were told that moisture had entered the power train module. The module was dried and passed diagnostic tests. On october 22 the van would not reverse and jerked going into gear. The module required replacement. When asked, ford denied this was a known problem. On march 15, 2010 the van again bucked then shut off without warning. This time I narrowly avoided an accident on a rural road with no shoulder and trees close on either side. The police parked behind the van blocking the lane of travel until aaa arrived. I was told the new module failed due to moisture. The module was dried and passed diagnostic tests. Again ford denied knowledge of a problem with the part and even put their 'transmission expert' on the phone to tell me so. Upon checking the internet, we discovered the problem with this part is, in fact, known. We informed ford who again denied the problem until we pointed out the number of complaints filed with the federal safety agency. Then ford did acknowledge that they had a bulletin on the part but, as we knew, there was no recall. Ford told us that a warped plastic cowl and seal contributed to the problem. Both were replaced at our expense. To date this part failure has cost us $1,600. The transmission is still not working properly and has to be replaced again. To their credit, a ford dealer is covering the cost of the second module since the failure occurred so soon after the part was replaced. However, if this part fails again, we may not be so lucky. We would like to see a permanent fix for this problem.
Transmission failure while driving in traffic.
My family and I pulled into the bank to get some money then when we were pulling out across a four lane highway our van acted like it was pulled into nutrual. I coasted it back into parking lot. We called ford and they said it was not covered under warranty because it had 50,800 miles on it and the warranty ran out at 50,000 miles. I had an independent mechanic fix it. Also it has been up at our local dealer 5 times since 10/1/2009 because it was shuting off in the middle of the raod whne it rained.they changed the computer and said that was what the problem was but it did it again. I was informed the next time it was the trans. Again. It turned out that the fire wall was leeking water on the wiring harnes.
While driving 65 MPH the transmission failed completely. Pulled to the side of the road and transmission never engaged in any gear again. In repair shop.
I was traveling down the highway at 45 MPH, when the van suddenly went down to 20 MPH. I was traveling on the inside lane of a two lane highway, and I was having a hard time getting over to the right. The left side was a median. I finally managed to get over to the right and pulled into a driveway. Once in the driveway, the vehicle would not move any more. There were no indications anything was wrong prior to this. I had just traveled to this town 30 miles away from my home. No noises, no difficulty shifting gears - nothing. The vehicle is currently in the shop it happened on friday today is sunday and I won't hear anything from the mechanic until monday. The reason I am filing this complaint is - I travel to houston on a regular basis in this vehicle. I cringe when I think about what would have happened to me and my family if this would have happened to us while we were in houston's traffic. The normal speed on a highway in houston is 80mph. If nothing is done -death is ultimate.
Van just stopped in the middle of driving down the highway. It just cut off. The mechanics are saying the computer went out. We had to get a new transmission not even 6 months after we got the van in 2006.
Sudden loss of power, the torque converter failed.
I backed my ford 2005 freestar van out of my drive which is on an incline. The transmission went without warning as I was backing up. Barely got the van stopped before cascading down the hill at the side of my house. The ford freestar was bought new in 2005 and had less than 45000 miles on it. Put in new torque converter and fixed transmission at an expense of app. $1000.00. Now new converter and transmission is going out. This makes two transmissions in the life of this car which is only 5 years old. This time I was on the interstate when the vehicle started to shake and was hard to control. Shop tells me its the transmission again. After research I find that hundreds of these vans have transmission problems yet no recall has been initiated. Ford knows of these problems yet people continue to be put at risk and are encountering great expenses to fix these pieces of junk.
Pe09033 & ea09-016, a sudden and unexpected loss of motive power due to an internal transmission failure in the subject vehicles. From what I understand the transmission was replaced around 50,000 miles for this same reason and now it has happened again.
On 2/20/2010 I went to back out of a driveway. I put my 2005 ford freestar into reverse and it did not move. The engine was running, the gear shifter went into reverse, but my van didn't move. When I pressed the gas pedal, my tires didn't spin to move. I had to have van towed back to my home there were no problems or signs of problems prior to the event, or prior to the day this happened. There were no sounds, misses, dash warning lights, or any other clue that something was wrong. My car was driving fine prior to and up to the point that I turned into the driveway. I am now out of a car for about a month as of 3/8/2010. I had another adult in my van, and she also did not hear or feel anything that suggested there was a problem. My van just stopped, no warnings of any kind.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). I have a 2005 ford freestar minivan, [xxx] . I was driving it tonight at 75 MPH on interstate 75 in eight lanes of traffic in atlanta, ga and the transmission went out completely and shifted to neutral with no warning. I was forced to try and get over to the shoulder and could not. I called 911 and had to block the interstate to move my vehicle out of the middle of it. I had my six year old child in the car and we could have been badly injured or killed. I read on posting boards on the internet that several other people are having the same problem with their ford freestar. I plan on calling ford also. I am very angry.
My wife was driving our 2005 ford freestar with six kids in the van to school this morning, all of sudden, the transmission was dead on I-95 of jacksonville, fl, the lost of transmission came so suddenly in I-95 without any earlier indications, she finally cruise it to the left should of I-95 and with the help of two police officers and one road ranger, all the passengers got transferred to a safe place. The van was towed to a repair shop where we were told the transmission needs to be changed at cost of at least more than $2000.00.
We have a 2005 ford freestar VIN #[xxx] with 89,000 miles on it, it has been serviced on a regular basis. We are the third owners. The transmission quit while my wife was driving on a two lane road with no shoulders when the transmission quit working with out warning. It is going to cost $2700 to repair. This is not a safe thing to happen and from what I have gathered this happens a lot. Why have we not had a recall of this or at least a safety notice. Ford knows it has a problem with this minivan. I hope you are doing something about this issue. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While my wife and daughter were driving down I-24, the engine started revving. The vehicle started to loose speed and she coasted off the intestate and stopped in a lane of traffic. Had it towed to local mechanic for diagnosis. They stated it was the torque converter and would run 2500+ to fix. Van has 113,000+/- miles on it.
Around 45,000 miles our transmission went out. No warning nothing. Having my kids in the car scared to death and no one at krieger ford wanted to help and said had that no one else had these problems. I get on the computer and find hundreds of complaints.... After getting it fix a year later now it is not starting at times. No cause or reason. We are a family of 6 living check to check and scared to death to drive this car. My four kids are my life and fell if I take them some where in this van I am putting there life at risk. Something need to be done and someone needs to fix these problems.
I own a 2005 ford freestar, while driving on the on a busy road I pressed the gas pedal but the engine just revved. It would not accelerate or reverse.this was an abrupt loss of power with no prior problems. As a consequence of this destabilizing event the small children I had in the car were in danger. Fortunately, I was able to coast down due to an incline in the road. A tow truck company was called and taken to a dealership service mechanic. I am going to have to pay around $3000 for new transmission.
I own a 2005 ford freestar. On 19 february 2010, my wife was driving our freestar when it had a sudden loss of power. She was able to steer it safely off the road. My mechanic confirmed that it was the torque converter splines that were stripped which also caused the pump to fail.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. While driving 65 MPH, the engine started to surge and the rpms were rapidly increasing but the vehicle was slowing down. The contact was able to drive onto the emergency lane before the vehicle came to a complete stop. The dealer advised the contact on the day the complaint was filed that the repair cost was $1,800. The current failure mileage was 57,200.
While completing a right hand turn there was a catastrophic loss of all motive power. I was able to safely coast into the wide centre median, avoiding any collisions with other vehicles. No gear functioned including reverse. There had been no prior indication of any impending issue with the transmission. A complete safety was completed only six weeks earlier. The van was towed to a ford dealership and a complete transmission rebuild was required, inclusive of torque converter, shaft , bearing, screen assembly. The dealership indicated that this type of rebuild had been common on the 2005 ford freestar. The dealership used aftermarket parts that were hardened and chose not to source the parts from ford.
We were merging onto the interstate in heavy work traffic when all transmission power was lost. No prior problems. We were almost hit several times trying to coast to the side of the road. We have not had the van looked at as this just happened to 2-19-2010.
While driving to work today, my wife had just turned onto a highway, traveled about 1/4 mile and the van lost all motive power to the wheels. The engine was running, but no acceleration. She was able to safely navigate to the shoulder of the highway. We had the van towed to our local mechanic who said the transmission is damaged and needs to be rebuilt. The van is only 4 1/2 years old with 58k miles.
In october 2009 I was driving 2005 ford freestar van on highway 16 in georgia at 70 miles per hour when suddenly no acceleration. My van started to immediately slow down. I was able to coast to the side of the road. The car would not move. We were towed 200 miles home and paid 3000.00 for a ford rebuilt transmission. Now the car is jerking all over the road the RPM do not go above 2 and the needle bounces all over. The ford dealership is saying it is not a transmission problem. Yet that is exactly how it acted right before it died the last time. Now they are saying it is a torque converter or a half shaft and of course additional expense. We were very lucky that we were not killed. There were semi's passing us and we were barely off the side of the road. We called ford and they will not help and denied there being any problems with the transmission. The place that fixed the transmission said the transmission was burnt like it was on fire.
2005 ford freestar would not go forward or backward after starting engine.
Driving on the highway and all of a sudden lost power to the transmission. There were no problems leading up to this loss. The vehicle coasted to a stop and now will not move in forward or reverse gears. I had to have the vehicle towed and now cannot move it.
My 2005freestar is a vey unsafe vehicle to beon the market.in the midde of driving the vehicle will just turn off,leaving you with absolutely no power,at all.no steering ,no warning of any kind.this issue needs to be recalled.unsafe vehicle being put on market.this was bought as a family vehicle,I would never again put my family in this risky,unsafe piece of crap.worst family vehicle on the market.ford needs to step up to the plate,and recall this.take care of the broke consumers in america who are the one's at a loss,not ford.again,this matter needs to be addressed,and recalled,and fixed by ford.
While driving 30 MPH my 2005 ford freestar van felt like it had slid into neutral. In fact the car was still in drive but would not go forward or reverse. It felt like it would not go into any gear. There was no previous "slipping, or lurching". I had to pay to have it towed to a transmission shop and have just been told that I will need another transmission and the torque converter was stripped. The van only has 65,000 miles on it. The mechanic is trying to find a rebuilt transmission with low miles, but low miles is what mine had.
I was driving about 60mph and slowed down to make a left hand turn. Upon completing my left hand turn I started to try to accelerate but the van didn't go any were. I immediately pulled off the side of the road and realized that I had no transmission. I tried all the gears and could not go any were. I had the van towed to my house only to call a dealer and find out that my transmission was going to have to be replaced. I asked how much and found out that the tranny was more then my van was worth. The van sat in my yard for 9 months before I could save enough to replace the tranny. I had no signs or symptoms that the transmission was going out at all. I am glad my family was not in the van with me. This seems to be a routine problem for ford. I have seen more ford tech. Bulletins for this model van then any other car of theirs. How is this van considered a family vehicle if it can leave you stranded on the side of the road? Looks and sounds like deceptive advertising on fords part.
2005 ford freestar 55k miles on odometer: water/moisture in powertrain control module causes transmission to quit, vehicle to stall, transmission to lurch dangerously and unexpectedly. Our van has been in the shop 3 times. Since it was bought used from the dealer, it is not under manufacturer warranty. We have paid thousands of dollars in repair costs and, after each repair and after a fix detailed by a technical service bulletin by our mechanic to try and avoid water getting into vital transmission components, our vehicle has had to be returned for additional service. The last time, my wife was driving 60mph on a highway with our two children in the car when the van's electrical system suddenly quit and she nearly got clipped by a truck as she tried to pull over to the side of the road.
Transmission failed without any warning signs, vehicle would not move in forward or reverse. This happened in the middle of the road with my wife and five kids on board.
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