Transmission has malfunctioned leading to complete vehicle immobility. Vehicle has developed a reputation for this failure.
2005 Ford Freestar transmission complaints
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On tuesday nov. 11th at 5:21pm my wife and 3 of my 4 children were driving down a busy 4 lane highway in murfreesboro, tn when without any warning or strange sound the 2005 ford freestar van we own failed to propel itself forward. The engine was still running but the car acted as though it was in neutral. My wife coasted to a stop and placed van in park and killed the engine. She restarted and placed in drive position but van would not move. Other drivers were swerving to miss her as no shoulder to pull onto. Reverse gear non responsive as well. Had van towed to transmission repair shop. Total torque converter failure at 55, 500 miles. Paid $751 dollars for torque converter replacement.
Transmission failed in 2005 ford freestar minivan while 375 miles away from home on vacation. Had to leave it at ford dealership while being repaired.
Transmission completely fails with now warning.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. While driving approximately 20 MPH and after making a right turn, the vehicle would not move forward or backwards. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The following day, the vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that they would pay for half of the repair costs. The current and failure mileages were 47,000.
Major transmission and electrical system failures at 50k. Wiring harness/computer not housed right; open to water. 3rd time stranded by this car in 5 months.
I was driving my (2005 ford freestar 61,300 ml.) van for about 10 min. On the freeway driving at about 60 MPH. I approached my exit and I drove on the city street for another 10 minutes I stopped at an intersection waiting for the light the street wasn't at a slope or a slant as far as I know it is a level highway as soon as the street light turned green I attempted to accelerate and it felt like it was in neutral the RPM's revved high I knew it was the transmission it took a few seconds for the gear to catch and I was able to drive to my destination and leave the van there.
Was driving home with wife and kids, traveling approx 45-50 MPH when van suddenly stopped pulling and RPM's went sky high. It acted like it was in neutral and was barely able to get it over to the side of the road. Had it towed home ($125.00) and went out next morning and checked all fuses, all good, transmission fluid was full, no warning lights on dash, no indication of anything wrong. Haven't been able to take anywhere yet to have it checked, because of labor day and my being on duty on tuesday. It sounds like the same problem numerous people on the edmonds.com site has had. I think these transmissions should be recalled before someone gets killed from their vans shutting down in traffic.
In september of 2005 we purchased a used 05 ford freestar by that october it was in the garage the PCM without. The dealer had the van for 3 weeks went to pull out at the dealer the PCM was still not fixed after 2 or three more weeks got van back. Then june of 06 went pull out of the driveway the PCM without again. Ford pick the van up said they had to problem fixed. They did for a little while but now two years later the PCM is out once again. It keeps going out due to water getting the PCM. Ford knows there is design problem with this model of van but refuses to recall and fix the problem.
While driving at 55 MPH in rush hour traffic on way home from hospital with my four year old son and wife vehicle started bucking and jerking no power. Tachometer was fluctuating back and forth got vehicle back home and called ford roadside assistance to come tow it. Dealer replaced sensor part # 1f1z-7m101-aa told us all okay. Vehicle had 35,760 miles on it on 6/18/08. Vehicle again on 6/23/08 started with same problem towed back to dealer could not duplicate problem told again all okay 35,784 miles on it. Vehicle transmission again would not go into gear dealer had it for 19 days and replaced the transmission told all is okay 35,853. Vehicle picked up on 7/17/08 back in shop on 7/20/2008 problem still is not fixed vehicle only has 40 miles on new transmission still will not stay in gear or drive at all as of 723/08 dealer has no answer on how to fix problem or reason for it. Vehicle is very unreliable to drive don't no when transmission is going to act up or stop.
2005 ford freestar auto transmission went out while backing out of driveway. Fluid level ok, fluid appears clean, smells new.
Transmission went out while backing out of driveway . Major slippage. Seem stuck in neutral.
We have not had any prior problems with our minivan. We were driving with our 2 small children on a major highway doing at least 60 MPH when our van would not go when my husband put his foot on the gas. He was able to get the van to the side of the road without any incident. The engine was running (air conditioning, radio, dvd player all working)but when he put his foot on the gas the vehicle did not move. We now have to have a rebuilt transmission put in the vehicle.
After driving up to the upper peninsula, my fiance was driving our 2005 ford freestar limited back to her parent's house. She driving up the hill on the highway when suddenly, the engine's rpms increased dramatically and the vehicle began to role down the hill. She was not towing anything with the vehicle. After the vehicle came to rest, she was not able to put the vehicle into gear and drive. The vehicle was first towed to rahilly ford dealership in newberry, mi. They were unable to diagnose the problem because they do not have a transmission technician, so they outsourced the job to a company in canada called mr. Transmission. After mr. Transmission removed the transmission and disassembled it, they discovered the front pump and torque converter failed. Mr. Transmission ordered a new torque converter, pump, and seals to repair the transmission. Total bill comes out to be $2600 dollars. So far, ford has been no help in the repair of the vehicle.
We were driving through a neighborhood when we turned around in someone's driveway after putting it back in drive the van lost all transmission power. The van would not go in forward or reverse in any gear.
Driving down the street with my family in the vehicle, the transmission just stopped working, no warning signs whatsoever, just lost lost power in the middle of the street. The street had a slight incline to it, so we were able to coast to the side of the road and then parked it up on the sidewalk, to get the vehicle out of the middle of the two lane street we were driving on. The repairs have not been made as of yet, we are being told the transmission is defective.
I driving home form work, when all of a sudden the rpms when up and the car seemed to have slipped into neutral. I tried to accelerate but the engine just revved. I coasted into a gas station. Now I have thousands of dollars of repairs that I cannot afford. I have been researching this and apparently this is not an isolated incident with this make and model.
Without warning the transmission failed. I was im the middle of the street when this happened, lucky it wasn't a busy street.
Automatic transmission failed and needed a new pump shaft, torque converter and an overhaul of the manual control valve.
I have a 2005 ford freestar that needs a transmission. I was driving to work today and out of no where my van stopped driving. The engine was on but the van wouldn't move. I was just about to get onto interstate 95 (about 100 feet from on ramp) I could have been killed my children could have been killed. My car wouldn't move at all!!! I was scared to death. I have read many complaints today about the transmission problem with ford freestars. I can't believe that there has been no recall. I will cost me $3,000 dollars to have this fixed. I have 4 children, where do I get this money from? I have my van at a garage that we go to for regular maintenance. They are telling me there is no warranty on this van. How does this van just up and die when it is 3 years old with 55,000 mile on it and ford is not responsible for anything?
I have had problems with my ford free star 2005 van it has 50,600 miles on it. It all started when the speedometer and odometer stopped working at highway speeds. Then a few seconds latter the van just died while driving with my two year old twins in the car. I was able to start it up again and it started to sputter and stall again. I am a mechanic and I was going to attempt to repair the vehicle myself until I went on line and found out that other people have been complaining about the PCM getting wet and I found out mine was wet and corroded. The PCM was getting wet by water getting through the crowl gasket. I also found out that there was a tsb out on this directing dealers how to repair this problem at cost to the customer. The PCM was replaced now the vehicle shifts funny and goes in and out of gear and I was told I have transmission damage now. I called ford customer service and they basically told me oh well, not our problem. But how is this my problem for a vehicle I did not design. Water should not be able to get to the PCM. Now my vehicle sits at a dealer and the dealer said that all plug in connectors to sensors. And vital computer components are wet an corroded. But if funny how there is a tsb out on this problem and ford is doing nothing to help the customer.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. While driving 5 MPH and at 2,000 RPM's, the vehicle began to stutter. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer several times for transmission service. The transmission continues to fail. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 61,000 and failure mileage was 31,000.
After several o2 sensors and PCM's on our 2005 freestar, the transmission just quit going down the highway with school children in the van.
My transmission on my 04 ford freestar quit with no warning and no signs of distress. It will cost me $3,500 to get it repaired.
I have a 2005 ford freestar. My engine failed in jan08 at about 47,000 miles. I had the engine replaced($5100). Within a day after I picked it up after the engine repairs I noticed jerking while driving. At first I thought I was slipping on ice, but then I felt the jerk when I was on dry road. I took the car back to worthington ford. They said that they could not find anything wrong with the car. I took it home and the problem got worse ...fast. I went again to worthington's and finally after a joint test ride the problem was acknowledged and said to be the transmission. I was told the this is a new problem that had nothing to do with their work on the engine. The car at the time of turn in would jerk severely and/or somes completely stop or not take off when gas petal pressed. The car would even jerk at a stop sign while at a complete halt. The fluid levels were checked when the engine was replaced and were good. The fluid level was checked when I brought the car in to complain about the jerking. Fluid was clean and full. Transmission failed ................why?
My ford freestar 05 transmission went at 75k, no warning , no light on, cost me $2700 to repair, fuel system failure at 70k ,when I tried to pump gas it was like it was full all the time, fumes could not get out the tank, fuel spilled, it custom about $400 to change solenoid.
2005 ford freestar just dies. First incident happened february 28, 2008. Was stopped at a stop sign and made it about halfway through intersection when everything shut off. Coasted to the other side and pulled to the right. Restarted the van and made it another 50 feet before it died again. Tried a third time and it would not go into any gear. Luckily was in a residential neighborhood. Called tow truck and local ford dealership (mckie ford, rapid city, sd). Service technician said the transmission needed to be replaced, parts would be in sometime on monday (3/3/2008). They completed the repair on tuesday afternoon. Today (3/10/2008), the same exact issue occurred. Called tow and local ford dealer. Waiting to hear what ford has to say this time. Doing some research on the web, there are hundreds of people with freestars that have had to same issue. Each has a similar story of having to replace the transmission (usually at their cost). Many of whom are looking at having a class action lawsuit created against ford for a known defect that has gone unresolved (to the point where they outright lie about knowing the parts are faulty). I know I'm not the first to complain here, and I know I will not be the last.
I was accelerating after being stopped at a stoplight. Suddenly my van begin to rev up over 500 rpms and had lost all power. Thankfully I was not in traffic and was able to pull over easily. The transmission was completely dead- it would not kick into any gears and I had to have it towed to the local ford dealership for repair. The vehicle has only 42, 500 miles on it.
My 2005 ford freestar's transmission failed on 09 feb 2008. I was driving 55mph down the highway when my rpms spiked with no load on the engine. The automatic transmission went into a neutral state and I steered the van and coasted off the road, there were no signs that the transmission was having any problems. I had to be towed to the closest dealership, 50 miles away. The van has 66k miles. If this incident had of happened on the interstate, bridge or in some other busy location, I'm sure this would have caused some injuries.
Turned off of highway tried to accelerate would not do anything in any gear. No warning, no lights came on, just stopped. Had it towed turned out to be torque converter cost us $1100 to fix.
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