2006 ford freestar, transmission gone without warn or noise. Just quiet stop working during driving. Unreasonable! The weather was snowstorm. I am not happy after have been with ford for 30 years. Ford should take responsible the problem. Please help us or I will not buy another ford. Thanks.
2006 Ford Freestar transmission complaints
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We had our 2006 ford freestar transmission replaced back in late 2009 due to water getting into the transmission. On feb 21, we brought it back in to find that our transmission has yet again got water in it!!! We are lucky that this falls under the power train warranty, but what is going to happen next year when we are bound to encounter this problem again. Ford tells us that we will have to pay for it ourselves. This is bs seeing as this is a recurring problem that they have yet corrected. If you initiate a complaint about a vehicle during your warranty timeline and they cannot remedy the problem, even after the warranty is up, then it should be on ford to correct it. Tell me, when do these motor companies have to take ownership for their short comings? When my ipod kept having issues, I did not have to keep paying to get the issue fixed, I received a brand new ipod!!! Motor companies should have stricter rules to follow seeing as we are putting lives at stake.
I was trying to get into a freeway from a ramp, but the vehicle will not speed up; the transmission just hesitated, instead, a wrench light came up on the instrument panel. I took it to a dealer and I was told that the transmission valve body and torque converter needed to be replaced (on a vehicle with just 42,604 miles)! It cost me $2,003.76. I read online that several owners were having similar transmission problems. I wrote to ford motor company customer relationship manager, but they failed to reimburse me for this apparent defect or even acknowledge the apparently widespread problem with their vehicle!
The vehicle quit moving in the middle of an intersection while trying to turn left. Had the vehicle towed to a dealership and the transmission had to be rebuilt. This was not covered under warranty and occurred at 61,000 miles. Why is this problem not being addressed by ford.
Transmission failure in our 2006 ford freestar minivan.
Was driving at highway speed of 70mph when vehicle (2006 ford freestar) lost power. Pulled off highway and was able to park vehicle. However when restarting, transmission would not engage. The vehicle does not have any gears. There was not any warning nor any prior issues before this. After restarting vehicle, the check engine light came on the dash.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost power when the check engine light illuminated. The dealer was not notified. The contact did not inform the manufacturer. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who informed the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. The transmission was replaced by a local mechanic. The current mileage was approximately 90,800. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH the transmission would slip out of gear. The failure caused the vehicle to stop accelerating in traffic. The contact had to drive onto the side of the road and have the vehicle towed. The contact had not called the manufacturer nor taken the vehicle to a dealer. The contact noticed numerous complaints regarding the a faulty transmission for his year, make, and model. He stated that the transmission malfunction almost caused a crash to occur. The failure mileage was 129,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. She accelerated from a stop sign to a speed of approximately 20 MPH. Once she reached 20 MPH the vehicle would no longer accelerate. She coasted to a stop and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where she was informed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure, current mileages and VIN were unavailable.
I have a 2006 ford freestar and today it decided to slam on the brakes on the freeway without my foot touching the brake pedal. The traction control light began flashing and would not go faster than 25 MPH. Turned off traction control button and ran fine. Turned traction control back on and the van slammed on the breaks again. Had to pull over turn off motor and restart engine to make the van stop. Google this problem and you will find it all over the internet a long with major transmission failures.
54,500 miles on a 2006 ford freestar. Will not go forward or reverse.... Dealer found the splines are gone on the pump in the torque converter. After research finding that I am not the only person with this problem... Thankfully vehicle failed on the highway instead of a busy street in our town.
I am a ford freestar owner,two weeks ago I was driving,and the van just quit moving ,with no forward or reverse motion, I am currently still making payments,on a vehicle I cant drive , and am on unemployment ..with 2 children I need this van safe and running again.
Transmission failure on my 2006 ford freestar with only 50,000 miles.
Ford 2006 freestar automatic transmission this van has had to have the transmission replaced 3 times. When it goes out it's just like you put the van in neutral. Safety concern here is you go to take off and it goes out someone might rear end you. You have no warning when this is going out. If you search on the internet for ford freestar transmission problem many come up. How come the government hasn't made ford recall this defect.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. After starting her vehicle it would not move forward or backwards. There were no warning lights illuminated to inform her that there was a problem. The vehicle was towed to a local body shop where it was inspected and confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The ford manufacturer was called and informed her that there were no recalls and that the extended warranty had expired. The failure mileage was 89,000.
My newly purchased used 06 ford freestar is misfiring. Is still under powertrain warranty. How do I get ford to accept this as the problem and repair/replace the problem?
A defective power train:automatic transmission:control module (TCM, PCM) on the ford freestar van actually causes a spark plug to misfire and eventually starts to melt. This has happened on my vehicle three or four times. My car bucks and misfires almost causing an accident as I was entering highway.
2006 ford freestar approximately 81,000 miles/ before the incident: I drove about 30 miles on the highway and was driving on a side road going about 25 MPH up a steep hill. As I was driving the transmission dropped out of drive. I didn't have reverse only park. Had to push the van into a driveway. I had it towed to the local ford dealer and was told that the "front pump has no pressure at all/internal failure either front pump and or forward clutch packs. Overhaul of unit not a practical repair. Fluid was full but very dirty and has some metal fragments." the transmission was replaced with a ford reman unit. Total cost was $3361.46.
Transmission went out on my 2006 ford freestar. Happened all of a sudden, no gears work.
Transmission failed completely while driving 70 MPH on interstate - no prior problems or indications of failure. 2006 ford freetsar van with 69,000 miles.
Transmission failure. On off-ramp of highway, van totally disengaged and died. Van now has lost reverse and has trouble even going into drive.
2006 ford freestar transmission failed at 77,000 miles. Minivan died completely while in motion on municipal street.
Date: july 4, 2008 vehicle: 2006 ford freestar defect: transmission failed.
Torque converter went on my 06 freestar when in traffic on highway. This forced me to pull on the passing lane median side of the highway potentially putting me in danger of passing big-rigs and other vehicles. Thank the lord a state policeman came to block traffic. I read up on this and see its being investigated. This was not an inexpensive fix. I hope ford reimburses me for not re-engineering their problem and letting it continue without a recall.
Ford freestar 2006 driving on highway approx. 40-45mph. Lost power, when trying to accelerate the engine RPM went up, and the car had no acceleration. The van coasted to the side of the road. Couldn't get van completely off road. Ford freestar is being evaluated all indications are complete failure of transmission. Should know more tomorrow. This was a very dangerous situation!!!! Please included ford freestar 2006 in your investigations.
Ford freestar 2006 transmission died on highway this morning while highway driving this morning my ford freestar would not accelerate, engine continued running.... My husband was driving 40 MPH and suddenly he had no acceleration, engine continued running, when he pushed on the gas pedal the engine just reved. He coasted to a stop, and couldn't get the car off of the road. We had the car towed. This was an extremely dangerous situation. We were told at this point, it is the transmission, we never had any indication that there was a problem, this problem happened suddenly. Please look into this dangerous situation! Our van only 63,000 mile on it! It has been brought to our attention that there are thousands of ford mini van owners that have had the identical problem with their ford van's. Please force ford to issue a recall these transmissions!!!!! At this point, we are going to have to pay what we owe on this van ie..... Van payments to the bank......and we don't have the money to pay for a new transmission!!!!! Please help us and other's who transmissions have failed. As I see it this problem is going to get worse....ie...van transmissions that haven't failed yet!!! Please contact us at your earliest conveniece. Thank you and we look forward to hearing back from you.
While driving down hwy. 163 near monument valley, ut. And then just into az., I was pulling over @ diff. Turn-out for picture taking. I pulled out of one, maneuvered back onto hwy. A short bit when I realized the 2006 ford freestar I ws driving was going nowhere, just rolling frm own weight. I pulled over to side, still too close to traffic, and stopped and re-started it to see if it would re-engage the gears. No, only engine revving. I was out there for many hrs. With no phone signa. Finally someone went and got mechanic brother to come out with his pick-up truck, chains, and trailer with ramps. Next day it was taken by tow truck to ford of page, az. They want $3700 for whole transmission. They do not know of this pending procedure for safety re-call, but will call ford on mon. Also told him my van is my home, I am over the road transporter, and would have to camp out in dealer-ship lot indefinitely. The ptice is now $3000. The vehicle has approx. 73,000 miles on it.
With less than 50,000 miles on the 2006 ford freestar mini van both of the front hub assemblies had to be replaced. The service representative at the dealership stated that this has been a problem with all freestars but only some of the 2004 models were governed by recall. This is the second freestar that I have had this problem with.
On the rainy evening of march 10, 2009, the transmission on my 2006 ford freestar with only 45,000 miles completely stopped running. I had just made a right turn onto an unlit residential street when my car just stopped moving. I was pushing the gas and hearing the engine change but with my car in "d" there was no motion. With the vehicle still running, I tried the other movement gears with no reaction. My car had just completely stopped on the road with no warning! Thank goodness that was not a lot of traffic that night. Had the vehicle towed to the ford dealership where it was purchased and the transmission was repaired by replacing the torque converter and whatever other work was required to get it working. They only gave me a 1 yr/12,000 mile warranty, which is just scary. It was in the shop for just over a week. Have noticed that it now seems to occasionally hesitate while I am driving it.
Transmission failed without warning. Approximately 75,000 miles.
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