Reported this incident as if he lived in the us, in fact this step in vancouver canada serca the border with united states, can not find who receives my complaint in canada, call transport canada trabjo in hours and nobody answers. Not commit any crime but if I complain I'm very angry estubo endanger my life driving down the highway at 55-60 miles / hour when the car stopped rolling, probe d, 3.1, r and do not perform any movement, not present any noise or no light is lit it, the motor turns on and sounds good but not more.
2007 Ford Freestar transmission complaints
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Was driving and pulled into a shopping center, when all of the sudden, the van was no longer responsive to the gas pedal. The van coasted to a stop, and I had to then push the car out of moving traffic into a parking lot. The van acted as if it was in neutral, and could be pushed when it was it r, n, d,1and 3. This occurred in the late evening, in sub-zero wind chill temperatures and I had my 5 year old son with me at the time. Luckily the van was able to keep running, so we had heat until we could get picked up. Had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic shop, and the initial valuation is the torque converter failed due to spline shaft being stripped, just like in the previous 2005-2005 model freestars. Family of seven, now with no vehicle!!
Without any warning the van will just lose power during travel. This happens every few days. Mechanics don't know why.
Water leaks down the hood thru the cowl. Vans PCM had to be replaced. There is a tsb on this. Poor design of hood allows water to leak into cowl and into the PCM. Had PCM replaced at $500 plus. This van is a nightmare.
Traveling on the pa interstate van lost all power. Towed need complete transmission rebuild due to failure of torque converter. We were lucky we were not hurt. There was no warning at all that there was a issue. Van is a nightmare.
Pulled in to driveway to pick up a passenger, stopped and put it in reverse and bang, the motor died. Restarted and same thing. Got it to go forward but same problem, starts fine and runs until you put it in gear, and it dies.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. The contact stated that he began to drive in reverse and heard a loud banging sound. The contact stated that he put the vehicle in park and exit the vehicle; however, it began to roll backwards. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection .the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,423. ...updated 08/22/13 *bf the consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer. An inspection revealed, the right front axle was broken.
Transmission failed with no signs. I am pregnant and had my 3 other children with me. Checked online and found out that ford is using a faulty torque converter/transmission.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the transmission failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the contact was advised that the power train required replacement. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.
Driving at highway speeds in traffic with three children in the car, when the torque converter/transmission failed with no warning or indication of previous problem. Vehicle would not respond to accelerator. Fortunately,was able to coast off exit ramp safely. Would not go forward or backward. 300 miles from home. Towing, car rental and repairs. Dealer said recall not applied to this year but same problems as previous years. Ford should fix this before someone is killed. They are aware of the situation.
Driving on freeway and suddenly car would not accelerate! It was rush hour and I was terrified. Miraculously, I was able to coast to the shoulder without major incident. At that time, car would not enter any gears. Upon acceleration the car would just rev, but would not move, even in reverse. Fortunately, I hadn't picked up my children from school yet! I couldn't imagine being stranded on the side of the freeway with them. It was scary enough for me! Car was towed to local ford dealership, where it took them a week to rebuild/replace the torque converter. Thankfully, it was covered under warranty, but it still cost me $100 deductible, plus the enormous inconvenience of not having a car. I had 3 young children and a full time job and no car for a week. Ford refused to provide me a rental. Considering some of the other horror stories, I guess I got off pretty lucky. Too many of these stories out there, ford needs to recall!!
Ford's recall 11s25 says it pertains to 2004-05 model years on the torque converter failure. Mine is a 2006 freestar and it has the same exact problem. The torque converter failed on it driving down the highway. Why is year not covered ?
I was at a busy intersection in my town. When the light turned green, I started through the intersection but suddenly there was no power. I was stalled but eventually discovered that I could put the vehicle into 3rd gear and could eke my way through the intersection. I had my 5 year old son in the car, people were honking, it was a mess. Fortunately, we didn't get hit. I took the ford freestar to two shops that both told me the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The shop I took it to also told me the radiator was leaking into the transmission so the radiator needed to be replaced as well. The whole ordeal cost me $4,900 for the car repair + rental car. I'm very glad my child and I didn't get hurt, and I am definitely upset that a car that was only a few years old would require such an expensive repair. Although I got the car fixed, I wonder if the transmission will fail again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. The contact was stated that while driving 20 MPH, he depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle decelerated. There was an increase in the engine rpms during the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the transmission torque converter needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 69,375 and the current mileage is 114,000. Updated 05/01/2012*lj updated 05/04/12
I was on my way to caldwell community college for evening class and the transmission went out. I was driving at 55 miles per hour in the far left lane and had to tediously maneuver over to the right hand lane to get into a parking lot. It was very congested on the highway due to it being at about 5:30pm and I could have easily been involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power without warning. A local mechanic diagnosed the problem as the torque converter which had splined off and sent metal shavings into the transmission. The dealer was contacted but the contact refused service. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. Updated 04/19/12*lj updated 04/30/12
I was making a left hand turn from the middle lane of a busy 5 lane highway when I lost all power to the drive train. Fortunately I had gained enough speed from the drive train to barely avoid on coming traffic. Three seconds earlier and this could have been a tragedy. There was no warning or indication of failure. There were no sounds, smells, or eradicate motions. I immediately had the vehicle towed to a ford dealership garage. After an inspection the service advisor stated that the torque converter had come apart and would need to be replaced. Since then I have done some investigative research into ford freestar torque converter failures. It appears that this is a problem that started with the 2004 freestar. I hope that ford takes care of this problem before injury or fatality. In my case, three seconds made the difference.
Sudden failure of the transmission.
My 2007 ford freestyle had been surging forward. I thought I was crazy. Then 6/21/11 it would only drive 35mph. I had to replace the throttle body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. The contact was driving in reverse at approximately 5 MPH into a parking space with the brake pedal engaged when the vehicle began to lunge unexpectedly. The failure occurred sporadically while driving at low speed. The vehicle recently stalled with the illumination of the engine warning indicator. The vehicle restarted and resumed as normal. The contact notified the dealer and they recommended the vehicle be diagnosed to determine the cause of failure. The contact planned to take the vehicle for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. There was an open investigation related to the failure under the federal safety agency action number pe10033 (vehicle speed control; power train: automatic transmission: control module/TCM,). The failure mileage was 90,000.
My ford freestar has sporadic issues, I have noticed that this issue only happens when it rains. I have taken it to mechanic and they are not able to locate the problem. I have been doing research online and notice that there is a lot of complaints about this issue and nothing is being done about it. We get the PCM replaced and then because of the defect it gets wet again. When will this issue be resolved?
I have noticed that this issue only occurs when it rains. I have take it to several mechanic and they where not able to pin point the issue since it does not happen regularly. While doing some research on the internet I have noticed that this is a common thing among ford free star. I plan to take my vehicle to a mechanic with the information regarding PCM issue, if this a common defect I hope there will be a recall. This is afamily vehicle I drive my children in it everyday and this is a potential hazard if my van was to die on the interstate.
Ford freestar 2007, transmission went out, while I was driving down the road, the pump went out and the vehicle just stopped going, no longer under warranty, and very costly 1269.99. Alot of owners having the same issue.
This is my second complaint form submission for the problem. Last fall my 2007 ford freestar broken down due to transmission malfunction. I was told that ford has alot of problems with transmissions. I need to know what else I can do to reimbursed for the failure of the transmission. I was on my way to college classes when the van broken down.
I have a 2007 ford freestar van. On or about 12/15th I was driving to class at caldwell community college in lenoir, north carolina during rush hour. I was in the far left lane and all of a sudden the van lost power however the lights worked and I was not able to get over in the right lane to pull into a parking lot. After putting the van in park I tried to then use the gas pedal and nothing happened. I had the van towed and after a week or so a repairman took the transmission apart and had to replace it along with rebulding the compressor.
My 2007 van has stopped driving on over 6 occasions while I am driving, it has been repaired 4x and always told it was a new issue. On the last occasion I left the van on the road got my mom to pick me up. I have 3 kids that I drive in the vehicle and ford will not take any responsibility, I think 4 attempts to fix a van is more then fair on my part, it is evident that ford does not know what the problem is, and I will not be their guinea pig.
While traveling on I-81 southbound, my 2004 ford freestar van went out of gear and the van lost power. When we coasted to the shoulder the van would not go into gear. The ford dealership that is working on the van believes it is the trans torque converter.
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