Driving down highway at 60 mph lost all power basically coasted to side of road. Looks like torque converter and pump shaft splines stripped out. Shows there was a recall but none listed for this vin number. This is a huge safety concern and Ford should have to repair.
Ford Freestar loss of power problems
297 of the 2,533 owner complaints about the Ford Freestar describe sudden loss of power, most of them for the 2004 model year.
- owner complaints
- 297
- worst model year
- 2004
- typical repair cost reported
- $2,225
- typical mileage
- 86,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Transmission failure 44Stalling 23Check engine light 18Jerking 16Won't shift 13Power steering loss 12Hesitation 6Grinding brakes 6
Trouble codes mentioned
P1340 1
What owners say
The transmission is grinding and popping when shifting gears.Also it has started not moving when I shift it into drive and 3rd and 1st.When I drive it I have to put it in 1st gear and change up to drive and it grinds and pops when giving it gas to go.It comes to a crawl going up hills.Has a big loss of power.The trackshion control light comes on saying it's not working.The electrical is messing up the doors are opening up when they are not supposed to going down road.It tells me that different doors are open when there not keeping the lights on in the van running down the battery.
My 2006 ford free star, lost it gears in the middle of driving on a busy hwy. I was reversing out of a drive way on to the hwy and went to go into d and it would not move it would only go into first gear. I think this a major safety issue and ford should be held accountable for it poor design. Me and my children could of been hurt or even worse killed. The hwy is 65 MPH an I'm stuck across the two lanes. Because the van wont shift. I looked online and this happens a lot with this make and model. And it not the first time I have lost power well driving on the hwy in this van due to poor design.
Driving down road and with no warning lost power pulled over and stopped started car fine but wouldn't go either forward or reverse when I checked fluid it was overfilled but I had not added or replaced any fluid spoke with ford dealership and was told there was recall on this issue but when I enter VIN# into computer says 0 recall eligible vehicle has 115000 miles torque converter recall judgment 2012 for lifetime of vehicle I was driving at 55 MPH on a busy highway creating very unsafe situation.
My fiance was driving to work when she heard a clicking noise then a loud bang come from the transmission, she lost all power, if she hadn't responded to the situation and turn immediately into a church driveway she would have been rear ended! The van was in motion driving southbound on 257th st in the city of gresham. I was just now researching the van and saw ford recalled 200,000 of this year's van dew to a faulty torque converter and other issues with the transmission
We were driving on a 4 lane road and my 2004 ford freestar lost all power to the transmission. It would not go in any gear. Drn31 nothing just revs up! We also had this problem a year ago and I flushed the trans and it seemed to work until now. All fluids were fine on the vehicle and linkage is attached. It shows no recalls on this van and I disagree as I can see one. Thank goodness my kids were not hurt as this could have been worse
Their is 5 recalls on my van that I pulled up on the federal safety agency and the ford company is saying their is only one recall and I'm having serious issues with this van and I was driving this van and it is losing power when driving it. I need ur help please. My number is (xxxxx) please leave me a message so I can call u bank thanks redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
1 minutes after you start driving it lose power
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. The contact stated that the recall remedy for the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v006000 (power train) did not repair the vehicle and was not provided within a reasonable time frame. The contact waited for months to receive the part from the manufacturer while the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power without warning. The part was received three months later. Academy ford sales (13401 baltimore ave, laurel, md 20707, (800) 658-7794) performed the recall repair, but the failure recurred months later. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and was unable to be driven. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available.
[xxx] 2004 ford freestar has a torque converter recall which may cause the vehile to stall at suddenly without warning. As I was driving freeway speeds the van suddenly lost power as I was in the #3 lane on the bay bridge. With that being said, I tried to get to the safest location possible. Then had it towed to michael stead ford and the diagnosis states that the torque converter doesn't resolve the issue. With the sudden loss of power and failure of the torque converter it lead to additional parts to be damaged and ford motor company wont cover the damage information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford Freestar loss of power
Which Ford Freestar years have sudden loss of power problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2004 (127 complaints), 2005 (125 complaints) and 2006 (38 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix sudden loss of power on the Ford Freestar?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $2,225 (median of 66 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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