2006 Ford Freestar

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS LEAVING IT ESSENTIALLY IN NEUTRAL. THIS LEFT THE CAR WITHOUT POWER OR THE ABILITY TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF CROWDED TRAFFIC. EXCEPT FOR THE ABILITY OF OTHER DRIVERS TO AVOID OUR CAR THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. *TR

• 12/31/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EXPELLED FROM THE AIR VENTS. SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER BECAME SO DIZZY, THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR FRESH AIR . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49951. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF UPDATED 05/05/10. *JB

• 12/29/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE - NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF FAILURE. 2006 FORD FREETSAR VAN WITH 69,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/29/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ON OFF-RAMP OF HIGHWAY, VAN TOTALLY DISENGAGED AND DIED. VAN NOW HAS LOST REVERSE AND HAS TROUBLE EVEN GOING INTO DRIVE. *TR

• 12/28/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GOING DOWN A SMALL HILL AND WAS PICKING UP SPEED, LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. STARTING UP THE NEXT HILL AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED I ENDED UP GOING BACKWARD AND THERE WERE 4 VEHICLES RIGHT BEHIND ME. THEY ALL WERE STOPPING AND EACH TURNED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION NOT TO HIT THE OTHER PERSON IN FRONT OF THEM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF I HAD TAKEN THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 6 A.M. SO THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC LIKE THERE IS AT 7 A.M. IN THE MORNING. BUT IF I HAD NOT FORGOTTEN MY BILLFOLD, THIS WOULD HAPPENED AT A VERY HIGH TRAFFIC TIME OF DAY WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING HOME. *TR

• 12/28/2011· POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  ON NOV. 18, 2011 WHILE ON A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ROUND TRIP THIS 2006 FORD FREESTAR SHUDDERED A FEW TIMES WHICH WAS PRESUMED TO BE ROUGH ROAD. ON NOV. 23 THE VAN DID NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT DID SLIP INTO REVERSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY NOV. 24 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE VAN WAS IN ANOTHER TOWN ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY, MY DAUGHTER HAD BORROWED IT, SO ON DEC.06, 2011 SHE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A PAPER STATING THE OSS WAS BAD. I PICKED UP THE VAN (AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME), AND ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED TO JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHILE GOING UP OR DOWN HILLS. THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT WENT OUT ALSO. I TOOK THE VAN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OVER IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OSS SENSOR. A WASHER HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, THE FLUID WAS FULL OF METAL, BUSHINGS WERE WORN, AND GEARS NEEDED REPLACING. I TRUST THIS TRANSMISSION PLACE TOTALLY AND SINCE I HAD EXPERIENCED THE REVERSE AND GEAR JERK PROBLEMS MYSELF I FELT THIS WAS THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NOW, THIS MAY BE REASONABLE FOR SOME 2006 VEHICLES WHICH MAY HAD BEEN DRIVEN HARD, HOWEVER.. THIS VAN HAD 56683 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE IS USED MOSTLY FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR A DISABLED PERSON. WHICH MAKES IT TWICE AS FRIGHTENING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF BREAKING DOWN MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN IS IT ACCEPTABLE FOR A BOUGHT NEW, GENTLY TREATED VEHICLE WITH 56683 MILES ON IT HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION? EVEN THOUGH IT IS 5 YEARS OLD THE MILEAGE IS NOT GREAT. I CANNOT THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF IT HAD GONE TOTALLY WHILE ON THE ROAD TRANSPORTING A DISABLED PERSON. *TR

• 12/28/2009· POWER TRAIN

  2006 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 77,000 MILES. MINIVAN DIED COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION ON MUNICIPAL STREET. *TR

• 12/24/2018· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SEL INSTANTANEUOS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN HE WAS MILDLY ACCELERATING INTO A BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. THE CROSS-TRAFFIC NEARLY COLLIDED WITH MY SEL BUT AVOIDED COLLISION. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING OR SYMPTON OF IMPENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER . 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

• 12/23/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT CITY SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *TR

• 12/22/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABSLIGHT ON.

• 12/19/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  AIR CONDITIONER, RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW, MOTER MOUNTS. *TR

• 12/18/2009· POWER TRAIN

  DATE: JULY 4, 2008 VEHICLE: 2006 FORD FREESTAR DEFECT: TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

• 12/17/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO GEAR, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,335....UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF *TR

• 12/17/2013· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  WHEN I WAS DRIVING A HILL DOWN, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT STOPPED, WARNING LAMP ENGINE AND BATTERY FLASHES, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I NEED ABOUT 1 MILE TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER THAT THE CAR COULD NOT BE REACTIVATED/STARTED AGAIN. - CAUSE FOR INCIDENT (FORD SERVICE): THE MOTOR CONTROL UNIT WAS FILLED WITH WATER AFTER A RAIN. *TR

• 12/15/2009· POWER TRAIN

  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. *TR

• 12/15/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IN 2004 FORD FREESTAR SLIPPED AND THEN FAILED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED IT SEEMED LIKE A FACTORY DEFECT FOR SUCH A YOUNG TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *JB

• 12/14/2009· POWER TRAIN

  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. *TR

• 12/14/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR TURN LAMPS HAVE BURNED OUT 4 TIMES IN THREE YEARS. AT IDLE "ALL" INTERIOR AND HEAD LAMPS FLICKER. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAD THE ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED AND THEY ARE OK. APPEARS TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM. HEAT AC BLOWER ONLY BLOWS AIR FROM LOWER HEATER VENTS . PCM REPLACED, AND IT HAS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A SERIOUS WIRING PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/13/2015· POWER TRAIN

  REPLACEMENT TORQUE CONVERTERS CONTINUED TO FAIL AFTER REPLACING ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER AT 97K MILES. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER FOUR TIMES IN 37K MILES UNDER WARRANTY FOR "SHUDDER". FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR DETERMINE THE CONTINUED FAILURES. INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSIS STATED FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF DEBRIS FROM THE ORIGINAL FAILURE, DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, OR THE REPLACEMENT WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN INSTALLED. FORD DEALER AND COMPANY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. FORD WARRANTY ENDED ON 12/12/15 AND THE SITUATION REMAINS UNRESOLVED. FORTUNATELY SHUDDER FAILURES OCCURRED ON THE ROAD, BUT VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST ORIGINAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A OFF RAMP AND OTHER MOTORIST'S ASSISTED IN PUSHING IT TO THE SIDE, AVOIDING A POSSIBLE REAR END COLLISION! THE NEWEST TORQUE CONVERTER CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS USED ONLY IN LOCAL DRIVING AS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED FIRST. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IN DETROIT REFUSED ANY CONSIDERATION OF THE SITUATION. YOU CANNOT CONTACT ANYONE WITH AUTHORITY AT FORD AS THEY ARE SHIELDED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE CONSUMER HAS TO CONSIDER LEGAL OPTIONS AT WHAT COST TO THEM? THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH HARD SHIFTS FROM INTO A DRIVE GEAR(R,OD,D, 1) FROM "N" OR "P". THIS IS AN INDICATION OF FAILURE OF THE INTERNAL NEUTRAL TO DRIVE ACCUMULATOR. RESULTING FROM A STUCK PISTON OR SEALS, OR SPRINGS DAMAGED OR MISSING. WHEN DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANIC THEY IGNORED IT AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT IT AND PROPERLY DIAGNOSIS THE SITUATION. THE INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSIS SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE INSTALLATION DONE UNDER PROPER CLEAN CONDITIONS AND FLUSHING OF THE COOLER AND LINES. IF NOT DONE PROPERLY THE THE SITUATION WOULD REOCCUR .

• 12/13/2012· POWER TRAIN

  AT A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, AFTER TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT I PUT THE VAN INTO REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, WHEN I PUT BACK INTO DRIVE, IT DIDN'T MOVE, THERE WAS NO ENGAGEMENT WHATSOEVER OF THE GEARS. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO THE SPOT OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HAVE IT TOWED. IRONICALLY THIS HAPPENED 3 DAYS AFTER I LEARNED ABOUT FORD RECALLING THE FREESTAR FOR 2005 MODELS TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER; WHEN THE SERVICE CENTER WHO TOWED MY VEHICLE TOLD ME I NEEDED A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT I HAD THEM PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE PART AND CAN CLEARLY SEE THE PART ITSELF WAS A 2005 PART! HOWEVER FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE IS 2006, IT COST ME OVER $1300 TO REPAIR. I NOTIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT FORD ON 8/31/12 TO REQUEST A REFUND BUT SO FAR NOTHING. *TR

• 12/12/2009· POWER TRAIN

  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. *TR

• 12/10/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  AS I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO THE BUS STOP ON DRY CITY STREET, I STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN QUICKLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A FULL STOP IMMEDIATELY. IT SEEMED LIKE IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON AN ICE SHEET, UNABLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP QUICKLY. I HAVE GONE TO THREE PLACES FOR REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC SCAN CODE B1342. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ABS MODULE.

• 12/09/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

• 12/08/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/05/2016· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND LOSS ALL PROPULSION TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR TO ATTEMPT TO APPLY POWER TO THE WHEELS SHE EXPERIENCED NO RESPONSE. ONCE TOWED FROM THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND DELIVERED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC'S SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS IS AS COMMON A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL FREESTARS AS IT IS FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS SINCE THEY SHARE THE SAME DESIGN AND MATERIAL COMPOSITION. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY THE 2006 MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED WHEN THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED SINCE THESE MODEL YEARS ARE IDENTICAL WHEN CONSIDERING THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. OUR FREESTAR HAS BEEN IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED OVER THE YEARS WITH ONLY 85,300 TOTAL MILES ON THIS CAR. THE DESIGN LIFE OF THE AVERAGE TRANSMISSION FAR EXCEEDS 85,000 MILES, THUS IT IS CLEARLY OBVIOUS THAT MATERIAL, FABRICATION, AND/OR THE DESIGN ELEMENTS OF THIS VEHICLE'S TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DEFICIENT. OUR EXPERIENCE, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER 2006 FREESTAR OWNERS FILING COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB PAGE PROVIDE AMPLE EVIDENCE FOR EXPANDING THE FREESTAR RECALL NOTICE TO 2006 MODELS. I EARNESTLY IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO DUTIFULLY EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY IN RECONCILING THIS MATTER AS STATED ABOVE. *TR

• 12/03/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE OUTPUT SHAFT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FOUND TO BE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOSS OF POWER WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 12/03/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 12/01/2018· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING HOME AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I COASTED OUT OF THE HIGHWAY LANE. I HAD IT TOWED. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM LAST NIGHT THIS VAN WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NO ISSUES UNTIL NOW. IT ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO OWN A 2005 FREESTAR AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AT THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO A RECALL. FORD WAS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF RECALLING THE 2004 AND 2005 FREESTARS. ITS THE SAME PART IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE 2006 FREESTAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, AS WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM 2006 OWNERS.SECOND CALENDAR QUARTER OF 2012. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11S25 FOR THE 2004 AND 2005. ANYONE KNOW IF A RECALL FOR THE 2006 FREESTAR IS IN PROCESS. PLEASE HELP.

• 12/01/2014· POWER TRAIN

  POWER TRAIN JUST WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROADWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO INDICATION OF SLIPPING, HARD SHIFTS, OR SKIPPING OF GEARS. I JUST LEFT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND IT STARTED TO GO IN A FORWARD MOTION, I CAME OFF THE GAS FOR A SECOND OR TWO PRESSED ON THE GAS AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP AND NO POWER TO THE POWER TRAIN. I HAD TO CROSS OVER THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. *JS

• 12/01/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. *TR

• 11/30/2020· POWER TRAIN

  I GOT INTO MY VAN AND STARTED IT , PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. I PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND STILL NO MOVEMENT . THE VEHICLE WON'T MOVE ON ITS OWN AT ALL. THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT.

• 11/27/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

• 11/25/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP (EITHER AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT OR PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY). THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD FLASH, AND THE VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 10-15 MPH DESPITE DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WAS TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND START IT AGAIN WHICH CLEARS THE COMPUTER. THERE WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN WE LOST POWER WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND WERE ALMOST HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS, NEITHER OF WHICH FOUND AN ERROR CODE OR COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN OR WHERE THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. IT MAY HAPPEN TWICE IN ONE WEEK OR SIX MONTHS COULD PASS WITHOUT AN ISSUE. WE WERE FINALLY FORCED TO SUE FORD UNDER PENNSYLVANIA LEMON LAW. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AFTER THE VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE VAN FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DAUGHTER'S DAYCARE. I DROVE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT 10 MPH AND LEFT IT RUNNING. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR ONCE, AND A MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PULL AN ERROR CODE FOR A FAULTY ABS SENSOR. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM PULL UP THE VEHICLE RECORDS. TO THEIR CREDIT, THEY AGREED TO PAY THE $1200 BILL FOR THE ABS SENSOR AND ANOTHER PART RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. I DROVE THE VAN FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF WITH NO OTHER ABS PROBLEMS. AN EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT WHEN NO ERROR CODES APPEAR DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, FORD WILL NOT PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO INCENTIVE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO PUT ANY EFFORT INTO FIXING A PROBLEM...IT JUST COSTS THEM MONEY. *TR

• 11/25/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE ENGINE REVVED UP REAL HIGH AND THEN THERE WAS NO DRIVE TRAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE MOTOR WAS FINE. JUST NO DRIVE. *TR

• 11/25/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAVE OWNED THIS 2006 FREESTAR SINCE NEW. SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. STEREO SYSTEM - INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE PRESETS RESETTING AND THE CLOCK SETTING BACK TO 12:00. ALSO THE VOLUME FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN WHEN USING THE REAR CONTROLS. THE STEREO HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. REAR DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL LAMP - HAS BURNED OUT AND BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE PROBE - IS NOT READING PROPERLY. STARTER - HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESOLUTION FROM SEVERAL DEALERS. THE PCM WAS NOT FOUND TO BE WET OR DAMAGED. ARE CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR WIRING ISSUES AND IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. ALSO, THE REAR AC BLOWER SQUEALS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. STILL DOING IT. THERE IS A MUFFLED THUMP SOUND COMING FROM THE AIR CLEANER BOX AREA. THE LAST DEALER WHO LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL. WE DON'T AGREE. SEVERAL, UNRESOLVED, REPETITIVE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER. *TR

• 11/25/2006· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

  THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON ON PERFECTLY GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKES COME ON HARD, THE GAS PEDAL PUSHES BACK AT YOU. IT HAPPENED CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ONE TIME I WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS AN OPTICAL SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN, LIGHT IS SOMEHOW HITTING IT CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT RIGHT NOW JUST LIVE WITH IT. *NM

• 11/22/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER (TRANSMISSION). IT COST $1200 TO REPAIR. VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH ONLY 49000 MILES. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND GOT MANY HITS. FORD HAD RECALLED THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE 2006? *TR

• 11/21/2018· POWER TRAIN

  ON HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING MOTOR RUNNING FINE MILES NOT READABLE

• 11/21/2016· POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TRANSMISSION FAILS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DRIVING AT 70 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE, ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM'S AND WE HAD TO COAST THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND COAST TO A STOP. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. HAD TO BE TOWED. LUCKY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ALIVE.

• 11/21/2013· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE WOULD DO 35 OR 40 MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION GASKETS AND SEALS. THE 3RD GEAR SHIFT SOLENOID WAS ALSO REPLACED AND VEHICLE STILL DOES THE SAME THING. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM AND WHAT IT IS (WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE), BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. I AM ASKING THAT THE RECALL BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE 2006 MODEL FORD FREESTAR AND NOT LIMITED TO THE 2004-2005 MODEL YEAR AS FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE MANUFACTURER ISSUE IN REGARD TO THE POWER TRAIN PERFORMANCE. *TR

• 11/21/2012· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE VAN LOST ALL POWER AND THE WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I CAME ACROSS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE 2006 FREESTAR. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE 2004 AND 2005 FREESTAR HAD RECALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

• 11/19/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION DIED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY AVENUE, JUST BEFORE AN INTERSECTION.

• 11/19/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN PROVIDED WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

• 11/18/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 11/18/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 11/15/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TURNING INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

• 11/14/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE MADE A RUBBING NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD BECOME SEPARATED AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

• 11/13/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER AND SHAFT HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTERWARD HE WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. ..UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME AS THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 2/1/2013 *JS

• 11/13/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY FORD FREE STAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VAN TOTALLY BURNED.

• 11/12/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT WILL BLOW THE GAS BACK OUT THE FILLER HOLE - SPRAYING GAS A GOOD 3 FT. IN ORDER TO GET GAS INTO THE TANK YOU HAVE TO FILL VERY SLOW. AFTER MANY TRIES AND NOZZLE SHUT OFFS YOU CAN FILL THE TANK.