Ford Freestar Transmission Problems
1,706 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 4 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2004. Best year: 2007.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
2004 FORD FREESTAR [XXX]FORD IS CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER SUBFRAME 3-4 $600~$800 BUSHING KITS ($200 EACH) THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. I INFORMED THEM THAT ONLY DO THE FACTORY RECALL REPAIRS THE PULLED MY VAN OUT ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS...
MY TRANS IS NOT WORKING I ONLY HAVE 58000 MILE WANT TO BE REPLACE THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD AND HAD JUST DROPPED MY KIDS OFF THANK GOODNESS. NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH. I WAS TRY'N TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT WAS GO'N ON WHEN I WRECKED INTO THE DITCH ABOUT 60...
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A CURVE WE LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT. WE ENDED UP COASTING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED SEVERAL CARS BEHIND US TO LOCK U THEIR BRAKES...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND IN PARK, IT ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE W...
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN MY FORD FREESTAR 2006 AND THE MINIVAN SEIZED, I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND I HAD DRIFTED OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WERE THE GRASS AND A FEW TURNS HELPED SLO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIDE AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE RIGH...
2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 93,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON I-895, A MAJOR INTERSTATE THROUGH BALTIMORE, MD. THE VAN HAD TO BE ABANDONED, BUT CAUSED TWO OTHER ACCIDENTS WHILE WE WAI...
I HAVE A 04 FORD FREESTAR THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED EARLY AROUND 40K. FMC SERVICE STATED 'JUST A LEAK'. REPEAT COMPLAINTS EQUALED 'NOTHING FOUND, ETC, ETC'. BEGINNING LAST YEAR IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND BACKF...
-NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-75, VAN LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. TACH WOULD SHOW ENGINE WAS REVVING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO GET TO EMERGENCY LANE. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS TOWED TO ...