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#1334 of 1891 2005 Ford Freestar by getmet_95

Oct 28, 2010 (2:29 pm)

I was pulling into an intersection and the same thing happened to me!! I lost all power and the van would not engage in any gear. For all i know it really wasn't in park. I was almost hit by a vehicle because of the loss of power in an intersection. I too have filed a complaint with the NHTSA. Something has got to be done!! This many complaints is to much!!!

#1335 of 1891 Re: Root cause of Torque converter failure, from my point of view [vbouie] by korarde

Nov 21, 2010 (6:27 pm)

Replying to: vbouie (Sep 30, 2010 7:16 pm)
email the National Highway traffic safety administration http://www.nhtsa.gov/jsp/email/email_nhtsa.jsp or call them at 1-888-327-4236
 to report that your Ford Transmission is slipping out of gear at highway speeds. They are doing on a investigation on this right now

#1336 of 1891 Re: Ford Freestar Transmission [dfg28] by korarde

Nov 21, 2010 (6:28 pm)

Replying to: dfg28 (Oct 11, 2010 10:25 pm)
email the National Highway traffic safety administration http://www.nhtsa.gov/jsp/email/email_nhtsa.jsp or call them at 1-888-327-4236
 to report that your Ford Transmission is slipping out of gear at highway speeds. They are doing on a investigation on this right now

#1337 of 1891 Re: Another Ford Freestar Transmission Victim [acamp135] by korarde

Nov 21, 2010 (6:29 pm)

Replying to: acamp135 (Sep 07, 2010 12:01 pm)
email the National Highway traffic safety administration http://www.nhtsa.gov/jsp/email/email_nhtsa.jsp or call them at 1-888-327-4236
 to report that your Ford Transmission is slipping out of gear at highway speeds. They are doing on a investigation on this right now

#1338 of 1891 Trans issue on Ford Freestar by vern8

Nov 29, 2010 (10:35 am)

I own a 2004 Freestar, has 125K miles, ran fine until now. I took a long trip of about 1500 miles over the past weekend from Detroit to Phili (throught the hills). The van ran the first half of the trip OK. While driving back, I had the tran warning light on. Whenver I stop and put the van in either drive idle or park idle, it was shutting down the engine. I had to restart and proceed with the trip. Came back home safely, but I am wondering, if that is a majaor issue. BTW, before the trans light cam on, the check tire warning came on a couple of times and I had to reset it.
 
I would really apprecite any info on this issue.

#1339 of 1891 2005 freestar by shoman44

Nov 29, 2010 (1:18 pm)

Great after reading all this i think my trans is going, i bought mine in feb this year and the trans is harsh shifting from reverse to drive, sometimes delays 5 seconds. I only have 80,000 on mine to, i hope they do a recall for the tranny's. If not im selling mine and buying something else.

#1340 of 1891 Looks Like National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will do nothing by oilandwater

Dec 02, 2010 (7:51 am)

As another year comes to a close, this issue appears not to be a "safety" issue in the eyes of the government yet (maybe one day), therefore there will be no recall, just a Ford TSB...your better off trading your car in or just selling it out right, you might have to wait a long time not unless one of the lawsuits goes somewhere.....

#1341 of 1891 Ford Freestar Transmission by doodleallday

Dec 02, 2010 (9:50 am)

I received an e-mail from Stephen McHenry (NHTSA investigator) who is currently conducting an investigation of problems with Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey transmissions. He asked if the repair shop indicated what part failed (my repair shop specifically told me the torque converter was cracked). Also asked did I have copies of repair receipts. He asked me to describe any dangerous or unsafe situation the failure created. I promptly answered him and told him that Ford Motor Co. was unresponsive to the situation only that the warranty period was over and nothing they could do about it. So perhaps they are taking a very hard look at the Ford and Mercury situations. Let's hope so.

#1342 of 1891 Transmissions by marcies9

Dec 02, 2010 (10:42 am)

Just had my car towed off the Garden State Parkway and taken to a transmission shop. Van suddenly went out of gear while I was driving 70 miles per hour. Luckily no one was with me and I was in the right lane. There was no shoulder right away so I had to coast to a stop. I had a transmission fail on a previous Voyager with warning signs such as going in and out of gear. There was no warning here and no warning lights indicated. I am waiting to hear the damage as I write this. I tried to click on the link above to alert the NHTSA but the link was broken...

#1343 of 1891 Re: Ford Freestar Transmission [doodleallday] by marcies9

Dec 02, 2010 (10:43 am)

Replying to: doodleallday (Dec 02, 2010 9:50 am)
Could you send me his e-mail address to marcies9comcast.net. I may need it as well. Thanks!
Marcie

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