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#643 of 1177 Re: Disgusted [sunburn] by sunburn Jun 19, 2009 (6:33 pm)
Replying to: sunburn (Jun 19, 2009 1:17 pm) Well, I was wrong. The Freestar has a transmission cooler both externally and in the radiator. The cooler in the radiator is on the right-hand side of the radiator. Replies to this message: ann60 (Jun 20, 2009 5:40 am)
#644 of 1177 Re: Disgusted [sunburn] by ann60 Jun 20, 2009 (5:40 am)
Replying to: sunburn (Jun 19, 2009 6:33 pm) Just as a follow up, I contacted our transmission mechanic yesterday and we have arranged to have a rebuilt transmission put in and a new radiator. The transmission will have a 3 year/100,000 mile warranty. It's going to cost in the neighborhood of $2500. A bargain compared to what the Ford dealership would charge. I have also filed a complaint with the NHTSA and sent a letter to Ford. The letter to Ford will do no good, but we have to try, I don't expect to get any kind of response.
#645 of 1177 Re: transmission problems [lloydcyn] by flabergasted Jun 20, 2009 (2:20 pm)
Replying to: lloydcyn (Apr 11, 2006 4:16 pm) You are not the only with the transmission problem, My family and I were on our way to a campground last weekend. While on our way we lost the transmission. When we pulled the van over we noticed the engine smoking, we all got out of the vehicle safely and the van caught on fire. We lost everything in the van including, car seat, stroller, cooler, food, clothes and etc. Now what do we do, It seems like no one care that there is a problem and they don't want to fix it. The bad kicker is we just bought the van in 2008 used and here it is a year later and its gone completely. Now we are down a vehicle and out of our items, luckly I have homeowners insurnace that will take care of that, but the cost of van is totaled. This really bits, wheres the goverment when we need a class action law suite against FORD.
#646 of 1177 get their attention by nadineb Jun 21, 2009 (7:19 pm)
The only way anyone is ever going to get Ford to do anything is through NHTSA.   You have to ask for a hearing under Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Vehicle Safety, Part 557. This section covers the following: reasonably met its obligation to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a safety-related defect or failure to comply with safety standards or to remedy such defect or noncompliance. This part also establishes procedures for holding such a hearing. Application: Any interested person."   Under this provision, I was able to get them to open an investigation. If you go to the web page http://www.safercar.gov/ and search under the defect investigation by NHTSA action number DP09004 . Look at the document search and you will be able to read the PDF file. website: http://nhthqnwws112.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Pursuits/20- 09/DP/INOA-DP09004-35346.pdf   "A Defect Petition will be opened to assess whether there is evidence to support opening a safety defect investigation concerning the alleged defect in the subject vehicles." Also, if you search google for the engineer, you can find his email address on one of the pages.   I personally lost five thousand dollars on that vehicle, but it was not worth the risk of being rear ended or being killed in that vehicle. You may want to look into the air bag situation. They may not employ if the vehicle does not have battery power for five to ten minutes. This makes it a much more dangerous situation because of the risks with these vehicles. If you have children, please get them out and safely away from the vehicle if you can. Replies to this message: jroyse (Oct 22, 2009 1:16 pm) jgenovese (Oct 22, 2009 7:51 pm) momx6 (Oct 23, 2009 6:32 am) nadineb (Oct 23, 2009 1:02 pm)
#647 of 1177 investigation by shocked1 Jun 22, 2009 (11:45 am)
they're doing an investigation onmine also. Investorgator notified me on e mail. EVERYONE needs to report their freestars.
#648 of 1177 Re: Decisions, Decisions [jgenovese] by d_nagy Jun 23, 2009 (6:40 am)
Replying to: jgenovese (Jun 03, 2009 11:09 am) My wife has been having issues with our 2004 Freestar.   One of the gears in the transmission has been struggling for several months. The check engine light, emission light, and check tires light have been coming regularly for a the past 6-9 months.   Recently we had our mechanic look at the vehicle. He said it was the transmission and it will be about $2500.00 - $3000.00 to repair. This is ludicris since the van has 49000 miles. We had the transmission fluid replaced recently hoping that would solve the problem. The mechanic said there was an unusually large amount of metal shavings in the transmission fluid reservoir. (There is a magnet in there to attract small metal shavings).   Who has $2500 - $3000 in this economy to throw away in vehicle repairs that shouldn't have been an issue in the first place...   What suggestions can you share with me since you are a couple months in to this process?   Best Regards,   Dominic Nagy - DNagyTFPSInc.com Replies to this message: jgenovese (Jun 23, 2009 1:19 pm) dgrinde (Jul 03, 2009 8:37 am)
#649 of 1177 Re: 2005 Freestar Transmission went bye bye [blondtyg] by jgenovese Jun 23, 2009 (1:11 pm)
Replying to: blondtyg (Jun 16, 2009 12:28 am) Thank God no one got hurt. Please report your incident to NHTSA via their website in addition to the excellent steps that you already are taking. NHTSA is the key to it all, however. They can investigate and force a recall.   Jim Genovese Annapolis, MD
#650 of 1177 Re: Decisions, Decisions [d_nagy] by jgenovese Jun 23, 2009 (1:19 pm)
Replying to: d_nagy (Jun 23, 2009 6:40 am) I am actually almost 2 years into this fiasco. I will not let this go until Ford steps up and issues a recall or NHTSA forces them to. That said, you are in a bad position. Based on the experience of everyone on this site and mine, specifically, I would have the transmission fixed. The alternative is simply not acceptable-waiting for it to fail, leaving you or you loved ones stranded in the middle of the road, highway, or intersection, and possibly hurt or even killed. You will have no warning when it happens. It will simply fail. In the meantime, contact NHTSA via their website and also your local representatives at all levels of government. At some point, someone is going to take notice and hold Ford accountable. Keep us all posted as to your progress.   Jim Genovese Annapolis, MD Replies to this message: dgrinde (Jul 03, 2009 8:37 am)
#651 of 1177 transmission problem by jdy899 Jun 28, 2009 (1:37 pm)
I have a 2007 Freestar and the other day my husband was driving home from work and he was stopping at a stop light when he lost all gears. We have never had any problems with our van it has always ran great. So we where shocked that with out warning it won't move. It is setting in park, it will start and all but won't move, will not shift into any gears. We have been told that this is not typical when transmissions go out, so I thought I would see if any one else has had this problem or knows of anyone who has, and if they had to replace the transmission.
#652 of 1177 2004 Ford Freestar Transmission just failed by lhatchel Jun 29, 2009 (7:36 am)
I have a 2004 Ford Freestar that the transmission just quit working. I was going 65 miles an hour on the interstate and then all of a sudden the van's RPM's were reving up but my van was losing speed. Luckily I was able to get over to the shoulder of the road. The car's engine was fine but any gear shifted into would not allow the vehicle to move.   I recently had to pay to have a power steering fluid leak fixed which is another common problem with this vehicle. There was a recall on this problem but my "VIN was not included in the recall". The part to repair the vehicle was on national backorder and only after getting Ford Motor Company involved did I get my van fixed.   This van is a lemon and Ford needs to admit it.   Wouldn't you know I have 1 payment left on it! I think they do this on purpose! Replies to this message: lhatchel (Jul 01, 2009 10:05 am) mercurystinks (Jul 01, 2009 1:40 pm) lhatchel (Jul 02, 2009 5:51 am) lhatchel (Jul 21, 2009 8:43 am)

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