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#870 of 949 Re: Torque Converter Re Design [jroyse] by nadineb Oct 27, 2009 (10:12 am)
Replying to: jroyse (Oct 27, 2009 5:07 am) Thank you for posting that piece of information. It will be interesting to see how the agency (NHTSA) replies. Ford attempting to use cost as the motivating factor in this issue is pathetic, but then, to state "Steering and braking are unaffected and the vehicle can be safely parked" is even more ridiculous.   How many of us believe that this is not a safety related concern and that it does not present an unreasonable risk to safety in these vehicles?   I am starting my response to this letter right now. Ford must be kidding!
#871 of 949 Re: Torque Converter Re Design [jroyse] by nadineb Oct 27, 2009 (10:13 am)
Replying to: jroyse (Oct 27, 2009 5:07 am) Thank you for posting that piece of information.   It will be interesting to see how the agency (NHTSA) replies. Ford attempting to use cost as the motivating factor in this issue is pathetic, but then, to state "Steering and braking are unaffected and the vehicle can be safely parked" is even more ridiculous.   How many of us believe that this is not a safety related concern and that it does not present an unreasonable risk to safety in these vehicles?   I am starting my response to this letter right now. Ford must be kidding!
#872 of 949 Heads Up! by KarenS HOST Oct 27, 2009 (10:47 am)
I've been notified by a member that a lawyer called his home asking if he wished to join a class action suit for failed Freestar transmission. The problem is this person does not own a Freestar, but has posted in this topic on occasion. The assumption is this lawyer checked his profile and although his email address is private, googled the name and location for a phone number.   Problems of this nature can attract the unscrupulous folks who will solicit indiscriminately. Please check your profiles to be sure you are not disclosing more personal information than you may wish to. To see what others are seeing, click on your screen name or My Community Profile located at the top right of the page. If you have any concerns, please contact me via email, karenedmunds.com. Replies to this message: nadineb (Oct 27, 2009 2:17 pm) nadineb (Oct 28, 2009 11:52 am)
#873 of 949 Re: only 50,000 miles and failed by jroyse Oct 27, 2009 (11:05 am)
Replying to: kisskrazed (Oct 27, 2009 6:02 am) I got my Mercury Monterey transmission replaced at a Lincoln/Mercury Dealer. It is where I bought it used. They quoted me around $3500 but I told them it was really expense and then they must have cut their own profit since then they lowered it to $3260. It was a family owned Lincoln/Mercury dealer and not too much longer Ford bought them out of the franchise so they are now closed.   Right now on our rebuilt transmission there is a 3 year warranty from Ford. I almost went to a private transmission shop and called Jasper- but the prices were almost the same and after shopping around I realized if this transmission gets recalled I have a better claim for a (crossing fingers) a possible refund from Ford since I used their parts/service/labor/dealer etc.   At least call the Ford customer line and tell them your concerns and also log a report to the NHTSA if you feel the situation is unsafe - because right now Ford is claiming to the office of Defect Investigations that the failure/warranty/complaint rate is low for this vehicle! I personally think the failure is high for the vehicle, but a lot of problems go unreported! Replies to this message: nadineb (Oct 27, 2009 2:38 pm)
#874 of 949 Re: Heads Up! [KarenS] by nadineb Oct 27, 2009 (2:17 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Oct 27, 2009 10:47 am) Personally, I hope it was a board certified lawyer willing to take a case against Ford, and have them removed these death traps off our highways! I would like to see the CEO of Ford put his children, wife, and grandchildren in one of the vehicles.   It's not difficult to GOOGLE anyone and find them. Morale of the story is not to trust anyone calling on the phone. Find out if the person is really who say they are when they call.   For that matter, you should not trust anyone on this site either. Someone said that they thought Ford monitored the site, and I would think that they would want to know how to plan the next move. They know something is coming at them because of the NHTSA investigations.   The unscrupulous folks in this matter has been Ford. Replies to this message: nadineb (Oct 28, 2009 11:52 am)
#875 of 949 Re: only 50,000 miles and failed [jroyse] by nadineb Oct 27, 2009 (2:38 pm)
Replying to: jroyse (Oct 27, 2009 11:05 am) You are so right about these problems going unreported. Most people just want the situation corrected. Two attempts at fixing the problem, and I was done putting myself at such a high risk of being injured. The first time was about three miles from my home. The bucking, stalling, and lurching of the vehicle was scary, but there were shoulders on the road that I managed to coast over to the side. Second time was entering a high speed roadway. I would not ride in the vehicle after that incident.   How many people are killed or injured when their vehicle is on the side of the road? I know that around here there are quite a few. Many are police officers, but it seems that a vehicle on the side of the road distracts drivers.   I took my husbands 98 Ford pickup truck, and he drove the van. Two weeks later, he finally experienced the failure, phone me at work, and tells me it failed on him on I95. Why would anyone put themselves in this much jeopardy?   Personally, it would be so much easier to walk away from all this stress, throw up my hands and say this is no longer my problem, but I believe that as an American I have a civic duty "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
#876 of 949 Re: How to Contact me [chalkeight] by jay_s1 Oct 28, 2009 (7:32 am)
Replying to: chalkeight (Oct 24, 2009 4:33 pm) I have been working with Jim. Please check your carspace email for information. Momx - please check yours too. Thanks.
#877 of 949 Unscrupulous! by nadineb Oct 28, 2009 (11:52 am)
Replying to: nadineb (Oct 27, 2009 2:17 pm) So, I decided to do some more research, and find out where my used 2004 Ford Freestar came from.   Anyone want to guess?

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