| Issue ID | 660959 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10216316 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | FREESTAR |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 25/01/08 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CON |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Transmission failure after 59,000 miles due to stripped splies on torque converter. A search for torque converter stripped splines returns ford freestar as the top result. There are several other people experiencing the same issue. It should be review to see if there is a general defect with the torque converters. It seems early in this model years life for transmission failures. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 59500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | O'FALLON, MO |
| VIN pattern | 2FMDA58254BXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 28/08/06 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 35 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | PAUL CERAME FORD INC. |
| Dealer's telephone number | 3148382400 |
| Dealer's city | FLORISSANT |
| Dealer's state code | MO |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 63033 |