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2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	706316
Internal NHTSA #	10253367
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	25/12/08
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On christmas, my husband, 3 year old and i were driving on the freeway to visit family an hour away. 20 minutes into the trip we decided to stop at a gas station to get a snack for my son, but once we pulled off we realized it was closed. While heading for the drive to get back to the highway, the engine suddenly just revved, not sending any power to the gas pedal in either drive or reverse. The car directly behind us luckily avoided rear-ending us. As we were stranded in a driveway with curbs on either side, we had to get out and divert several others to back away and use a different drive. Another van had to physically push us back down the drive into the meter parking lot so we were out of the way of more traffic. We then had to call my father (interrupting his christmas celebration) who lives 40 minutes away to pick us up and drive us back to our house so we could switch to our other car. We ended up getting to our christmas celebration over 2 hours late, and had to entertain a confused and tired 3 year old during that entire time! Overall, we're thankful that we decided to pull off the freeway or else it would have blown while we were driving 70 mph--and who knows what might have happened. Our freestar is only at 69,000 miles, and will need a new torque converter and rebuilt transmission, estimated at $2200, plus towing fees. Since this happened over the holidays, when garages are closed for many days, we also have to pay for a rental car for 2-3 days until our van is done next week. When my husband initially talked with our ford dealer on 12/26, the service guy admitted that this is very common with this model. When i called the same place today (12/31), someone else told me curtly that he is "not aware that there are a high number of vehicles with this problem." he said that the corp. Won't do anything for a car with "this kind of mileage" since we don't have the extended warranty. We're frustrated that this has been allowed to happen so often.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	69645
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRAND RAPIDS, MI
VIN pattern	2FMZA57684BXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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