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

Issue ID	723176
Internal NHTSA #	10268178
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	29/01/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The transmission on my 2004 ford freestar with only 60,000 km's failed on a busy iowa interstate on our trip to florida. I had to push the van by hand to get it to the exit lane with vehicles passing by at full interstate speeds. It was fortunate for my wife and i that this incident did not end in a tragedy. The van was towed to a repair shop where the transmission was removed and sent to a transmission repair shop. A new torque converter was installed and after a 2 day delay we were back on the road. When i returned back to canada i contacted ford canada in an effort to be reimbursed for the $1,500. 00 canadian that i spent for repairs. Ford canada refused to honor the claim for the following reasons. The repair was not done by a ford dealer and i failed to have the 50,000 km inspection performed on this vehicle. When i checked the internet i find that this vehicle has a bad history of failure due to faulty torque converters. This is a problem that i am sure ford is fully aware of. The transmission shop that repaired this transmission for me used upgraded parts as they have experienced this problem on many of the 2004 freestars. The warranty on the repaired transmission is now from another parts provider. I believe that if i had this vehicle repaired at a ford dealer they would have installed the same replacement parts that failed prematurely on this van. I know that i am in a no win battle with ford. What does bother me is how unconcerned ford is towards their customers. During my discussion with the ford service representative there was never any type of an expressed apology for the stress my wife and i experienced during this incident. This will be my last ford.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	39000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ESTERHAZY SASKATCHEWAN CANADA, 00
VIN pattern	2FMZA56224BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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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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