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

Issue ID	726207
Internal NHTSA #	10272736
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	16/05/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On may 16, 2009 i was leaving houston in heavy saturday afternoon traffic. I was driving my 2004 freestar in the number one lane at the 65 mph speed limit when suddenly, with no warning,i was in neutral with the engine revving. For several heart stopping minutes i couldn't get cars to let me over to the shoulder, and, by the time they did, i was barely coasting. I was able to immediately exit and rolled to a stop on the access road. I discovered the car wouldn't engage in any gear. After an hour and a half wait for a tow truck in 95 degree weather, it was towed to the nearest ford dealer. The vehicle was in the shop for a week. The service advisor reported that the torque converter pump shaft splines had stripped and had taken out the transmission. The repair bill came to $3493. 71. The rental car costs to get me home to waco, texas and back after the car was repaired $466. 90. When i picked up my van, i talked with the service manager, showing him the myriad complaints to nhtsa about the same problem in the 2004 freestar. Although he was sympathetic, he was also non committal about the issue. I asked him if the rebuilt transmission had the same torque converter as the original. He said "yes" that they could only replace parts with the parts that were indicated for that specific vehicle. I am a 65 year old woman and had another senior friend and two dogs with me when the car died. The very real threat of being hit on a busy highway following a problem like this was scary enough, but the realization that it could have happened an hour later on a two lane road while passing a semi almost did me in.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	67893
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WOODWAY, TX
VIN pattern	2FMDA52214BXXXXXX
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	65
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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.
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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.
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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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