| Issue ID | 735697 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10281095 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | FREESTAR |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 16/08/09 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving my freestar on the highway, august 16 about 1:30 p. M. Coming back from a camping trip. I had four children with me. Friends of ours were driving ahead of us in a second car and my husband was on a third car a few cars behind me in the middle lane. I was driving 60 mph when all of a sudden i felt the car was loosing speed. I noticed the rpm needle jumped from 2 to 3 & 4. I knew something was wrong and immediately put my emergency lights on and pulled over to the side of the road. My husband had just passed our car, and pulled over as he saw my emergency lights through his rear mirror. As soon as i pulled over, my van came to a complete stop. I changed my gear to park, waited a second, placed the gear on drive, and pressed the gas paddle but the van didn't move. Our friends in the first car came back around to assist us. After |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 47000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WHITING, IN |
| VIN pattern | 2FMZA51694BXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 60 |
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