| Issue ID | 744823 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10289985 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | FREESTAR |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 23/10/09 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My husband and i were driving from the store going home ... Just turned off a busy street on a side road when all of a sudden the car just lost power why we were in drive so we rolled to the side of the road ... My husband put it in park ... Then he started the car again put it in gear press the gas and we did not move just the engine made noise so he tried another gear and same thing not moving just engine making noise... I am sure glad that we just turned off the busy street no telling what would of happen and we did not have our four children in the car either thank god ... Well we have it towed to a local ford dealer ... They tell us that it is the torque converter and the price to fix it 1800. 00 i think that ford needs to fix the problems ... Before some one gets seriously hurt or dies. .. To top it off we live in a small town that has no bus or cab transportation with or for kids living pay check to pay check do not even know what to do we just made 2 car payments and we do not have the money to get it fixed. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 67000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BRENHAM, TX |
| VIN pattern | 2FMDA50644BXXXXXX |
| 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 | 10 |
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