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2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1006157
Internal NHTSA #	10537263
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	24/12/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Ford issued a recall for loss of forward power due to a torque converter issue. My vehicle did not exhibit the symptoms but i decided it would be a good idea to have it done, i was planning to keep the vehicle for a while. The dealership said it would take 2 days. They had vehicle over a week. That was december 2012. They had a problem; they did not tell me. Not long after getting the car back, i knew something was different, i could not put my finger on it. Sometime in april/may 2013 time frame, i had a couple of incidents where the car would not go forward. I stopped, put the car in park, then drive and i was ok. I thought it was a linkage adjustment issue. Then in june, it failed while going up a hill on a very busy road. I turned into a driveway, back out, and went down the hill and limped to the dealership. My car was exhibiting the exact same symptoms of the recall. The dealership said it was due to a rotted dipstick housing assembly and that my repair bill was over $3500. I let car sit because i don't have money. After stewing about this for many weeks, i contacted ford to complain. In december, the mechanics who worked on the transmission would have had to disconnect the dip stick housing. They had to know it was rusty and may have even damaged it to the point of allowing water in. They ignored that danger. Since the symptoms of the issue are exactly the same as described in the recall, there is the possibility that ford is not being honest about the real source of the problem. Additionally, how many of their model lines use the same material for their dip stick housing. If this happens on a heavy interstate, this could result in a multi car pileup and death.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MARCY, NY
VIN pattern	2FMDA58284BXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	45
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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