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2005 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	733769
Internal NHTSA #	10279377
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2005
File date	04/08/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving my 2005 ford freestar taking a right turn when suddenly lost all ability to go forward. Pulled over to the side of the road, engine would rev and idle, but no movement forward or back. Pushed car (in neutral) to a safer location and towed to dealer who has determined that the problem is the failure of the torque converter in the transmission. Estimated cost of $1400 to repair(warranty is expired), but may be more when they remove the transmission. No warning lights, no symptoms, just sudden failure to be able to move forward while driving. Luckily was not going very fast and was able to pull over relatively safely. Car is 4 years old and has just under 29,000 miles on it. Dealer says has not seen a lot of this problem but that they also do not get a lot of freestars in for service at his dealership. Ford corporate had heard of the problem, i started to say torque problem and he corrected me to say it was the torque converter. Cannot believe with the issues found online regarding this that ford won't do anything. This is a major safety issue. I cannot imagine how this would have turned out if i had been going any faster or on a busier street. My children were in the car with me. Luckily i was coming from a stop and making a turn, so could not have been going faster than a few mph. Ford implied to me that if i purchased the extended warranty on the car for an additional $1650 that they would maybe be willing to negotiate on the cost of the repair. We may have to buy it if this is going to be a repeat problem. Something needs to be done about this.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	28863
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CARY, IL
VIN pattern	2FMZA57645BXXXXXX
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	10
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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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2005 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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