| Issue ID | 831598 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10369385 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | FREESTAR |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 03/12/10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My wife was driving home from work in our 2005 ford freestar when the transmission failed. This happened during rush hour traffic and was very traumatic for my wife as several cars almost rear ended her. We had the van towed to the ford dealer who told us it was going to be $2700 to replace the torque converter and pump shaft. After doing some research we see that ford is aware of this problem and the nhtsa is investigating. A warning from ford to those who are putting their lives in peril by driving these vans with defective transmissions would have been nice. What if she had gotten into an accident over this? We'll count our blessing that we will only be out $2,700 (i guess). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 47000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ROCKY RIVER, OH |
| VIN pattern | 2FMZA58215BXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
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| 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 | 60 |
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