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2005 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	885731
Internal NHTSA #	10428988
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2005
File date	24/09/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving my freestar and it suddenly lost power. Engine still running, will not go in forward or reverse. Only neutral or park. This happened in a rural 2-lane road in kentucky. No way to get on the shoulder of the road. After getting it towed to a dealer after they had closed for the weekend. Had to get a rental car. To get back home to michigan. Monday the dealer called the torque converter had stripped it's splines cost 1379. 85 for the torque converter, two seals, fluid, a screen and a trans insulator with labor. Rental car from enterprise 420. 76 towing 95. 00 gas for the extra trip to kentucky and back $70. 00 not only were we lucky we did not cause an accident by this failure. But we were able to get a tow truck within an hour. The vehicle had 85,625 miles on it. Not covered under warranty even though i had purchased and extended warranty. It only went to 72,000 miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85625
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TRENTON, MI
VIN pattern	2FMZA51645BXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	35
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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