| Issue ID | 994862 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10524644 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | FREESTAR |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 10/07/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Was in a 30 mile per hour speed zone came to a caution light and had to make a right hand turn on a very dangerous corner.... Many tractor trailers use this turn, while making the turn, engine stalled and was hard to control steering with no power. Managed to pull to side of the road when several tractor trailers came around the same corner. Had i not been able to move over i would have been hit as they would have had no where to go, just a 2 lane road. Car started but when i tried to move it, it went about 20 feet and stalled again. Had to call a tow company. Torque converter has already been replaced once at approximately 99,900 miles. Flashing light on dash says to check transaxle. Not fixed as yet... Code p0715 came up on the tech machine, turbine speed sensor check fault. I have checked for these codes and it seems that ford sent these vehicles off the production lines with these problems to begin with. I find that nothing ever gets done until someone is killed or severely injured. It's a sad world we live in that life has to be lost before manufacturers are made to correct what should have been fixed before leaving the plant. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 134884 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MOOERS FORKS, NY |
| VIN pattern | 2FMZA52225BXXXXXX |
| 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 | 30 |
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