This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Ford FREESTAR 2006 exterior lighting. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Ford FREESTAR 2006 exterior lighting and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2006 Ford FREESTAR Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	898936
Internal NHTSA #	10441478
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2006
File date	23/11/11
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On nov. 18, 2011 while on a trip of approximately 600 miles round trip this 2006 ford freestar shuddered a few times which was presumed to be rough road. On nov. 23 the van did not go into reverse. After a few tries it did slip into reverse. The following day nov. 24 the same thing happened. The van was in another town about 60 miles away, my daughter had borrowed it, so on dec. 06, 2011 she took it to a ford dealership for diagnosis. The dealership gave me a paper stating the oss was bad. I picked up the van (after the ford dealership told me it could be driven home), and on the way home it started to jerk when changing gears while going up or down hills. The lights inside and out went out also. I took the van to a transmission shop and after they checked it over it was determined the transmission was bad. There was nothing wrong with the oss sensor. A washer had broken inside the transmission, the fluid was full of metal, bushings were worn, and gears needed replacing. I trust this transmission place totally and since i had experienced the reverse and gear jerk problems myself i felt this was the correct diagnosis. I had the transmission repaired. Now, this may be reasonable for some 2006 vehicles which may had been driven hard, however.. This van had 56683 miles when taken to the dealership. This vehicle is used mostly for transportation for a disabled person. Which makes it twice as frightening about the transmission. I keep thinking about the possibilities of breaking down miles away from home. When is it acceptable for a bought new, gently treated vehicle with 56683 miles on it have a bad transmission? Even though it is 5 years old the mileage is not great. I cannot think what might have been if it had gone totally while on the road transporting a disabled person.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	54624
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	IRVINE, KY
VIN pattern	2FMZA522X6BXXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

MPBUMFE90RX630050 3JBVMAY26SE000605 L2BB6BCH1SB124073 1D7HU18DX3S343997 VBKV49403JM982463 LVXDAHBA2HS044212 W1N4N4GB4SJ626691 JM0CU081Y41209041 WAUZZZ8EX3A361555 WMX1973771A005823 AHTLH56E503054708 1FDUF4HY5FEA79058

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2006 Ford FREESTAR Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Ford FREESTAR Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?