TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL DUE AS A RESULT. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LUNGING WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING 2. AFTER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. 3. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND THE SHAFT WERE DAMAGED, CAUSING METAL TO ENTIRE THE TRANSMISSION, SCORING IN THE VALVE COMPARTMENT. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR ARE BEING REPLACED. *TR