WE OWN A 2004 FREESTAR THAT HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN FEB 2008 WITH LESS THAN 43,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2008 WE SPEND $450 ON REPAIRING PART OF THE BREAKING SYSTEM, AND THIS WEEK THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PULL TO IT WHEN IT FINALLY DID AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF A BLOCK AND ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, ONLY TO HAVE THE VAN STALL ON ME, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED, WE PAID FOR THE CALIPER, DRUM, ROTOR, AND BREAK PAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE. WHEN HAVING THE VAN CHECKED OUT THIS WEEK, WE WERE TOLD YESTERDAY THAT THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON IT, AND THE ONLY THING THAT CAME BACK WAS A CAM SENSOR AND THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY MOISTURE INVOLVED THAT WOULD CAUSE THE STALLING. NOTHING WAS REPAIRED, AND THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, ESP DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, WHEN WINTER DRIVING IS ALREADY DANGEROUS. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE TRACK CONTROL. IT WORKS MOST OF THE TIME BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. THE LIGHT COMES ON AT LEAST 2 TIME PER MONTH. THE REASON CAN'T BE FOUND FOR IT. FORD NEEDS TO BE MADE TO DO RECALLS ON THESE VANS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS. *TR
2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. MY ENGINE FAILED IN JAN08 AT ABOUT 47,000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED($5100). WITHIN A DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP AFTER THE ENGINE REPAIRS I NOTICED JERKING WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS SLIPPING ON ICE, BUT THEN I FELT THE JERK WHEN I WAS ON DRY ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO WORTHINGTON FORD. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOOK IT HOME AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE ...FAST. I WENT AGAIN TO WORTHINGTON'S AND FINALLY AFTER A JOINT TEST RIDE THE PROBLEM WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND SAID TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR WORK ON THE ENGINE. THE CAR AT THE TIME OF TURN IN WOULD JERK SEVERELY AND/OR SOMES COMPLETELY STOP OR NOT TAKE OFF WHEN GAS PETAL PRESSED. THE CAR WOULD EVEN JERK AT A STOP SIGN WHILE AT A COMPLETE HALT. THE FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND WERE GOOD. THE FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE JERKING. FLUID WAS CLEAN AND FULL. TRANSMISSION FAILED ................WHY? *TR
