GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
Manufacturer Id: 977
Model: Freestar
Model Year: 2007
Other Engine Info: EFI
Other Restraint System Info: Sec. Gen. Air Bags
Plant City: Oakville
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: Cargo
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN OCTOBER 2009 I WAS DRIVING 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN ON HIGHWAY 16 IN GEORGIA AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY NO ACCELERATION. MY VAN STARTED TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE TOWED 200 MILES HOME AND PAID 3000.00 FOR A FORD REBUILT TRANSMISSION. NOW THE CAR IS JERKING ALL OVER THE ROAD THE RPM DO NOT GO ABOVE 2 AND THE NEEDLE BOUNCES ALL OVER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. YET THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT ACTED RIGHT BEFORE IT DIED THE LAST TIME. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT IS A TORQUE CONVERTER OR A HALF SHAFT AND OF COURSE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT KILLED. THERE WERE SEMI'S PASSING US AND WE WERE BARELY OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT HELP AND DENIED THERE BEING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PLACE THAT FIXED THE TRANSMISSION SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNT LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR
2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE10033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE/TCM,). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.