2006 Ford Freestar Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SEL INSTANTANEUOS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN HE WAS MILDLY ACCELERATING INTO A BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. THE CROSS-TRAFFIC NEARLY COLLIDED WITH MY SEL BUT AVOIDED COLLISION. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING OR SYMPTON OF IMPENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER . 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

NHTSA ID

11163306

Incident

Dec 13, 2018

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,421. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1083.32. UPDATED 08/02/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10850952

Incident

Mar 4, 2016

Mileage

164,421 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

NHTSA ID

10673008

Incident

Jan 10, 2015

Mileage

113,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN PROVIDED WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

NHTSA ID

10659349

Incident

Nov 15, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,791. UPDATED 12/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT COASTED TO THE PARKING SPOT. UPDATED 5/7/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10650677

Incident

Mar 21, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10587322

Incident

May 6, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10579165

Incident

Apr 10, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE MIL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

NHTSA ID

10577384

Incident

Apr 17, 2013

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS REAPIRED AT A COST OF $ 1,550.

NHTSA ID

10535169

Incident

Aug 10, 2013

Mileage

79,000 mi

2006 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE.

NHTSA ID

10499161

Incident

Feb 1, 2013

I AM USUALLY SATISFIED WITH THE FORDS THAT I HAVE POSSESSED. UNTIL I LEASED A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, THE VAN HAD STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH TRAFFIC AS WE WERE ENTERING. THANK GOD THAT NONE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES HAD HIT US. COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE HAD ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE FORD FREESTAR 2004 AN 2005 TORQUE CONVERTERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A FLAW OF THE MODEL. NOW WE ARE ON FOOT HAVING TO PAY THE 1100 EXPENSE OUT OF POCKET. HOW ARE WE TO DO THAT WHEN WE ARE HAVING FINANCIAL SITUATION AS IT IS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10458492

Incident

May 10, 2012

Mileage

140,000 mi

DRIVING WITH THE FAMILY, GOING 50 MPH AND THE CAR CUTS OUT COMPLETELY DEAD WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN. PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, CAR DIED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. SAME ISSUES WITH 04 AND 05 FORDS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED. 06 NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TOO. NOW I HAVE TO SPEND 3K ON A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A FORD DOCUMENTED ISSUE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10452368

Incident

Mar 19, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,076 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 02/07/12. *JB

NHTSA ID

10444566

Incident

Apr 20, 2010

Mileage

76,076 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR AT ALL - IT WAS SIMPLY STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THIS VAN HAS ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE AT THIS POINT! I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMS ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND POSSIBLY MORE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED LEAVING ME OUT OF POCKET OVER $3,000.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND AS I ENTERED "2006 FORD FREESTAR" INTO GOOGLE SEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR/MAKE. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL FROM FORD? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM! I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 72MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHEN WILL THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAULTY VEHICLES BEING MADE AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC???? I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT 69,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10420126

Incident

Aug 17, 2011

Mileage

69,775 mi

2006 FORD FREESTAR FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD. THIS OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. MOST RECENT INSTANCE SAW ME AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PLACED IN PERIL. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONLY TO FIND THAT PROBLEMS MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE PCM FAILING AS A RESULT OF GETTING "WET" DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL ON THE BOX THAT HOUSES THE PCM. MOST RECENT INCIDENT NEARLY RESULTED IN OUR NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER AT 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, RESTART VAN AND COAST OFF ROAD JUST AHEAD OF TRUCK. VAN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RUN. HAD TO LEAVE AT GARAGE OUT OF TOWN AND GET A RIDE HOME FOR MY AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409146

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

Mileage

93,657 mi

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, SLOWED MY SPEED, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND NONE WORKED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THIS VAN BEFORE. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT WILL BE ONE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS REPAIR AND NOT A WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10401447

Incident

May 17, 2011

Mileage

69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY THINK THE PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

10401341

Incident

May 7, 2011

Mileage

102,000 mi

JANUARY 2010 10:30PM WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY (HUSBAND, 2 KIDS-7/9 YRS OLD) AT 40MPH UP A STEEP HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND WOULDN'T SHIFT. ALL THERE WAS PARKL. SINCE I WAS ON A HILL I WAS ABLE TO BACK THE CAR INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. TOWED IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THAT THE CURRENT ONE WAS UNFIXABLE. I SPENT $3500 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10393865

Incident

Jan 7, 2010

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY COME TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600.

NHTSA ID

10390425

Incident

Mar 15, 2011

Mileage

60,600 mi

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OF THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. I COASTED IN A PARKING LOT. THIS IS A VERY BUSY STREET. THE WOULD NOT DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL NOT ON. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THEY JUST FIX A VAN LIKE MINE AND IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT WILL COST 975.00 TO FIX IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD MINI VAN I HAVE HAD THE FIRST ONE I HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND IT CAUGHT FIRE 3AM THIS WAS A FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD NO COMPENSATION FOR IT I EVEN HAD TO COME UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL DOWN PAYMENT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY ONLY COVERED THE VALUE OF THE CAR NOT WHAT I BOUGHT IT FOR. FORD WILL NEVER GET MY BUSINESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386341

Incident

Mar 3, 2011

Mileage

96,000 mi

2006 FORD FREESTAR, TRANSMISSION GONE WITHOUT WARN OR NOISE. JUST QUIET STOP WORKING DURING DRIVING. UNREASONABLE! THE WEATHER WAS SNOWSTORM. I AM NOT HAPPY AFTER HAVE BEEN WITH FORD FOR 30 YEARS. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US OR I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. THANKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384549

Incident

Feb 25, 2011

Mileage

120,023 mi

WE HAD OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BACK IN LATE 2009 DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. ON FEB 21, WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO FIND THAT OUR TRANSMISSION HAS YET AGAIN GOT WATER IN IT!!! WE ARE LUCKY THAT THIS FALLS UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR WHEN WE ARE BOUND TO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. FORD TELLS US THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OURSELVES. THIS IS BS SEEING AS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE YET CORRECTED. IF YOU INITIATE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A VEHICLE DURING YOUR WARRANTY TIMELINE AND THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP, THEN IT SHOULD BE ON FORD TO CORRECT IT. TELL ME, WHEN DO THESE MOTOR COMPANIES HAVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THEIR SHORT COMINGS? WHEN MY IPOD KEPT HAVING ISSUES, I DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED, I RECEIVED A BRAND NEW IPOD!!! MOTOR COMPANIES SHOULD HAVE STRICTER RULES TO FOLLOW SEEING AS WE ARE PUTTING LIVES AT STAKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384389

Incident

Feb 21, 2011

Mileage

94,000 mi

THE VEHICLE QUIT MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OCCURRED AT 61,000 MILES. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10380057

Incident

Aug 18, 2010

Mileage

61,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10374041

Incident

Dec 10, 2010

Mileage

56,000 mi

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70MPH WHEN VEHICLE (2006 FORD FREESTAR) LOST POWER. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PARK VEHICLE. HOWEVER WHEN RESTARTING, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY GEARS. THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING NOR ANY PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE THIS. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10373880

Incident

Jan 2, 2011

Mileage

130,000 mi