Problems with 2006 Ford Freestar POWER TRAIN

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

Transmission failure in our 2006 ford freestar minivan. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the transmission would slip out of gear. the failure caused the vehicle to stop accelerating in traffic. the contact had to drive onto the side of the road and have the vehicle towed. the contact had not called the manufacturer nor taken the vehicle to a dealer. the contact noticed numerous complaints regarding the a faulty transmission for his year, make, and model. he stated that the transmission malfunction almost caused a crash to occur. the failure mileage was 129,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. she accelerated from a stop sign to a speed of approximately 20 mph. once she reached 20 mph the vehicle would no longer accelerate. she coasted to a stop and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where she was informed that the transmission failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure, current mileages and vin were unavailable.

I have a 2006 ford freestar and today it decided to slam on the brakes on the freeway without my foot touching the brake pedal. the traction control light began flashing and would not go faster than 25 mph. turned off traction control button and ran fine. turned traction control back on and the van slammed on the breaks again. had to pull over turn off motor and restart engine to make the van stop. google this problem and you will find it all over the internet a long with major transmission failures. *tr

1) sudden unexpected loss of power and all gears. occurred while normally accelerating from a stop. vehicle towed to ford dealer. dealer stated to replace entire transmission at cost of $2900.00 plus credit card interest. 2) sudden loss of power. dealer replaced pcm at cost of $900.00. 3) powering steering fluid leak. 4) coolant leak. 5) persistent loss of air from wheel after replacing tire. *tr

54,500 miles on a 2006 ford freestar. will not go forward or reverse.... dealer found the splines are gone on the pump in the torque converter. after research finding that i am not the only person with this problem... thankfully vehicle failed on the highway instead of a busy street in our town. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power when the check engine light illuminated. the dealer was not notified. the contact did not inform the manufacturer. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who informed the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. the transmission was replaced by a local mechanic. the current mileage was approximately 90,800. the failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

I was driving on a highway in my ford freestar 2006 and the minivan seized, i lost control of the vehicle. the brakes were not working properly and i had drifted off onto the side of the highway were the grass and a few turns helped slow down my vehicle. i had to immediately jump out of the vehicle because there was smoke coming from the engine, but the vehicle would not stop. when the vehicle finally stopped, i jumped out and an ambulance assisted putting out the fire. the engine light went on about 2 minutes before this occurred, giving me no warning signs. i found out it was the transmission. it was replaced under warranty. in 2011, the same thing occurred, engine and car completely failed. when i took it in - it was the transmission again. i had to buy another transmission in less than a year. ford was not willing to assist me or talk to me about it. i called several times complaining about safety and the possible accidents it could have caused. none the less, in 2012, the transmission went again. thank goodness it was covered under warranty. same thing, car completely seized while driving again. it was the transmission again!! three years of getting a transmission - something is wrong and noone is doing anything about it. my transmission light went off again - i am afraid to even drive it to the dealer. this is ridiculous - who is helping the consumer and protecting them against this? my kids are not allowed in the vehicle now in case the car seizes on the way to the dealer. *tr

I am a ford freestar owner,two weeks ago i was driving,and the van just quit moving ,with no forward or reverse motion, i am currently still making payments,on a vehicle i cant drive , and am on unemployment ..with 2 children i need this van safe and running again. *tr

Ford 2006 freestar automatic transmission this van has had to have the transmission replaced 3 times. when it goes out it's just like you put the van in neutral. safety concern here is you go to take off and it goes out someone might rear end you. you have no warning when this is going out. if you search on the internet for ford freestar transmission problem many come up. how come the government hasn't made ford recall this defect. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. after starting her vehicle it would not move forward or backwards. there were no warning lights illuminated to inform her that there was a problem. the vehicle was towed to a local body shop where it was inspected and confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the ford manufacturer was called and informed her that there were no recalls and that the extended warranty had expired. the failure mileage was 89,000.

I was trying to get into a freeway from a ramp, but the vehicle will not speed up; the transmission just hesitated, instead, a wrench light came up on the instrument panel. i took it to a dealer and i was told that the transmission valve body and torque converter needed to be replaced (on a vehicle with just 42,604 miles)! it cost me $2,003.76. i read online that several owners were having similar transmission problems. i wrote to ford motor company customer relationship manager, but they failed to reimburse me for this apparent defect or even acknowledge the apparently widespread problem with their vehicle!

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

I was driving approximately 45 mph on busy highway, my ford freestar would no longer accelerate. looking in the rear view mirror, there was smoke coming from my vehicle. the engine light came on after i noticed the smoke, then my thermostat went all the way from c to hot in a split second. no warning, car smoking and my brakes and gas was not working. i tried to pull over safely and get out of the vehicle quickly. my van was engulfed with smoke, an ambulance pulled over to assist me. the car fire was put out and towed to a ford dealer. it was my transmission that blew. it was covered by warranty and fixed. i was told it was a bad transmission. one year and two weeks later, my ford freestar was not shifting gears, i was getting stuck, in reverse. when i shift to drive, it does not go forward. my car had to be towed again to the same ford dealer. i was told my transmission was filled with water and the 1 year warranty i purchased the year before was shorted by two weeks. ford would not honor my warranty due to it being over by 2 weeks time frame. so, i then purchased another transmission with another warranty. now in 2012, a year later, my transmission that i purchased last year is doing the same thing, getting stuck in gears, when i accelerate, my freestar jumps. every time it rains, this car stalls. when i took to my mechanic, he says this is a horrible car. poorly made and it should have been recalled. apparently it stalls in the rain due to the sealing from ford? why and how is this possible? this vehicle is a horrible safety problem. i am fortunate my children were not with me in the first car fire. when is ford or the safety council going to investigate this car? so in my vehicle, ford thinks there is nothing wrong with their customer having to replace a transmission 3 years in a row. no safety warnings or engine light warnings at all. *tr

My newly purchased used 06 ford freestar is misfiring. is still under powertrain warranty. how do i get ford to accept this as the problem and repair/replace the problem? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated that she attempted to accelerate from a traffic stop but the vehicle would not respond. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the torque converter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified and advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 12v006000(power train:automatic transmission:torque converter). the failure mileage was 60,000.

A defective power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm) on the ford freestar van actually causes a spark plug to misfire and eventually starts to melt. this has happened on my vehicle three or four times. my car bucks and misfires almost causing an accident as i was entering highway. *tr

While driving home from work on a rural single lane highway with no shoulder, my 2006 ford freestar mini-van completely lost acceleration. i was traveling 70 mph and going up a large hill when everything just shut down. there was absolutely no warning, no lights, nothing! when pushing the gas to the floor, the rpm's revved but i had no acceleration. i coasted to a stop at the top of the hill, trying to maneuver the van off the road and out of the way of the 18 wheeler that was not far behind me. after trying repeatedly to get the transmission to engage, i had it towed to a ford dealership and was told the transmission needed to be replaced at a cost of over $3000. i had to take it back to this dealership twice to have them fix small things that they had not properly put back together. less than a year later, the powertrain warning light for the transmission came on and i had to take it back to a different ford dealership. i was told it was the transmission again, and because it was thankfully still under warranty i wasn't out any money, but i was without my primary vehicle for our family of 5 for almost two weeks. the transmission feels like it is starting to slip again, and i have taken it back to the dealership twice to have them look for the problem before it goes out, but i keep getting told it is nothing. when my husband rode with the mechanic to see if it would slip, the torque converter started shuddering, but the mechanic said, "it's just the torque converter shuddering, don't worry about it". now i am reading that a faulty torque converter may lead to more transmission trouble, but i feel the ford dealership is just waiting for the warranty to go out again so they won't have to fix it yet again. this is the only vehicle we have that will transport our whole family, and i'm not sure how safe it is for me to continue to drive it. *tr

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

Transmission went out on my 2006 ford freestar. happened all of a sudden, no gears work. *tr

2006 ford freestar approximately 81,000 miles/ before the incident: i drove about 30 miles on the highway and was driving on a side road going about 25 mph up a steep hill. as i was driving the transmission dropped out of drive. i didn't have reverse only park. had to push the van into a driveway. i had it towed to the local ford dealer and was told that the "front pump has no pressure at all/internal failure either front pump and or forward clutch packs. overhaul of unit not a practical repair. fluid was full but very dirty and has some metal fragments." the transmission was replaced with a ford reman unit. total cost was $3361.46. *tr

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

Transmission failure. on off-ramp of highway, van totally disengaged and died. van now has lost reverse and has trouble even going into drive. *tr

2006 ford freestar transmission failed at 77,000 miles. minivan died completely while in motion on municipal street. *tr

Transmission failed completely while driving 70 mph on interstate - no prior problems or indications of failure. 2006 ford freetsar van with 69,000 miles. *tr

Torque converter went on my 06 freestar when in traffic on highway. this forced me to pull on the passing lane median side of the highway potentially putting me in danger of passing big-rigs and other vehicles. thank the lord a state policeman came to block traffic. i read up on this and see its being investigated. this was not an inexpensive fix. i hope ford reimburses me for not re-engineering their problem and letting it continue without a recall. *tr

While driving down hwy. 163 near monument valley, ut. and then just into az., i was pulling over @ diff. turn-out for picture taking. i pulled out of one, maneuvered back onto hwy. a short bit when i realized the 2006 ford freestar i ws driving was going nowhere, just rolling frm own weight. i pulled over to side, still too close to traffic, and stopped and re-started it to see if it would re-engage the gears. no, only engine revving. i was out there for many hrs. with no phone signa. finally someone went and got mechanic brother to come out with his pick-up truck, chains, and trailer with ramps. next day it was taken by tow truck to ford of page, az. they want $3700 for whole transmission. they do not know of this pending procedure for safety re-call, but will call ford on mon. also told him my van is my home, i am over the road transporter, and would have to camp out in dealer-ship lot indefinitely. the ptice is now $3000. the vehicle has approx. 73,000 miles on it. *tr

Transmission failure on my 2006 ford freestar with only 50,000 miles. *tr

With less than 50,000 miles on the 2006 ford freestar mini van both of the front hub assemblies had to be replaced. the service representative at the dealership stated that this has been a problem with all freestars but only some of the 2004 models were governed by recall. this is the second freestar that i have had this problem with. *tr

On the rainy evening of march 10, 2009, the transmission on my 2006 ford freestar with only 45,000 miles completely stopped running. i had just made a right turn onto an unlit residential street when my car just stopped moving. i was pushing the gas and hearing the engine change but with my car in "d" there was no motion. with the vehicle still running, i tried the other movement gears with no reaction. my car had just completely stopped on the road with no warning! thank goodness that was not a lot of traffic that night. had the vehicle towed to the ford dealership where it was purchased and the transmission was repaired by replacing the torque converter and whatever other work was required to get it working. they only gave me a 1 yr/12,000 mile warranty, which is just scary. it was in the shop for just over a week. have noticed that it now seems to occasionally hesitate while i am driving it. *tr

While in drive (in a rainy night) vehicle just coasted to a stop. i had no working gears - vehicle acted like being in 'neutral' no matter what was selected. towed to pundmann ford and diagnosed as a torque converter problem that also ruined the transmission. dealer quote "diag removed trans assy replaced torque converter o/d drum forward clutch and o/d band all pistons and seals road test". several thousand dollars to fix. found out recall in 2004 and 2005 models for same problem. this is same problem and 2006s should be included. shocking that a transmission goes completely out at 47,000 miles.

Transmission failed without warning. approximately 75,000 miles. *tr

The spines in the transmission torque converter fail because they were not hardened . when this happens the vehicle stops and can not move. this is very dangerous , and at some point ( if it hasn't already) will cause an accident, and possible death. *tr

I was driving and came to a stop light the car didn't stop it kept lunging forward i made it home and had it towed it to the dealership they called the next day to say it had water in the transmission fluid and the trans. asked me if i had driven it into a lake? i did not they then said later that they had found a tsb saying that rain water goes down through the wind shield into a cowl to the transmission vent and gets into the fluid? ford and my warranty company will not pay for the repairs as they say it is not a mechanical problem but due to water ? i know ford knows that they manufactured the part or parts that lets water get into the transmission but they want at least $3,250 or more for the repairs to the transmission and for the original problem that caused this to happen. ford is still waiting for a torque convertor for the transmission to get fixed ? i have been without a car for over 3 months i am a foster parent and i need a car and i do not feel i should have to pay for ford's manufacturing mistakes please help thanks. *tr

On 7-22-08 myself, sister and kids were driving and pulled through the mcdonald's drive through for a drink then when i pulled out onto hwy 31 in corsicana to get back on interstate 45 my 2006 freestar with 52205 miles would not go. it was like the car was in neutral. lucky the road went down hill a little and could get to the center lane. i then saw a ford dealer behind me and got the van their because they towed me after a $95 digno fee they told me it was my plantiey gears and need a whole new transmission for $3200 two days later the price jumped to $4200 so i did not get my van fixed yet and towed it home. when i call ford they said they can not do anything until i take my van to my dealer in town and pay another diogn, fee. then call them. *tr

Date: july 4, 2008 vehicle: 2006 ford freestar defect: transmission failed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. the vehicle was towed the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 73,971 and the current mileage was 190,000.

I bought the vehicle in jan. 06, starter went 11 months later. van has never started up correctly. it doesn't run smoothly. runs rough when it rains. found info online regarding water leaking into the pcm which can create misfires, shift late, engine can run rough. i have taken it back to echelon ford several times. they still won't admit to it being a problem. couldn't find a code. however, now that i am out of warranty, they were able to find a code. ford are not backing up there product! there hundreds of complaints about these vehicles and nothing is being done! i have 1 year left to pay, and can't afford to make repairs that ford should be fixing since it started when i had the original warranty...why will ford not do something..? i have a wife who drives it with 4 kids. what are they waiting for, an accident...? what has to happen to get them to fix this problem on there vehicles. ford is saying it's miss firing in cylinder 3. probably because of all the water that has effected the pcm, and the ignition coil pack & ignition wires needs to be replaced, why would need to be replaced in a 5 year old vehicle... is that getting wet too...? i am extremely tired of dealing with this van. it's not fair to have a company not stand behind there product. i have had it! *tr

Transmission in 2004 ford freestar slipped and then failed in a very short period. the repair shop stated it seemed like a factory defect for such a young transmission to fail. *jb

Ford freestar 2006 driving on highway approx. 40-45mph. lost power, when trying to accelerate the engine rpm went up, and the car had no acceleration. the van coasted to the side of the road. couldn't get van completely off road. ford freestar is being evaluated all indications are complete failure of transmission. should know more tomorrow. this was a very dangerous situation!!!! please included ford freestar 2006 in your investigations. *tr

Ford freestar 2006 transmission died on highway this morning while highway driving this morning my ford freestar would not accelerate, engine continued running.... my husband was driving 40 mph and suddenly he had no acceleration, engine continued running, when he pushed on the gas pedal the engine just reved. he coasted to a stop, and couldn't get the car off of the road. we had the car towed. this was an extremely dangerous situation. we were told at this point, it is the transmission, we never had any indication that there was a problem, this problem happened suddenly. please look into this dangerous situation! our van only 63,000 mile on it! it has been brought to our attention that there are thousands of ford mini van owners that have had the identical problem with their ford van's. please force ford to issue a recall these transmissions!!!!! at this point, we are going to have to pay what we owe on this van ie..... van payments to the bank......and we don't have the money to pay for a new transmission!!!!! please help us and other's who transmissions have failed. as i see it this problem is going to get worse....ie...van transmissions that haven't failed yet!!! please contact us at your earliest conveniece. thank you and we look forward to hearing back from you. *tr

I was standing at the rear of my sister's new 2006 ford freestar van. my 2 1/2 year old son was inside the van. the van was not running. my son climbed over the front seat from the back seat and pulled down on the shifter lever causing the vehicle to come out of gear and roll backward out of a graded driveway. the van struck my right leg and right elbow causing minor injuries. after getting the vehicle stopped i needed to know why the vehicle came out of gear, as this could've been a small child behind this vehicle instead of myself, the results of which would've been catastrophic. during my investigation of this circumstance; while i had assumed that you had to depress the brake pedal in order to release the shifter lever, i instead discovered the following: -- 1. if the vehicle is running and in park, you must depress the brake pedal to release the safety feature which prevents the shifter from coming out of gear. -- 2. if the vehicle is not running, you only have to turn the key one notch to release the safety feature which prevents the shifter from coming out of gear. you do not have to depress the brake pedal at all !!! i have since questioned many others to see if the same is true, and was shocked to discover that this is not the only vehicle in which this occurs. this is a very serious defect that the public isn't routinely aware of, and one that could potentially kill someone under similar circumstances. i have come to the conclusion that this supposed safety feature poses a false sense of security, as i have believed for many years that this safety feature prevented accidental shifter actuation. please look into this or make it known to the public about what could occur under similar (and all too common) circumstances. thank you for your time and attention to this very valid concern. i look forward to seeing a published warning, or perhaps even a global recall, that addresses this potential danger in the very near future. *jb