We have classified the 2 complaints from 2006 Ford Freestar about ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL into the following categories.
Before it broke down completely the van was driving funny, like if it didn't have enough strength especially when i was driving hill but one night i was driving the van and suddenly just shut off in the middle off the highway. thanks god i didn't have many cars behind me and i manage to avoid getting hit by holding my phone out the window so to be seen until i was able to "drive" to a section of road with street lights. the next day i had it towed to my mechanic because it would not start anymore. the mechanic told me there was a lot of complaints for this problem.so i don't know what are they waiting for to make this an official recall. i feel very lucky my children and wife were not in the vehicle during these past incidences. i would like a response from you on this recall matter a.s.a.p. thank you.
I was driving down the road at 45 miles an hour and vehicle cuts off. i almost had a head on collision with no control of steering. if i had been on interstate it would have been a wreck.
The traction control system activates for no reason on perfectly good road conditions. the brakes come on hard, the gas pedal pushes back at you. it happened crossing an intersection one time i was almost broadsided. the dealer says it is an optical sensor on the steering column, light is somehow hitting it causing this to happen. we were told there is no fix for it right now just live with it. *nm