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Transmission Failure Without Warning
2005 Ford Freestar (Page 2 of 4)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,420
- Average Mileage:
- 98,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 77 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace transmission (34 reports)
- not sure (22 reports)
- torque converter input shaft splines stripped.trans replaced (8 reports)
- recalled torque converter (5 reports)
- we had to replace the entire trans-axle system in the van (3 reports)
- http://news.consumerreports.org/safety/2012/01/recall-ford-f (2 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful websites
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Make your vehicle safety complaint known to the agency that can investigate and cause a recall to occur.
- Ford Fires And Power Loss Recalls - Ford is recalling roughly 490,000 minivans and SUVs to fix various defects that can cause fire or loss of power in the transmission.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I became aware of other customer complaints about the Transmission/PCM related concerns in 2011 when experiencing a vibration when shifting from 2nd to 3rd (it seemed) and researched it. I followed a dealers recommendation by having my transmission fluid changed as recommended to ford specs. The vibration seemed to calm somewhat. Around this same time I noticed my cruise control would work only off and on at different speeds and times. No check engine light ever came on. I sent my an email to Ford of Canada at which time I was advised that a torque converter recall was coming and that I should contact the dealer. I did this however the dealer was only just getting word of the recall and there would be a backlog of course when it came out officially. I was advised to wait for the formal recall which I received and booked my recall and it was completed in 2012/early 2013. I also had another recall done for a seat concern just in May 2013.
While driving to the US May 19th 2013 at 100km/hr my vehicles cruise was acting suspicious and I disengaged it for this reason. I then noticed my vehicle was at 3000rpms so seemed to be stuck in 3rd gear or something. It then FAILED and I was BARELY able to get off at an exit and had to push my vehicle into a spot at a service station. I was very concerned for my safety and my family at this time. I was in total SHOCK that there was no real warning.
I checked the dipstick for the tranny there seemed to be enough fluid however slight amounts of smoke came from the dipstick reservoir. NO SIGNS of leaking below the vehicle whatsoever. It was towed to a Ford dealer and I was left with no real option other than new tranny for $3200. Very disappointed to say the least.
- Todd R., Brantford, Ontario, Canada