2006 Ford Freestar problems
Owners have filed 453 complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestar with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 57.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 9.1%.
Complaints453
Crashes5
Fires6
Injuries1
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 57.2% · 259
Electrical system 9.1% · 41
Engine 6.8% · 31
Vehicle speed control 4.2% · 19
Unknown or other 2.9% · 13
Seats 2.6% · 12
Service brakes 1.8% · 8
Engine and engine cooling 1.8% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 5 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 1 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Ford Freestar in this data, 2006 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 7 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 95,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving 60 down 2 lane road with family of four, light in distance was red so I started to brake. Quickly light turned green so I tried to accelerate but rpms shot up without speed going up. Transmission completely disabled. Will not even go into park. All this with no warning. I barely made it through the intersection. I think it's clear this is yet another 06 Ford Freestar torque converter failure. Power train · reported at 160,000 miles
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. Power train · reported at 111,847 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact stated the engine remained in the on position but the vehicle failed to move forward. The mechanic stated the torque converter failed. The contact found nhtsa recall campaign id number: 12v006000 (power train automatic transmission: torque converter) and wanted to know why the 2006 model year was not included. The current and failure mileage was 70,000. Power train · reported at 70,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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