Ford Freestar 2005

• Recall 92530 [USA]: In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.
  Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 freestar and mercury monterey vehicles manufactured from march 24, 2003, through november 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin and the district of columbia. The third row stowable seat can experience corrosion and structural degradation at the seat anchor mechanism mounted to the rear wheel wells. As a result of the corrosion, the third row seat may not fully latch into its seating position.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on march 28, 2013. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
  ford's recall campaign number is 13s01.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 92274 [USA]: This condition results in a sudden loss of motive power with no warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford is recalling certain model year 2004 and 2005 ford freestar and mercury monterey vehicles. The torque converter output shaft may fail.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque converter free of charge. The safety recall began on august 9, 2012. Owners may contact the ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
  ford's recall campaign number is 11s25.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 47267 [USA]: If this happens, the lines could wear through causing partial or full loss of braking ability due to a loss of brake fluid which could result in a crash.
  On certain mini van conversions, the brake lines may have been routed incorrectly. The brake lines can make contact and chafe on the stabilizer bar.
  dealers will inspect the brake lines to make sure the routing is correct. If no chafing is found, the brake lines will be secured to the vehicle chassis. If the brake lines are worn, the lines will be replaced. The recall began on may 15, 2007. Owners may contact vmi at 1-800-348-8267.
  customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 47861 [USA]: Failure of this connection could lead to fuel spillage and, in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
  Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. Due to incorrect design, the quick connectors may not fully seat with the tube interface, even though the person making the connection may believe that the quick connector is fully attached.
  ufi will notify owners and replace the filters free of charge. The recall began on august 4, 2006. Owners may contact ufi filters usa at 800-230-5876.
  this recall only pertains to ufi filters usa (purolator) aftermarket fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 49990 [USA]: In the event of a liftgate strut malfunction, the liftgate can fall freely with no prior warning. anyone standing beneath the liftgate may be injured if the liftgate falls.
  On certain vans equipped with the power liftgate option, the power liftgate motor automatically disengages after the liftgate is powered open.
  dealers will reprogram the power liftgate module to reduce the likelihood that the liftgate could fall free of charge. The recall began on march 15, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
  ford recall no. 06s42.Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2013074 [Canada]: Structure
  On certain vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (ontario, quebec, new brunswick, nova scotia, prince edward island, and newfoundland & labrador), corrosion can occur at the latch for the forward portion of the third row seat. Continued corrosion in this area may result in the inability to fully latch the forward portion of the seat into its seating position, which could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Note: seat belt anchorages and permanent seat anchorages, which are at the rear of the seat, are unaffected. Correction: dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets which relocate the seat latch strikers from the potentially corroded area. In addition, dealers will install overlay panels on the exterior of the wheel wells to prevent entry of water and corrosive elements.

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• Recall 2012004 [Canada]: Powertrain
  On certain vehicles, the torque converter could fail. This would result in a loss of vehicle propulsion which, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will replace the torque converter assembly.

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• Recall 2007297 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  Certain vehicles fail to comply with requirements of cmvss 108 - lighting system and retroreflective devices. The daytime running light (drl) system is inoperable, and therefore, the vehicle may be less visible to other motorists and pedestrians during daylight hours. Normal headlamp function is not affected. Correction: dealers will reprogram the electronic module to activate the drl function.

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• Recall 2006055 [Canada]: Other
  On certain vehicles equipped with power liftgate option, in the event of a liftgate strut malfunction, the liftgate may fall freely without warning after the liftgate is powered open. If the vehicle operator or passenger is standing beneath the liftgate when it falls, an injury may result. Correction: dealers will reprogram the power liftgate module. The latest software version allows the motor to sense a falling liftgate and activate an un-commanded power close mode to control lowering of the liftgate in the event that a strut failure occurs.

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• Recall 2005130 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  Certain ford freestar vehicles modified for wheelchair accessibility by liberty motor company inc. Do not comply with the requirements of cmvss 210. The second row bench seat only has one set of lower universal anchors (uas) instead of the required two sets. Also, certain vehicles do not have tether anchor brackets for the bench's two outboard seating positions. This non-compliance would prevent proper installation of a child seat to an outboard seating position. Correction: owners should contact liberty motor company and then bring their vehicles to a trusted service shop or ford dealership to have two tether anchors and two uas brackets installed.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

The following is a list of any known keyfobs for the Ford Freestar 2005 as well as their FCC IDs if available

• ORS-FD-601: 1998-2008 Ford Windstar/Freestar / 5-Button Keyless Entry Remote SHELL / PN: 3F2T-15K601-AA / CWTWB1U551 (AFTERMARKET)
  FCC ID: CWTWB1U551
• OR-FRD014: 1998-2008 Ford Windstar Freestar / 5-Button Keyless Entry Remote / PN: 3F2T-15K601-AA / CWTWB1U551 (OEM Refurb)
  FCC ID: CWTWB1U551

• Stabilus rear liftgate struts failing investigation # EQ12010

  Please see the attached closing resume summary.It has been attached to this document as a pdf.
  

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• Corrosion of third-row seat attachment investigation # EA12003

  There is no summary currently available
  

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• Service jack failure investigation # PE11033

  The subject vehicles (sv) are all automatic transmission, front wheel drive vehicles with hand actuated mechanical park brakes. The investigation focused on allegations that the service jack failed and caused the vehicles to fall. The subject scissors-type jack appears to fail at the slotted hinge joints where the jack screw is located (bends at mid-point). The failures occur while the jack is in use, and vehicle movement (forward or backward) is typically reported coincident with the failure. Ford reported that most my 2003 windstar and all my 2006-2007 freestar/monterey also use the subject jack, an additional 223,246 vehicles.Nhtsa has received six consumer complaints (voqs) involving three injury incidents and a fatality.Ford reported 26 complaints for the svs involving an additional 4 injuries. In the fatal incident, the van fell on a person working on the engine under the otherwise unsupported vehicle; odi was unable to determine whether the vehicle was adequately chocked or the park brake was properly set. Reported injuries include a broken arm, head and hand injuries, arm and rib bruises, and muscle strains. Nhtsa has received just one new report since opening this investigation. The complaint trend in odi and ford data is flat if not declining.Ford provides instructions and warnings in the owners manual, on a placard placed with the jack, and on the jack itself. These instruct consumers to put the vehicle gear selector in park, properly set the parking brake, chock the opposite wheel, use the jack only for changing a tire, loosen the lug nuts prior to jacking, and to not get under a vehicle supported by the jack only (nhtsa also recommends that jacks only be used for tire changing).In the voqs, roughly half the consumers were using the jack for something other than tire changing, half had not chocked a wheel, and half had not properly set the parking brake. Odi notes that since the front wheels are drive wheels (with an open center differential) the park gear cannot provide vehicle stability (longitudinally) when a front wheel is raised. All nhtsa complaints and most of the complaints to ford involved failures while a front wheel was raised.In response to odis inquiry, ford conducted testing on a 2004 freestar. Fords tests showed that when a front tire was raised the service jack held without failing under various scenarios except when a rocking force was applied and the parking brake was not properly set. Based on its testing and its analysis of field data, ford concluded that the type of jack failure evidenced in this investigation (bending at mid-point) was likely caused by vehicle movement due to an improperly secured vehicle, or other misuse of the jack. Ford notes that rates in this investigation were similar to those in another investigation (ea91-049) which odi closed. Odi also analyzed jack data for my 2003 and newer vehicles to compare to the sv population. To assist with this analysis, odi requested data from the jack manufacturer (actually its successor company) who provided limited data but did identify other models using the same design jack. Odi was unable to identify a significant difference in the incidence of jack failures (including those involving bending failures) between the svs, other vehicles which used the same jack, or other vehicles where the jack type was unknown or different.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, investigation pe11-033 is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist and odi reserves
  

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• Engine stalling investigation # PE10033

  The subject vehicles suffered from a design issue whereby water could run down onto the cowling under the hood and located in the area of the windshield wipers and then drip onto a computer module, the powertrain control module (pcm), which could be manifested in a variety of symptoms depending on which part of the circuit board became wet or which of the connector pins shorted out.In addition to causing an engine to stall, which may or may not then restart, the water intrusion could also cause the transmission to shift poorly, the vehicle to have erratic power, a malfunction indicator light to come on, or result in an inability to start the vehicle, an inability to shift the vehicle into either forward or reverse. Also the problem could cause a higher than normal idle rpm in park, or for the radio to malfunction, or the interior lights to stay on.During this investigation odi was concerned with the effect of the engine stalling or a drastic and sudden loss of power either of which may create a safety risk.In reviewing the actual number of these types of incidents, collectively referred to here as engine stalls, the number was found to be below what would be considered a defect trend.For example, the number of engine stalls identified in fords warranty claims for the model year (my) 2004 subject vehicles, the my with the most failures, was 200 out of population of 125,865, for a failure rate of 0.16%.The one crash recorded by a complainant to nhtsa, voq 10311522, alleged that the engine stalled, due to water intrusion into the pcm, while the road was turning causing her to go off the road and according to the police report the vehicle then hit an embankment and a tree stump. Ford reported in their response that there were three alleged crashes but none of these were validated as being caused by a problem with water intrusion into the pcm causing a stall.Accordingly this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will continue to monitor complaints and other information relating to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles and take further action in the future if warranted.
  

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• Transmission torque converter failure investigation # EA09016

  On january 4, 2012 ford motor company submitted a defect information report (nhtsa recall no. 12v-006) to nhtsa regarding a defect in the performance of the transmission torque converter for approximately 205,896 ford freestar and mercury monterey vehicles.The supplier of the torque converter manufactured converters containing a pump shaft spline that did not consistently meet the specified heat treatment requirements.In normal use, the spline may wear excessively and eventually fails without warning.If a torque converter malfunctions due to a sheared pump drive spline, the vehicle will abruptly lose motive power.This problem affected model year 2004 and 2005 freestar and monterey minivans.During the investigation nhtsa identified 532 complaints alleging incidents of vehicle stall while driving due to torque converter failure.These failures were sudden and without any prior warning.Of the 490 complaints that reported the speed at the time of the failure:218 (44%) occurred at or above 55 mph; and 344 (70%) occurred at or above 40 mph.Of the 382 complaints that reported the position of the vehicle relative to traffic after it came to a stop following the loss of motive power: 122 (32%) alleged that the vehicle came to a stop in the flow of traffic and remained in the flow of traffic until pushed or towed out of the way; 225 (59%) reported that the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the roadway and remained there until towed; and 35 (9%) reported that they were able to maneuver to a location away from the flow of traffic, such as a parking lot.Two crashes were allegedly caused by torque converter failure, including an incident in which a freestar suddenly lost power in 65 mph traffic in an area where there was no shoulder available.As a result, the freestar stopped in a travel lane and when trailing traffic maneuvered to avoid the stalled vehicle, a four vehicle collision occurred.In these types of circumstances nhtsa believes the defect presents an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and so advised ford.In its defect information report, ford refers to its response to nhtsas preliminary evaluation information request, which stated that "a vehicle that loses motive power due to torque converter malfunction remains readily controllable; the vehicle will coast during which it can be safely maneuvered and stopped because the engine continues to run.Because the engine continues to run, steering and braking are unaffected, and the vehicles electrical system and directional signals remain functional."in view of the foregoing, nhtsa does not agree with this statement.This investigation is closed based on fords recall.
  

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• Torque converter output shaft failure investigation # PE09033

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After having the torque converter replaced as the recall says i noticed that the transmission was doing good but right outside the warrenty mileage i noticed that it started acting kinda like before after several months guess what as i was climbing up a hill on my driveway the transmission stopped pulling starting to roll backwards and making a grinding noise as for it to recall the torque converter then why has it once again almost like me with loss of all gears yet no new recall had been added why did it do this again?

After having the torque converter replaced as the recall says i noticed that the transmission was doing good but right outside the warrenty mileage i noticed that it started acting kinda like before after several months guess what as i was climbing up a hill on my driveway the transmission stopped pulling starting to roll backwards and making a grinding noise as for it to recall the torque converter then why has it once again almost like me with loss of all gears yet no new recall had been added why did it do this again?

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the residence and examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the torque converter was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer honolulu ford located at 1370 n king st, honolulu, hi 96817 were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v006000 (power train). The failure mileage was 73,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the residence and examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the torque converter was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer honolulu ford located at 1370 n king st, honolulu, hi 96817 were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v006000 (power train). The failure mileage was 73,000.

Tl* the contact called on behalf of his grandmother who owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the transmission temperature warning light illuminated as the vehicle lost motive power and began to jerk. The contact attempted to depress the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle failed to accelerate. A police officer assisted with pushing the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and operated as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 12v006000 (power train) as a possible solution however, the vin was not included. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Tl* the contact called on behalf of his grandmother who owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the transmission temperature warning light illuminated as the vehicle lost motive power and began to jerk. The contact attempted to depress the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle failed to accelerate. A police officer assisted with pushing the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and operated as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 12v006000 (power train) as a possible solution however, the vin was not included. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving and accelerating, a knocking noise occurred coming from the flex plate and torque converter. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to park ford (400 west ave, tallmadge, oh 44278), and was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter and flex plate needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,310.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving and accelerating, a knocking noise occurred coming from the flex plate and torque converter. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to park ford (400 west ave, tallmadge, oh 44278), and was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter and flex plate needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,310.

Driving down road and with no warning lost power pulled over and stopped started car fine but wouldn't go either forward or reverse when i checked fluid it was overfilled but i had not added or replaced any fluid spoke with ford dealership and was told there was recall on this issue but when i enter vin# into computer says 0 recall eligible vehicle has 115000 miles torque converter recall judgment 2012 for lifetime of vehicle i was driving at 55 mph on a busy highway creating very unsafe situation. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C1165 [1] Speed Wheel Sensor RR Input Circuit Failure
• C1175 [1] Speed Wheel Sensor LR Input Circuit Failure
• C1235 [1] Speed Wheel RR Input Signal Missing
• C1236 [1] Speed Wheel LR Input Signal Missing
• B2296 [1] B2296
• C1288 [1] Pressure Transducer Main / Primary Input Circuit Failure
• P0760 [1] Shift Solenoid C Malfunction
• P0763 [1] Shift Solenoid C Electrical
• U1135 [1] SCP (J1850) Invalid or Missing Data for Ignition Switch / Starter
• U1262 [1] SCP (J1850) Communication Bus Fault
• U1130 [1] SCP (J1850) Invalid or Missing Data for Fuel System
• C1999 [1] C1999
• P0732 [1] Gear 2 Incorrect ratio
• B1342 [1] ECU Is Defective
• B2477 [1] Module Configuration Failure