Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Ford Freestar has 248 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
248
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My Ford Freestar without warning or anything just wouldn’t go after stopping at a stop sign. It was ... |
| Aug 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Jan 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Sep 27, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Was driving on populated road when all of a sudden car when in to neutral and almost rear-ended if n... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while his wife was driving on the fre... |
| Aug 8, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Driving down the road vehicle experiences total loss of acceleration it’s like it’s in neutral in ev... |
| Nov 28, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I GOT INTO MY VAN AND STARTED IT , PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. MY VEHICLE WOULD ... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | MY 2006 FORD FREE STAR, LOST IT GEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON A BUSY HWY. I WAS REVERSING OUT OF... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TORQUE CONVERTER IS STRIPPED AND FAILING CAUSING NO POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS |
| Dec 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING MY VAN, IT JUST STOPPED RIGHT IN THE ROAD. WOULDNT DO ANYTHING. WOULDNT GO IN GEAR OR ... |
| Jul 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY MOM WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED, IT ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION BLE... |
| Apr 19, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING HOME FROM STORE AFTER GETTING DINNER WHICH IS ONLY 2.2 MILES AWAY, MADE IT 2 MILES BACK HOME... |
| Dec 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND T... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING HOME AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I COASTED OUT OF THE HIGHWAY LANE. I HAD IT TO... |
| Nov 19, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | ON HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING MOTOR RUNNING FINE MILES NOT READABLE |
| Oct 19, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN... |
| May 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY FAI... |
| Jan 26, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING 2006 FREESTAR AROUND A CORNER WITHOUT WARNING , IT COMPLETELY LOST ABILITY TO GO FORWA... |
| Jan 3, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | JUST LIKE WITH THE 2004-2005 FORD FREESTAR RECALL IN THE YEAR 2012 (RECALL NUMBER 11S25), OUR 2006 F... |