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2005 FORD FREESTAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 763922 · 2010-02-17

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FREESTAR
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
39,500
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTAR MARCH 2009. HAS SUFFERED FROM REPEATED LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITH THE COMPUTER OFTEN RECORDING "NO CODES" PER THE DEALER. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ATMULTIPLE TIMES FOR VARIOUS SUPPOSED REPAIRS INCLUDING NEW COMPUTER, ALTERNATOR, ETC., BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND WE LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FROM 9/10/09 THROUGH 11/12/09 AND AGAIN FROM 11/15/09(?) THROUGH 2/5/2010 DUE TO OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. ON 2/10/2010 AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE ROAD TURNED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN OR BRAKE ADEQUATELY AND HENCE RAN OFF THE ROAD SUSTAINING NECK INJURIES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10311522
Machine
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