# 2004 FORD FREESTAR — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `801214` · 2010-07-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FREESTAR
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UP HILL HE HEARD A NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT  TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID SPILLED ONTO THE MANIFOLD HE STOPPED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP NEAR HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.      UPDATED 9/22/10 *CN  THE CONSUMER STATED A FIRE ERUPTED AND FIRE TRUCKS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE.. UPDATED 09/24/10
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*