I HAVE A 04 FORD FREESTAR THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED EARLY AROUND 40K. FMC SERVICE STATED 'JUST A LEAK'. REPEAT COMPLAINTS EQUALED 'NOTHING FOUND, ETC, ETC'. BEGINNING LAST YEAR IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND BACKFIRE WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND ALMOST CAUSED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER TO BE BROADSIDED WHEN SHE TRIED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND THE VAN DID NOT GO FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND NOT ENGAGE TO SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND PAID $1800 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO BASICALLY REPLACE EVERYTHING. NOW, A YEAR LATER AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME BY NOT ENGAGING INTO SECOND GEAR, IT CAUSED A PERSON BEHIND ME TO GET HIT IN THE REAR BECAUSE HE THOUGHT I WOULD TURN AS A NORMAL CAR WOULD, BUT I COULDN'T ACCELERATE DUE TO THE TRANS. ADDITIONALLY NOW IT WILL SHUDDER, SHAKE AND LOSE POWER AT 40 TO 50 MPH. IT IS NOT EVEN DRIVABLE AS I TRIED TO GO OUT TO THE STORE TODAY AND IT MADE TERRIBLE NOISES AND SHOOK LIKE CRAZY WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. TRIED TO GO UP MY DRIVEWAY AND IT SHOOK EVEN HARDER AND MADE TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISES IN DRIVE, 3RD AND 1ST GEAR. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT POSITION THE SHIFTER IS IN, IT HAS PROBLEMS. LOOKED AT THE DIP STICK FOR THE TRANS AND IT IS RUSTED SHOWING THAT OBVIOUSLY NOW SOME TYPE OF WATER IS IN THE SYSTEM TOO. I AM DISABLED AND ON A DISABILITY INCOME AND DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AGAIN. FORD WILL DO NOTHING FOR IT UNLESS OF COURSE I WANT TO PAY TO HAVE IT REBUILT A