I should have ignored the recall HUH? Any help on what can be knockin'? Got the Ford recall notice re: torque converter in Jan of but local dealer would have no parts until March, no June, no October, well, no December. Dealer would only fix one Van a week due to no parts.
Reshuffled my appointment to give other less fortunate repairs sooner and I waited until Jan of to get my torque converter replaced.
I should have trusted my gut and left well enough alone. Immediately upon replacement of the torque converter I noticed a very loud drone at 40 kph 60 kph and 80 kph that came up through the floor and was felt in the front seats. This drone and a shudder at these shift points were not there before the tc replacement. I took van back the next day and dealer said it was my exhaust give me a break!
The RPM at idle before torque converter replacement was and after was at Gas mileage plummeted from a low of 9. That was no solution. I drove it until Dec when it stalled dead as I was turning into traffic. I rolled along and reefed the wheel to get it to a side street and then restarted it. I got it around the corner to my house and then it stalled again. I asked my husband, who used to be an auto mechanic in the 70's, to check it and he started and drove it about 10 feet and it stalled.
He put it into revers and it would not reverse. He started it a few more times and determined it had to be towed back to the dealer after Christmas vacation. Dealer ran the codes and told me the transmission pump may be broken and there was water in the transmission?!. Great but why would the transmission rings show burn only 1 year after replacing the torque converter? I pull over, shut it down and then try to restart.
Engine light goes on. Battery turns it over but nothing engages. I can't start it. I get it towed back to dealer and they run the codes and tell me the Throttle positioning sensor needs replacement and the Intake Manifold Runner Controls are sticking.
We'll see how it runs over the next few weeks. I feel cheated and "hosed" by Ford because they likely replaced a torque converter that didn't need replacing and this caused my transmission to go. I feel cheated by my dealer because they charged me far too much to replace 4 plastic clips and a TPS.
Guidance, if it ain't broke and there's a recall don't give it to them to fix. Since our van would not move without the repair, we had it done and picked the van up on December 29, The van has performed excellently since then.
I was notified of the recall on the Freestar vans in March I called the dealer's service manager in April and was told to bring my receipt and recall letter in May and they would tell me what to do to get my refund. I did that on May 4, and was told that the manager had called Ford and that they would be getting back to me in June..
They have had my money almost five months. Purchased a Ford Freestar. This vehicle has put me through hell. It is acting worse now than before. Owners may contact the Ford Motor Company customer relationship center at Ford Motor Company, Case No. CV The Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey class action lawsuit complaint reportedly alleges statutory violations of the New York General Business Law section , breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, violation of Magnuson-Moss and unjust enrichment.
The recall began on August 4, Owners may contact ufi filters usa at Summary: Certain minivans may have been produced with front wheel hub assemblies that were not heat treated correctly. This condition may lead to the development of small cracks in the hub. Consequence: If the cracks were to progress, this could eventually result in wheel separation. Wheel separation may lead to loss of vehicle control, and potentially result in a vehicle crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the front hub, rotors, and wheel bearings. The recall began September 20, If a torque converter malfunctions due to a sheared pump drive spline, the vehicle will abruptly lose motive power. This problem affected model year and Freestar and Monterey minivans. During the investigation NHTSA identified complaints alleging incidents of vehicle stall while driving due to torque converter failure. These failures were sudden and without any prior warning.
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