Complaint 966686
2004 FORD FREESTYLE • POWER TRAIN • incident Dec 2, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 966686
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- FREESTYLE
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Dec 2, 2012
- Date Received
- Mar 5, 2013
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR MAIN TRANSMISSION OIL SEAL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.