NHTSA Complaint #10452675 — 2006 FORD FREESTAR

EVERY TIME IT RAINED, MY ENGINE WOULD SHUDDER, SHAKE, SOMETIMES KNOCK, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FOR NO GOOD REASON, AND I STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC ONCE. THE VEHICLE BECAME NON-DRIVABLE WHEN IT RAINED (AND ONLY WHEN IT RAINED). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY FORD DEALER (SCHULTS FORD OF HARMARVILLE, PA), WHERE TECHNICIAN PAT SAND INDICATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTARS, AND SAID A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATES THAT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM (INCORRECT SEALER APPLICATION TO THE PCM AND POOR POSITION OF PCM IN RELATION TO WINDSHIELD RUN-OFF) WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE PROGRAM CONTROL MODULE CAUSES IT TO ISSUE RANDOM COMMANDS AND ERRORS. THEY FOLLOWED THE FORD BULLETIN AND BY SIMPLY BETTER SEALING AGAINST MOISTURE / BLOCKING THE WATER FLOW, RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR