NHTSA Complaint #10452931 — 2004 FORD FREESTAR

1) WE NOW HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST TO REPAIR EQUALS MOST OF THE VEHICLE'S VALUE. 2) DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CLOSES AND OPENS AGAIN CONTINUALLY. WE GET OUT AND DO THAT MANUALLY. 3) WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, GOING DOWN HILLS, THE FREESTAR TRANSMISSION HAS "CHUGGED" FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, REPRODUCE-ABLE AT DEALER LAST YEAR BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE (WE RAN OUT OF MONEY LETTING THEM STUDY IT).... WE NOW KNOW THESE THINGS ARE ALL RELATED. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS OTHER OWNERS HAVE FOUND WET PCM TO BE PROMULGATING CAUSE FOR DOOR SENSORS AND THE CAUSE FOR PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY PCM OVER TIME. TO PUT PCM BELOW WINDSHIELD, WITHOUT PROPER WATERPROOF HOUSING, THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR THAT CAUSES VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE DAMAGE AND REPAIRS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED AGAIN, WITHOUT PCM BEING TOUCHED. DEALERS REPAIR DAMAGE (NOT CAUSE) UNDER WARRANTY, BUT MOST OF US ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WE'VE ONLY GOT 74000 VERY WELL-CARED FOR MILES. PROBLEM IS THE VEHICLE IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE; TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. FORD REFUSES TO MAKE GOOD FOR US. THE SCHEDULE RECALL FOR THE TRANS AXLE WILL BE OUR NEXT REPAIR, BUT IT WON'T REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION! SEE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FB94A!MAKE=FORD&MODEL=FREESTAR&ED_MAKEINDEX=.F0FB94A. *TR