NHTSA Complaint #10472030 — 2005 FORD FREESTAR

ADD-ON INFO FOR COMPLAINT #10472027. THE DATE STATED FOR THE PROBLEM WITH THE PCM WAS MERELY AN ARBITRARY START DATE FOR OUR PROBLEMS, WHICH WAS REQUIRED TO PROCEED WITH THE COMPLAINT. WE HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS FOR AT LEAST NEAR 2 YEARS WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT NO MECHANIC (INCLUDING FORD'S) HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCURATELY CONFIRM THE BASIS OF SUCH ISSUES. OUR ASSESSMENT OF A DAMAGED PCM IS BASED ON RESEARCH OF ON-LINE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FREESTAR OWNERS WHICH SEEM TO ALMOST PERFECTLY MATCH OUR SITUATION, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT OUR MECHANIC HAD TO REMOVE WATER FROM THE COMPUTER COMPARTMENT. CURRENTLY, WE ARE IN SEARCH OF A REPLACEMENT COMPUTER, BUT THEY ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. *TR