NHTSA Complaint #10535919 — 2005 FORD FREESTAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10535919
Vehicle	2005 FORD FREESTAR
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 15, 2013
Date Filed	August 18, 2013
Mileage	68,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED AND WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. WE PICKED IT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND ONE DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW CONNECTOR AND REPLACED IT. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE ENGINE ALWAYS IDLES VERY ROUGH AND NO ONE CAN CORRECT IT. IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM MODULE ON THESE VEHICLES. APPARENTLY RAIN GETS IT AND SOAKS THE MODULE CAUSING ALL SORTS OF ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. *TR

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