2004 FORD FREESTAR Engine Problems

HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER END OF AUGUST BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2012, UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. LAST THURSDAY APRIL 4 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. FRIDAY DID THE SAME THING 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BELT TENSIONER AND BELT. MECHANIC ASKED WHAT IT DID, THEN SAID IT MIGHT BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HE CHECKED POWER STEERING, AND WATER PUMP THEY ARE FINE. NOT SURE HOW A PART LESS THAN YEAR OLD COULD GO BAD. WHEN MY VEHICLE WENT IN FOR RECALL WAS PERFECTLY FINE, SINCE IT'S RETURN IS HAS BEEN RUNNING HORRIBLE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO REALLY FIX IT. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT MY SON'S BUS STOP THIS MORNING WAITING ON THE BUS. I HAD THE VAN RUNNING CAUSE IT WAS COLD...BUT I HAD IT PARK. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN...ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON...THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED BACK UP. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS REALLY STRANGE. BACK IN AUG. OF 2011..MY TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT...THOUGHT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING AT ALL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG EXCEPT FOR IT MISSING A LITTLE. ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. GOT TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL IN JAN. OF 2012; ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER...IT STARTING MISSING ALITTLE AGAIN. WITHOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON...NOBODY CAN TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE IS. ANY IDEAS WHAT THIS MAY BE??? *TR

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAS GONE OUT DURING RAIN EVENT. THIS TIME WAS ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 45MPH WITH PASSENGERS. THE RESULT WAS INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LOSS OF STEERING, AND FORWARD MOTION. THIS MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 OTHER TIMES. TWO TIMES IN 2011, AND TWO MONTHS AGO IN 2013. *TR

OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR STALLED, AND THEN SURGED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, CAPITAL CITY FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHO IN INDICATED THE CODE WAS FOR A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. WE PAID OVER $800 TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON DECEMBER 27TH. IN LATE FEBRUARY THE VAN BEGAN TO STALL AND SURGE AGAIN. WE SUSPECTED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS OFF AND ON FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND ON MARCH 8TH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THE INITIAL CODE WAS FOR THE SAME ERROR, BUT WHEN ANOTHER MECHANIC/TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CODE IT CAME UP WITH A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE THERE WAS "MOISTURE" GETTING INTO THE PCM CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND NOT...

CPSC#I1320440. 2004 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IN THE RAIN, A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE SPURTS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *LN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND FLASH. THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPED WHEN ACCELERATING AND VIBRATED WHILE AT A STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED AS SOON AS SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WHILE IN PARK.

2004 FORD FREESTAR SES I CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES ON 1/20/2013 NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS RUSTING OUT. TODAY 2/24/2013 WENT TO INSTALL A CAR SEAR & NOTICED THE BENCH SEAT IN THE BACK WAS ROCKING SLIGHTLY. THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS RUSTED OUT AND MOVING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT I CAN SEE DOWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THE ANCHOR POINT HAS RUSTED OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS ON THIS VAN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED: 3 IGNITION COILS, (THIS IS THE MAIN PROBLEM WHENEVER HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW HAS HAPPENED AND I START TO THROW MISFIRE CODES), 3 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, 2 DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CONTROLS & MOTORS, (THE WINDOW DOESN'T WANT TO WORK HALF THE TIME SO WE LEAVE IT CRACKED OPEN WITH THE RAIN GUARDS), AN EGR VALVE, AND A CLOCKSPRING. I HAVE NEVER...

I HAVE HAD THIS VAN 1 MONTH AND PAID $8000,ITS MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT,86,000 MILES AND I AM LOSING POWER AND THE WATER LIGHT IS COMING ON THE VAN IS JERKING WHEN DRIVING THIS,,I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE LEMON LAW IN MICHIGAN. *TR

BASICALLY, WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE THE CAR DIES AFTER STARTING. THERE WILL BE A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN IT WILL JUST STUTTER AND STALL OUT. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP BUT THEN IT WILL DIE AGAIN. THIS WILL EVEN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE SO FAR BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT CAUSING IT AND THE DEALER IS NO HELP AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE COIL PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR MORE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE PCM INTERNAL COMPUTER IS CRASHED AND CAUSE THE VEH TO RUN POORLY AND NOT START, DRAINED BATTER, ETC - THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF 2004 FREESTARS AS I READ ONLINE AND WAS TOLD TO SUBMIT THE INFO SO THAT MAYBE THEY WILL DO A RECALL AND GET THIS FIXED. THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT. A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FREESTAR LOST POWER, I WAS DOING T MOST 40 MPH BECAUSE IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR ON THE I15 HWY BY HESPERIA EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS LOOSING POWER AND THEN I SAW IT GO FROM FORTY TO SLOWER MPG AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD AND THERE WAS SMOKE AND THEN THERE WAS FIRE MY 1CAR WAS BURNT A TOTAL LOSS MY DAUGHTER AND I BARELY ESCAPED WITH OUR LIVES MINUTES BEFORE THE VAN EXPLODED SOMEONE HAD PUT US IN HER CAR AND DROVE US FORWARD SAVING OUR LIVES WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED I WALKED BACK TO MY CAR AND THE FIRE HAD EXPANDED FAR PAST WHERE ME AND MY DAUGHTER WERE STANDING....

THE VEHICLE LOOSE POWER WILL STALL WITH ENGINE RUNNING OTHER TIMES ENGINE WOULD STALL 2-4 SECONDS THE JUMP BACK ON HAPPEN ALOT WHEN PLGS WIRES ARE FINE IT RAINS, GET ENGINE LIGHT ALSO. RESETS, BUT WILL RESUME ON THE NEXT START WITH EMISSION CODES AND PCM ERRORS. *TR

AT 147000 MILES, I NEEDED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. THIS COST ME $2800 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT COMMON TO A STANDARD REBUILD. THIS WAS SEPT. 2011. IN JANUARY, I AM ABLE TO NOTE ONLINE THAT THERE IS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. I CALL FORD, I'M TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE RECALL IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED IN THE 2ND QUARTER. WAIT UNTIL 2ND QUARTER, NO NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I CALL FORD IN AUGUST AND TELL THEM THIS, I AM TOLD THAT FORD WILL FIX THE CAR, IT WILL TAKE APPROX. 4 DAYS AND THAT NO RENTAL CAR IS AVAILABLE DURING THIS PERIOD. IF I SUFFER A TOTAL LOSS, MAYBE. BASICALLY, I HAVE TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN BEFORE I CAN GET ANY HELP WITH THEIR ISSUE. AFTER REBUILD, I...

VAN WON'T START THOUGHT IT WAS FUEL PUMP HAD IT TOWED & REPLACED COST $500 VAN STARTS THEN SHUTS OFF MECHANIC SAID PCM MALFUNCTION DEALER SHOULD FIX IT! HELP FORD STAND BY THERE VEHICLE! COMPLAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES AFTER RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HAD POWERTRAIN SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-14-10, FOR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DRIVEABLITY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I HAD NO REVERSE & FORWARD ENGAGEMENT, AND HIGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL. FORD DEALER, FIXED TRANSAXLE PER SAFETY RECALL 11S25, AND TSB 06-14-10, FOR WATER ENTERING THE PCM. DEALER RETURNED OUR VEHICLE ON JULY 10TH, EVERYTHING APPEARED OKAY. ONE JULY 11TH, THE VAN BEGAN HAVE SHIFT ISSUES, AND THEN STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20-25MPH. IF THE PCM IS DAMAGED FROM WATER, THEN WHY DON'T THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE TSB. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUED, ESPECIALLY AT 70MPH ON A FREEWAY. THIS TSB SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED AS A SAFETY RECALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOULD BE INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS CONDITION? ONE IS TO MANY! *TR

UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY STREET THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. WE LOST ALL DRIVING FUNCTION, POWER STEERING ETC IN AN INSTANT. LUCKILY IT WAS LATER IN THE EVENING AND NOT MUCH TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND US AS THIS ROAD IS TYPICALLY VERY CONGESTED. WE WERE ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A TURN LANE AND OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. LOCAL FORD DEALER CONCLUDED THE PCM SHORTED OUT AND THERE WAS A BLOWN IGNITION COIL. WE HAD CAR TOWED FOR SECOND OPINION AS WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT AT 40,000 MILES THE ENTIRE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ENGINE WOULD SHORT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OUR REGULAR AUTO SHOP AGREED THAT THE PCM HAD SHORTED CAUSING IGNITION COIL TO FAIL AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED RESULTING IN $1200 IN FEES/SERVICES AND A WEEK WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE SINCE THE PART (ACCORDING TO...

I LEFT WORK, GOT 3 PARKING SPOTS AWAY, LOST STEERING, BRAKES AND GAS. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, SHUT OFF VAN, TRIED AGAIN AND IT DROVE MAYBE A FEW FEET AND IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT IT DOWN TRIED AGAIN, DROVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND IT DIED. HAD IT TOWED TO VIP WHO HAD NO ANSWERS, TOWED TO FORD WHO SAID IT THERE WAS WATER IN THE PCM. THEY DRIED IT OUT AND SAID GIVE IT A GO. GOT IT HOME DROVE IT ONE DAY AND THE NEXT(AFTER RAINING) IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR BUT HITTING THE GAS WAS AGAIN LIKE IN NEUTRAL. IT WOULD MOVE MAYBE A FEW INCHES AND THEN NO LONGER. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE VAN BUCKED SOME. TOWED TO...