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2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	799639
Internal NHTSA #	10341252
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	01/05/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We recently purchased a 2004 ford freestar and have had nothing but problems with it. Let it be clear from the start that i am in fact a ford guy! But what has transpired is absolutely ridiculous and i am to the point where i do not know if i will purchase another ford. So a week after purchasing the vehicle, the transmission + computer went out. My wife tried starting it and it would not go anywhere. I towed it to macke ford and had them fix it. Paid $3800 for them to fix these two things. A week later it rained extremely hard and the van failed on my wife as she was driving and was luckily on a gravel road with no one around her. She was able to coast to a complete stop but again the van would not go into reverse or drive. Had it towed to macke ford in coon rapids, ia again and they thought it was a bad pcm. I made it clear to the service dept that i thought water was getting into the pcm compartment due to other people complaining about this on the internet and the fact that it had rained extremely hard that morning. They did not think this was the case and put another pcm in and sent the other one back to ford as they thought they received a bad pcm. Took it home and the next morning it would not start and the battery was dead. Tested and found that the radio was turning on by itself and draining the battery... Even w/out the key in the ignition. Macke tried fixing it for the next 2 months and even after denying water was getting into it.. Finally called and said they found water in the pcm compartment and it was a ford engineering problem. They wanted me to pay for the computer this time since ford would not cover the water damage!! Another 700. 00. With all the internet complaints about there about water getting into the computer this should be recalled and our money returned!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	95000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BAYARD, IA
VIN pattern	2FMDA52274BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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