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2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	910298
Internal NHTSA #	10450650
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	10/02/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While on the highway, at about 35 mph, my 2004 ford freestar died. I was able to coast into a side street without power. After about 10 minutes, i was able to restart the vehicle, but it ran roughly for several minutes and then behaved normally until two days later when the transmission would not engage in any gear. I thought it was a transmission problem. The vehicle was towed home and the tow truck driver said it was behaving like there was a problem with the computer. Apparently he has seen this problem before. Examination of the computer (pcm) and the attachment plug showed significant water entry. Water actually ran out of the plug and there was water in the pcm enclosure. After several days of drying time, the pcm was put back into the vehicle and the vehicle ran normally. Ford has issued a tsb that covers the problem of water getting into the pcm and cable, so i am sure it is a common occurrence. I believe that if the vehicle is allowed to set idle for a number of days, the pcm will dry out by itself and then run normally until the next rain storm. No doubt, many transmissions have been replaced in error, and the problem reoccurs when the pcm again gets wet. Loss of power on the highway means no power steering or power brakes, which can lead to loss of control of the vehicle. The location of the pcm lends itself to water entry and appears to me to be a design defect that ford should address more forcefully than just to issue a technical service bulletin.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	84560
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TELFORD, PA
VIN pattern	2FMZA57674BXXXXXX
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	6
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Vehicle speed	35
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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.
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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.
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford FREESTAR Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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