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2004 Ford FREESTAR Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	586270
Internal NHTSA #	10155873
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	01/06/04
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is a general compliant about my 2004 ford freestar. The problems started almost immediately after driving the car away from the dealer. 1. I was at a stop light and the rubber cover fell off of the brake pedal. 2. The next thing was the keyless remote worked about 50% of the time to open the passenger doors. 3. Then after about the first 500 miles of driving, the steering wheel oscillated in my hands when coming to a stop. 4. Also when driving there were several annoying sounds. 5 finally, and this is the most annoying of all, i can't run the heater in the cold weather because excessive hot air comes from the defrost vents even though i have the control set to 'floor vents' only. Now what has the ford dealers done about the problems? 1. I replaced the rubber cover on the brake pedal. 2. The dealers refuse to fix the keyless remote problem. They claim it is working fine even though i took it to independent alarm tech who told me the 'unlock all' receiver needs to be replaced. 3. The oscillation of the steering wheel while stopping was ' fixed' by one dealer by grinding down a warped brake rotor. This repair, which i objected to ford not replacing the rotor with a new rotor, only lasted a few thousand miles and the problem recurred. I took it to another dealer who replaced the bad rotor. 4. One of the annoying sounds was fixed by one dealer but not all of the sounds. I took it to another dealer and all were fixed. 5. The dealers refuse to fix the problem of excessive hot air coming from the defrost vent. I have to duct tape over the defrost vent to be able run the heater. Then i have to pull the duct tape away if the windshield fogs over inside the car. In general i think the quality of this car is the worst that i have ever owned and i have owned several new cars in my almost 70 years of age. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWTOWN, PA
VIN pattern	2FMZA51604BXXXXXX
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	01/06/04
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford FREESTAR Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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