2004 Ford Freestar: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Oct 23, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 45,000 miles · FL

2004 ford freestar now.miles 59000 problems started around 45.000 miles started in 2007 with battery dead if car stat a month startted in 2008 right and left low and high beam. Head lamp connector keep melting/ burning up the ground wire transmission making clicking noise in forward and reverse transmission fluid is dark brown door lock dont always unlock or lock on side door left and right side wing windows in back open. But dont close on left and right problems all happen. If ststionary or in motion city street or highway I have. Take picks later .not by the car at the moment .

Filed Apr 3, 2013 · Body, Electrical · MI

The latch on the rear of the van has rusted closed on three separate occassions. It is presently rusted shut and the back hatch doesnt open as a result. There is a recall on the third row seat due to water leakage from the rear tire well. This has to be related as the carpet throughout the van gets wet. Even the front drivers seat where it attaches to the floor is soaked, posibly leaking from front tire well.and all the way down the interior of the car to the third row. There is also a short in the dash lights due to water leaking into the dash area. The car radio stays on when it feel like it and you have to hit the drivers window button for the radio to shut off otherwise it drains the battery and the car will not start. The car was at the electrical shop a year ago and could not find the problem.

Filed Jul 18, 2012 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · NC

Started in feb 2012 with the torque converter - then the PCM which lead to different electrical issues - from dash lights staying on running the battery dead - a ford dealer said the PCM was getting wet because of a manufacturing issue or design flaw - there fix from corporate ford was to redirect the water away from the PCM by laying down a bead of chalk ( that's fords rain kit service bulletin #tsb-06-14-10 ) - but by that time I was told the PCM could already be damaged - here it is july 18 2012 my freestar is again at a ford dealership - I am thinking the only way to resolve this is to include the attorney general.

Filed Sep 7, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 70,458 miles · WI

Just exited interstate, van simply stopped moving forward, needed to replace transmission spline, cost 1385.76 plus towing. Front window also stopped working, various electric problems including battery draining for no reason, locks work sporadically, damp weather causes problems with electrical, chugging of engine ect.

Filed Jul 2, 2010 · Electrical, Transmission · 95,000 miles · IA

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!