Everytime I stop at either a stoplight or stop sign it stalls out. The battery light comes on and then goes back off. I am able to restart it back up and continue it on. I have had the electrical computer fixed and had a full tune up done and it still stalls out.
2004 Ford Freestar engine complaints
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Engine surges in reverse and drive violently almost hitting vehicle in front of me at stop light no engine light or vehicle codes found
Transmission won't go into reverse and sometimes not in any gear. Engine stops running on highway with no warning. Nearly had an accident, had to be towed.
The third row seating latch has rusted out on the driver side. The vehicle I believe has issues that other 2004 ford freestar vehicles have the same issues and were recalled. I have contacted ford, and they refuse to help. I have 4 children and I fear to take them anywhere in this vehicle. Please help. The vehicle jerks and stutters when in drive whether I'm moving or at a stop light as long as I am in any gear. It only has 85,000 miles and I've purchased it in february.
This vehicle I received numerous recalls and had many problems with this vehicle. Major electrical problems. When it would rain and get car wash the electrical system would malfunction and cause engine not to run properly and check engine light would come on. In april of 2016 engine was malfunctioning and caused me to get in accident. This vehicle has since been impounded and loan company santander trying to bill me for remainder of loan and now causing major credit issues. I would like this to be covered by ford/carmax for selling my family an unsafe vehicle which could have resulted in critical injury or worse.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. While driving 40 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gem module needed to be replaced. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall, and filed case number: cas-11839376. The failure mileage was 116,000.
02 06 2016 the first problem with subfram breaking , I was at savealot 123 st clair avenue 44108, started my engine and shifter gears the engine started I shifted gears and it lots power and restarted, the vehicle jumped and a loud grinding park ford 400 west avenue tallmage ohio 44278 I purchased two bolts w711082-s439 purchased 2 bolts one broke and I spoke to the manager/ owner and I was told to return the bolt and the would provide me a new one. At the time they had a kit that was $65.00 the kit had the bolt steel washer, rubber 2 bushing and a anchor ( what the bolt screws into. 2nd time I was in east cleveland same thing happen with a chuck- hole, I repaired the van again, third time east 123 superior by day car van lost power and loud grinding, 3 time same bolt snapped it was repaired again, rallys e105 st clair avenue chuck holes both the right front and rear subframe bolts snapped in the middle of st' clair officer young and officer king parked behind me while I fixed the vehicle so I could get it home east 105 and elk avenue, rear spare subfram installed, and the front was chained locked and secured with cable just incase the locked chains failed, I called ford the said to slowly drive it out to them,towing, my insurance company was called and they ensured towing was added but I'd have to pay up front and get paid back, it the end of the month and I'm a disabled usaf veteran on a fixed income so this was not going to work. I was blessed to get the van out to ford under it own power yes I prayed all the way tears in my eyes. Ford want to charge 300 labor I purchased 296.83 parts, 95.38 parts because ford feared this parts would break, now come ford wanting to charge 4x @220. [3f2z5c148 I bolt I bushing 2 pieces? ] =$880 +296.38+95.38+300 predicted total 1,572.20 this recall is not free of charge, saw kit for $65 on 2/6/2016
Had the recall for the torque converter done and now my vehicle shakes, sputters. Won't accelerate, the rpms jump up high, very loud noises coming from underneath vehicle. Sometimes it will stall out. Can't go past 25-30 MPH if it even gets up to that! My vehicle ran perfect before taking it into the ford dealership and ever since I got it back we have had this problem. Took it back to ford and they tried to say it was throttle cable so had that fixed and it still is doing the same things as it did after the torque converter was replaced. Can't drive the vehicle because when I go to accelerate it doesn't go or get up to the correct MPH. The whole vehicle shakes really bad and the noises it makes are very loud and sound like something is going to blow up. I think the torque converter they replaced it with is bad and they need to fix this problem and man up and quit trying to blame it on other things. They messed up and need to fix it.
Whenever it rains or is humid the van sputters, dies, struggles to speed up and shift. My family was nearly hit when our van died in the middle of an intersection during a rain storm.
The 2004 freestar is shorting out all the sensors are shorting out u took it to be put on machine and it cane back with 17 sensors malfunction going on and it's the only vechele I own and I've googled the problem and I see 100000 other people are having the same problem what should I do I might be driving down the road and the vraje sensor is going and I can't stop I'm not rich I cantvgo buy another van please help me
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. While driving approximately 70 MPH and suddenly on an elevation, the vehicle shook, decelerated, and lost power without warning. The contact pulled into an independent mechanic's shop where the technician changed the fuel filter. The failure recurred a few days later. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who did not diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The VIN was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 87,000.
My car has spent 10 days at ford to be serviced after having the safety recall service for the torque converter performed. The vehicle was behaving unpredictably, sometimes stalling out while idled, stalling out while in motion, sometimes idling with high or low rpms. The dealership took it back in to check the torque converter, they then said it wasn't the torque converter but the throttle body, they then cleaned that and said it's not the throttle body, it's the PCM. The PCM is taking on water from a flawed design of the above PCM where water is retained and eventually leaks on to the connector. This of course is not covered by ford, and can cost up to $1200 to replace. This issue creates a number of different symptoms making it hard to identify the origin of the problem. Causing extended stays for maintenance. This should be rectified by ford and not it's customers as there's no way this flaw can be caused by user error, it's a design flaw that should not exist.
2nd time that this has happened. Was driving when the van started bucking/sputtering/surging. It would die and then fire right back up just to do it once again. Soaked PCM connector was to blame both times. This is obviously a design flaw by ford and needs to be taken care of. I'm glad I was not on the interstate or in the middle of an intersection.
I was driving the vehicle and it was raining outside and as I was driving all of a sudden my car just died in the middle of the freeway no warning ,no nothing just died I almost was rear ended, I took it to a mechanic who said the PCM is not sealed properly and got wet and fried out this is unbelievable that ford would see tons of these complaints like I have seen online same problems and put people lives and their children's lives in danger with this poor manufacturing. What can I do ??? Thank you [xxx] VIN unavailable information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Started sputtering, jerking, and stalling PCM was wet causing all kinds of havic lost power going into a turn and almost went into a ditch ford needs to recall this ongoing problem and get it fixed before something major happens alot of people are complaining and ford knows it is there fault and they have a problem but refuses to take care of it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal was applied and there was no engine power. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. In 2013, the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v006000 (power train), but the failure recurred recently because the remedy was insufficient. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 162,801.
Turns out there was a recall on the 2004 ford freestar in 2012 regarding the torque converter. Here it is two years later and it goes out again. This should not happen. There needs to be another recall on the torque converter and it needs to be fixed properly this time before there is a death from the incident. I had two kids under the age of 3 with me at the time and sitting in the pouring rain, in chilly weather, waiting for a ride home was not fun. Fix it ford!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the engine stalled. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
After a rain van stalled in the middle of heavy traffic and would not restart.after several hours van would not start.I had van towed to a repair shop, PCM was replaced.@present headlights not working properly,air conditioning,horn,seat belt chimes not working at all.local dealership unable to repair.van continues to run rough.
. In addition to causing an engine to stall, which may or may not then restart, transmission shift poorly, the vehicle has had erratic power, almost every time there is an inability to shift the vehicle into either forward or reverse. On start up no matter the temp of vehicle the idle RPM is higher than normal in park ! It has been service many many times.. Now our transmission fluid looks like pepto bismol !!
I just purchased a 2004 ford freestar from a private seller and I was getting the vehicle ready for inspection and subsequently tag by replacing front and rear brakes, tie end rod and tires. On highway 495 heading back to mechanic shop, the engine cutting off without warning and vehicle stalled and engine stopped running on lane next to fastest lane and many vehicles behind me kept blowing horns and missed hitting me at last minute as this happened suddenly on busiest highway. End of report.
Car history: the transaxle light has gone before when we travel through vt mountains, but turning off the engine and letting it sit, and restarting it, the light would go off. Upon getting home safety, our mechanics didn't find anything to repair and so left it be, and would only sometimes see it when we traveled through the vt mountains, a few times a year. All recall repairs were up to date. There were no other symptoms. Incident: as we nearing the top of a mountain, the transaxle light came on. Unlike the other times, the transmission suddenly failed to be in the correct gear, so unlike the other times, we were very concerned. We pulled over immediately, and as we reached the shoulder smoke began pouring out of the vents. We quickly evacuated our kids, and as we were getting them out we noticed that there was already fire coming from under the hood, near the windshield, on the passenger side. We are so glad our kids were awake, and able to unlatch their own child carseats, and able to get out quickly. The fire spread to the entire van, consuming everything, at a great expense to us. (and others; our accident blocked a significant amount of traffic for about 3 hours.)
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the check engine and trans axle lights illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately after, the vehicle stalled and was not able to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
In good weather without warning the engine stalled in traffic. Restarted, but the engine ran extremely rough. Also the transmission would not go into reverse. Managed to get to a independent service shop. There the technician found water in the PCM. Dried out PCM and car ran fine. Then the transmission light came on. Now they found water in the transmission connector. Two weeks later the car would often not start, and when it did the transmission would not shift out of first gear. On our third visit they replaced the throttle position sensor (tps). One week later same symptoms, this time tps and mass airflow sensors have failed. The problems are all related to the wet PCM! Recall this car, now!!!!!
First time;while driving around a curve going approximately 40 miles per hour, the engine shut off, and lost power, and steering. Engine light came on 2nd time; engine bucked at about 40 miles to 50 miles per hour, then the engine shut off, and lost power and steering. Engine light came on 3rd time; same as the second time, engine light came on. Went to a mechanic who stated that ran the engine on computer, and the code:po741 came up, tcc clutch performance. Was told to go to ford for this because of current recall. Went online to ford, and our VIN came up for torque converter replacement. Awaiting appointment on tuesday, june 3rd. At ford dealer.
While driving the motor stalls, twice is cut off, the other 2 times is sputtered and jerked but finally started back to normal. Almost got hit twice because of motor stalling. Our charity (www.donatecca.org) bought the car in feb 2014, since then there has been a loud gurgling sound coming from the dash board, never stops. Car does not overheat at all.
Problems with engine since 2005 with jerking, sputtering, engine lockup. Transmission locks and jerks, airconditioner stopped cooling and won't hold freon. Electrical issues also......has a mind of its own! Several trip to the ford dealership, was told "could not diagnose, bring it back if it does it again, we can't find anything wrong with it". The issues are sporadic. Drives fine one minute, next thing you know you are stalled on busy hwy. Not enough space to list "expensive" problems. Extended warranty? That's a joke, waste of $. Scariest issue is when it locked up while driving. Lost complete control of steering, acceleration, etc. Was stranded in middle of road. Have disability, very scary & frustrating especially since my husband bought it only a year old so kids and I would have a "safe" vehicle. Did not take back to dealership since they'd probably say " can't diagnose". Purchased a rebuilt engine had small town mechanic put it in. Problems still going on. Since there are still so many problems with engine, transmission, electrical, and no air conditioning, I'm afraid to drive it more than 5 miles. It is a very expensive lawn ornament. Fyi, my husband had just had to replace the engine in his ford vehicle a month before mine went out, had to sell his vacation time for 2 years in a row just to keep those fords running for our family...he's a public safety officer. Ford sold be ashamed. (dates are approximate, paperwork packed up from a move....sorry:-) )
In november of 2013, our 2004 ford freestar quit working. Yes, we had the torque converter recalled and put on back when they had that recall. November was the first time we had this happen to our car. It was raining, and our car would not go into gear, it quit working. What made this bad is that it was on the freeway! My husband put it into neutral, but we still did not have steering capabilities and managed to get us over to the shoulder. We had to be towed to a dealership. The dealership then stated that many people were having the same issue with the electronics getting wet, so he dried it, then let it set for a couple days and caulked it. We thought that would end those problems. Not. (note: this had cost us 450.00) then less than 2 months, the same exact thing happens, only this time we are stuck in a shopping center and could not get our car into gear again. We took it back to the dealership to which they replied that we needed a new electric module. How much? $1500.00!!! In less than 2 months, we spent almost 2,000.00! This was done in february. Here it is now april and guess what? The same exact problem is taking place again!! We are not alone, there are many people facing the same problems we have had, look around at the boards online and you will see that everyone has the same issues!! Some investigations need to be opened or reopened as this is not resolved and lawsuits will be filed if someone gets hurt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was restarted and performed normally. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for inspection. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Purchased used vehicle from marshall used cars in sacramento, ca, where reside currently. Purchased 05/2011, paid full no loan at time of purchase. Purchased add. Ext. Warranty which was 6months. From the dos til present date; I have paid, and was mislead in all the insurance covering major defects, owner(me) had came out of pocket paying for service to fix warranty parts. Now this is the current and serious issue. I am disabled, I have a disable child. My vehicle was reported under VIN to ford corporate to notate for service to be check and worked on at local ford dealer. Complained about multiple (4) issues. Dealership mislead me, and did not perform work. Only work they did was replace 1 recall 10/12. After recall service I (owner) recall manufac. Made claim, again and then went to dealer. I was turned away...and told to do normal maintenance before putting a service claim in. This is a problem. I am not ignorant to the anatomy of a vehicle. I am very literate on understanding vehicle operations as well as maintaining maintenance. I can say this because I believe I should be aware of every issue so I wont have a disabled vehicle. Vehicle mileage applied from the date recall replaced 5800 within the time til I made another claim in oct 2013. Took vehicle in, told to check everything. Did. Brought vehicle back and vehicle was in service dept for week which rolled over to nov 1, 2013. Vehicle was dx and found to be the same thing I made a claim about. Vehicle has a defected recall part. Part was not replaced. And owner is now left with a defect recall part, plus more damage on other parts related to torque converter, fuel line, 3rd bench, front r-wheel hub. I have multiple health appts to maintain for me and my child's disability. My children need to get to school, and I missed legal appt dates from court.
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