2006 Ford Freestar: misfire or rough idle

5 of the 356 complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestar describe misfire or rough idle.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Misfire or rough idle by model year

2006
5
2005
5
2004
12

What owners say

Filed Jul 1, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 32,000 miles · PA

After heavy rain the van began to misfire and shake. Check engine light came on. 2 days later it went out after drying off.

Filed Oct 24, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · NJ

I bought the vehicle in jan. 06, starter went 11 months later. Van has never started up correctly. It doesn't run smoothly. Runs rough when it rains. Found info online regarding water leaking into the PCM which can create misfires, shift late, engine can run rough. I have taken it back to echelon ford several times. They still won't admit to it being a problem. Couldn't find a code. However, now that I am out of warranty, they were able to find a code. Ford are not backing up there product! There hundreds of complaints about these vehicles and nothing is being done! I have 1 year left to pay, and can't afford to make repairs that ford should be fixing since it started when I had the original warranty...why will ford not do something..? I have a wife who drives it with 4 kids. What are they waiting for, an accident...? What has to happen to get them to fix this problem on there vehicles. Ford is saying it's miss firing in cylinder 3. Probably because of all the water that has effected the PCM, and the ignition coil pack & ignition wires needs to be replaced, why would need to be replaced in a 5 year old vehicle... Is that getting wet too...? I am extremely tired of dealing with this van. It's not fair to have a company not stand behind there product. I have had it!

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Engine · 48,000 miles · 00

At start-up engine misfires. Hesitation. Re-try 1 to 2 times and then starts. Vehicle purchased at used car lot. Car has 30,000 miles (48,000 km). Still under power train warranty but dealer wants to wait.............. Dealers represent the manufacturer and should be more accountable, along with manufacturer.

Filed Jul 13, 2010 · Transmission · 47,000 miles · 00

My newly purchased used 06 ford freestar is misfiring. Is still under powertrain warranty. How do I get ford to accept this as the problem and repair/replace the problem?

Filed Jun 8, 2010 · Fuel system, Transmission · 75,000 miles · NY

A defective power train:automatic transmission:control module (TCM, PCM) on the ford freestar van actually causes a spark plug to misfire and eventually starts to melt. This has happened on my vehicle three or four times. My car bucks and misfires almost causing an accident as I was entering highway.