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#1830 of 1889 Re: 2004 Freestar Transmission Failure [upsetatford] by 4thorntons

Aug 31, 2012 (9:08 am)

Replying to: upsetatford (Aug 20, 2012 2:50 pm)
What is a PCM??
I just got my Torque converter replaced through the recall, but still had to pay $180 out of pocket to reseal something & get a new transmission filter.
I too have had nothing but issues with this, second owner - purchased from my brother-in-law. I've had it for 4 yrs, only has 107k miles & I too have replaced coil pack & plugs (twice) and axel & sway bars. It still isn't right! I have this piercing noise that is almost constant while I'm driving it. They can't find the cause. I picked it up from the recall fix & had to return it the next day b/c my engine light was on. I then had to pay for an EGR valve?? The dealership was kind enough to cover the cost of the part & I just paid labor. I really despise this van & will never purchase a ford again, this was my first & last for sure!

#1831 of 1889 Re: 2004 Freestar Transmission Failure [4thorntons] by upsetatford

Aug 31, 2012 (9:54 am)

Replying to: 4thorntons (Aug 31, 2012 9:08 am)
The PCM or ECM as it is also called is basically the "brain" to the car. It stands for powertrain control module. I wonder if my EGR valve is bad too and why my van does not accelerate smoothly.

#1832 of 1889 Re: 2004 Freestar Transmission Failure [4thorntons] by lynn1102

Sep 01, 2012 (4:07 am)

Replying to: 4thorntons (Aug 31, 2012 9:08 am)
I'm wondering if anyone else has had strange noises since the trans was replaced. Ever since mine was replaced, it has an intermittent humming noise. It makes a sound like when you blow across the top of a bottle. I can trace it to a general area under the hood on the passenger side, but can't find a specific item. Anyone else have this. Service dept always says they can't hear the noise when they have the van.
 
Lynn

#1833 of 1889 Re: part number [lynn1102] by mccreight

Sep 04, 2012 (3:37 am)

Replying to: lynn1102 (Aug 15, 2012 3:15 pm)
I recently had the recall torque converter replaced. While there the steering alignment was messed up and my steering wheel was out of lign as well. they have scheduled for me to come in again 2 weeks later to have this fixed.
 
In reading some of the below discussions I see that the torque converter is not the only problem. I to have had to change the coil pack 3 times and have had a transmission rebuild. The good thing in relation to all of this is that I took my van to an independent transmission specialist and he caught the fact that the tranny had a little bit of sign of water in it. This means it is considered that the trany has been flooded. He called me and said that my comprehensive insurance would cover this repair. He was right. I jsut had to pay the deductible. Geico covered the rest of the repair.
 
When it rains really hard i have a problem with my transmission now. My van will not go. it jerks and misses and will finally go dead if you try to drive it. It has done this three times recently. When I have called the dealership they say they have no idea what is going on. I wonder if Ford has decided to do anythign about this design issue???

#1834 of 1889 Check in the bank! by kaki1

Sep 05, 2012 (2:20 pm)

Received my $1450.00 check directly from Ford. Still would never buy another Ford product.

#1835 of 1889 Re: 2004 Freestar Transmission Failure [4thorntons] by trosen41

Sep 06, 2012 (3:04 pm)

Replying to: 4thorntons (Aug 31, 2012 9:08 am)
Has anyone paid to have their EGR valve repaired/replaced? My check engine code is on for EGR, and I'm curious what it should cost

#1836 of 1889 About 180 I think someone posted earlier by upsetatford

Sep 06, 2012 (3:22 pm)

I think it is about 180. How is your van running? I wonder if mine is bad because it feels like it is going to stall when I put it into gear and give it gas. I've had torque converter replaced and the PCM replaced just last month. This van is a piece of sh*t

#1837 of 1889 Re: About 180 I think someone posted earlier [upsetatford] by carranoa

Sep 06, 2012 (6:45 pm)

Replying to: upsetatford (Sep 06, 2012 3:22 pm)
I just had to replace the filler neck, fuel pump, egr valve, and gas tank pressure sensor totaling approx $3000. Not to mention the entire transmission 3yrs ago for $3000. P.O.S. Will never but a Ford again!

#1838 of 1889 Re: About 180 I think someone posted earlier [upsetatford] by trosen41

Sep 07, 2012 (5:23 am)

Replying to: upsetatford (Sep 06, 2012 3:22 pm)
It's running just fine... I just had the transmission replaced (used unit, also had it rebuilt at 65K) ... it has 170K miles on it but runs fine again after the tranny repair. I had the PCM replaced once before too, bercause it was doing the same thing. Recently I think I remember seeing a link about how the PCM can get wet, and there might be a way to service it yourself if you are a DIY-er.
 
I agree, van is a POS and I would've scrapped it had Ford not given me $1,425 for my previous repair, making the new repair free. Love the features, hate the problems.

#1839 of 1889 Design issue.. by upsetatford

Sep 09, 2012 (2:08 pm)

Replying to: mccreight (Sep 04, 2012 3:37 am)
They did do something about the design issue, they stopped making minivans.lol I would like to know if there is anything we can do on the consumer side since we all have pretty much the same problems. It drives me nuts that fact that I have an eight year old car with just over 80K miles sitting in my garage doing nothing. I just paid the damn thing off about six months ago and now I have to decide to sink MORE money into or just go buy a new (non-ford) vehicle.
 
I just replaced my spark plugs today because I was told that #3 cylinder was misfiring. I replaced all six and the van still runs rough, but the "service engine" light is off. I don't know what to do anymore...

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