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#61 of 111 Ford Freestar Remote Issues by davintosh

Jul 26, 2011 (10:23 pm)

Having some strange problems with our 2005 Freestar today; the key fob remotes quit working. Pressing the lock button would get the locks to click open, but none of the other buttons would do anything. Went through the reprogramming routine several times with both remotes, and although the van responded as it should (locks closed then opened when button was pressed) the remotes did the same thing afterward.
 
Also, before I tried reprogramming the remotes, my son happened to be looking out the house window & saw the side door on the van open and close on its own. Both remotes were untouched in a drawer on the other side of the house. Would these issues be symptoms of something goofy with the Smart Junction Box?

#62 of 111 Re: frustrated lighting problem [mmccain1] by mstrong

Sep 17, 2011 (6:02 am)

Replying to: mmccain1 (Mar 05, 2009 3:57 pm)
I know this is an old post but I still wanted to reply. I too have a 05 freestar with the same problem, minus the battery going dead. We noticed it about two years ago sitting out on our deck in the summer. The inside lights would just randomly come on. I know for a fact the there are electrical problems. I also have had all my dash lights go out, and I can not get them back on.......... I have to say this is a long standing problem with the freestars, and I will will most likley choose a different make of car next time around!

#63 of 111 Re: frustrated lighting problem [mstrong] by dayspring

Sep 17, 2011 (9:44 am)

Replying to: mstrong (Sep 17, 2011 6:02 am)
I do not have a Ford Free Star anymore, However, I believe all the electrical problems are linked together, Moisture is getting into the PCM The Cars computer and is shorting out systems randomly throughout the vehicle. which in turn will cause individual components to fail. I never did this, but i saw a post that suggested taking a silicon caulk and caulk the mess out of the seams around the pcm. and may your next car purchase not be a Ford.

#64 of 111 2004 Freestar electrical issues by graffke

Sep 19, 2011 (10:46 am)

My Freedstar has been a great car up until now. After experiencing several car stalls during or after a rain I had the car towed to my local guy who found out about the PCM issues. Sure enough he pulled it out and dried it off and sealed it up with silicone. Since picking it up I had to have it towed back to him on a sunny dry day. It would crank over, start then just stall. He worked on it a week and could not find anything wrong with it other than 20 or so body codes. It runs now with no check engine light, but has no power. We are having strange issues where we can't turn off the lights and electrical items are not working. I am afraid to drive it anywhere.

#65 of 111 Re: 2004 Freestar electrical issues [graffke] by kedfer

Sep 19, 2011 (11:34 am)

Replying to: graffke (Sep 19, 2011 10:46 am)
Remove the PCM cover and let it dry for at least 3 day with a blower on it. I had the same problem and It is very difficult to dry because of the silicone on the circuit. I had to remove it 2 time to get good result. My freestar is ok since I let it dry for 3 days instead of 1 night.
 
Sorry for my English, I speak French.

#67 of 111 Re: 2004 Freestar Electrical [tammyjlukac] by dayspring

Sep 21, 2011 (6:16 pm)

I would love to sue them, They left me with a $20,000 Judgement by the bank, on a voluntary Repo because of the dealer not being able to fix the PCM
after 3 times I gave it to them and went and bought a Toyota while I still had credit. Ford almost cost me my maintenance business. I would like to see them Take care of the Judgement. I could not afford to pay 425.00 per month on a 3 year old freestar that kept shorting out.

#68 of 111 Re: 2004 Freestar electrical issues [kedfer] by graffke

Sep 26, 2011 (6:34 pm)

Replying to: kedfer (Sep 19, 2011 11:34 am)
I ended up taking it to a Ford Dealer to analyze the problem. They said there there is corrosion on the PCM connectors. I took out the PCM and the pins look clean. Is it possible that the PCM has suffered electrical damage? At times my car runs fine, but other times I can't start it or put it into gear.

#69 of 111 Re: 2004 Freestar Electrical [tammyjlukac] by charger61

Sep 27, 2011 (8:40 am)

My family owns 3 freestars and have had problems with all three. Currently one of them stopped running after doing crazy electrical stuff before stopping.another has speed control,windshield wiper and window electrical issues along with the 6 cd player going crazy. If you need to I can give you all three individual id's to add to your list. Let me know. I am at paul_thomas1yahoo.com my name is Paul Thomas
 
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