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#89 of 111 2004 Ford Freestar Electrical problems by kringla

Jun 18, 2012 (10:54 am)

Have had car in dealership four times in 2012. First time for power steering pump asy and gear asy-steering. Next for fuel pump and fuel rail sensor in May 2012. Two weeks later in for throttle air and engine control which I believe is the PCM. Also did a recall problem -torque converter replacement. Now, had a dead battery. The DVD player comes on at will, radio comes on when it decides to and my car alarm goes off for no reason. I can't lock my car without being concerned about the alarm beeping for no reason.
 
I am so discouraged and do not know what to expect next and don't know what to do about the electrical issues. Any ideas anyone?

#90 of 111 06 freestar fuse/electrical issues by cspano99

Jun 22, 2012 (9:57 am)

my freestar is dead... was blowing fuses for the radio for 2 days..now van wont start.. apparently the main computer control thing is dead.... this is soo wrong for a 6 yr old van. anybody else have issues with this?? i am sure this will be costly... also my cluster dash has been dead for a year now..

#91 of 111 freestarpoop by seldomworks

Jul 15, 2012 (5:17 pm)

I,ve have this same problem with my ford freestar 2005.
I'd be going on a brigde or an upgrade at 3000RPM's then the engine stalls and dies. I'M able to start it while costing, simply putting it in nuetral, turning off the ignition fully then restart. But, this problem has to stop. my kids, me and wife, i need a solution to this problem!!!!!!!

#92 of 111 Re: Check tire warning [mercmonty] by jamesyboy_99

Aug 03, 2012 (8:18 pm)

Replying to: mercmonty (May 25, 2009 6:48 pm)
I have an 05 Freestar, the tire light came on mine as well butt all my tires was good too. I got the hair brained idea to check my spare and that was it, it was low. I allso get the traction control light on as well, that one is what im on here looking for the answer for, lol. Good luck

#93 of 111 Re: Freestar - problems with PCM, Fuse box etc... [rbkjr] by royaledawn

Aug 20, 2012 (9:05 am)

Replying to: rbkjr (Apr 27, 2012 12:16 pm)
This is an ongoing problem with the 2004 and 2005 Ford Freestars. It is water going through the vents of the wipers running down the wiring harness and shorting out the chip for the transmission among other things. Ford is well aware of the problem but do not want to take the steps to fix it. I have had it shorted out twice both time I have been on the road with children in my vehicle. Luck was with me both times as that the roads were not busy and there was no one behind me to case in accident. Get in touch with your local BBB or contact https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/. If enough complaints go to the NHTSA there will be an investigation and they can force Ford to recall the vehicle and fix it right. The current recall for the Torque Converter is not fixing the problem there is other issues with the vehicle and Ford just refuses to take care of it.

#94 of 111 2006 Ford Freestar wont start says low battery by acurafan2013

Nov 11, 2012 (4:04 pm)

Yesterday I cleaned the car battery terminals with a brush because it has some corrosion build up. Right after cleaning it I tried starting the car and it would turn over please anyone who can help me determine if the battery is actually dead or if corrosion is the problem please respond all help is appreciated.

#95 of 111 06 Ford Freestar Battery Issue by acurafan2013

Nov 11, 2012 (5:18 pm)

Yesterday I cleaned the car battery terminals with a brush because it has some corrosion build up. Right after cleaning it I tried starting the car and it would turn over please anyone who can help me determine if the battery is actually dead or if corrosion is the problem please respond all help is appreciated.

#96 of 111 Re: frustrated lighting problem [dgriffi2] by carchatter1

Nov 14, 2012 (8:14 pm)

Replying to: dgriffi2 (Jan 28, 2011 6:43 am)
The Freestar/Monterey don't use a timing belt. It's a chain, so it never needs replacing.

#97 of 111 pass window, will NOT work. by leasureman

Nov 15, 2012 (6:30 pm)

i have a 2004 freestar, the pass window stoped working. 80k miles.
  i opened the door panel, got to look window motor. all was good.
by the looks.
   with the key in the run position, and the door switch pluged back in,
i taped on the motor. the same time, with the door switch in the down position.
  well after 6 good HITS. the window works ALL THE TIME NOW.
YA RIGHT? TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER AND $500.00 HE WILL FIX IT.
  WAKE UP PEOPLE, IF I FIXED IT WITH A HARD TAP. WOULD THE FORD DEALER DO THE SAME?
AND CHARGE ME $ 500.00? ALL THE CARS AND TRUCKS WE BUY ARE ALL, ALL, ALL JUNK.
shabby work, low cost parts, that do NOT last long. my window was stuck in the upper limit switch. oh sure, the motor DID click when i pushed any button. try this on yours, and save FACE AND MONEY. THEN YOU TOO CAN LAUGH AT FORD. LIKE I DO.....

#98 of 111 2004 FREESTAR NO STARTING, OR CRANKING by leasureman

Nov 15, 2012 (6:42 pm)

I have a 2004 freestar, its ok,as fords go.
  it has 80k on it and the cruz works when it wants to, or never.
now, the van starts when it wants to. battery is very clean, i replaced the battery 9 months ago.
    now believe this or NOT, i sprayed WD40 very heavy on the starter relay, on the starter.
BINGO? it started, and i restarted it 4 times after that. well i thought that was it. was i WRONG!!!
 1 HR later i forgot my flashlite in the van, and after getting it out. i said? WILL IT START?
   HELL NO. WOULD NOT EVEN CRANK OVER. i will look at it in the morning. too dark.
i did jump the starter relay, and it cranked over, every time. BUT WOULD NOT START.
   AND YES THE KEY WAS IN THE ON POSITION, WHEN IT JUMPED IT.
anybody got any ideas? Leasureman

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