Problems with 2005 Ford Freestar ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This is a big, big, deal related to dangerous safety issue. reference bulletin:ford tsb 6-14-10, issued july 24, 2006 (supersedes ford tsb 5-23-7 issued november 28, 2005) my car suddenly lost control surging and unable to shift and no reverse gear. have had off and on problems for the past year resulting in about $2000 of service to figure out why car acting up, surging, inability to shift, at times no forward or reverse gear. one time drove 25 mph to get home 20 miles and police stopped me because suspicious driving. i told him i was have transmission problems. transmission as it turns out is perfect. pcm is malfunctioning intermittently because of engineering problem of pcm shorting out.towed to ford dealer and said needed $2-5000 transmission. towed home and suddenly started working. investigated this bulletin that the ford dealer was not familiar with and they accepted my information describing the bulletin to them. why has this problem not risen to the recall status given the extreme danger on the highway driving and loosing all control of the car causing a very dangerous perilous situation to me my family and others on the road?

Water dripped from the wiper blade cowl into the pcm, causing the vehicle to start, drive briefly, and then shut off while moving, causing loss of control of electrical components of the vehicle while driving on the highway. steering became difficult. if this had happened at high speeds or with a lot of traffic around, it could have been extremely dangerous or deadly. the mechanic says this is a problem he sees with ford windstar vehicles. the mechanic stated the pcm was literally under water when he received the vehicle, despite the cause being a fairly typical rain storm, and drying out the pcm did not help, as the damage had already been done. this is a safety issue that, after searching online and speaking with mechanics, appears to be common. ford needs to fix this issue before a vehicle loses control at high speeds.

We own a 2005 ford freestar. the sliding door lock failed on passenger side and could not be unlocked electronically or manually. the local ford mechanic stated that the cost to repair was $600+ for parts & $300 for labor to fix. approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

An incident from about a month ago: after traveling on the freeway and coming to a stop at a red light at the off ramp at 2am, my car began to sputter and rev. i proceeded to the next red light where my car shut off. every time i started it, it would shut off right away. i drive for a taxi service and luckily i did not have passengers in the car with me at the time. i called a family member to come look and help. he ended up pushing my car with his into a nearby parking lot. after some investigation, i concluded it was the pcm. it was taken out to dry completely and the windshield area where water may have leaked into it was sealed with silicone. it started working again fine and has been since then. now it has rained again and the problem has reoccurred. today, after driving on the freeway and entering a neighborhood, my trans-axle light started blinking. then my oil and battery light appeared and seconds after my steering wheel ...

Drove the vehicle 1 mile to kids school on the way back it lost power , wouldn't accelerate .. the #40 fuse was blown and every time i replace it as soon as i turn the key on it blows again. can't drive it and just seems like electrical problems keep occurring with it last time was water in the pcm causing other issues, may be the pcm again i don't know but these free stars are bad for this evidently. . bad design and definitely bad for business..

For a few years now various electrical thing have been going on my mini van. the screen that shows mileage, etc. has a short and can only be seen when it's really dark out at night. awhile later, as i was driving, my cruise control gave out and no longer works. now the light for my clock and the screen that tells cardinal directions and the temp outside is dead. i am concerned that this electrical issue could be dangerous. i didn't know about this website to report it till now.

Van got up to 50 mph and stalled out and then completely lost power. i took it to a mechanic and he said the computer component was full of water. computer had to be replaced.

2005 ford freestar. consumer writes in regards to unsatisfactory customer service at dealership and unresolved vehicle problems. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd the consumer stated the check engine light remained on after multiple repairs were made. the vehicle would also stall. the torque converter went out and the vehicle had to be towed. the vehicle was traded in. *js *js

All gauges lost power on & off each day,until today shut off for good (4-10-15). also, at first (dec. 2014) lost lights on inside of vehicle & did not effect outside lights until recently when outside also out. has happened multiple times since first noticed. at first signal lights worked, but not now. also a/c & radio do not work, plus the doors, windows do not open or close as well. the only door which opens is the drivers door with the key. sometimes everything comes on & off by itself, (even cd player & radio, but now does not work), when i get in the car to start it. i checked my battery which was still good, and put in a new alternator this month (april), but the problem has been going on since last december. at first in dec. the mechanic said he had to reset something, and then it was ok for a couple of months until february, 2015. then it began to start up again, and i replaced the alternator last month (march). the noise & problems were happening at random, crackling noise under the dashboard and ...

On christmas eve 2014 i got into my recently purchased 2005 ford freestar minivan to run a short errand. after starting my freestar i put it in reverse but the vehicle would not move. i tried all the forward gears with the same result, the vehicle would not move. the engine rpm's would go up but no movement. i turned the vehicle engine off and on several time with the same results each time. i had to wait till the day after christmas to contact my local ford dealership service department and describe my problem. they looked up my vin number and said that all recalls on my vehicle had been done including the torque converter recall. i then had my freestar towed to the dealership to investigate the problem. upon investigation it was determined that water had gotten into my powertrain control module, and that is what was causing the problem. they removed the module and dried it and the connector out then reinstalled it and sealed it. after reinstalling the module they then started the vehicle and were able to shift the vehicle into all the gears and get the transmission to fully function, but now there was ...

My 2005 freestar failed to maintain forward speed at 65 miles per hour when it bucked and bucked then stalled looked on line for answer? yes pcm is water damaged trying to dry it out now hope it works sounds like ford is waiting for someone to get hurt.relocated the pcm and save alot for your company its just right to do tsb isn't doing it please and thank you *tr

While drive the car will stall out and shut off with no warning. in a normal city block it happened at least two times b. *tr

Vehicle control center states abs is not functioning. traction control not functioning. cruise control works intermittently. alarm system triggers intermittently. abs and traction control failure causes vehicle to be difficult to drive. dealership states is common issue and there is a tsb on the issue. requires abs module and hcu module. *tr

While driving at 70 mph the van stopped running. i was unable to restart it. i also lost all ability to steer. this happened during a very busy time on the highway. i was stranded in the middle of a lane with traffic around me continuing to go 70 miles per hour. after researching, my mechanic found that the problem is the pcm is getting wet due to a design flaw by ford motor company. this was a very dangerous situation for me to be in. the van continues to have problems with moisture even though the pcm has been changed and all known areas have been sealed. this vehicle is dangerous. *tr

Driving home van starting shuttering violently then shut off while still rolling lost all power, was safely able to get to side of road . told issue cost 1500 to fix seen ford service bulletin on defect of water getting to pcm on internet. *tr