general problems of the 2004 Ford Freestar

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Ford free star. The contact stated that the transmission does not function properly. The lever is heavy and sticks before switching into gear. Sometimes the vehicle would hesitate. The vehicle makes an abnormal wining sound. The cbs axles had failed. The contact stated that the axles make a crunching grinding sound whenever they make a turn. The trans axle warning light did illuminate. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The mechanic did not have the equipment to repair the contacts transmission. However, they informed the contact that the cbs axles needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 270,000. Jw.

Problem #1 the passenger side window will not work . It's controll module was replaced it worked one time and stopped working again. Problem #2 the drive axle broke in traffic luckily we were stopping and were only going about 5 mph. Problem #3 today after a night of heavy rain when the van was unlocked the radio came on before the key was even in the ignition. Which brings us to problem #4 the biggest and no doubt most expensive. The van started and was running kind of sluggish but ran fine in reverse but if you shift to drive the van shuts off. You cannot start it in neutral either. I have had 2 independent mechanics look at it today both say it is the torque converter. I looked it up and there is a recall but of course it's the weekend and I can't call to see if it's covered.

The front subframe is severely corroded. Mechanic says it's unsafe to drive. Ford recalled 425,000 1998-2003 Ford windstars for the same problem. It doesn't appear the problem was corrected. I don't want to wait for it to fail before it's reported and I can't, in good conscience, sell it someone else. Is there anything I do to rectify this?.

As I proceeded to make a left hand turn,@ a permittible speed 25 m. P. H. I could hear noise eminating from the rt. Frt. Side of the veh. Fuel sys. Further ck'ing needed.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Ford free star. The contact stated that a mechanic noticed a cracks in the rear axle failure with the vehicle, when the mechanic was completing a repair for another issue with the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and was diagnosed with cracked rear axle failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000. Rw.

First crack in u shaped steel channel noticed when I took this van in for other recall repairs at yucca valley Ford . They notified me and I had it welded . A few months later crack was back had it rewelded and gussets added to restrengthen both sides. Lasted six months till I took to tire shop to have front end aligned and two new tires put on. Left next day for gig broke one mile from home just past the weld. This van has always been a California car to my knowledge. No rust. Same rear axel as windstar. Bad design. Van is heavy little shit steel channel to hold all that weight is stupid. Couldn't believe it was built that way. How come no recall for same axel design on Freestar. People apt to die from this stupid design.

Bought this van at 37106 miles. Van serviced for steering rack, struts, swaybar links and springs at approx 68000 miles. The steering rack needed to be replaced twice. Spent over $2000. Miles now are 70015 and steering problems have resurfaced. I had a Dodge caravan that gave me over 86000 miles with minimal repairs. I will never purchase a Ford product again.

The problem is the same that is described in ea12003. The attaching bracket for the rear seat fell out while the seat was folded into the floor. It became lodged in the inner portion of the rear wheel assembly. If this would have happened at high speeds, somebody could have easily been killed, by the rear wheel becoming restricted or this heavy plate bouncing down the road at another vehicle. The bracket is a u bracket attached to a plate that is welded flush to comprise part of the wheel well. To temporarily keep from losing the bracket, I held the bracket in place while setting the seats upright again so that the seat itself is holding the bracket in. There is now water from the road getting up into the passenger compartment. I hope that Ford issues a recall or offers a bolt on replacement soon. I've been mostly happy with this vehicle otherwise. (there are no other prices rusting or falling off obviously).

I had my vehicle to the Ford dealership on a recall for the third row latch/corrosion issue. While in the process of doing the repair, the service dept. Found massive undercarriage corrosion, in which other parts of my car were disintegrating & falling apart, such as the starter and the engine mounts, as well as parts of my exhaust system. While my car was on the premises there were also two other Freestars with similar amounts of massive corrosion on the body of the vehicle, particularly all of the doors. My vehicle is only 9 years old and has been taken care of with regular maintenance and should not look 20 years old with the corrosion that it has accumulated. I also have a large, visible crack in my wheel well in the rear passenger area caused by corrosion and my vehicle may not pass inspection. I have been in touch with Ford motor CO. And they seemed only casually interested, but did give me a case file # cas-270-2675-s3d5h6. They report that there is currently no recall on any of the peripheral corrosion problems and could not guarantee that there would be a recall on this. The supervisor at the dealership expressed to me that he has seen at least 6-8 other Freestars with the same corrosion in the same places. My car is rotting from the inside. . . Presently when it rains, my front passenger door accumulates water inside, which eventually drains itself out through the corrosion underneath that panel. Please help me to force a recall on this issue so that I can get my car repaired in an appropriate manner and feel safe in driving without worrying that my vehicle will disintegrate underneath me from this massive corrosion problem.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the front axle assembly detached from the vehicle while in a residential driveway. The vehicle had not been involved in a collision or road hazard. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who repaired the vehicle. Later, the rear cargo door latch became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 114,000.