Wiring problems of the 2004 Ford Freestar

We replaced the torque converter about a year ago, on our own; we were not familiar with the recall on that part. The van started to exhibit same issues a few weeks later. We went to the dealer where we learned of the torque converter recall. Dealer stated that this time, it was a bad transmission, he informed us that due to us paying out of our own pocket for the torque converter, he would take that money off of the price of replacement transmission; we had issues with that deal. Now, about a year later, the van would not go into gear. We took it to a dealer who gave us a hard time with the three year warranty which came along with the replacement transmission; the van was at the dealer for over two weeks. Once we agreed to pay out of our own pocket, we were told that the wiring between computer and transmission was dirty; they stated that it was now fixed. Now three weeks later, same issue; we took it to a mechanic who found water in the computer.

I to own a 2004 Ford Freestar. I never had any trouble with the van until febuary 2011. I was pulling out in an intersection the van started to go but decided not to. I tried to put the van in reverse to get out of traffic and it wouldn't go. Then all of a sudden it decided to go in a big hurry squealing tires. I was pretty happy there wasn't another car at the stop sign waiting to get out. I finally got the van home and it wouldn't stay running. We towed it over to a local dealer. He finally looked at the computer and dumped water out of it. He had called the Ford dealer parts department and they told him it was a common problem with the Freestar vans. I ended up taking it to the same Ford dealer and I was told they had never seen this problem. They put a new computer in it and a wiring harness. $1,800. 00 dollars of work. They test drove it and it threw 2 more sensors. That would be another 500. 00 to fix that and they wouldn't guarantee that if I fixed that it wouldn't happen again on another sensor. Apparently the water from the computer rand down the wiring harness and followed down to the sensors and croided most of them. They suggested I just hurry and get rid of my van. Of course, after I pay them the 1,800. 00. I called Ford, the manager at the Ford dealership and they are really sorry but there is nothing they can do to help me. I paid 26,000. 00 for this van and I had it for 7 years and Ford just basically said get rid of it. I have the van back with the 2 sensors still bad it runs alright now but they said it wouldn't for long.

Stop running sometime would start,then wouldnt start,took to a shop they said look at it been submeris or under water,at eclt plug where,wet with water,said it wood need new wiring harnes, possilbe computer box. . At cost of $1200-1500 part and then there labor. . Here in kenai alaska. . Got to fixer if I want to do this. . . I brough this used here came up from the south ,arazona, done car fax all good.

Upon leaving the interstate and coming into town (approximately 1 mile ) my vehicle made a slight noise, I looked at my gauges with no indicators on I proceeded into my driveway where my van began to erupt into flames within moments the entire front end was engulfed with 12 ft. Flames I called the fire dept who extinguished the flames, I narrowly escaped the van.