Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2006 Ford Freestar

Three problems related to alternator/generator/regulator have been reported for the 2006 Ford Freestar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford Freestar based on all problems reported for the 2006 Freestar.

1 Alternator/generator/regulator problem

Failure Date: 10/16/2016

My radio goes off by itself, and all light flicker even when driving of a night. It is now making a sound like tight belts. . . But does not appear to have any ready to break. Ford you really messed up on this one! I no longer like having a Ford car! I have had 3 different alternators on the car and it has not helped!.

2 Alternator/generator/regulator problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2015

I have a battery light that keeps coming on even after replacing the alternator twice and battery twice. The light still keeps coming on and will not go off. There I am driving down the road and everything is flashing and then it stalls. I have had both battery and alternator checked and they are fine. Wiring has been checked and nothing seems to work. Also I have replaced the breaks on the car twice and I still get a loud grinding noise when I go to stop. Ford needs to fix these vehicles. I have read in many forums that people are having the same problems with theirs and after spending a bunch of money trying to fix the problem it still is not fixed. I need my vehicle to run right without having to dump money into it all the time and I keep up with regular maintenance but this is above and beyond that and this is ridiculous!.

3 Alternator/generator/regulator problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2012

The van has been hard to start just recently past month it takes 4 turns of key to start , van dies while driving, battery has died . Took to Ford dealership and they cant find anything wrong at all . They had me replace , fuel pump / spark plugs and wires / fuel filter/ ignition coil / tps sensor / air intake idle sensor / cleaned and reprogrammed the pcm / made new ignition key / cleaned all ground connections / checked alternator / replaced battery / drained gas tank and added fuel cleaner / after all of this expense I still am having the exact same issues ?????? any advice from anyone ??/ thanks in advance .




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