Car Stall Problems of Ford Freestar - part 2

The vehicle will begin to act like it is going to stall at high speeds or going up hill. We notice it more when we accelerate really fast like an on ramp to the highway, but it also happens when it needs the extra power going up hill. I have taken it in and I was told it was water getting into the pcm causing electrical problems with read outs on temperatures and other things. We have already had to get the torque converter replaced a few years ago and I was told that it may have been to issues with the pcm.

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When driving down the road the van will suddenly lose all forward momentum and drift momentarily until it will just as suddenly resume forward momentum and continue like normal. When this happens, the rpms drop off like the vehicle is stalling or fuel starved (however it has no hesitation like its running out of gas) no warning lights come on and there is no pattern to when or how it happens. However, the problem has been getting progressively worse and now it is noticed that it has a higher tendency to do it when it is raining or there is high humidity. It does it at all speeds from 25mph to 70mph. Ford dealership has looked at the van and could not get it to reproduce the problem when they had it. However, they stated this does not sound like a torque converter problem addressed under safety recall notice 11s25/ NHTSA recall 12v-006. This is a very dangerous problem and has almost caused several accidents as I have no warning the problem is getting ready to happen and have no way to notify other motorist of my sudden and quick deceleration.

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Wife was driving home from work when the van just suddenly stalled. She was traveling at 35 mph when she lost all power. She then tried restarting the van and it started but when she tried to put it into gear the engine rpm's raced, then slammed into gear and then stalling again. The van was undriveable. She was able to get to the side of the road just feet before she would have been stranded on a narrow two lane bridge that is heavily traveled the logging and dump trucks. Had it towed to the repair shop for repairs. While doing research online about the issue I was surprised to find so many other have had the same issue possibly caused by water in the pcm module. The next morning I contacted the repair shop and advised them of my findings. Sure enough they where able to find the service bulletins from Ford about the issue 7 pages long. Several hours and $240 later the repair shop called and said the van was fixed and the could not believe the amount of water that came our when the sensor was removed. I cannot believe that Ford has not submitted a recall on this issue.

Every time it rained, my engine would shudder, shake, sometimes knock, the transmission would shift for no good reason, and I stalled out in traffic once. The vehicle became non-drivable when it rained (and only when it rained). I took the vehicle to my Ford dealer (schults Ford of harmarville, PA), where technician pat sand indicated that this is a known problem with Ford Freestars, and said a Ford service bulletin indicates that because of a manufacturing problem (incorrect sealer application to the pcm and poor position of pcm in relation to windshield run-off) water leakage into the program control module causes it to issue random commands and errors. They followed the Ford bulletin and by simply better sealing against moisture / blocking the water flow, resolved the problem. This is a safety issue and a known manufacturing defect.

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but it continued to stall. The failure occurred four different times after rainy weather. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic test. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated vehicle looses power and then stalls while driving. The first time the vehicle was taken to the dealer a cover was placed over the computer to keep water from getting to it. That repair did not work, so the second time the dealer placed a sealant around the cover on the computer. The contact feels this is a safety issue because there was no warning prior to the vehicle stalling. The VIN was not available. The current mileage was 103,000. Rl.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact attempted to steer from the vehicle off the roadway when she crashed into a flagpole. There were front bumper damages and the vehicle was towed to an automotive repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the stalling failure. The dealer was contacted and advised that they could not tell the contact what had caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 57,000.

After starting vehicle, very high rpm's. When put in drive it stalls out. Sitting at stop light it stalls out. Mechanic said, "pcm is bad. " it's not worth replacing if it's a design flaw. Us as consumers shouldn't have to pay for car manufactures mistakes!!.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact was driving approximately 20 mph when the vehicle began to jerk and then stalled. The fuel gauge warning indicator was illuminated and the engine restarted and resumed normally. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who detected that the computer main brain exhibited water damage and recommended that the vehicle be inspected by the dealer. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and was in the process of being repaired at the owner's expense. The VIN and failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled without any warning. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that they were unaware of this failure with his year, make and model vehicle. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was approximately 80,700.

Drove through a puddle and the engine quit. Apparently, the water splashed the on board computer (pcm). I towed vehicle to the dealer and they implemented the Ford technical service bulletin (TSB) reference number(s): 06-14-10, vehicle worked fine until the fall of 2014. Now the vehicle won't start at all if it sits out in the rain. If it does the water gets into the pcm and prevents it from starting. Now it appears as though water is intruding somewhere else and it is confounding the pcm (engine computer) with more water / moisture. The car is now worthless to me and I will have to scrap it since it cannot operate in a normal midwestern climate. I surely do not want to spend another $1500 to $2500 to fix the problem only to find out it is temporary. This is simply a design flaw. Ford should recall these vehicles and pay off the owners to have them destroyed since the wet pcm can cause the car to stall when accelerating or simply driving down a rainy road.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where the dealer test drove the vehicle and performed a diagnostic but was unable to duplicate the failure or locate a failure code. The dealer replaced the spark plugs and the computer board but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall without warning. The failure mileage was 86,811 and the current mileage was 100,000.

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Our Freestar spits and sputters during wet weather. Mechanic changed sparkplugs, but no change. Only happens during wet times. Vehicle stalled in traffic with daughter driving. Finally was able to restart vehicle and get it off the road.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph the rpms dramatically increased, then the vehicle stalled as a consequence his risk for vehicle crash and serious injury were increased. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership, therefore the cause of the failure is unknown. The current and failure mileages were 85000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that when driving in inclement weather the water enters into the electriacl system and stalls the vehicle. This failure has occurred on 7 different occasions. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they would get the water out and blow dry the wet area. They also advised her that there was no other solution. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance and are not aware of this occurring in other vehicles. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable. Tb.

The car stalled at an intersection and restarted and stalled continually. Had it towed to a repair shop. The computer showed a lot of funny readings like it was going 122 mph while at a stand still. He determined that water had leaked in the pcm. Dried it out and sealed it and made repair according to TSB. This is the third time that it has happened. The issue is drivable and potential for accidents and my wife being stranded in undesirable neighborhoods.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the computer module and the coil pack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred four more times. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Car stops working for a second when driving on highway in the winter time, usually snow. It as if something misses and car is about to stall out but catches itself and begins to work again. Usually happens in spurts but only in the winter months. Happens every winter for passed 3 years. Pcm and mass air flow sensors replaced twice.

While driving 45 mph my 2006 Ford Freestar (24,000 mi. ) van completely stalled. There were no warnings at all, it just died. I safely pulled into a parking lot and pushed it to a safe location. I had it towed to a Ford dealership. Later in the day they started it right up, checked it all out and found nothing wrong. I was very lucky that nobody stopped in front of me or I would have hit them. I'm scared to drive it now after reading all the complains online about this happening to others. This van has been nothing but trouble.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would sporadically stall without warning. Usually when the vehicle stalls, it takes approximately 15- 30 minutes to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on three occasions, but they failure could not be duplicated. The failure mileage was 52,000 and current mileage was 57,000.

Does anyone read these? my daughter posted a complaint over a year ago. I just read through a number of complaints about the 2004 Ford Freestar's transmission problems. My son-in-law purchased this van for my daughter for mother's day of 2006 because they were expecting another son and outgrowing their Jeep grand cherokee. In the winter of 2006 it started acting up. We had to go get them on christmas eve as they were broke down on the side of a country road on their way to our house for christmas. It was diagnosed a crank shaft sensor. After coming up with the money to replace that, it worked fine for a while. Started again. They were told they most have got a faulty crank shaft sensor and replaced it again. Some time later, it started again. They took it to a transmission specialist that replaced some more sensors. It ran fine all summer. Winter of 2007 started again. Replacing more sensors. Again this winter, it is doing the same thing. This time it was diagnosed as the abs box on the undercarriage of the van. $400 for the part alone. My daughter was so excited because it ran better than it ever had and they thought they figured out the problem. Now it is doing it again. It sometimes will not go in reverse. Acts like it is taking off in 3rd gear. Stalls out. This is their only vehicle. He is laid off. She is on the verge of losing her job due to attendance as a result of transportation issues. They are struggling like the rest of us to keep their home our foreclosure and their utilities on. The sad thing, they are still paying payments on this van! someone have a heart here! do something! it is the first Ford they have ever owned. My son-in-law says he will buy foreign from now on. I own a Ford also, I will never own another one either. They have contacted the Ford dealership as well as the manufacturer and got no response. This is how they treat their customers. I guess they deserve to go in bankrupt in this economy!.

I was driving through a construction zone; lane shifted onto the shoulder. Traffic was dense, but moving at near normal speeds. Vehicle in front of me braked abruptly as we hit the rumble strip. My vehicle shook dramatically; as I tipped in to accelerate, I discovered the vehicle had died (stalled). I restarted on the fly by shifting into neutral. Had I not done so, my vehicle would have come to a stop in dense, fairly high speed traffic--exposing me and my family to a potential high speed rear impact.