Cruise Control Problems of Ford Freestar

Cruise control doesn't work, transaxle issue-light flashing.

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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.

Some times while backing up the car would lurch. While driving the car would suddenly excelerate while cruise control was engaged oreven just by it self. Sometimes the car was having problems excelerating from a stop.

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Returning from a 'dump run', I noticed the plastic cover for the 3rd row passenger seat, driver side, had been dislodged and was lying on the floor. I went to reconnect it and I found the latch 'floating'. It was no longer part of the vehicle. I could see out through the wheel well. After further inspection, I saw that the welded plate, that should be part of the van was no longer attached. I haven't looked at the tire for damage, yet. This is a design and manufacturing error, as the latch bracket used to secure the passenger seat in place, needs to be a permanent part of the vehicle. The van isn't too old, and should last many more years/miles and for this piece to come loose, is a safety issue as well as a quality issue. I'm afraid to take it to the local Ford dealer for fear of being gouged on the cost to repair, which should be at Ford's cost. If this was a pick up truck with exposure to the elements all the time, I could see a rust issue. This vehicle is lightly used and garaged nightly, so it shouldn't happen - ever. The other comments on this page are all similar to my experience with this part. Right now, I'm using a strap to hold the piece in place, stretching to the latch on the passenger side. Comment: this van has had too many quality issues since we purchased it in 2006 - torque converter replaced, driver seat heater replaced, transmission replaced, cruise control switch mech. Replaced, ignition replaced.

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph with the cruise control activated, the cruise control failed to disengage. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was advised to the contact that the cruise control switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

2004 Ford Freestar experiencing problems with cruise control that is consistent with the symptoms of Ford's "speed control deactivation system" recall. Cruise control intermittently works which is a symptom that led to fires in Ford's recall.

Driving with cruise control on in a 2004 Ford Freestar. Tap brake to release cruise control. Once I was ready to accelerate again, I tried to push the gas pedal. However the gas pedal was all the way to the floor and I had a loss of acceleration power. I could not accelerate and had to pull off the highway. Once the car was inspected, it was found that a plastic clip came off of the gas pedal. Vehicle was taken in for repairs. An entire throttle panel was order to fix the problem.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. While driving between 55-60 mph, the throttle became stuck and the cruise control would not disengage. As a result, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact struck a guard rail, which caused over $5,000 in damages. This is the second time that this failure occurred. The dealer could not find any failures with the vehicle. The current mileage was 58,000 and failure mileage was 26,000. Updated 11/24/08 updated 11/26/08.

Traveling on interstate 95 with cruise control on at 79mph in heavy traffic as was end of thanksgiving holiday and engine revved and could not control speed-no forward motion when attempting to accelerate. Turned on the hazard lights and coasted to side of road. No warning or lights on dashboard to indicate any trouble just unable to accelerate. Towed and informed that torque converter the issue and may be additional problems-at this time attempting to find parts(new or refurbished).

Driver was operating a 2004 Ford Freestar van on 9/20/05. This vehicle is equipped with a transmitter, receiver style cruise control. He was behind a dump truck when suddenly his cruise control activated, which caused sudden acceleration, almost causing him to rear end the truck. The cruise control transmitter was removed from this van several months ago. I feel another motorist activated their cruise control, which activated our company's van cruise control. How many frequency codes did Ford use with this dangerous set up for cruise control?.