Water Intrusion Occurred On Replacement Pcm As Well Within 3 Months Because Rain Kit Per Service Bulletin Tsb-06-14-10 Was Not Installed At The ford Dealer. I Wonder What My Rights Are? Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, who advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The plate that was holding the seat in place was covered with rust and disconnected leaving a hole near the left rear wheel well which caused the seat to move. My back seat cannot lock forward. After Restarting The Van Sometimes Several Times It Fixes Itself.
Pleavin I drive a 2004 Ford Freestar and the transmission just stopped working without warning. Also, there was a tow package available with a damper controlled automatic load-leveling rear air suspension system with class three tow hitch. The vehicle seems to have a transmission problem won't go forward or backwards but jumps either way on its own. The contact stated that after inspecting the vehicle he noticed that the failure was due to corrosion. He Moved The Shifter To Neutral And Back And Started To vehicle Right Up. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control.
Reported this to Ford headquarters on November 30, 2012 and was informed that the dealership was correct in stating that Ford will not repair this serious problem. The Manufacturer Was Made Aware Of The Failure. Oct 02, 2009 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. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Now What I Have Been Told Is That The Electronic Computer Module Was The Problem And Needed To Be Replaced.
This recall followed an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which had begun in May 2010. In Addition, The vehicle Failed To Operate Intermittently When Shifted Into Reverse. Mar 01, 2012 Having This Problem 4 Days In A Row, Engine Quits At Any Speed Loss Of Steering And Brakes, Car Will Speed Up Without The Accelerator Being Moved, ford Said Water In The Computer Could Cost 1,000 To 1,500. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. Consequences In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury. The transmission suffered from cracked forward and reverse clutch pistons. While In Park Rpms Go Up And Down.
The third row stowable seat can experience corrosion and structural degradation at the seat anchor mechanism mounted to the rear wheel wells. I Had It Towed And Was Told By The Auto Repair Person That It Was My Transmission. The Sudden And Unexpected Loss Of Acceleration And Erratic Rpm Is Dangerous. While retaining much of the roofline of the previous-generation Windstar, in a shift away from New Edge design language, the Freestar adopted styling elements from several Ford vehicles, including the , , and. Following a decline in sales during the mid-2000s, Ford withdrew the Freestar and Monterey after the 2007 model year.
Models with 2nd row bucket seats now got their own center console. Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Since Then, The vehicle Has Not Started Up Quite A Few Times…. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. However, Right Before Aaa Got To Me…. Its aerodynamic design, layout, and better car-like handling made it more competitive with similar offerings from and.
I Turned The Engine Off To Fuel Up. The Engine Restarted And Resumed Normal Operation. Approximately 196667 vehicles were involved. Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the torque converter for free. To better compete with Chrysler, Ford decided its next minivan would adopt the same front-wheel drive layout popularized by Chrysler.
As a result of the corrosion, the third row seat may not fully latch into its seating position. In this lawsuit, documents were introduced which showed Ford's testing of the Benteler Axle in March 1998 resulted in failure of two out of the eleven axles tested. After further review, I know noticed that the whole latch had broken off because of rusted panel. The vehicle was not repaired. Correction: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque converter free of charge. In August 1998, Ford determined the cause of this failure was improper heat treating.
Headrests were added to middle and third-row bench seats. Later I Found Out That It Was The Transmission. 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. This Appears To Be A Relatively Wide-spread Problem And If Not Addressed And Repaired Correctly, It Could Happen Again. I still have it after shipping it to Hawaii and then Italy and now I am back in Germany with the van. Recall Date 2013-03-07 Description Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
I am entering this complaint in relation to other complaints that have been filed. The Problem Has Been Getting Progressively Worse. At its launch, the Windstar followed a tradition established by the Aerostar, marketed without a Lincoln-Mercury counterpart completely unrelated to the. By 1989, design work was well underway, with a concept design theme being settled on by December 1989. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.