2004 Ford Freestar vehicle speed control problems

“DRIVING DOWN RD N IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUSHING BREAK WHILE I WAS SMASHING GAS PEDAL . LOST ALL FIRE TO CAR WOULDN'T GO NO WHERE. I WAS ON A COUNTRY RD GOING UPHILL. IT SPOTS N SPUTTER N JERKS REAL HARD GOING UP HILL LIKE MY TRANSMISSION GOING BAD BUT MOTOR SOUNDS GOOD SO I HAVE NO CLUE..”

“WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY ON THESE VANS. MANY HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I'M NOT SURE WHY MINE WASN'T INCLUDED. I'M TOLD THESE VANS ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.”

“HAD THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER DONE AND NOW MY VEHICLE SHAKES, SPUTTERS. WON'T ACCELERATE, THE RPMS JUMP UP HIGH, VERY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL OUT. CAN'T GO PAST 25-30 MPH IF IT EVEN GETS UP TO THAT! MY VEHICLE RAN PERFECT BEFORE TAKING IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EVER SINCE I GOT IT BACK WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD AND THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS THROTTLE CABLE SO HAD THAT FIXED AND IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THINGS AS IT DID AFTER THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE IT DOESN'T GO OR GET UP TO THE CORRECT MPH. THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES REALLY BAD AND THE NOISES IT MAKES ARE VERY LOUD AND SOUND LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BLOW UP. I THINK THE TORQUE CONVERTER THEY REPLACED IT WITH IS BAD AND THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND MAN UP AND QUIT TRYING TO BLAME IT ON OTHER THINGS. THEY MESSED UP AND NEED TO FIX IT.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.”

“I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER ENGAGED AND IT RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND TRY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME. SEMI TRUCKS WERE WHIZZING PAST ME AT 75 MPH. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN ABILENE, TX ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO AND WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT ANY RECALLS TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN MY DEATH. I AM HIGHLY PISSED. WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THIS BEFORE SELLING ME THIS VEHICLE FOR 7K? AND WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT DEALERSHIPS LETTING VEHICLES DRIVE OFF THE LOT LIKE THIS WHEN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL AND DID NOTHING AND SAID NOTHING. *TR”

“JUST PURCHASED THIS USED 2004 FREESTAR. WITHIN DAYS THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. NOT STARTING. ETC.. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED BEFORE KNOWING OF RECALL ON THAT ITEM. STILL HAD THE ISSUES. PULLED OUT PCM AND IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. INSTALLED NEW ONE. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. RAINY SEASON. ISSUES HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK. NEW PCM REMOVED AND WAS FILLED WITH WATER. I MYSELF FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE AS WELL AS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WALKER FORD SWEPT THE ISSUE UNDER THE RUG AND WANTED TO CHARGE $900 TO FIND THE LEAK. I SHOWED THEM THE BULLETIN THAT THEY WERE UN AWARE OF. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE MY PCM WITHOUT CHARGING ME AGAIN. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND PAID FOR NEW PCM AND TOLD THEM TO PERFORCE SERVICE BULLETIN. SEEMED FINE UNTIL LAST 6 MONTHS. STARTING TO STALL A LOT. HIGH HUM WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING. MORE RESEARCH ONLINE AND I FOUND 2 MORE RECALLS ON VEHICLE. THE PCM ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL. FIND OUT HOW TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE ISSUE AND PERFORM IT FOR FREE WITH A NEW PCM. *TR”