THIS VEHICLE HAS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE PCM SHORTING OUT DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE WIRING HARNESS THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ONCE THE PCM SHORT CIRCUITS THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE ITS' MOTION. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND PLACES THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AT GREATER RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR SIMPLE CEASES TO WORK. THE COMPANY HAS CURRENTLY RECALLED THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM INITIALLY, THE LONG TERM PROBLEM OF WATER SEEPING INTO THE PCM WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL TIME AND TIME AGAIN. *TR
2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LTD MINIVAN HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER SYMPTOMATIC OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHICH NO WARNING OR SIGNS OF A PENDING FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, AND ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INCIDENT, IT COULD HAVE. THE VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED SEEM VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE ARTICULATED BY OTHERS IN A PENDING NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER INPUT SHAFT SPLINES ON THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. *TR
