2004 Ford Freestar Problems
Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2004 Ford Freestar.
Worst 2004 Ford Freestar Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRAIN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2004 Ford Freestar.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 495 | 3 | 2 | 83,516 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 310 | 3 | 5 | 111,028 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 115 | 2 | — | 98,438 mi | |
| SEATS | 84 | 1 | — | 122,631 mi | |
| ENGINE | 69 | 3 | 2 | 109,105 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 62 | 1 | 1 | 117,121 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 50 | — | — | 74,429 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 34 | — | 3 | 83,697 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 29 | 1 | — | 102,921 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 26 | 2 | 2 | 95,281 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 22 | 1 | — | 47,448 mi | |
| STEERING | 22 | 1 | — | 97,801 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 18 | — | — | 104,905 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 18 | 1 | — | 142,797 mi | |
| WHEELS | 17 | — | — | 90,719 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 13 | 1 | — | 102,838 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 11 | 1 | — | 110,660 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 10 | — | — | 40,118 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 8 | — | — | 72,214 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 8 | — | 1 | 68,597 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 8 | — | — | 31,139 mi | |
| WHEELS:HUB | 8 | — | — | 46,936 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 7 | — | — | 93,984 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 7 | — | — | 39,200 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 7 | — | — | 73,920 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 7 | — | — | 107,440 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 6 | — | — | 91,000 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 6 | — | — | 29,522 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 5 | — | — | 67,381 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 5 | — | — | 54,850 mi |
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Recalls for 2004 Ford Freestar
3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~609,571 vehicles.
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. The third row stowable seat can experience corrosion and structural degradation at the seat anchor mechanism mounted to the rear wheel wells. As a result of the corrosion, the third row seat may not fully latch into its seating position.
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.
Other Ford Freestar Years
Wider context: See the full Ford Freestar reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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