Worst 2005 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 2005 Ford Freestar.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 376 | 2 | — | 76,736 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 264 | 1 | — | 130,691 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 84 | 1 | — | 99,116 mi | |
| ENGINE | 53 | — | 1 | 110,347 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 38 | 1 | — | 103,578 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 36 | — | — | 78,526 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 28 | 2 | — | 89,571 mi | |
| SEATS | 18 | 1 | — | 145,791 mi | |
| STEERING | 18 | — | — | 96,192 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 13 | — | 1 | 118,380 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 10 | — | — | 76,966 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 10 | — | — | 76,031 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 9 | — | — | 108,803 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 8 | 1 | — | 212,383 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 8 | — | — | 78,363 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 7 | — | — | 61,732 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 6 | — | — | 117,744 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 6 | — | 1 | 94,736 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 6 | — | — | 65,753 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 5 | — | — | 88,171 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 5 | — | — | 79,359 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 5 | — | — | 64,677 mi | |
| TIRES | 5 | — | — | 35,206 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 4 | — | — | 86,286 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 4 | — | — | 75,500 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 | — | — | 56,292 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 3 | — | — | 2,750 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 | — | — | 19,890 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 3 | — | — | 37,524 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 3 | — | — | 18,658 mi |
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Recalls for 2005 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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