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Ford FreestarYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 2,533 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Ford Freestar year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2006 and 2007. The Freestar has 5 safety recalls on record.

Ford Freestar
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2004, 2005Best years'06 '07Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2,533Top: Power trainSafety recalls52004–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Ford Freestar years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Freestar median. Tap a year for its full report.

'04'05'06'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2007Best90/10064 complaints · 1 recall2006Solid64/100356 complaints · 2 recalls2005Caution41/100886 complaints · 3 recalls2004Caution33/1001,227 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Ford Freestar problems

All model years combined: 2,533 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train181924
Electrical system2487
Engine1578
Structure13611
Seats1213
Vehicle speed control1014
Engine and engine cooling977
Service brakes, hydraulic662
Steering522
23 other systems30925
5 recalls

Ford Freestar recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Seats13V-081 · 2004–2007 · Mar 7, 2013 · 196,667 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission12V-006 · 2004–2005 · Jan 9, 2012 · 206,452 vehicles–Body: hatchback/liftgate06V-069 · 2005–2006 · Mar 9, 2006 · 12,728 vehicles–Wheels: hub04V-446 · 2004 · Sep 13, 2004 · 34,013 vehicles–Hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections03V-457 · 2004 · Nov 6, 2003 · 23,996 vehicles
9 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Freestar

  1. Stabilus Rear Liftgate Struts FailingEQ12010 · 2004–2006 · closed Dec 31, 2012
    No recall
  2. Corrosion of Third-Row Seat AttachmentEA12003 · 2004–2007 · closed May 2, 2013
    Led to recall 13V-081
  3. Corrosion of Third-Row Seat AttachmentPE11039 · 2004 · closed Apr 27, 2012
    No recall
  4. Service Jack FailurePE11033 · 2004–2005 · closed Dec 7, 2012
    No recall
  5. Engine StallingPE10033 · 2004–2007 · closed Jul 15, 2011
    No recall
  6. Transmission Torque Converter FailureEA09016 · 2004–2005 · closed Feb 2, 2012
    Led to recall 12V-006
  7. TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAILUREPE09033 · 2004–2005 · closed Nov 17, 2009
    No recall
  8. Engine stallingDP09004 · 2004 · closed Sep 7, 2010
    No recall
  9. TIRE VALVE CRACKINGPE08060 · 2007 · closed Apr 9, 2009
    No recall