Major Problems with 2004 Ford Freestar Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Ford Freestar
2004 Ford Freestar
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Victims: 3
Mileage: 138000 miles
2004 Ford Freestar
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Victims: 2
Mileage: 65000 miles
2004 Ford Freestar
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Victims: 2
Mileage: 50000 miles
Browse 2004 Ford Freestar complaints by category
Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Freestar owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN while driving on a slight incline vehicle rolled backwards when brakes were applied. consumer took vehicle to the dealer for |
495
~ 77610 miles |
| POWER TRAIN transmission dies with no warnings at less than 70 000 miles. *tr... |
290
~ 100929 miles |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM wife's van. reported that in cold weather it would start hard. recently while driving to work it bucked several times.... |
111
~ 92157 miles |
| SEATS bought van in june 2007 nothing but problems since. replaced battery within 2 months of purchase. replace o2 sensors 3... |
82
~ 109634 miles |
| ENGINE i left work got 3 parking spots away lost steering brakes and gas. engine was still running. transaxle light came... |
65
~ 100021 miles |
| BODY > STRUCTURE plastic molding along the running boards broke off. as a result the sliding door malfunctioned locking occupants inside vehicle. |
61
~ 108410 miles |
| TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the first time we experienced problems with our 2004 ford freestar (approximately 38 000 miles)was in april of 2007. we... |
50
~ 43169 miles |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving my ford freestar the engine started to miss. after a short distance it died completely. luckily i was... |
34
~ 68927 miles |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: when the consumer tried to stop the car it accelerated/ kicked in and the consumer had to take the... |
28
~ 87355 miles |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER we just purchased a 2004 ford freestar. i am 67 and went to get out of the back door and... |
23
~ 73666 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when braking the consumer would hear a squeaking noise coming from the rear passenger side brake rotor. the dealership was |
22
~ 40978 miles |
| STEERING this is a general compliant about my 2004 ford freestar. the problems started almost immediately after driving the car away... |
20
~ 81671 miles |
| STRUCTURE van without warning stopped moving and engine cut off. this is a follow up from our christmas adventure. got it... |
18
~ 75764 miles |
| SUSPENSION clicking noise once gas pedal was touched-dealer stated was front end control arm problem-very unsafe to drive -could cause crash... |
18
~ 134864 miles |
| WHEELS 2004 ford freestar sel - ~23000 miles on the vehicle i have been hearing an intermittent squealing noise coming from... |
16
~ 79379 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE when filling van with gasoline gas shot back out hitting person in face and arms. *tr... |
13
~ 94927 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES the electrical has been wiggy ever since --just after the factory warranty ran out. this includes: back-up safety sensors stopped... |
10
~ 87660 miles |
| ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS grinding noise in rear pass side wheel. caliper failed caused the pad to slip and ate through the rotor causing... |
10
~ 32095 miles |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL we own a 2004 freestar that has had the transmission replaced in feb 2008 with less than 43 000 miles... |
8
~ 63188 miles |
| HUB > WHEELS i purchased a freestar in march 2005 and returned to the local dealership 2 days later complaining about brake problems.... |
8
~ 41069 miles |
| ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING brakes squealing air bag light comes on engine hsa alot of pinging hioway speed 60 and up. *ak... |
8
~ 68597 miles |
| PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS my left inner brake pad fell apart and almost caused an accident.. my left brake was locked up on inner... |
8
~ 27247 miles |
| UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 3rd row seat would not latch on the driver side of the vehicle. upon inspection it was determined that the... |
7
~ 107440 miles |
| DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN i bought my 2004 ford freestar used in february of 2006 from eastern motors and had nothing but problems with... |
7
~ 52800 miles |
| LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the automatic sliding sensor failed. as a result a six year old child was caught between the doors. the child |
7
~ 28000 miles |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM van won't start thought it was fuel pump had it towed & replaced cost $500 van starts then shuts off |
6
~ 93984 miles |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES bought van in june 2007 nothing but problems since. replaced battery within 2 months of purchase. replace o2 sensors 3... |
6
~ 45500 miles |
| CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS grinding noise in rear pass side wheel. caliper failed caused the pad to slip and ate through the rotor causing... |
6
~ 29522 miles |
| MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT my wife was driving to fairborn ohio from cincinnati in our 2004 ford freestar. this was purchased new by us.... |
5
~ 85093 miles |
| VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while the engine was running the contact opened the rear passenger sliding door... |
5
~ 87606 miles |
| SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while making a left turn at 10 mph another vehicle crashed into the... |
5
~ 95400 miles |
| MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2004 ford freestar. backing out of the drive-way i put the van in park and left it idle in the... |
5
~ 54850 miles |
| GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY while driving sliding door opened and closed and when closing the rear window shattered. *ak... |
5
~ 78920 miles |
| AIR BAGS brakes squealing air bag light comes on engine hsa alot of pinging hioway speed 60 and up. *ak... |
5
~ 53905 miles |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM two transmission failures without warnings in our 2004 ford freestar. no accidents just exhaustion and sunburns due to 112*f in... |
4
~ 59750 miles |
| CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2004 ford freestar. s10 appropriate handling - letter to the president from consumer re vehicle hazards due to major defects... |
4
~ 73500 miles |
| DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE in nov 2007 my 7 year old granddaughter started to exit the back passenger van door. the door opened and... |
4
~ 58250 miles |
| CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL driver was operating a 2004 ford freestar van on 9/20/05. this vehicle is equipped with a transmitter receiver style cruise... |
4
~ 27097 miles |
| COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have a 2004 ford freestar and this summer my air conditioner stopped working. i called ford motor company and... |
3
~ 84083 miles |
| TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the vehicle has bridgestone steel belted size p225/60r16 tires. the contact stated that... |
3
~ 69667 miles |
| WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while driving 60 mph the contact heard a high pitched whining sound coming... |
3
~ 42333 miles |
| EQUIPMENT experienced a very loud squealing noise that appeared to be coming from the front wheels - this usually occurred at... |
3
~ 4333 miles |
| ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC october 2004 - less than 500 miles on van - brakes went out. tracklight came on. van was towed to... |
3
~ 20507 miles |
| MID/REAR ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the contact stated that the vehicle was used as a taxi and... |
2
~ 179680 miles |
| EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while driving approximately 20 mph on wet road conditions the engine stalled... |
2
~ 120434 miles |
| FRONT > SUSPENSION i own a 2004 ford freestar in virginia. last week i took it in for the annual state inspection to... |
2
~ 35526 miles |
| ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT the factory installed jack broke at the hinges and my vehicle fell on my father. *tr updated 07/02/12 *bf the |
2
|
| HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING dt*: the contact stated a leak was noticed under the vehicle and power steering fluid was added often. the vehicle... |
2
~ 70000 miles |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the contact started the ignition and placed the gear shifter into drive. the... |
2
~ 67625 miles |
| REAR > SUSPENSION the sway bar on my 2004 ford freestar snapped in the middle due to some defect... |
2
~ 32000 miles |
| AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN our van only has 2200 miles however while performing a u-turn the vehicles front axle broke. the dealership repaired the |
2
~ 1100 miles |
| TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING vehicle felt like there was a flat tire on the passenger side. slowed down heard a loud bang and pulled... |
2
~ 3550 miles |
| HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY the power sliding door upon opening the door and depressing the electrical button to close the door it will not |
2
~ 7950 miles |
| SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS air bag light comes on intermittently. dealer cannot duplicate the problem. also doors will open suddenly. manufacturer stated the vehicle's |
2
~ 4 miles |
| ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT when using the headliner-mounted dvd system screen visibility through the rear view mirror is completely obscured. when reported to ford... |
2
~ 39500 miles |
| FRONTAL > AIR BAGS air bag light warning indicator illuminated and will not turn off. vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that... |
2
~ 19313 miles |
| HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE the back lift gate on my 2004 ford freestar will not latch. the dashboard light indicates a door is open. |
1
~ 91000 miles |
| LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed that the front passenger... |
1
~ 76000 miles |
| STABILIZER BAR > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the contact stated that there was a loud abnormal noise coming from... |
1
~ 120000 miles |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph the windshield wipers failed... |
1
~ 94000 miles |
| LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the contact stated that the rear hatch door would not open manually.... |
1
~ 100000 miles |
| POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the contact stated that water had entered and remained in the rear... |
1
~ 105000 miles |
| FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE the part of the frame that holds my front passenger steering and wheel assembly in place has failed. my mechanic... |
1
~ 144000 miles |
| LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT failure of transmission. i had my transmission overhauled 35 000 miles ago on my ford freestar and now i'm going... |
1
~ 164000 miles |
| PARKING BRAKE my mini van is making a weird noise and when i drive it on the highway the steering weal shakes |
1
|
| RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT had transmission fixed in jan 2010 and my transmission just went out again march 10 2011... i have had nothing... |
1
~ 121000 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC two transmission failures without warnings in our 2004 ford freestar. no accidents just exhaustion and sunburns due to 112*f in... |
1
~ 84000 miles |
| MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while at a stop light and proceeding to accelerate the vehicle failed to... |
1
~ 5300 miles |
| HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while driving 45 mph the front driver's side tire shook heavily. the contact... |
1
~ 90000 miles |
| VALVE > TIRES our 2004 ford freestar van had a tire valve failure. upon repair of the tire i requested the valve that... |
1
~ 55800 miles |
| PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES serviced at the ford dealer-la mesa last 05/27/2008. and on 07/05/2008 the transmission broke down and replaced at the ford... |
1
~ 87421 miles |
| AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT 2004 ford freestar. consumer states vehicles drives rough stating vehicle accelerates and decelerates on its own *tgw the consumer stated... |
1
~ 47278 miles |
| IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2004 ford freestar. consumer states vehicles drives rough stating vehicle accelerates and decelerates on its own *tgw the consumer stated... |
1
~ 47278 miles |
| GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM 2004 ford freestar. consumer states vehicles drives rough stating vehicle accelerates and decelerates on its own *tgw the consumer stated... |
1
~ 47278 miles |
| LINKAGES > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY traveling in a 2004 ford freestar on i-69 from indianapolis to ft wayne at 65mph. spotted rain showers in area.... |
1
~ 35500 miles |
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. while driving approximately 35-40 mph the vehicle began to hesitate and the instrumental... |
1
~ 58502 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR bought van in june 2007 nothing but problems since. replaced battery within 2 months of purchase. replace o2 sensors 3... |
1
~ 102000 miles |
| MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 12/06 front driver-side brake froze on while driving causing van to want to pull into other lane. dealer said faulty... |
1
~ 55000 miles |
| HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE '04 ford freestar quick connect on fuel line will come loose spraying fuel on muffler and exhaust system! no repair... |
1
|
| FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER bad egr valve. ordered part 6 weeks ago and keep getting told the part is on back order have called... |
1
~ 84100 miles |
| ROTOR > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford freestar. the contact received a recall notice in 2004 which stated that two rotors... |
1
~ 45400 miles |
| FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while applying brakes a grinding noise was heard coming from the rear of the vehicle. upon getting the vehicle checked... |
1
~ 30000 miles |
| POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC unknown problem just occurreds under certain conditions. while driving the brake pedal when depressed for braking dropped giving the driver... |
1
|
| FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*- the contact stated that the 2004 ford freestar's transmission failed at 79 000 miles while driving at 40 mph... |
1
~ 78830 miles |
| REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tl*- the contact stated that the 2004 ford freestar's transmission failed at 79 000 miles while driving at 40 mph... |
1
~ 78830 miles |
| WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM upon leaving the interstate and coming into town (approximately 1 mile ) my vehicle made a slight noise i looked... |
1
~ 41000 miles |
| DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR excessive front brake noise. sometimes accompanied by a grinding noise. i can not begin to describe how loud this is.... |
1
~ 9000 miles |
| CALIPER > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR excessive front brake noise. sometimes accompanied by a grinding noise. i can not begin to describe how loud this is.... |
1
~ 9000 miles |
| PADS > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR excessive front brake noise. sometimes accompanied by a grinding noise. i can not begin to describe how loud this is.... |
1
~ 9000 miles |
| DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE this is the 4th time that this has happen. i am driving down the road and the engine shuts down... |
1
|
| TREAD/BELT > TIRES goodyear-integrity (p235/60r16) (99s) (025941) tires on 2004 ford freestar. noticed thumping noise at 10 000 miles. sounding like you have... |
1
|
| REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS dt: the first seat behind the passenger's seats seat belt got stuck tried reclining the seats with anything that would... |
1
~ 22961 miles |
| EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was going 35 mph made a left turn and came to a stop and then the car stalled. put... |
1
~ 4510 miles |
| RECLINER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS was cleaning my 2005 ford freestar and pulled the lever that releases the back of the bench seat directly behind... |
1
~ 29456 miles |
| PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when the brakes were applied the pedal would go to the floor. the vehicle lunged forward instead of stopping. the... |
1
|
| ANTILOCK > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR my left inner brake pad fell apart and almost caused an accident.. my left brake was locked up on inner... |
1
~ 1650 miles |
| HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING while driving 30 mph the power steering failed without warning. please provide additional information. *jb... |
1
~ 7500 miles |
| INTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY when using the headliner-mounted dvd system screen visibility through the rearview mirror is very limited (pretty much the rear-view mirror |
1
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