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886 owners have filed defect reports on this one. That's not a small number. 1 active recall campaign on file.
Average for the segment. Some recurring trouble spots worth knowing about.
Worth owning if you verify the specific issues below before you buy.
Our read of the federal NHTSA complaint and recall record for this exact year and model — not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection. How we score.
Just recently bought 05 Ford freestar van, 3 months ago in my driveway it refused to go forward, I parked it because I had something else to drive. Morning of december 30, 2019 my other automobile timing chain broke so I've been trying frantically to fix this van, I've replaced…
While driving my Ford freestar I lost power I was able to pull over but the van would not move at that point. Could get the RPM's up but would not move. The place I took it to said it seems to be the transmission. I cannot afford this and it could have been a very dangerous…
Traveling north on I-75 in michigan, our van lost all gears at 50-60 MPH with no warning or noise. By the grace of god, the van was in the right lane on a downhill stretch of road and we coasted to the shoulder. The engine would rev and there was power, but no gears. We were…
2005 Ford freestar - 2nd transmission failure. In march 2009 the transmission went out on our 2005 freestar. No warning, like all others with problems, it was like it was in neutral & would not go into gear. Service tech informed us that 2005 freestars have transmission…
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This condition results in a sudden loss of motive power with no warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
It's got known weak points. With a reliability score of 6.6 out of 10 based on 886 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the 2005 Ford Freestar has a higher-than-average rate of reported issues. The areas to watch are listed above. Whether it's worth owning depends on price, condition, and how much repair exposure you can absorb.
The 2005 Ford Freestar is acceptable, with specific caveats. Worth owning if you verify the specific issues below before you buy. The record behind that call: Engine: 50 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 66,495–120,000 mi; Reliability score 6.6/10 — around the segment average; 1 recall campaign on file. This is our read of the federal complaint and recall data — not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection.
Based on NHTSA records, the most-reported issue is powertrain, with 655 complaints filed. Typical failure occurs around 89,223 miles. Average repair cost runs about $2,500 at an independent shop.
The powertrain is one of the costlier repair items. Average repair cost runs about $2,500 at an independent shop. Typical failure occurs around 89,223 miles. Catching early warning signs can sometimes extend life by 20–30,000 miles.
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Math is straightforward: a quality service contract runs $1,800–3,500 over 3 years. With 886 complaints on file and the costliest repair averaging $2,500, one major failure more than pays for it. The catch is reading the contract — many providers exclude wear items and require pre-authorization, so cheaper plans are not always better value.