2005 Ford Freestar: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2005 Ford Freestar. The newest campaign is 13V081000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Mar 2013. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 886 complaints on file for this model year. 6 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 13V081000, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 415,847 units in total.
13V081000Received . 196,667 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 13S01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
12V006000Received . 206,452 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Torque Converter
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling certain model year 2004 and 2005 ford freestar and mercury monterey vehicles. The torque converter output shaft may fail.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition results in a sudden loss of motive power with no warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque converter free of charge. The safety recall began on august 9, 2012. Owners may contact the ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 11S25. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
06V069000Received . 12,728 units.
Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vans equipped with the power liftgate option, the power liftgate motor automatically disengages after the liftgate is powered open.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a liftgate strut malfunction, the liftgate can fall freely with no prior warning. Anyone standing beneath the liftgate may be injured if the liftgate falls.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reprogram the power liftgate module to reduce the likelihood that the liftgate could fall free of charge. The recall began on march 15, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 06S42. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
886 complaints, 1,093 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2005 Ford Freestar
- All 2005 vehicles
| Component | 2005 Freestar | All 2005 vehicles | Freestar, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 631.3 | 115.1 | 577.1 | 690 |
| Electrical System | 77.8 | 121.9 | 77.6 | 85 |
| Engine | 48.5 | 44.5 | 48.7 | 53 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 35.7 | 51.7 | 31.3 | 39 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 32 | 54.9 | 30.1 | 35 |
| Structure | 31.1 | 66.2 | 42.8 | 34 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 22.9 | 31.3 | 24.8 | 25 |
| Seats | 18.3 | 13.5 | 37.9 | 20 |
| Steering | 18.3 | 75.3 | 16.4 | 20 |
| Suspension | 9.1 | 43.5 | 13.7 | 10 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 29.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 18
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Jun 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ12010 | Investigation | Stabilus Rear Liftgate Struts Failing | Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate / Support Device/Strut | 28 Sep 2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | |
| EA12003 | Engineering analysis | Corrosion of Third-Row Seat Attachment | Seats | 23 Apr 2012 | 2 May 2013 | 13V081000 |
| PE11033 | Preliminary evaluation | Service Jack Failure | Equipment / Mechanical / Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift | 13 Sep 2011 | 7 Dec 2012 | |
| PE10033 | Preliminary evaluation | Engine Stalling | Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | 23 Aug 2010 | 15 Jul 2011 | |
| EA09016 | Engineering analysis | Transmission Torque Converter Failure | Power Train / Automatic Transmission | 10 Nov 2009 | 2 Feb 2012 | 12V006000 |
| PE09033 | Preliminary evaluation | TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAILURE | Power Train / Automatic Transmission | 15 Jul 2009 | 17 Nov 2009 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2005 Ford FreestarThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Ford Freestar: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/freestar/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Ford Motor Company
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Ford Freestar?
- 415,847 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Freestar have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Ford Freestar, model years 2004 to 2007. 3 of them name the 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Ford Freestar name most often?
- Power Train: 690 of 1,093 component mentions, or 631.3 per 1,000. For all 2005 vehicles the figure is 115.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Ford Freestar open?
- No. Each of the 6 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.