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vehicle
2004 / ford / freestar
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
1,227 on file (2004-03-29 → 2025-07-11)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
57 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11278814 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE ADJUSTING THE THIRD ROW SEAT, IT DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED
10894884 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION WHERE THE RECALL PARTS WOULD BE INSTALLED
10676963 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT ANCHOR FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED
Subframe and front frame corrosionSTRUCTURE24 complaints2014-06 → 2020-12freestar-2004-subframe-corrosion
10883593 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED
11103431 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED THE INSPECTION DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRONT FRAME
10871045 THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS ROTTED ON MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR. I FOUND OUT WHEN MY CAR WAS IN FOR IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION. THEY CALLED THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID FORD WAS NO LONGER MAKING THE PARTS
Steering wheel vibration and pullSTEERING6 complaints2014-05 → 2021-02freestar-2004-steering-vibration-pull
11316147 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED
10672761 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOMENTARILY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED
10629230 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC
Torque converter and transmission failurePOWER TRAIN118 complaints2014-04 → 2025-07freestar-2004-torque-converter-failure
11548039 The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would not properly accelerate and would hesitate to accelerate and the check engine warning light would remain illuminated
11405377 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING
11578163 My son was driving down Rt 81 when the transmission stopped working Your vehicle was running fine but would not go had to drift off the highway she avoid getting hit I had to tow the van home we’re it’s still parked
PCM/ECM water intrusion causing stallingELECTRICAL SYSTEM35 complaints2014-04 → 2023-01freestar-2004-pcm-water-intrusion
10820510 THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) GETS WET . THE CAR WILL THEN EXHIBIT VARIOUS FAILURES INCLUDING ENGINE STOP, TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO ENGAGE, ENGINE CODE INDICATORS
10716176 I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM. WATER SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THIS AREA
10676678 CAR DIED IN HEAVER RAIN ON MAJOR ROAD. ALL LIGHTS LITE ON DASHBOARD. PROBLEM WAS WATER INTRUSION ON ECM. REPAIR COST $957.26
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 Ford Freestar vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/ford/freestar
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_ford_freestar_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 Ford Freestar},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/ford/freestar}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
