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vehicle
2005 / ford / freestyle
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
1,459 on file (2005-02-12 → 2026-06-30)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
54 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Door latch freezing in cold weatherLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES25 complaints2014-07 → 2025-12ford-freestyle-2005-door-latch-freeze
11629170 The contact stated that all four door latches failed to latch while attempting to close the doors. The contact had to make several attempts to close and lock the doors before the doors latch and remained closed
11073143 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY TO CLOSE
10669479 DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL FREEZE UP WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING. DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, OR IF IT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS CLOSED PROPERLY CAN POP OPEN WHEN DRIVING
10622268 ON 12 JUN 2014, WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTINUOUSLY-VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) FIRST SHOWED SIGNS OF A PROBLEM: FAILING TO SHIFT OUT OF LOWER SPEED GEAR FROM A STOP TO HIGHER GEARS DURING TRAVEL
11076742 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A CONSTANT SCRAPING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I AM DRIVING IT
10855500 THERE IS A NOISE THAT IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL THE NOISE IS PROMINENT
Front subframe corrosionSTRUCTURE4 complaints2014-11 → 2017-12ford-freestyle-2005-subframe-corrosion
10653569 UPON INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE CRADLE SUBFRAME TO BE RUSTED/ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR, AND SAID CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE
11056316 DURING SAFETY INSPECTION, FRONT ENGINE SUBFRAME RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR WHERE STEERING GEAR IS ATTACHED
10810445 THE CONTACT NOTICED COROSSION ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
Throttle body failure causing surge or stallVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL82 complaints2014-07 → 2024-02ford-freestyle-2005-throttle-body-surge-stall
10786279 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION
10766667 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO FAILSAFE MODE WHICH IS IDLE ENGINE CONDITION WITH NO ACCELERATOR ACTION
10899184 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED
Instrument cluster and gauge electrical failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM18 complaints2014-06 → 2019-09ford-freestyle-2005-instrument-cluster-failure
11253137 ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED
10789675 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, AND OIL TEMPERATURE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING
10861299 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED
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). 2005 Ford Freestyle vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/ford/freestyle
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_ford_freestyle_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Ford Freestyle},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/ford/freestyle}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
