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2005 Ford Freestar electrical system problems

85 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2005 Ford Freestar10% of all complaints for this model year.

85
Electrical System complaints
10%
share of all complaints
97,975 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The rear wheel well has rusted on both sides and completely rusted out a large hole (approx. 1 ft diameter area visibly effected) in the the body of the van. The rusted out section is where the back seat is anchored to the frame, so the rust has cause the seat to no longer be securely anchored to…

    filed Mar 10, 2023

  • This is a big, big, deal related to dangerous safety issue. Reference bulletin:ford tsb 6-14-10, issued july 24, 2006 (supersedes ford tsb 5-23-7 issued november 28, 2005) my car suddenly lost control surging and unable to shift and no reverse gear. Have had off and on problems for the past year…

    filed Nov 9, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other Freestar years

YearReportsShare
2007 Freestar58%
2006 Freestar4011%
2004 Freestar11810%
Freestar electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.