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Ford Freestar · 2004

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V081000·2013-03-07

    Ford Recalls 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey for Seat Defect

    Ford is recalling 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles because the third-row seat may not latch properly due to corrosion, increasing injury risk in a rear-end crash.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, MERCURY FREESTAR, MONTEREY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V006000·2012-01-09

    Ford Recalls 2004-2005 Freestar and Mercury Monterey for Torque Converter Defect

    Ford is recalling 2004-2005 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles because a torque converter output shaft may fail, causing sudden loss of motive power and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, MERCURY FREESTAR, MONTEREY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA26004 Engineering Analysis · open · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • PE25020 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • RQ24014 Recall Query · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
  • PE24019 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
  • PE24014 Preliminary Evaluation · open · fuel system, diesel
  • RQ24008 Recall Query · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · powertrain 655 complaints, median 82,000 mi
  • 2006 · powertrain 248 complaints, median 96,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · engine 50 complaints, median 95,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · electrical 36 complaints, median 99,000 mi
  • 2007 · powertrain 34 complaints, median 98,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

45 manufacturer service bulletins across 3 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2007: 3.8/5 · 64 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2006: 3.3/5 · 356 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2005: 3.0/5 · 886 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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