Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2004 Ford Freestar has 5 recalls, 1227 complaints.
5
Recalls
1227
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
13V081000
SEATS
Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equi...
12V006000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.
06E056000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE L...
03V457000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE POWER STEERING LOW-PRESSURE LINE MAY NOT BE FULLY SEATED AT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR.
04V446000
WHEELS:HUB
CERTAIN MINIVANS MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE NOT HEAT TREATED CORRECTLY. THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPM...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2004 Ford Freestar
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Flashing! With gear around it and car will not operate correctly i.e. no power very slow acceleratio... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the... |
| Aug 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I have a 2004 Ford freestar van and I was driving down the road and I went to pass another vehicle a... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | My son was driving down Rt 81 when the transmission stopped working Your vehicle was running fine bu... |
| May 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the v... |
| Dec 16, 2022 | ENGINE | Conducía mi vehículo y la trasmisión quedó en neutro en una entrada y no pude estacionarme Y no vol... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The transmission is grinding and popping when shifting gears.Also it has started not moving when I s... |
| Aug 5, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I just purchased the vehicle used and recently discovered there was a recall on these vehicles. The ... |
| Feb 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission slip , leaks , loosing ofpower, shakes from 45 mph to 55 mph , mechanic shop says it ... |
| Feb 5, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the ve... |
| Sep 1, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle began to... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | SEATS | The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the third-row seat floorboard was cor... |
| May 13, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | the van has less than 49k miles on it and the reverse has not worked but it will drive forward. Oth... |
| Mar 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO ANY... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I READ THE RECALLS FOR 2004 FORD FREE STAR TRANSMISSIONS AND MY VAN WITHOUT WARNING JUST QUIT WORKIN... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | STRUCTURE,SEATS | THE PART THAT HAS THE CLIP FOR BACK SEAT FELL OUT AND NOW THERE IS A 5 BY 5 INCH HOLE GOING INTO THE... |
| Sep 29, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN IT HAD INSTANT TRANSMISSION FAILURE... |
| Aug 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING DOWN RD N IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUSHING BREAK WHILE I WAS SMASHING GAS PEDAL . LOST ALL ... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RPMS SHOT ... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE AND WISH I WROTE THIS A YEAR AGO BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE MADE A COMPLAI... |