Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Ford Freestyle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | When temperature get below freezing car doors will not latch shut and come back open. Car doors work fine when temp are… |
| 2025-01-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PASSANGER DOOR LATCH- DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING, WILL NOT STAY CLOSED CHECKED SAID RECALL WAS REPAIRED IN 2006, LATCH I… |
| 2024-11-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that all four door latches failed to latch while attempting … |
| 2024-07-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for ro… |
| 2023-11-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Doors will not close in cold weather. This is a safety issue that was not resolved with prior recall. |
| 2023-10-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V383000 (Latches/… |
| 2023-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while at a stop, the vehicle lunged forward. While star… |
| 2023-04-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving my 2005 Ford Freestyle today when I suddenly heard a loud explosion or crash sound overhead. At first I thought… |
| 2022-06-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Says transmission data error check engine and trac control all display and only allow me to drive 20-35 MPH some time I… |
| 2021-06-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the traction control … |
| 2021-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. INSTEAD HE TOLD ME IT WAS JUST SOME RATTLING THAT WAS … |
| 2021-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STATIONARY AND IN MOTION MY AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL COME ON, IT DOES THIS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, I JUST GOT THIS FORD… |
| 2021-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | JUST GOT THE CAR AND IT STALLED ON ME TODAY, ACCELERATED AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ALOT GOING ON IV READ … |
| 2020-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEGUN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I AM BRAKING, AND IT IS A POWERFUL AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION! IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOR… |
| 2020-04-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CHECK TRANSMISSION KEEPS POPPING UP AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND CARS RPMS GO TO 3000 YO 5000 ON ITS OWN GOING DOW… |
| 2019-12-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DOESNT WORK AND CAN NOT BE FIX. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. IT MAKE NOISE LIKE A HELI… |
| 2019-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING JUST FINE WHENEVER I GOT IT. NOT EVEN 20,000 MILES LATER AT ABOUT 122K MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND GOING … |
| 2019-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, THE INSTRUMENT PANE… |
| 2019-08-23 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | THE CAR STOPS RANDOMLY AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT EVEN STARTUP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I RECENTLY HIT SOMEO… |
| 2019-08-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHIC… |
| 2019-07-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BACKING AND WHEN STOPPING GOING FORWARD. IT FEELS LIKE SEONE IS PUSHING THE ACCELERATO… |
| 2019-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL BUZZING NOISE WAS COMING FRO… |
| 2019-06-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. I AM STILL ABLE TO ACCELERATE, STEER AND STOP; H… |
| 2019-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OC… |
| 2019-05-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FUEL LINE JUST SNAPPED OFF THE CAR , ALSO THE TRANSMISSION LINE SNAPPED OFF AND THE TRANS SYSTEM SHUT … |
| 2019-05-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST POWER THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. THE REAR WIPER DOESN'T WORK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SY… |
| 2019-05-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CAR IS LUNGING FORWARD AT LOW SPEED WHILE BRAKING, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE ADDRESSED IN A RECALL THAT HAD … |
| 2019-05-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED IN… |
| 2019-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASH CLUSTER DIED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. FOUND PROBLEM TO BE SHODDY SOLDER WORK ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING MULTI… |
| 2019-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CVT TRANSMISSION IT SEEM TO NEVER SHIFT RIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL ALWAYS ACTED FUNNY SH… |
| 2019-02-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE STALLS EVERY WEEK STEERING AND BRAKES HARD TO CONTROL, MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO MANY SHOPS, NO… |
| 2019-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLES SAYS AWD MALFUNCTION AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WON'T SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE POWER LOCKS ALSO… |
| 2019-01-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CAR DOORS WILL NOT RELATCH IN FREEZING TEMPS. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY BUT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THE CAR DOOR WAS IN… |
| 2019-01-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DOOR LATCHES FREEZE OPEN IN COLD WEATHER AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 06V383000. THE DOORS HAVE FAILED TO LATCH W… |
| 2019-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES ON ITS ON CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD AND TAKE OFF SLOW WITH VERY LIT… |
| 2018-12-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING WHILE GOING UP A HILL |
| 2018-12-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT LUNGES WHEN I'M TURNING FROM STOP ,TAPPING ON THE BRAKE,TURNING RIGHT CORNERS, BACKING UP WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP, IT … |
| 2018-11-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ANYTIME THE WEATHER DROPS BELOW 40 DEGREES, WHICH IT MOST OFTEN DOES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN MA, MY DOOR LOCKS FREE… |
| 2018-10-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTS TO REV FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. I SEE THE "ENGINE … |
| 2018-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES WITH NO WORKING GAUGES, BUT CAR DRIVES. WITHING PAST YEAR, HAD INSTRUMENT C… |
| 2018-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THEN WHEN I SLOWLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, THEN SURGED FORWAR… |
| 2018-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM HAVING THE ISSUES THAT THE INVESTIGATION WITH THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY. THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRA… |
| 2018-07-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 05 FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD, TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND WHEN IN REVERSE… |
| 2018-06-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE AND WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, COULD EASILY REAR END SOMEONE OR RUN OVER SOMEONE WORSE WHEN AC IS RUNNI… |
| 2018-06-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED WHILE IN DRIVE THE CAR LUNGES FORWARDS. I WAS AT A DRIVE THROUGH AND IT LUNGED FORWARD ALMOST … |
| 2018-06-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND TURNING THE WHEEL, THE CAR SPEED UP WITHOUT THE DRIVERS INTENTION. |
| 2018-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE KEEPS JUMPING. THROTTLE BODY |
| 2018-03-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE REVERSING SLOWLY FROM A PARKING SPOT AND TURNING THE WHEEL, THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT … |
| 2018-03-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTION INDICAT… |
| 2018-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HA… |