Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 Ford Freestar has 815 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
815
Complaints
1
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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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.
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 ... |
| Feb 16, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | TORQUE CONVERTOR DEFECTIVE IN SIMILAR FORD FREESTAR MODELS EDDY'S FORD DEALERSHIP SOLD RECALL VEHICL... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE THEN A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE TRANSM... |
| Dec 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THESE ISSUES TO YOU FIRST IT WA... |
| Sep 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WE WERE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD AND MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT WO... |
| Aug 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD ... |
| May 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 1 MINUTES AFTER YOU START DRIVING IT LOSE POWER |
| Mar 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | [XXX] 2004 FORD FREESTAR HAS A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL WHICH MAY CAUSE THE VEHILE TO STALL AT SUDDEN... |