Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Ford Freestar has 654 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
654
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, th... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and releasing the acc... |
| May 26, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving and my transmission stopped working left me stranded |
| Feb 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Driving down highway at 60 mph lost all power basically coasted to side of road. Looks like torque... |
| Feb 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I was having issues with my car not able to really move so I had a mechanic to come to me to inspect... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that upon selling the vehicle, she allowed... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle failed t... |
| Jul 29, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle hesit... |
| Mar 27, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, he not... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 1... |
| Dec 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Ford is recalling about 206,000 2004 and 2005 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles, because t... |
| Oct 15, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The torque converter output shaft fail, sudden loss of motive power with no warning. Takes too long... |
| Sep 5, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | After stopping at a traffic light in my 2005 Ford Freestar the vehicle would not go forward. I had t... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AFTER HAVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AS THE RECALL SAYS I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DO... |
| Dec 29, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MP... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS GRANDMOTHER WHO OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATE... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, A... |
| Jun 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND WITH NO WARNING LOST POWER PULLED OVER AND STOPPED STARTED CAR FINE BUT WO... |
| May 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE TORQUE CONVERTER GIVEN OUT ON MY FAMILY AND M... |