2005 Ford Freestyle: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 2017 complaints
2017
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
53
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

55,075 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
108,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
587
POWER TRAIN
323
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
123
ENGINE
120
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
119
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
91
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
82
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
72
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
44
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
40

Severity Assessment

53
Crashes
5
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ON 2/6/05. IT STOPPED WORKING ON 2/07/05, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN A RENTAL FOR NEARLY A WEEK. YET I'VE PAID FOR A NEW VEHICLE. FORD REALLY SHOULD WORK OUT THE QUIRKS BEFORE PUTTING OUT A ..."
"CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE ALTERNATOR. *AK"
"I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND AT 35 MPH. A WESTBOUND CAR LOST CONTROL AND CROSSED THE MEDIAN. I STRUCK THE CAR T-BONE AT 35 MPH. IT WAS A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION TO MY CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE EXAMINED."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28