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Ford Freestyle

Every Ford Freestyle model year on file, 2002 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,665121 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52002 to 2007
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins75Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 1,459, 40% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05001,0001,5002002200420051,45920062007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Speed control leads the Ford Freestyle complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Speed control
1,617
Powertrain
1,297
Engine and cooling
677
Fuel system
395
Electrical system
266
Brakes
208
Structure
101
Stability and traction control
50
Latches and locks
46
Steering
40
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Freestyle model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Freestyle by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007SUV8933.11,333029
2006SUV1,3004.13,1331123
2005SUV1,4592.72,1462243
2004SUV120.020000
2002Not decoded1100.0100000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Freestyle

  • 06V-383 Oct 5, 2006
    On certain passenger vehicles currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana,…
    Latches and locks · 140k vehicles
  • 05V-515 Nov 9, 2005
    On certain passenger vehicles, the straps that secure the fuel tank to the vehicle body may break, causing the fuel tank and fuel tank heat shield…
    Fuel system · 123k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.