1,478 problems have been reported for the 2004 Ford Freestar. The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for 2004 Ford Freestar. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train with 822 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (114 problems).
In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2004 Ford Freestar in the United States are 103,397 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Ford Freestar owners in the last 21 years is 1478, and the age of the vehicle is 21, the PPMY index can then be calculated as
PPMY Index = 1478 / 103,397 / 21 * 1000 = 0.68.
For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Ford Freestar model year vehicles.
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2004 Ford Freestar in 2004.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Ford Freestar, the following table can be used to compare the 2004 Ford Freestar with the Ford Freestar from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2004 Freestar is 1,478 while the average number of problems reported for the 4 model years of the Ford Freestar is 756.
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