Ford Freestar - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Ford Freestar owners have reported a total of 3,030 problems for their cars built in the 4 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Ford Freestar. The 2004 Ford Freestar cars have the most problems reported (1,478 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Ford Freestar

Model Year Number of Problems
  2007 Freestar
78
  2006 Freestar
443
  2005 Freestar
1,031
  2004 Freestar
1,478

🔍 Common problems of Ford Freestar

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Ford Freestar cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (1,758 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (243 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Ford Freestar

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Power Train
1,758
  Electrical System
243
  Engine And Engine Cooling
239
  Structure
122
  Seats
118
  Vehicle Speed Control
85
  Equipment
84
  Service Brakes
74
  Steering
50
  Suspension
38
   
  Unknown Or Other
35
  Other Fuel System
27
  Wheel
25
  Air Bag
23
  Gasoline Fuel System
18
  Visibility
17
  Electronic Stability Control
17
  Latches/locks/linkage
16
  Seat Belt
13
  Tire
8
  Exterior Lighting
7
  Traction Control System
6
  Air Brake
4
  Back Over Prevention
1
  Parking Brake
1
  Diesel Fuel System
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Ford Freestar of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Freestar model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Ford Freestar model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Freestar Model Years

Freestar
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2007 7817,13019    
0.24
  2006 44347,70420    
0.46
  2005 1,03170,92121    
0.69
  2004 1,478103,39722    
0.65

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Ford Freestar is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2007 Freestar
1
  2006 Freestar
16
  2005 Freestar
15
  2004 Freestar
21


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