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2004 Ford Freestar electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 119 complaints for the 2004 Ford Freestar, 7% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
119 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
95,000 miles 110 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford Freestar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 95,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 26 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 18 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 95,000 miles
Based on 110 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles26
100k to 120k miles18
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 110 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

This vehicle I received numerous recalls and had many problems with this vehicle. Major electrical problems. When it would rain and get car wash the electrical system would malfunction and cause engine not to run properly and check engine light would come on. In april of 2016 engine was malfunctioning and caused me to get in accident. This vehicle has since been impounded and loan company santander trying to bill me for remainder of loan and now causing major credit issues.

Reported at 123,137 miles, April 2016 CrashInjury

This has been on an on going problem for several years now (this is the 4th time ford serviced the vehicle). After a rain storm my freestar does not start or will start & stall. Today, after raining all night, I was driving my 3 kids to school apx 0800hrs, as I was turning onto rochelle ave from chestnut st in rochelle park, nj the vehicle stalled in the middle of the intersection with loss of all power including the brakes which caused me to roll into on coming traffic.

Reported at 61,000 miles, May 2010

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