2004 Ford Freestar steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 27 complaints for the 2004 Ford Freestar, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
Vehicle felt like there was a flat tire on the passenger side. Slowed down, heard a loud bang and pulled off the road with a skidding stop. Upon inspection, found that the a-fram had dropped out of the collar of the tie rod.
While driving my son to school, vehicle stalled at 45 MPH and engine died. Got vehicle started again, died again, managed to get vehicle back home. This issue has been happening intermittently ever since with no warning engine will die while driving vehicle. I have been advised by a mechanic that this is due to the PCM getting wet repeatedly. After researching issue on-line, this appears to be a design issue that ford should address immediately before it results in a fatality.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford Freestar
- Transmission 554 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 319 complaints
- Electrical system 119 complaints
- Engine 115 complaints
- Body & structure 95 complaints
- Seats 87 complaints
- Brakes 72 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints
Steering problems in other years
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004