2005 Ford Freestar cruise control problems
39 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2005 Ford Freestar, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact stated that when the air conditioner was engaged, the vehicle would abnormally accelerate either forward or backward while shifted into reverse. The contact crashed into a wall due as a result. No one was injured during the crash. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer advised that the lunging was normal. The contact believed that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Under normal braking brake pedal travel height is equal to gas pedal height. Under heavy braking brake pedal travel height is below gas pedal height. This may cause the vehicle to accelerate under braking. Updated 11/28/2005 -
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Freestar
- Transmission 421 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 270 complaints
- Engine 87 complaints
- Electrical system 85 complaints
- Body & structure 34 complaints
- Brakes 33 complaints
- Seats 20 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints