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2005 Ford Freestar body & structure problems

34 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2005 Ford Freestar, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
34 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2005 Ford Freestar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

I had received a letter of recall of my back row seat latch do to corrosion. I had taken my van in to be repaired they informed me that they would have to order the parts which took 2 weeks upon returning they informed me they need another part they forgot to order so I waited for my call back again.. Within 2 months time I returned to have it worked on that is when they had told me it had begun to corrode n that they couldn't install the parts I asked them about the situation further & if it was safe to drive…

July 2015 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. While driving 35 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal noise from the rear passenger side of the vehicle. Upon parking the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear wheel well was rubbing against the rear wheel. The contact removed the metal part of the seat bracket from the wheel well and continued driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Recently, the rear driver side experienced the same issue.

Reported at 180,000 miles, October 2015

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