2005 Ford Freestyle engine problems
246 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2005 Ford Freestyle, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 246 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 224 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 34 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 52 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 31 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 38 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 30 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 224 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I drove into a parking space, set for park. The car just shot forward and hit a wall. The engine riffed loud, for a few second. Could not redo the brakes. The wall was onle about 8 to 10 feet from me.the car was not in motion, because I just put it in park. It happen in a parkiong lot at cbs pharmacy. 1588 trancas street, napa, ca 94558 on march 14 2016 at 5:30 pm.there should be a police report. I had to go to the hospital, to check my back, because I had just surgery 3 weeks before, febr. 22 2016.
We started noticing the engine surge a few months ago whenever we shifted out of park or neutral. The rpm's jumped around 400-600 above idle and now are over 700-800 with the A/C on. So far, we have not experienced any damage to the vehicle. I took the vehicle to my local ford dealer, blackwell ford in plymouth, mi and was told I needed the throttle body needed replacement at a cost of over $800.00. The vehicle has 94000 miles on it and aside from that problem, we have been pleased with it.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Freestyle
- Cruise control 587 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 324 complaints
- Fuel system 154 complaints
- Electrical system 144 complaints
- Transmission 127 complaints
- Brakes 118 complaints
- Body & structure 62 complaints
- Latches & locks 39 complaints