Ford FREESTAR fuel problems
25 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
2,533 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
85,613 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,273 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
25 of 2,533 complaints match this topic (1.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10290550 · 2009-11-02 (November 2, 2009)
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FUELING MY 2004 FREESTAR AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROADS HERE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE TANK VENT KEPT GETTING CLOGGED UP AND WHEN I TRIED TO FILL FUEL TANK, PRESSURE WOULD BUILD IN TANK CAUSING FUEL TO COME SPRAYING OUT OF FILL SPOUT. I HAD GAS SPRAYED ON HANDS AND CLOTHING REPEATEDLY. I FINALLY HAD A MECHANIC REROUTE FUEL VENT LINE TO AIR INTAKE IN MOTOR COMPARTMENT. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE TROUBLE. IT COST ME ABOUT $ 250 TO HAVE THIS DONE. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A FLAW IN DESIGN. MY MECHANICS INLAWS HAVE THE EXA…
Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290550 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10299547 · 2010-01-12 (January 12, 2010)
I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTYLE MINI VAN. WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE VAN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAIL IN A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN MANY OTHER 2004 FREESTYLE VANS. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP WORKING INCORRECTL…
Owner-reported narrative. 100,839 miles reported. Look up ODI 10299547 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10331367 · 2010-05-20 (May 20, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SOLENOIDS AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY AGAIN, FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION AND THE EXACT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.…
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10331367 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10395739 · 2011-04-13 (April 13, 2011)
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER). CAR IS BACK AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AGAIN DUE TO CAR STALLING DURING BRAKING. I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP/MODULE REPLACED IN ERROR, DUE TO FALSE CHECK ENGINE CODES DUE TO MOISTURE/RAIN GETTING INTO PCM, OWNER OF TRANSMISSION SAID ISSUE IS WITH WATER IN PCM CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER TO ENGAGE DURING BRAKING. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 88,820 miles reported. Look up ODI 10395739 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10397763 · 2011-04-22 (April 22, 2011)
THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PCM(COMPUTER). THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (03/10) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISES PER THE OBDB SCAN CODES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED AN OVERHAUL. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD JUST PULLED THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO REVERSE AND HAD SLIPPAGE IN OTHER GEARS, IT WAS RAINING VERY HEAVILY THAT DAY- I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF IT COULD BE AN ISSUE OF MOISTURE GETTING INTO PCM(COMPUTER), THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. I THEN HAD THE CAR …
Owner-reported narrative. 88,842 miles reported. Look up ODI 10397763 at NHTSA ↗