Used 2004 Ford Freestar Consumer Reviews
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Recent Purchase, WARNING DO NOT BUY!
amcrowe, 10/24/2011
2004 Ford Freestar SEL 4dr Minivan (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
While driving home, my driver side window quit working. The buttons on my radio quit working, although it randomly kept trying to reprogram "preset 2". Finally, at 65mph on a busy road, I rapidly lost all acceleration. Almost exactly like many of you have explained with the erratic RPM. I flushed the transmission fluid, hoped that it was a fluke. Fixed a loose connection on the driver side door, got the window working again. The radio was still acting up, but feeling confident I hopped into my NEW van only to have it NOT START AT ALL. [violative content deleted]
Transmission Out at 97,000 miles
jayman1201, 12/13/2010
2004 Ford Freestar SES 4dr Minivan (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Bought this thing in '06 with 67,000 miles on it. 1 year after purchase the AC went out. In '08 coming home from my sister's wedding in Canada, the transmission went out. Torque converter broke apart and screwed the Transmission. On 2nd one now and the 4th gear is shot in that. Worst vehicle ever. Ford should have had a recall notice on the transmission. Too common a problem not to address.
buyer beware
jessica2004, 05/03/2011
2004 Ford Freestar SES 4dr Minivan (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
my husband and I just bought our freestar 5 months ago and have had nothing but bad luck. had it in the shop within the first 3000 miles of owning it 4 times. the steering wheel shakes all the time, the transaxle light keeps coming on, new coil pak, 2 new crank shaft sensors, 2 new high speed output sensors and only 54000 miles on it. I didnt mention that it had a new transmission in it when we bought and we didnt realize it and by the way it has 59000 on it now and just had it towed to ford dealership this morning......needs new transmission AGAIN!!!!!!!! Do not buy this vehicle it is a money pit and a major lemon for the ford company. Every freestar needs to be recalled!!!
Waste of money
cwiley4l, 06/02/2011
2004 Ford Freestar SEL 4dr Minivan (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I will never buy another Ford. My transmission went out @ 76,000 miles. Cost almost 3K at the dealer to replace. My trac control light goes off and on at will. now I have a check engine light on.. God only knows what that is ... will find out today. I'm so frustrated and for the actual cost of the van and to have all these repairs.. ridiculous. There should be a recall on the transmission. Oh and I need to mention.. when I'm driving now, it sounds like whales singing. I'm fed up.
One of the best Ford products I've owned
chilcutt, 03/17/2013
2004 Ford Freestar SEL 4dr Minivan (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
Been a ford man my whole life. Never owned a van till now. Bought a 2004 Freestar over a month ago. Got a good deal had 178,XXX miles on it yet drives like it has 10 miles on it. I did have to put new brakes and rotors on the front. And replace the drivers side CV axle. This is very minimal repair for a vehicle with that many miles on it. The trans runs very smooth and it is the original, I must have gotten lucky after reading the reviews and knowing very well about Fords trans problems. I love it. I haven't even used all the features this van has yet. The previous owner had to keep it in a garage, it's rust free and I live in MI. Good looking and a pleasure to drive.
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