There are 6 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2005 Ford Freestar in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR EQUIPPED WITH SUMMIT PREMIUM PLUS 2 TIRES, SIZES 235/60/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME THE STEEL BELT DETACHED FROM ALL OF THE TIRES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN AND THE DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THE TIRES MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
2005 FORD FREESTAR, 89,000 MILES. HIGH PITCH "WHISTLING" NOISE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. BEARING SEAL WAS BAD. A BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY, COSTING $225, WAS NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD PITCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKING COMPONENTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V446000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB); THEREFORE, HE WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR THE FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL FORWARD, THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE SNAPPED AND THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.
ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN, I HAVE HAD TO TIRE BLOWOUTS DUE TO FAILED VALVE STEMS. THE FIRST OCCURRED IN JULY ,2006---THE NEXT IN SEPT.OF 2007. BOTH HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE. THE TIRE STORE (GOODYEAR) DENIED ANY LIABILITY AS IT WAS THE VALVE THAT FAILED. THE FORD DEALER ALSO DENIED IT. I JUST SAW AN ARTICLE ON LINE ABOUT DEFECTIVE CHINESE MADE VALVE STEMS AND THOUGHT MY PROBLEMS MIGHT BE RELATED TO THEM. MY VALVE STEMS WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS ON HER VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED TO HOLD WATER. THE RIMS WERE "PITTED AND RUSTY", ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY AND THE RIMS MIGHT FAIL IN TEN YEARS. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RIM WAS THE THICKEST METAL PART OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,315 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 10,000.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 14, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.