There are 3 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2005 Ford Freestyle in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)LA GUAGUA SE APAGA EN PLENA RUTA LUEGO DE HABERLE SUPLIDO DE GASOLINA. NO APAGA LA LUZ INTERIOR DEL TECHO Y TECHO FRENTE AL CONDUCTOR. ESTE AUTO LO ADQUIR HACE UN AO MS O MENOS A TRAVS DE VENTA DIRECTA DEL DUEO. SOLICITO ME REGISTREN PARA TODA CORRESPONDENCIA.
WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE DOWN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE CLUSTER WILL START CUTTING OUT ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 30 MILE PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE, A FEW SECONDS LATER I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE THE LIGHTS STILL CAME ON THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT A 9 DAYS. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THEY STAYED ON FOR 4 DAYS. I CALLED OUR NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY THEY CAME ON AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE BATTERY CAUSING IT OR COULD BE THE CLUSTER CUTTING OUT. WE CHECKED AND CLEANED OUR BATTERY WHICH IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. THEN ON THE 4TH DAY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER WENT OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER A DAY OR SO IT TO WENT OUT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS OCCURS. ...I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON THE CURVY AND WINDING ROADS WHERE I LIVE. AND IT IS A PROBLEM I THOROUGHLY CHECKED OUT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE YET FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON IT OR THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY (LURCHING AND SURGING). BOTH ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. BAD ENOUGH THE AC PROBLEM AND HAVING BOUGHT 5 SETS OF TIRES SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE 2005 FREESTYLE. I HAVE OWNED FORD PRODUCTS FOR MANY YEARS AND BEING THEY DO NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCTS I WILL NOT CONTINUE PURCHASING FROM FORD. *TR
WHEN SLIGHTLY RAINING, THE LIGHT SENSOR SEEMS TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY THEREBY NOT ALWAYS TURNING ON THE LIGHTS IN AUTO MODE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ONLY IN RAIN DURING THE DAY WHEN THE SENSOR HAS A HARD TIME DISTINGUISHING WHEN TO TURN ON AND WHEN TO TURN OFF. *TR
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: Apr 29, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.