2005 Ford Freestyle Engine and Engine Cooling Problems
Owners have filed 129 complaints with NHTSA about engine and engine cooling problems on the 2005 Ford Freestyle, 9% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 70,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “throttle body” (29% of reports).
- 129engine and engine cooling complaints
- 70,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 13%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Throttle body: mentioned in 38 of 129 complaints (29%)
- Fail safe: mentioned in 15 of 129 complaints (12%)
- Forward reverse: mentioned in 12 of 129 complaints (9%)
- Failsafe mode: mentioned in 9 of 129 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do engine and engine cooling problems happen?
Based on 118 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 129 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Ford Freestyle engine and engine cooling complaints by model year
| Model year | Engine and Engine Cooling complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Freestyle | 74 | 8% | 60,750 |
| 2006 Freestyle | 144 | 11% | 68,594 |
| 2005 Freestyle | 129 | 9% | 70,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists engine and engine cooling for the 2005 Ford Freestyle. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The dash board info reads safe mode (engine failure) the lite and a wrench appear on the data on the dash. The vehicle motor still on goes down to 1 to 3 mph while driving, on street or freeway, the car have to be shut off and restarted and proceeds to run for awhile and does the same thing and no…
I went in to my local mechanic for tire rotation and we discovered that the motor cradle was rusting out with a big hole in the cradle frame. *tr
In 2010, my car would go into "engine failsafe mode" and i would have to shut it off and restart it. After a few times, is started lurching forward when it was idling. At that time, i had an extended warranty and the throttle body was replaced. Today, april 10, 2013, i was driving to work and the…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2005 Ford Freestyles have engine and engine cooling problems?
No. NHTSA has 129 owner complaints about engine and engine cooling for the 2005 Ford Freestyle (9% of the 1,459 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Ford Freestyle engine and engine cooling?
No recall currently lists engine and engine cooling for this vehicle.
At what mileage do engine and engine cooling problems start?
The median reported mileage is 70,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about engine and engine cooling problems on the 2005 Ford Freestyle?
The most frequent phrase is “throttle body”, in 38 of 129 complaints, followed by “fail safe” (15).
Other 2005 Ford Freestyle problems
See all 2005 Ford Freestyle problems or engine and engine cooling problems across all Freestyle years.