Overview & Reviews

For 2005 trim levels have been renamed and package content has been slightly refined. A liftgate spoiler is available on the SES, and Class I and Class II towing packages are available on all models.

User Reviews:

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  Built Ford Tough - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By flin1 - December 31 - 10:06 am

  I bought this van with 89K on it for my daughter. She was happy just to get some wheels and I wanted a lot of iron around her. Its about to turn over 200K and still going strong. It needed a head gasket a while back and some breaks a couple of times. The transmission seems fine and I had synthetic ATF put in it when I bought it. I like Ford vans.

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  Van has been in dealers repair shop 4x in 2 month - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By Bill Gould - September 18 - 12:07 am

  I bought this van used with 150xxx miles on it and was very, very happy with it. It is comfortable to ride in. I buy and sell used furniture and I removed the second row seats so that I can carry a lot of "cargo". It handles very well. Put on full set of new tires and the ride was improved, very smooth and quiet. BUT....out of the blue one day I lost power without warning (later found that this was fairly common on this model). Dealer replaced torque converter because it was a recall item. It has been back into the repair shop three other times since them, each time I was told it was one sensor or another, which were replaced. It is currently in the repair shop for the fourth time, has been there five days already and no word on what will make it work the way it is supposed to. Thankfully I have a free loaner car to use while waiting to hear. Great car, ..........until it breaks down.

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  Transmission issue - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By tster1 - May 23 - 11:50 am

  there is a well documented transmission/cruise/torque converter/PCM relationship issue I have experienced. Tranny blew and dealer says not torque converter to blame. It was a sudden and catastrophic failure.

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  Love it! - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By Randy - October 30 - 2:00 am

  I love this van. It gets good gas mileage (23 mpg) and is very comfortable. I just drove it on a 1000 mile trip and had a blast!

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  Owner - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By charles gillespie - October 11 - 2:00 am

  This has been a good experience for me. The only problem Ive had was the transmission quit at about 82,000 miles and it cost me 1,800 to rebuild I have talked to other owners with the same problem. They should call a recall. I have saved my repair bill. I am a senior citizen and had to borrow money to have it fixed. But I love the van.

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  more Ford Junk - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By Mark Danico - July 10 - 4:58 pm

  Loved the van until the problems started then it has been all down hill from there to the poit to where we are considering turning it in to a plant pot cause it dont move anymore.

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  Nice people hauler - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By 3kids&adog - June 22 - 10:07 pm

  We bought this van used with about 17,000 miles. It has cloth bench seats and an optional factory overhead DVD player. Has been quite reliable so far. Now has 113,000 or so miles, and has developed a bit of a miss, maybe even transmission shudder, but the dealer says it just need a tune up. Good value, Ill post again after the tune-up.

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  A capable people hauler - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By Steve May - December 27 - 8:53 am

  No, this is not a Honda Odyssey or a Toyota Sienna - both of them IMO are overpriced and you might as well as go for the Korean vans then. The FORD is a capable, SAFE, comfortable and quiet people hauler. It has sufficient room and handles fine. It feels and drives built solid! The steering is good and the brakes are strong. The motor is quiet and is plenty of torque whether its loaded or not - 4.2L will do that. And yes, it does not get 20 mpg in town but the engine barely works to get the job done.....that means a long life providing its taken care of. We have a friends with an 4.0L AERO STAR with 190K on it...going strong! A good van and a good deal!

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  Dont Buy A Freestar Van - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By Found On Road Dead - November 26 - 6:19 pm

  Dont buy a Freestar van. Strict with Honda or Toyota vans. This is my last Ford. This van orginal cost was $30K. It cost me $3,000 to get this van fixed with only 40K miles and I still have problems.

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  Still satisfied - 2005 Ford Freestar
  By Family Priorities - September 23 - 8:52 am

  We shopped around quite a bit with all brands of vans at the time, and Ford had the best safety at the time and historically. Safety of GM and Chrysler were unacceptable. Hondas was same as Chrysler, and had history of trans issues. Toyota had brought up their safety to match 5 star, but only more recently, and had history of engine sludge issues. Drives well, comfortable even on long trips, and plenty of room for kids and all associated junk. No major problems up to now. Good gas mileage and surprising performance for something of this weight, which is really what we needed for a double stroller, etc.