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Ford Freestar- Should I Buy One?

22 messages,  Last post on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:25 PM

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#15 of 22 Re: Love my Freestar [fordexpo] by nadineb

Apr 28, 2009 (2:04 pm)

Replying to: fordexpo (Jan 24, 2009 6:16 pm)
You can buy my Freestar for close to what I paid for it if you promise to never sell it to anyone and never have children riding in it. There is no way I will ever drive this vehicle again. It is a disaster waiting to happen.

#16 of 22 Re: Love my Freestar [nadineb] by tbrown61

May 07, 2009 (7:01 pm)

Replying to: nadineb (Apr 28, 2009 2:04 pm)
I have a freestar for cheap, you buy it and ill fill the tank, and wave bye bye

#17 of 22 Freestar need to come off the roadways by nadineb

Jun 09, 2009 (10:03 pm)

These vehicles need to be retired off our nations roadways for everyone's safety. Rear end collisions waiting to happen.

#18 of 22 Re: Love my Freestar [fordexpo] by susanhai

Jun 12, 2009 (4:34 pm)

Replying to: fordexpo (Jan 24, 2009 6:16 pm)
Shoot, you can have mine too! I am what my husband calls "anal " about my car maintenance.... I take excellent care of my autos and drive almost all of them past the 250,000 mile mark. You must have gotten ford's version of a lemon... a car that works with no problems! My transmission went out without warning at 59,000. I wouldn't wish this P O S on anyone else.

#19 of 22 i have an 05 freestar by rosco804

Jun 26, 2010 (9:49 am)

I live in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada... just down the road from Oakville where the Freestar/Windstar are assembled... I owned a 96, 98, and 2000 Windstar and I loved everyone of them, but at the time, Ford had the red carpet lease program, so I was trading them in ever 2 years, or for me about 60,000 km's (running well and still under warranty)...
 
I understand the issues, but after switching to a 2003 Honda Pilot for 4 years, but after that lease expired, I ended up going back to a Freestar... big reason: cost... I purchased a loaded year old 2005 Freestar Sport with 30,000kms on it... I saw the original invoice from the dealer, as it was in the glove box... 34,000 taxes in... I paid $18,600 after 13 months!!!... and I must say its been fine, EXCEPT for when I had the problem with water that got into the PCM (power control module), which made the whole vehicle shut off while driving! Ridiculous, but after researching the problem on Edmunds I found the solution and solved it myself... it was simple and cost me under $10...
 
Would I have rather purchased a Honda Oddesy or Toyota Sienna? ABSOLUTEY, but they were twice the price, and I couldnt afford one at the time or I might have considered it...
 
Anyways, I understand they arent the best of the best, but I enjoy my Freestar, other than the 4.2L sucks gas big time...
 
Thanks for reading....
 
R.M.

#20 of 22 Re: Freestar Seating [old89lsc] by philvid

May 03, 2011 (9:52 am)

Replying to: old89lsc (Jul 26, 2008 6:40 am)
No !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#21 of 22 Re: Would you recommend purchasing the Freestar? [dudette3] by 1776gwash

Oct 26, 2011 (10:32 am)

Replying to: dudette3 (May 14, 2006 8:06 am)
No, never the auto is a piece of garbage. It not Ford's fault it is the union workers that build garbage.
So now most auto built by Ford are garbage too expensive.

#22 of 22 YES, buy one by touchdown1

Jul 16, 2012 (4:25 pm)

Just bought my second used Freestar for under six grand, only because of an accident that meant I needed a quick replacement. Not at all sure whats up with all the negative posters. I already miss my first one, put a load of miles on it and it certainly ran cheaper than my brother in law's Honda Odyssey that had its tranny fall off. Just a good reliable vehicle. Let the other posters on this site pay 200 bucks for a headlight on their import if they really want to.

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