2005 Ford Freestyle Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 0%of 1,459 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Ford Freestyle, 0% of the 1,459 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my infant son home from the hospital after cardiovascular surgery. It was a light drizzle following a period of heavy rain. The roads were wet but there was no standing water. Cars were braking in front of me to make a left hand turn. I applied my brakes, the pedal was up, but there were no brakes. The vehicle did not even begin to stop. I pushed them again and again and there was still no braking of the vehicle causing a rear end collision with the car in front of me who rear ended the car in front of him. Note: the airbags never deployed! …”
NHTSA complaint #10651287, filed 2014-10, 1 miles“I was driving eastbound at 35 MPH. A westbound car lost control and crossed the median. I struck the car t-bone at 35 MPH. It was a direct frontal collision to my car. The air bag did not deploy. I believe it should be examined.”
NHTSA complaint #10116034, filed 2005-03, 1,700 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. While driving 5 MPH, the vehicle lost power, stalled, and the air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 197,000. Updated 01/10/17 updated 01/11/17.”
NHTSA complaint #10908269, filed 2016-09, 197,000 miles“The contact stated while driving at no particular speed, the air bag lamp illuminated and the instrument gauges fell to zero. This lasted for a few seconds, but occurred intermittently on several other occasions. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. Updated 10/06/06.”
NHTSA complaint #10153897, filed 2006-03, 6,500 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Ford Freestyle
587 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
447 complaintsFuel system
153 complaintsElectrical system
142 complaintsEngine cooling
129 complaintsEngine
120 complaintsBrakes
105 complaintsOther or unknown
80 complaintsBody and structure
61 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
37 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsElectronic stability control
16 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford Freestyle
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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