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2005 Ford Freestyle electronic stability control (esc) problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2005 Ford Freestyle1% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
1%
share of all complaints
123,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Fuel line just snapped off the car , also the transmission line snapped off and the trans system shut down, the door locks shut down and stopped working . The transmission and fuel line snapped while in motion on the highway.

    filed Jul 15, 2019

  • While I am driving down the road, it feels like the vehicle shuts off. I am still able to accelerate, steer and stop; however, the lights, heater and radio shut off and all of my gauges quit working. My dashboard says "check charging system" but the source of the issue has not been found. I have…

    filed Jun 30, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Freestyle years

YearReportsShare
2007 Freestyle51%
2006 Freestyle181%
Freestyle electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.