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2006 Ford Freestyle rust / corrosion reports

14 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2006 Ford Freestyle — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Rust / corrosion reports
1%
share of complaints
75,000 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Freestyle years

2007 Freestyle10
2005 Freestyle16
Freestyle rust / corrosion by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2006 Ford Freestyle report before drawing conclusions.