2004 Ford Freestar

Pros: Ride quality, interior materials improved, safety features
Cons: Lacks agility of others, rear seat room and comfort

I always thought “Windstar” was a dumb name. Well, it’s not looking so bad now that they’ve updated the Windstar and renamed it “Freestar.” Why the new name? Well, someone high up at Ford decided it would be neat to begin all Ford ...

Pros: New model, conversation mirror, overhead console, cornering lamps, tri-zone climate control, kid controls.
Cons: Nothing special, no DVD, 1 CD only, road noise, bad cornering, dismal gas mileage.

I am, first and foremost, a mom. A mom to a 4 year old and a 4 month old, to be precise. I'm not a car expert, nor do I want to be one. So I can only write this from a mom's perspective. That means I don't care about drivetrains or horsepower, or how ...

Pros: Quite powerful for a loaded people hauler; new interior is high-quality
Cons: Lack of Traction Control in the 4.2L, SEL; Rear seat room is sparse.

A few weeks ago I was flying back home through Florida and had to stop for fuel. Wanting some dinner, I, along with my pilot buddies packed into the awaiting courtesy car, a gleaming white Freestar SEL. Toting the keys, I hopped in the front and ...

Pros: Loaded with Features! Comfortable to drive, 5 star safty.
Cons: Expensive if you dont get a deal, 3rd row seat is cramped for large people.

I have been helping my parents look for a Mini Van for a few weeks now. We have decided that after weighing the competition and looking in at current incentives the Ford was the way to go. Right off the bat I can tell you that this van is a great ...

Pros: Smooth quiet ride, drives nicely
Cons: Relatively poor rear seating

My company buys me a new vehicle each year so that's why I have this Freestar LX. It's not a really bad van, it's just not a really good van. Here are my impressions after 10 months of driving it: 1. Engine - the 3.9 has adequate power for my needs. ...

Pros: Quiet, comfortable ride. Many excellent features for the price.
Cons: Cross bars on the roof rack are not standard.

We had a Windstar, and traded up to this one with the help of the large rebates. What a deal!!! We purchased a fairly loaded SEL. Although we would not have ordered it that way, it has turned out great. The key features for us are the ABS, Traction ...

Pros: Keyless Entry, the fact that we don't have to keep it.
Cons: Everything else.

Our 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan had to be taken for routine maintenance work, and the dealership who also sells other vehicle brands furnished us with a 2004 Ford Freestar S to drive while ours was being worked on. On first sight of the vehicle, one might ...

Pros: none!
Cons: frequent repairs (every 1 1/1 months on average!)

We have had our Freestar for 1 1/2 years. We have had problems with it before it even hit 3000 miles on it! It has averaged repairs every 1 1/2 months. That is not including time to go in for oil changes!! We tried to lemon law this van - but due to the fact that Ford considered all the problems to be minor - they refused. I want to scream, "what about our time bringing it in for repairs". After much yelling, we finally received an extened warrenty. But still, what about our time? This is the worst experience that we have ever had with a van. We bought this new since we like the Windstar so much more. We bought the SEL version (same as what we had) and this is very striped down from what we had. We are so disappointed in Ford's customer service and with the dealer. The trade in value is horrible. The van is now only worth $11,000 and we have only had it 1 1/2 years. This is just sad and we wanted to warn people to stay away!

Pros: SEL has nice features at reasonable price.
Cons: Worthless, absolutely worthless on trade.

I am the owner of a 2004 Freestar - 35000.00 sticker. My wife wants the new Saturn Relay, so I just got it appraised for value - it's 8 weeks old and it's not worth 15,500.00 on a trade-in. - Yes, more than 19000.00 depreciation in 8 weeks. Do not buy this car.