Oil Reset Procedure: Ford Freestar 2004-2007
Oil Reset Procedure for Ford Freestar 2004-2007
Easy to follow oil reset procedure for Ford Freestar for the year 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Ford Freestar oil reset procedure for the year 2004 through 2007.
1. Ignition on, do not start the engine.
2. Press the SETUP control to access the System Check function.
3. Press and release the RESET control to display “OIL LIFE XX% HOLD RESET NEW”.
4. Press and hold the RESET control for 2 seconds to display “IF NEW OIL HOLD RESET”.
5. Press and hold the RESET control to display “OIL LIFE SET TO 100%”. Your oil life is now reset.
Ford Freestar oil reset procedure for the year 2005 through 2007.
1. Turn ignition to the “RUN” position.
2. Press the “STATUS” button to access the “SYSTEM CHECK” function.
3. Press and release “RESET”, press and hold “RESET”.
4. If successful, “OIL LEFT SET TO 100%” will be displayed.
5. Turn ignition off.
About Ford Freestar
Between the years 2004 and 2007, the Ford Motor Company manufactured a minivan under the name Ford Freestar. Although Ford advertised it as “all-new,” the vehicle in question was actually just an updated version of the Ford Windstar minivan. The reason for the name change was that Ford wanted to begin all of their car names with the letter “F.” (Other Ford vehicles, such as the Ford Five Hundred and the Ford Fusion, had names along these lines.)
Inside of the Freestar, there was enough room for seven people. It shared the same front-wheel drive configuration as the Ford Windstar and the Mercury Monterey, which is its sibling. The Freestar and the Monterey minivan shared a platform that was nearly identical to that of the Windstar.
Minivans like the Freestar and the Monterey did not sell very well because people were more interested in purchasing SUVs. Because of this, neither one of them could be manufactured anymore. In 2008, Ford introduced the Ford Flex to the market as a successor to the Freestar and Monterey minivans. The design of the Flex was updated, and it no longer resembled either the Freestar or the Monterey minivan in any way.
The third generation Ford Windstar was released for the 2004 model year; as part of a mid-2000s rebranding of the Ford car model line with nameplates beginning with the letter “F,” the Windstar was renamed the Ford Freestar.
The $600 million redesign, which shared the MV1 platform with the 2000-2003 Ford Windstar, focused on driveline reliability, an issue that had plagued the Windstar since its introduction in 1994. The Freestar’s evolution included heavier-duty drive axles, larger wheel bearings, and the standardization of four-wheel disc brakes. Both the 3.0L and 3.8L V6 engines were phased out in favor of two new engines. The Freestar was powered by a 193 hp 3.9L V6 (shared with the Ford Mustang) in the United States (only), while a 201 hp 4.2L V6 (the base engine of the Ford E-150) was standard for Canada and export vans. The 3.9L and 4.2L V6 engines were both larger versions of the 3.8L V6 that had been in use for many years. The 4-speed automatic transmission was upgraded for improved shifting and reliability as part of the driveline reliability initiative.
Transmission failures were still common, despite this. Due to numerous complaints about the equipped 4F50N transmission, the NHTSA launched an investigation into the 2004-2005 Freestar and Monterey. Although the investigation is focused on the torque converter, specifically the failure of the torque converter spline shaft, these failures frequently necessitated the rebuild or replacement of the entire transaxle. Ford later recalled 2004-2005 Freestars and Montereys to replace the torque converters for free, but 2006-2007 models still had torque converter problems despite not being recalled.
