Ford Freestar
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{{Infobox Automobile
|image=Image:2006 Ford Freestar.jpg
|name = Ford Freestar
|manufacturer = Ford Motor Company
|production = 2004-present
|engine=3.9 L Essex V6
4.2 L Essex V6
|class = Minivan
|predecessor = Ford Windstar
|related = Mercury Monterey
|similar = Dodge Caravan
Chevrolet Uplander
Toyota Sienna
Nissan Quest
}}
The Ford Freestar is a minivan made by the Ford Motor Company. It replaced the Ford Windstar for the 2004 model year. Although it is billed as "all new", it basically is a revamped Windstar. The name change accommodates Ford's strategy to rename their cars to words beginning in F. The Freestar, along with its twin the Mercury Monterey are both made in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
The Freestar offers a place for up to seven passengers, it features an electronically controlled 4-speed automatic transmission as the part of standard equipment, and is available with two gasoline-powered V6 engines. The smaller 3.9 L developes a maximum power of 193 hp (144 kW) at 4500 RPM and 240 ft·lbf (325 N·m) of torque at 3750 RPM, while the larger 4.2 L offers a power of 201 hp (150 kW) at 4,250 rpm and 263 ft·lbf (357 N·m) of torque at 3650 RPM.
Sales of the Freestar and Monterey have been slow in the United States, but sells in higher volumes in Canada (despite that the Monterey isn't available in Canada). Ford will reportedly replace the Freestar with the retro-styled Ford Fairlane three-row sport wagon in 2008.
The Freestar uses code A5 in the 5th and 6th positions of the VIN.