2007 Ford Freestar problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (23) · Vehicle Speed Control (10) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (5)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
55 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Seats 2013-03-07 · campaign 13V081000 · 196,667 vehicles
Defect: Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The third row stowable s
Risk: In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
Service bulletins (8)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 2016-09-21 · SSM 46085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (etbs). the etc_act and etc_dsd pids should not used to diagnose possible etb concerns. the ids has a limited refresh rate when reading these pids and cannot display quickly enough to
Seats:mid/Rear Assembly 2016-04-21 · TSB160069 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
safety recall 13s01 - corrosion on sheet metal that supports 3rd row seat latch strikeers - requests for recall service action
Seats 2016-04-21 · 16-0069 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
for 2004-2007 freestar or monterey vehicles safety recall 13s01 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the sheet metal that supports the folding 3rd row seat latch strikers could experience corrosion and may compromise the mounting point
Seats 2014-09-09 · TSB-14-0166 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford/mercury: safety recall regarding sheet metal support for folding 3rd row seat latch strikers can experience corrosion and will compromise mounting point causing seat to move. model 2004-07 freestar, monterey. *pe
Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 2007-11-08 · 07141 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
damaged spark plug electrode/mil dtc p030x, rough idle, engine knock/ping on acceleration. *nj
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine 2007-06-25 · 071011 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
advanced traction control system - short duration activation. *kb
Showing the 6 most recent of 8 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-09-23 · Seats“the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v081000 (seats); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not ex…”
2022-04-25 · Seats · 100,000 mi“the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. the contact stated that he discovered two large holes located on both sides of the third-row seats. the contact stated that the holes were located at the seat anchors; the structural degradation at the seat anchor were mounted to the rear wheel wells. the contact then discovered that his vehicle was placed und…”
2018-12-22 · Electrical System · 68,000 mi · 🔥 fire“passenger side mirror burned, smoldered with a great deal of smoke. could see orange glow behind the mirror. smelled like an electrical burn. car was parked, no key in ignition, happened right after unlocking car with key fob.…”
2018-09-05 · Power Train · 57,000 mi“torque converter is showing signs of failure with van a less than 50k miles. a transmission flush and service including ford's friction modifier did not fix.…”
2018-08-02 · Engine · 89,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled as the accelerator pedal was depressed. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was informed of the failur…”
2018-07-05 · Seats:mid/Rear Assembly · 150,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. while the vehicle was being reversed with passengers seated in the third row, the third row seat attachment bolt fractured. the contact stated that the seat shifted and was no longer securely fastened to the subframe of the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not …”
2018-03-19 · Unknown Or Other“i have a 2007 ford freestar se. vin# [xxx]. at 102,296 miles the transmission failed. i was driving it on a side street at approximately 15 miles per hour. i was accelerating from a stop sign, when the transmission appeared to slip into neutral. i looked and it was still in drive, i tried downshifting, putting it into neutral and back into drive an…”
2017-12-27 · Power Train · 141,000 mi“"takata recall" while driving my van i lost to go to the bank, when i went to put my foot on the gas pedal it would not go. there was no movement. it made this funny sound under the hood. i had no warning, it shifted gears, my husband even plugged in the code reader and nothing came up. as we are looking into the issue the torke converter went …”
2017-11-21 · Power Train · 152,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestar. while driving approximately 25 mph, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the contact heard a rattling noise under the hood. the contact stated that the rattling noise seized once the speed was reduced. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to homer skelton ford of millin…”
2017-07-19 · Power Train“noise from the transmission. car will surge jump while in gear.my car only has 48000 miles…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.