2007 Ford Freestar Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 8%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 82,600miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2007 Ford Freestar, 8% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,600 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was at a busy intersection in my town. When the light turned green, I started through the intersection but suddenly there was no power. I was stalled but eventually discovered that I could put the vehicle into 3rd gear and could eke my way through the intersection. I had my 5 year old son in the car, people were honking, it was a mess. Fortunately, we didn't get hit. I took the Ford Freestar to two shops that both told me the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10454792, filed 2012-04, 80,000 miles“My 2007 Freestar with 64k miles started overheating. I had to add 2 gallons of water to make it home. Coolant was pouring out by passenger tire. Had it towed to Ford and found out that the oil coolant lines had corroded thru and was leaking. Ford does not sell the metal lines and had to replace the entire oil cooling system at a cost of $756.00. Ford would not help us out. Said it was not there problem and the van was out of warranty. If my wife was out with our grand daughter and it was in the winter it could have been deadly being stranded on a back road. …”
NHTSA complaint #10390117, filed 2011-03, 64,000 miles“My husband was driving home from work when all of a sudden no warning, no check engine light nothing, he loses all gears and speed. There was a lot of cars behind him, the road he was on is very busy with several hills and blind spots. We have checked into this problem with Ford and they state that yes they are aware of a design problem with the hood by the wind shield wipers that allows water to go in, drain down the fire wall and leak into the PCM module and the transmission. This water shorts them out and with no warning you lose speed and gears to continue driving. …”
NHTSA complaint #10433190, filed 2011-10, 132,000 miles“The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where the dealer test drove the vehicle and performed a diagnostic but was unable to duplicate the failure or locate a failure code. The dealer replaced the spark plugs and the computer board but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall without warning. The failure mileage was 86,811 and the current mileage was 100,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10446774, filed 2012-02, 86,811 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10021907Jun 25, 2007Advanced traction control system - short duration activation.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Ford Freestar
37 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Ford Freestar
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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