2007 Ford Freestar Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 16%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 87,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Ford Freestar, 16% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,500 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.
“Driving out of town on the highway traveling at 55mph and my van quit accelerating and quickly lost speed. Pressed on gas pedal with no results. Was able to pull slightly off the road and put my car in park, turned it off and turned vehicle back on to find it would not reverse drive forward in any gear or move. Car does start and run but will not drive.”
NHTSA complaint #10505431, filed 2013-04, 140,000 miles“While parking the car, the engine/gas surged taking me slightly forward until I put on the brake. The first time happened in may, but it continues to happen especially when I am going slowly (parking etc) both in forward and reverse and have the air conditioning on.”
NHTSA complaint #10472542, filed 2012-08, 52,100 miles“My 2007 van has stopped driving on over 6 occasions while I am driving, it has been repaired 4x and always told it was a new issue. On the last occasion I left the van on the road got my mom to pick me up. I have 3 kids that I drive in the vehicle and Ford will not take any responsibility, I think 4 attempts to fix a van is more then fair on my part, it is evident that Ford does not know what the problem is, and I will not be their guinea pig.”
NHTSA complaint #10233192, filed 2008-07, 50,000 miles“Vehicle lunges forward and tachometer shows momentary engine rpms up to 2500 causing vehicle to surge. Using the brake pedal to control the unexpected motion stalls out the engine which when restarted can only drive at very reduced speed. Ford dealership replaced throttle body and reprogrammed sensor for more tolerance as per new Ford specs. Service advisor attributed the bad throttle body to low quality gasoline.”
NHTSA complaint #10466884, filed 2012-07, 81,978 miles“The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated abnormally when in reverse and with the brakes depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the vehicle was in need of maintenance and needed a tune up performed. The repairs were performed on the vehicle but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10468293, filed 2012-07, 95,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Ford Freestar
37 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsEngine cooling
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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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