2007 Ford Freestyle Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 1%of 893 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 97,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the seat belts of the 2007 Ford Freestyle, 1% of the 893 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,000 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.
“While driving on highway my traction control, airbag, seat belt, ABS & parking brake lights came on. I was able to drive car home, but soon after my transmission was also affected.took car to dealer and a week later, they finally found the traction control motor is gone and needs to be replaced $900.00.dealer doesn't know if the traction controller needs to be replaced too, but will test that after loading new motor. If the controller needs to be replaced ,then it's another 1,200.00 on top of everything else. …”
NHTSA complaint #10598988, filed 2014-06, 101,000 miles“I folded down the second row 2/3 seat to vacuum my seats and the seat belt locked and the seat won't go back up. Ewald in hartford said they would fix it and then changed their mind. There's a warning sticker saying no one should sit in the third row while the seat in front is folded. I'm still going to have to put my kids in the third row. I have 3 kids. Ewald said it would be $600 some to fix it and I don't think I should be responsible. I know it's an older car but it's not like I have ever folded the seat down before where it would wear out. …”
NHTSA complaint #10584668, filed 2014-04, 129,000 miles“Middle row, middle seat, seat belt locked up. This seat belt was not in the female lock, 3-point seat belt position. It was un-engaged. Seat was put in the down position and seat belt locked even tighter. The seat would not go in the up position, the un-engaged seat belt had to be cut so that the seat would go in the up position.”
NHTSA complaint #10667455, filed 2014-12, 129,300 miles“Front passenger seat belt will not lock - hasp does not engage with spring clip. Front passenger seat is unusable until the problem is fixed. Been driving for 40 years this is the first time I've had a seat belt failure, but it seems this model has a problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10525376, filed 2013-07, 96,000 miles“I have a 2007 Freestyle and the drivers seatbelts wont work properly and all the handles for forwarding the seats have like gotten loose they are still there but wont work properly either. …”
NHTSA complaint #10394369, filed 2011-04, 70,000 milesSeat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Ford Freestyle
428 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
360 complaintsEngine
93 complaintsFuel system
91 complaintsEngine cooling
74 complaintsOther or unknown
46 complaintsElectrical system
39 complaintsBrakes
36 complaintsEquipment
12 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsSteering
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Ford Freestyle
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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