2007 FORD FREESTYLE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 881 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (344 complaints · 39.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 27
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 4
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL appears in 344 of 881 owner complaints (39.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 344 complaints, 39.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 344 · 39.0% · 14 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 269 complaints, 30.5% of reports POWER TRAIN 269 · 30.5% · 3 crash reports ENGINE: 87 complaints, 9.9% of reports ENGINE 87 · 9.9% · 2 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 57 complaints, 6.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 57 · 6.5% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 21 complaints, 2.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 · 2.4% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 20 complaints, 2.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 20 · 2.3% STRUCTURE: 9 complaints, 1.0% of reports STRUCTURE 9 · 1.0% SEAT BELTS: 7 complaints, 0.8% of reports SEAT BELTS 7 · 0.8% SUSPENSION: 6 complaints, 0.7% of reports SUSPENSION 6 · 0.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 196 complaints, 22.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 196 · 22.3% · 4 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 344 39.0% 14 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 269 30.5% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 87 9.9% 2 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 57 6.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 2.4% 1 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 20 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 9 1.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 7 0.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 6 0.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 196 22.3% 4 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2006. 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2009-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2010-Q2: 20 owner reports 20 2010-Q3: 97 owner reports 97 2010-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2011-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2011-Q2: 113 owner reports 113 2011-Q3: 204 owner reports 204 2011-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2012-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2012-Q2: 49 owner reports 49 2012-Q3: 86 owner reports 86 2012-Q4: 25 owner reports 25 2013-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2013-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2013-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2013-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2014-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2014-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2014-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2015-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2015-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2016-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2017-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2020-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2006 Jan 2025 Investigation PE08060 ● Investigation PE08060 Investigation PE11018 ● Investigation PE11018
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 10
2009-Q4 Owner reports 3
2010-Q1 Owner reports 7
2010-Q2 Owner reports 20
2010-Q3 Owner reports 97
2010-Q4 Owner reports 12
2011-Q1 Owner reports 12
2011-Q2 Owner reports 113
2011-Q3 Owner reports 204
2011-Q4 Owner reports 14
2012-Q1 Owner reports 13
2012-Q2 Owner reports 49
2012-Q3 Owner reports 86
2012-Q4 Owner reports 25
2013-Q1 Owner reports 17
2013-Q2 Owner reports 14
2013-Q3 Owner reports 20
2013-Q4 Owner reports 5
2014-Q1 Owner reports 15
2014-Q2 Owner reports 14
2014-Q3 Owner reports 12
2014-Q4 Owner reports 7
2015-Q1 Owner reports 7
2015-Q2 Owner reports 9
2015-Q3 Owner reports 8
2015-Q4 Owner reports 6
2016-Q1 Owner reports 4
2016-Q2 Owner reports 7
2016-Q3 Owner reports 4
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 5
2017-Q3 Owner reports 5
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 6
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 3
2019-Q3 Owner reports 4
2019-Q4 Owner reports 2
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 7
2020-Q4 Owner reports 2
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
2023-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE08060
Defect investigation 1 PE11018
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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