2007 FORD FREESTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE10033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE/TCM,). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY FORD FREESTAR HAS SPORADIC ISSUES, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WE GET THE PCM REPLACED AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IT GETS WET AGAIN. WHEN WILL THIS ISSUE BE RESOLVED? *TR

2007 FORD FREESTAR SEL FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS MAKING A VERY HIGH PITCH WHISTLING NOISE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ONLINE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE ONLY OCCURS WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE TAKE IT TO SEVERAL MECHANIC AND THEY WHERE NOT ABLE TO PIN POINT THE ISSUE SINCE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN REGULARLY. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON THING AMONG FORD FREE STAR. I PLAN TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WITH THE INFORMATION REGARDING PCM ISSUE, IF THIS A COMMON DEFECT I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL. THIS IS AFAMILY VEHICLE I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN IT EVERYDAY AND THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD IF MY VAN WAS TO DIE ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

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. A 4 1/2 YEAR OLD VAN SHOULD NOT HAVE LINES ROTTING OUT LIKE THIS. *TR

FORD FREESTAR 2007, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE PUMP WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED GOING, NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND VERY COSTLY 1269.99. ALOT OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FORM SUBMISSION FOR THE PROBLEM. LAST FALL MY 2007 FORD FREESTAR BROKEN DOWN DUE TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO TO REIMBURSED FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ON MY WAY TO COLLEGE CLASSES WHEN THE VAN BROKEN DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE REVERSE GEAR INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE GEAR INTO ANY GEAR RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR FILTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN HE WOULD SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTAR VAN. ON OR ABOUT 12/15TH I WAS DRIVING TO CLASS AT CALDWELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA DURING RUSH HOUR. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN LOST POWER HOWEVER THE LIGHTS WORKED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER PUTTING THE VAN IN PARK I TRIED TO THEN USE THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD THE VAN TOWED AND AFTER A WEEK OR SO A REPAIRMAN TOOK THE TRANSMISSION APART AND HAD TO REPLACE IT ALONG WITH REBULDING THE COMPRESSOR. *TR