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2007 Ford Freestyle engine and engine cooling problems

74 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2007 Ford Freestyle8% of all complaints for this model year.

74
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
8%
share of all complaints
61,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Bought this car used 2 years ago. Car started making a loud noise, but when put in drive, it quiets a little. Not running well at all. Took it to get it looked at, 1st replaced a bad water pump (almost 700) and then was told it's the transmission. They want $6k for, which I don't have. I still owe…

    filed Mar 7, 2014

  • Air conditioning does not work when driving under 35 mph or especially when at an idle. Air is not cool at all. Then when I speed up, I have air again although occasionally car will start to die and dash lights up and then it surges and is fine again when going down the highway at higher speeds…

    filed Aug 20, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a…

    SSM 46085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 21, 2016
  • MIL WITH DTC P0106 AND/OR P0109. *KB

    19722 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2007
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Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Freestyle years

YearReportsShare
2006 Freestyle14411%
2005 Freestyle1299%
Freestyle engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.