2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

PURCHASED USED-WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE DOORS WILL NOT SHUT-APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF ELECTRONIC PROBLEM-EVEN WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ROUGHLY 65-70 MPH AND THE FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE CAME ON, WHICH DISABLED MY GAS PEDAL. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, AND HAD TO "COAST" WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IN PARK ON THE SHOULDER. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WENT AWAY. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT! EARLIER IN THE WEEK THIS SAME THINGHAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS ON A 35 MPH RD, AND IT DID THIS, LOST ALL USE OF THE GAS. HAD TO KILL THE CAR AND RESTART BUT THAT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE CODES P2106 AND P061B WERE DRAWN.(NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THESE CODES I KNOW THEY MEAN THROTTLE BODY'SBAD) I'VE KEPT MY OBDII SCANNER IN THE CAR CUZ THESE CODES COME UP ONCE A WEEK AT LEAST. I JUST KEEP ERASING THEM, RESTARTING THE CAR, AND DRIVES FINE TILL IT RANDOMLY GOES OFF AGAIN. THUS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. FORD CLAIMS THERE'S NO SAFETY ISSUE. I BARELY AVOIDED A POTENTIAL FATAL CRASH! *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN PARKING OR REVERSING AT LOW SPEEDS ONLY WHILE THE A/C IS RUNNING ON ANY FAN LEVEL. HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN WHILE PARKING, BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO REPORT. UPDATED 3/17/2015 *JS

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP. VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND STALLS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE CONTINUOUSLY MISSING OUT AND OR LUNGES. IF IT'S HOT OUT & AIR IS ON CAR WILL DRASTICALLY LUNGE FORWARD OR REVERSE. IF IT'S RAINING OUT CAR MISSES OUT WHILE JUST DRIVING NORMALLY & ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN GOING FORWARD FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY NEAR MISSES WITH BOTH TYPE OF INCIDENTS. ALSO CHECK FUEL CAP COMES ON PERIODICALLY & GOES OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON AS WELL. VEHICLE HAS NOT FELT SAFE FOR QUITE SOME TIME - BUT IT'S PAID FOR. I'VE READ MANY MANY CONCERNS WITH THESE ISSUES & AM SHOCKED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY NOW - WHAT DOES IT TAKE?? *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY ?05 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED THE AIR & RADIO TURN OFF, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH, ALL GAUGES BOTTOM OUT & THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. THIS LASTS FOR ABOUT 30-45 REPEATEDLY, IN QUICK SUCCESSION. YOU CANNOT SIGNAL A TURN OR KNOW SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURS WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON & SOMETIMES IT READS CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM. THIS STARTED FALL 2013, NO ONE FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT STOPPED OVER THE WINTER & STARTED AGAIN THIS SPRING. AGAIN 2 SHOPS INCLUDING THE DEALER AGAIN CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BATTERY & VOLTAGE READINGS WERE NORMAL. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BE THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE ($999.99) OR A FRAYED WIRE BUT COULD NOT VALIDATE EITHER ISSUE & ADMITTED THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE RADIO & AIR TURNING OFF. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE MY RELATIVELY NEW BATTERY, BUT COULDN'T GIVE A REASON & DID NOT FIND SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY OR THE WIRING TO THE BATTERY SO I TOOK MY CAR HOME WITH NO ANSWERS THIS IS AN ISSUE I SEE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN & DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WHILE THE INSTRUMENT PANELS TURN ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IMPACTS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DAYLIGHT. WILL IT TAKE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY LIKE GM IS FACING BEFORE FORD TAKES RESPONSIBILITY OR ISSUES A RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS? THEY MUST NOT CARE SINCE THEY STOPPED MAKING THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER IT ENTERED THE MARKET, I DO NOT TRUST FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL WELL ON THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED AND CONTAINED HOLES. AS A RESULT OF THE HOLES, FUMES SEEPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME ILL. THE HOLES ALSO CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME WET WHEN IT RAINED AND COLLECT SALT WHEN IT SNOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THIS VEHICLE IS LUNGING. UNEXPECTED MOVING WHEN FOOT NOT ON ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE TWO KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 2 AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPAIR IT IMMEDIATELY. I DON'T DEEM IT SAFE TO DRIVE. I SEE WHERE THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED SINCE 2011 AND YOU SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE RESPOND AS TO WHAT YOU ARE WAITING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,243.

THE VERY FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS PARKING MY VEHICLE AND IT JUST LUNGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES THAT DAY TO THE POINT I STARTED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT TO KEEP IT FROM POSSIBLY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WENT ON AND ON THAT SUMMER AND IT SEEMED TO DO IT WHEN IT IS HOT AND THE A/C IS RUNNING. IT HASN'T STOP SINCE! *TR