2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

HAD RECALL 12N03 PERFORMED DUE TO SURGING, AFTER REPAIR CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE WHEN COLD. WHEN APPROACHING STOP CAR WOULD NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN, WOULD PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND TACH WOULD SURGE OVER 2000 RPM'S, DOES THIS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING, GOT MESSAGE FOR THROTTLE BODY ERROR, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT OVER $600. RECALL REPAIR DONE IN APRIL AND CAR FAILED IN JULY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND I HAVE 137,053 MILES ON THIS CAR HAD THIS CAR GOING ON 2 YEARS..I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR FOR ANOTHER YEAR...I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE CVT TRANNY AND MY AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW...AND MY CAR SURGES WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS...I AM ON PERMANENT DISABILITY AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT INTO THIS PROBLEM THAT IS FORDS FAULT..I DID TAKE THE CAR TO A TRANNY SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS TO FIX IT...I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR ON THE TRANNY THAT IS GOING BAD AND FOR THE REST IT WOULD COST MORE MONEY TO CHECK EVERYTHING OUT..I DON'T GET THIS CAUSE FORD KNOWS WHAT'S WRONG BUT NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM...BUT ALL I KNOW IS THERE IS 100'S TO 1000'S OF PEOPLE THAT THEY SAID THE SAME THING TO..I WAS QUOTED CLOSE TO $400 TO DO THIS...AND UP TO $6000 FOR A NEW TRANNY..NOW THE HUMMING NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER AND ALL COMING FROM THE TRANNY...AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAR SURGES DOWN HILLS...SOUNDS AND PROBLEMS LIKE THAT ARE NEVER GOOD..IM SURE THE TRANNY IS GONNA FAIL SOON...IM NOT SURE WHAT I WILL DO SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD THIS FIX AND A CAR PAYMENT ON A BROKEN CAR..FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS THEY PUT OUT A FAULTY TRANNY ITS NOT FAIR THAT ALL OF US HAVE TO SUFFER.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE CAR HAD A CTV TRANSMISSION , ON THIS DAY AFTER PROPER MAINTENANCE THE TRANSMISSION JUST BROKE, IT, I BELIEVE, WAS BAD DESIGN FOR A TRANS AS WITNESS OF FORD DROPPING THIS TRANS AFTER 2 YEARS. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP IN BRIGHTON MI, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CVT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REBUILD AND WOULD COST $6600 FOR A NEW ONE, THE VALUE OF THE CAR IN GOOD CONDITION IS ONLY $4800, SO EVEN THOUGH THE BODY WAS IN GREAT SHAPE, THE ENGINE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE, FAIRLY NEW TIRES AND GREAT WHEELS, I HAD TO SEND IT OFF TO AN AUTO SALVAGE COMPANY. THEY GAVE ME $350 FOR A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH $5000. THE TRANS SHOP KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS, AS DID THE SALVAGE YARD, I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE IS A LONG LINE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANS. I BELIEVE THERE IS ALREADY A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. I FEEL I WOULD HAVE PAID $1500 TO HAVE A TRANS FIXED ON THIS CAR, EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER, SO I BELIEVE I AM OUT ABOUT $3000. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE BRAND NEW AND MY CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN MY CAR HAD ONLY ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT AND I ALSO HAD MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AS WELL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR JUST DIED OUT CAUSING ME TO PANIC AND ALMOST GETTING INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. LUCKILY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM CAUSING ME TO NOT FEEL VERY SECURE ABOUT THE CAR I BOUGHT. FINALLY THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT BY PUTTING ON A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW MY CAR HAS 130,000 MILES AND IT IS STARTING TO SURGE AND MAKE A HELICOPTER TYPE NOISE, AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAYS ITS MY THROTTLE BODY AND MY TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE SHOP WANTS TO CHARGE ME SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX WHICH I CANT AFFORD AND I AM GONNA HAVE TO TRY TO TRADE IT IN BUT DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO GIVE ME ANYTHING FOR IT BECAUSE OF ITS BAD HISTORY OF SUCH A PRICEY REPAIR. THANKS *TR

WHEN I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE MY CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS AND THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I PULLED OUT ONTO A STREET AND WENT INTO SAFE MODE. AND WOULD ONLY GO 40MPH. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN I GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE MY CAR WILL LUNGEBACKWARDS. THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE COST OF A NEW CVT TRANSMISSION WILL RUN ME ALOT OF $$$$$. I AM AWARE THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST FORD FOR THIS MATTER. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THIS YEAR IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR. WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR . *TR

WHEN I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE MY CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS AND THEN SHUT OFF AND ON MY DASH BOARD IT READ "FAILED SAFE MODE". THEN 2 WEEKS LATER THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I PULLED OUT ONTO A STREET. I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN STATING "FAIL SAFETY MODE" AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART MY CAR THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AGAIN. WHEN I GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE MY CAR TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT AND WILL ALWAYS LUNGE FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS WHILE GOING AROUND 2MPH-5MPH. THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE COST OF A NEW CVT TRANSMISSION WILL RUN ME $5500. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST FORD FOR THIS MATTER. I ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO I PURCHASED FROM LESS THAN A YEAR AND HALF AGO AND THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE ME $3000 FOR MY VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED FOR $12,000 AND STILL OWE $9,000 FOR. THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS WORTH ROUGHLY $5,000 NOW. *TR

SUDDEN, SPORADIC LUNGING/SURGING OCCURS WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS, I.E. PARKING. SEEMS TO THEM, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS WHEN RUNNING A/C. LAST YEAR I GOT THE "SAFE MODE" AND WRENCH DISPLAY, BIT OF COURSE WHEN I TOOK IT TO FORD THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE MESSAGE WAS STILL SHOWING. IT OCCURRED AGAIN THIS YEAR, BUT I DIDN'T BOTHER GOING TO FORD. BUT TODAY, AS I WAS TRYING TO PARK, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME I ALMOST RAMMED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE POWER TRAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.