2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LATCHES FREEZE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DOOR LATCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

STARTED THE CAR, HEADED OUT AND "CHECK TRANSMISSION" CAME ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY CAME UP WITH 2 CODES, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION, POSSIBLE MECHATRONICS. DEALER RECOMMENDED TAKE HOME AND IF/WHEN ERROR MESSAGES APPEAR BRING THE CAR BACK. CAR WAS FINE FOR FEW MILES THEN "CHECK TRANSMISSION" FOLLOWED BY "CHECK ENGINE" AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER (USED SCANNER TO CLEAR SO I COULD DRIVE). LEFT AT DEALER FOR THEM TO DRIVE AND GET SOME ANSWERS. WAS TOLD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION PARTS + LABOR AROUND $6500-$7000. WITH A FOUR MONTH WAIT DUE TO PRODUCTION BACK LOG. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED I LOVED THIS CAR.. HOPING THE DEALER WILL WORK WITH ME ON TRADE IN, CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION OF THE REAR SUB-FRAME, CAUSING IT TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,690.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL OR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

THE CAR JUMP IN LOW SPEED AND YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THIS WAS IN DIRECT DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE ON THE HWY. THE RPMS WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND RELAX TO NORMAL RPM SPEED. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER A FEW DAY'S AGO. MY WORRY IS THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR FACILITIES AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL DEFECT. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS ABOUT CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND IF THE CVT PROBLEMS ARE NOT ADDRESSED. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER, MY FAMILY WILL NOT BUY AGAIN EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,695.

CAR SURGES WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE OF GAS, TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY WIERD, KICKS HARD THEN THE NEXT DAY WORKS. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT MY FUEL GAUGE IS OFF & PRODUCING INCORRECT DATA OF GAS REMAINING IN CAR & DRIVER WINDOW WOULD ROLL UP AND DOWN WHEN TRYING TO JUST ROLL IT UP. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. ANOTHER INCIDENT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIRD INCIDENT I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR MADE A LOUD REVVING UP NOISE THEN SHOT US FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO BACK UP BEFORE THE CARS REACHED US. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER TAKING HER TO DAYCARE THEN GOING TO WORK AND WE WERE GOING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE. WE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A FAMILY WITH 3 CHILDREN CROSSING AND THE CAR SHOT US FORWARD AGAIN AND WE ALMOST HIT THE FAMILY. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHOT US BACK INTO THE CARS BEHIND US. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND MY DAUGHTERS AND MY LIFE WHEN GETTING INTO THIS CAR. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW CAR. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE AT RISK FOR THIS. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES OR SURGES WHEN AT IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. *TR