2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AS THE CONTACT DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOORS AND LATCHES AROUND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CLOSED OR THEY WOULD BOUNCE BACK OPEN DURING COLDER WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V383000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THEN TURNED IT SELF BACK ON. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE WEATHER WAS BELOW FREEZING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL FOR DEALER AND HE MENTIONED THAT IT WAS THE CRV TRANSMISSION, BUT NO ADDITIONAL ERROR CODES. THE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS THE MOTOR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE WAS NO INDICATION ON WHAT WAS GOING ON. WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE FREEZING THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OUT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OK. BUT NOW AFTER SEVERAL OF THE WRENCH LIGHTS, NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT SEAMS LIKE I HAVE LOST ENGINE POWER. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT IF IT PERSISTS I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT WILL BE IN ACCESS OF $4,750.00. I BELIEVE AFTER READING THE ONLINE MESSAGES IN EDMUNDS.COM AND READING THAT THIS IS OVER 170,000 FORD FREESTYLES THERE HAS TO BE A DEFINITE PROBLEM HERE. WILL THE LEMON LAW COVER THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE UNDER 60,000 MILES. *TR

ENGINE SPUTTER THEN FAILURE. THEN COMPUTER ERROR STATES, FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECALL PENDING, WHY WON'T U ACT. WEB FULL OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

ENGINE SPUTTER THEN FAILURE. THEN COMPUTER ERROR STATES, FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECALL PENDING, WHY WON'T U ACT. WEB FULL OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONE NIGHT AND IT CAUSED MY REVERSE LIGHTS TO FLASH ON AND OFF. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND IT IS A PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY SOLDER JOINTS ON THE BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS WHY? THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO LED TO MY TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AGAIN, AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM EITHER THERE ARE TONS OF OWNERS OF THIS CAR THAT HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES THAT ARE A RESULT OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING. WE ARE A HARD WORKING FAMILY AND WE SPENT EVERYTHING WE HAD REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR CAR SIX MONTHS AGO, AND OUR WARRANTY WAS UP SEVEN DAYS BEFORE OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND NOW THANKS TO THE FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL DOING WHATEVER IT WAS DOING TO THE COMPUTER WHEN IT WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT IT HAS TORE MY ALMOST $4000.00 TRANSMISSION UP AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO HAUL ALL OF MY CHILDREN AROUND IN. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD VIA EMAIL AND THE RESPONSE I GOT WAS SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS IN CASE OF A RECALL OR A FORGIVENESS PROGRAM IS STARTED UP. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION-I STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE ENGINE STAYED AT A HIGH RPM AND DID NOT DROP TO IDLE RPM. I WAS ABLE TO HOLD FOOT ON BRAKE UNTIL LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR. I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY FORD DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED BUT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

HELLO, IN MAY THIS YEAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING ON MY VEHICLE. I AM THE THIRD OWNER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHO WORKS AT FORD DEALERSHIP, TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE ALL ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS ON THE TRANSMISSION ($1500 PARTS AND LABOR). I TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANIC SHOPS AND AT EVERY SHOP I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED (ESTIMATES RANGED BETWEEN $2800 AND $5000). I BOUGHT A USED TRANSMISSION FROM A 2006 MODEL ($2100) AND HAD IT REPLACED BY A MECHANIC ($700 FOR LABOR). NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AGAIN. LAST WEEK IT BEGAN PRODUCING LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION. EVERYWHERE I LOOK ON THE WEB I SEE OWNERS OF FORD FREESTYLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE! HERE IS AN EXAMPLE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D8CE7 I'M SURE IF YOU GOOGLE UP "FORD FREESTYLE TRANSMISSION" YOU'LL FIND A LOT MORE COMPLAINTS AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FILED ALREADY! I THINK IT IS TIME THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY PRODUCED A DEFECTIVE CAR AND RECALLED THE ENTIRE 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLE SERIES FOR A FREE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT! THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND STALLS. WE GOT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY (I-288) AND ONLY ESCAPED AN ACCIDENT BY A MIRACLE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION! *TR

ON OCCASION WE FELT A LITTLE SURGE WHEN BACKING UP. NOTICED PRIMARILY WHEN BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVER. FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. SURGE WAS BRIEF BUT BRAKING WOULD STILL STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO OBSERVED A SURGE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. THE SURGE WAS BRIEF, MAYBE LASTING 1-2 SECS. IN ADDITION WE'VE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ACCELERATION, SLUGGISHNESS. THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR