2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. STARTED MAKING AWFUL NOISES AND LOW ACCELERATION. WENT TO MECHANIC AND TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT

CVT FAIL, THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2016. CAR NOW HAS 135,030 MILES. HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY, WHEN IDLE AND MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. I SENT A LETTER TO FORD AND THEY RESPONDED WITH A "SORRY...WE CAN'T HELP YOU". MAKING HELICOPTER NOISE. LOSES POWER AND GOES INTO FAILSAFE MODE. I WILL ATTACH BOTH LETTERS. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO START CAR. ALL INSTRUMENTS GO OUT AND BATTERY LIGHT GOES OUT. NOTHING WORKS. INTERIOR LIGHTS,LOCKS HEAT RADIO.HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES AND HAVE BATTERY REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE. CLUSTER REPAIRED AND SMART JUNCTION BOX. CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. HAS BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE . THEY SAID HAD TSB OUT FOR IT AND IT WOULD HAVE FIXED. DIDNT. PLEASE HELP. AM A MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER WHO NEEDS RELIABLE CAR AND CANNOT HAVE THIS TO KEEP HAPPENING . EVERYTIME I GET BACK FROM MECHANIC IT WILL WORK FOR 3 DAYS. THEN DIES AGAIN. LAST TIME IT BROKE WHICH WAS YESTERDAY IT WORKRD FOR OVER 2 WEEKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AWD MALFUNCTION IS PRESENT AND IT INTERFERES WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS. IT SOMETIMES CAUSES ABS NOT TO GET ENGAGED.

DOOR LATCHES FREEZING EVERY WINTER AND DOORS WILL NOT LATCH AND STAY SHUT. ALSO WENT TO FORD WEBSITE AND REALIZED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FSA TITLE: ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE EXTENDED WARRANTY FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 12N03. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL AND MY CAR DOES THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND I AM AFRAID THE TENS YEARS IS UP FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL REV REALLY HIGH AND LURCH FORWARD CAUSING ME TO STOMP ON BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD.

WHILE VEICHLE IS STATIONARY, THE ENGINE REVS BETWEEN 500-1000 RPM. TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HAVE STOPPED SHIFTING AND MADE THE RPM GO ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHILE TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED IT SEEMED TO MAKE THE ISSUE WORSE. WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION.

MY CAR JUST STOPS I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THRODEL BODY BUT FIXING IT WS ONLY TRMPAREY I HAVE 6 KIDS IN MY CAR AT ALL TIMES IT IS VERY SCAREY I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN LOW OR HIGH GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 13V081000 (SEATS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.