2005 Ford Freestyle

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED! AGAIN, WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE MOTOR GAVE OUT. LUCKILY, WE MADE IT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT TO THE SHOULDER. THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE CEL WERE ON. THE MOTOR STARTED AGAIN BUT THE CAR DIDN'T TAKE ANY GAS, DIDN'T ACCELERATE. AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND RUMBLING. I HAD MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR AND WAS REALLY SO MAD. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND A TAXI TO GET HOME. THE CEL CAME ON SO MANY TIMES IN THE PAST MONTHS, WE CHECKED THE CODE - IT WAS ALWAYS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. WE CLEANED IT AND THE LIGHT WAS GONE. ONLY TO COME BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. AS I SAID, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE SOME MONTHS NOW. BUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE MOTOR ACTUALLY STALLED. AND IN THIS REALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION : ON A HIGHWAY!! FORD NEEDS TO INITIATE A RECALL, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH IN THE LAST MONTHS, THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY FREESTYLE ALSO LUNGES FORWARD/BACKWARD IF I'M ACCELERATING. I THINK IT'S ALL RELATED AND TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE OF FORD NOT DO DO SOMETHING. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. A MIRACLE NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED UNTIL NOW - OR WORSE!!! *KB

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY IT WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD TRANSMISSION NOISE. I RECEIVED A CALL AT 4PM FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. WHEN I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON CVT TRANSMISSIONS FROM FOR. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL WHICH I FIND TO BE TERRIBLE. WHEN THEY ARE IN FINANCIAL DEFICET THEY GET BAILED OUT BY OUR GOVERNMENT BUT WHEN THEY HAVE FAULTY EQUIPTMENT THEY TURN THEIR HEAD. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY THEY HAVE DELT WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHO CAN AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE EVERY 60000 MILES!! I GUESS WE CAN LET THE AMERICAN CONSUMER TAKE THE HIT THAT WORKS FOR ALIVING AND PAYS TAXES SO THAT THEY CAN GET BAILED OUT OF TROUBLE WHEN THEY HAVE PROBLEMS!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD ABNORMALLY AS THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,777. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ UPDATED 02/17/12

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH TWO ISSUES.. ISSUE #1- WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE) OR STARTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD. IT IS A REQUIREMENT TO STAY A FEW FEET BACK AND FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES AS NOT TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. ISSUE #2- INSTRUMENT PANEL RANDOMLY BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE LIGHTS (IE CHECK ENGINE, SEATBELT, AIR BAG) FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THEY WOULD DISAPPEAR. THEN THE GAUGES (IE GAS, TEMP, AND SPEEDOMETER) BEGAN NOT WORKING. TOOK IT IN TO SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED A FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

I HAVE MORE THAN ONE COMPLAINT. 1) SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY USED 2005 FREESTYLE I WOULD BE DRIVING BOTH AT HIGHER AND LOWER SPEEDS AND I WOULD LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO GAS OR STEERING. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER BUT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN I BOUGHT MY FREESTYLE IT WAS "CERTIFIED" AND UNDER WARRANTY, OTHERWISE THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $1200. MY FORD DEALER REPLACED THE KIND OF SENSOR/BRAIN AS THEY CALLED IT. HAS BEEN WORKING SENSE. 2) AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. I THOUGHT THE A/C WASN'T BLOWING COLD ENOUGH, I FINALLY TOLD IT TO A REPAIR SHOP I TRUST AND HE SAID HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND I HAD ANY COOL AIR AT ALL. 3) BRAKES, REAR MOST OF ALL, HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WAY TOO SOON AND ANYTIME IT'S WET THEY SQUEAL LIKE CRAZY. GUESS I NEED TO HAVE THEM CHANGED AGAIN. 4) TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE STARTING NOW. I ROUGHLY HAVE 90K MILES AND HOPED THIS WOULD BE MY LAST CAR FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I HATE TO TRADE IT IN AND START ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT AND LET THIS CAR GET BACK OUT TO SOME OTHER UNSUSPECTING SOUL. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO MAKE A VERY UGLY NOISE WHEN ON PARK. THE SUV LUNGES AND THE RPM NEEDLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL SOMETIMES. I'VE READ ONLINE OF OTHER FORD FREESTYLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THESE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE DO DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED AND WE NEED THE TRANSPORTATION. THANKS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE 2010, VERY NICE CAR. A FEW WEEK INTO DRIVING I HEARD A VERY STRANGE NOISE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK, THE TOLD ME THE NOISE IS NORMAL IT IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT SOUND GOES WITH THAT TYPE OF TRANNY(CVT). AUGUST OF 2010 DRIVING ON I95 GOT A POPPING SOUND AND CAR STOP,I TOW IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT, THE PUT A NEW TRANNY IN IT WAS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY, JANUARY 2012 GOT THE SAME SOUND AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANNY IS NOT GOOD,SO I NEED A NEW ONE AGAIN IT IS COVERED. SO U SEE FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE MISTAKE, PLEASE HELP ALL OF US THAT HAVE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN THIS VEHICLE AROUND 2008. I CAN CHECK WITH MY MECHANIC FOR AN EXACT DATE. IT WAS SURGING INTO TRAFFIC, LIGHT POLES IN PARKING LOTS, AND EVEN PEDESTRIANS, ALL WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I NOW HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY FAILING AGAIN. THIS KIND OF CAR IS GOING TO INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER 800 DOLLARS THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. WITH NO WARNING THIS CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH NO REGARD TO WHAT OR WHO IS IN FRONT OF IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. I AM FULLY AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO ALSO OWN THIS SAME TYPE OF CAR WHO HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT CONTINUOUSLY AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLVE IN THE END. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR