2005 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREE STYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED ABNORMALLY HIGH RPMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AND POSSIBLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL IS A PROBLEM. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A SURGE WHEN YOU FIRST PUT IT IN GEAR OR LET OFF THE BRAKE, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING MY WIFE AND I GOT USED TO. COUPLE DAYS AGO WE GOT INTO THE CAR, AND RIGHT AFTER THE LITTLE SURGE WE'RE USED TO WE NOTICED THE TACH WAS GOING WAY UP (3500-4000) AND WE WERE JUST STARTING TO ABOUT 10-15MPH. IT WOULD ONLY USE THE LOWER RATIO AND WOULD NOT LET US GO ANY FASTER THAN ABOUT 40MPH. WE TOOK IT BACK HOME, READ THE MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TAKE IT STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO MESS WITH IT, SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT TO CHECK IT CORRECTLY. SO THEN WE CALLED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THEY DROVE IT AND RAN SOME TESTS ON IT AND SAID IT'S INTERNAL PROBLEMS. LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 3-4 DAYS AND THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX IT. WOULDN'T GIVE US A QUOTE IN WRITING, ALTHOUGH THEY SAID WE'RE LOOKING AT $4000-$6000 TO GET IT FIXED OR REPLACED. SEARCHED AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN ALOT OF THE SAME. IF IT WAS SOMETHING WE DID WRONG TO MAKE A $15,000 VEHICLE LAST YEAR WORTH $1,500 RIGHT NOW I WOULD NOT SAY A WORD. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO USE IT TO GET AND FORTH FROM WORK BECAUSE, AT THE MOMENT, IT'LL LET YOU DRIVE IT FOR 20 MINUTES OR SO BEFORE IT STARTS STAYING STUCK IN THE LOW RATIOS. *TR

CAR LUNGES FORWARD AT CERTAIN TIMES. MOST NOTABLY WHILE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE. SOMETIMES LUNGES WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING; SO WHILE IN REVERSE. SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH TIGHT TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. MENTION HAS BEEN MADE OF A POSSIBLE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC HOWEVER; IT WOULD NOT LUNGE, SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ONLY DOES IT ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS A CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION). THE "CHECK TRANSMISSION" LIGHT COMES ON, CAR ONLY GOES ABOUT 30 MPH WITH ENGINE AT 4,000 RPM. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM IS GONE FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT THEN RECURS. WHILE THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING THE CAR IDLES AT 2,000 RPM (INSTEAD OF 800). IF YOU TAKE YOU FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE SITTING STILL THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP (ALLAN VIGIL IN MORROW, GA) QUOTED $5,800 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT IT WOULD BE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED AND FORD CAN ONLY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THERE SEEM TO BE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE YET FORD SAYS THEY ARE "VERY SURPRISED" AT THE FAILURE. INTERESTINGLY, I DID NOT MENTION THE "LUNGING" ISSUE TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. BEFORE MY CAR WAS MOVED FROM THE SERVICE LANE HE NOTED LUNGING ON THE REPORT. IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T WIDESPREAD HOW DID HE KNOW THAT? BASICALLY, I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD CAR THAT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. AND A COMMON POINT OF FAILURE IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED AND I HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $6000 TO HAVE THE CVT REBUILT. THE FREQUENT CVT FAILURE AND THE LUNGING ISSUE IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE RECALLED BY FORD. *TR

I PURCHASE MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE 2005. JULY 2005 TRAVELING TO GEORGIA BETWEEN 55/60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION ICON APPEARED. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I COULD NOT MOVE NO MORE THAN 30-40 MPH WITH THE RPM'S RACING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR REST APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES. UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE GEAR IT WAS VERY HARD AND LUNGED. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE RACING THE ENGINE WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE FREQUENCY OF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION LIGHT WITH TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND CAN NOT IS A PERSISTENT ISSUE. IT ALSO LUNGES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE WHICH HAS TO BE WITH MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL TO CONTROL THE LUNGE. SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH THE AIR ON WITH CARS AHEAD OF YOU IS FRIGHTENING SINCE IT WILL LUNGE THEN ALSO. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED MORE THAN NORMAL. SINCE ACQUIRING THIS CAR. RECENTLY, I'VE GOTTEN THE BRAKES DONE IN FEBRUARY, MAY AND CURRENTLY NEED ANOTHER REPAIR WITH ALL THE SQUEALING. *TR

SECOND COMPLAINT ON CVT TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP SAID THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS TO REPLACE IT AS THEY FORD DOESN'T MAKE PARTS FOR IT ANYMORE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST $5800.00. HOW CAN FORD BE ALLOWED TO DISCONTINUE PARTS ON A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS AND ASKING US TO PAY $5800.00 IS SOMETHING THAT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US. FOR THE SAKE OF NOT ONLY PEOPLE SUCH AS US, HOW ABOUT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON EDMUND.COM BY OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME RESULT. FORD MOTOR CONSUMER DEPARTMENT HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT ASSIST IN ANYWAY. PLEASE HELP US AND SOON. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND NOTICE ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I AM SURE YOU HAVE BEEN DELUGED WITH. FORD REPRESENTED THE PROBLEM AS FLUID AND THOUGHT THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I PAID $325.00 TO HAVE THIS WORK COMPLETED. DROVE THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO LANDMARK FORD FOR THE SECOND TIME. I AM INFORMED TONIGHT THAT THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH AN INTERNAL SEAL FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO PARTS FOR AND RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5800.00 PLUS LABOR. HOW CAN FORD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DESIGN ERROR IN THE FIRST PLACE AND REQUIRE SOMEONE TO INVEST THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY. I AS MANY I HAVE READ ON THE RECALL AND DEFECTS WEB PAGE NEED YOUR HOPEFULLY IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. PLEASE HELP US AS WE ARE SOCIAL SECURITY PEOPLE AND DON'T HAVE $5800.00. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR