2005 Ford Freestyle

2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS "AWD MALFUNCTION" MESSAGE (FORD DIAGNOSTIC CODE: P1889). MALFUNCTION MESSAGE COMES ON SPORADICALLY. NO CLEAR REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE REVERTS TO 2WD. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING (ESPECIALLY IN WET, SNOWY, ICY CONDITIONS) AND HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER, WITH NO SUCCESS IN FIXING. THE DEALER FOLLOWED WHAT FORD SAYS TO DO ACCORDING TO THE CODE AND CAN'T FIX PROBLEM. DEALER HAS REPLACED OIL PRESSURE AND TEMP SENSOR WITH NO CHANGE IN ISSUE. NOW WANTS TO TRY TO CHANGE THE TRACTION COUPLER AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEE THAT WILL WOK EITHER. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A CLEAR FIX FOR ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER COSTS OF REPAIRS FOR AWD DEFECT.

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE OFF NEW CAR LOT BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH ENGINE SURGING WHILE A/C WAS RUNNING. HAVE HAD IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND THE YEAR 2010 IS NOW ENDING. ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE HAS SURGED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD SO FORCEFULLY THAT I HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR TO AVOID A COLLISION. REPEATED VISITS TO FORD DEALER HAS RESULTED IN NOTHING BUT A $50-$100 LABOR BILL AND NO REPAIR. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE DOWN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE CLUSTER WILL START CUTTING OUT ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 30 MILE PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE, A FEW SECONDS LATER I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE THE LIGHTS STILL CAME ON THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT A 9 DAYS. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THEY STAYED ON FOR 4 DAYS. I CALLED OUR NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY THEY CAME ON AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE BATTERY CAUSING IT OR COULD BE THE CLUSTER CUTTING OUT. WE CHECKED AND CLEANED OUR BATTERY WHICH IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. THEN ON THE 4TH DAY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER WENT OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER A DAY OR SO IT TO WENT OUT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS OCCURS. ...I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON THE CURVY AND WINDING ROADS WHERE I LIVE. AND IT IS A PROBLEM I THOROUGHLY CHECKED OUT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE YET FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON IT OR THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY (LURCHING AND SURGING). BOTH ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. BAD ENOUGH THE AC PROBLEM AND HAVING BOUGHT 5 SETS OF TIRES SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE 2005 FREESTYLE. I HAVE OWNED FORD PRODUCTS FOR MANY YEARS AND BEING THEY DO NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCTS I WILL NOT CONTINUE PURCHASING FROM FORD. *TR

SURGING/LURCHING UNEXPECTEDLY WITH MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. I TAKE MY CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. I ALMOST HIT A GROUP OF CHILDREN CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO MY CAR SURGING UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND CHECKED PERIODICALLY FOR RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. CONTACTING THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP SHUT DOWN. I USED TO THINK FORD WAS A DECENT VEHICLE, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. THE WARRANTIES SUCK ON THEM, AND THEY SELDOM ARE TRUE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND DO NOT TAKE CARE OF DEFECTIVE ISSUES IN A TIMELY MANNER IF EVER. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN MAY 2008. THE SURGING ISSUE HAS RECURRED MANY TIMES SINCE. AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE FAIL SAFE GATE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTART, THE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (DETAILS OF THE REPAIR UNAVAILABLE). THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT LIT AND ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER TEN SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT REPLACED FIVE BATTERIES DUE TO THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE CONSISTENTLY SURGES BOTH IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT IS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN OCCURS. IT CAN HAPPEN AT A DEAD STOP OR WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVER, PASSENGER AND ANY ONE AROUND CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT LURCHES FORWARD OR BACK AS IF IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SURGE FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT WITH PEOPLE AROUND ME WHO FEEL THREATENED BY MY CAR'S ACTIONS. WE FEEL FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SINCE WE ARE AWARE OF MANY, MANY OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN AND LUNGES FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. VEHICLE TRIES TO LUNGE MOSTLY WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN THE PAST MONTHS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SPUTTERS AND GOES INTO FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE, THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCELERATION RESUME. HOLDING OFF ON REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY DUE TO HIGH COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE AND SURGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE OR TWICE A DAY BUT ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO RAPIDLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP SURGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/24/11