2005 Ford Freestyle

2005 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS TOYOTA IS HAVING. OUR CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. DALE JARRETT FORD REPLACED THE COMPUTER. AND SINCE THAN THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THEY TOLD US THAT THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE COMPUTER. BUT WE RECEIVED A CARD IN THE MAIL FROM THEM THAT OUR COMPUTER MODULE IS IN AND READY TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

1. EARLY LAST YEAR, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A TENDENCY TO LUNGE (ACCELERATE) WHEN BRAKING TOWARD A STOPLIGHT OR A PARKING SPOT. 2. THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURRENCE INCREASES ONCE THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS WARMED UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES. 3. LAST SEPTEMBER, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. WE WERE TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, AND WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT CALL. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $600.00. INTERNET RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, WITH SOME OWNERS REPORTING THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO FEEL THAT FORD, LIKE TOYOTA HAS RECENTLY, SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY NEED TO MAKE THE PART AVAILABLE, SO THAT THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN SHE DROVE IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED OVER 50 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY, AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED MORE FREQUENTLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WILL NOT MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 95000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPADTED 07/07/10.*JB

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. HAPPENS WHEN IT'S RAINY, AFTER NOT DRIVING THE CAR FOR A DAY. CAN BE REALLY BAD IF HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY - YOU STEP ON GAS AND THERE'S NO RESPONSE (THE ENGINE IS RUNNING) - THE CAR CAN ESSENTIALLY STOP BY ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DATE OF FIRST INCIDENT REPORTED, MILEAGE AT THE TIME - 90,000. *TR

ON 1/25/10 WHILE DRIVING CAR BEGINS TO STUDDER AND THEN SHUTS DOWN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO EMERGENCY LANE. UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLING WHEN RUNNING. EVENTUALLY RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME (PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE ARRIVING HOME 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD). TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY (AFTER 4 OCCURRENCES IN 3 MILES). DIAGNOSTICS RAN, BAD THROTTLE BODY BUT NONE AVAILABLE YET. SHOULD BE ABLE TO ORDER AND BE IN DEALERSHIP IN ABOUT A WEEK. WHILE GOING HOME FROM DEALERSHIP, CAR BEGAN TO SURGE AT TIMES AND STUDDER AT OTHERS, EVENTUALLY STALLED AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BEFORE THROTTLE WOULD RESPOND. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC EACH TIME ITS HAPPENED (45-55 MPH) WITH OUT 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE TO QUICKLY TURN ON THE FLASHERS AND HOPE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN LUCKY EVERY TIME, GETTING STUCK ONCE IN THE LANE WHILE GOING UP HILL AND VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DUE TO LOSS OF THROTTLE. I DO WONDER HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS AT DEALERSHIPS HAVE TO BE SEEN BEFORE FORD CAN ISSUE A RECALL. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH ON AND OFF. HE NOTICED THE MALFUNCTION ON A FREQUENT BASIS AND OVER TIME IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE MAY 2008. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

05 FORD FREESTYLE SHUTTING OFF, SURGING WHILE IN PARK, DECREASED POWER WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON, LEACHING AND SURGING WHILE DRIVING. OCCURS EVERY DAY AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. WAITED 7 MONTHS FOR A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY ($600), DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE, PAID $500 FOR NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE 2005 HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR MONTHS. LARGE PUDDLES HAVE FORMED ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. MOST RECENTLY, WATER HAS LEAKED FROM THE SUNROOF ONTO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE READ EXTENSIVELY ON THE INTERNET ABOUT A BASIC DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CAR THAT CAUSES WATER FROM THE DRAINS TO EMPTY INTO THE CAR BECAUSE THE DRAINS ARE UNABLE TO HANDLE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF WATER. FORD DEALERSHIPS GENERALLY SEEM TO REPORT NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM OR DO NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DRIVING WITH WATER DRIPPING ON MY HEAD IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO, MY CHILD HAS BEEN SICK WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW. I HAD NOT PINPOINTED THE SOURCE OF HIS PROBLEM, BUT HAVING READ NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT MOLD GROWTH DUE TO THE WATER INFILTRATION I AM WONDERING IF THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. WATER CAUSES MOLD, RUST, AND CAN SHORT OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR. WHILE FORD DOESN'T APPARENTLY SEE THIS AS A HAZARD OR A RESULT OF THEIR BAD DESIGN, MANY CONSUMERS DO. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE. ENGINE STOPS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. USUALLY COULD BE RESTARTED AFTER VEHICLE STOPS AND IS PLACED IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR UPDATED 08/19/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY ALSO DISCOVERED A WIRING HARNESS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER HAD RUBBED AGAINST ONE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER HARD LINES. THE FRICTION HAD WORN AWAY THE INSULATION ON THE HARNESS AND CAUSED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR SIGNAL TO ACT ERRATIC. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, THE LOSS OF THE CAM POSITION SENSOR SIGNAL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER/STALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOSS OF THE CPS SIGNAL INHIBITS THE FIRING OF THE SPARK PLUGS. THE LOSS OF FIRING SIGNAL TO THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSED RAW FUEL TO EXIT THE ENGINE DIRECTLY TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, DAMAGING THEM PERMANENTLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT INSERTING RAW FUEL INTO AN OPERATING CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AT SOME TEMPERATURE MEASURED IN THE HUNDRED DEGREE CELSIUS WOULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. UPDATED 08/23/10 THE EVENT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. RESULT WAS "NO FAULT FOUND." NO ADVICE FROM DEALER TO REMEDY PROBLEM OR REFRAIN FROM OPERATING THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS TURNED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS. FIRST DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SYMPTOMS AND REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER OCCURRENCES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP. THERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND TO READ ENGINE CODES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE, NO SPARE AVAILABLE. VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN NEXT DAY WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON EXPRESSWAY. FAILED TO RESTART AT ALL. REQUIRED TOW.