2005 Ford Freestyle

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE WEATHER IS VERY COLD, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD STICK AND NOT REMAIN SHUT. IT TOOK THE CONTACT 45 MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH THE DOOR TO GET IT TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE LATCH LINKAGE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 32,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 27K MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED UP A SLIGHT GRADE. I HEARD A CLUNK FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA UNDER THE DASH AND THEN THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO COAST TO A CHURCH PARKING LOT WHERE I PARKED. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING NORMALLY, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV HIGHER WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WERE DISPLAYED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. IT IDLED NORMALLY BUT I STILL COULDN'T REV THE ENGINE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WERE STILL DISPLAYED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, AND AXLE AT A COST OF $5885. THE CAR IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY SO I WAS LIABLE FOR THIS COST. NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALER WOULD ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. TWICE I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND AS I ACCELERATED AND THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AS THE SPEED INCREASED. HE COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING, EITHER TIME. I HAVE THE WORK ORDERS TO PROVE IT. I ASSUMED IT WAS PROBABLY ROAD NOISE DUE TO TIRE WEAR. THE WHINING SOUND HAS DISAPPEARED SINCE THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE LOCK. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER BECAME STUCK IN THE SEAT AND WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WITH THE FIRST TIME OCCURRING IN APRIL OF 2006. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT OTHER CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SEAT BELT IS ALSO LOCKING UP AGAIN. FORD STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,450 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, WHILE DRIVING, MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS SO FRIGHTENED BY THIS, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING ELSE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS AFFECTED. MY SON WAS SCREAMING AT ME TO PULL OVER AND STOP, BUT THERE WAS NOWHERE TO STOP. ON NOVEMBER 7, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MY FREESTYLE FOR 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. IT ONLY HAS 28,405 MILES ON IT. I ALSO HAVE THE NEW BASECARE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY CHARGED ME $94.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD THE FUEL SENSOR IS BAD. IT WILL COST $400.00 TO REPLACE IT, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. I HAD TO REFUSE THIS COSTLY JOB. I AM TROUBLED THAT THE FREESTYLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENSOR, AND EVEN MORE UPSET THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS USELESS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN 2 LANE ROAD AT APPROX. 40MPH WITH MY 7YR OLD DAUGHTER. THE VAN SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOISES ETC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT, THE VAN WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. WAS TOWED TO MY HOME AND CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN AND PROBABLE NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. QUOTED AT APPROX $1,600.00-2,000.00. *TR

ON THE FORD FREESTYLE THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRYING TO PASS,GO UP HILL, OR JUST AS TEMPERATURE RISES IN TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO TRACTION CONTROL SETTING. YOU WILL LOOSE SPEED POWER AND RPM WILL GO UP AND RED LINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO PASS ON TWO LANE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST RAN OVER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURS. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON EDMONDS DOT COM AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE PEOPLE ARE TOLD THEY MUST BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. FOR BETWEEN $5000-$7000 DOLLARS. I HAVE SPENT 2000 ALREADY AND STILL NOT FIXED PROBLEM. MINE FAILED AT 74,800 MILES , BUT I WAS OUT OF TOWN IN THE BOOM DOCKS AND BY THE TIME I GOT BACK I WAS OVER MILEAGE, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. I HAVE OVER A 120,000 MILES NOW AND THEY CAN NOT FIX IT, I LIVE IN NEBRASKA WHERE THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR UNDER 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I STARTED SEEING A WRENCH APPEAR ON THE CONSOLE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY COMPUTER PROBLEM. SO THEY IGNORED IT A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. THANKS SCOTT MANLEY THIS PROBLEM CAN AND WILL CAUSE A DEATH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 FREESTYLE I LOST ALL POWER WHILE GOING 70MPH AND WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI TRUCK. TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION AND RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. DID THE SAME THING A WEEK LATER. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WAS TOLD IT MOST LIKELY WAS A BAD "THROTTLE BODY", BUT THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNTIL IT DID IT FOR THEM. HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE. *TR

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE YEAR 2005. IT HAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR WITH IT ACCELERATING, JUMPING FORWARD WHEN I PLACE INTO DRIVE AND SOMETIMES INTO REVERSE. I FINALLY HAD A COMPLETE LOCK OUT OF SHIFTING AND CAR WENT INTO SAFE MODE WITH A WRENCH SYMBOL ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS A $600 DOLLAR REPAIR TO FIX AND IT IS SOMETHING INTERNALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR AND DANGEROUS.*TR

THE CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE, THEN IT WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, IT ATTEMPTED TO THROTTLE BACKWARDS. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND THEN THE CAR STALLED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE NOW. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED NOW AT LEAST 4 TIMES. BIGGEST PROBLEM IS DETERMINING THE PROBLEM. WHEN I RESTART THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS ON WHEN THE CAR STALLED HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED. I AM ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE THE CODE SO THAT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO THAT THIS ISSUE CAN BE FIXED. UNTIL THEN THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DO MUCH. ACCORDING TO OTHER EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSY. HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=1&T=2354 HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=1&T=2197. *TR