2006 Ford Freestyle

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED ARE COMPLETELY GONE AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES. THEY WERE SUDDENLY METAL ON METAL. BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING THE CAR IS IN A NEAR NON-DRIVABLE STATE. FORD DID NOT INFORM ME OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. I READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THEN CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND I COULD RECEIVE A ONE TIME REPAIR. BY REPAIR I ASSUME THEY MEAN NEW BRAKE PADS AND HOPEFULLY ROTORS. I'M WONDERING IF FORD IS ACTUALLY GOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WHICH I ASSUME IS THE CALIPERS. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE SAY THAT THEY ARE. I'M SURE I'LL SOON NEED ANOTHER REAR BRAKE REPAIR AND WHAT THEN? *TR

FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, I NEEDED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS AT APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES AND A CALIPER. MY SERVICE STATION CALLED MULTIPLE PARTS STORES TO GET THE CALIPER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A "DAILY" REQUEST. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED BRAKE PARTS THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNER IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING CARS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUE AFTER ISSUE. IT STARTED WITH MY BRAKES FAILING LIKE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT I HAVE READ. IT NOW SURROUNDS MY 6 CD PLAYER THAT EITHER MELTS OR WON'T PLAY. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES TO NO AVAIL. ON 03-12-08 THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ONLY LIGHTS UP PARTIALLY, AND AFTER SHAKING THE FRONT DASH BOARD A FEW TIME ALL LIGHTS POPPED ON. I HAVE TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGERS AND THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE FOR PURCHASE. *TR

I HAVE TWO BIG PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD, FIRST I'VE HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FOUR TIMES. THE ROTORS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED BEFORE I GOT THE SUV. FOR OVER A YEAR I HAVEN'T HAD NO HELP BY FORD, DURING THE SAME TIME I'VE HAD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM EITHER THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION, THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THAT PROBLEM. FOR BEING A 2006 THERE IS SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH IT AND SPEND DOUBLE IN GAS I'M VERY UNSATISFIED WITH MY FREESTYLE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE 2 WHEEL DRIVE. REAR BRAKES PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. REPLACED TWICE BEFORE 28,000 MILES. COMPLETE ROTORS AS WELL. FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE CRACKED AND ROTORS GROOVED. 31,000 TOTAL MILES ON VEHICLE. FORD SAYS BRAKES FAILING DUE TO CARS EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE AND THAT THE PADS SWELL CAUSING DRAG. NOT LOGICAL AND DO NOT BELIEVE IT. MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH FORD FREESTYLES. *TR

I HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS REGARDING MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED A 2006 FREESTYLE IN JUNE OF 2006. IN OCTOBER 2006 MY SON AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE RESULTING IN OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS. THE CAR JUMPED OVER TWO RAVINES, BOTH TIMES SEVERELY IMPACTING THE GROUND. ALMOST THE ENTIRE FRONT PART OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE RADIATORS, GRILL, BUMPER,ETC. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED TWO TIMES MAKING THE LATEST THE THIRD SET OF TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE SET OF TIRES I JUST HAD REPLACED WERE 60,000 MILE CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES. THEY HAD UNEVEN, CHOPPY, WEAR AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OLD. I AM ON THE SECOND SET OF BRAKES, BOTH FRONT AND REAR AND HAVE HAD THE REAR ROTORS REPLACED.. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE PREMATURE, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND THE BRAKE WEAR ARE EXCESSIVE COMPARED TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE ACCIDENT WE WERE INVOLVED DID NOT RESULT IN BODILY INJURY FOR EITHER ME OR MY 22 YEAR OLD SON. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING UP INCLINES, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN WRENCH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER INITIALLY UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, THEN REPORTS THAT IT IS AN ABS MODULE FAILURE, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE "IT IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWER TRAIN." AFTER ABS MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE, THIS IS AS YET, UNRESOLVED. *JB

SINCE WE FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR, WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING THAT OUR TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING OUT TOO QUICKLY, SHOW UNUSUAL SIGNS OF WEAR. AFTER THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALERS, I CONTACTED FORD TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION REGARDING THE TIRES AND THAT FACT THAT I HAD TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE THESE TIRES AT MY COST ? IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT TIRES WERE WEARING OUT WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRE, SUGGESTING THAT THE UNUSUAL WEAR WAS A FACTOR THAT WAS BEING CAUSED ROADS WITHIN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND OUR FAILURE TO KEEP OUR TIRE ALIGNED AND BALANCED. ON AUGUST 26TH, 2007 - MY CAR BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME A WOBBLING IN THE CAR AS IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT - WITH A FIVE MINUTE PERIOD, IT STARTED TO FEEL LIKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FLAT. AGAIN I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD AND WITHIN THE NEXT 500 MY CAR BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME A SEVER WOBBLING, VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE CAR. AGAIN, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT THE TIRES ASSUMING THAT THIS WAS BEING CAUSED BEING CAUSED BY A FLAT TIRE. AGAIN, ALL OF THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE FINE, WHO EVER I DID NOTICE THAT LEFT REAR PASSENGER TIRE APPEARED TO WOBBLE WHEN I PUSHED ON IT WITH MY FOOT. ASSUMING THAT THE TIRE MIGHT BE LOSE, I PROCEED TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRE WAS POTENTIALLY LOOSE WHAT I DISCOVER, WAS THAT THE TIRE WAS FINE, INSTEAD, THE ENTIRE LEFT ASSEMBLE (TIRE, DISK BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND THE ROTOR) WERE COMING OFF THE CAR? *TR