2006 Ford Freestyle

THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION(CVT) FOUND IN MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 VEHICLE CONTAINS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT LEAD TO POWERTRAIN FAILURE.. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE 2005 AND HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALERS REGARDING THE DEFECT, BUT IT HAS NEVER INFORMED ME AND OTHER CONSUMER(S). THIS VEHICLE(S) AND THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAIL, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AT ANY TIME AND UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITION OR SPEED, FURTHER, SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION AND DELAYED ACCELERATION HAS HAD SERIOUS EFFECTS ON HANDLING, STABILITY, ACCELERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SPEED. THESE CONDITIONS AND RISKS CAN THEREBY CONTRIBUTE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THANK GOD THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY. WE HAVE COME CLOSE ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FORD HAS CHOSEN TO ACTIVELY CONCEAL THE DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN THE FORD FREESTYLES. THIS HAS PUT MY FAMILY DRIVERS' IN DANGER AND COST US OVER 3300 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THIS WAS IN JUNE OF 2012. NOW, THE KISTLER DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME REPAIRS WOULD BE OVER 7300 DOLLARS TO REPAIR WITH 156K MILES ON THE VEHICLE (APPROX 46K MORE SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR). AS A REASONABLE CONSUMER I WOULD EXPECT AND ASSUME THAT A VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS SAFE, WILL FUNCTION IN A MANNER THAT WILL NOT POSE A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS FREE FROM DEFECTS,. I DO NOT EXPECT FORD TO FAIL TO DISCLOSE THE CVT TRANSMISSION DEFECT TO ME OR OTHER CONSUMERS. MOREOVER, I DO NOT EXPECT FORD AND THE KISTLER DEALERSHIP TO INITIALLY DENY THIS DEFECT, CHARGE ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT, THEN MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT TO REPAIR AGAIN ONLY 46K MILES LATER. I AM ASKING FOR FORD TO ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE GET BACK WITH ME FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, THE CAR LUNGED AND I HAD NO CONTROL. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE FORWARD GEAR. FINALLY THE BRAKES DID WORK. THIS TIME THE LURCH WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT THE CAR ACTUALLY STALLED OUT ON ME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND THE CAR HAD NO GET UP AN GO. RAN VERY SLUGGISH WITH NO POWER. TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $6200.00. CAN NOT AFFORD THIS, BUT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS WELL AS UNSAFE FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE FOR THEIR LEANER'S PERMIT. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,120.

I WAS IN A RED LIGHT AND HAD A CAR IN FRONT AND ON BACK. HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED PLUNGING FORWARD AS IF I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I COULD OF HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. I PUSHED THE BREAK HARDER ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR STOPPED PLUNGING FORWARD, THEN AS THE LIGHT WHEN GREEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTED ACTING WEIRD IT JUST KEEP PLUNGING FORWARD AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHING ITSELF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAPPENS WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING ON A STOP OR PARKING OR REVERSING. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THEY'RE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR. IS A HUGE AND SCARY PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLS WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL MY SPEED. AS MY CAR QUICKLY REDUCES SPEED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE I ATTEMPT TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS IS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, THE LATEST TIME OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. P2104, P2100, P2112, AND P0325 CODES ARE PRESENT. I HAVE SEEN FORD HAS RECALLED 1.6 MILLION ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IN FORD ESCAPE, MERCURY MARINER, AND MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME 3.0L ENGINE AND SAME ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. ALL FORD HAS TO DO IS TO LIST THE FORD FREESTYLE AS ONE OF THESE RECALL VEHICLES FOR THE ETB TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO YOU ACCELERATOR TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF SPEEDING VEHICLES ALL AROUND YOU!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE ETB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN AUGUST OF 2012. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPMS REVVED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PREVIOUSLY, THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED; BUT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 11/19/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS REVVED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT DIMMED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.