2006 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, THE CBT TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL HAD EXCEEDED THE CURRENT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 79,957. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. SO, THE ONLY WAY TO ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE, WAS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR DID A SMALL SURGE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER. WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, IT RESTARTED WITH NO WRENCH OR ENGINE LIGHT AND SEEMED OK. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT MORE FREQUENT. THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN CHANGED, NOW BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

EXPERIENCED A DROP IN THROTTLE RESPONSE GOING THROUGH A CURVE/INTERSECTION AND REDUCED POWER...PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...SWITCHED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED. *TR HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS AND FOUND A FORD RECALL TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE CONTROLLER. DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME THAT THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF OVER $800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. MAH

MY CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE IN PARK, WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE THE NOISE WOULD STOP. SOUNDED LIKE A AIRPLANE WHILE IDLING. WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE IT CHECKED WHILE HAVING OIL CHANGED, WAS TOLD IT WAS TRANSMISSION NOISE AND DUE TO CVT TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT EFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSION UNTIL I FEEL IT SLIPPING GEARS. HAVE SEEN THAT FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WONDER WHY THEY HAVEN'T STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIRED THIS ISSUE. I AM A WIDOWED MOM AND DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LYING AROUND TO HAVE THIS FIXED. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR BEING ABLE TO HELP TRANSPORT MY SONS BOY SCOUT TROOP TO THEIR EVENTS AND AFRAID TO DO SO WITH CONCERN OF BRAKING DOWN THIS SCOUTS IN MY CAR. WISH THEY WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE SO CUSTOMERS WOULD NOT PUT OUT POCKET TO FIX, THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

I DO NOT KNOW THE VIN NUMBER FOR THIS IS MY DAUGHTER N LAWS CAR. I WAS TAKING HER CAR TO MY HOME FROM HER HOME TO HAVE MY HUSBAND CHANGE THE OIL. YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH TO START THE CAR AND THIS HARD KNOCK CAME FROM WHERE THE AIR BAG IS ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SIDE. IT IS LOCATED ON THE SLANTING DASH BEFORE THE GLOVE BOX. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK ABOUT 7 TIMES. YOU COULD SEE THE DASH MOVE. I THOUGHT THE AIR BAG WAS GOING TO EXPLODE OUT OF THE DASH AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I ASK HER WHAT THAT WAS SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW BUT THAT IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME SHE STARTED HER CAR. I TOLD HER THAT IT WAS THE AIR BAG AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE OUT OF THE DASH AND TO NOT EVER LET ANY ONE SIT THERE WHILE SHE WAS STARTING HER CAR JUST IN CASE IT DID EXPLODE BECAUSE IT WOULD HURT WHOM EVER WAS THERE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FUSES AND WIRE CONNECTIONS TO IT AND NOTHING SEEMED WRONG. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT IT WAS OFF. I FAILED TO ASK IF IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN IT WAS ON BUT I WILL AND IF YOU WILL SEND ME A NUMBER TO REFERENCE TO I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT INFORMATION PLUS HER VIN NUMBER. *TR