2006 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FAILURE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY WITH NO WARNINGS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE HOUSING BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A GROWING PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. AS I STARTED INQUIRING ABOUT REPAIRS, I FOUND THAT MOST PLACES, INCLUDING SOME FORD DEALERSHIPS, COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT DO THIS REPAIR. THIS WAS DUE TO EVERYTHING FROM HAVING TRIED TO REPAIR THESE AND THE REPAIRS NOT WORKING (EVEN WHEN DONE BY FORD'S GUIDELINES), PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FROM FORD, AND THE LIST GOES ON. IN DOING MORE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE FORD CVT TRANSMISSIONS, EVEN TO THE POINT OF FORD ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE THROUGH TSB'S. HOWEVER, IN ALL OF FORD'S RECOGNITION OF THE ISSUE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO ACTUALLY FIX THE ISSUE. THIS HAS PUT ME IN THE POSITION OF COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS, FACING A STEEP REPAIR OF MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR AN ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT BUT WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT DIAGNOSED WITH A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS WELL AS AN ECU FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE, LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND NO MORE THAN 30 MPH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, GOT OUT, WALKED AROUND THE REAR OF THE CAR, AND SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT AT FIRST, BUT GRAY SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR. I GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND BY THE TIME I WAS READY TO USE IT A MINUTE LATER THE SMOKE HAD STOPPED. IT WAS RAINING SO MAYBE SOME WATER GOT IN AND SHORTED IT OUT. UPDATED 09/19/13*LJ UPDATED 12/26/2013 *JS

VEHICLE LUNGES AND HAS POOR GAS MILEAGE. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND GOING THRU BRAKES MORE THAN NORMAL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. FORD ISSUED A COMPLIMENTARY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SERVICE TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND ANY REPAIR IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES APX. AFTER GOOGLING I FOUND THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR. I ALSO AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH WHAT I THINK ITS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I DID A SEARCH ON EDMUNDS.COM AND FOUND A 12 PAGE THREAD OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. THE CAR WITH REVVED UP AND LURCHED BACKWARDS AND ALSO FORWARDS WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING THE CAR TO GO ABOVE A CERTAIN SPEED AS WELL. I WILL PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND EASE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND NOT EVEN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL AND FLY BACKWARDS. I AM TERRIFIED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I AM GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT FROM READING OTHERS EXPERIENCES IT ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A YEAR OR TWO AND THEN THEY ARE BACK TO THE START AGAIN. IT SEEMS EVEN THIS WEBSITE HAS OVER 5 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS DON'T YOU THINK IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING? *TR

AS OF THIS PART FRIDAY, I HAD THE MOTOR MOUNT TORQUE INSERT REPLACED. THERE WAS BAD SHIFTING, LUNGING & LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING IN THE COOLER WEATHER; JUST SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN HOTTER & HAVING TO RUN THE A/C ON MAXIMUM. THE CAR WAS LUNGING BY ITSELF IN REVERSE & DRIVE. DROVE IT HOME; DID GREAT. RAN ALOT OF ERRANDS TODAY & THE EMISSION/TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON; VEHICLE STALLED, NO COMPRESSION. A BIT OF WHINING (TRANSMISSION ISSUES) I WILL GET IT INTO THE MECHANIC MONDAY A.M., BUT FROM PREVIOUS COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AGAIN, DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD THING W/A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE ALMOST ALL THE TIME. CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS & FORD SAYS NOTHING. LOOKS AS THOUGH THE LAST UPDATE WAS IN THE END OF 2012. MAYBE FORD IS GOING TO PULL THIS TOGETHER & TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. THIS IS A GREAT CAR OTHER THAN THAT. *TR

IN CA FOR FUNERAL, CHECK ENGINE (WRENCH) LIGHT CAME ON. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO KEN GRODY FORD IN BUENA PARK. THEY AT FIRST SAID TRANSMISSION COULD BE FIXED, BUT DURING NEXT DIAGNOSTICS, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. REBUILT TRANS ORDERED FROM FORD. CAR LEFT THERE, WE RENTED ONE AND CAME HOME. OUR DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR HOME ON 7/3/13, GOT 300 MILES IN TO TRIP, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, NO POWER. TOWED TO BERGE FORD IN MESA, AZ WHERE WE LIVE. A SECOND TRANSMISSION PUT IN. SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF LEAKAGE, THEN PICKED CAR UP ON 8/1/13, GOT ONE MILE ON FREEWAY, SMOKE COMING OUT OF BACK END. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOW TWICE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOW 8/6/13, CAR STILL NOT FIXED. *TR