2006 Ford Freestyle

IT WAS BELOW FREEZING OUT AND SOME OF MY PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN AND THE ONE THAT DID OPEN WOULD NOT CLOSE AGAIN. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 05 FREESTYLES BUT FORD WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL FIX ON MY 06 FREESTYLE BECAUSE THE BUILD DATE DOES NOT MATCH THE RECALL SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL I AM REFERRING TO IS 06S45. MY CAR WAS BUILT A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE END OF THAT SPECIFIC RECALL EVENT. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME DOOR LOCK ISSUES IN COLD CLIMATE. FORD REFUSES TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE FORCING MY FAMILY INTO UNSAFE SITUATIONS WHEN IT IS COLD. *TR

OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES SINCE AUGUST, 2012. IT ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN IN PARK AND WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEED. AFRAID IT IS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR HIT SOMEONE IN CROSSWALK. WE HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOBODY CAN TELL US WHAT THE ISSUE IS. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD AS IT APPEARS THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND NO RESPONSE. *TR

ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY RPMS WERE SURGING REALLY HIGH WHILE I WAS GOING SLOW I COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 20 MPH WITH THE RPMS AT 5! THEN MY CAR WOULD SHOOT FORWARD AND SHUT OFF. I HAD MY THROTTLE BODY CLEANED UNDER THE RECALL AND THEN THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL! IT TURNS ON BUT DOESN'T NO GO ANYWHERE AND WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR IT SHOOTS FORWARD AND SHUTS OFF AGAIN! THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ISSUE! *TR

AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER 2012, I STARTED NOTICING A SLIGHT KNOCKING COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. IT SEEMED TO GO AWAY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE. DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS THE KNOCKING WAS GETTING WORSE. I NOTICED IT LOUDER AND LOUDER AS I WAS DRIVING. THEN, THE ONLY TIME THE KNOCKING WENT AWAY WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE. NOW, I'M STARTING TO GET VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY CAR BREAKING DOWN WHILE I AM OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY. SO, I TOOK IT IN ON JANUARY 23, 2013 TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY RECALL PROCEDURE DONE. WHILE IT WAS AT THE AUTHORIZED "FORD" DEALERSHIP HAVING THIS PROCEDURE DONE, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A BEARING THAT WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE ISSUE AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART ITSELF WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY RECOMMENDED A "NEW" TRANSMISSION BE INSTALLED AT THE COST OF $5200.00. A USED ONE MIGHT RESULT IN THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES HAPPENING. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE ISSUES WITH THIS "CVT" TRANSMISSION, THERE MAY NOT BE "NEW" ONE AVAILABLE FOR A WHILE. I WAS THEN INFORMED, THAT BECAUSE OF THIS "CVT" ISSUE, FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2008+ MODEL YEARS UP TO 100,000 MILES. SO, THIS MEANS I AM LEFT WITH A WORTHLESS 2006 "FORD" VEHICLE WITH 95,508 MILES. WHICH "FORD" KNOWS HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE AND REFUSES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. WHAT AM I TO DO? IS THIS HOW, WE AS CONSUMERS, SHOULD EXPECT OUR VEHICLES TO PERFORM? I LOVED THE STYLING AND FEATURES OF THIS CAR, BUT I CAN'T SEE PUTTING $5200.00 INTO THIS VEHICLE AT THIS POINT AND DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENING OR SOMETHING NEW THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? *TR

OUR VEHICLE WAS CRUISING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS WHEN IT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE DUE TO AN INCLINE IN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT ALONG WITH THE ANTI SLIP LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE CAR OFF CRUISE AND APPLIED THE GAS AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESULTS, HIGH RPM BUT NO ACCELERATION. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NO MATTER WHAT I DID. WE EVENTUALLY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP AT A GAS STATION WHERE WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND FUELED UP. AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE SINCE. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY WHO SAID WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5000. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THE MANY FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ALONG WITH REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (WHICH FORD EVENTUALLY PLACED A RECALL ON). WE HAVE HAD THE ETC REPAIRED BUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING SHOT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL MILDEW SMELL WAS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DETAILED. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR STRIKER WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE FLOORBOARD WAS DAMP. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DOOR STRIKER, THE FLOORBOARD CARPET AND THE SPARE TIRE COVER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF DRAINING LINES WERE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO FLOOD WHEN ON AN INCLINE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY AND THE REAR DRAINAGE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.