2006 Ford Freestyle

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST MADE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED! THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM... 50,000 MILES, CHECK! AC COMPRESSOR GOES BAD.... 60,000 MILES, CHECK! AND NOW BEGINNING AT 79,000 MILES THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS TRASHED! $6000 TO FIX AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A NEW ONE! I DROVE IT KNOWING IT WOULD GO BAD ANOTHER 3000+ MILES BECAUSE I WAS DESTINED TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY EITHER WAY. THE MECHANIC ACTUALLY SUGGESTED I TRADE IT IN WHEN IT BEGAN. WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN FAIR TO WHOMEVER BOUGHT IT? THESE ARE ALL COMMON EARLY MILEAGE PROBLEMS WITH THE FREESTYLES! THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THESE THREE AND THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE THAT FORTUNATELY I HAVE DODGED TO THIS POINT. WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO? JUST LET THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT FREESTYLES WITH CVT SUFFER. WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU STOPPED USING THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THE TAURUS X? WHY? I THINK WE KNOW BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CVT FAILURES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. BUT NOT LOW ENOUGH TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TT

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE BRAKES ARE EFFECTIVE IN EITHER PREVENTING OR STOPPING THE MOVEMENT, BUT IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLE HAS MOVED AS MUCH AS 10 FEET IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, LIGHTLY APPLIED OR APPLIED LATE. THE MOVEMENT RESULTING FROM THE UNEXPECTED IDLE SPEED INCREASE, OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A "LUNGE," GENERALLY OF BRIEF DURATION. WHAT SHOULD I DO, HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? *TR

ONE DAY OUR FORD FREESTYLE DECIDED TO LURCH FORWARD ON IT'S OWN. IT THEN LOST POWER AND HAD SEVERAL MORE SURGES. IT WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH I PAID FOR) AT THE TIME AND WAS COVERED. FORD HOWEVER WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WE HAD TO WAIT 1 MONTH FOR A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY TO BE MANUFACTURED. WE WERE HOWEVER PAYING FOR INSURANCE ON THE RENTAL OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MORE OF THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR ALL OF WHICH MYSTERIOUSLY WENT AWAY AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO AWAY. I HAD AN EXPERT READ THE TROUBLE CODES FROM THE CARS COMPUTER. THE RESULTS ARE ALL ONCE AGAIN CONTAINED TO THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. FORD LET ME KNOW THE PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER 12,000 MILES AND REPAIRS WILL COST ME AN ADDITIONAL 800 DOLLARS. MY WIFE USES THIS CAR TO GET AROUND WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD AND INFANT BABY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY END UP WITH A TRAGIC OUTCOME. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD CAN ACT LIKE THIS IS NOT THERE FAULT AND NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MY CAR IS BUILT ON THE FORD 500 CHASSIS AND THAT CAR TOO HAS THE SAME ISSUES ALONG WITH A FEW OTHERS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS IT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY. I WILL PAY AGAIN TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED AGAIN ONLY BECAUSE MY FAMILY IS IN DANGER AND I AM BEING FORCED TO. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS EXTENSIVELY AN KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE. PLEASE FINISH THIS INVESTIGATION AND HOLD FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES IN HELPING KEEP AMERICAN LIVES SAFE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT IN EITHER REVERSE OR FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND EITHER LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL. THIS WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON. ON STARTING THE CAR, I HAD TO PLACE MY FOOT WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR DID NOT LUNGE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THEY COULD BE HURT IF THE CAR STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE PART. IT WAS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THIS PART. I AM URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE THROTTLE BODY. *KB

I HAVE NOW HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC RAN AND THE BAD THROTTLE BODY CAME IN. I CONTACTED FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BLOG ENTRIES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SOME PEOPLE ARE BUYING NEW CARS BECAUSE OF IT. I DO NOT HAVE THIS LUXURY. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST AROUND $750.00 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD EITHER. IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS, AND IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION, THEN WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? THIS CAR IS A DANGER ON THE ROADS. WE ARE BEING PUT IN HARMS WAY EVERY DAY, AND NOW TO BOOT WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART THAT OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE POSTS I HAVE READ ARE FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. WE ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. PLEASE MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. SOUNDS A LOT LIKE TOYOTA. *KB

ON 9/12/11 MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES. DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND MY WRENCH AND EMISSION LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION, AND THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS WHINING AS ANY TURNS WERE MADE. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT WHILE NOT UNCOMMON, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MY CAR HAS ESSENTIALLY DIED AT 160,000 MILES AS THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE GREATER THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR. *KB