2007 Ford Freestyle

I GOT INTO MY CAR, TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A HELICOPTER. THIS NOISE HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, NEUTRAL AND WHILE REVERSING. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST AROUND $6000.00 TO FIX. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN MY CAR. NO BODY OR INTERIOR OR DAMAGE/ISSUES. I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS LEFT ON MY LOAN. IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NOW I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF GETTING HURT OR BEING STRANDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MY TRACTION CONTROL, AIRBAG, SEAT BELT, ABS & PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME, BUT SOON AFTER MY TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO AFFECTED.TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND A WEEK LATER, THEY FINALLY FOUND THE TRACTION CONTROL MOTOR IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $900.00.DEALER DOESN'T KNOW IF THE TRACTION CONTROLLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TOO, BUT WILL TEST THAT AFTER LOADING NEW MOTOR. IF THE CONTROLLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ,THEN IT'S ANOTHER 1,200.00 ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE. DEALER ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH THEY NEVER FOUND AND COSTING SO MUCH MONEY AND TIME. *TR

OWNED VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS. 4-7 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ONLY IN CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY TURN OFF. SWITCHING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN STARTING IT AGAIN WOULD RESULT IN NORMAL FUNCTION. GOT SO THAT I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AS I COULD COMPLETE THE SWITCH OFF ON IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART WHOLE STILL IN MOTION. OCCURRENCE WAS RANDOM. ALWAYS WEEKS OR MONTHS APART. HAD DEALER CHECK SYSTEM THREE TIMES BUT NO CAUSE COULD BE FOUND. *TR

WE WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE TO GET IN THE CAR TO LEAVE. I OPENED THE BACK OF THE CAR TO PUT A BAG IN. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET IN AND THE MIRROR WAS SMOKING. WE WENT TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT BURNED OUT ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM BEHIND THE MIRROR GLASS. I UNPLUGGED THE MIRROR TO KEEP IT FROM BURNING AGAIN. NOW MY WINDOWS DON'T WORK. *TR

I WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT IN MY PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR SURGED SO STRONG I ALMOST DROVE INTO THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF ME. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DROVE POORLY FOR A FEW MILES. IT WAS JUMPY AND NOT VERY MUCH POWER. WE CALLED FORD AND HE RECOMMENDED PULLING THE BATTERY CABLE OFF THE BATTERY TO RESET IT AND BRING IT IN AS SOON AS WE GOT BACK FROM OUR VACATION. IT SEEMED TO DO OK FOR A WHILE THEN RANDOMLY IT WOULD SURGE WHILE IDLING.( IN 2011 MAYBE ONCE A MONTH. IN 2012 PROBABLY EVERY OTHER DAY.) BROUGHT IT TO FORD A FEW TIMES AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO IT WHILE THEY HAD IT. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEN SUDDENLY COME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR WILL DO THE SAME THING. ALSO THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS SOMETIMES ALL COME ON AT ONCE AND THEN ALL GO OUT FOR A WHILE. ( I CANT SEE MY SPEED SO I HAVE TO PULL OVER). I WAS SCARED TO LET MY DAUGHTER OR STRANGERS DRIVE MY CAR. I AM AFRAID THEY WILL GET HURT OR HURT SOME ONE. I HAVE TO ALWAYS HOLD MY BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN AND QUICKLY LET OFF AND PUT THE BRAKES BACK ON TO PULL INTO PARKING SPACES SO I DON'T RUN INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

WHILE AT A SIGNAL COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE MOTOR REVVED AND EXCELLED ACTED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE AND ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER RESTARTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. WE HAVE HAD OUR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE OF IT. THE AMOUNT OF TIMES IT HAPPENED AND TORQUE IT PRODUCED CAUSED DAMAGE IN TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS REFUSE TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS MODEL IS KNOW TO DO THIS AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. I AM OUT $7000 AND A UNRELIABLE CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN. FORD HAS SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND WOULD COST ME ANOTHER $5000, AND WE'RE NOT SURE IF THEY THEMSELVES COULD FIX IT. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS, BUT WOULD BE WILLING TO RESEARCH IF I PAY FOR IT. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CVT TRANSMISSION, BUT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE, SUMMER CAME AND I WAS USING THE AIR CONDITIONER A LOT. I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE AC WAS RUNNING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH, THE CAR WOULD "LURCH" FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS (PROBABLY 5 MPH OR LESS ). WHEN I WAS PARKING THE CAR, ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS SOON AS I GOT TO THE PROPER SPOT, THE CAR WOULD "LURCH". WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT HOVERING ABOVE THE BRAKE, IT WOULD "LURCH". THIS PROVED TO BE A SCARY SITUATION MANY TIMES AS THERE WERE CARS PASSING IN THE PARKING LOT. MANY TIMES, I COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR. EVEN IN THE DRIVE THROUGH OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WITH OTHER CARS IN LINE, MANY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MANY TIMES, MY CAR HAS "LURCHED" AND STALLED. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND IF I DON'T TURN THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF IN PARK, THE CAR DOES NOT BEHAVE PROPERLY (AS IN NO ACCELERATION) NOR DOES THE WRENCH LIGHT GO OFF. IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEING ON HIGH. THE PROBLEM STOPPED IN THE WINTER WHEN THE AC WASN'T BEING USED. HOWEVER, IN THE SUMMER OF 2011, IT ALL STARTED AGAIN. MY AC WENT OUT, SO I HAD IT WORKED ON. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. TODAY, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I ALMOST HIT A CHILD IN A PARKING LOT THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE MY CAR "LURCHED". I BEGAN SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME SCARY PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD FREESTYLES. IT SOUNDS AS IF I AM MAYBE LAZY OR NOT TOO CONCERNED SINCE I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CHECKED EARLIER, BUT FRANKLY, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND ON REPAIRS, SO I KEEP HOPING IT WON'T CAUSE A DISASTROUS SITUATION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT DOES BECOME DEADLY. *TR

PARKED IN PARKING GARAGE. WHEN BACKING UP, CAR LURCHED AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS BACKING UP. I WAS IN REVERSE WHEN THE OTHER CAR BACKED UP. FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR LURCHED INTO OTHER CAR. NO PERSONAL INJURIES THAN GOODNESS. *TR SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS LURCHED IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW I WAS DOING THIS. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT HAD SOMEHOW BOUND THE GAS PEDAL, BUT, I CHECKED AND IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. SENSOR REPLACED ON CAR AS MECHANIC THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS FINE AFTER THAT FOR ABOUT 1,500 MILES AND PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MADE WORSE IF THE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 90 OUTSIDE OR IF THE CAR IS SITTING AND IDLING OR OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURIES.