2007 Ford Freestyle

WE PURCHASED OUR FREESTYLE IN 07 AND LITERALLY ONLY DROVE IT FOR 3 YEARS. THE CAR STARTED TO LUNGE AND MAKE ALL KINDS OF NOISES WHEN WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY A COUPLE MILES LITERALLY THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US JUST TOLD US IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT $5000 TO REPAIR. THAT IS HUGE WHEN YOUR STILL PAYING ON IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SO WE ALL CAN GET A VEHICLE WE CAN DRIVE AND NOT WORRY WE ARE GOING TO LUNGE AT THE KIDS SCHOOL WHERE YOU COULD EASILY HURT CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED WITH A WHINING SOUND AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHOM BOTH ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE FAILURE HAPPENNED WHILE IN REVERSE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

AT 49,660 MILES WE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CHANGED BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED OUT. ON JUNE 19, 2012 OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WAS SERVICED WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FLUID CHANGE, AND A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION. EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. ON NOV. 5, 2012 IT WOULD REV UP WHEN DRIVING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCHING, WE FOUND OUT THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT WAS PUT IN THE 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT POSES NUMEROUS SAFETY CONCERNS. FORD DOES NOT EVEN MAKE THE TRANSMISSION ANY MORE, SO OUR ONLY CHOICE IS TO PAY OVER $5000 FOR A USED/REBUILT ONE THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. OUR CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. WE NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS. PLEASE HAVE FORD RECALL THESE FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND HAVE MORE CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

ON THE DATE SHOWN, WHILE DRIVING IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION AND ENTERING THE CEMETERY MY VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH, LUNGE AND BUCKING. TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS BUT DIDN'T RESPOND. I THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN I STARTED UPON LEAVING THE CEMETERY THE VEHICLE STARTED THIS AGAIN. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MAINTENANCE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS BEING CAUSED BY A SENSOR AND THAT I COULD SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THIS SEEMED TO WORK FOR A WHILE THEN THE SAME PROBLEMS KEPT OCCURRING. THIS WAS MENTIONED A NUMBER OF TIMES TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME EXPLANATION. I THINK THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW CREATED ANOTHER IN THE THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE IS GONE.

I WAS DOING A 3 POINT TURN AT MY PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITY. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR ON THE BRAKE. I WAS IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY MY CAR SORT OF SPED UP OR LUNGED FORWARD AS IF MY FOOT WERE ON THE GAS PEDAL. LUCKILY I WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE STORAGE UNIT IN FRONT OF ME SO THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FLUKE OR MY IMAGINATION. HOWEVER, IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES SINCE THEN SO I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I ALSO DECIDED TO CHECK FOR RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I LIVE IN A HIGH-RISE WITH UNDERGROUND PARKING. OUR PARKING IS TIGHT WITH CARS ON ALL SIDES. SO I NOW SPEND A LOT MORE TIME PULLING IN AND OUT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE CAR MIGHT LUNGE ME RIGHT INTO ONE OF MY GARAGE NEIGHBORS' CARS. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ANY REGULAR FREQUENCY FROM WHAT I CAN TELL. HOWEVER, IT HAS HAPPENED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE (BOTH WITH MY FOOT NOT ON A PEDAL). *TR

MY 2007 FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN I AM STOPPED. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE CAR AND FORD SEEMS TO TURN A BLIND EYE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER, DEFROST, HEATER IS ON. IT IS VERY SCARY AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, I HAVE GOTTEN VERY CLOSE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WENT BANKRUPT SO THE PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND. NOW MY CAR DIED COMPLETELY AND MY MECHANIC IS STATING I NEED A NEW ENGINE. HOW CAN THIS CAR NOT BE RECALLED DUE TO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES REPORTED. I SEE THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED, BUT CAN"T FIND ANY FOLLOW UP INFORMATION. PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR!! *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