2007 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A HIGH INCREASE IN RPMS. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, FINALLY ENGAGED. SHE APPLIED MINIMAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DECREASE THE HIGH ENGINE RPMS AND DISCONTINUE THE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,290 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH I ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL A SECOND TIME AND LOOKED DOWN AT THE PEDAL TO SEE THE FLOORMAT CAUGHT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL. I KICKED IT AWAY FROM THE PEDAL AND RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. UPON ARRIVING, I INSPECTED THE FLOORMAT, WHICH IS ORIGINAL, AND FOUND IT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE MAT HOOK. THE DESIGN PERMITS THE MATS TO ROTATE AND CATCH ON THE PEDALS APPARENTLY. *TR

A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WAS ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND BARELY 3 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT EVERYONE IN THE INDUSTRY SEEMS TO BE FULLY AWARE OF AND FORD REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. HOWEVER, FORD IS HAPPY TO CHARGE ME $5000 TO HAVE IT FIXED BY THEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR LACK OF INTEGRITY OF STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WE BOUGHT ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES FROM OTHER VEHICLES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AT OVERWHELMING QUANTITIES. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA IN NEW MEXICO AND ARE GRATEFUL WE DON'T HAVE THIS CAR IN A BUSY CITY. THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERS OUR CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS LUCKILY WE HAVE CLEAN AIR AND CAN OPEN WINDOWS ALMOST YEAR ROUND. TURNING OFF THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IS MOSTLY HELPFUL, BUT IN SOME WEATHER THAT'S ALSO DANGEROUS AND CERTAINLY UNCOMFORTABLE. WE ARE IRRITATED BY THE AC TURNING ON AUTOMATICALLY HOWEVER THAT PRESENTS NO DANGER. FINALLY THE LIGHT BULB FOR THE GAUGES HAS GONE OUT AT JUST 1 YEAR. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT WILL COST MORE THAN $800 TO FIX THE BULB. FOR A SELF EMPLOYED MOTHER OF 6 THIS IS JUST TOO FAR OUT OF REACH AS IT IS ALMOST TWO MONTHS PAYMENTS. I BELIEVE THIS TOO CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND HALF OF THE SPEEDOMETER AT NIGHT. THE OTHER HALF OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS SOMETIMES LIT AND SOMETIMES NOT MAKING ME QUESTION THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM. I'VE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AND PRAY THAT THESE PROBLEMS DON'T CAUSE ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL AT 8,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 30 MPH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE, AND CLEANED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,496. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE CAR RIDDLED WITH MOLD FROM CONSTANT WATER LEAKS EVERYWHERE IN THE BODY FRAME. NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT, OUT OF WARRANTY. I'M 3 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH A 2 YR OLD. I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE CAR MAKES ME SICK. DEALER WANTS ALOT OF MONEY TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT CONSIDERING THE MOLD IS EVERYWHERE I'M NOT SO SURE IT WILL SOLVE PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND PAID 17,500 FOR IT. IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A HUGE HEALTH ISSUE, AND I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. ALSO WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $800.00. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

MY FREESTYLE SEL VEHICLE'S (6/2006 PROD. DATE) WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CAR HESITATES ON SHIFTING, ESPECIALLY DOWNHILL. IN THE MORNING A SLIGHT LURCH IS EXPERIENCED WHEN PULLING OFF BEFORE CAR IS WARMED SUFFICIENTLY. CAR HAS 40K MILES AND HAS A 100K WARRANTY SO THE DEALER ASSESSED THE PROBLEM AT A THROTTLE BODY AND PUT IN A PART ORDER. THE PART NEEDED IS A NON-WATER COOLED ONE WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND UNTIL IS GOES INTO MANUFACTURE IN DECEMBER. I UNDERSTAND THE EARLIER MODEL 500S AND FREESTYLES USE THE WATER COOLED VERSION. THE DEALER MADE US PAY FOR A RENTAL AND WE HAD TO COMPLAIN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER PROFUSELY BEFORE A LOANER CAME IN. SEEMS WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY, I HOPE FOCUSES DON'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT IS NOT TYPICAL FOR THESE CARS TO SHUTDOWN BUT WHY RISK IT. ANOTHER DEALER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DESCRIBED THE STATUS IN THE PARTS SYSTEM AS THE "CODE FROM '!@#$%". I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER. MAYBE FORD SHOULD GO BANKRUPT TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS CONTINENTAL T24565R16 TIRES ON A 2007 GMC ENVOY. SHE STATED THAT THE TWO FRONTAL TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR. ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR CAN LEAD TO TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A TIRE BLOW OUT AND A VEHICLE CRASH. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,100.