2007 Ford Freestyle

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND IN MAY 2008 THE REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT ONLY 16,500 MILES WHERE WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY PROVISION OF 12 MONTH OR 18,000 MILES. THE MOUNTAIN VIEW FORD SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT FORD HAD A BAD LOT OF BRAKE PADS DUE TO WATER INTRUSION AND THE NEW PADS ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO THE ORIGINAL. THE CAR HAS 31,900 MILES AND THE LEFT REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL AFTER 15,400 MILES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE 2/3 TO 3/4 REMAINING LEFT ON THE PADS. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE REAR PADS ARE WORN OUT WHICH COULD LEAD EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND POSSIBLE CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TOURINGCONTACT AS TIRES, SIZE 205/65R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TIRES BECAME WORN AND THE TREAD BECAME BALD VERY QUICKLY. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 25,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE DILL VALVE STEMS WERE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS TECH INTERNATIONAL, MODEL TR413 VALVE STEMS. AIR CONTINUED TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES DUE TO THE VALVE STEMS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO REFILL THEM WITH AIR EACH WEEK. SHE PURCHASED TWO REAR TIRES FOR HER VEHICLE. THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VALVE STEM EQUIPMENT INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,021 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE BACK WINDOW IN MY '07 FORD FREESTYLE WAS BROKEN FROM BACKING INTO A DUMPSTER IN THE SUMMER OF '07 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS WINTER WITH THE GLASS MYSTERIOUSLY SHATTERING FROM MY APPARENT LASER GAZE! WE HAD THE GLASS REPLACED ONLY 6 WEEKS AGO AND THIS MORNING WALKED UP TO MY CARS BACK WINDOW SHATTERED YET AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON! I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS ANOMALY TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, INSTALLERS INCOMPETENCE, PRIOR ACCIDENT PARTS NOT FIXED PROPERLY OR A MANUFACTURERS POOR DESIGN...ALL OF WHICH DO NOT INCLUDE ME THE BUYER! I SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO TOUCH MY VEHICLE FOR THE FEAR IT MIGHT SHATTER AND ALSO IT SHOULDN'T ISN'T GLASS SUPPOSED TO BE MORE DURABLE OUT IN THE AIR IT CAN ONLY BE SOMETHING CONTAINED IN THE BACK WINDOW STRUCTURE ITSELF. *TR

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL FWD WITH 24,000 MILES. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR MY HUSBAND HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHILE BRAKING. HE IMMEDIATELY CHECKED FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS LOOK GOOD. REAR BRAKES NEED REPLACING, AND ROTORS ARE SEVERELY MARKED AND GROOVED. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SAME ONE WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD. I BEGAN READING A FORUM TODAY ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AND SUDDENLY REALIZED JUST HOW FREQUENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING. (NOT ONLY WITH THE FREESTYLES BUT ALSO WITH OTHER FORD CARS.) WE DRIVE OUR FAMILIES AROUND IN THESE CARS, AND LIKE MINE WE HAD NO WARNING. MY HUSBAND CHECKS THESE TYPES OF THINGS EVERY 1 OR 2 MONTHS AND SO FAR HAS FOUND NO SCARING ON THE ROTORS. ON THE SAME DAY WE HEAR AN UNUSUAL NOISE WE FIND THAT THE ROTORS NEED REPLACING! THIS IS A SERIOUS (AND EXPENSIVE) ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSING. SINCE FORD IS NOT WILLING TO PUBLICLY ADMIT THE PROBLEM OR OFFER ASSISTANCE IN HAVING IT FIXED, I AM ASKING THAT YOU ALL LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY DEATHS BEING CAUSED FROM THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HEARD EVERYONE SAY THAT THEY'VE HAD THEIR BRAKES AND ROTORS CHECKED WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS OF HEARING THE STRANGE NOISE. HOWEVER, I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO IGNORE THIS WARNING AND BE INJURED. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ANYONE IN MY FAMILY INJURED DUE TO THIS. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS!!!! *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 30,411 MILES. EQUIPPED WITH CONSTANTLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON. NORMALLY WHILE CRUISING AT 65 TO 70, THE RPM IS JUST UNDER 2000 RPM. EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP SO THAT THE RPM AT 65 TO 70 IS ABOUT 3000 RPM. THE ENGINE SPEED STAYS PROPORTIONATE TO THE VEHICLES SPEED AS I DECELERATE RATHER THAN GOING INTO A FREE WHEEL MODE. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT OUT OF THIS MODE IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OR ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 4500 RPM. AT BEST, THIS IS WASTEFUL OF GAS AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IN BEING REQUIRED TO ACCELERATE TO GET IT OUT OF THIS MODE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO FORD DEALERS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. BECAUSE OF IT. THIS CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. IN THEIR WORDS, THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. ONE MECHANIC EVEN SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED,THE VEHICLE REVS AND JERKS FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REVS AND JERKS BACKWARDS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,099 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LTD WITH CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION. THE HALDEX TRACTION CONTROL COUPLER BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS SEEMS TO WORK NORMALLY WHEN ON SLICK PAVEMENT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL 'ACTIVE' LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES TO SHOW IT IS WORKING. HOWEVER, THE SAME LIGHT COMES ON ON DRY PAVEMENT AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IT MAY COME ON EACH DRIVING CYCLE, OR ONLY OCCASIONALLY OR EVEN WHILE PARKED AND IDLING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PUMP IN THE HALDEX COUPLER BUT THE ERRONEOUS TC LIGHT STILL COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. OTHERS ON THE FORD FORUMS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND AND OBDII CODE OF P1889 (OIL PUMP FAILURE.) *TR

ENGINE BEGAN STUTTERING, JERKING AND SEEMED ABOUT TO STALL. A/C WENT SPORADICALLY "WISH, WISH", ETC. AS IF A PERSON BREATHING HARD. LIGHTS DIMMED AND BRIGHTENED ALTERNATELY, LIGHTS ON DASH WENT BLACK, ALL DIALS WENT TO ZERO OR OFF, CHECK BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF WITH THE SAME PACE AS LIGHTS. CAR STALLED. RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY BUT WENT THROUGH SAME ROUTINE AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF AT SAME TIME. NO OTHER DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CONDITION WAS CHECKED AT DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND; NO CODES DISPLAYED. DROVE ANOTHER 2500 MILES AND NO PROBLEM. JUST STARTED AGAIN 9/4/2007 AND WORSE THIS TIME WITH VERY RAPID AND FREQUENT LIGHTS GOING OUT, STUTTERING OF AND FAILURE OF ENGINE MOMENTARILY. SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER BREAKDOWN. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATE 12/12/07