2007 Ford Freestyle

APRIL 2015, MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING KNOCKING/GRINDING/TICKING NOISES ONCE IT WAS STARTED. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT INTO GEAR(S). I PRODEEDED TO PHYSICALLY MOVE MY SHIFTER INTO GEAR(S) A FEW TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR(S), MAKING A HARD "CLUNK" SOUND. SOUNDING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD 'DROPPED' INTO GEAR; AS IF IT HAD A LOW TRASMISSION FLUID LEVEL. MIND YOU, RECENTLY, A LOCAL SHOP CHANGED MY OIL AND ALL FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND REFILLED IF NEEDED. THE SHOP INFORMED ME ABOUT CODE P0942, BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS CODE BEFORE IN THEIR LIFE! ENGINE-CODES.COM STATES: "P0942 - HYDRAULIC PRESSURE UNIT" WITH A RATING OF 3/3 (3=HIGH). I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT THIS CODE; WHICH DOESN'T IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL PROBLEM/ISSUE; RESULTING IN NO SPECIFICS. ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE, AND THE RPM'S CONTINUOUSLY FLUCTUATED (WHILE THE CRUISE WAS ON). MY VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO SHAKE, AND MADE A THUMPING/CRUNCHING NOISE, FOLLOWED WITH THE FORWARD PROPULSION CEASING TO EXIST. I FRANTICALLY TURNED MY FORE WAYS ON, AND DRIFTED UNTIL AT A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOLDER OF THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN, WHILE I PHYSICALLY SHIFTED GEAR(S), THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDED LOW ON FLUID, AS IF NO (VALID) SHIFTING OF GEAR(S)S AND ALSO MAINTAINED A HUMMING NOISE. FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT, MY 12 YEAR OLD SON, GRABBED MY HAND AND ASKED ME TO PRAY WITH HIM; PRAY THAT WE'D MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT GETTING HURT (OUR SAFETY). NUMEROUS TIMES OUR VEHICLE SHOOK TREMENDOUSLY WHEN OTHER VEHICLES PASSED BY. ONCE HOME, I WAS STILL CALMING MY SON DOWN, WE BOTH NEEDED TO SLEEP. THAT NIGHT, MY SON AND I EXPERIENCED A TRAMATIC (NIGHTMARE LIKE) SITUATION. NOW, FORD CUSTOMERS ARE FORCED UPON (A) SAFETY HAZZARD(S). YES, PREVENTABLE SAFETY HAZZARD(S), IF DEALT WITH ASAP.

I HAVE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN YOU HAVE THE BRAKE PRESSED WAITING TO BACK UP OR START FORWARD THE CAR SURGES AND LUNGES FORWARD LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GO ON IT'S OWN. WE HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE SYSTEM CLEANED AND IT HELPED FOR A LITTLE BIT NOW IT'S GETTING WORSE. AND RECENTLY IT DOES THE LUNGING SURGE THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND CUTS OFF , YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN GEAR , RESTART THE CAR AND TRY AGAIN. I'M SCARED WITH THE SURGING THAT I'M GOING TO GET IN A ACCIDENT. FORD SAYS IT'S NOT A RECALL AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. NOT SURE WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN AN INVESTIGATION AS OF YET. MY CAR STARTED OUT MAKING A HUMMING SOUND AND NOW HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER LENGTHY RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS IN OTHER FORD VEHICLES. I HAVE READ OF FAILURES IN THESE TYPES OF TRANSMISSION AS EARLY AS 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM INCLUDING THE FACT THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THIS MATTER WHICH AS FAR AS I KNOW IS STILL PENDING. APPARENTLY FORD HAS KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM, HENCE THEY STOPPED USING AND MANUFACTURING THIS TRANSMISSION MAKING THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION OUTRAGEOUSLY PRICED. SO NOT ONLY IS FORD PROFITING FROM THE SALE OF THESE VEHICLES, NOW THEY ARE PROFITING FROM THE SALE OF THE PARTS AS WELL.NOW I HAVE MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR FOR AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. FAILURE CAN COME AT ANY TIME UNDER ANY SITUATION WITHOUT WARNING. THIS VEHICLE CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN WORSE BODILY HARM OR EVEN DEATH WHEN THIS TRANSMISSION FAILS COMPLETELY. I AM QUITE SURE BY THE SHEAR NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ THAT SOMEONE HAS CONTACTED YOU IN REGARDS TO THIS PRODUCT. IF NOT I AM. PLEASE HELP THE SMALL GUY OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND THEN SUDDENLY THE RPMS RACED TO PICK UP SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE VIN # [XXX]. HAVE HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. REPLACED BRAKES TWICE. THE THROTTLE SEEMS TO BE STICKING AND TRANSMISSION. WRENCH ON DASH. HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON OWN WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE. IT HAS ALSO JUMPED BACKWARDS. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PUT CAR IN DRIVE STARTED DOWN THE STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED THE CAR THEN TURNED IT OFF, TRY TO START IT BACK UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. IT WOULD REVERSE BUT IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. HAD TO CALL FRO A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THE FOLLOWING CODES SHOWED UP WHEN THE REPAIR SHOP CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION: PO 218, PO 701, PO868, PO871, PO961. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. I HAVE LOOKED UP THE FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC HAD TO VEER AROUND ME TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. I HAD CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WE COULD HAVE DIED. A NEW TRANSMISSION COST ME $2200.00 AND THE COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED WAS $900.00. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD GET SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION FOR A PROBLEM THAT YOU KNEW THE VEHICLE HAS WITH IT'S TRANSMISSION. *TR