Eight problems related to brake disc caliper have been reported for the 2005 Ford Freestyle. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Freestyle based on all problems reported for the 2005 Freestyle.
2005 Ford Freestyle on third rear passenger side caliper after only 57,000 previous calipers froze needing replacement to the tune of $350. 00 per occurrence. Ford aware of problem but will not do anything as not in warranty period.
I own a 2005 Ford Freestyle which have rear brake issues, I received a letter in July 07 telling me of a possible problem with my rear brake pads that they may have gotten wet and expanded which would cause the pads to drag on rotors and wear out sooner. So I took into a Ford dealer they replaced my pads and rotors for the rear brakes only, this was at around 30000 miles. I now have 48900 miles on the car and my rear brakes are completely worn to the metal on the pad. I tried to talk with Ford customer service but was sent right back to the dealer which said they would not help me with the replacement the rear brake pads. I understand by reading your website that brake pads are not considered safety relate issue but searching the internet relate to Ford free style rear brake issues I was very surprise to find others that are having the same problems. They are even talking about rear calipers that are locking up and not allowing the pads to move away from the rotors, so there not dragging and wearing out which is what I belief has happen in my case. I am trying to find help in resolving this problem because of all the cost related to this repair having to be done in a short amount of miles between repairs and before it does become a failure and does cause someone to lose there life. Oh I do have to say that my front brakes which take most of the braking has 48900 miles on them and I am just replacing them. Through my own research I understand that gm escaped this rear brake design that the 2005 Ford Freestyle has because of all the issues and problems associated with its design. Thank you for any help that you can give use Ford Freestyle owners.
In July of 2005 I purchased a new Ford Freestyle. Since then, I have had to have the rear brakes replaced every 6 months, or approximately every 20,000 miles (it's been to the dealer 6 times for this very issue). Ford has acknowledged that there is an engineering issue where the rear calipers are not releasing and causing premature wear on the rear brake pads. They issued a recall "fix" for this in November of 2007. Well . . . 20,000 miles later- it's still not fixed. The dealer, now on 8/21/08, refuses to repair the rear brakes even though faulty engineering or faulty parts (or both) were used. This problem is ongoing and the following is a list of dates the car was taken in to have the rear brakes replaced: 2/22/06, 7/20/06, 4/4/07, 8/2/07, 9/17/07, 11/26/07.
On December 22, 2007 my 2005 Ford Freestyle car was making noise on my entire 30 mile trip to work. I took a guy from work for a ride and he told me he was pretty sure it was my rear brakes. The car warranty had just expired, I had approx. 36, 800 miles on it. We took it to the closest place who could look at it right away, this was an independent shop. They informed me that my rear brakes, rotors and 1 caliper required replacing. The caliper had locked up and I had no brake pads left. They also told my husband that I was very lucky I didn't drive much farther as it was very dangerous. The shop said it looked like I had been driving around with the parking brake on. I never use my parking brake and there is a large light that comes on the instrument panel when it is on! upon urging from friends who couldn't believe how early the rear brakes needing replacing I did a little research and found so many forums and complaints about the exact problem. I shudder to think what could have happened to my family and I had I not gone to the closest place. Ford customer support told me they had a "customer satisfaction plan" in place for this issue. I was told to take my receipt for the repair to my Ford dealer and they would submit it for reimbursement because it happened prior to Dec. 31, 2007. Even though I was over 36k. Ford customer support just informed me today that they will not reimburse me because the dealer did not do the repairs. I can not believe Ford knows of this major safety concern and has not issued a voluntary recall. When the supervisor at Ford customer support told me I should have taken it to the dealer instead of the closest place I asked him "what if I would have had an accident and died on the way to the Ford dealer?" his response was. . . "I don't know, I don't have a crystal ball". Safety and concern for their customers is obviously not a big concern.
We took are 2005 Ford Freestyle in for warranty work . The car had a noise in the rear of car. Ford say the brakes are down to metal to metal . The car has 31614 mile on it the car is under warranty. Ford says they only warranty brakes for 12 months. I took the car to Ford to be repaired and they had to also replace the brake calipers on the rear because they are bad also I have had the car 16 months and driven the car 26119 miles. Ford has had to TSB on this the first one is 06-22-17 the last one 07-5-9. Rear brakes drag , noise,dust, and/or premature pad wear. This is a safety problem because I had no brake left on the rear of this car . Metal to metal. I have tried to talk to someone at Ford I have made contact with them three time with no help .
The right rear brake caliper has locked up and is not working, I have an '05 Ford freestlye sel 2wd. It has burnt through 2 brake pads already.
Rear brakes failed at 31,000 miles. Dealership said the brakes and rotors were down to the metal and would have to be replaced. Front brakes were fine. Was told that they checked the calipers to see if there was a problem and would possibly be covered under warranty. They were not. After checking to see if anyone else has had problems, found numerous other owners that have had the same problem.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. Within six months of purchasing the vehicle, the contact has had to replace the calipers, rotor, and rear brake pads. The same failure occurred a second time on April 14, 2007 while driving 10 mph. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The contact was charged $80 and the vehicle has a lifetime warranty. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current mileage is 21,000 and failure mileage was 7,000.