general problems of the 2006 Ford Freestyle - part 2

While driving on interstate highway the transmission went into low gear, wrench light came on. This is the 4th time something like this has happened. Have to pull over shut car off and restart.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

I stopped at a stop light and my car would not function when I went to go, motor was running but vehicle wouldnt go.

I bought this car 2 years ago and had a sudden loss of forward propulsion and delayed acceleration once shortly later. It did not reoccur until recently it experienced cvt transmissions malfunctions three times while on a family vacation. This resulted in a "sudden loss of forward propulsion and delayed acceleration" after slowing down for traffic from cruzing speed and then attempting to reaccelaerate back to highway speed. The check engine light, the wrench light and the traction control dash lights came on and the engine experienced high rpm's with little forward movement. I took the problem to an authorized Ford dealer who told me the codes were p0701 , p0715 , p2765 which indicated a cvt transmission problem. It would cost about $400. 00 to pull and diagnose the transmission and about another $5000 to repair it but then the dealer told me the parts are obsolete or not available. What is the point of attempting a repair if the parts are obsolte ? why would parts be obsolete after 7 years of discontinuing production ? is Ford making excuses so as not to have to work on defective transmissions ? the service writer admitted that it was not a good transmission for Ford. Ford knew about these issues and needs to be held accountable for them. The car is not safe to drive.

The vehicle lunged twice while I went from park to drive. I immediately put my foot on the brake to avoid hitting the car in front of me as I was in carline picking up my children from private school. On 8-23-14 as I was in reverse pulling out from a parking space, the vehicle lunged backwards and lost power. I turned off the engine . I started the engine and began to drive the vehicle which felt as if it was losing power. I continued to drive 2 miles home and prayed the entire time that I would make it safely. After doing research, we discovered the NHTSA action number pe11018. We were never notified of this recall and feel that Ford should reimburse owners of all monies spent on the defective throttle body system. So far we have spent $600.

Takata inflators surging, transmission bad.

Was sitting in car in a parking lot with ac running waiting for my wife. As I began to back up I put foot on brake to let car go by when the car began to surge and my foot was no where near gas pedal. Then the car shut off by itself and check engine light came on. Later we were waiting in a line at a drive-thru as we waited in line I had car in drive but foot on brake. Then the car lunged forward and I could have hit the car in front of me. The car died again. This happened another time. I took it to auto part store to diagnose check engine light. It gave me code p2106 and which is throttle actuator control system-forced limited power.

Car gives codes for safemode and there is no solution.

I purchased a 2006 Ford Freestyle in April 2014. It has been a great truck except for the following problem: when driving at highway speed, the transmission will suddenly drop into low gear. The transmission will not go into any other forward gear without shifting into ¿park¿, shutting down the engine, waiting a minute, and re-starting the engine. This can be quite dangerous on a fast moving freeway! in normal city driving, the truck runs fine. On long road trips, the transmission may do this dozens of times before reaching my destination. It is especially a problem going up long grades. It can also occur when overtaking a slow-moving vehicle, decelerating, and then speeding back up to pass. I checked a forum for Freestyle problems and there have been several instances of others having the same problem. Some paid hundreds of dollars to have their transmissions fixed, but the problem persists. I talked to a Ford mechanic about the problem and he said that the Freestyle (made only in 2006 and 2007) has been known to have problems with the cvt transmissions. He said there is a faulty temperature sensor in the housing of the transmission that sends a problem signal to the computer that ¿locks the transmission into ¿limp¿ mode so the driver can pull over¿. To replace it requires buying the housing because the sensor is part of the housing. But, the company that made the part for Ford went out of business in 2008. So no part has been available. I was told that Ford had contracted another company to make the part in December 2014 and the part would be available in June 2015. In June, I checked, and now the part will not be available until the end of 2015. I complained on the Ford website and they deny any problems with the transmissions so no recall has been issued. I can¿t use the cruise control because the transmission will go off and the high rpm can blow the engine.

Put car in reverse & it started lunging. Wrench light came on which indicates transmission problem. Took vehicle to Ford dealer and was informed there was an internal electrical failure at the throttle body unit and it had to be replaced at the cost of $1000. 00.

Loss of power with no warning while traveling at 50 mph. "wrench" indicator light comes on representing "throttle body" according to owner's manual. Indicator light for "traction control" also comes on. Car is towed to nearby auto mechanic. Next day I am told the "megatronics unit" must be replaced at a cost of $1,775. 00 (includes recalibrating). One is located at a dealer in charlotte, n. C. They are on back order through Ford. After the unit is installed, it is determined that the transmission is no longer functional and needs replacing. According to the mechanic, there was no way to know this until the megatronics unit was replaced. In other words, it cost $1,775. 00 to find out it would take another $4,500. 00 - $6,000. 00 (rebuilt vs. New) to repair. That is more than the value of the car, if it was in working order. The car is less than eight years old and averaged less than 10,000 miles per year. It has been driven primarily by my wife, a retired school teacher, and most of the mileage has been local driving. The $1,775. 00 part can't be returned because it is now considered "used", even though it has not moved one foot. I own a car that has no trade-in value and will most likely end up in a junk yard. The mechanic tells me that even if I were willing to spend the money to repair it, no one who specializes in transmissions wants to touch it because they worry about a repeat of these problems and don't want to issue any warranty with it. I have had to purchase a vehicle with absolutely nothing of value to trade. My wife and I are both in out 60's and certainly did not anticipate having to make a purchase of this magnitude at this point in our lives. I don't think it is a stretch to expect the vehicle to have gotten well over 100,000 miles before anything close to a problem of this magnitude occurring. Instead, it got 74,342.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test, who stated that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the transmission replaced. The failure mileage was 89,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle's power shut off and the wrench warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle decelerated independently. The contact merged to the side of the road and shut off the vehicle. The vehicle was able to restart and resumed normal operation. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

I filed a complaint about 2 years ago regarding my vehicle lunging forward. I received a notice to bring my car the Ford dealership for throttle body repair. Since taking my vehicle into the dealership for repairs I have noticed that my vehicle is hesitating. When you press on the accelerator the vehicle does not increase speed more than 8 to 10 miles when you push the accelerator to the floor. I have taken this vehicle to 2 different dealership that specialize in Ford product but not the Ford dealership. I have been told that my transmission needs to be rebuilt and I was told at another dealership that it was in desperate need of replacing or rebuilding. I feel as though Ford knows the problems that the owners are facing and need to step their game up. I have another year and a half before this vehicle will be paid in full. I feel at this point that Ford assembled all of these vehicles and should be held accountable for selling these lemons. When you start looking at complaint after complaint from different customers all over the world then you know there is a bigger problem. I feel all the money that I have invested and still investing to save my credit has turned me away from Ford vehicles of any kind at this point.

The car wa sin for service at the dealership. When the technician was doing a test drive, the car shifted down and had issues. The Ford dealer is now stating the transmission is broken and it need a new one.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was stopped and restarted and operated as designed. The vehicle was driven to a dealer for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 75,000.

I recently purchased a 2006 Ford Freestyle. Shortly thereafter, my vehicle was diagnosed with a growing problem with the cvt transmission. As I started inquiring about repairs, I found that most places, including some Ford dealerships, could not or would not do this repair. This was due to everything from having tried to repair these and the repairs not working (even when done by Ford's guidelines), parts not being available from Ford, and the list goes on. In doing more research, I discovered this is a very common issue with these Ford cvt transmissions, even to the point of Ford acknowledging the issue through TSB's. However, in all of Ford's recognition of the issue, there has been no recall to actually fix the issue. This has put me in the position of countless other owners, facing a steep repair of many thousands of dollars for an issue that Ford knows about but will not take responsibility for.

Was going home after visiting with a friend and on way back was driving normal speed limit on i75 north (65mph) when all of a sudden the car would not accelerate and ac started blowing warm, the wrench light came on. The car was still running but very poorly. I had to carefully get over into the right lane and drove on the side of the interstate to get off at the visible off ramp just a few yards away. I was able to get the car up to a mcdonalds at the top of the ramp. I shut it off and decided to go inside and eat. About 25~30 minutes later, I decided to try and start the car and see what would happen, the car started right up, everything worked as normal, no warning lights at all. We drove it the last 2 hours home without any concerns. We ran a code tester on the car the next day and nothing came up. That was in September 2013. Almost a year later, this September 2014, I had the same thing happen again, but I do not remember the light coming on this time and it happened after only driving the car 6 miles to my local home depot. Again once I got back into the car after about 45 minutes, everything seemed to be operating normal again. This is normally my wife's grandson mobile, she now says that there is opportunities with surging while stopping and taking off and the ac is blowing warm when she is at stops or not driving with engine running. I read a couple forums about why the ac may be acting up but this doesn't explain the limp mode thing and the new surging going on. We have no engine or warning lights at all. I will tell you I test drove it after her concerns and they are real, the surging thing is a concern and I don't like her driving it. At a local garage guys said it sounds like its that "Ford's" problem, but don't see recall for this vehicle. . . . Is this a Ford problem that is known? I can't spend a lot of money trying to find the root cause.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. While driving 60 mph, or over 30 minutes of driving, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not able to exceed 30 mph. The contact replaced the transmission twice, but the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 100,000.

As of this part Friday, I had the motor mount torque insert replaced. There was bad shifting, lunging & loss of gas mileage for the past few months. I have noticed that this was not happening in the cooler weather; just since it has gotten hotter & having to run the a/c on maximum. The car was lunging by itself in reverse & drive. Drove it home; did great. Ran alot of errands today & the emission/transmission light came on; vehicle stalled, no compression. A bit of whining (transmission issues) I will get it into the mechanic Monday a. M. , but from previous comments from other owners, this is a common problem. Again, definitely not a good thing w/a 2 1/2 year old in the vehicle almost all the time. Checked to see if any recalls & Ford says nothing. Looks as though the last update was in the end of 2012. Maybe Ford is going to pull this together & take care of business. This is a great car other than that.

Experienced a drop in throttle response going through a curve/intersection and reduced power. . . Pulled to the side of the road. . . Switched off ignition and restarted. Had experienced the same situation over the past three months and found a Ford recall to clean the throttle body and reprogram the controller. Dealership now tells me that the repair is to replace the throttle body at a cost of over $800.

In CA for funeral, check engine (wrench) light came on. We brought the car to ken grody Ford in buena park. They at first said transmission could be fixed, but during next diagnostics, the transmission froze. Rebuilt trans ordered from Ford. Car left there, we rented one and came home. Our daughter drove the car home on 7/3/13, got 300 miles in to trip, transmission locked up, no power. Towed to berge Ford in mesa, az where we live. A second transmission put in. Several incidents of leakage, then picked car up on 8/1/13, got one mile on freeway, smoke coming out of back end. Very dangerous situation now twice for this transmission. It is now 8/6/13, car still not fixed.

I recently bought a 2006 Ford Freestyle. 2 weeks after I bought it I started having problems with it lunging. This is very scary. It also has issues with power fading in and out. I feel that my family is being put at risk as well as the public. These transmissions need to be recalled. I am deathly afraid I am going to hit someone or something when it lunges. I dont think it's fair to be forced to drive a car that causes you to be stressed out. This issue seems to be very widespread across the country as I have seen hundreds and hundreds of posts of consumers who are very upset that nobody is doing anything about these issues. Ford needs to be held accountable for this. They know there are problems but do nothing about it. Please help!!!!.

We were at a stand still in traffic leading to the off ramp, a vehicle came speeding down the on ramp and by his own addmission was not paying attention. He then rammed into the back of our vehicle and hit us so hard that it triggered a muti car crash, 6 vehicles in all. During repairs of the vehicle we were told that the engine was experiencing idle surge. It was also noted that this was not due to the vehicle accident. We paid out of pocket some 1,700. 00 and we continue to have the same issues. The Ford dealership has not and will not correct the problem. Ford is responsible for this repair and I would like to see some action taken on their part. I called Ford corporate office and was told dispite my vehicle being included in the 2005-2007 recall my particular VIN number is not included in that lot. Not good customer service.

I purchased a used 2007 Ford Freestyle w/ one previous owner about 6 months ago with 110k miles. Since then I may have added 5k miles or so, if not less. I took it in yesterday to the local Ford dealer because of some issues with the care not accelerating at times and wrench light coming on. I would also hear the care rev up unexpectedly while reversing and doing other odd things that made me uncomfortable. They said I need a new transmission. Parts alone would be $6k. This is unacceptable.

My 2006 Ford Freestyle is stalling out at low speeds and not responding to acceleration. The wrench warning icon comes on the dashboard when the worse problems are occurring. It is not the throttle bottle which has been replaced and been reprogrammed. The mechanic showed 4 error lights regarding the cvt transmission. The Ford dealership was unable to diagnose or fix the problem. Currently there is a mass class action lawsuit being filed in California, it is not a unique of isolated occurrence.

This car is absolute junk and extremely unsafe! yes, I've had the same throttle body issue as everyone else, and after I took it to Ford for the "warranty" it got worse! instead of surging at low speeds, now the entire vehicles pulses. . . Lights, engine, instrument panel, etc. At 60mph the engine will ramdomly sputter an the rpm's will shoot way up - every light goes bright/dim, the engine idle goes up and down, the air conditioning pulses and eventually turns itself on and off - then then suddenly the instrument cluster goes nuts with the speedometer going from my speed down to 0 and back up, wrench and all kinds of other lights flashing, charging system errors - it's insane. I took it back to Ford and they said it was a loose battery cable (!) and of course after I picked it up it did the exact same stuff going back home. Now it appears I need to replace all 6 coils and the computer for about $1500 - this thing is only worth $3500 at this point and I still owe $9000 - it's a nightmare. Also having the transmission issues - doesn't want to go when you first put it into gear and kind of hops at low speeds - I don't even know how much that will cost. I have two small kids and depend on this vehicle to get me to work and get my family where we need to go an I'm scared every time I get in the thing. . . With so many of these having the exact same problems I really don't understand how Ford execs can live with themselves and not replace these failing parts. Someone is going to get killed, if they haven't already - I'm desperately trying to find a way to unload this thing!.

Our vehicle was cruising at interstate speeds when it attempted to accelorate due to an incline in the road. Suddenly the vehicle wrench light along with the anti slip light came on and the engine rpm's increased but the vehicle did not accelerate. I took the car off cruise and applied the gas and received the same results, high rpm but no acceleration. The car would not accelerate no matter what I did. We eventually pulled off the highway and stop at a gas station where we turned the car off and fueled up. After leaving the gas station we have not experienced the issue since. We took it to our mechanic the next day who said we needed to replace the tranmission for about $5000. After doing research I have found out the many Ford Freestyle owners have had to replace their transmissions along with replacing the electronic throttle control (which Ford eventually placed a recall on). We have had the etc repaired but the transmission being shot is unacceptible.

All of the sudden my rpms were surging really high while I was going slow I could only go about 20 mph with the rpms at 5! then my car would shoot forward and shut off. I had my throttle body cleaned under the recall and then the next day my car wouldn't move at all! it turns on but doesn't no go anywhere and when you put it in gear it shoots forward and shuts off again! the throttle body cleaning is obviously not the issue!.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while the contact was driving 30 mph. The vehicle would not accelerate over 10 mph. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test and the contact was advised that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 59,500.

This is a follow up complaint from earlier. I had to replace the transmission a month after buying my Freestyle. Almost $4000! I have videos of the cars rpms surging as I am driving it. Not a safe car - how many complaints before a Ford recall is made? please tell me someone does not have to get hurt or die first!.

I was sitting in the drive-thru at mcdonald's when the car suddenly lunged forward almost hitting a pedestrian who was crossing in front of me to go into the store. My foot was on the break the whole time. The car lunges sporadically for no rhyme or reason.

Lurching or sudden acceleration.

This has happened twice. After driving on the interstate for about 60 miles@80 mph the wrench light started flashing and care would shut down. Transmission fluid was spewing out the vent tube. I had the transmission replaced and 2 months latter it has happened again. I have been following up on this issue and it seems a lot of people are experiencing similar problems!!!.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph uphill, the engine rpms began to increase rapidly. In addition, there was no engine power with an illumination of the check engine warning indicator. In addition, the transmission began jerking violently. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where they informed 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 89,000.