Noises During Shifting problems of the 2007 Ford Freestyle

When starting the vehicle a loud rattling noise can be heard. This noise stops temporarily when the car is shifted from "park" to "drive". The noise then becomes progressively louder when the accelerator is pressed. Gas mileage has declined when driving. When parking on one occasion the car lunged forward without accelerating the gas pedal. I took the car into a automotive repair shop to see what the problem was and they indicated that the entire transmission needs to be replaced because of defective design/materials in the "continuously variable transmission" (cvt). Ford has done nothing to provide a replacement transmission at no charge and has not modified cvt to correct this obvious manufacturing defect.

Started making noise like a helicopter. Then it wouldnt change out of gear. It is showing the wrench and the engine light on. Will not shift to different gears at all. I have 4 grandchildren that live with me and that rely on me to get them to dr appts, school, and other places. I also have a pregnant daughter that has had to rely on other people to get to her drs appts. I am very disappointed in the quality of this car. I would not recommend this care to anyone else.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that when shifting into drive, reverse or park, the transmission made a loud noise and caused the vehicle to jerk. The vehicle was taken to a transmission specialist, who performed a diagnostic and advised the contact that the cvt transmission was defective and would need to be replaced. The transmission was not replaced. Additionally, the vehicle abnormally accelerated several times. The throttle body was replaced and the failure was corrected. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 160,000.