Brake Disc Pads Problems of Ford Freestyle - part 2

2005 Freestyle with 28,000 miles was brought in for a recall and oil change. We were informed that the rear brake pads needed to be replaced, though the rotors were okay. The front brakes had greater than 50% of the pad material left. The representative went through a few unsatisfactory explanations (obviously had no clue what he was talking about) including the car "uses its rear brakes to do most of the stopping," some Freestyles "just do this," we are not driving it correctly, and finally, the 500 series cars use their rear brake pads much quicker than their fronts. (this is descriptive, not an explanation!) we paid the costs of the rotor resurfacing and the new pads. I was told the pad wear was even and the calipers are working properly. Obviously someone messed up their sums in designing the brake system, since this front wheel drive, front engined, softly sprung car should use its front brakes much more than the rears to generate its stopping power. If the rears are wearing out pads twice as fast as the fronts, they are not "quite right. " perhaps bigger rear brakes and a proportioning valve adjustment are what is needed, but Ford has missed the boat here and it will cost us, of course.

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I needed to replace the brake pads and have the rotors turned on my 2005 Freestyle at 18,000 miles.

At about 26,000 miles began hearing metal sounds from rear brakes when stopping the car. Brought the car into a dealer and they stated that rotors and pads were shot, and they needed to be replaced. After several internet searches, I believe this is a defect in manufacture design.

Ford frestyle 2006 limited awd- rear brakes wore down to metal without warning after only 11,000 miles.

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I experienced rear brake noise on my 2005 Ford Freestyle at just under 14,500 miles. I took it to a Ford dealer to have it checked and found that I needed new rear pads and rotors. I was told that the only explanation for this type of wear would be driving with the parking brake on. I do not use my parking brake but would certainly notice it if it were on. I paid approximately $400 for the repair. Neither the dealer nor Ford would acknowledge that this is not the normal life expectancy on pads and or rotors.

Noticed rear brake noise on right rear. At 17,529 miles, Ford dealer checked and claimed rear brake pads and rotors need replacing at cost of approx. $400. Dealer claims no warranted items relating to rear brakes are covered. Have been driving new Ford vehicles since 1980 and have never experienced this problem at such low mileage before.

Premature rear brake wear on 2005 Ford Freestyle. The brakes wore out by 20000 miles, while the front brake are still in good condition. Problem was found during a routine oil change.

2005 Ford Freestyle rear brake pads worn down into brake rotors at 25,000 miles.

Rear brakes on right side failed at 7,800 miles. We had a near accident due to lack of adequate brake assistance. Disk and pads were damaged. Dealer stated that brakes warranty was overdue (12 mo. ) and we had to paid for repairs on third party shop.

A routine oil change and tire rotation at 16,410 miles revealed that the rear brakes of the vehicle were severely worn. The repair technician stated the brake pads were dangerously thin. Subsequently, repair of the brakes by the dealer of purchase entailed new pads and resurfacing of the rotors. Premature wear and possible brake failure is of concern. I have asked both the dealer and manufacturer (Ford) for assurances that premature wear will not reoccur and none was provided. Furthermore they provided no remedy.

2005 Freestyle- at aprox 25,000 miles the rear brakes were worn down to metal, resulting in a total brake job done at the dealer. Pads, rotors, everything. I complained that these should last longer than this, and service checked to see if it could be under warranty. No such luck. Results $400 repair bill. Some 6 months later I received a letter from Ford stating that there was concern for the rear breaks and if you still had the original receipt for repairs they would refund your charge on this repair. I contacted our local dealer concerning this lette. They told me without this letter ( I can not find now) they can not do anything for me. Sorry!!!. Where can I receive a copy of this notice?.

: the contact stated a noise was heard while depressing the brake pedal coupled with rough stops. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who determined the rotors and pads needed to be replaced. 08/04/06. Updated.

Purchased brand new 2005 Ford Freestyle . Within the first few days rear brakes were heard dragging and brake dust was all over rear wheel. Returned to dealer who sprayed the brakes with brake cleaner and said "no problem found. " drove car for 20k miles as is, returned it to dealer with brake complaints. Dealer said no problem found. Took car back to dealer at 33k miles, dealer said pads were metal to metal and rotors damaged. Dealer would not honor warranty. Looking around there are at least 20 other people in forum on edmunds. Com reporting same issues. My underlying concern is premature brake failure due to faulty design of the electrical brake balancing system in the 2005 Ford Freestyle.

Rear brake pads failed after 21264 miles front pads were fine Ford dealership and customer service stated while they do not know why this happened but would repair the brakes. They stated they had not seen it before and could find nothing wrong. This afternoon a visitor with a Freestyle stated that after 22,000 miles they had to have a rear brake job which was scheduled for Monday. A quick visual inspection of the automobile showed a similar failure to what we had experienced. Since most braking is supposed to be the front brakes this could be an indication of a serious flaw in the 2005 Freestyle brake system.

Inspection of rear brake noise showed pads worn and rotors damaged after just 8000 miles on new Ford Freestyle 2005 ltd awd. Pads and rotors were replaced by dealer under warranty. At 19000 miles rear pads are again completely worn with one pad scraping rotor.