Equipment Problems of Ford Freestyle - part 2

I was backing out of angle parking space. As I backed I bumped concrete pole. As I put car in drive to go forward the accelerator stuck wide open. I had no control of speed. I sped forward approximately 20 feet and crashed into the back of a parked pick-up. Police were called. I was only bruised and sore. I did see a dr. And will continue to do follow up. My insurance CO. Totaled the car. It was very damaged on the driver side. Someone could of been killed in this accident. My description does not adequately describe the seriousness of this incident. Police and others could not believe I was not severely hurt. If theses cars are not recalled it is only a matter of time until someone dies if they have not already .

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Starting up truck thr wrench ligjt comes on while it idles. If I try driving it runs horrible. I have to shut it off and restart and quickly throw it into reverse or drive to avoid idling. By the number of complaints I have read about the same issue , Ford needs to deal with this and recall the Freestyles. What a shame as I love my truck. May never by a Ford product again if this is not resolved. Not holding my breath as it seems Ford doesn't care since there a lot of others with Freestyles with the exact problem.

Engine lost power while driving on the garden state pkwy. No engine lights came on it hesitated to accelerate after leaving a toll booth and kicked off. I was told the car had a cylinder that was not firing and I needed a new engine. Upon the dealership pulling the engine they verified the engine was well maintained by me and the cause of the cylinder blow out was due to the timing chain blowing apart. My son could have been killed . Their was no engine light warning no transmission light and he had to cross over 4 lanes of high speed traffic to get to the shoulder of the garden state pkwy. I had the engine replaced and 6 weeks later upon picking up the vehicle it now has a transmission problem the day I picked up the car it would not accelerate over 60mph for me to enter traffic. It still does not climb steep hills. The car revs in rpms to 5 and feels like it it now getting air or fuel. When driving on flat surfaces transmission shifts fine. Help.

We have a 2006 Ford Freestyle I was driving on the highway at 70 miles per hour and the car lost all power. I pulled over shut the car off and than say awhile and started back up and it started going again fine. A few miles down the road it did the same. Thank god I was near a auto body shop after pulling over 6 times anyway mechanic said that the throttle body is bad. I looked this up and noticed there was a major issues with Ford and this part. As far as I know there has not been a recall when we asked. But I have seen many complaints about this is many cars. This is very dangerous and lots have complained about the safety. As you have no idea that the car will randomly stop. I could have been killed on that highway. Somoene needs to do something about this!.

Car was parked for about 10 minutes after running without issue for 20 minutes. When starting again from the parked position, car lost all power steering. Within the 2. 1 mile/6 minute ride that followed, the power steering never returned. Checking under the hood revealed serpentine belt failed in a clean break. The car was not driven prior to replacing the belt the next day. Once the belt was installed, a quick run through the system functions included running the a/c. All systems seem functional until the a/c is activated. Within 3 seconds of starting a/c, observed audible motor sound followed by all power failed (full shut-down). Turned off engine, removed key, waited 60 seconds, all was good until again turning on the a/c, when symptom of system failure (audible motor sound change) occurred again, a/c was turned off right away, and engine and all other systems operated as expected.

I have had a few problems with the car lurching forward as I am coming to a stop. The most recent thing was as I was leaving a parking lot my rpms went up to 5 and the engine got really loud my car jumped forward 3 times almost hitting the car in front of me! I took it in where it has to sit at a dealer ship for a couple of days with no rental coverage. Also they said it is under a special extended warranty for rpm surge but if it will not do it for them I have to pay $100. 00! I dont understand how this car is not being recalled!! I read that someone hit a person because of this problem and their has been several accidents.

Freestyle model not listed under selections in app.

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While backing out of a parking place, the car lunged and I had no control. This has also happened in the forward gear. Finally the brakes did work. This time the lurch was significant enough that the car actually stalled out on me. I restarted the car and started to drive it home and the car had no get up an go. Ran very sluggish with no power. Took the car to auto shop where I was told it would need a new transmission. Called Ford dealership was informed that a new transmission would cost $6200. 00. Can not afford this, but it is unsafe to drive as well as unsafe for my teenage daughters to drive for their leaner's permit. What are my options????.

My 2007 Ford Freestyle is at a local Ford dealer in need of another transmission the last one they put in was bad. So my car has been at the dealers and is still there. I took it in on 4/28/2015. Ford is giving me the run around.

I purchased the 2005 Ford Freestyle used. Issues: (1) shortly after purchasing the transmission light came on, then I took it to a transmission shop, who replaced the fluid, which seemed to fix the problem. (2) random surges of power, which almost resulted in a few accidents and was severely frightening (corrected before a recall) (3) this past winter problems with shutting the front doors, then with out warning ( with two children in the back sets ) the back passenger door few open when I turned the corner. The children screamed, I was thankful that a child was not severally injured and then, I had call someone to pick us up. I called Ford and was told I was the only complaint! later at a children's recreation, I parked next to a woman with children driving the same model. I asked her if she experienced door issues, she stated both doors flew open with the children in the back seats, and stated her husband lubed the doors down. (4) now the transmission will randomly decide not to move, but if I turn the free style on and off it might go into gear. No transmission light on indicated an issue. My opinion is the 2005 Ford Freestyle was created to market toward families, the design and marketing worked, but as a result several families are now in danger.

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I purchased this vechile 01/20/15 from a used lot in raleigh nc, ''something you should never do in the first place''. I had just got off maternity leave and I needed a car so I could be able to get to work. On the 4th of April 2015. I was driving the car on the highway when it started to jerk back and make a very loud roaring sound. The car started to slow down and jerk back and forth if you went over 20 miles per hour. I pulled over to check the car and I could not figure out what was wrong with it so I called my husband and he came. The car could still drive but very slowly while making the same sound so he drove very slowly behind me. Keep in mind I had my two month old in the back seat when all of this craziness was happening. Next day I couldnt even drive the car because of the poor condition it was in. When we took it to a specialized mechanic for this cvt transmission it has, they notified us after waiting four to five hours to replace this unique engine it would cost $4-$6,000 dollars. That is insane to have to replace the entire transmission after only having it for two months and to replace it because ''Ford'' is too cheap and inconsiderate to not recall this piece of crap of a car. How can Ford ignore this issue that it is causing world wide. It is not just one or two minor issues it is the entire transmission that needs to be replaced. Wake up Ford!! this is a terrible vehicle to sell to the american people!! I wouldn't even sale this vechile in foreign countries!! my advice to anyone is to never ever buy any Ford vehicles!! this was a nightmare!!.

I have 2 issues: #1. Back seat passenger door child safety locks are always on. Every time I have a passenger in the back seats they are trapped, and cannot get out unless someone opens the doors from the outside or they pull up on the lock from he inside. Ive had this problem since I purchased the car, but never thought I could file a complaint until I by coincidence came across your website today. #2. The e-brake does has not worked properly either for a long period of time, over a year, which I believe is a defect. Because, every time I would engage it or disengage it, there was no tension, it felt "blank" for lack of better description, and just recently, I message on the dashboard has come up, and a bell keeps tinging, telling me the emergency brake is engaged while driving (when it is not!) and it does not matter what I try to do, I cannot make the sound or the message go away, nor does the e-brake work,! it does not engage or disengage. This dangerous for me, and my vehicle.

Helicopter noise started in December 2014. You hear the whirling sound in park neutral and reverse- sounds fine in drive. Driving fine. No loss of power this vehicle gets driven about 100 miles a day. Last week had dealer look and tell me the torque converter about to break. Can only fix it with complete new tranny install. $6300!!! took it to independent transmission guy and tells me same thin with lower price. 2 hours later after I stopped car and went into store and started car up and the wrench was lit up on dash. No power. Revving really high. Bucking and undriveable. Got a code reader and code p042-hydraulic pressure unit came up let car sit for 30 mins then turned car on and wrench display gone! moved car out of road to safety and there it sits. Should I be fixing a car that cannot be guaranteed to never do this again as all cvt transmissions do this? how can Ford be ok with this? my vehicle is amazing and roomy and safe and I hate to think its ready for the junkyard at 140k. So disappointed with Ford. Please join me in hopes that Ford will step up to the plate and acknowledge this.

With the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle will lurch forward when putting in forward gear. Vehicle stalled while driving and also when making turns in residential area. Almost hit another vehicle because the power steering went out.

I am very frustrated that I have the same make/model that was included in the 11/8/2006 recall but Ford and NHTSA limited the vehicles to only certain states. During cold weather water is allowed to enter the car door and freeze the latches. The car door latch then freezes making it unsafe and undriveable as the door will not latch. This recall was done on 10/5/2006 under campaign number pe11018 but because my VIN was not included Ford will not fix the safety issue.

Drivers side door latch will freeze up when outside temperature drops below freezing. Door will not close properly, or if it sounds like it has closed properly can pop open when driving. Talked to Ford and the recall work was done once, therefore they will not cover the cost to fix again.

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

Awd malfunction light started coming on occasionally last fall. It is now on all the time. Talked to a mechanic and was told it was either a sensor or a wheel bearing. In the process of replacing the wheel bearing right now.

As I was driving to take my children to school I was pulling forward on a parking spot and all of a sudden it started accelerating like if I was pushing the gas but I was not I was pushing on the brake. On a separate occasion I was going to the store with my children and the same thing happen I was about to pull into a parking spot and it started plunging forward I was pressing on the brake and it wouldn't do a thing. This issue has been happening for about a month. The wrench light comes on and when I turn of the car it disappears so when I take it to a mechanic they don't find anything wrong with it I did research with the Ford Freestyle and their is a lot of people with this same issue, they all say about the throttle. I'm very concern that one of this day something worst may happen and I'm with my children please do something about this before something worst happens to people.

Car was financed and purchased used from authorized Ford dealer in 2007 @ approx. 64k miles. Previous owner was registered as Ford motor CO. , indiana. On 12 Jun 2014, without warning, the continuously-variable transmission (cvt) first showed signs of a problem: failing to shift out of lower speed gear from a stop to higher gears during travel. Problem was remedied temporarily by shifting from d to r and back to d while stopped. The problem recurred sporadically, but within last week frequency of problem has increased while awaiting service appointment. This morning, 13-Aug-2014, transmission slipped and failed to engage in any forward gear while stopped at intersection, resulting in a complete loss of forward propulsion. Problem remedied by shifting from d to r and back to d, with significant difficultly. Service technician states that cvt failures in this make and model are common and recommends replacement of transmission with rebuilt (as transmission is no longer manufactured by Ford). Moreover, only Ford can perform the repair/replacement. No warning lights were activated during any of these events. Cost of repair will exceed value of car. $5800 or more versus $3600 trade-in or instant-cash offer price $1500. Ac compressor failure and rebuild (including rear ac) in 2012 cost $875.

The transmission went out all of a sudden and we could have had a accident and get hurt. . There has been a recall for our 2004 freestar and we never got it because no one sent it out. . We need this van fixed as soon as possible. . We are retired and live on a fixed income and we have no way to get or meds or food or doctors appt. . We need your help ASAP.

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My Ford Freestyle has began to experience acceleration problems when parking or reversing at low speeds only while the a/c is running on any fan level. Have come close to hitting a pedestrian while parking, but no serious injuries to report.

On multiple occasions, this vehicle is lunging. Unexpected moving when foot not on accelerator. This happens at low speed. I have two kids under the age of 2 and I would like for you to recall this vehicle and repair it immediately. I don't deem it safe to drive. I see where this has been investigated since 2011 and you should recall the vehicles before someone get seriously injured. Please respond as to what you are waiting on.

May 16, 2014, Friday night, around 7:30 pm, lost consciousnesses while driving during very humid quick weather change period. Immediately put on a/c and recirc on high while driving vehicle to clear windows. I then picked up my son and friend, proceeded to drive them home from place and within 500 feet was into a telephone pole when I lost consciousness. My son tried to slap me in the face as he noticed I has drifting to the right. I did not regain consciousness until police/fire broke window to extract occupants. Policeman was hitting me in the face to wake me and finally did, once I did com to, I didn't really care that he was slapping me in the face ior that I was still in the vehicle. Within minutes of standing, I felt much better but chose to take ambulance on scene to hospital where they didn't find anything wrong in er. Accident occured while driving on main secondary road at less than 30 mph. I went to many doctors and they can not find anything with even mris, cat scans, sleep tests, etc. . .

The vehicle surges forward or backward -- has done for a while. Noticed a marked increase when running the ac when researching this - I also became aware that this has been an issue for many years with this vehicle as per previous NHTSA complaints. I will reference one pe11018.

* acceleration problems when parking or reversing at low speeds when the a/c is running on any fan level. - during high exterior temperatures when vehicle ac is on, vehicle drastically lunges forward if in drive - or backwards if in reverse. Research online states that this is a common problem among Ford vehicles, therefore if Ford does not act swiftly to correct this obvious safety defect in their manufacturing, I will contact my congressional/senate representatives. These vehicles transport children, and Ford should do the right thing and not ignore these problems like Chevrolet and Toyota did. "man-up" Ford!.

On 04/10/2014 at 10:50am. I was driving on route 22 west bound. I was going 65 mph when the traction light came on as well the wrench light that is transmission light came flashing across dashboard "check transmission". The car went from 65mph to 25mph and I almost got killed by a tractor trailer that was behind me, because of sudden loss of power . The vehicle lost power and I could not travel more than 25 mph and the car was stuck in low gear and would not go above 3 rpm's. I took it to dealership they ran it through diagnostic, the code that came up was p0715, which is possible mesontranich unit ,tss input was erratic, the code was consider inconclusive and dealership and the warranty company refused to fix and they said there was nothing wrong with the car. On 04/22/2014 I was driving pennsylvania turnpike going north bound on route 476. When the same incident happened with a speed of 50mph and was stuck in gear. I had to pull over with 2 young kids in the vehicle. I shut the car off and turned it back on. Besides traction light that came on and wrench light came on saying check transmission, the check engine light came on as well. I was able to video record the whole incident to show how unsafe the vehicle I was in. I was able to get the vehicle to a Ford dealership. They ran diagnostics the codes that came up were p0715, p0701,p2765, the vehicle motormounts were broken, whoever fixed did and illegal fix, the motor mounts should of been completely replaced and the motor mounts was super glued by rtv super glue,which is illegal. This vehicle was inspected by the dealership where purchased and the sold me a vehicle with an improper and illegal inspection. The car should of been fixed by dealership and was not and put me and my family safety at risk.

The car suddenly started making noise then a wrench light shortly after came on and motor/ transmission maybe reves very high and can't drive it.

Well it idles loud. And is slow to go when their is nothing wrong with transmission. Their is a lot of complaints from people on this car and everyone is trying to get a govt recall on this make and model. Also the car fix shop says it could be the throttle body or transmission filter. Researching everyone else is having this same problem and when you get this fixed which altogether is 1700 dollars. It just goes right back out. Someone said that a lawsuit was being formed on Ford because they won't fix the problem. And you are stuck with this car. Even the ones who hasn't drove very much and is brand new is having the same problems also. From 2001 to 2006 yr models. Please help us get Ford to do a recall on this make and model of these cars please.

My wife & I were visiting a friends house with my wife driving. She put the van into reverse to leave with her foot on the brake. It suddenly took off at a high rate of speed & would not stop even with both feet on the brake. We shot out the driveway at high speed & continued down the roadway until my wife lost control & crashed into a ditch; the only thing that stopped the van was hitting a large rock. This of course caused damage to the passenger side rear quarter panel. My wife suffered a small cut to her calf; I was uninjured. We were very lucky there were no other vehicles in the roadway at that time or it could have been very dangerous !! my wife is so shook up by this incident that she now refuses to drive her van.

As outlined in the class action lawsuit against Ford filed in California, our car experienced a "sudden and unexpected cvt transmissions failure". This resulted in a "sudden loss of forward propulsion and delayed acceleration" when merging onto a 40 mph street. 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. We took the problem to authorized Ford dealer who recommended repairs to the computer system costing us $2,000 even though it knew about the systemic transmission defect the Ford general manager stated in a phone call this morning (6 13 2014) his service department has had two other Ford Freestyles in their shop presenting the exact issues as our car. Following Ford protocol resulted in a "final" diagnosis of transmission failure. Point being, the local Ford dealership admittedly had prior knowledge of the cvt transmission failures yet did not relay that information to us at the onset of the systemic defect. The vehicle sits in our driveway. It is not safe to operate as we elected not to replace the defective cvt transmission at a quoted cost of $5,000 plus installation.

Car lunges when sitting still with engine running both forward and reverse and is worse when air cond is on. Loud noise I believe is coming from transmission while parked and running and sitting still. System was overcharging and caused my battery to explode. Check light comes on intermittently.

Purchased used-when the weather is cold the doors will not shut-appears to be some type of electronic problem-even when car is warmed up the doors will not latch shut.

I purchased a Ford Freestyle sel 2005, on November 2005, from the Ford dealer, brand new car. I am the only driver. My transmission started to make a noise on last week. I took the car to 2 different mechanics and both told me that it needs a new transmission!!! it is a cvt transmission, very expensive and only has 130,000 miles. This is a common issue apparently, but there is not a recall or nothing!!!!.

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.