NHTSA Complaint #10584497 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10584497 |
| Vehicle | 2005 FORD FREESTYLE |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 107,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
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. *TR
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