NHTSA Complaint #10712899 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

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. *TR