NHTSA Complaint #11083885 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

I HAD BOUGHT A USED FORD FREESTYLE 2007 FOR A LITTLE OVER $6,000.00 WITH 102,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR LATER, I WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN NEAR MY HOUSE AND WITHOUT EVEN REACHING 30 MILES PER HOUR THE SUV MADE A LOUD WINDING SOUND AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE TRANSMISSION ICON ON THE DASH POPPED ON. I TRIED TO ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT ENDED UP STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. I TRIED SHUTTING DOWN THE WHOLE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON WITH NO LUCK. LUCKILY FAMILY LIVED NEAR BY AND THEY HELPED ME BY PULLING IT WITH A ROPE HOME. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD NOW TO GET IT FIXED WOULD COST $5,000+ PRETTY MUCH TOTALING THE SUV UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NO INSURANCE AND WE ARE LEFT WITH A $6,000.00 LEMON IN OUR DRIVEWAY THANKS FORD. WHEN LOOKING UP TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE PROBLEM WE DID WE WERE SHOCKED THAT THE 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLES HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING AND NO RECALL WHAT IS GOING ON THEY SHOULD EITHER RECALL THE CVT TRANSMISSION OR TAKE THE SUV OFF THE MARKET. FAMILY'S WITH MORE THAN THREE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MARKET FOR THOSE CARS AND TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING IS VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR HOME IN THE SUMMER MONTHS BUT WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR. WHAT IF IT WAS THE DEAD OF WINTER I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD ALL MY CHILDREN WITH AND IT WAS BAD TRAFFIC EVERYONE IN THE CAR WOULD MOST LIKELY DIE. PLEASE GET THE RECALL FOR THIS WORTHLESS CVT TRANSMISSION.