2005 FORD FREESTYLE Power Train Problems

FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING THIS LOUD "HELICOPTER" NOISE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR SO I HAD THAT CHANGED, THOUGHT IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND COOLING FAN, HAD THAT CHANGED. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THANKFULLY MY CAR HAS NOT LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING BUT HAS GONE INTO SAFE MODE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS TRYING TO BACKUP AND I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I REVVED THE ENGINE BUT INSTEAD OF REVVING UP THE RPM'S WENT DOWN...IT HAD HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE LAST WEEK. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND IT FEELS LIKE IT...

OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE, V6, 3.0, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, LIMITED EDITION. I STARTED HEARING LOUD GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISES FROM THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WILL START, AND THE RPMS WILL INCREASE AND DECREASE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS THE REASON THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING BAD, MALFUNCTIONING, AND BREAKING CONTINUOUSLY. THE RPMS ARE DELAYED IN THE DECREASING RPMS PROCESS, WHICH TELLS THE COMPUTER TO SHIFT PREMATURELY, OR TO QUICKLY, CAUSING ANY INTERNAL PARTS AND EXTERNAL PARTS TO BE DAMAGED. THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE ACTUAL THROTTLE BODY. THE COMPUTER IS SENDING IMPROPER COMMANDS TO THE THROTTLING POSITION SENSOR, RPMS, SHIFTING DELAY AND SYNCHRONIZED SHIFTING SENSORS. THIS IS PUTTING TOO MUCH OF A LOAD ON THE GEARS, BEARINGS, CLUTCHES, AND OTHER PARTS PERTAINING TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND EVERYDAY USE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY (AS...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WRENCH LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON & MY CAR WAS PUT IN "SAFE MODE" . THIS MAKE MY CAR STOP. I ALMOST SLAM ANOTHER CAR. HAD ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON READ & WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN. TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE & GOES INTO SAFE MODE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED BUT IT WAS REPLACED FEW YEARS AGO. *TR

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. *TR

CARS RUNS FINE WHEN COLD OR EARLY IN THE MORNING AFTER FEW MINUTES WRENCH LIGHT GETS ON AND TRANSMISSION START TO MAKE NOISE WHEN SHIFTED AND WON'T ACCELERATE WELL, RUNS BUT ENGINE STAY AT HIGH RPMS , IF I TURN IT OFF FOR FEW SECONDS WRENCH LIGHT COME OFF AND RUNS FINES BUT AFTER FEW MINUTES RUNNING WRENCH LIGHT COME ON AND THE PROBLEM AGAIN . *TR

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND THE TRANSMISSION FILTER REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FAIL SAFE MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHCLE WOULD SURGE AT LOW SPEEDS AND EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS. UPDATED 03/2/2015 *JS

THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER BUT THEY ONLY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE LAST EVENT WAS IN AUGUST 1 WHEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE FAIL SAFE MODE CAME UP AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER AND WOULDN'T RUN FASTER THAN PROBABLY 0.1 MILE PER HOUR. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME I WAS WITH MY KIDS IN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING. THANK GOD I HAD A CHANCE TO STEER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2005-2007 FREESTYLE, THIS IS A SUPER SAFETY ISSUE AND NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN MY CAR STOPPED I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT ON THE BACK WITH A WORST OUTCOME. I GOT A...

CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR CAME UP WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. *TR

RIDING DOWN ROAD AND CAR STARTED LUNGING AND TRYING TO GO ON ITS OWN. THEN TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD THEN ONLY GO 40MPH BUT IT WOULD REV UP AND TAC AT 5 OR MORE. TOOK IT TO AMERICUS SUNBELT FORD, THEY SAID IT NEEDED TRANSAXLE FLUID AND PUT SOME IN. LIGHT WENT OFF AND IT WORKED. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN ROAD AND CAR WON'T GO FAST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE A/C QUIT RIGHT AFTER THIS. HAD A/C FIXED AND IT WAS OK. NEXT THE THROTTLE BODY IN JUNE 2012 MESSED UP AND I HAD IT FIXED AT SUNBELT FORD AND THEY CHARGED ME ALMOST $900. RAN FOR A WHILE THEN FORD HAD A RECALL ON THROTTLE BODY AND I TOOK IT IN AND THEY CLEANED IT BUT WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR WHAT I PAID TO GET FIXED. MAY 2014 A/C COMPRESSOR WENT...

VEHICLE IDLING, VEHICLE PUT INTO REVERSE AND INSTANTLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, DEPRESSED BRAKE AND VEHICLE NET INTO A SAFE FAIL MODE. ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON SYSTEMS CAME UP FINE. PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AGAIN. DROVE VEHICLE HOME IN FAIL SAFE MODE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING SEPTEMBER 08, 2010 FOR SAME ISSUE, THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP. VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND STALLS. *TR

THE VERY FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS PARKING MY VEHICLE AND IT JUST LUNGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES THAT DAY TO THE POINT I STARTED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT TO KEEP IT FROM POSSIBLY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WENT ON AND ON THAT SUMMER AND IT SEEMED TO DO IT WHEN IT IS HOT AND THE A/C IS RUNNING. IT HASN'T STOP SINCE! *TR

WHEN PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE ON WARM DAYS WITH THE AIR ON THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD. I AM USED TO THIS BUT MY WIFE GOT IN THE CAR YESTERDAY 5-29-2014 AND ALMOST HIT A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. VERY DANGEROUS !!! READ THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR. *TR

THIS VEHICLE LOOSES COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING. RUNS SLUGGISH AND HESITATES.. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR POSSIBLE RECALL (THROTTLE BODY) DEALER SAYS NOT THE ISSUE NEED TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR, AND TRANSMISSION, ETC.. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ASSISTANCE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES WORE OUT AT LESS THAN A YEAR AND LESS THAN 9,000. THE CAR WOULD IDLE HIGH AND JUMP BEFORE STEPPING ON THE GAS. THE CAR WOULD GET A JUMP START BEFORE I WANTED IT TO MOVE. A NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK. HOWEVER, IT DID CHANGE NOISES AS I CHANGE GEARS. DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS ROARING. DURING THE WINTER TIME, THE CAR WAS NOT GOOD WITH THE GEARS/TRANSMISSION AS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT STICKING IN THE GEAR. THE CAR IS PRESENTLY IN THE SERVICE STATION OF THE PLACE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 62,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. *TR

WE OWN A FORD FREESTYLE 2005 THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN QUITE RIGHT, IT FAILED OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE FORD TECH SAYS TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE BUT THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF 6600 WITH THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE OWNERS OF THE 2005 THROUGH 2007 FORD FREESTYLES WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCES. 75 I HAVE FOUND POSTED ONLINE THEY REPLACED THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AT COST FROM 5600 TO 7800 ONLY TO HAVE THEM FAIL AGAIN IN A SHORT TIME. FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AS WE HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS NOW AND MAINTAIN OUR CARS WILL DUE DILIGENCE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. WE HAVE BOTH OWNED FORD TAURUS WAGONS WHICH ONE HAD NEARLY 400000 MILES ON THE CLOCK WHEN WE SOLD IT STILL RUNNING GREAT!...

LAST WEEKEND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE WITH NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN WE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLUNKING NOISE WE HEARD THE SOUND OF METAL CLANGING AROUND UNDER THE CAR AND HITTING THE ROAD...THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN SKIDDING AND IT FELT AS IF THE BACK OF THE CAR LIFTED OF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT I FELT AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS DRIVING BEHIND US, AS IT IS VERY LIKELY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF, GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW OIL RUNNING OUT OF THE CAR ONTO THE...

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...

ON MONDAY, MARCH 17TH, 2014, AFTER $3685 IN REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS SOME RECALL WORK, AND A LOAN FOR $5321 FOR MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED AWD (WHICH WAS JUST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2013 AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT A MONTH TOTAL DUE TO NUMEROUS ISSUES), I ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AS I FINISHED PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, ACCOMPANIED BY A WRENCH LIGHT AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "SERVICE TRANSMISSION SOON." THERE WAS A VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BEHIND ME IN THE SAME LANE; HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY IN TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE APPROACHED MY CAR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2014 AND ADVISED THE DEALER DURING A TEST DRIVE THERE WAS A NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE BELT AND STATED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THEN IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT IN OR OUT GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, INSTEAD THE DEALER PROVIDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS...

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. *TR

IN DRIVE AT 40 MPH TO 55 MPH THE CAR ALMOST STALLS AND GOES I TO FAIL SAFE MODE. IN FAIL SAFE MODE THE CAR RUNS AT 15 MPH. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 FREESTYLE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BOUGHT IN SUMMER 2013 AS WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK JUST FINE AND OTHER TIMES IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS STRAINING TO KEEP UP THE SPEED IT WAS SET AT. IN NOVEMBER STARTED TO HEAD TO WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO SHOP AND SPENT 1200.00 TO REPAIR COMPUTER CHIP INSIDE TRANSMISSION HOPING THIS WOULD HELP BUT IT DID NOT. THE CAR WILL ONLY ENGAGE IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION IF WARM BUT TAKES A LONG TIME TO WARM UP AND THEN ONLY GOES A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE MORE PROBLEMS. NOW BEING TOLD 5000 PLUS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS CAUSE NOTHING ELSE FIXES THE PROBLEM. HAVE ONLY TAKEN THE CAR FOR ONE NIGHT A MONTH AGO AND IT HAS BEEN AT THE REPAIR SHOP EVER SINCE SO SINCE NOVEMBER ONLY...

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. SHE PULLED INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CALLED ME ON THE CELL, WE TRIED TO START IT UP BUT THE WHINING NOISE KEPT GOING AND THE CAR WOULD MOVE INTO ANY OF ITS GEARS. IT WOULD SHIFT INTO THE GEARS SELECTIONS BUT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, SO I HAD IT TOWED WITH A RAMP TRUCK THREW MY AAA MEMBERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT LEAKING AND WAS FULL AT THE TIME OF THE BREAKDOWN AND NOW ITS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $5,000.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE FORD MOTORS CO. HAD A PROBLEM WITH THERE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MODELS FROM 2005 TO 2007 IN THE FREESTYLES AND 500 MODELS.MY CAR MAY HAVE...

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. USED $2,000 TO $3,000 AND NEW $6,500. HE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR COULD GO 50 MILES OR 50,000 MILES BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING BUT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED IF I WERE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS NEVER BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR AND WON'T FIX FOR ME. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GOES? I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR - SO WHAT DO PEOPLE LIKE ME DO? THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM FOR FORD THEY COULD AND SHOULD REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT. *TR

ME AND MY WIFE CARPOOL ON THIRD SHIFT TO OUR JOBS. UPON BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND AN ERROR READING" FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE". I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK, HOWEVER I COULDN'T GO FAST AT ALL NO MORE THAN MAYBE 40. I'M SEEING ONLINE MANY WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL NEED OR HAVE HAD NEW THROTTLE BODY'S PUT IN WITH NO LUCK COMING FROM IT. I'M HOPING THERE'S A RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND A WIFE TO GET AROUND IN THIS ONE CAR.I WANNA KNOW WHAT THE RECALL IS ON IT IF ONE AT ALL IS AVAILABLE. WHY HAVEN'T THEY CORRECTED IT YET AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF PROBLEMS AND SO MANY COMPLAINTS? *TR

CVT FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 45 MPH AND BEGAN JERKING. WOULD SIT AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS SOMETIMES FOR 3 TURNS BEFORE CAR WOULD MOVE. BARELY MADE IT HOME. *TR

CVT FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 87,500 MILES WHILE MY NEPHEW WAS DRIVING THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT AND HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A CONTROLLED STOP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES OF DRIVING BEFORE IT WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF RIDICULOUS COST. SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE SEAT IS STUCK AND MY CHILDREN CAN'T SIT IN THAT SEAT BECAUSE IT IS STUCK. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS FORD BUY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY FAMILY VEHICLE! *TR

WHEN IDLE IN DRIVE THE RPM'S SURGE BY ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE WRENCH ICON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL REDUCTION IN POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, WRENCH ICON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL REDUCTION IN POWER. THE ENGINE RPMS ALSO INCREASED ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A TWO YEAR SPAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHEN STOPPING, IDLING, PUTTING CAR IN GEAR, ETC., THE CAR WILL LUNGE ALMOST STRIKING CAR AHEAD OF ME. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE AC IS ON OR IF MY STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. I USUALLY PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPING IN A DRIVE THRU OR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BECAUSE I FEAR I'M GOING TO HIT SOMEONE. IF I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVS VERY HIGH UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ON APRIL 4, 2013. IT HAD 74,590 MILES ON IT. ON OCTOBER 1, 2013 THE CTV TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNINGS CAME ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10MPH, IT LURCHED AND CRUNCHED AT 3500-4000RPMS. WE MADE IT LESS THAN ONE BLOCK BEFORE IT JUST STOPPED IN THE ROAD. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ONE, I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO TEN MPH AND LIMP IT BACK HOME. LATER THAT DAY AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR TEN MINUTES, THE CAR FIRED UP NO PROBLEM AND WAS DRIVABLE UNTIL THE OCTOBER 3, 2013 WHERE THIS ACTION REPEATED BUT IT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT A BLOCK BEFORE STOPPING. AGAIN, BY TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED ONE MORE TIME AND TOOK...

TRANSMISSION DIED OUT IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 89. LOST POWER AND WENT INTO A LOW GEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE WRENCH LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO DRIVE 40MPH, PULLED OVER AROUND 11 TIMES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED A FEW MONTHS AGO AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY ASSURED ME THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD (WHICH I HAVE ALREADY MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT). HOWEVER THEY ALSO STATED THAT IT REALLY SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THEY WERE ONLY INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IT AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULD GET CLOGGED AGAIN. WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM TODAY THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND I WOULD HAVE TO FIX AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THIS IS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREE STYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. SHE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED DRIVING ROUGH AND WASN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. DROVE CAR BACK HOME. BARELY MADE IT HOME DUE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HAD CAR TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ACCOST OF $7426. CAR IS ONLY WORTH $4500. NO WAY AM I SPENDING OVER $7000 TO FIX THIS. I CAN BUY A WHOLE USED FREESTYLE FOR THE SAME PRICE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND FAILURES OF THIS TRANSMISSION FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

2005 FREESTYLE SAT PARKED AT IDLE (IN PARKING LOT) FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS THEN PRESSED AND GEAR SHIFT PUT INTO "DRIVE". VEHICLE RPM'S IMMEDIATELY WENT UP OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE QUICKLY LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 10 FEET BEFORE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FAR ENOUGH TO CEASE THE MOVEMENT. SPEED ESTIMATED AT 8MPH. RPM'S CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND VEHICLE LURCHED AGAIN AND TRAVELED ABOUT A FOOT BEFORE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FURTHER DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO CEASE MOVEMENT. FOR ABOUT ONE-HALF SECOND AFTER BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, RPMS STAYED HIGH AND THEN VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. DASH READOUT SAID, "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". FORTUNATELY, NO PERSONS WERE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING INCIDENT. ONE HOUR LATER, SAME DAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE DURING PASSING ATTEMPT. UNKNOWN IF THIS ISSUE WAS RELATED. THE NEXT MORNING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HASN'T STARTED SINCE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN AUTO...

I PURCHASED MY FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE 2011 AND SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR BEGAN LUNGING FORWARD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. MY CAR BEGAN DOING IT IN FORWARD AND REVERSE GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE. THEY REPLACED THE AIR COMPRESSOR, CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS WILL TREAT THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE BUT IT WILL ALWAYS COME BACK. LAST WEEK I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSS WALK WHEN MY CAR DECIDED TO LUNGE FORWARD AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. MY WIFE HAS NEARLY HIT CARS IN DRIVE THROUGH LINES. AGAIN I PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP AND THEY ARE DOING THE SAME WORK AS BEFORE. I HAVE BEEN PUSHED INTO INTERSECTIONS AND NEARLY T-BONED. I HAVE ALMOST HIT CARS WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE EVEN WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, ALL OF WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF PARKING SPOT, THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT LUNGED FORWARD, IDLED AND THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE LIGHT CAME ON, SHOWING WRENCH AS WELL. THE CAR STALLED OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT. I HAD TO LET THE CAR SIT BEFORE BEING ABLE TO START IT UP AGAIN. THE CAR HAS LUNGED FORWARD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN AT A SLOW MPH OR PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN CASE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CONTINUE TO READ THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE SO HARD TO BELIEVE FORD HASN'T DONE MORE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

MY FREESTYLE SURGES AND LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. I HIT A CAR WHILE TRYING TO BACK UP AND PARK BECAUSE THE CAR SURGED AND ACCELERATED INTO REVERSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2 YEARS AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I ALMOST HIT PEOPLE IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN SURGE AND ACCELERATION. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AS IN MANY OF THE OTHER CASES IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE REPAIR WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,187 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,500.