2006 FORD FREESTYLE Suspension Problems

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, 140,000 MILES. CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE/ SUBFRAME RUSTING OUT. I BELIEVE FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2001-2004 ESCAPES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THEY SHOULD STEP UP TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE ON THE FREESTYLE ALSO.

VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE SEVERE RUST ON FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY DRIVERS SIDE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON TODAY'S DATE. IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SOME TIME AND HAS JUST BECAME PAINFULLY APPARENT. THE CORROSION/RUST/DETERIORATION OCCURS DIRECTLY BELOW AN AREA WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DISPENSES LATER/CONDENSATION. EROSION TO STRUCTURAL SUPPORT IS SO BAD IT HAS EATEN AWAY BOTTOM, SIDES AND TOP OF FRAME ASSEMBLY. SOMETIMES KNOWN AS AN ENGINE CRADLE. IN ORDER TO REPLACE, THE ENGINE MUST BE MOVED AND OTHER FRONT END COMPONENTS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE. IT IS THE OPINION OF COMPLAINANT THAT THIS RUST ISSUE COULD RESULT IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT IS ALSO THE OPINION OF THE COMPLAINANT THAT THIS RUST ISSUE COULD RESULT IN THE STRUCTURAL ABILITY TO SUSPEND THE...

THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. I AM AWARE THAT BETWEEN THE YEARS 2001 AND 2004 FORD MOTORS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND RECALLED THE VEHICLES

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED..IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER WITH THE KEY, SO I HAD TO TOW IT HOME IT WILL MOVE 12 INCHES FORWARD AND BACKWARD. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW AS EXIT OFF FREEWAY, RPMS INCREASED AGAINST BRAKING SYSTEM. VERY DANGEROUS AND WOULD NOT SLOW. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, CONTINUES TO WORSEN, LUNGIN FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. *TR

MY FORD STARTED JERKING BACKWARDS WHEN I PUT REVERSE OR LUNGING FORWARD WHEN I START DRIVING FORWARDS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE IN THE JEKYLL ISLAND WHEN WE WERE ON VACATION (ALL THREE DAYS) IN JULY 2011 AND ALSO WHEN RECENTLY LIKE THREE MONTHS AGO, OCT 2011. I FIRST NOTICED WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT FROM A HOTEL PARKING LOT. I THOUGHT I AM GOING TO IT THE OTHER CARS. ALSO, I CHANGED THE BRAKES TWICE, ONCE FROM THE DEALER AND ONCE FROM THE AUTO MECHANIC. MY MILEAGE SO FAR IS 50K AND THIS IS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I CONSTANTLY FACE BRAKE PROBLEMS IN THIS VEHICLE. AND ALSO OTHER PROBLEMS.(LIKE FRONT AXLE) COULD SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, PLEASE!!! *TR

WHEN DRIVING, MY CAR LOSES POWER. SOMETIMES WHEN MOVING SLOWLY, I ENGAGE THE GAS PEDAL AND LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES WHEN I ENGAGE THE GAS TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, MY CAR WILL START TO GO AND THEN LOSE POWER. THE CAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF, IT JUST WON'T MOVE, AND THEN SUDDENLY DOES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THIS IS STILL HAPPENING. THEY SAID UNLESS THEY CAN GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING IT, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP FURTHER. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I'M SURE IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, SOMETIMES IT REVS UP BEFORE ACTUALLY MOVING. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, STARTING IN THE 20,000 MILES. BAD WINDOW MOTOR, BAD BRAKES, INTERMITTENT DASH BOARD CLEARANCE, AIR CONDITIONING MECHANISM LEAKING INTO CAR. THE DEALER...

IN 2006 WE PURCHASED A NEW FORD FREESTYLE. AT THREE MONTHS I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD MY TIRES WERE BALD,FORD GAVE US NEW TIRES. SINCE THEN I AM GETTING READY TO PUT MY FORTH SET OF TIRES ON THE CAR. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NO WAY TO ALIGN IT, WE THEN TOOK IT TO OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED IT AND SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO ALIGN IT THEN THE OTHER DAY I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT EVEN SELL A KIT TO ALIGN IT. WHAT CAN I DO ? *TR

REAR BRAKES FAILED (PAD REMAINING IS 2/32) AT 30,000 MILES. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES REPLACED. THE SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED ASAP. *TR

SINCE WE FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR, WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING THAT OUR TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING OUT TOO QUICKLY, SHOW UNUSUAL SIGNS OF WEAR. AFTER THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALERS, I CONTACTED FORD TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION REGARDING THE TIRES AND THAT FACT THAT I HAD TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE THESE TIRES AT MY COST ? IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT TIRES WERE WEARING OUT WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRE, SUGGESTING THAT THE UNUSUAL WEAR WAS A FACTOR THAT WAS BEING CAUSED ROADS WITHIN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND OUR FAILURE TO KEEP OUR TIRE ALIGNED AND BALANCED. ON AUGUST 26TH, 2007 - MY CAR BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME A WOBBLING IN THE CAR AS IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT - WITH A FIVE MINUTE PERIOD, IT STARTED TO FEEL LIKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE....