2005 Ford Freestyle

WE WERE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND WE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED BACK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO START IT BACK UP. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED THE CODES P2104 AND P2111 CAME UP. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPENED AND IN A BIND. I WAS ALMOST HIT DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM GLAD THAT I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 OR 70 MPH. THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN IN THE MATTER OF A FEW YARDS. *TR

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 STAMPED ON THE VIN AND VEHICLE INFORMATION STICKER INSIDE AND ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR JAM OF THE VEHICLE) SHOULD HAVE PERFECTED AND OR RECOGNIZED THESE ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURING, TESTING, AND OR DINO SESSIONS. ALL VEHICLE DESIGNS ARE TO BE TESTED, DIAGNOSED IF ANY ISSUES OCCUR, AND ARE TO BE FIXED, REDESIGNED, AND REPLACED. FORD SHOULD TAKE RECOGNITION TO THE CUSTOMERS AND DEALERS THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES. PEOPLE ARE PURCHASING THESE VEHICLES WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE FAILURE AND TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OF THESE UNITS. THESE ISSUES CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE VEHICLES THAT ARE ALL WHEEL DRIVE, TO LOCK UP, BRAKE, BREAK, ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY, AND CAUSE WRECKS, FENDER BENDERS, OR MORE SEVERE INJURIES, AND EVEN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT NATION. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WILL NEED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES KILL, ELIMINATE, AND OR DECEASE PEOPLE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL FWD - 116K MILES, VERY GOOD CONDITION, 2ND OWNER. ON 11/1, I REQUESTED MECHANIC TO DO A FULL INSPECTION ON THE CAR, NO KNOW ISSUES, BUT JUST TO CHECK IT OVER BEFORE WINTER. UPON INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE CRADLE SUBFRAME TO BE RUSTED/ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR, AND SAID CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ONLY THIS CRADLE SHOWED SIGNIFICANT RUST, IN FACT THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEM IS STILL ON THE CAR (THAT IS MOST SHOCKING, THE EXHAUST OUT LASTED THIS SUBFRAME). AS I STATED THE CAR IS IN FANTASTIC SHAPE, AND RUNS GREAT. WE EITHER HAD TO FIX OR SCRAP THE CAR AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ESTIMATES FROM DEALERS TO REPLACE WERE AROUND $3000. WE ENDED UP USING A LOCAL BODY SHOP WE TRUST TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME WITH A USED / RUST FREE ONE FOR $1150. I RETAINED THE SUBFRAME AND CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ALSO TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT. I REALIZE THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD WITH OVER 100K MILES ON IT, BUT GIVEN ITS GREAT CONDITION (IF YOU SAW PICTURES YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND) THERE IS NO ACCEPTABLE REASON FOR A SUBFRAME, THAT HOLDS ALL THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING TO BE RUSTED/ROTTED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY INFANT SON HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. IT WAS A LIGHT DRIZZLE FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. THE ROADS WERE WET BUT THERE WAS NO STANDING WATER. CARS WERE BRAKING IN FRONT OF ME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS UP, BUT THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EVEN BEGIN TO STOP. I PUSHED THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN AND THERE WAS STILL NO BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHO REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. NOTE: THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED! I HAD TO TAKE MY INFANT BACK TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE TO HAVE HIM CHECKED OUT BECAUSE OF THE PRIOR SURGERY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR DID NOT THROW ANY CODES AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO TEST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND NO WAY TO PROVE THAT THEY FAILED. I AM A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER, ALWAYS LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE TO STOP BETWEEN ME AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR MOVING VIOLATION, AND YET THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS "WELL THE FRONT ENDS ARE MADE TO COLLAPSE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT".. THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. THE ACCIDENT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED. THERE WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE TO STOP, I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND DID SO MULTIPLE TIMES TO TRY TO GET THEM TO WORK (SO OBVIOUSLY I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE TO STOP) AND YET THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN SLOW DOWN. A VEHICLE SHOULD STOP WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK MODE OR NOT! SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN MY INFANT SON!!!!! *TR

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

IT FIRST STARTED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND MY WRENCH LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. MY VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO "SAFE MODE"WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO STOP LOSING ALL POWER. I LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AT FORD.COM AND IT SAID A RECALL IS IN ACTION BY THE COMPANY TO REMEDY A SAFETY OR EMISSIONS-RELATED CONCERN RELATED TO A VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FORD AND THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND WAS TOLD ITS NOT A RECALL IT WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED IN MAY 31ST 2013. JUST ON OCT 4 2014 I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN AND THE CAR SUDDENLY PUT IT INTO SAFE MODE AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED! IM SORRY BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE BECAUSE THE LATCH HAD BECOME FROZEN DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE DOOR AFTER THE VEHICLE HEATED UP. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED UNDER RECALL NHTSA: CAMPAIGN 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ..UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE ABRUPTLY CLOSED WITH FORCE DUE TO THE SUPPORT STRUTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

VECHICLE WAS PARKED, NO ONE IN OR NEAR IT WHEN ALL BY ITSELF THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON RAPIDLY AT ABOUT HALF BRIGHT FOR ABOUT 30 TO 40 SECONDS I HAD THE CONTROL THAT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS THE DOORS IN MY POCKET. I DON'T HAVE A CAR STARTER FOR THIS CAR. I USED THE LOCK UNLOCK REMOTE AND THE PROBLEM STOPED. I HAVE NEVER NOTICED IT BEFORE AND I BOUGHT THE UNIT NEW IN 2005. I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND I'M WONDERING IF A FIRE COULD BE STARTED BY THIS PROBLEM, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT'

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN THE WRENCH LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON & MY CAR WAS PUT IN "SAFE MODE" WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER LOSING ALL POWER. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO BE SLAMMED INTO FROM BEHIND. HAD ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON READ & WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN. TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. DROVE NORMAL FOR A WEEK & NOW REPEATED SAME ISSUE. CAR DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE & GOES INTO SAFE MODE SHUTTING DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. ALSO SITTING IN LINE AT MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE ALMOST HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERED A CLEANING & NOT REPLACEMENT OF A PART THEY KNOW IS FAULTY. *TR