2006 Ford Freestyle

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 WITH 30,000 K MILES HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING ON AN 5 LANE INTER-STATE HIGHWAY WHEN IT FAILED AND LOST POWER. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO NAVIGATE 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AS THE CAR WAS STOPPING. THANK GOD SHE GOT SAFELY OFF THE ROADWAY. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AFTER READING THE INTERNET I AM CONVINCE THAT FORD'S DESIGN IS FAULTY AND FORD IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT TO COME ON. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A VARIANCE OF NEUTRAL. FIXED BY TURNING OFF CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON AGAIN. VEHICLE WORKED FINE WITHOUT USING CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED VIA RECALL. EVER SINCE THEN BATTERY HAS HAD AN UNDUE AMOUNT OF BUILDUP AT TERMINALS AND SEQUENCE ABOVE HAPPENED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. INTERVAL NEVER MORE THAN 100 MILES. ALWAYS FIXABLE BY TURNING CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON. FORD SAYS MAYBE $7100 WILL FIX IT. AS OF 3/1/2014 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BUT RESTART DIDN'T FIX IT. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS, BUT THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. PLEASE HELP. MOST TRANNIES COST MAYBE $2000, FORD SHOULD HAVE A BETTER FIX. OTHERWISE I LIKE THE CAR AND WOULDN'T MIND PAYING A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACE. FORD IS SAYING $4500 IN LABOR, THERE'S NO WAY IT TAKES A WEEK FOR A COMPETENT QUALIFIED MECHANIC TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON TO STOP THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD BE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE HOWEVER, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO REGARDING MY VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD. I RECEIVED A NOTICE TO BRING MY CAR THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THROTTLE BODY REPAIR. SINCE TAKING MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE IS HESITATING. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DOES NOT INCREASE SPEED MORE THAN 8 TO 10 MILES WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT SPECIALIZE IN FORD PRODUCT BUT NOT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND I WAS TOLD AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF REPLACING OR REBUILDING. I FEEL AS THOUGH FORD KNOWS THE PROBLEMS THAT THE OWNERS ARE FACING AND NEED TO STEP THEIR GAME UP. I HAVE ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THIS VEHICLE WILL BE PAID IN FULL. I FEEL AT THIS POINT THAT FORD ASSEMBLED ALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING THESE LEMONS. WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT FROM DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS ALL OVER THE WORLD THEN YOU KNOW THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM. I FEEL ALL THE MONEY THAT I HAVE INVESTED AND STILL INVESTING TO SAVE MY CREDIT HAS TURNED ME AWAY FROM FORD VEHICLES OF ANY KIND AT THIS POINT. *TR

LOSS OF POWER WITH NO WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. "WRENCH" INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON REPRESENTING "THROTTLE BODY" ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL. INDICATOR LIGHT FOR "TRACTION CONTROL" ALSO COMES ON. CAR IS TOWED TO NEARBY AUTO MECHANIC. NEXT DAY I AM TOLD THE "MEGATRONICS UNIT" MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,775.00 (INCLUDES RECALIBRATING). ONE IS LOCATED AT A DEALER IN CHARLOTTE, N.C. THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER THROUGH FORD. AFTER THE UNIT IS INSTALLED, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND NEEDS REPLACING. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW THIS UNTIL THE MEGATRONICS UNIT WAS REPLACED. IN OTHER WORDS, IT COST $1,775.00 TO FIND OUT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER $4,500.00 - $6,000.00 (REBUILT VS. NEW) TO REPAIR. THAT IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR, IF IT WAS IN WORKING ORDER. THE CAR IS LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS OLD AND AVERAGED LESS THAN 10,000 MILES PER YEAR. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE, A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER, AND MOST OF THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN LOCAL DRIVING. THE $1,775.00 PART CAN'T BE RETURNED BECAUSE IT IS NOW CONSIDERED "USED", EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOT MOVED ONE FOOT. I OWN A CAR THAT HAS NO TRADE-IN VALUE AND WILL MOST LIKELY END UP IN A JUNK YARD. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT EVEN IF I WERE WILLING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT, NO ONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSIONS WANTS TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE THEY WORRY ABOUT A REPEAT OF THESE PROBLEMS AND DON'T WANT TO ISSUE ANY WARRANTY WITH IT. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF VALUE TO TRADE. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH IN OUT 60'S AND CERTAINLY DID NOT ANTICIPATE HAVING TO MAKE A PURCHASE OF THIS MAGNITUDE AT THIS POINT IN OUR LIVES. I DON'T THINK IT IS A STRETCH TO EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO HAVE GOTTEN WELL OVER 100,000 MILES BEFORE ANYTHING CLOSE TO A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE OCCURRING. INSTEAD, IT GOT 74,342. *TR

WE ARE A CALIFORNIA COUPLE IN OUR 70S, LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND A TEACHERS PENSION. IN 2012 WE BOUGHT A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FOR $11,000. IT WAS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION AND HAD JUST 26,000 MILES. AFTER LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY. THE TOTAL MILEAGE OF 46,000 IS BARELY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY TO THE FIRST RECOMMENDED SERVICING, FACTORY-SET AT 60,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE ARE NO REBUILT UNITS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION AND A LOCAL TRANSMISSION EXPERT REFUSES TO WORK ON THESE UNITS, A CVT' (CONSTANT VELOCITY TRANSMISSION) AND THE ONLY OPTION IS A NEW REPLACEMENT THAT COSTS $5,000 FOR THE PART AND $1,000 TO INSTALL. A LITTLE RESEARCH REVEALED MANY CASES OF EARLY FAILURE FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS (USED IN THE 2005 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEARS), EVEN VERY EARLY FAILURES FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS. IT ALSO REVEALED A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER FAILURES OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. SUCH COMMON FAILURES SEEMS TO MAKE IT INADVISABLE TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION SALVAGED FROM A WRECKED CAR. HOW HAS FORD DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM? THE LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL, BUT WE DID NOT BUY THE CAR FROM THEM, WE ARE NO'T THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THE SIX-YEARS OF WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED' AND IT IS NO'T A DEALER ISSUE, IT IS A MATTER OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MANUFACTURER'S PART. SO HOW HAS THE FORD CORPORATE OFFICE DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM? THEY OFFERED X-PLAN PRICING AND CREDIT FOR TWO MONTHLY PAYMENTS IF WE WOULD BUY A NEW FORD. WE MET WITH A SALESMAN, AND HE SAID HE COULD MAKE A BETTER OFFER SIMPLY THROUGH THE FLEXIBILITY HE HAS IN PRICING. INFORMED OF THIS AND GIVEN AN OFFER TO SHARE IN OUR LOSS BY SELLING A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FOR $1,500, A FORD CORPORATE OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY WOULD NOT BUDGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29,2013 I NOTICED A NOISE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND TO CALL THE DEALER. WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID TO GET A TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE A REMANUFACTURED ONE USING OUR OLD ONE FOR THE CORE AND WOULD BE ABOUT 48 HUNDRED DOLLARS HOWEVER THEY CAN'T GET ONE. I NOW HAVE A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE OR SELL. *TR