2005 Ford Freestyle complaints

WHEN COMPLETELY IDLE, STILL IN DRIVE, FOOT ON THE BRAKE, RPM'S SURGE AND CAR LURCHES FORWARD 2-3 TIMES BEFORE DYING AND INDICATING "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE" ON INFO PANEL. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE (IN TEXAS IS OFTEN) AND A/C ON MAX. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN GOING THROUGH PICK UP LINE AT MY KIDS SCHOOL OR AT A LIGHT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULD HIT ANOTHER CAR OR A CHILD IF MY FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY PRESSING THE BRAKE DOWN AS THE SURGE STARTS. CAN ONLY BE FIXED AT DEALERSHIP AND QUOTED AROUND $900. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT AND BEARING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE, THE ENGINE REVS UP AND LUNGES FORWARD IN DRIVE WITH A HARD JERK. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN REVERSE. HAVE TO HURRY AND SLAM ON THE BRAKE BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE VEHICLE STARTED KNOCKING IN PARK. ALSO KNOCKS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER. STARTED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT THEM EVEN TAKING A LOOK. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BUT STILL HAVE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. EVENTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS AND PEOPLE NOT PAYING ATTENTION WALKING BY. CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS STILL BEING LOOKED AT TO GET FIXED OR RECALLED. *TT

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND REAR IN GARAGE AT START-UP AND FREEZES AT 30 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY WHEN USING SPEED CONTROL

WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE FROM PARK, MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WILL LUNGE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERYTIME, BUT HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH TO POSE A SAFETY RISK TO OTHERS AND THOSE IN THE CAR. *TR

MANY TIMES WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, WHETHER IT'S FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE CAR SURGES. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES HELPS BUT DOESN'T COMPLETELY STOP THE INITIAL SURGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 7 AM IN THE MORNING ON A VERY BUST ROAD IN NEVADA, BOTH THE CHECK IN LIGHT AND THE FAILSAFE MODE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND I HAD SECONDS TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE. I GOT AS FAR OUT OF THE ROAD AS POSSIBLE BUT IT WAS A DICEY SITUATION. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR UNTIL I HIT 120000. AS SOON AS I DID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND GOT A CODE READ ABOUT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, WHICH I DON'T HAVE . I HAVE A MAF SENSOR. REPLACED SENSOR, THEN FINE FOR 2 MONTHS. THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHILE I WAS AT THE DMV TRYING TO REGISTER MY CAR IN NV. HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN AND THE CODE WAS FOR THE EGR VALVE. REPLACED THAT, NO LIGHTS FOR 1 MONTH. THEN LAST MONTH THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND MY MECHANIC DECIDED HE SHOULD CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. SAID THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH IT BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HE SAID HE WOULD CLEAN IT AND SEE IF THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. LIGHT CAME BACK ON IN THREE DAYS. HOOKED IT UP AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE CODE IS FOR AN OXYGEN SENSOR, ORDERED THAT AND THEN YESTERDAY, THE WRENCH AND THE CEL CAME ON AND I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. CAR IN SHOP NOW AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS NEXT. CAR IS LURCHING, HAVING TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND CHUGS ALONG. *TR

CAR LUNGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND SOMETIMES EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE STOPPED, IT LUNGES FORWARD OR BACK SUCH AS WHEN TRYING TO PARK OR REVERSE FROM PARKING. THE LUNGING STARTS HAPPEN WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, SUMMER MONTHS, AND ALWAYS IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THE LUNGING STARTED OFF SMALL IN THE BEGINNING, NOW ITS AT A POINT THAT IT STALLS MY CAR. I HAVE ALMOST RUN INTO SOMEONE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. I FEEL INCREDIBLY UNSAFE DRIVING IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, I AM AFRAID TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, BECAUSE THE LUNGING HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY. LUNGING HAS INCREASED FROM 2009 TO PRESENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AFTER BEING STOPPED. UPDATED 06/06/12 *JS

SCARY CAR. A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN CAR IS IDLE/FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THIS IS CREEPY. FIRST TIME HAPPENED WHEN PARKING IN FRONT OF A WALL. LUCKILY, I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO NOT HIT THE FRONT. I JUST CAME HOME AND ROLLED INTO PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE BUT OUT OF NOWHERE IT JUST WENT BY ITSELF SO MY NATURAL RESPONSE WAS TO BRAKE REALLY HARD. IT SLOWED THE SURGING, BUT DANG IT! IT SCARED THE BEGEZZY OUT OF ME. IF I WASN'T ALERT, I THINK THAT WALL WOULD DAMAGE THE FRONT CAR...LET ALONE HIT SOMEONE(S) IF THEY ARE IN FRONT OF THIS IDLE CAR. SECOND TIME WHEN MY HUSBAND ROLLED INTO THE MALL'S PARKING SPACE AND IT DID IT TOO. I SAT NEXT TO HIM AND IT WAS JUST FREAKY WEIRD. IT HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES ALSO. FORD BETTER RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SEEING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED ONLINE ALREADY. I HAD TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND A MAJOR CAR MAGAZINE STATED IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. IF THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, I THINK I WILL HAVE TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER CAR MAKER. THIS FORD FREESTYLE 2005 AWD LIMITED IS A SCARY CAR. *TR

SCARY CAR. A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN CAR IS IDLE/FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THIS IS CREEPY. FIRST TIME HAPPENED WHEN PARKING IN FRONT OF A WALL. LUCKILY, I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO NOT HIT THE FRONT. I JUST CAME HOME AND ROLLED INTO PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE BUT OUT OF NOWHERE IT JUST WENT BY ITSELF SO MY NATURAL RESPONSE WAS TO BRAKE REALLY HARD. IT SLOWED THE SURGING, BUT DANG IT! IT SCARED THE BEGEZZY OUT OF ME. IF I WASN'T ALERT, I THINK THAT WALL WOULD DAMAGE THE FRONT CAR...LET ALONE HIT SOMEONE(S) IF THEY ARE IN FRONT OF THIS IDLE CAR. SECOND TIME WHEN MY HUSBAND ROLLED INTO THE MALL'S PARKING SPACE AND IT DID IT TOO. I SAT NEXT TO HIM AND IT WAS JUST FREAKY WEIRD. IT HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES ALSO. FORD BETTER RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SEEING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED ONLINE ALREADY. I HAD TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND A MAJOR CAR MAGAZINE STATED IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. IF THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, I THINK I WILL HAVE TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER CAR MAKER. THIS FORD FREESTYLE 2005 AWD LIMITED IS A SCARY CAR: AIR CONDITIONER AND IDLE/FOOT ON BRAKE = SURGING OR LUNGING FORWARD. *TR

WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING SLOW TO MAKE A TURN THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN , THIS HAPPENS GOING FORWARDS OR IN REVERSE AND HAPPENS MORE WITH THE AC TURNED ON. *JS

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING OR MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS. FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE LIGHTLY AND VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT WASN'T. CAR UNDER CONTROL WITH APPLIED BREAK BUT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF LATE APPLYING BREAK. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OUR FORD FREESTYLE. WE ARE FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY FORD FREESTYLES WITH THE CRV TRANSMISSION. FORD KNOWS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT RECALL THESE CARS. I AM DONE WITH FORD CARS FOREVER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WASRNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

IN 2008 MY FORD FREESTYLE STARTED LUNGING FORWARD AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHEN IN GEAR WITHOUT EITHER THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLIED. IF I APPLIED THE BRAKES, IT STOPPED THE CAR RIGHT AWAY, BUT IF I WAS SITTING WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE - AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I AM JUST LUCKILY WE NEVER HIT ANYONE. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN AFTER IT RAINED. A LOCAL (NON FORD) MECHANIC STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE ECM WAS GETTING WET AND CORROSION WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER HE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM (HE CLEANED AND TIGHTENED PINS, SEALED WITH TERMINAL SEALER/CORROSION INHIBITOR), THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY STOPPED. NOW, 4 YEARS LATER, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. BUT THAT MECHANIC IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND I AM WORRIED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC (AND SCARY) PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS MORNING MY VEHICLE LUNGED SUDDENLY BACKWARDS OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, RIGHT INTO THE SIDEWALK WHERE CHILDREN WERE PASSING. I HAD STOPPED MY CAR, LET UP THE BRAKE AND IT LUNGED. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT I NO LONGER FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE ME WITH AN UPDATE (AND A SOLUTION!). WE LOVE THE VEHICLE OTHERWISE. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON A SUMMER VACATION TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH. MY VAN WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE MOTOR REVVED UP EXTREMELY HIGH AND I TAPPED THE BRAKES WHICH DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I THEN STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I COASTED TO A STOP ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. I TRIED REVERSE AND DRIVE AND NOTHING. SO I PUT IT IN PARK WHICH DID STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING AND WAITED FOR A TOW. $3041.11 AND 3 DAYS LATER, I HAD A ANOTHER TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AND HEADED HOME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD BEHAVE ERRATICALLY AND THEN COMPLETELY STOP WORKING FOR 10-30 SECONDS, AFTER THIS THE WRENCH AND SEAT BELT LIGHT STAY ON. THEN THEY RESET AND ALL GAUGES WORK NORMALLY AND THEN THIS REOCCURS. DURING THESE OCCURRENCES THE ENGINE WOULD ACT SLUGGISHLY AND THERE WOULD BE SLOWER ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3+ MONTHS AND TODAY THE GAUGES HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING, THE SAME 2 ICONS ARE LITE AND NOW THE REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON WHETHER THE CAR IS IN PARK, DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. THE TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL WORK BUT DO NOT DISPLAY ON THE DASH. SEEN THE TSB'S FROM FORD, THE INVESTIGATION DONE BY NHTSA PE07058, THIS NEEDS TO BE RE-OPENED AND A RECALL PERFORMED BY FORD. *TR

SECOND ROW BENCH WON'T RECLINE BACK UPRIGHT BECAUSE SEAT BELT MECHANISM STUCK AND PREVENTING UPRIGHT POSITION. DIFFICULT TO FASTEN CHILD'S SEAT BELT NEXT TO THE BENCH THAT WON'T GO UPRIGHT - VERY UNSAFE. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL FOR SEAT BELT AND/OR SECOND ROW'S ALREADY KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY SAID TO PAY FOR THESE EXACT PROBLEMS OTHERS HAVE ALREADY POSTED ON MANY WEBSITES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE TRAVELING 5-10 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FUNCTIONING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CLUSTER LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL WENT OUT AND THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, CONTROL TEMP, AND GAS GAGE ALL ZEROED OUT AND A WRENCH AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEN AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING EVERYTHING STARTING WORKING AGAIN AND THE TWO WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF HOWEVER, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND THE ERRORS WERE ALL ELECTRICAL. HAVE TO TAKE IT IN A FEW DAYS TO THE FORD DEALER AND BE CHARGED A $90.00 FEE UP FRONT JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS IT'S BEEN A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE DEALT WITH IN A RECALL. NOT JUST TRY TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG WHEN THEY GET DONE. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A FORD BUT NOW I THINK I'M GOING TO MAKE A SWITCH TO A CHRYSLER (SINCE I DO WORK THERE NOW) AND I KNOW I WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF NOT JUST TAKEN. *TR

WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING SLOW TO MAKE A TURN THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN , THIS HAPPENS GOING FORWARDS OR IN REVERSE AND HAPPENS MORE WITH THE AC TURNED ON. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED! AGAIN, WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE MOTOR GAVE OUT. LUCKILY, WE MADE IT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT TO THE SHOULDER. THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE CEL WERE ON. THE MOTOR STARTED AGAIN BUT THE CAR DIDN'T TAKE ANY GAS, DIDN'T ACCELERATE. AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND RUMBLING. I HAD MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR AND WAS REALLY SO MAD. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND A TAXI TO GET HOME. THE CEL CAME ON SO MANY TIMES IN THE PAST MONTHS, WE CHECKED THE CODE - IT WAS ALWAYS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. WE CLEANED IT AND THE LIGHT WAS GONE. ONLY TO COME BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. AS I SAID, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE SOME MONTHS NOW. BUT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE MOTOR ACTUALLY STALLED. AND IN THIS REALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION : ON A HIGHWAY!! FORD NEEDS TO INITIATE A RECALL, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH IN THE LAST MONTHS, THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY FREESTYLE ALSO LUNGES FORWARD/BACKWARD IF I'M ACCELERATING. I THINK IT'S ALL RELATED AND TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE OF FORD NOT DO DO SOMETHING. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. A MIRACLE NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED UNTIL NOW - OR WORSE!!! *KB

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE (SEE PE-11018). FIRST INCIDENT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. THEN HAD INCIDENCES OF LURCHING FORWARD AND ALSO IN REVERSED. SECOND FAILURE WAS SAME AS FIRST. AFTER THIRD FAILURE, CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC WHO IN TURN CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. STATED THAT, ACCORDING TO A SERVICE BULLETIN, THE PART COULD BE REPROGRAMMED BUT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS WITH THIS AND WERE AT THAT TIME INSTALLING THE PART ON A CUSTOMERS VEHICLE DUE TO UNSUCCESSFUL REPROGRAMMING. PART REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AT A COST OF $546.56.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,100.

CHRONIC PROBLEM, INCREASING FREQUENCY, CANT REMEMBER WHEN IT ALL STARTED WAS INFREQUENT 1-2X/YEAR AND USUALLY ON HOT DAYS, MAYBE WHEN IT WAS 1 YEAR OLD. HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED IN FREQUENCY HAPPENING NOW IN SPURTS WITH NO RHYME NOR REASON. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, OR DRIVE FROM REVERSE CAR WILL CHOKE AND STALL. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN HOT WEATHER, BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN VERY COLD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS UP IN LIMP HOME MODE BUT THEN CORRECTS WHEN SHUT ENGINE OFF FOR AWHILE, BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON EVERY TIME NOTHING SHOWS ON COMPUTER WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON EITHER. NO CODES SHOW, MECHANIC IS CERTIFIED AND A FAMILY FRIEND, HE KEPT THE CAR; IT ACTED UP ONLY ONCE AND HIS COMPUTER SAID THROTTLE BODY SENSOR - IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. HE HAS DONE ALL HE CAN BUT CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE. I WONT LET MY KIDS DRIVE IT FOR FEAR THEIR LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND QUICK THINKING AT THE WHEEL COULD GET THEM KILLED AS IT HAS HAPPENED PULLING OUT AT INTERSECTIONS. I FOUND THIS SITE THROUGH THE EDMONDS RECALL INFORMATION SITE: PLEASE INSTITUTE AN INVESTIGATION TO GET A RECALL ON WHATEVER IS GOING ON. I LOVE THIS CAR, IT NOW HAS 225000 MILES AND THAT IS THE ONLY PROBLEM, I CANT AFFORD A REPLACEMENT, BUT I CANT AFFORD TO DIE EITHER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COOL AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FOLLOWED BY STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 129,956.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL LUNGING INCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO LUNG FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN BACKING OUT A PARKING SPACE ETC.. THE FIRST TIME I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT WAS ON 08/25/09. THE NEXT TIME WAS ON 09/22/09. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THERE WERE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON THIS CAR THAT THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE FOR 5697 MILES BEFORE THE PART ARRIVED. I REQUESTED A RENTAL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT JUSTIFY A RENTAL. ON 02/08/10 MY NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS INSTALLED. TODAY IS 02/22/2012 AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ALL OVER AGAIN. THE FORD FREESTYLE IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF (REAR) BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED. OUR AIR CONDITIONER ONLY WORKS PROPERLY DURING THE WINTER. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PAGES OF FORUMS WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES DEALING WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES ON THE EXACT SAME CARS. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST FORD FOR THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I HAVE PAGES OF DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY IT WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD TRANSMISSION NOISE. I RECEIVED A CALL AT 4PM FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. WHEN I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON CVT TRANSMISSIONS FROM FOR. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL WHICH I FIND TO BE TERRIBLE. WHEN THEY ARE IN FINANCIAL DEFICET THEY GET BAILED OUT BY OUR GOVERNMENT BUT WHEN THEY HAVE FAULTY EQUIPTMENT THEY TURN THEIR HEAD. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY THEY HAVE DELT WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHO CAN AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE EVERY 60000 MILES!! I GUESS WE CAN LET THE AMERICAN CONSUMER TAKE THE HIT THAT WORKS FOR ALIVING AND PAYS TAXES SO THAT THEY CAN GET BAILED OUT OF TROUBLE WHEN THEY HAVE PROBLEMS!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND DISPLAYED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF ZERO. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH. WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY AND WITH BOTH OF MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED DESPERATELY TO STRAIGHTEN UP AND TO CONTROL THE CAR BUT IT WAS USELESS. THE VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS AND THEN STARTED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A BERM ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ONLY BY THE MERCY AND GRACE OF GOD WAS OUR VEHICLE NOT STRUCK BY A PASSING VEHICLE OR DID OUR VEHICLE ROLL. WE WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES JUST THANKFUL HEARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THE TECHNICIAN QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN LOWER LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM SUPPORT BRACKET. THE CONTROL ARM IS WHAT KEEPS THE REAR WHEELS FROM TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SUPPORT BRACKET IS WHAT HELPS TO KEEP THE CONTROL ARM IN PLACE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS CONSTRUCTED WITH AN INEXPENSIVE AND WEAK GRADE OF STEEL AND IS SUBJECT TO DAMAGE. *TR...UPDATED 08/31/2012 *BF UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS

WHEN THE WEATHER FALLS BELOW FREEZING TEMP THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK MECHANISM JAMS AND NO AMT OF WARM AIR APPLIED TO THE DOOR WILL UNJAM IT. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN MY DRIVERS DOOR FOR THREE DAYS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FREESTYLE, I BOUGHT NEW, AND HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TWICE FOR THIS SURGING ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ ON THE FORUMS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE FREAKS OUT WHEN IT SURGES, SHE HAS ALMOST LOST CONTROL SOMETIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THAT CONCLUDED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR WILL LUNG FORWARD AND AS SOON AS THE BREAKS ARE APPLIED THE CAR GOES DEAD AND THE TROUBLE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENS A GOOD DEAL OF THE TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD ABNORMALLY AS THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,777. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ UPDATED 02/17/12

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH TWO ISSUES.. ISSUE #1- WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE) OR STARTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD. IT IS A REQUIREMENT TO STAY A FEW FEET BACK AND FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES AS NOT TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. ISSUE #2- INSTRUMENT PANEL RANDOMLY BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE LIGHTS (IE CHECK ENGINE, SEATBELT, AIR BAG) FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THEY WOULD DISAPPEAR. THEN THE GAUGES (IE GAS, TEMP, AND SPEEDOMETER) BEGAN NOT WORKING. TOOK IT IN TO SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED A FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

I HAVE MORE THAN ONE COMPLAINT. 1) SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY USED 2005 FREESTYLE I WOULD BE DRIVING BOTH AT HIGHER AND LOWER SPEEDS AND I WOULD LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO GAS OR STEERING. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER BUT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN I BOUGHT MY FREESTYLE IT WAS "CERTIFIED" AND UNDER WARRANTY, OTHERWISE THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $1200. MY FORD DEALER REPLACED THE KIND OF SENSOR/BRAIN AS THEY CALLED IT. HAS BEEN WORKING SENSE. 2) AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. I THOUGHT THE A/C WASN'T BLOWING COLD ENOUGH, I FINALLY TOLD IT TO A REPAIR SHOP I TRUST AND HE SAID HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND I HAD ANY COOL AIR AT ALL. 3) BRAKES, REAR MOST OF ALL, HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WAY TOO SOON AND ANYTIME IT'S WET THEY SQUEAL LIKE CRAZY. GUESS I NEED TO HAVE THEM CHANGED AGAIN. 4) TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE STARTING NOW. I ROUGHLY HAVE 90K MILES AND HOPED THIS WOULD BE MY LAST CAR FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I HATE TO TRADE IT IN AND START ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT AND LET THIS CAR GET BACK OUT TO SOME OTHER UNSUSPECTING SOUL. *TR

WHILE STATIONARY IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN THE LEFT TURN LANE AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED MOVING THE CAR FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE IT COULD BE STOPPED. AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE, MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE AND ONLY BY STOMPING HARDER ON THE BRAKES WAS I ABLE TO STOP THE CAR'S FORWARD TRAVEL INTO CROSS TRAFFIC THAT WAS TRAVELING AT OVER 40MPH. THE CAR THEN DIED AND A WARNING CAME UP ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY ON THE DASH PANEL STATING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED, BUT STILL DISPLAYED THE "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE" WARNING AND WHEN WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR OR ALLOW US TO ACCELERATE OVER 30MPH. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT 9:35PM ON JANUARY THE 20TH 2012. IT WAS RAINING AND THE AC HEAT WAS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLYING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE UNTIL THE BRAKES RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT SUGGESTED HAVING THE BRAKES REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ UPDATED 03/3/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. A LOCAL MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 96,000.

THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2005 FREESTYLE WE BOUGHT IT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND EVERYTIME IT RAINS OR GETS COLD THE DOORS WILL NOT SHUT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR MY DRIVER DOOR HIS DPPR AND THE HATCH POPPED OPEN IN MOVING TRAFFIC IM VERY UPSET!!! THE CAR OWNERS SOLD US THIS PROBABLY KNOWING THIS AND NEVER SAID I JUST LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND FOUND THIS ON RECALLS AND DEFECTS NATIONAL HIGHWAY WEBSITE FORD ISSUED A RECALL AFFECTING CERTAIN 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDREDS AND MERCURY MONTEGOS AND CERTAIN 2005-2006 FORD FREESTYLE VEHICLES. THE RECALL ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM OF DOOR LATCH FREEZING, WHICH OCCURS MAINLY IN COLD AND WET WEATHER STATES. IN WET AND BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THESE DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCHES MAY FAIL TO FULLY LATCH, ALLOWING A DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR IN A CRASH. IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE PART OF THIS RECALL, REQUEST A DOOR LATCH SAFETY INSPECTION FROM YOUR FORD DEALER. NOTIFY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) IF YOUR DOOR LATCHES ARE FOUND TO BE UNSAFE. YOU CAN CONTACT NHTSA ON THEIR VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE: 1-888-327-4236 OR 1-800-424-9393 I WANT THIS PROBLEM RENDERED I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE NOR DO I WISH TO CONTINUE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE! THIS FREAKSTYLE SHOULD BE REPLACED I AM SCARED OF THIS VEHICLE NOW AND HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURER

THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO MAKE A VERY UGLY NOISE WHEN ON PARK. THE SUV LUNGES AND THE RPM NEEDLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL SOMETIMES. I'VE READ ONLINE OF OTHER FORD FREESTYLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THESE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE DO DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED AND WE NEED THE TRANSPORTATION. THANKS. *TR

VEHICLE APPEARS NORMAL FIRST 10 MINUTES OR SO OF DRIVING, THEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND AWD MALFUNCTION APPEAR. FORD DIAGNOSED P1889 ERROR CODE. NOTICED ALL FORD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPAIR DIDN'T RESOLVE OTHERS' SIMILAR ISSUES AND THAT THERE IS FREQUENT REPORTING OVER THIS ISSUE AND FORD DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. DISCOVERED THIS FREESTYLE HAS A VOLVO REAR AND THAT HALDEX OIL MAY NEED CHANGING THOUGH THEY DON'T PROVIDE THAT RECOMMENDATION IN THEIR MAINTENANCE MANUALS SO IT LEADS TO THESE ISSUES. WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW, SOMETIMES AWD, THEN ERROR CODE APPEARS AND DRIVING BECOMES EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS IT SHIFTS INTO 2WD. FORD HAS CHANGED MY SENSOR AND IT STILL OCCURS. I PLAN TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION TO GET THIS RESOLVED AND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. FORD SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE.

THIS FREESTYLE HAS SURGED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. WE REPLACE A FAILED THROTTLE BODY IN 2010. RECENTLY IN SHOP IN 9/11 FOR NONSTART. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE 2010, VERY NICE CAR. A FEW WEEK INTO DRIVING I HEARD A VERY STRANGE NOISE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK, THE TOLD ME THE NOISE IS NORMAL IT IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT SOUND GOES WITH THAT TYPE OF TRANNY(CVT). AUGUST OF 2010 DRIVING ON I95 GOT A POPPING SOUND AND CAR STOP,I TOW IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT, THE PUT A NEW TRANNY IN IT WAS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY, JANUARY 2012 GOT THE SAME SOUND AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANNY IS NOT GOOD,SO I NEED A NEW ONE AGAIN IT IS COVERED. SO U SEE FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE MISTAKE, PLEASE HELP ALL OF US THAT HAVE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE PROBLEMS. *TR