2005 Ford Freestyle complaints

DT: CONTACT STATES THE INTERIOR COLOR OF VEHICLE IS CAUSING A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THIS HAPPENS ON A CLEAR AND SUNNY DAY. WHEN IT IS CLOUDY THE REFLECTION IS NOT AS BAD. THE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED PUTTING A RUG ON THE DASHBOARD TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE CONSUMER'S FRONT BRAKES RUMBLED BADLY WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND THE VIBRATION COULD BE FELT IN THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. IT MOSTLY SHAKES WHEN COMING DOWN FROM HIGH SPEEDS. IT WAS A HIDDEN DEFECT THE DEALER IS FIXING BUT NOT SENDING OUT NOTICES TO EVERYONE. *JB *SB

MY NEWLY PURCHASED FORD FREESTYLE DEVELOPED A FLAT, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND REPLACED WITH SPARE DONUT SUPPLIED BY FORD. UPON INSTALLATION AND START OF DRIVING WITH SPARE DONUT, WITHIN 1/4 MILE THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO9NO REGISTRATION) , THE RPM GAUGE WORKED, THE ANTILOCK ,TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. DRIVING WAS ALLOWABLE WITHOUT NO SPEEDOMETER, CONFIDENCE OF SAFE DRIVING WITH SPARE TIRE. I BELIEVE FORD PURPOSELY PROVIDED IRREGULAR TIRE TO CUT COSTS. THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD FULL SIZE REPLACEMENT TO BALANCE AND REGULATE COMPUTER FOR NEW VEHICLE

GLARE ON DASH. NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT WILL BE.

DT: WHEN WINDOWS IN BACK SEAT ARE ROLLED DOWN THE NOISE IS DEAFENING. IT HURTS THE EARS OF ANYBODY IN VEHICLE. WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN THE WHOLE VAN VIBRATES. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION. HE CALLED FORD,THEY SAID IF THEY DECIDE THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY WILL CALL HIM BACK. CONTACT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.*AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WE HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY OOD AUTOMOBILE EXCEPT FOR ONE NOTABLE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT IS DESCRIBED BELOW.*AK THE AUTOMOBILE'S SPECIFICATIONS INDICATE THAT IS HAS A 19 GALLON FUEL TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE AND INSTRUMENTATION PANEL COMPUTER ALL CALCULATE FUEL USAGE BASED UPON A 16 GALLON FUEL TANK. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES 1/2 FULL, THE FUEL USED IS APPROXIMATELY 7.5 TO 8 GALLONS. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL BE AT EMPTY (AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COME ON) AT 15.5 TO 16 GALLONS OF FUEL USED. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS, A LOCAL FORD SALES MANAGER INDICATES THAT THE FORD FREESTYLE HAS A 3 GALLON RESERVE IN THE TANK. ALL CARS I'VE OWNED HAVE A 0.5 TO 1 GALLON FUEL RESERVE BUT NEVER ANYTHING AS LARGE AS 3 GALLONS. THE OWNERS MANUAL ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE ON PAGE 260 AS FOLLOWS: "THE ADVERTISED CAPACITY IS THE AMOUNT OF THE INDICATED CAPACITY AND THE EMPTY RESERVE COMBINED. INDICATED CAPACITY IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN A FULL TANK AND A TANK WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY. EMPTY RESERVE IS THE SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANK AFTER THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY" IS 3 GALLONS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL? THIS AMOUNT OF FUEL PROVIDES ALMOST 60-72 MILES OF ADDITIONAL DRIVING RANGE BASED UPON THE PROJECTED FUEL CONSUMPTION. 3 GALLONS IS ALMOST 16% OF THE TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY!!! THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS MUST BE CONSIDERED FALSE ADVERTISING AT A MINIMUM. NUMEROUS WEBSITES (EDMUNDS.COM, ETC.) WILL PUBLISH DRIV

I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND AT 35 MPH. A WESTBOUND CAR LOST CONTROL AND CROSSED THE MEDIAN. I STRUCK THE CAR T-BONE AT 35 MPH. IT WAS A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION TO MY CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE EXAMINED.

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ON 2/6/05. IT STOPPED WORKING ON 2/07/05, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN A RENTAL FOR NEARLY A WEEK. YET I'VE PAID FOR A NEW VEHICLE. FORD REALLY SHOULD WORK OUT THE QUIRKS BEFORE PUTTING OUT A NEW VEHICLE. THEY ARE SUPPOSED REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION ON 2/14. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!*JB