2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

WHILE CURBSIDE AT THE AIRPORT MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. AND NEARLY PLOWED INTO THE CAR AND PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE ACCELERATION SUBSIDED I REPOSITIONED MY FEET (LEFT FOOT BRAKE, RIGHT FOOT ON FLOOR) BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY FOOT WAS ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR. A MINUTE OR SO LATER THE CAR DID IT AGAIN, I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN MY PASSENGERS WERE RE LOADED I STARTED THE CAR AND WHILE LEAVING THE AIRPORT NOTICED THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT DAY. AFTER MORE THAN TWO DAYS, LOTS OF PHONE CALLS (ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM "BUT WE'RE NOT SURE") AND A LOT OF NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE DEALER AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY "PROVIDER" IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CULPRIT BUT "THE PART WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK-ORDER" IN FACT "WE HAVE ANOTHER FREESTYLE OUT IN THE BACK THAT HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A MONTH". THE TUNE CHANGED CONSIDERABLY WHEN THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT ONLY CONSIDERING A LEGAL PATH FOR RESOLUTION, BUT MY WIFE WAS A "CONSUMER COP" FOR THE STATE WHERE WE LIVE. THE PARTS (2)WERE "FOUND" IN CALIFORNIA AND AIR-FREIGHTED TO OUR DEALER WHO PROMPTLY FIXED BOTH CARS THAT DAY. I WAS CHARGED $550+ FOR THE REPAIR(NEITHER FORD OR THE 100K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY "PROVIDER" COVERED THE WORK). IT SEEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM TOO, HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED OR INJURED FOR SOME ONE TO FIGURE OUT THAT THIS TYPE OF IN

2006 FORD FREESTYLE THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT ON THE MIDDLE SEAT LOCKS WHEN THE SEAT IS LAID DOWN OR IT LOCKS WHEN NOT IN USE. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SEAT BELT IS CURRENTLY NOT USABLE. *TR

TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS CAR HAS SUDDENLY REVVED THE ENGINE. ONCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, HAD TO SLAM BREAK TO KEEP FROM SMASHING INTO ROW BEHIND US. ONCE WHILE SETTING AT RED LIGHT. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 6K RPM, THEN DROPPED THEN SURGED AGAIN. *TR

THE ENGINE SEEMS TO HAVE POWER SURGES IN REVERSE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED SURGING OR ACCELERATION OF MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BACK IN DECEMBER 2007. THE CAR HAD OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2008. HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED CONTINUING SUDDEN SURGING PROBLEMS AND AT A GAS STATION RECENTLY, I NEARLY REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE SURGING. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN IT STARTS UP OR WHEN IT IS IDLING AND THEN I START TO GO AND THE ACCELERATOR SURGES. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF A PERSON WAS NEAR MY CAR WHEN IT SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY. FORD CANNOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SURGING IS NOW HAPPENING DAILY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING TOTAL NEW TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE IT INTO GEAR. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALER ONLY CHARGED HER $142 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT MAY NOT START. MOST RECENTLY, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE COULD STICK AND SHE MAY BE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAD THE PART REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,935. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED ARE COMPLETELY GONE AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES. THEY WERE SUDDENLY METAL ON METAL. BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING THE CAR IS IN A NEAR NON-DRIVABLE STATE. FORD DID NOT INFORM ME OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. I READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THEN CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND I COULD RECEIVE A ONE TIME REPAIR. BY REPAIR I ASSUME THEY MEAN NEW BRAKE PADS AND HOPEFULLY ROTORS. I'M WONDERING IF FORD IS ACTUALLY GOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WHICH I ASSUME IS THE CALIPERS. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE SAY THAT THEY ARE. I'M SURE I'LL SOON NEED ANOTHER REAR BRAKE REPAIR AND WHAT THEN? *TR

THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE ARE COMPLETELY WORN AT 38000 MILES. REAR BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR THAT FAST. *TR

TSB 06154 PREMATURE TIRE WEAR I HAVE 40,000 MILES ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND NEED MY FORTH SET OF TIRES, I HAD IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL IS NOT FIXED. *TR

SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR CAR THE PAINT WAS "SAND BLASTED" OFF THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE REAR FENDERS. THE DESIGN OF THE CAR ALLOWS FOR THIS TO OCCUR. IT IS AWD AND THE FRONT TIRES CONSTANTLY THROW ROCKS AT THE REAR FENDERS. THE DEALER PAINTED THE FENDERS. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE PAINT WAS WORN AWAY. THE DEALER PAINTED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER APPLIED A SPECIAL PROTECTIVE DEVICE GIVEN TO THEM FROM THE FACTORY OVER THE PAINT TO PREVENT IT FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SAME THIN PIECE OF PLASTIC FILM THE MANUFACTURER PUT THERE WHEN THEY BUILT IT. IT WAS DESTROYED ORIGINALLY WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS ALONG WITH THE PAINT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORDS CUSTOMER SERVICE, FORDS BUY BACK PROGRAM, THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, AND BBB. I AM JUST NOW WORKING WITH THE BBB. ALL OTHER CONTACTS TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING MORE FORD WOULD DO TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. WHILE SPEAKING TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD: (1) FORD WOULD DO NOTHING MORE TO FIX THE ISSUE, (2) I HAVE THE OPTION WHILE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY TO TAKE IT BACK AND HAVE IT PAINTED EVERY 6 MONTHS, (3) I COULD SEARCH THE FORD WEBSITE AND FIND A PART OFF ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE THAT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM, HAVE THE DEALER ORDER IT, AND TAKE IT HOME AND TRY TO MAKE IT FIT ON MY CAR TO PROTECT THE PAINT, (4) HAVING PAINT REMAIN ON THE FENDERS FOR LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS WAS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THEIR QUALITY POLICY, (5) THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIV

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY. THE CAR MADE A HARD SHIFT, THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND WE HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. I HAVE BEEN ON EDMUNDS.COM AND THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. DURING THE REPAIR, WE FOUND OUT THE INPUT SHAFT CAME UNWELDED, OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE, I NEEDED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS AT APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES AND A CALIPER. MY SERVICE STATION CALLED MULTIPLE PARTS STORES TO GET THE CALIPER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A "DAILY" REQUEST. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED BRAKE PARTS THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNER IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING CARS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *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

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUE AFTER ISSUE. IT STARTED WITH MY BRAKES FAILING LIKE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT I HAVE READ. IT NOW SURROUNDS MY 6 CD PLAYER THAT EITHER MELTS OR WON'T PLAY. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES TO NO AVAIL. ON 03-12-08 THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ONLY LIGHTS UP PARTIALLY, AND AFTER SHAKING THE FRONT DASH BOARD A FEW TIME ALL LIGHTS POPPED ON. I HAVE TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGERS AND THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE FOR PURCHASE. *TR

I HAVE TWO BIG PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD, FIRST I'VE HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FOUR TIMES. THE ROTORS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED BEFORE I GOT THE SUV. FOR OVER A YEAR I HAVEN'T HAD NO HELP BY FORD, DURING THE SAME TIME I'VE HAD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM EITHER THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION, THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THAT PROBLEM. FOR BEING A 2006 THERE IS SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH IT AND SPEND DOUBLE IN GAS I'M VERY UNSATISFIED WITH MY FREESTYLE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE 2 WHEEL DRIVE. REAR BRAKES PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. REPLACED TWICE BEFORE 28,000 MILES. COMPLETE ROTORS AS WELL. FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE CRACKED AND ROTORS GROOVED. 31,000 TOTAL MILES ON VEHICLE. FORD SAYS BRAKES FAILING DUE TO CARS EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE AND THAT THE PADS SWELL CAUSING DRAG. NOT LOGICAL AND DO NOT BELIEVE IT. MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH FORD FREESTYLES. *TR

PIRELLI TIRES ON 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LTD AWD- EXCESSIVE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE PORTION OF TREADS. ONLY 22,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND STEEL CHORDS ARE PROTRUDING FROM TIRE AND CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER WAS THE EXCLUSIVE SERVICE PROVIDER ON THE VEHICLE BUT NEVER INDICATED ANY EXCESSIVE WEAR UNTIL TIRE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. STATED CAUSE WAS WHEEL TOE OR CAMBER BEING TOO MUCH. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER DRIVING STYLE OR FACTORY DEFECT IS TO BLAME. HOWEVER, FOR A TIRE RATED TO WEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES TO BE WORN OUT IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT COVERED IN ANY WARRANTY. NO PRORATING OR COMPENSATION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS OFFERED. *TR

I HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS REGARDING MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED A 2006 FREESTYLE IN JUNE OF 2006. IN OCTOBER 2006 MY SON AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE RESULTING IN OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS. THE CAR JUMPED OVER TWO RAVINES, BOTH TIMES SEVERELY IMPACTING THE GROUND. ALMOST THE ENTIRE FRONT PART OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE RADIATORS, GRILL, BUMPER,ETC. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED TWO TIMES MAKING THE LATEST THE THIRD SET OF TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE SET OF TIRES I JUST HAD REPLACED WERE 60,000 MILE CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES. THEY HAD UNEVEN, CHOPPY, WEAR AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OLD. I AM ON THE SECOND SET OF BRAKES, BOTH FRONT AND REAR AND HAVE HAD THE REAR ROTORS REPLACED.. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE PREMATURE, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND THE BRAKE WEAR ARE EXCESSIVE COMPARED TO ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE ACCIDENT WE WERE INVOLVED DID NOT RESULT IN BODILY INJURY FOR EITHER ME OR MY 22 YEAR OLD SON. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING UP INCLINES, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN WRENCH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. DEALER INITIALLY UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, THEN REPORTS THAT IT IS AN ABS MODULE FAILURE. ABS MODULE REPLACED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED. THEN DEALER REPLACED A PART IN THE CVT WITH CONTINUED FAILURE. CAR CURRENTLY WITH DEALER AWAITING NEW CVT. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING UP INCLINES, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER TRAIN WRENCH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER INITIALLY UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, THEN REPORTS THAT IT IS AN ABS MODULE FAILURE, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, BECAUSE "IT IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE POWER TRAIN." AFTER ABS MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE, THIS IS AS YET, UNRESOLVED. *JB

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. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FLAT. AGAIN I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD AND WITHIN THE NEXT 500 MY CAR BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME A SEVER WOBBLING, VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE CAR. AGAIN, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT THE TIRES ASSUMING THAT THIS WAS BEING CAUSED BEING CAUSED BY A FLAT TIRE. AGAIN, ALL OF THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE FINE, WHO EVER I DID NOTICE THAT LEFT REAR PASSENGER TIRE APPEARED TO WOBBLE WHEN I PUSHED ON IT WITH MY FOOT. ASSUMING THAT THE TIRE MIGHT BE LOSE, I PROCEED TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRE WAS POTENTIALLY LOOSE WHAT I DISCOVER, WAS THAT THE TIRE WAS FINE, INST

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE CONTINENTAL CONTI-TOURING CT95 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY CAR. THESE TIRES HAVE NO LASTED NEARLY AS LONG AS EXPECTED (THEY'RE RATED AT 60,000 MILE TIRES). AT 14,000 MILES I HAD 5/32NDS OF TREAD WEAR LEFT. AT 26,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS THEY WERE COMPLETELY BALD (LESS THAN 2/32NDS OF WEAR LEFT) AND THE TREAD WEAR WARNING BARS WERE SHOWING. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND STATES THE TIRES LAST UNTIL THEY LAST. *TR

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

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AWD NEW, AND AT 22,388 MILES, THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW, AT 30,495 MILES, THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND A PINT OF BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE ADDED. I FIND THIS TOTALLY EXCESSIVE. *AK

REAR BRAKES/ROTORS WORN WITH ONLY 21800 MILES ON CAR.*AK

STARTED THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND NOTICED STARTER CONTINUED TO CRANK. TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THICK SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND CONTINUED UNTIL STARTER BURNED OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED.*AK

I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. FIRST COMPLAINT I PURCHASED MY FREESTYLE IN LATE DECEMBER 2005 AND NOT EVEN SIX MONTHS LATER IN EARLY JUNE 2006 (ONLY 8,056 MILES) ABOUT 800 MILES FROM HOME, MY REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRE WAS REPLACED. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I WENT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE TIRE. THEN AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2006 THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN MY LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS REPLACED. WAS TOLD NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND COMPLAINT AT 18,770 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES THAT WERE WORN TO METAL. THE R-R ROTOR WAS DAMAGED SO THE REAR PAD/SHOES, ONE ROTOR, AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED. ONE ROTOR WAS RESURFACED. THIS SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF SERIOUS WORK FOR AN AUTOMOBILE THAT WASN'T EVEN TWO YEARS OLD. I WAS A PREVIOUS OWNER OF A FORD EXPLORER AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM THAT EARLY.

MY WIFE AND I TOOK OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE INTO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND CHECKUP. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE REAR BREAK PADS WERE DOWN TO 3 PERCENT. I EXPRESSED SURPRISE, SINCE WE HAD THE CAR ONLY FOR ONE YEAR (18,800 MILES), AND ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE. THE SERVICE REP ONLY INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE DUE TO HOW WE DRIVE. LATER THAT DAY, I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED ON THAT VERY PROBLEM.

CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY WHEN MY HUSBAND NOTICED BOTH REAR TIRES HAD 10-12 INCH SLITS WITH METAL EXPOSED..TOOK TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WITH OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FORD TAKES NOT LIABILITY..THE DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: FRONT END ALIGNMENT, 2 TIRES AND 2 CONTROL ARMS BENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED BY CARRIER...FORD ADMITTED THAT, THEY EVEN CHANGED THE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE 2007 YEAR MODEL BUT WE HAVE TO PAY ANYWAY..FORDS QUOTE WAS OVER $750.00. THE ARMS ARE FACTORY FAULTED BUT WE HAVE TO PAY...WHY GET EXTENDED WARRANTY THEN OR WORSE WE HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON CAR... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE/WINSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 6,700. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES IT BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING. WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING, THE TIRES RUBBED THE INNER WALLS. THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS AFTER ADDING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 320. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300. *AK

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 16,000 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NOT ONLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS BUT THE ROTORS AS WELL. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR. THIS IS WAY TOO EARLY FOR BRAKE PADS TO BE WEARING OUT AND IF IT WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" THE FRONT PADS SHOULD NEED REPLACED SINCE 70% OF THE BRAKING OCCURS THERE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE FORD IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED IT HAPPENED WHETHER THEREWAS A FRONT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT OR NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE DEALER SAID THEY REPAIRED IT. THE CONTACT STATED THE LIGHT CAME ON 2/22/07. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 15000. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

PREMATURE WEARING DOWN OF REAR BRAKES ON 2005 FORD FREESTYLE, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 14K MILES. BRAKING PERFORMANCE WAS DIMINISHED. FORD DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS FREE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON REAR WHEELS. *JB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, ROLLING DOWN THE BACK WINDOWS AND TRAVELING OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR, A LOUD, LOW PRESSURE THUMPING NOISE IS PRODUCED. *NM

FORD FRESTYLE 2006 LIMITED AWD- REAR BRAKES WORE DOWN TO METAL WITHOUT WARNING AFTER ONLY 11,000 MILES. *JB

PURCHASED A USED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH ONLY 11,500 MILES AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES ALL THE WAY AROUND AT THIS EARLY MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE ON ALL FORD FREESTYLES FROM BOTH 2005 AND 2006 THE ONLY YEARS THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN PRODUCED, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL FOR BRAKE ISSUES. *JB

REAR BRAKES ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED AWD ARE FAILING. I HAVE EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST AND MY REAR ROTORS ARE ALREADY GROOVED AND THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 20K ON THIS CAR. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ON CONTINUOUSLY. *NM

UNRESPONSIVE REAR DOOR LOCKS. *NM

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 101 AND 128 THE GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED. WHAT PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK IS UNKNOWN BUT THERE WAS A SMALL AREA OF "BURRING" AND THE TANK CRACKED APPROX. 4 INCHES RELEASING FUEL. THE GAS TANK AND LINER FAILED BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL IMPACT. CONSEQUENCE WAS RELEASE OF FUEL (FULL TANK). FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ADVERSE OUTCOME OTHER THAN REPLACING THE TANK AND FUEL... THE TANK IS BEING REPLACED. I WILL RETAIN THE DAMAGED TANK FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS. IF THE NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE TANK PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL PROVIDE IT TO YOU. 1. NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING/DEBRIS SHOULD NOT PUNCTURE THE TANK AND CREATE THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. HAD THE FUEL IGNITED THEN SERIOUS BODILY HARM OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. 2. LOOKING AT THE GAS TANK LAYOUT THERE IS NO PROTECTION FROM ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS E.G. SKID PLATE, FABRICATION MATERIALS, ETC. THIS MAKES THE GAS TANK VULNERABLE TO PUNCTURE POTENTIALLY CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. 3. THE TANK IS NON SELF-SEALING TO MINIMIZE THE RELEASE OF FUEL. 4. THERE IS AN INADEQUATE HEAT SHIELD IN PLACE TO PREVENT FUEL FROM REACHING THE EXHAUST AND IGNITING. 5. THERE IS A POTENTIAL WORKMANSHIP ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANKS AS THEY MAY BE TOO BRITTLE AND UNABLE TO WITHSTAND THE IMPACT AS TESTED. AS THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A COLLISION IN WHICH RUPTURED THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS ALSO ONLY A VERY SMALL AREA OF BURRING THAT RESULTED IN A SI

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD REST RESTRAINT MOVED UP AND DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE REAR BRAKE PADS WORN DOWN INTO BRAKE ROTORS AT 25,000 MILES. *NM

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, BOTH BACK SEAT WINDOWS ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, ALLOWING A CHILD TO CLIMB OUT. WINDOWS SHOULD BE SET TO ONLY ROLL HALF WAY, WHEN WINDOWS ARE NOT THE LOCK POSITION. *NM

BOUGHT A 2006 FREESTYLE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO. NOTICED THE A/C NOT WORKING AND THE ACCELERATION NOT WORKING AND LOTS OF SMOKE. PULLED OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS AFTER THE DEAL WAS DONE WITH 45 MILES ON THE CAR. *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MY 7 MONTH-OLD SON. WE HAD AN EVENFLO EMBRACE 5 CAR SEAT, UPON IMPACT THIS INFANT CARRIER CAR SEAT THAT MY SON WAS SITTING IN BROKE FREE FROM ITS BASE. LUCKILY, MY SON WAS NOT INJURED, BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY, HORRIFYING FOR ME TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND NOT SEE THE CAR SEAT WHERE IT SHOULD BE, AND I SHUDDER TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY SON. *THE FIRE DEPT SAID MY BASE WAS PERFECTLY INSTALLED UPON INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT - I WAS DRIVING A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH LATCH SYSTEM AND SIDE AIRBAGS. MODEL NUMBER 5982076P1 - JULY 18, 2005. *JB

UPON LOWERING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TO GET A PARKING LOT TICKET, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT THEN GO BACK UP. IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING. OTHER WINDOWS WERE STILL WORKING FINE, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COULD NOT BE CLOSED. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE AMTRAK STATION AS I WAS ABOUT TO CATCH A TRAIN. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD! UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR HAD BURNED OUT. IN ADDITION, SERVICE FOUND A CHAFED/EXPOSED WIRE IN THE DOOR NEXT TO THE JUNCTION BOX. THEY REPLACED THIS ALSO. *JB

2006 FREESTYLE SEL INSTRUMENT PANEL IS HARD TO READ AND SOMETIMES IT CANNOT BE READ AT ALL WHEN WEARING SUNGLASSES. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE VISIBILITY PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN TRAVELING NORTH AND WHEN THE SUN IS VERY BRIGHT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BLACK WITH WHITE NUMBERS. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER THEREFORE COULD NOT USE THE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT CLAIMS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS SLOPED. THE DASHBOARD WAS REFLECTED IN THE WINDSHIELD ON SUNNY DAYS AND AT NIGHT UNDER THE STREET LIGHTS. THE CONTACT TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S GLARING PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE GLARE PROBLEM OR OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS AS A SOLUTION. UPDATED 11/24/2005 - THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND AGREED TO BUY THE CONSUMER A DASH MAT TO REDUCE THE GLARE AND REFLECTION. *NM