2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITION WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,081.

TAKATA INFLATORS SURGING, TRANSMISSION BAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND ARE ONLY THE 2ND OWNERS OF THIS CAR! WE BOUGHT IT IN 2011 AND ARE AT OUR BOILING POINT WITH IT! THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, WE HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AGAIN AT ALMOST $4,000! NOW 3 YEARS AFTER WE FIXED THE TRANSMISSION WE ARE BACK AT THE SAME JUNCTURE WHERE OUR TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING US A PROBLEM AGAIN! I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE RADIATOR AND A PORTION OF THE WATER HOSE REPLACED AT ALMOST $1000! TWO DAYS LATER I'M DRIVING AND AS I PULL OFF FROM A LIGHT I NOTICE THE CAR DOES A PRETTY HEAVY JERK FORWARD! I THOUGHT I HIT THE PEDAL TOO HARD SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT! BUT ON MY WAY BACK HOME EACH TIME I TAKE OFF AT A LIGHT MY CAR IS HEAVING FORWARD AND THEN IT STARTS JERKING A LITTLE VIOLENTLY AND FINALLY AS I'M HEADING TO THE SHOP IT STARTS STALLING OUT AND FEELING LIKE IT'S NOT CATCHING GEARS TO CHANGE! I HAVE CHECKED AGAINST OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME CAR AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, UNFORTUNATELY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND STOP MAKING YOUR FAITHFUL CAR OWNERS GO FOR BROKE FIXING AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE/DEFECT! THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL FREE OF CHARGE! MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SITTING AROUND TO FIX THEIR TRANSMISSION EVERY 3 YEARS! WE NE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

ALTERNATOR REPLACED BY FIRESTONE THREE TIMES IN TWO WEEKS SPAN, AND THEN FORD DEALER CHANGED ALTERNATOR TWO TIMES IN TWO WEEKS SPAN, PROBLEM REMAINS SAME IN THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM APPEARS RANDOMLY, NO DASH BOARD DISPLAY ONLY BATTERY GLOWS WHEN I START CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE CARS RPMS WILL ACCELERATE THE CAR, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, I MUST BE AWARE SO THAT I DO NOT HIT ANYONE/ANYTHING AND BRAKE. AT TIMES ONCE I BRAKE THE CAR WILL TURN OFF, I WILL GET A WRENCH OR ENGINE OR BOTH. THIS CAN ALSO OCCUR WHILE AT A RED LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND THEN JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC DECLINED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS RECALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

THE CAR COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THERE IS ALSO A FEEL OF POWER LOST ON TAKE OFF WHILE.DRIVING. AND I HAVE READ THERE'S BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION.

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN APRIL 2014. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DROP INTO LOW GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER FORWARD GEAR WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO 'PARK', SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, WAITING A MINUTE, AND RE-STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS ON A FAST MOVING FREEWAY! IN NORMAL CITY DRIVING, THE TRUCK RUNS FINE. ON LONG ROAD TRIPS, THE TRANSMISSION MAY DO THIS DOZENS OF TIMES BEFORE REACHING MY DESTINATION. IT IS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM GOING UP LONG GRADES. IT CAN ALSO OCCUR WHEN OVERTAKING A SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE, DECELERATING, AND THEN SPEEDING BACK UP TO PASS. I CHECKED A FORUM FOR FREESTYLE PROBLEMS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I TALKED TO A FORD MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID THAT THE FREESTYLE (MADE ONLY IN 2006 AND 2007) HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS. HE SAID THERE IS A FAULTY TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE HOUSING OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT SENDS A PROBLEM SIGNAL TO THE COMPUTER THAT 'LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION INTO 'LIMP' MODE SO THE DRIVER CAN PULL OVER'. TO REPLACE IT REQUIRES BUYING THE HOUSING BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS PART OF THE HOUSING. BUT, THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE PART FOR FORD WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 2008. SO NO PART HAS BEEN AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAD CONTRACTED A

I WAS BACKING OUT OF ANGLE PARKING SPACE. AS I BACKED I BUMPED CONCRETE POLE. AS I PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. I HAD NO CONTROL OF SPEED. I SPED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED PICK-UP. POLICE WERE CALLED. I WAS ONLY BRUISED AND SORE. I DID SEE A DR. AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOLLOW UP. MY INSURANCE CO. TOTALED THE CAR. IT WAS VERY DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. MY DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS INCIDENT. POLICE AND OTHERS COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS NOT SEVERELY HURT. IF THESES CARS ARE NOT RECALLED IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY .

STARTING UP TRUCK THR WRENCH LIGJT COMES ON WHILE IT IDLES. IF I TRY DRIVING IT RUNS HORRIBLE. I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART AND QUICKLY THROW IT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE TO AVOID IDLING. BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE , FORD NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS AND RECALL THE FREESTYLES. WHAT A SHAME AS I LOVE MY TRUCK. MAY NEVER BY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED. NOT HOLDING MY BREATH AS IT SEEMS FORD DOESN'T CARE SINCE THERE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH FREESTYLES WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM

ON MY 2006 FREESTYLE, THAT I PURCHASED ON 4/01/2014 FROM NORTHWAY MOTOR CAR IN LATHAM, NY,IT SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD AND SHUT OFF TODAY. UPON TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE RAN ON AN UNSTABLE IDLE AND BOTH MY SERVICE ENGINE AND ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. THE FREESTYLE WOULD NOT MOVE, UPON PUTTING IT INTO GEAR IT RAN LOW IDLE AND THEN SHUT DOWN. ONCE MY LOCAL GARAGE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT REFERENCED THE THROTTLE BODY BEING BAD?? SO NOW LOOKING UP RECALLS I FIND NATSA ACTION NUMBER :PE11018. OF COURSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM 12N03 IS ONLY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. GREAT !!! I NOW HAVE 180,100 MILES AND A LOAN FOR STILL OVER $3000. I AM UNDER THE 10 YEAR MARK BUT OVER THE MILAGE, DESPITE BUYING THIS FROM A MAJOR CAR DEALER WHO COULD HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SELLING IT TO ME WHEN IT ONLY HAD 148,322MILES !!!! I AM STUCK WITH LOOKING AT A VEHICLE THAT DOESNT RUN AND WONT UNTILL I SHELL OUT OVER $750 FOR PARTS AND LABOR ON A NATSA ACTION THAT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED !! IS THERE ANY HELP FOR ME OR WAY TO GET THIS SERVICE DONE PER THE CSP 12N03 ?? PLEASE ADVISE ASAP !! I AM DISABLED AND RETIRED DO TO THE DISABILITY AND HAVE A VERY LIMITED BUDGET.

TODAY (08/26/2015) WHILE EMERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC MY CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NEVER RISE ABOVE 20 MPH. THANKFULLY I WAS DOWN THE STREET FROM MY MECHANIC. AN OTHERWISE TWO MINUTE DRIVE TOOK FIFTEEN MINUTES OF MY ALLOWING THE CAR TO JUST COAST BECAUSE IT WOULD NEVER ACCELERATE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS. AFTER PRAYING AND FINALLY MAKING TO THE SHOP, HE PLACED THE DIAGNOSTIC MAC OF THINE ON IT ONLY TO INFORM ME THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS OPENED. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL OR SOMETHING TO OFFSET THE COST BUT I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL THUS FAR. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND THANKFULLY ONE WHERE I DIDN'T GET INJURED DUE TO CARS ALMOST HITTING ME, RUNNING UP ON MY BUMPER EVEN WITH THE FLASHERS ON, IT'S NOT FAIR THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS CLOSED. WHAT IF SOMEONE GOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN DIED BECAUSE THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY REFUSED TO ACCELERATE.OR EVEN BEGAN TO SURGE OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE RE EVALUATED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL THE CUSTOMERS WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE.

MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. AT AT LEAST ONE POINT IT LUNGED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BREAK AND PUSH WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO STOP IT FROM HITTING MY HOUSE WHEN PULLING IN TO PARK. UNDER FORD'S SO CALLED RESEARCH IT SAID NORMAL BREAK PRESSURE STOPPED THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO, A LIE. MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND SHE WAS VERY SCARED. I HAD HAD PROBLEMS PRIOR BUT WAS THINKING MAYBE BAD GAS. I CALL FORD TO FIND OUT THAT I HAD A "RECALL" "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" WHICH WAS A ONE TIME FIX TO CLEAN AND REPROGRAM THE THROTTLE BODY. SOME FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY KNOW ITS JUST A "BAND AID" FIX. IT DOESNT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY BAND AID FIX DIDN'T LAST A YEAR. FOUND MYSELF BROKE DOWN WITH MY CHILD ON THE ROAD WITH NO CONTROL A YR LATER. YOU WONDER WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THROTTLE BODY THIS TIME HAD TO BE REPLACED AT FULL COST TO ME!!! MY CAR LOST POWER QUICKLY AND HAD NO CONTROL WITH POWER STEERING ETC. COULDN'T GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. WAS BROKE DOWN RIGHT IN A 2 LANE STATE ROAD WITH CARS GOING 55MPH. AND BARELY GETTING OVER TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. ANOTHER LIE TOLD BY FORD WHERE THEY SAY IT DOESN'T EFFECT HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. WANT TO KNOW WHATS ODD. A FAMILY MEMBER HAD TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEIR MECHANIC COULD NOT FIX IT, WHY? THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD, FULL COST TO HER ALSO. I'M COMPLAINING AGAIN DUE TO FINALLY GETTING THE PAPERWOR

ON MARCH 15, 2014 WHILE DRIVING MY FORD FREESTYLE MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON A 2 LANE STATE ROAD. I LOST POWER STEERING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. MY CHILD AND I WERE BROKE DOWN IN THE EVENING 40 MILES FROM HOME AND CARS WERE COMING FAST BEHIND US BARELY GETTING OVER EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FLASHERS ON. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS OUT OF GAS. BY THE GRACE OF GOD SOMEONE WE KNEW DROVE PAST US AND CAME BACK. THEY WENT AND GOT GAS FOR THE CAR THINKING MAYBE THE SAME ISSUE. NOTHING HELPED TO RESTART THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT WE KNOW. HE PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS REPLACED, THE SAME PART THAT I UNDERSTOOD A YEAR BEFORE WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL. I FIND OUT LATER IT WAS NOT REPLACED THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM THAT I CALL IS A CYA FOR FORD. THE ONLY THING REQUIRED OF THE DEALERSHIP IS TO CLEAN AND REPROGRAM, SOMETHING ONLY A FORD DEALERSHIP CAN DO. I THOUGHT IT MUST BE UNDER WARRANTY CAUSE I HAD THE WORK DONE LESS THAN A YEAR. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT FORD JUST AUTHORIZED A BAND AID FIX AND THAT MY THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO NOW BE REPLACED AND MY COST. PRIOR TO THIS MY CAR ALMOST LUNGED US INTO THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE AS I WAS PULLING INTO OUR CARPORT. NOT THE NORMAL BREAKING THAT FORD TELLS NHTSA IN THEIR REPORT. I HAD TO PUT ALL MY MIGHT WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BREAKS TO STOP MY CAR FROM RUNNING INTO OU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED FOR TRANSMISSION THROTTLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 1/14/2016*JS *CN

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I PULLED OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THAN SAY AWHILE AND STARTED BACK UP AND IT STARTED GOING AGAIN FINE. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID THE SAME. THANK GOD I WAS NEAR A AUTO BODY SHOP AFTER PULLING OVER 6 TIMES ANYWAY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD. I LOOKED THIS UP AND NOTICED THERE WAS A MAJOR ISSUES WITH FORD AND THIS PART. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL WHEN WE ASKED. BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IS MANY CARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LOTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAFETY. AS YOU HAVE NO IDEA THAT THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY STOP. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THAT HIGHWAY. SOMOENE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,889.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A THROW AWAY TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

CAR JERKED AND HESITATED TRYING TO PUT IN REVERSE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. HAD MORE ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING WITH HESITATION AND JERKING. 3 MECHANICS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CODES ISSUED CAUSED BY ENGINE LIGHT OR IDENTIFY CAUSE OF PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR BACK 2ND TIME TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND DID AN INDEPTH INSPECTION WHICH FOUND LITTLE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT WAS AN INHERENT ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH IS WHY THEY STOPPED MAKING IT. DIFFICULT/EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR DUE TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. FROM 2ND MECHANIC THAT IS A MASTER FORD MECHANIC, THIS CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE. 1 OF THE MECHANICS SAID THAT THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD AND ARE, OR SHOULD BE, ON A LIST OF UNSALEABLE CARS BY DEALERSHIPS. WE BOUGHT OURS FROM A DEALERSHIP JUST 9 MONTHS AGO AND NOT OUR MONEY IS DOWN THE DRAIN. DID NOT CHECK RELIABILITY BEFORE BOUGHT VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS MANY COMPLAINTS. IF THIS WAS SUCH A BAD TRANSMISSION THAT IT IS NO LONGER MADE, WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED AND THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE IT. THIS IS DECEPTIVE PRACTICES FOR DEALERS TO SELL THESE VEHICLES WITH SUCH A KNOWN ISSUE FOR A PART THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL IN ALL VEHICLES AT SOME POINT. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO 100K MILES. THAT IS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE MORE CONSUMERS SPEND THEIR MONEY FOOLISHLY OR SOMEONE IS INJURED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE

CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER RUNNING WITHOUT ISSUE FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN STARTING AGAIN FROM THE PARKED POSITION, CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. WITHIN THE 2.1 MILE/6 MINUTE RIDE THAT FOLLOWED, THE POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED. CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD REVEALED SERPENTINE BELT FAILED IN A CLEAN BREAK. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN PRIOR TO REPLACING THE BELT THE NEXT DAY. ONCE THE BELT WAS INSTALLED, A QUICK RUN THROUGH THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS INCLUDED RUNNING THE A/C. ALL SYSTEMS SEEM FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE A/C IS ACTIVATED. WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF STARTING A/C, OBSERVED AUDIBLE MOTOR SOUND FOLLOWED BY ALL POWER FAILED (FULL SHUT-DOWN). TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY, WAITED 60 SECONDS, ALL WAS GOOD UNTIL AGAIN TURNING ON THE A/C, WHEN SYMPTOM OF SYSTEM FAILURE (AUDIBLE MOTOR SOUND CHANGE) OCCURRED AGAIN, A/C WAS TURNED OFF RIGHT AWAY, AND ENGINE AND ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OPERATED AS EXPECTED.

I HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD AS I AM COMING TO A STOP. THE MOST RECENT THING WAS AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT MY RPMS WENT UP TO 5 AND THE ENGINE GOT REALLY LOUD MY CAR JUMPED FORWARD 3 TIMES ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME! I TOOK IT IN WHERE IT HAS TO SIT AT A DEALER SHIP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH NO RENTAL COVERAGE. ALSO THEY SAID IT IS UNDER A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR RPM SURGE BUT IF IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR THEM I HAVE TO PAY $100.00! I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED!! I READ THAT SOMEONE HIT A PERSON BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEIR HAS BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.

WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE CAR ACCELERATES OR LUNGS WITHOUT USING GAS PEDDLE, THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES. TOOK TO MECHANIC THEY DOWN LOADED FORD UPDATE TO COMPUTER DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WE ALWAYS HAVE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN PUT INTO GEAR OR IT WILL MOVE VIOLENTLY.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SURGING (THE GAS) WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THIS WEEK THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR SEEMED TO REV UP, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE VERY QUICKLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE DID A "3 PART INDUCTION" ON THE VEHICLE. I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL CURE THE PROBLEM SINCE WHEN I PUT "3 PART INDUCTION" INTO THE SEARCH ENGINE IN THE COMPUTER I CAME UP WITH A FORD FREESTYLE PROBLEMS PAGE WITH QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. SO I SPENT $150 FOR A CLEANING AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK I UNDERSTAND THAT I'LL NEED TO SPEND OVER $1,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY HAD BRAKE ISSUES. I JUST HAD MY BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO FOR ALMOST $600. TOOK THE CAR BACK THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE SO MUCH BRAKE DUST ON THE WHEELS. BACK BRAKES ARE GETTING TOO HOT AND GRINDING.I WAS TOLD THE THE HOSES AND THE CALIPERS ON THE BACK ARE BOTH BAD. THEY WANT $800 TO REPLACE THEM - THEN SINCE THE BRAKE PADS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY THEY WILL REPLACE THEM AGAIN. GOING BROKE OVER HERE.....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFROMED THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUED WITH FORD FREESTYLE 2005-2006 AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I REVIEWED AND IT APPEARS FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL/REPAIR IT. I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL ACTION IF FORD DOES NOT PURSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION.

THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION(CVT) FOUND IN MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 VEHICLE CONTAINS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT LEAD TO POWERTRAIN FAILURE.. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE 2005 AND HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALERS REGARDING THE DEFECT, BUT IT HAS NEVER INFORMED ME AND OTHER CONSUMER(S). THIS VEHICLE(S) AND THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAIL, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AT ANY TIME AND UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITION OR SPEED, FURTHER, SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION AND DELAYED ACCELERATION HAS HAD SERIOUS EFFECTS ON HANDLING, STABILITY, ACCELERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SPEED. THESE CONDITIONS AND RISKS CAN THEREBY CONTRIBUTE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THANK GOD THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY. WE HAVE COME CLOSE ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FORD HAS CHOSEN TO ACTIVELY CONCEAL THE DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN THE FORD FREESTYLES. THIS HAS PUT MY FAMILY DRIVERS' IN DANGER AND COST US OVER 3300 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THIS WAS IN JUNE OF 2012. NOW, THE KISTLER DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME REPAIRS WOULD BE OVER 7300 DOLLARS TO REPAIR WITH 156K MILES ON THE VEHICLE (APPROX 46K MORE SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR). AS A REASONABLE CONSUMER I WOULD EXPECT AND ASSUME THAT A VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS SAFE, WILL FUNCTION IN A MANNER THAT WILL NOT POSE A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS FREE FROM DEFECTS,. I DO NOT EXPECT FORD TO FAIL TO DISCLOSE THE CVT TRANSMISSION DEFECT TO ME OR OTHER CONSUMERS. MOREOVER, I DO NOT EX

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, THE CAR LUNGED AND I HAD NO CONTROL. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE FORWARD GEAR. FINALLY THE BRAKES DID WORK. THIS TIME THE LURCH WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT THE CAR ACTUALLY STALLED OUT ON ME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND THE CAR HAD NO GET UP AN GO. RAN VERY SLUGGISH WITH NO POWER. TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $6200.00. CAN NOT AFFORD THIS, BUT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS WELL AS UNSAFE FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE FOR THEIR LEANER'S PERMIT. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS????

AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW BLINKING AND A KNOCKING SOUND AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF UNDER THE DASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,120.

I WAS IN A RED LIGHT AND HAD A CAR IN FRONT AND ON BACK. HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED PLUNGING FORWARD AS IF I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I COULD OF HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. I PUSHED THE BREAK HARDER ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR STOPPED PLUNGING FORWARD, THEN AS THE LIGHT WHEN GREEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTED ACTING WEIRD IT JUST KEEP PLUNGING FORWARD AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHING ITSELF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAPPENS WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING ON A STOP OR PARKING OR REVERSING. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THEY'RE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR. IS A HUGE AND SCARY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND MADE A JARRING MOVEMENT WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLS WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL MY SPEED. AS MY CAR QUICKLY REDUCES SPEED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE I ATTEMPT TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS IS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, THE LATEST TIME OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. P2104, P2100, P2112, AND P0325 CODES ARE PRESENT. I HAVE SEEN FORD HAS RECALLED 1.6 MILLION ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IN FORD ESCAPE, MERCURY MARINER, AND MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME 3.0L ENGINE AND SAME ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. ALL FORD HAS TO DO IS TO LIST THE FORD FREESTYLE AS ONE OF THESE RECALL VEHICLES FOR THE ETB TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO YOU ACCELERATOR TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF SPEEDING VEHICLES ALL AROUND YOU!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE ETB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS REVVED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT DIMMED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PREVIOUSLY, THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED; BUT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 11/19/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN AUGUST OF 2012. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPMS REVVED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 5/19/15*CN UPDATED 7/1/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REMOVED THE FUSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,900.

I JUST BUY A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE SAVETY PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR , SOME TIME THE SPEED CHANGE WITH OUT MY KNOWLEDGE , IT GOES FROM 40 TO 45 OR TRY TO SPEDD WIT OUT ME HITTING ON THE GAS . *TR EVERYDAY THE CAR STOP AND TURN OFF NO MATTER SPEED I`AM DRIVING ON. I WENT TO MANY GARAGE AND FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IS A PROBLEM THEY HAVING WITH MOST FORD 2006 FREESTYLE . I THINK FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE WHO USING THIS 2006 FORD FREESTYLES WITH THEIR FAMILY ON BORAD , WITH THEIR KIDS ON BOARD AND TO SAVE A LIFES WE HAVE TO RECALL THIS CARS . THIS 2006 FORDSTYLE CAN`T BE FIXE OR REPAIR .....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO EXIT IT DIDN'T RESPOND. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A PASSERBY TRIED TO HELP ME MOVE IT SINCE IT WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE EVEN IN NEUTRAL. IT DID HOWEVER ROLL BACK WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE GAS. THE DAYS BEFORE I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS PARKED THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD WHILE I HELD DOWN THE BRAKE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. HE REPLACED IT BUT IT WAS GOOD FOR ONLY A DAY. *TR

WHEN IT HAD THE AIR CONDITION ON I KEPT JUMPING. I WAS SCARED IT WAS GOING HIT ANOTHER CAR. THEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 60 TRYING TO PASS A SEMI TO GET OVER AND TO GET OFF AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER (SHUT OFF)OMG PANIC. STARTED IT UP ABOUT 10 TIMES BEFORE I GOT IT BACK HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FROZE AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN NOVEMBER OF 2006; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT FULLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM KEPT CAR LUNGING- APPLYING THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY. FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS BUT SHARP LUNGING. ALMOST CAUSE ACCIDENT AND SHOULD BE OF CONCERN DURING WINTER OR WET DRIVING. THE WRENCH LIGHT LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH AND THIS SHOULD BE OF CONCERN IF SOMEONE IS UNAWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL. MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT AWARE OF IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LOW GEAR, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED. HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART. *TR