2005 FORD FREESTYLE Electrical System Problems

When temperature get below freezing car doors will not latch shut and come back open. Car doors work fine when temp are higher. There is a recall already for this NHTSA# 06v383000 Ford# 06545. I have a Ford Case# XXX My car was not included in recall and either should be or needs to be further investigated. I don't want my kids falling out while I go down the highway and I can't wait 45 min for the car to warm up. This had done this all last winter and is doing it again and Ford refuses to do anything. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. OVER TIME, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME TOTALLY INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, OR OTHER GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARNEY FORD (LOCATED AT 237 MOOSEHEAD TRAIL, NEWPORT, ME 04953, (888) 460-7356) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR DAYS TO WEEKS AT A TIME. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DIELECTRIC GREASE WAS ADDED TO THE WIRE CONNECTORS AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BETWEEN 60-68 DEGREES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1200 MILES IN 2007 AND AGAIN BY 2012. *TP

Mileage: 14,650

DASH CLUSTER DIED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. FOUND PROBLEM TO BE SHODDY SOLDER WORK ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE DASH CLUSTER AND FUEL SYSTEM. HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 60 MPH.

Mileage: 250,000

WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. I AM STILL ABLE TO ACCELERATE, STEER AND STOP; HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS, HEATER AND RADIO SHUT OFF AND ALL OF MY GAUGES QUIT WORKING. MY DASHBOARD SAYS "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" BUT THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE STARTER (WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AT TIMES), BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON DIFFERENT ROAD TYPES AND VARYING SPEEDS.

Mileage: 160,000

ALL ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES WITH NO WORKING GAUGES, BUT CAR DRIVES. WITHING PAST YEAR, HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED 2 TIMES, ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, INJECTOR COILS & SPARK PLUGS, CLEANED/REPLACED, BATTERY REPLACED, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY & GASKET, . HAD DIAGNOSED AT 2 FORD DEALERS IN DIFFERENT STATES AND NEITHER CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO STAY ON. BOTH DEALERS WERE ADAMENT IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH CLEARLY IT IS NOT SINCE THE ERROR LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE ELECTRICAL OR RCM, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO TEST FOR EITHER. DEALER WANTS ME TO FOOT THE (HOURLY / UNION) LABOR RATE WHILE THEY TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. CURRENTLY CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH LOCAL MECHANIC WHO IS GOING OVER THE CAR TO FIGURE IT OUT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET.

Mileage: 138,000

VEHICLES SAYS AWD MALFUNCTION AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WON'T SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE POWER LOCKS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED SHORTLY BEFORE THE AWD MALFUNCTION, MAKING IT WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO SHUT. THE POWER LOCK WAS UNLOCKED/LOCKED A COUPLE TIMES FIXING THE ISSUE FOR NOW.

Mileage: 164,100

I AM HAVING THE ISSUES THAT THE INVESTIGATION WITH THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY. THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM CALLED 12N03 AND IT DIDN'T LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET THE CAR THAT I PURCHASED (THIS YEAR) FIXED. I HAVE 66K MILES ON THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE USING THE 10 YEARS OR 150000 MILES TO MEAN THAT SINCE MY CAR IS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS I DON'T QUALIFY TO GET MY CAR FIXED TO WORKING ORDER. WHEN I USE THE KEY TO START THE CAR, IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE. THE RPMS LURCH LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE AND IT DOESN'T AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I GOT THIS CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T FIXING IT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIPS AREN'T FIXING IT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER WHETHER THE PREVIOUS OWNER GOT THE MESSAGE TO GET IT FIXED OR NOT OR WHETHER THEY TOOK THE CAR TO GET FIXED. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I CANNOT DRIVE AND IF IT DOES "RESET" (BECAUSE TURNING IT OFF AND WAITING A WHILE USED TO KIND OF RESET IT TO WHERE IT WOULD WORK) THERE IS A CHANCE IT WILL TURN OFF ON ME/NO LONGER ACCELERATE.

ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO IN MY FORD FREESTYLE 2005, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GLITCHED AND STOPPED WORKING MID DRIVE. ALL THE ODOMETERS, FUEL AND LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED OFF AND WONT COME BACK ON. NO WAY TO TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING ON. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM TO FORD BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. VERY UNSAFE. WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO DEALERSHIP TO ASSES IT.

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HEATING FAN WOULD ALTER IN SPEEDS DESPITE THE HEAT TEMPERATURE BEING ADJUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLAMPS FLUCTUATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FORD INC (1975 HIGHWAY 2, EAST CROOKSTON, MN 56716; 218-281-1338) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO SEPARATE TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *BF UPDATED 8/24/18*JB

Mileage: 11,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING 25 AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 55, THE LIGHTS IN CLUSTER OF GUAGES WENT OUT. THE WRENCH ICON LIGHTS UP AND ALL POWER GOES OUT TO THE GUAGES. ALL NEEDLES DROP. CHECKED THE FUZES. NOTHING BLOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE A.C. ALSO STOPS BLOWING COLD AIR.

Mileage: 107,500

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION #PE07058 STATUS: CLOSED DATE OPENED: NOVEMBER 16, 2007 DATE CLOSED: MARCH 11, 2008 RECALL: NO RECALL ISSUED COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL SUMMARY: THE SUBJECT VEHICLES EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF PROPER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OPERATION.TYPICALLY, THE PROBLEM APPEARS AS THE NEEDLE ON THE GAUGE (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL, AND/OR TEMPERATURE) SWEEPS AND RESETS INTERMITTENTLY.FORD REPORTS THE PROBLEM AS "MOMENTARY POWER INTERRUPTION CAUSES THE GAUGES TO SWEEP AND THEN RECOVER TO NORMAL FUNCTION."IN AUGUST 2006, FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 06-17-9) TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES TO SERVICE TECHNICIANS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF THIS CONDITION.ODI'S REVIEW OF FORD'S RESPONSE TO THE AGENCY'S INFORMATIONREQUEST LETTER REVEALS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE REPORTS TO FORD (63%) INDICATE THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER.FORD REPORTS THAT THISLASTS FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS.ALSO FORD STATES, "THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD NOT FAIL TO ILLUMINATE EVEN IN THE EVENT OF POWER INTERRUPTION TO THE CLUSTER BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE POWERED SEPARATELY AND DO NOT RELY ON ANY SIGNAL FROM THE CLUSTER."ADDITIONALLY, ODI CONTACTED COMPLAINANTS WHO AFFIRMED THE INTERMITTENT CONDITION AND THAT NONE OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WOULD BE AFFECTED BY POWER INTERRUPTIONS TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.ODI LAST RECEIVED A REPORT REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2007.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AT THIS TIME.ODI WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE ISSUE AND WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. NHTSA: THIS IS WHAT HAPPEND TO ME LASTNIGHT ON A DARK HWY AT 55 MPH

Mileage: 145,294

WHEN TRYING TO START CAR. ALL INSTRUMENTS GO OUT AND BATTERY LIGHT GOES OUT. NOTHING WORKS. INTERIOR LIGHTS,LOCKS HEAT RADIO.HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES AND HAVE BATTERY REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE. CLUSTER REPAIRED AND SMART JUNCTION BOX. CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. HAS BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE . THEY SAID HAD TSB OUT FOR IT AND IT WOULD HAVE FIXED. DIDNT. PLEASE HELP. AM A MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER WHO NEEDS RELIABLE CAR AND CANNOT HAVE THIS TO KEEP HAPPENING . EVERYTIME I GET BACK FROM MECHANIC IT WILL WORK FOR 3 DAYS. THEN DIES AGAIN. LAST TIME IT BROKE WHICH WAS YESTERDAY IT WORKRD FOR OVER 2 WEEKS.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR AT NIGHT LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT BUT BACKUP LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK AND RADIO WENT OUT. CAR EVENTUALLY LOST ALL POWER.

Mileage: 181,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, STALLED, AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000. UPDATED 01/10/17*LJ UPDATED 01/11/17.*JB

Mileage: 197,000

I JUST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AND STARTED NOTICING SOME ISSUES WITH THE CAR RACING/IDLING FAST. SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD LUNG FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE ALMOST HITTING A CAR, THEN STALLED & REDUCED SPEED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TOO OREILLYS AND FOUND IT IS THE THROTTLE AND THROTTLE SENSOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND DANGEROUS. I WANT IT FIXED BY FORD ASAP!

Mileage: 97,000

WHEN I TURN ON THE AC IN MY VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO LUNGE ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I CAN BE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IT DOES IT. ALSO WHEN I HAVE MY AC ON MY TRUCK JUST TURNS OFF AND IT IS SCARY BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING IT JUST TURNS OFF. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND THIS IS VERY SCARY TO GO THROUGH. PLEASE HELP ME IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THERE IS NO WAY I CAN BE DRIVING WITHOUT MY AC WITH THESE THREE DIGIT WEATHER CLIMATES.

RECENTLY PURCHASED MY CAR THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN PARK OR WHEN REVERSING. BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY. IF I CUT IT OFF AND TURN IT ON IT GOES AWAY. CAR JUMPS (ACCELERATES) DURING DRIVING. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME NO MATTER WHERE I AM DRIVING. RUN SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC ON STEERING WHEEL AND EVERYTHING COMES BACK OKAY. PURCHASED CAR FOR A FAMILY CAR AND UPSET THAT THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY '05 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED THE AIR & RADIO TURN OFF, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH, ALL GAUGES BOTTOM OUT & THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. THIS LASTS FOR ABOUT 30-45 REPEATEDLY, IN QUICK SUCCESSION. YOU CANNOT SIGNAL A TURN OR KNOW SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURS WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON & SOMETIMES IT READS CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. I BELIEVE IT COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ITSELF. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM MANY OTHERS HAS I RESEARCH THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL, EVEN THOUGH FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS SAFETY CONDITION. THIS STARTED HAPPENING JANUARY 2016.

Mileage: 88,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WON'T WORK.. MY REVERSE LIGHT STAY ON AND I CAN'T TELL WHAT THE GAUGES ARE READING SEEING AS THEY WONT WORK. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES IS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PANEL. MY RADIO LIGHTS WORK BUT NOTHING ELSE. I CAN'T TELL WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS NOTHING. HOW CAN ONE DRIVE A CAR WITH THE REVERSE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON AND NO DASH LIGHTS? THIS IS A FAMILY CAR I'V ONLY HAD IT A YEAR WITH ABOUT 73,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST SPENT 4,000 TO HAVE MY ENGINE FIXED 4 MONTHS AGO! HOW CAN THIS CAR BE SAFE? IT STARTED 12-27-15 AND IS STILL NOT WORKING TODAY. MOTION THE CAR WAS IN MOTION EXTREMELY RAINY FOR OHIO THIS TIME OF YEAR.

Mileage: 3

I GOT INTO THE CAR TO START IT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND I SMELLED SMOKE, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE

Mileage: 1,000,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, AND OIL TEMPERATURE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,596.

Mileage: 131,596

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. THE ODOMETER WAS READING OFF THE CHARTS, BUT THE ENGINE SEEMED - AT LEAST SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS - WORKING JUST FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN WARM WEATHER (WE LIVE IN UTAH) AND COLD. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN IN ONLY ONE TEMPERATURE AND HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE INTERIOR PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING, AS WELL AS, ON OCCASION THE EXTERIOR BRIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THIS HAPPENED TO ME DURING A RAIN STORM AND WAS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT. ANOTHER RECENT ISSUE THAT HAS POPPED UP IS THE AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHT APPEARING WHEN NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG. I HAD THE CAR IN PARK, AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, THE LIGHT APPEARED. I WAS NOT GOING OVER 40 MPH AND IT IS AUGUST IN UTAH (NOT RAINY, SNOWY OR ANY KIND OF ELEMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE IN).

WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT REVVING UP WANTED TO GO FORWARD WHEN PARKING. WE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED , HELPED FOR A LITTLE WHILE.PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD COMPRESSOR REPLACED, THEN STARTING HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (FAILURE SAFE MODE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN) WHILE DRIVING . HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL STARTING SHUTTING DOWN AND TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING ALSO TRANSMISSON WAS TRYING TO GO IN REVERSE WHILE DRIVING REVERSE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON VERY DANGEROUS. REPLACED BODY COMPUTER STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM TO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT . IT WAS PAID OFF BUT NO ONE COULD FIX THE PROBLEMS, HOW CAN YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT NO ONE CAN FIX,WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FORD KNEW OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED WE REALLY LIKED THE CAR WHEN WE GOT IT.

Mileage: 100,000

AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHT STARTED COMING ON OCCASIONALLY LAST FALL. IT IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME. TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER A SENSOR OR A WHEEL BEARING. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE WHEEL BEARING RIGHT NOW. *TR

ALL GAUGES LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESET TO LEFT. ALSO LOST LIGHTS ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE DID NOT EFFECT OUTSIDE LIGHTS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE FIRST NOTICED. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING THE WRENCH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOST ALL POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REFUSED TO GO ABOVE 2K ROMA. TURNED CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. TURNED IT BACK IN AND LIGHTS WERE STILL ON AND CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. STILL GIVING THE SAME CODES AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO CLEAR THE CODES. PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION IN THE PAST. NOW THE BATTERY WON'T HOLD A CHARGE, THE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WHEN THEY ARE ALL TURNED OFF AND IT SEEMS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM I'D GOING CRAZY. IT'S NOW FEBRUARY AND I'M BEING TOLD THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE MY THROTTLE BODY HAD THE COLD WEATHER SYSTEM ON IT THAT MEANS ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE. I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL. I CAN'T BACK IT OUT OF ITS PARKING SPACE WITHOUT IT STALLING OUT AND ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE ABD HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I'VE SPENT TILL MUCH MONEY TO KEEP PUTTING MORE INTO IT WHEN REPLACING THE PARTS THAT HAVE THE CODE ISSUES ISN'T WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

WHERE TO BEGIN.... THE BRAKES ARE SHOT. DON'T WORK AT ALL. DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY GO INTO "FAILSAFE MODE" AND JUST STOP. IT HAS TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TURN BACK ON AND WILL GENERALLY DO THIS UP TO 8 TIMES BEFORE I JUST SHUT IT OFF AND LEAVE IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. DURING THESE MONTHS IT WILL ALSO GET A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND JUST LEAP FORWARD. I HAVE TO STOP 2 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND ANY CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP, OTHERWISE IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD (EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY APPLIED ON THE BRAKE) AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. OH, AND WILL JUMP CURBS, HIT GARAGE DOORS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF TOO WHEN IT GETS THIS SURGE. THEN, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE DOOR LATCH GETS STUCK AND THE CAR DOORS ARE LITERALLY FROZEN OPEN. I CAN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND CAR DOORS THAT WON'T SHUT. OH, AND MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO I CAN'T GET IT FIXED. OH AND DID I MENTION THE BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK? LIKE WON'T HOLD BRAKE FLUID, AIR IS ALL IN THE LINES, AND HARDLY NO BRAKES. HAVE YOU EVER TRIED DRIVING WITH NO BRAKES?? IT SUCKS! AND FORGET DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. I DON'T TRUST IT AT ALL!! *JS

Mileage: 98,000

TRAVELING ON HWY AT APPROX 60 MPH, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" MESSAGE APPEARED AND CAR POWERED DOWN. PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED 1 MIN, RESTARTED CAR. MESSAGE WAS CLEARED AND CAR DROVE AS NORMAL. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER, SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MESSAGE APPEARED. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF CAR, RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MESSAGE REMAINED. VERY LOW POWER UPON ACCELERATION. PROBLEM CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. RECEIVED ENGINE CODE P2111, P2112 RELATING TO THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. ETB HAD BEEN CLEANED 11/13 BY DEALER PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY FORD. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 12/14. SERVICE PERFORMED TO REPROGRAM ETB, NO CLEANING WAS NEEDED. PROBLEM RECURRED 12/23/14. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND NO POWER UPON ACCELERATION PERSISTS. CODES INDICATE ETB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 182,997

OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE, V6, 3.0, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, LIMITED EDITION. I STARTED HEARING LOUD GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISES FROM THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WILL START, AND THE RPMS WILL INCREASE AND DECREASE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS THE REASON THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING BAD, MALFUNCTIONING, AND BREAKING CONTINUOUSLY. THE RPMS ARE DELAYED IN THE DECREASING RPMS PROCESS, WHICH TELLS THE COMPUTER TO SHIFT PREMATURELY, OR TO QUICKLY, CAUSING ANY INTERNAL PARTS AND EXTERNAL PARTS TO BE DAMAGED. THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE ACTUAL THROTTLE BODY. THE COMPUTER IS SENDING IMPROPER COMMANDS TO THE THROTTLING POSITION SENSOR, RPMS, SHIFTING DELAY AND SYNCHRONIZED SHIFTING SENSORS. THIS IS PUTTING TOO MUCH OF A LOAD ON THE GEARS, BEARINGS, CLUTCHES, AND OTHER PARTS PERTAINING TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND EVERYDAY USE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY (AS STAMPED ON THE VIN AND VEHICLE INFORMATION STICKER INSIDE AND ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR JAM OF THE VEHICLE) SHOULD HAVE PERFECTED AND OR RECOGNIZED THESE ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURING, TESTING, AND OR DINO SESSIONS. ALL VEHICLE DESIGNS ARE TO BE TESTED, DIAGNOSED IF ANY ISSUES OCCUR, AND ARE TO BE FIXED, REDESIGNED, AND REPLACED. FORD SHOULD TAKE RECOGNITION TO THE CUSTOMERS AND DEALERS THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES. PEOPLE ARE PURCHASING THESE VEHICLES WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE FAILURE AND TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OF THESE UNITS. THESE ISSUES CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE VEHICLES THAT ARE ALL WHEEL DRIVE, TO LOCK UP, BRAKE, BREAK, ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY, AND CAUSE WRECKS, FENDER BENDERS, OR MORE SEVERE INJURIES, AND EVEN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT NATION. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WILL NEED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES KILL, ELIMINATE, AND OR DECEASE PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

VECHICLE WAS PARKED, NO ONE IN OR NEAR IT WHEN ALL BY ITSELF THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON RAPIDLY AT ABOUT HALF BRIGHT FOR ABOUT 30 TO 40 SECONDS I HAD THE CONTROL THAT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS THE DOORS IN MY POCKET. I DON'T HAVE A CAR STARTER FOR THIS CAR. I USED THE LOCK UNLOCK REMOTE AND THE PROBLEM STOPED. I HAVE NEVER NOTICED IT BEFORE AND I BOUGHT THE UNIT NEW IN 2005. I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND I'M WONDERING IF A FIRE COULD BE STARTED BY THIS PROBLEM, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT'

Mileage: 90,000

CAR LUNGES WHEN SITTING STILL WITH ENGINE RUNNING BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE AND IS WORSE WHEN AIR COND IS ON. LOUD NOISE I BELIEVE IS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHILE PARKED AND RUNNING AND SITTING STILL. SYSTEM WAS OVERCHARGING AND CAUSED MY BATTERY TO EXPLODE. CHECK LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ROUGHLY 65-70 MPH AND THE FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE CAME ON, WHICH DISABLED MY GAS PEDAL. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, AND HAD TO "COAST" WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IN PARK ON THE SHOULDER. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WENT AWAY. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT! EARLIER IN THE WEEK THIS SAME THINGHAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS ON A 35 MPH RD, AND IT DID THIS, LOST ALL USE OF THE GAS. HAD TO KILL THE CAR AND RESTART BUT THAT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE CODES P2106 AND P061B WERE DRAWN.(NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THESE CODES I KNOW THEY MEAN THROTTLE BODY'SBAD) I'VE KEPT MY OBDII SCANNER IN THE CAR CUZ THESE CODES COME UP ONCE A WEEK AT LEAST. I JUST KEEP ERASING THEM, RESTARTING THE CAR, AND DRIVES FINE TILL IT RANDOMLY GOES OFF AGAIN. THUS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. FORD CLAIMS THERE'S NO SAFETY ISSUE. I BARELY AVOIDED A POTENTIAL FATAL CRASH! *TR

Mileage: 180,000

PURCHASED USED-WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE DOORS WILL NOT SHUT-APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF ELECTRONIC PROBLEM-EVEN WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY ?05 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED THE AIR & RADIO TURN OFF, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH, ALL GAUGES BOTTOM OUT & THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. THIS LASTS FOR ABOUT 30-45 REPEATEDLY, IN QUICK SUCCESSION. YOU CANNOT SIGNAL A TURN OR KNOW SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURS WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON & SOMETIMES IT READS CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM. THIS STARTED FALL 2013, NO ONE FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT STOPPED OVER THE WINTER & STARTED AGAIN THIS SPRING. AGAIN 2 SHOPS INCLUDING THE DEALER AGAIN CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BATTERY & VOLTAGE READINGS WERE NORMAL. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BE THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE ($999.99) OR A FRAYED WIRE BUT COULD NOT VALIDATE EITHER ISSUE & ADMITTED THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE RADIO & AIR TURNING OFF. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE MY RELATIVELY NEW BATTERY, BUT COULDN'T GIVE A REASON & DID NOT FIND SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY OR THE WIRING TO THE BATTERY SO I TOOK MY CAR HOME WITH NO ANSWERS THIS IS AN ISSUE I SEE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN & DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WHILE THE INSTRUMENT PANELS TURN ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IMPACTS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DAYLIGHT. WILL IT TAKE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY LIKE GM IS FACING BEFORE FORD TAKES RESPONSIBILITY OR ISSUES A RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS? THEY MUST NOT CARE SINCE THEY STOPPED MAKING THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER IT ENTERED THE MARKET, I DO NOT TRUST FORD. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THIS VEHICLE LOOSES COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING. RUNS SLUGGISH AND HESITATES.. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR POSSIBLE RECALL (THROTTLE BODY) DEALER SAYS NOT THE ISSUE NEED TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR, AND TRANSMISSION, ETC.. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ASSISTANCE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON W/O TURNING THEM ON AND THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. ALSO, NO DOORS WERE AJAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AT THE SAME TIME THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF THREE SEPARATE TIMES WITHIN ONE MINUTE. THIS OCCURRED ON 05/14/2014, 05/17/2014 AND 05/20/2014. ALL INCIDENTS WERE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH WITH NO ROUGH AREAS HIT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ON A CITY ROAD WHICH WAS ALSO SMOOTH AND THE FINAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A SMOOTH ROADWAY. *TR

Mileage: 112,980

WE NOTICED THAT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN RELATED TO A DOOR SWITCH BUT AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING, I FOUND THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. I FOUND THAT WHILE DRIVING I COULD WIGGLE THE KEY AND THE LIGHTS MIGHT TURN ON OR OFF RANDOMLY. THERE WAS NO EFFECT TO THE ENGINE. DURING THE DAY I'D NOT NOTICED IT BUT AT NIGHT IT IS QUITE DISTRACTING. I'VE NOT YET REPLACED THE SWITCH BUT IT IS ON MY LIST. WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR. IT MAY HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. AS PART OF MY FIXING THINGS, I'D ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THAT WAS STUCK ON, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LIGHTS ON THE TAIL GATE FROM HEAT. I CAN SAVE THE SWITCHES IF IT IS OF INTEREST. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 113,000

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK WHILE DRVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS INCLUDED. THE GAUGES ALL DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN WENT BACK UP, BACK TO ZERO. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WITHIN A MINUTE. THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL LIT UP INCLUDING AIRBAG , ABS, EVERYTHING. VERY SCARY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT IT WAS ME DRIVING AND NOT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER -- IT REALLY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN LAST NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO PICK UP MY 12 YEAR OLD FROM CHURCH--- SAME EXACT THING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, THOUGH. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND SAW MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS AND IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - DO YOU WANT A ONCOMING VEHICLE TO HAVE THERE LIGHTS FLASHING ON/OFF AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILING WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT TOWARD YOU OR SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY? *TR

Mileage: 127,000

CAR LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. THIRD ROW DRIVER SIDE CUP HOLDERS STAY FULL OF WATER, I PULLED PLUG BELOW SPARE TIRE TO KEEP WATER FROM FILLING UP AND RUSTING THE TIRE. MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS CAR LEAKING. NOW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DAMAGED, THE REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON, AND THE TAILLIGHTS SOMETIMES HAVE WATER IN THEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE DASH TURNED OFF. ALL OF THE DASH COMPONENTS ARE NOT WORKING INCLUDING THE MILEAGE, SPEEDOMETER, GAS, OIL, TURN SIGNALS ETC. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT FAILS SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT KEEPING ME GUESSING IF I AM DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OR NOT AND IF MY TURN SIGNALS ARE WORKING. THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT ALSO IS NOT WORKING, FLASHING ON AND OFF KEEPING ME WONDERING IF I HAVE ANY SAFETY AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST HAPPENING WITH MY CAR BUT OTHERS IN MY YEAR AND MAKE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AS OF NOW, THE BUG HAS NOT FIXED ITSELF. THE ELECTRONICS HAVE BEEN OFF FOR A FULL DAY AND I AM WORRIED THEY WON'T TURN BACK ON. PLEASE DO SOME FURTHER WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2005 SEL FREESTYLE WITH ABOUT 130K MILES ON IT. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WITH SPEED OF 55MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ABS AND AWD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL" AND "AWD MALFUNCTION", THEN ENTIRE PANEL WENT DARK (RPM, GAS, OIL, SPEED AND ODOMETER). I NOTICED THAT THE GAUGES WERE MAKING A TICKING NOISE AT THAT TIME AS WELL. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN HWY AND SHUT CAR OFF, I THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. ALL OF THE GAUGES LIT UP AGAIN, BUT CAR WOULD NOT START, ACTED LIKE BATTERY/ALTERNATOR WAS SHOT. HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME AND WAS LATE TO WORK. NOT SURE WHERE TO START TO SOLVE THE ISSUE, HAVE SEEN TOO MANY POSTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. I THINK THAT FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE FATALITIES BEGIN. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

GAUGES BOTTOM OUT OCCASIONALLY AND THE LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES WILL ALSO GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. I GOOGLED THIS AND FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS AND ARTICLES WHERE OTHERS HAVE RUN INTO THIS. A DEFECT/SHORT IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. TO DATE THOUGH THE NHTSA OR FORD HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING. DRIVING AT 50MPH AND AT NIGHT TIME HAS TO BE CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. IN THOSE TWO YEARS OUR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALER 4 TIMES NOW. WHEN DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES OFF AND SENDS FUEL SHUTOFF CODES TO THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. OTHER ITEMS REPLACED WERE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER AND ALTERNATOR. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED ONCE, BUT NO HELP. I HAVE SEEN THE TECHNICAL RELEASE FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE AND YOU ARE DOING 65/70 MPH IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE GAUGES FAILED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR MAINTENANCE (POWER STEERING SERVICE AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE) TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN THOMASVILLE, GA. AFTER A FEW DAYS MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TO DISPLAY TRANSMISSION DATA ERROR, CHECK TRACK CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I CALLED THE COMPANY AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT IN AND I DID. THE ALERTS WERE NOT ON AT THE TIME BUT THE SERVICE MAN JERRY AND JOSH TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHECK MY VEHICLE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT - IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY AND WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK IT UP I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS FINE AND THEY RE-SERVICED MY TRANSMISSION. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER MY CAR STARTED THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN WHILE IN TRAFFIC IT SEEMED NOT TO WANT TO PULL OFF NORMALLY WITH ALL THESE ALERTS LIGHTING UP AFTER CHURCH ONE SUNDAY. I CALLED FORD OF COURSE THEY WERE CLOSED BUT THE NEXT DAY WAS MONDAY I CALLED AND WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN. THIS TIME ONCE IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THINGS JUMPING IN GEAR AND KNOCKING HARD THIS TIME THE SERVICE MAN WHO ANSWERED MY CALL SAYS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED ME THAT FORD WOULD PAY FOR HALF THE WORK AND PARTS. I ASKED IF THEY DIDN'T CAUSE IT WHY WOULD YOU OFFER TO PAY HALF. THE LAST TIME THEY GOT MY FORD FREESTYLE THEY GAVE ME A BORROWED VEHICLE AND TOLD MY HUSBAND 4 DAYS LATER THAT THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT THEY WILL PAY NONE OF THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD TWICE MY CAR WAS FINE NOW MY HUSBAND JUST GOT A NEW JOB AND NO WAY TO GET TO IT BECAUSE I BELIEVE FORD DAMAGED MY VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO RIGHT THEIR WRONG. WHAT CAN I DO NOW?

Mileage: 130,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 5/22/13 *CN

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 122,946.

Mileage: 122,946

THE FIRST INCIDENT MY FUEL GAUGE IS OFF & PRODUCING INCORRECT DATA OF GAS REMAINING IN CAR & DRIVER WINDOW WOULD ROLL UP AND DOWN WHEN TRYING TO JUST ROLL IT UP. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. ANOTHER INCIDENT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIRD INCIDENT I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR MADE A LOUD REVVING UP NOISE THEN SHOT US FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO BACK UP BEFORE THE CARS REACHED US. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER TAKING HER TO DAYCARE THEN GOING TO WORK AND WE WERE GOING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE. WE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A FAMILY WITH 3 CHILDREN CROSSING AND THE CAR SHOT US FORWARD AGAIN AND WE ALMOST HIT THE FAMILY. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHOT US BACK INTO THE CARS BEHIND US. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND MY DAUGHTERS AND MY LIFE WHEN GETTING INTO THIS CAR. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW CAR. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE AT RISK FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE MANEUVERING MY VEHICLE IN A SMALL SPACE (FORWARD, REVERSE, TURNING THE WHEEL) THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE AND LUNGE (HAS OCCURRED BEFORE, BUT MOSTLY IN REVERSE.) THERE WAS LOUD WHINING WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL (THAT BEGAN RECENTLY AND IS ALMOST CONSTANT.) THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV LOUDLY, THE CAR TRYING TO LUNGE EVEN WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. I REVERSED THE CAR SEVERAL FEET FROM THE ROAD FOR FEAR IT WOULD LUNGE INTO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LIGHT (1ST TIME EVER) AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON. CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR EXCEED 30MPH. (4TH OR 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE ONE YEAR I'VE OWNED THE CAR.) DIAGNOSTIC CODES GIVEN BY AUTOZONE ON 9/19/12: P2106 (THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM) & P061B (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TORQUE CALCULATION PERFORMANCE ERROR.) UPON RESTART, ENGINE LIGHT OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND ON 9/26/12 I DROVE THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID SMART JUNCTION BOX MELTED, MUST REPLACE (ELECTRONIC CHASSIS CONTROL MODULE )BEFORE DOING REPAIRS TO THE THROTTLE BODY, CVT AND SUDDENLY NON-WORKING A/C (WAS WORKING PRIOR). NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE AS THE DEALERSHIP (NOT FORD) REFUSES TO HONOR THE 36,000ML WARRANTY WITH CAR. RECENT PROBLEMS PRIOR TO 9/26/12:*HIGHWAY DRIVING (55+MPH/SOMETIMES USING CRUISE) CAR REVS HIGH RPMS/WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL/RESUMES LATER*SPUTTERS/STALLS/LOSES POWER WHEN SLOWING/STOPPING (IT DOES RESTART) INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIGHTENS/DIMS*POWER LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING (UNLOCK FUNCTION WORKS WITH FOB ONLY) OFTEN WHILE DRIVING CAR LOCKS/UNLOCKS CONTINUOUSLY/CAR RANDOMLY UNLOCKS AFTER BEING PARKED/TURNED OFF*CD PLAYER NOT WORKING/DISPLAYED ERROR CODE/2 MONTH LATER WORKING AGAIN*SECURITY SYSTEM FUNCTION INCONSISTENT/DISABLES RANDOMLY*GEARS NOT ENGAGING RIGHT AWAY, THEN A LOUD NOISE AND CAR SURGES/LUNGES INTO DRIVE/REVERSE* LUNGING (MOSTLY REVERSE) AND SURGE/LUNGE WHEN IN DRIVE/BRAKE APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. I FILED A COMPLAINT ON HERE ONCE BUT DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATES OR THE USERNAME/PASSWORD I USED. THIS VEHICLE IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I'VE SUNK THOUSANDS INTO REPAIRS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I'VE HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED 4 TIMES, REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS, MY A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON IT, THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. AND NOW IT SITS ON BLOCKS WE THOUGHT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT SO REPLACED IT. DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD. NOT SURE WHAT IT IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STILL DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, IT WAS SURGING TIL THE DAY THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT JUST WONT GO ANYMORE, IT WILL START AND RUN BUT WON'T GO. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE NUMEROUS THINGS, THROTTLE BODY AGAIN, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STILL NOT RIGHT, MIGHT BE MY TRANSMISSION, COULD BE MY PEDAL THROTTLE SENSOR, FUEL SWITCH OUT..........SO WHAT DO I DO NICKEL AND PENNY EVERYTHING I HAVE INTO A LEMON THAT OBVIOUSLY THE NHTSA NOR FORD CARE ABOUT. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO CHILDREN, WE LIVE 7 MILES FROM TOWN...AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2005 AND PAID QUITE A BIT FOR IT. ITS LIKE TOILET PAPER OR DIAPERS....DISPOSABLE! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A FORD AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AS THE CONTACT DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

ENGINE SPUTTER THEN FAILURE. THEN COMPUTER ERROR STATES, FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECALL PENDING, WHY WON'T U ACT. WEB FULL OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

ENGINE SPUTTER THEN FAILURE. THEN COMPUTER ERROR STATES, FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECALL PENDING, WHY WON'T U ACT. WEB FULL OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONE NIGHT AND IT CAUSED MY REVERSE LIGHTS TO FLASH ON AND OFF. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND IT IS A PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY SOLDER JOINTS ON THE BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS WHY? THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO LED TO MY TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AGAIN, AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM EITHER THERE ARE TONS OF OWNERS OF THIS CAR THAT HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES THAT ARE A RESULT OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING. WE ARE A HARD WORKING FAMILY AND WE SPENT EVERYTHING WE HAD REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR CAR SIX MONTHS AGO, AND OUR WARRANTY WAS UP SEVEN DAYS BEFORE OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND NOW THANKS TO THE FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL DOING WHATEVER IT WAS DOING TO THE COMPUTER WHEN IT WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT IT HAS TORE MY ALMOST $4000.00 TRANSMISSION UP AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO HAUL ALL OF MY CHILDREN AROUND IN. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD VIA EMAIL AND THE RESPONSE I GOT WAS SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS IN CASE OF A RECALL OR A FORGIVENESS PROGRAM IS STARTED UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 40 MPH AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSING THE RECURRING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 84,000

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGES WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR SITTING AT DRIVE THROUGH. ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE DYING WHEN REVERSING. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPOT VERY SLOWLY AND THE CAR SURGED BACKWARD ABOUT A FOOT, I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND STOP IT. THE FAIL SAFE MODE THEN ENGAGED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT AND STARTED BACKING OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THE SURGE BACKWARD AND THE FAILSAFE MODE ENGAGED. I ONCE AGAIN STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND SAT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT I WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE ALL RIGHT, AND THE FAILSAFE MODE DID NOT COME BACK ON. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT 100 DEGREES DAY, AND THE A/C WAS ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY. I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE. *JS

Mileage: 131,000

WHEN PARKING, DRIVING VERY SLOW (UNDER 10MPH) OR BACKING UP MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH SURGE OF POWER AND FOOT ON BRAKE NOT GAS. SOMETIMES IT DIES AND GAVE ERROR CODE ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. WORSE WHEN ACON, DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING AN ISSUE IN THE WINTER. TOOK TO DOBBS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY AND MY COMPUTER WOULD NEED RESET. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT ISSUE. IMPROVED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC, APPROACHING STOP SIGNS, ESPECIALLY IF PEDESTRIANS NEARBY. FEAR COULD LUNGE AT THEM. *TT

Mileage: 100,000

CAR LOST POWER AT 35-40 MPH FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS. MANY INSTANCES OF LUNGING IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE IN PARKING LOTS.

Mileage: 104,500

I OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SPORADICALLY SHUTS DOWN AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER OR ANY GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE PROBLEM RECURS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. THE ANSWER I HAVE RECEIVED IS THAT MY CAR IS RECEIVING A SURGE OF ENERGY CAUSING THIS MALFUNCTION. MY VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY SHORTED OUT AT THIS POINT AND MY LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DASHBOARD FLICKER, BUT THE MOTOR IS NOT ATTEMPTING TO START. HOPING IT IS A BLOWN FUSE BUT MAYBE THE ALTERNATOR. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

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

Mileage: 56,152

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.

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AT A SPEED OF 55MPH THE MOTOR SUDDENLY DIES AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARS. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BY TURNING THE KEY - DIDN'T WORK. LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO AN EXIT AND I LET THE CAR ROLL OUT AND ONTO A PARKING LOT. THERE I TRIED AGAIN TO START THE CAR AND IT SUDDENLY STARTED AGAIN AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL IS GONE. I WENT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. AND THE CAR RUNS FINE W/O INCIDENT SINCE THEN. I AM JUST GLAD THAT MY 3 KIDS WEREN'T WITH US IN THE CAR THAT DAY AND THAT NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED. A MOTOR DYING ON A HIGHWAY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS TROUBLE ! SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE CEL WENT ON AND THE ERROR CODES FOR TORQUE/THROTTLE BODY WERE GIVEN. I WENT TO VALVOLINE TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED AND THE CODES TAKEN OUT, NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. BUT I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR IS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THEN SUDDENLY LUNGES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS CAR IS NOT THE BEST MODEL FORD DEVELOPED, WE DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MODEL AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOME SERIOUS CUSTOMER CARE !!! AND OF COURSE I FIND MY CAR HIGHLY UNRELIABLE AND EXPECT IT TO BREAK DOWN ANY DAY. *TR

Mileage: 86,860

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD A INTERRUPTION IN POWER, CAUSING THE DIALS TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES BU THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CLUSTER MALFUNCTION AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

ENG. SURGING CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE WHILE STANDING AT RED LIGHT HAT TROUBLE HOLDING CAR STILL ALSO WHILE DRIVING CAR WANTS TO LURCH FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. CAR LURCHES FOR NO APPARENT CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 5 MPH, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ

Mileage: 40,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND ACCELERATES FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED. IT IS PARTICULARLY EVIDENT WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE ACCELERATION CAN LAST FOR MAXIMUM 5 SECONDS BUT YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR FOOT FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE OR THE VEHICLE COULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD INTO ONCOMING OR PARKED CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AL THE TIME, OFTEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUN AND PARKED FOR A 15-30 MINUTE PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

REQUEST TO RE-OPEN NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL STOPPED WORKING WHILE STARTING, STOPING OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND ON HIGHWAY. ALSO WHEN IT HAPPENS, NO TURN SIGNAL ALARM, NO AIR CONDITIONER, AND CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL NOT WORKING. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CHECK OUTSIDE LIGHTS. IT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME, COMES AND GOES, LASTS ABOUT 2-10 SECONDS. A FEW OCCASOINS, IT TRIGGED AIR BAG, COOLENT WARNING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TO COME ON. CHECK ENGIEN LIGHT STAYED FOR A FEW DAYS. I THINK IT IS A DESIGN OR PRODUCTION DEFECT SINCE FORD KNEW IT BACK IN 2006 ACCORDING TO ITS TSB. I THINK IT'S DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHSPEED, AT NIGHT AND IN BAD WEATHER, YOU LOSE THE INFO OF SPEED AND AIR CONDITIONER AND DON'T KNOW IF TURN SIGNAL LIGHT IS ON.

Mileage: 76,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE), THIS SEEMS TO BE ALIGNED WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE11018. THE ENGINE WILL REV WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR AND WILL LURCH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GEAR THAT IT WAS PLACED IN. THIS IS NOT DUE TO THE DRIVER INADVERTENTLY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER HAS TO FIRMLY PRESS ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING. IF THE BRAKE IS ONLY PRESSED JUST ENOUGH TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR THE VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY MOVE 3-4 FEET. THE HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT DOES OCCUR AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES A WEEK.

Mileage: 120,000

OUR FREESTYLE HAS EXPERIENCED MILD BUT WORSENING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FOR TWO YEARS NOW, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS "MILD" AND DID NOT CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEN WE HAD A NEW PROBLEM: NO COLD AIR FROM THE AC AT IDLE. WE RESPONDED (6/11) TO A MAILED PROMOTION FROM HERTRICH FORD (EASTON MD) FOR AN AC "TUNE UP." THEY DID NOTHING BUT ADD DYE TO OUR REFRIGERANT AND "CLEAN" OUR AIR DUCTS WITH DISINFECTANT. SO WE TURNED TO THE OWNERS' FORUM, MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM, AND QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM: A SEIZED-UP PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE. APPARENTLY FORD DEALERS REFUSE TO PERFORM THIS SIMPLE REPAIR (PART COST $40) AND WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE AC COMPRESSOR ($800 + LABOR). SO WE ORDERED THE VALVE ONLINE AND HAD A COMPETENT LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE VALVE (1-HOUR LABOR PLUS COST OF REFRIGERANT). THE AC IS "GOOD AS NEW", BUT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IS NOW MUCH WORSE. THE INCIDENTS ALWAYS OCCUR AT VERY LOW TO NO SPEED AND WHEN MANEUVERING THE CAR (I.E. PARKING, K-TURNING, ETC.). IN ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS, BOTH THE AC AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP ARE DEMANDING/DRAWING NEAR-MAXIMUM POWER FROM AN ESSENTIALLY IDLING ENGINE, NEARLY STALLING THE ENGINE; THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE/IDLE CONTROL THEN KICKS-IN AND HUGELY "OVER-REACTS" BY REVVING THE ENGINE TO 2,000+ RPM. EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AN AUTOMATIC IN DRIVE IS GOING TO SURGE QUITE FAR AT 2000+ RPM. PLEASE LOOK AT THE MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM WEBSITE: NOTE THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COME DURING HOT WEATHER MONTHS AND A FEW ALSO NOTE THE PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE WITH THE AC ON. IT TOOK US LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ON THE WEBSITE TO DIAGNOSE BOTH THE AC PROBLEM AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT FORD HAS NOT BEEN AWARE OF BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS. (SURELY FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS STAFF MONITOR OWNER FORUMS).

Mileage: 125,000

SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, ENGINE SURGES AND LURCHES INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE. CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND LIMPS TO A STOP. HAS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER. TAKEN CAR INTO MULTIPLE SHOPS, HAVE NEVER RECEIVED CONSISTENT ANSWER. ANSWERS RANGE FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO A BAD COMPUTER, OR A SENSOR.

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2005 FREESTYLE IS MAKING LOUD RATTLING SOUND (COMING FROM TRANS) AND THE FAILSAFE MODE INDICATOR AS WELL AS THE YELLOW WRENCH HAVE BEEN APPEARING. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR SURGING AND POWER FAILURES, ETC, AND THEY HAVE MADE NUMEROUS REPAIRS - (INCLUDING THE AC COMPRESSOR) AND REPLACED A HEAD GASKET (WHICH IS LEAKING BADLY NOW?), AND IT APPEARS THIS TIME IT MAY BE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM? THE DEALER WON'T LOOK AT IT TILL NEXT WEEK AND WANTS $200 TO CHECK IT OUT? PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE (AT THE SERVICE DEPT) TODAY TOLD ME THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS (WITH FREESTYLES). THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING.

Mileage: 250,000

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, WHEN EVER I WOULD BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE OR PULL INTO THE GARAGE AT A SLOW SPEED, SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON IF I WAS BACKING OUT OR PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. IT OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES PER WEEK UNTIL IT FINALLY GOT SO BACK THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT POINT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED ME OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE CAR. THIS DID RESOLVE THE ISSUE SOMEWHAT, BUT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A MONTH I STILL EXPERIENCE THIS LUNGING OF THE CAR, BUT IT IS NOT AS DRAMATIC AS IT WAS BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THAT LIKE TO PLAY AROUND OUR HOUSE AND I WAS ALWAYS WORRIED I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO ONE OF THEM WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE SO I HAD TO MAKE SURE I KEPT ONE FOOT ON THE BREAK JUST IN CASE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. ALSO, MY WIFE HAS A 2006 FORD 500 AND IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WE HAD TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED ON IT AS WELL. I SPENT OVER $1,000 WITHIN THE SPAN OF A FEW MONTHS ON THE SAME ISSUE IN TWO DIFFERENT FORD VEHICLES. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY MECHANISM AND FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THEY HAVE PUT CAR OWNERS IN AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REFUND THE COST OF ANYONE WHO HAS ALREADY SPENT $600 OR $700 TO FIX THEIR THROTTLE BODY. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS IN CASE THIS ISSUE MADE THE RECALL LIST. *TR

Mileage: 55,500

2005 FORD FREESTYLE COMPLETE SHUTOFF OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM. THE FIRST WAS THE SURGING THAT EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. AFTER A WRONG DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND PCM, THE WHOLE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR. MY CONCERN IS THE COMPLETE SHUTOFF OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SECOND PROBLEM IS CURRENT. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL HAS LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF COMPLETELY TWICE. BOTH TIMES, I TURNED THE AC AND RADIO OFF AND IT STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN SURGE OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED WHEN SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION FOR A STOP SIGN AND IT DOES REQUIRE A QUICK HARD BREAK TO KEEP FROM ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE REVERSE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CLUSTER MODULE BEING DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF

Mileage: 46,000

OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 2 SUMMERS, THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WOULD SURGE WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION OR SLOWING DURING THE APPROACH. THE SURGE WAS A RAPID ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH REQUIRED A HEAVY, OR A QUICK BRAKE. A QUICK RESPONSE WAS REQUIRED TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, OR STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN. THE SURGES SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CAR HAD GONE INTO A "FAIL-SAFE" MODE WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU. I BEGAN USING THE AC SPARINGLY AND WOULD TURN OFF THE AC COMPLETELY WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY OR APPROACHING AND INTERSECTION. HOWEVER, WHILE APPROACHING A TURN ON A STATE ROUTE, WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN LEAVING THE VEHICLE EXPOSED TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS AN APPROXIMATION. AROUND THE SAME TIME TOYOTA WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH "RUN-AWAY" VEHICLES, I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ALERTING THEM OF THIS HAZARD. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "COMPUTER" COULD NOT/DID NOT SHOW ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE "FAIL-SAFE". ON-LINE, IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE SEASON, I WILL NOT KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. I'M HOPING THAT THE FAMILY ISN'T IN THE CAR IF IT WASN'T. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ON ALL FOUR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE SECURELY WHICH RESULTED IN THE DOORS OPENING EVEN WHEN IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THEY SPRAYED A SOLUTION ON THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS DO NOT CLOSE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 20F OR LOWER. WHEN THEY DID CLOSE, THEY WOULD OPEN WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE CONSUMER HAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE INSIDE DOOR. ALSO, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/31/11...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF STATUS UPDATE. UPDATE 01/25/12

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR A YEAR THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE IT SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THIS FAILURE AS WELL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR FOR THE MENTIONED FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST POWER AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE LAST FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS DID NOT MEAN THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE "CHECK ENGINE LOW FUEL LEVEL" WARNING LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. ALSO, BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE DOWN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE CLUSTER WILL START CUTTING OUT ALL THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 30 MILE PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE, A FEW SECONDS LATER I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE THE LIGHTS STILL CAME ON THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT A 9 DAYS. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THEY STAYED ON FOR 4 DAYS. I CALLED OUR NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY THEY CAME ON AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE BATTERY CAUSING IT OR COULD BE THE CLUSTER CUTTING OUT. WE CHECKED AND CLEANED OUR BATTERY WHICH IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. THEN ON THE 4TH DAY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER WENT OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER A DAY OR SO IT TO WENT OUT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS OCCURS. ...I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON THE CURVY AND WINDING ROADS WHERE I LIVE. AND IT IS A PROBLEM I THOROUGHLY CHECKED OUT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE YET FORD HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON IT OR THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY (LURCHING AND SURGING). BOTH ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. BAD ENOUGH THE AC PROBLEM AND HAVING BOUGHT 5 SETS OF TIRES SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE 2005 FREESTYLE. I HAVE OWNED FORD PRODUCTS FOR MANY YEARS AND BEING THEY DO NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCTS I WILL NOT CONTINUE PURCHASING FROM FORD. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT LIT AND ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER TEN SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT REPLACED FIVE BATTERIES DUE TO THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 58,000 MILES SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATIONS AND THE ENGINE THEN DIES. RESTART IS POSSIBLE AND INSTRUMENTS THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR BUT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON FREESTYLE PROBLEM AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700.00. WHY HAS THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 58,456

THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING IF YOU ARE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT IS SO FAST YOU HAVE TO BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND PULL AGAINST STEERING WHEEL TO STOP CAR. CAR TRIPS INTO FAILSAFE MODE AFTER THIS HAPPENS (WOULD BE TOO LATE, YOU WOULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING BY THEN)DEALER SAYS IT IS THE BAD THROTTLE BODY. SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH FREESTYLE 2005-2007? VERY DANGEROUS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS RUN OVER OR KILLED WITH VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THE ELECTRICAL TO THE GAUGES AND INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE GAUGES WOULD SWEEP TO ZERO AND THEN MOMENTARILY SWEEP BACK. THE LENGTH OF THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL IS INCREASING WITH EACH INTERMITTENT FAILURE. TWICE NOW THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO LOST ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION CAUSING A POTENTIAL COLLISION CONDITION. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT ALSO OCCURRED WITH A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND INTERIOR LIGHTING. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SERIOUS CONDITION AS THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH THE FORD DEALER UNDERGOING DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE. 3 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED, LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON READING "ENGINE SAFE FAILED" TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH THE EMISSIONS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED. WE ARE NOW TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REBOOTED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES AND WE PURCHASED ONLY 30 DAYS AGO USED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SUDDENLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAILS, APPARENTLY DISABLING SEVERAL CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURES. THE MALFUNCTION AT FIRST OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN MORE FREQUENTLY, BUT NOW OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY. A LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWICE WITHOUT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT ORIGINAL FORD EQUIPMENT MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER NEEDLES SUDDENLY DROP TO ZERO AND FREEZE. THE DIGITAL DISPLAY SHOWS 'ODOMETER DATA ERROR.' ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COME ON AT ONCE. WITHOUT THESE INSTRUMENTS, THE DRIVER CAN NO LONGER MONITOR VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS SPEED AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE MALFUNCTION DEFINITELY DISABLES THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND TRACTION CONTROL. IT MAY VERY WELL ALSO DISABLE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SINCE THE SELF-CHECK DISPLAY ALSO DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CAR ACCELERATED WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE AND BRAKE WAS APPLIED, 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ... TOOK TO DEALER... REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR W A KIT. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED TO THE TUNE OF $700,00. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT FAILURE. ALL GAUGES FAIL (DROP TO ZERO) AND DASH LIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. GAUGES MAY RESUME TO WORKING POSITION, BUT SOMETIMES CONTINUE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY WHEN SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 0 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN OCTOBER 2005. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL OUR 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED IN OCTOBER 2008. BEGINNING IN 2009 WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT OUR INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD LOSE POWER. ALL DIALS WOULD GO DOWN TO ZERO, FLICKER AND THE ENTIRE PANEL WOULD BE DEAD FOR A SHORT TIME. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AND WE LIVED WITH IT FOR A YEAR BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAN LEANDRO, CA FORD DEALER, PAYING $250 FOR AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC IN JANUARY 2009. THE DIAGNOSTIC WHICH TOOK ALL DAY, REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN A WIRE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH MEANT THE PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY ($700). NOT HAVING THE $700 TO PAY FOR THE SOLUTION I CAME HOME TO DO SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND THAT PER FORD TSB 06-17-9 ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS WERE TOLD ABOUT THIS DEFECT. IT WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DID NOT INVOLVE THE OPERATION OF THE EXTERIOR FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY FORD MC IS TAKING $250 FROM ITS CUSTOMERS TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THAT IT ALREADY KNEW ABOUT. ALSO, IF IT WERE YOUR VEHICLE, WOULD YOU BE SATISFIED IN PAYING $700 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART THAT FORD READILY ADMITS TO HAVING BEEN SOLDERED INCORRECTLY DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS? I CAN TESTIFY THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED HERE. WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM YOSEMITE NP AT NIGHT, ALONG STEEP MOUNTAIN ROADS, MY FAMILY OF 4 CHILDREN, MOM AND DAD NEARLY DROVE OFF THE ROAD WHEN OUR ENTIRE CABIN WENT DARK BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHUT DOWN. WE HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND CARS BEHIND US AND IN FRONT HAD TO DO THE SAME IN RESPONSE. I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST WE WERE GOING, NOR HOW MUCH GAS WAS LEFT IN THE TANK FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES. REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON WHILST DRIVING IN FORWARD DIRECTION CAUSING DRIVERS TO BRAKE BEHIND US. THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE REOPENED BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE FOR THE SAKE OF A REPLACEMENT PART THAT WAS BADLY MADE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (PULLING OUT OF A MALL) APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY, I STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY CAR SUDDENLY LEAPT FORWARD TOWARD TRAFFIC. THINKING THAT MAYBE I DIDN'T HAVE MY BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED HARD ENOUGH (SCARING ME) I PUSHED MY FOOT HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BUT THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC CLEARED & I PROCEEDED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THEN, THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO MOVE, SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE HARDER. THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THEN MOVED FORWARD VERY SLOWLY. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL HARDER, AND AGAIN, THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THEN FINALLY MOVED FORWARD VERY SLOWLY. TRAFFIC WAS COMING FROM BEHIND SO I KEPT GOING FORWARD. LUCKILY THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY (AROUND THE CORNER). SO I DROVE IT VERY CAREFULLY STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AT MOST I WAS GOING ABOUT 30-35 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS IN EFFECT, SO IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED, EXCEPT FOR A $100. DEDUCTIBLE. (PLUS WE"LL NEED TO PAY CHARGES TO HAVE THE PARTS SHIPPED ASAP). TODAY, MY HUSBAND CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTYLE'S. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS! MY CAR COULD EASILY HAVE LURCHED OUT INTO HEAVY 40-45 MILE PER HR TRAFFIC, IF I HADN'T HAD FAST REFLEXES! OR IF I HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE HIGHER SPEED TRAFFIC I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND! MY CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 37,000 MILES. I'VE HAD ABOUT FOUR INCIDENCES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST, THEY REPLACED MY ALTERNATOR. THEN MY BATTERY. THEN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANELS & (IN THE DASHBOARD) AIRCONDITIONING PANELS. AT LEAST THEY'RE THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THEY'VE DONE (BECAUSE THE DON'T TELL YOU ALL THE THINGS THEY'VE FIXED OR REPLACED). I DON"T KNOW IF THESE THINGS ARE CONNECTED. ALSO ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THESE PARTS HAVE BE HARD TO FIND. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND BACK-UP LIGHTS ON WHEN IGNITION IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

RE-EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED 6/2008 WHEN CAR DEAD IN DRIVEWAY. 8 MONTHS LATER 4/2009 ELECTRICAL GAUGES FAIL AND RESET AND SAME LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED FUSES. TWO MONTHS LATER 6/2009 GAUGES CONTINUE TO FAIL AND RESET LEADING DEALER, REFERENCING TSB, TO REPLACE WITH NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. LUCKILY COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. MILEAGE THEN 63,000. IN LAST YEAR THE CAR RUNNING FINE UNTIL MONTH AGO JUNE /JULY 2010 WHEN ELECTRICAL GAUGES CONTINUOUSLY STOPPING AND RESETTING ON HIGHWAY WITH AND WITHOUT A/C RUNNING MOSTLY WITHIN FIRST 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. ALSO, SUBTLE ENGINE DELAY AND FANLIKE SOUNDS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH EXPERIENCED DURING AND AFTER THESE EPISODES. WHILE ON VACATION WITH THESE PROBLEMS, TWO LOCAL MECHANICS SUGGESTED BAD ALTERNATOR BUT TOOK TO ANOTHER NY FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED ALLEGED LEAKING BATTERY WHICH WAS ONLY 2 YR OLD BATTERY. OF COURSE, DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. SYMPTOMS OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND RESET ARE DAILY NOW AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS DIMMING ON OFF. CALLING BACK ORIGINAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND NEXT STEPS. EXTENDED WARRANTY NOW EXPIRED. VERY CONCERNED THAT CAR ELECTRICAL POWER WILL SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING WITH 3 CHILDREN. 76,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER OBTAINING THE VEHICLE. AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 49500 MILES APPROX. THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, STALL AT TIMES, CLUNKING NOISES. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE IN MANY TIMES, AND WAS AT ONE TIME NOTHING WRONG. THEN FORD DEALER REPLACED SOME PART IN ENGINE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND A/C WAS ON IN PARK, PLACED IN REVERSE VEHICLE LUNGED AGAIN THEN THE FAIL SAFE NOTIFICATION ALONG WITH THE WRENCH CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AS I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME TODAY THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND MAP SENSORS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED AS THEY MECHANICALLY FAILED I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT IS NOT A COVERED ITEM WHICH FOR BOTH ITEMS WILL COST ALMOST $1500 WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY AS IT IS PART OF THE ENGINE AND WORKING COMPREHENSIVE PARTS. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE IN MY AREA THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, YET FORD WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS CONSIDERED A FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD AS THE MAP SENSORS ARE ON THE MANIFOLD WHICH CONTROLS THE FUEL. IF YOU REVIEW THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE ITEMS AND SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

STARTED CAR AND PUT IN GEAR THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. TURNED CAR OFF FOR A MOMENT (15 SECONDS) TURNED BACK ON PUT IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED BACKWARDS INTO A POLE (THANK GOD SOMEONE WASN'T BEHIND ME). FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE LIGHT CAME ON, A WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE ALSO SHOWED UP. AS OF NOW CAR IS BEING TOWED TO DEALER. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. 96 K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

ELECTRICAL GROUND CONNECTION FAILURE 2ND REPAIR WITHIN 70,000. *TR

Mileage: 70,719

2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 54K MILES. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INTERMITTENTLY GOES COMPLETELY DARK. ALL GAUGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. HAPPENS RANDOMLY ABOUT 2 TIMES PER DAY. TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHO LOOKED UP TSB (06-17-9). CHARGED $750 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN BY FORD FOR THIS OBVIOUS AND DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 33,200 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT NEW. IN LATE MARCH 2010, THE NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES STARTED SWEEPING DOWN TO ZERO AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THEN THE CAR REGAINED POWER AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-85 AT 55 MPH WITH TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS DIRECTLY IN BACK OF ME AND ALSO ALONG SIDE OF ME. THE GAUGES SWEPT AND THE CAR LOST POWER BUT THE POWER DID NOT COME BACK AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN FOR SERVICE. OF COURSE, FORD SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR 'CLUSTER' FAILURE. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAD MY 3 YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN A CAR SEAT IN THE REAR PASSENGER POSITION. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE PROBABILITY OF BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS HIGH. THAT STRETCH OF I-85 IS HIGHLY TRAVELED BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. TRACTOR TRAILER'S CANNOT STOP QUICKLY. MY GRANDDAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION PEO7058 HAS NOT RESULTED IN A RECALL OF THE 2005 FREESTYLE. AT WHAT POINT DOES NHTSA DETERMINE THAT A 'DEFECT' IS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL? AND IS IT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTS? *TR

Mileage: 33,200

IT STARTED WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ACTING FUNNY THE GUAGES DROPPED TO 0 AND JITTERED AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEY WENT BACK TO NORMAL ... NOW MY REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE CLUSTER DOESN'T WORK FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. *DT

WE OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. OVER THE LAST 4-5 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL "GOING BLACK". THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLES REVERSE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND STAY ON. IT WAS HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS AND HAS INCREASED TO A WEEKLY ISSUE. WE HAVE TO UNHOOK AND REHOOK THE BATTERY TO TEMPORILY FIX THE PROBLEM EACH TIME. A MECHANIC INDICATED IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER CONTROLLING THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. UPON SEARCHING MULTIPLE SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST FREQUENT NON-RECALL ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL CAR. WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENTATION GOES CRAZY, THE CAR BUCKS, AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A COMPONENT PROBLEM WITH THE MOTHER BOARD WHICH IS A DEFECT AND EVEN REPLACING IT WILL NOT NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE LONG TERM AS THIS COULD OCCUR WITH THE NEW ELECTRONIC CLUSTER AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

REQUEST TO RE-OPEN NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL THE NHTSA SHOULD RE-OPEN THE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058 BECAUSE THE CAR'S REVERSE LIGHTS INCORRECTLY TURN ON DURING THIS PROBLEM AND SEEM TO BE RELATED THIS ISSUE. FORD'S OWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB #0662 AND TSB #06179) EVEN STATE THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAND. MY FORD 2005 FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE PROBLEM RESEARCHED IN NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058 AND CAUSES THE CAR'S REVERSE LIGHTS TO COME ON WHILE CAR IS DRIVING FORWARD OR IN PARK. WE HAVE WITNESSED THE REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING FORWARD. THIS IS IN CONTRADICTION TO THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION THAT SAID THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE NOT AFFECTED. QUOTE FROM #PE07058: "... FORD STATES, "THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD NOT FAIL TO ILLUMINATE EVEN IN THE EVENT OF POWER INTERRUPTION TO THE CLUSTER BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE POWERED SEPARATELY AND DO NOT RELY ON ANY SIGNAL FROM THE CLUSTER."ADDITIONALLY, ODI CONTACTED COMPLAINANTS WHO AFFIRMED THE INTERMITTENT CONDITION AND THAT NONE OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WOULD BE AFFECTED BY POWER INTERRUPTIONS TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HERE ARE FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS THAT CONTRADICT YOUR RESEARCH FINDINGS: TSB #0662 -- INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE SWEEP/RESET - MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON - REVERSE LIGHTS ON - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/17/2006. *TT (NHTSA ID #10019951, JANUARY 01 2006) TSB #06179 -- INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OPERATION - INCLUDING GAUGES SWEEP/RESET - MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND/OR REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON. THIS APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 02-17-06. *KB (NHTSA ID #10021037, NO DATE PROVIDED). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

REQUEST TO RE-OPEN NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL THE NHTSA SHOULD RE-OPEN THE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058 BECAUSE THE CAR'S REVERSE LIGHTS INCORRECTLY TURN ON DURING THIS PROBLEM AND SEEM TO BE RELATED THIS ISSUE. FORD'S OWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB #0662 AND TSB #06179) EVEN STATE THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAND. MY FORD 2005 FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE PROBLEM RESEARCHED IN NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058 AND CAUSES THE CAR'S REVERSE LIGHTS TO COME ON WHILE CAR IS DRIVING FORWARD OR IN PARK. WE HAVE WITNESSED THE REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING FORWARD. THIS IS IN CONTRADICTION TO THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION THAT SAID THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE NOT AFFECTED. QUOTE FROM #PE07058: "... FORD STATES, "THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD NOT FAIL TO ILLUMINATE EVEN IN THE EVENT OF POWER INTERRUPTION TO THE CLUSTER BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE POWERED SEPARATELY AND DO NOT RELY ON ANY SIGNAL FROM THE CLUSTER."ADDITIONALLY, ODI CONTACTED COMPLAINANTS WHO AFFIRMED THE INTERMITTENT CONDITION AND THAT NONE OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WOULD BE AFFECTED BY POWER INTERRUPTIONS TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HERE ARE FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS THAT CONTRADICT YOUR RESEARCH FINDINGS: TSB #0662 -- INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE SWEEP/RESET - MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON - REVERSE LIGHTS ON - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/17/2006. *TT (NHTSA ID #10019951, JANUARY 01 2006) TSB #06179 -- INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OPERATION - INCLUDING GAUGES SWEEP/RESET - MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND/OR REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON. THIS APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 02-17-06. *KB (NHTSA ID #10021037, NO DATE PROVIDED). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL STOPPED WORKING. THE RPM NEEDLE BEGAN MOVING RAPIDLY, YET THE PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE A DAY ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,222. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT ACCURATE. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BECOME DARK. UPDATED 11/23/10

Mileage: 38,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE W/87,213 MI., PURCHASED USED WITH 87090 MILES. DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH, SLOWING TO STOP, PUT TURN SIGNALS ON, NO TURN SIGNALS. NOTICED CHECK TRANSMISSION & AIR BAG LAMPS LIT. PULLED OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF & TOOK KEY OUT, SPEED STILL REGISTERING A SPEED OF 40 MPH. CYCLED THE CAR ON & OFF 3 TIMES & THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IN TRANSIT TO DEALER & THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, THEN SWEEPS THRU ALL THE WARNING LAMPS, THE REVERSE GEAR TAILLIGHTS & THE BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP LIGHTS & NO GAUGES REGISTER, INCL SPEED!! DANGEROUS!! THIS CYCLE REPEATED APPROX 3 TIMES BEFORE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON STEADY. CALLED DEALER & TOLD TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS & BRING CAR IN ASAP. WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL MUST BE REPLACED, BUT THAT THIS IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WON'T OCCUR AGAIN. WEATHER AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS DRY, TEMPS IN UPPER 40'S. *TR

Mileage: 87,213

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH ON AND OFF. HE NOTICED THE MALFUNCTION ON A FREQUENT BASIS AND OVER TIME IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE MAY 2008. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

Mileage: 60,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLIPS ON AND OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP INTO "SAFE MODE". IF THIS OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED THE CAR BUCKS AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL IT SLOWS DOWN BELOW 40MPH. IN A POSSIBLE RELATED ISSUE THE BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLICKERS ON AND OFF EVEN WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. THE ALTERNATOR APPEARS TO CHARGE WHEN EVER IT FEEL LIKE IT AND NOT CONTINUOUSLY. THERE ARE SO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THIS CAR I WILL NOT LET ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DRIVE OR RIDE IN IT. WITH ON 64000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE OCCURRING. I FEAR A MAJOR ACCIDENT EACH DAY I GET IN AND DRIVE IT WORK.*TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. SHE STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD, AIR CONDITIONER, TAIL LIGHTS AND RPM GAUGES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A GARAGE AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. DUE TO THE FAILURE A VEHICLE FOLLOWING HER NEARLY CRASHED INTO HER. SHE HAS REVIEWED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07058 INVESTIGATION WHICH WAS CLOSED IN 2008. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEH NORMAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RMP JUMPS REALLY HIGH FOLLOWING THIS MY VEH SHUTS DOWN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES, AND THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE DISPLAYS. ALSO, WHEN THE VEH IS PUT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN THE LIGHT DISAPPEARS, AND EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL. TODAY WOULD BE TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED SO AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS WITH SAME ISSUE FOUND OUT ITS THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I WILL CALL DEALER TOMORROW TO FIND OUT MORE, BUT WHY ISN'T THIS PART ON RECALL. HOPE ITS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN :( *TR

Mileage: 49,500

INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 83,358

THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS REGULARLY AND ALL GAUGES (SPEED, GAS, TEMP, ETC.) FALL TO ZERO. THE DASHBOARD AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. AT FIRST, IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT ALL. NOW, IT HAPPENS REGULARLY AND I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT KNOWING MY SPEED OR FUEL LEVEL. SOMETIMES THE COMPUTER RESETS. AT TIMES, THE GAUGES RESUME WORKING WITHIN A MINUTE, OTHER TIMES, THEY DO NOT WORK FOR THE ENTIRE DRIVE, LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING MY SPEED OR FUEL LEVEL AND NOW WAY OF SEEING INSIDE THE CAR WHEN IT IS DARK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A TSB ON THE ISSUE AT FORD, BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND REALLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF KNOWING THE SPEED AND FUEL LEVELS. I BROUGHT IT IN YESTERDAY AND IT WILL COST $750.00 TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WILL RANDOMLY ALL BOTTOM OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE NEARLY EVERYTIME WE DRIVE. OCCASIONALLY THE GAUGES WILL 'FREEZE' WHERE THEY ARE AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS (INCLUDING ODOMETER) WILL GO OUT. THIS LASTS FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND WHEN THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON, ALL OF THE GAUGES BOTTOM OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND AN ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, BUT NO RECALL TO DATE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DESPITE WHAT FORD SAYS, NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING (EVEN IF IT IS JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS) IS DANGEROUS, BUT THE WORST PART IS THE DISTRACTION WHEN YOU SEE YOUR GAUGES GOING CRAZY OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE. DISTRACTED DRIVERS ARE NOT SAFE DRIVERS. THE DEALER TELLS US THEY'VE CHANGED DOZENS OF THESE, AND THE COST IS NEARLY $900! FOR AND THE NHTSA KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM, FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO ON AND OFF AND ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THIS OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THE PROBLEM IS A COLD SOLDER JOINT ON THE "CRYSTAL" LOCATED NEXT TO THE FOUR SIDED PROCESSOR CHIP ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SENT OUT A TSB TO ALL OF IT DEALERS IN FEB 2006. THERE IS CURRENTLY A 6 MONTH BACKLOG OF THE PART TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM DUE TO SO MANY OCCURRENCES. THE PROBLEM ALSO LOCKS OUT THE SHIFT LOCKING MECHANISM PREVENTING THE VEHICLE ONCE PLACED IN PARK TO GOING INTO GEAR OR NEUTRAL FOR TOWING. THE PROBLEM STARTS OUT WITH JUST THE DASH INSTRUMENTS FLICKERING BUT PROGRESSES TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE OUTLINED ABOVE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE_- BOUGHT IN 2007 HAS APPROX 19,000 MILES ON IT BOUGHT EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY FOR UPTO 100,000- APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2008 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND INFORMATION CENTER SAID "HALF FUEL LIFE OP" TOOK TO DEALER THEY CHANGED OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER WHILE ON VACATION. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP THEY CHANGED OUT THE OTHER FUEL PUMP AS IT HAS 2. IT DID IT AGAIN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SENDING UNIT AND THEN THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FREAKING OUT- SHOWING HALF A TAKE WHEN FULL AND GOING UP INSTEAD OF DOWN AFTER DRIVING IT. IT HAS HAD THE SOFTWARE REDOWNLOADED IN THE COMPUTER AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ALL. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WELL OVER 30 DAYS AND IS IN THERE AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 52,075

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PCM FAILURE WITH 2005 FORD FREESTYLE (TSB06-17-9). BOTH ITEMS NEED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WILL NOT ASSUME OR ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 71,300

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD SEVERAL POWER INTERRUPTIONS - ALL GAUGES MOMENTARILY WENT TO ZERO SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WOULD SURGE UNTIL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER POWER RETURNED TO NORMAL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - NOT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WILL LOOSE POWER AND ALL READ ZERO FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX 20 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. THE CAR AS A RESULT OF THIS HAS STALLED 2 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 56,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. ON MARCH 30, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF A MILE LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE GAUGES RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME A SHORT WHILE LATER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER, BUT THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. ON APRIL 9, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE FIFTH TIME AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. AFTERWARDS, EVERY RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MILEAGE DIAL BEGAN MOVING SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD STILL NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THEY FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

LOST OPERATION OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND WHEN THIS OCCURS THE BACK-UP LIGHTS OPERATE. THE DANGER IS WHEN POWER IS LOST IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER YOU DO NOT KNOW YOUR SPEED, THIS IS CRUCIAL WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SCHOOL ZONES. THE BACK-UP LIGHT CAUSE PEOPLE BEHIND MY CAR TO BELIEVE I AM BACKING-UP. ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOOSES POWER. ALL THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO DRIVING. I HAVE ORDERED THE PART TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME IT WILL TAKE OVER A MONTH TO RECEIVE THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 92,001

2005 FORD FREESTYLE. INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF (ENGINE STOPS, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER) WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHILE TURNING. REPORTED TO FORD DEALER, THEY STATE THEY CANNOT FIX BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE EVENT. CORPORATE AND GOT SAME RESPONSE. I REQUESTED THAT FORD DEALER INSTALL VIDEO-DATA RECORDER AND ASSIGN VEHICLE TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE DAILY, SO THAT EVENT DATA CAN BE RECORDED AND ANALYZED. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT PLACE THE LIFE OF HIS SERVICE TECHNICIAN IN JEOPARDY BY DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT LOOSES OPERATIONAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. EVIDENTLY, FORD DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM PLACING MY LIFE OR THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY, HOWEVER. *JB UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB

Mileage: 15,000

2005 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING INTERMITTENT DASH BOARD PROBLEMS. GAUGES ON DIGITAL DASHBOARD WILL GO TO ZERO FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW ZERO EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE IDLING, DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, OR TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BECAUSE IT FAILED TO RESTART. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SAFE MODE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER HAS PERFORMED MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL ERROR CODES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOW REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 48,000.*AK

Mileage: 48,000

3/28/2007 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER, I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME. SECOND WAS YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. ALSO 3/25/2007 WHILE PULLING INTO MY SUBDIVISION I MADE A LEFT TURN AND GOT TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND THE CAR SHUTTERED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, I DROVE IT WITH ALMOST NO POWER FOR ANOTHER 15 YARDS TO MY DRIVEWAY, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND NO PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED ON 3/23/2007 WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. *JB

Mileage: 55,100

I OWN A FORD FREESTYLE. SINCE THE FIRST DAYS I DROVE IT, I CANNOT SEE THE INFORMATION LIGHTED PANELS ON THE DASH WHEN OUTSIDE LIGHT IS NORMAL BRIGHTNESS. THESE LIGHTED LETTER PANELS SHOULD BE MADE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO READ AT A GLANCE, SO THAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR LONG WHEN YOU NEED THE INFORMATION. OTHER CARS, IN THE PAST, AND NOW HAVE PANELS THAT CAN BE READ EASILY ENOUGH. I BELIEVE ACCIDENTS ARE BEING CAUSED BY PEOPLE STUDYING THESE DIM PANELS AND NOT WATCHING THE ROAD AT A CRITICAL TIME. I HAVE PLACED A SEPARATE COMPASS ON THE DASH TO HELP MYSELF, FOR EXAMPLE, SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO SEE THE LIGHTED COMPASS. FORD MADE CARS IN YEARS PAST THAT HAD READABLE PANELS. THEY SHOULD DO SO AGAIN. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT FORD GARAGES CAN DO NOTHING TO HELP THIS CONDITION. SINCERELY, *JB

Mileage: 10

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WAS PURCHASED USED, UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY IN MAY OF 2006. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EIGHT TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD CLICK WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED BUT NOT START. IT WOULD TAKE TWO OR THREE TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO START. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEN AFTER THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY, WHEN IT DID START THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON, THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, THE BACK-UP LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, THE LEFT BLINKER LIGHT WAS ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK AND ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP WITNESSED THE PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, HAD SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE COME DOWN TO WORK ON THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THEN ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WE STARTED THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOW FLYING IN A "TECHNICAL ENGINEER" TO WORK ON THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE PAPERS THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STARTER. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES RAISED UP TO THE HIGHEST READINGS, THEN DROPPED DOWN TO THE LOWEST AND SUBSEQUENTLY DID NOT FUNCTION. ALSO, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. FINALLY, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS A CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION, THERE WAS STILL A MODERATE SHIFT SHOCK BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WERE UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 38,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE AIR BAG LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES FELL TO ZERO. THIS LASTED FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPDATED 10/06/06.*JB

Mileage: 6,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO BE SEATED IN A WHEEL CHAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE MODIFICATION A PROBLEM BEGAN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO LOWER THE RAMP. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY TO ENGAGE THE RAMP FOR EXIT OR ENTRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WERE THE MOTHER BOARD WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTES WERE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REMOTES DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ORIGINAL MODIFICATION DEALER WERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND WAS DETERMINED THE REMOTES WERE OBSTRUCTED BY A FOREIGN BODY WHICH WAS REMOVED. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MOBILITY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENTIRE FLOORING MATERIALS NEEDED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO SECURE THE LOCK DOWN FOR THE FRONT SEAT WHEEL CHAIR. THIS PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED TO REMEDY A SECOND PROBLEM THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE EXISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INDEPENDENT MOBILITY DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE MOTHER BOARD BECAUSE OF UNPREDICTABILITY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT BOARDS WERE NOT THE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR USE IN THE CONVERSION. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE USE OF A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BRAND OF MOTHER BOARD. THE DEALER ORDERED THE NEW MOTHER BOARD AND IS AWAITING SHIPMENT. CURRENTLY THE ONLY WAY THE DOOR AND RAMP CAN BE USED IS BY SOMEONE MANUALLY OPENING THE DOOR AND PULLING OUT THE RAMP. THIS PROCESS RENDERS THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO USE BY THE CONTACT ALONE.

Mileage: 150

WHEN VEHICLE IS UNOCCUPIED AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS BLINK ON AND OFF, THE HEADLAMPS ILLUMINATE FOR MILLISECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF. ALL POWER IS OFF IN THE VEHICLE AND NO KEY OR PERSON IS IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 10 TIMES A MINUTE. THE BATTERY IN THE MORNING IS WEAK. *JB

WHEN LOWERING REAR DOOR WINDOWS ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR WIND NOISE IS UNBEARABLE IT HURTS ALL THE PASSENGERS EARS TO THE POINT YOU THINK IT IS GOING TO BURST YOUR EAR DRUM PLUS YOU CAN'T HEAR UNLESS PASSENGER YELLS AT YOU PAIN IN EARS IS SOME SEVERE. ON STEERING WHEEL THEIR IS TWO PLACES TO BLOW HORN LEFT AREA IS NO LONGER WORKING WILL PUT IN SHOP OCT.18,2005 FOR REPAIRS. ALSO FUEL MILEAGE STINKS WE HAVE AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER GALLON HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM BUT NO RESULTS YET.

Mileage: 2,850

DT: 2005 FORD FREESTYLE - THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. ALSO, IT HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A RED LIGHT. AFTER LEAVING THE RED LIGHT IT HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES IN A SPAN OF TWO MILES. THIS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES TO CONSUMER, AND ONCE FOR THE DEALER. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ONLY ONCE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL WHAT WAS THE CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE , AND THEY WERE UNSURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND CONSIDER THIS CAR A LEMON. HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET, BUT I PLANNED TO DO SO. *AK

Mileage: 500

I AM LEASING A FORD FREESTYLE. WE HAVE FOUND THAT WITH THE CHILD LOCK OFF, THAT THE REAR PASSANGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS THE DRIVER OR PASSANGE UNLOCKS THE DOORS WITH THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH AT ANY TIME - WITH THE MORTOR RUNNING, THE CAR IN PARK, OR THE MOTOR OFF AND THE CAR IN PARK. IF THERE SHOULD BE A CRASH OR BOTH THE FRONT DSEAT DRIVER AND PASSANGER BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE REAR SEAT PASSANGERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. THE WINDOWS ARE ELECTRIC WHICH WITH THE MOTOOR AND KEY IN OFF ARE INOPERABLE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY TELL US THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANY THING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN INTO THE COMPUTER AND CAN NOT FIND ANY WAY TO CHANGE THE WAY THE REAR DOORS OPEN. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN A FRONT END OR FRONT SIDE CRASH. I HAVE SENT A DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE TO FORD THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE.

I AM LEASING A FORD FREESTYLE. WE HAVE FOUND THAT WITH THE CHILD LOCK OFF, THAT THE REAR PASSANGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS THE DRIVER OR PASSANGE UNLOCKS THE DOORS WITH THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH AT ANY TIME - WITH THE MORTOR RUNNING, THE CAR IN PARK, OR THE MOTOR OFF AND THE CAR IN PARK. IF THERE SHOULD BE A CRASH OR BOTH THE FRONT DSEAT DRIVER AND PASSANGER BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE REAR SEAT PASSANGERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. THE WINDOWS ARE ELECTRIC WHICH WITH THE MOTOOR AND KEY IN OFF ARE INOPERABLE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY TELL US THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANY THING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN INTO THE COMPUTER AND CAN NOT FIND ANY WAY TO CHANGE THE WAY THE REAR DOORS OPEN. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN A FRONT END OR FRONT SIDE CRASH. I HAVE SENT A DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE TO FORD THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE.

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

Mileage: 8,900