Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 10/29/2012 | 140000 | ||
| The car lunges forward when at a complete stop; nearly causing accidents (i would rear end someone if i didn't allow more space between the other vehicle and mine than legally allowed.). when you try to run the air conditioning the car shuts off immediately, no matter what speed you are driving at. the car makes noise when turning the steering wheel to the left. i just purchased this car 4 months ago and am now being told i need to replace the transmission, the air compressor and a valve. i noticed the lunging immediately and was able to allow myself more space to make up for the differential, however other people on the road are not aware of my issues with lunging and when they pull in front of me, i may not be able to slow myself. i am highly perturbed by the continuing issues. in looking online i find that i am just one of many people with these very same issues with the freestyle. i absolutely love this car and quite frankly i have 3 more years of paying for it but i need it to run properly. i have 2 young children that i haul in my car as well as their friends and other family members and it's scary. my son is asthmatic and will not be able to stand the car come summer since i am unable to run the air conditioning until i can afford to replace the air compressor. i just wish that i had known that the car was not the steal i thought it to be before i bought it. i even spent $2000 more than i had planned to because i liked this car so much. . | |||
| 03/12/2013 | 78000 | ||
| Car stalls daily three times while driving, dealer cleaned the throttle body still stalls, another dealer cleaned the maf and changed the spark plugs and change cvt transmission fluid, still stalling. need a new throttle body it is a common deffect with ford and very dangerous some one will get killed because of it. my cvt transmission start to slip and and needs replacement. | |||
| 08/04/2012 | 104000 | 1 | |
| My vehicle accelerated on its own and died...while my foot was pushed on the brake...my air conditioner was on...i turned that off and continued to try and restart it took a couple of times when it finally did it showed my throttle control light...and is still on...this problem needs to be addressed and fixed most people who own these vehicles have children inside them! it is very scary and un comforting!! i just bought this vehicle used about 2 years ago this needs to be fixed as i am a mother of 3 with one income and thought i was purchasing a reliable car and now that my extended warranty is up someone needs to pay for this so i know i can go to work and transport my children safely!! *tr | |||
| 08/04/2012 | 104000 | ||
| My vehicle accelerated on its own and died...while my foot was pushed on the brake...my air conditioner was on...i turned that off and continued to try and restart it it took a couple of times when it finally did it showed my throttle control light...and is still on...this problem needs to be addressed and fixed most people who own these vehicles have children inside them! it is very scary and un comforting!! i just bought this vehicle used about 2 years ago this needs to be fixed as i am a mother of 3 with one income and thought i was purchasing a reliable car and now that my extended warranty is up someone needs to pay for this so i know i can go to work and transport my children safely!! | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | 1 | |
| When car is stopped, transmission in drive, foot usually on the brake, the car suddenly surges forward for 2 -3 seconds. this has happened at least a dozen times since and have to this point been able to stop the car before damage or injury has occurred. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | ||
| When car is stopped, transmission in drive, foot usually on the brake, the car suddenly surges forward for 2 -3 seconds. this has happened at least a dozen times since and have to this point been able to stop the car before damage or injury has occurred. | |||
| 07/06/2010 | |||
| Traction control light comes on after a couple of minutes of the car being turned on (does not have to be in motion). steering gets real sensitive. | |||
| 07/12/2009 | 97000 | 1 | |
| 2005 ford freestyle engine idles up by itself. almost ran into someone because of the problem, it also did it twice in which i was traveling in heavy traffic and it idled down to an almost complete stop in which we just about got ran over, the check engine light comes on. i had a mechanic to plug in a obd scanner which it displayed a code which read p061b, said internal control module calculation and performance and torque. after doing a google search, i found there are more than 1000 people with the same vehicle having the same problems. ford needs to recall these cars. nhtsa needs to contact ford about recalling such defective cars. im in the process of contacting the more than 1000 people who are having the same problems and address them too a class action lawyer. to pursue against ford, and nhtsa if they do not contact ford about a recall, also contacting my local congressman, and my local attorney generals office. *tr | |||