Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle first started to surge a couple of years after we got it(approx 2009) i reset it (as was explained in the manual) no major issue-i thought. it surged mostly while the ac was on,when it was hot and sometimes in reverse. after awhile i made allowances for this issue. my car was taken to the mechanic periodically for maintenance w/ no other (new or major mechanical) issues over the next few years. this past summer-2012(it has continued to surge(worse than before)) it also stalled a couple of times. my car was taken in and the throttle body was cleaned(i continued to experience problems all through the summer). it is now december and since september, my car has now stalled out 4 times! the most recent was the day after it was checked by a mechanic. the panel light for the drivetrain illuminates for awhile as well as the check engine light. my car just got a new alternator this past week and stalled on the freeway. all these years i have taken the advice of the forums while communicating with my mechanic to rectify the annoying and dangerous issues. i have not written before because i didn't take this problem as seriously as i should have. i have two young children and do not like stalling out on the streets. if this problem is so prevalent,why doesn't ford just recall it and take accountability for their faulty car?! *tr | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 50000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle first started to surge a couple of years after we got it(approx 2009) i reset it (as was explained in the manual) no major issue-i thought. it surged mostly while the ac was on,when it was hot and sometimes in reverse. after awhile i made allowances for this issue. my car was taken to the mechanic periodically for maintenance w/ no other (new or major mechanical) issues over the next few years. this past summer-2012(it has continued to surge(worse than before)) it also stalled a couple of times. my car was taken in and the throttle body was cleaned(i continued to experience problems all through the summer). it is now december and since september, my car has now stalled out 4 times! the most recent was the day after it was checked by a mechanic. the panel light for the drivetrain illuminates for awhile as well as the check engine light. my car just got a new alternator this past week and stalled on the freeway. all these years i have taken the advice of the forums while communicating with my mechanic to rectify the annoying and dangerous issues. i have not written before because i didn't take this problem as seriously as i should have. i have two young children and do not like stalling out on the streets. if this problem is so prevalent,why doesn't ford just recall it and take accountability for their faulty car?! | |||
| 04/13/2012 | 104000 | 1 | |
| My daughter had a wreck, she rear-ended a truck who ran into another vehicle. the airbag on my vehicle did not deploy although the seatbelt did lock up. there had been no warning light stating that there was anything wrong with the airbag. i have written to ford about this malfunction but they just say there is no recall on the airbags. i told them that unfortunately no one will know if there is a problem until they have an accident. i feel this is a very unsafe part and needs investigation. *tr | |||
| 04/13/2012 | 104000 | ||
| My daughter had a wreck, she rear-ended a truck who ran into another vehicle. the airbag on my vehicle did not deploy although the seatbelt did lock up. there had been no warning light stating that there was anything wrong with the airbag. i have written to ford about this malfunction but they just say there is no recall on the airbags. i told them that unfortunately no one will know if there is a problem until they have an accident. i feel this is a very unsafe part and needs investigation. | |||
| 01/05/2012 | 108000 | ||
| Summary: i was putting gag in my car, as i entered the car after fueling, i was talking to my mother for a moment, and as i was about to place the key in the ignition, there was black smoke coming from the passenger mirror. i got out and ran over, and saw flames. i ripped the black cover with the mirror off, saw that there was an electrical fire. burning myself, i put the fire out in time to keep it from getting out of control. with the fire safly out, i saw that it was from the led courtesy light assembly at the bottom of the passenger side mirror. it was completly melted and burned. i removed the part, (as well as the one from the driver side for safe measure), and took them to my local ford dealership so they could report it as a faulty part. the part is the wagner part 71077. according to the driver side (i could not read the passenger side to see if it has the same part number, or if it is different for right and left.) the wire assembly, was burned near the base of the wires where they enter the assembly. had i not been there to put out the fire, my car would have burnt to the ground!!! my hand is recovering at this time. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle limited that leaks through the passenger side third row seatbelt. from what i have been able to see on the internet it sounds like it is because of the moonroof drain clips. i know this part is not a safety issue but the problem continued and shorted out the passenger side brake/turn signal light. i know it is not the fuse because the front one works and i know it's not the bulb because the bulb one the passenger side worked when i tried it on the drivers side. i feel that this is a big safely problem since other drivers don't know if i am turning. ford needs to fix this problem and issue a recall before accidents happen. | |||