2005 Ford Freestyle other reported problems

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Doors will not close in cold weather. This is a safety issue that was not resolved with prior recall.

NHTSA complaint #11557112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Driving my 2005 Ford Freestyle today when I suddenly heard a loud explosion or crash sound overhead. At first I thought something had fallen from the sky and crashed into the top of our vehicle. I immediately slowed down and pulled the car off the side of the road. My husband was a passenger in the vehicle. He carefully got out of the vehicle and looked on top of and around the vehicle. That is when we discovered that the glass in the sunroof had literally exploded and blown out of the vehicle. The track was still in place and operating normally. The glass was completely blown out of the vehicle. Because the Ford Freestyle was only in production for 3 years (I believe), there probably are not many still in use. Thus, there are probably not many Ford Freestyle owners having or reporting this problem. Besides being scared, the potential for being hit by the exploding glass and suffering substantial injuries to our heads, eyes, face, shoulders, bodies, could have been tremendous, if not deadly. I reported the incident to Ford Motor Company. The vehicle has not been inspected yet by manufacturer, police, insurance, or others. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the sunroof glass failure.

NHTSA complaint #11518753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Says transmission data error check engine and trac control all display and only allow me to drive 20-35 MPH some time I can turn the car off and back on and the codes will shut off but they come back on in the middle of the highway what usually takes me 30 minutes takes me an hour and a half to get to some times 2 hours I can't run my AC cuz that over does my alternator and heats my car I've only had it a year and it's been giving me problems 5 months after getting it I have kids and it gets rough going slow in the heat and hoping if I press to much on the gas please help I am broke and have nothing but this car left and I've spent $2000 for people to tell me nothing is wrong with it

NHTSA complaint #11468338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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STATIONARY AND IN MOTION MY AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL COME ON, IT DOES THIS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, I JUST GOT THIS FORD THE OTHER DAY, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUE IS, BUT I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE. THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT TODAY IN THE SNOW. NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT, AND I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I GOT IT. I'M LUCKY IT'S NOT TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #11390922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THIS VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DOESNT WORK AND CAN NOT BE FIX. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. IT MAKE NOISE LIKE A HELICOPTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDNT DO ANYTHING AND TO CALL FORD MOTOR AS THERE IS RECALL IN THIS MODEL..

NHTSA complaint #11302797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY VEHICLE STALLS EVERY WEEK STEERING AND BRAKES HARD TO CONTROL, MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO MANY SHOPS, NO CODES STORED IN COMPUTER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, REPLACED FUEL PUMP, SAME FAULT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE HARD TO STOP SOMETIMES WHEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF. FORD DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11243829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES ON ITS ON CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD AND TAKE OFF SLOW WITH VERY LITTLE POWER IT DOES IT WHEN SITTING IN PARK WITH THE CAR TURNED ON AND WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA complaint #11229118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #11222441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 05 FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD, TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND WHEN IN REVERSE, IT ALSO LUNGES. OFTEN WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT WILL STUMBLE ALL OVER ITSELF AND DIES. I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET ACROSS AN INTERSECTION OR OUT OF THE WAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, IT LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. HAD A A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS GUMMED UP AND HE CLEANED IT. IT RAN GOOD FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND IT'S BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 72310 MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE.

NHTSA complaint #11113656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A CONSTANT SCRAPING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. WE PAID $ 200.00 FOR FORD MECHANIC TO CHANGE OUT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NEW FLUID KIT & HE DID FIND METAL & BRASS SHAVINGS FROM TRANNY IN OIL PAN. MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONE BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $4,000.00 IT WILL TAKE TO DO IT. I FOUND OUT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ALL SOONER OR LATER ,BUT MOSTLY SOONER ; FAIL BECAUSE THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR IT . BAD DESIGN FOR THAT TRANSMISSION & THEY STILL ROBBING THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AS I SPEAK ! MAN UP & PAY FOR YOUR MISTAKES LIKE THOSE IN SOCIETY MUST WHEN THEY HAVE ROBBED OTHERS AND GOT CAUGHT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY IT'S LET GO THUS FAR & WHO THEN IS ACCOUNTABLE ??

NHTSA complaint #11076742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TRANSMISSION ISSUES. STARTED MAKING AWFUL NOISES AND LOW ACCELERATION. WENT TO MECHANIC AND TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT

NHTSA complaint #10940007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DOOR LATCHES FREEZING EVERY WINTER AND DOORS WILL NOT LATCH AND STAY SHUT. ALSO WENT TO FORD WEBSITE AND REALIZED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FSA TITLE: ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE EXTENDED WARRANTY FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 12N03. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL AND MY CAR DOES THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND I AM AFRAID THE TENS YEARS IS UP FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL REV REALLY HIGH AND LURCH FORWARD CAUSING ME TO STOMP ON BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD.

NHTSA complaint #10935411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CAR IS LUNGING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS

NHTSA complaint #10895431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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IF WE CHANGE GEARS WITH THE A/C ON THE CAR LUNGES WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. IT LUNGES AS WE'RE PARKING OR PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. AFTER STOPPING IT WILL CONTINUE TO LUNGE WITHOUT WARNING IF IT IS IN DRIVE...IT WILL EVEN LUNGE AS WE TRY TO SHIFT TO PARK. WE ARE AFRAID WE WILL HIT SOMEONE WALKING IN A CROSS WALK OR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US WHILE PARKING. DURING LUNGING YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REV LOUDER. LUNGES WHILE STOPPING AND WHILE BEING STOPPED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I'VE READ OTHER POSTS WITH PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME THING HAPPENING. HERE IS ONE EXAMPLE. HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=5488

NHTSA complaint #10893287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGH WAY THE CAR LOST GAS PEDAL CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WITH OTHER VEHICLE SPEEDS UP TO 65 MPH BEHIND MY CAR... HAVE HAD SEVERAL GARAGES LOOK AT IT AND STILL CANT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. NOW A TOW BILL LABOR AND OTHER COMPOUNDING EXSPENCES.

NHTSA complaint #10863709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE 2 ISSUES: #1. BACK SEAT PASSENGER DOOR CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ARE ALWAYS ON. EVERY TIME I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEATS THEY ARE TRAPPED, AND CANNOT GET OUT UNLESS SOMEONE OPENS THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THEY PULL UP ON THE LOCK FROM HE INSIDE. IVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT NEVER THOUGHT I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT UNTIL I BY COINCIDENCE CAME ACROSS YOUR WEBSITE TODAY. #2. THE E-BRAKE DOES HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY EITHER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, OVER A YEAR, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A DEFECT. BECAUSE, EVERY TIME I WOULD ENGAGE IT OR DISENGAGE IT, THERE WAS NO TENSION, IT FELT "BLANK" FOR LACK OF BETTER DESCRIPTION, AND JUST RECENTLY, I MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD HAS COME UP, AND A BELL KEEPS TINGING, TELLING ME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING (WHEN IT IS NOT!) AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT I TRY TO DO, I CANNOT MAKE THE SOUND OR THE MESSAGE GO AWAY, NOR DOES THE E-BRAKE WORK,! IT DOES NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE. THIS DANGEROUS FOR ME, AND MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10839776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I BOUGHT A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LAST YEAR 2015,FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR HER FIRST STARTER VEHICLE. JUST LAST NIGHT THE DOOR LATCHES STARTED FREEZING UP AND THE DOOR WONT CLOSE AND OPENS WHILE DRIVING. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SO I CALLED FORD. THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF IN 2006. THE PREVIOUS OWNER MAY HAVE HAD A GARAGE TO KEEP IT PROTECTED FROM COLD BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION. SINCE THE REPAIR WAS ALREADY DONE THEY WONT TAKE CARE OF IT AND IT IS MY PROBLEM TO REPAIR. I WOULD THING THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WOULD WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT SINCE THE FIRST FIX DIDN'T WORK. MY DAUGHTER IS 17 AND NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE DOOR OPENING WHILE SHE IS DRIVING EVERY TIME ITS COLD AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR BEING INJURED HERSELF.

NHTSA complaint #10820054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE TRANSMISSION MAKE A NOISE LIKES BLENDING SOMETHING, IT DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS AND AFTER A WILE DOESN'T ACELERATE.

NHTSA complaint #10785774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DOOR LATCH IS FROZEN CLOSED AND CANNOT GET DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO OPEN. DISMANTLED ENTIRE CAR TO FIX ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10777892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN PARKING OR REVERSING AT LOW SPEEDS ONLY WHILE THE A/C IS RUNNING ON ANY FAN LEVEL. HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN WHILE PARKING, BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO REPORT. UPDATED 3/17/2015

NHTSA complaint #10608960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I PURCHASED A FORD FREESTYLE SEL 2005, ON NOVEMBER 2005, FROM THE FORD DEALER, BRAND NEW CAR. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE ON LAST WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION!!! IT IS A CVT TRANSMISSION, VERY EXPENSIVE AND ONLY HAS 130,000 MILES. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE APPARENTLY, BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL OR NOTHING!!!!

NHTSA complaint #10548143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CAR JUMP IN LOW SPEED AND YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THIS WAS IN DIRECT DRIVE OR REVERSE.

NHTSA complaint #10490153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ONCE IN 2010 AN NOW IT NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10471437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD/BACKWARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND AT STOP LIGHTS WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF A PERSON WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION. ENGINE RPMS INCREASE ACCORDINGLY EVEN THOUGH FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN AC IS ON. HOWEVER, SAME ISSUE OCCURS WITHOUT AC ON AS WELL. WHILE IN PARK, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND DOWN AND SOMETIMES QUITE ALL TOGETHER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST 6,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10466141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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AS I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE IT LUNGED WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND IT LUNGED FORWARD IN THE SAME MANOR. ALL OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE ABOUT EMERGENCY ENGINE FLASHED AND THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME. IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OR BEHIND MY VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. NOW MY CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND OFF...BUT THEY HAVE CHECKED IT AND ALL PARTS SEEM TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE THINGS GO WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND AM GETTING WORRIED THAT IT IS JUST GOING TO TOTALLY STOP WORKING.

NHTSA complaint #10462961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PRESSED REALLY QUICK SO U DON'T HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF U. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR IS RUNNING. IT WILL ALSO DO THIS WHEN U ARE BACKING UP AND GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED.

NHTSA complaint #10462615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THROTTLE BODY FAILURE (SEE PE-11018). FIRST INCIDENT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. THEN HAD INCIDENCES OF LURCHING FORWARD AND ALSO IN REVERSED. SECOND FAILURE WAS SAME AS FIRST. AFTER THIRD FAILURE, CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC WHO IN TURN CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. STATED THAT, ACCORDING TO A SERVICE BULLETIN, THE PART COULD BE REPROGRAMMED BUT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS WITH THIS AND WERE AT THAT TIME INSTALLING THE PART ON A CUSTOMERS VEHICLE DUE TO UNSUCCESSFUL REPROGRAMMING. PART REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AT A COST OF $546.56.

NHTSA complaint #10453057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.