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#61 of 108
Love our 2006 Freestyle AWD! by jethrojackson
Oct 29, 2005 (6:33 pm)
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Greetings,
 
We love our 2006 Freestyle so much that I started a blog:
 
http://fordfreestyle.blogspot.com/
 
As one who drives a lot of miles, I'll do my best to keep it updated with problems, mileage and misc info about our Freebie.
 
I enjoy the Edmunds forums on the Freestyle and read most of the posts before we pulled the trigger and ordered one.
 
Hopefully my blog can provide info to prespective new owners and fellow owners alike.
 
Jethro
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Re: 1/2 year on and happy [tourist1234] by tourist1234
Oct 29, 2005 (7:23 pm)
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Replying to: tourist1234 (Oct 20, 2005 6:48 pm)

An addendum to my own post. The CD player does not now recognize all CDs. I found that it will not recognize CDs burned using iTunes and using the AAC Protected format. I need to burn in the MP3 format to get them to play.
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Happy to be Here by bellaspop
Nov 14, 2005 (4:02 pm)
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Hi,
 
I'm the proud owner of an '05 Norsea Blue/Shale SEL. I picked it up on June 30th and have a little over 5000mi. I'm really satisfied with the car. It's got all the room convenience and style that I could hope for and the command seating is great for my long commute. I've been a member of the site since July and figured I'd say hello.
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Re: To buy or not to buy, that is the question! [vrm] by sandy_j
Nov 16, 2005 (9:03 pm)
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Replying to: vrm (Jul 20, 2005 12:39 pm)

I have an 05 AWD SE that I bought in January 05. I've put 23K miles on it-highway, rural, and long trips (Portland, Oregon to Lake Shasta, California, and others). It's Oxford White-the "whitest" white I've ever seen on a car.
 
I absolutely love it!!! I'm already making my plans to buy my next one.
 
I haven't noticed any extreme "noises" or anything like that. I will say that I still have trouble sometimes closing the doors all of the way. The car is basically airtight and the door doesn't shut easily with the windows up. It's a minor issue so I'm learning to "slam" the doors.
 
As far as the CVT, according to my dad (long-time mechanic) the CVT isn't a new technology, just new to Ford. I now have trouble driving a car with an automatic transmission and I won't even think about driving a stick shift anymore!
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gen'l. comments... by tedberger
Nov 19, 2005 (9:15 pm)
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i have an 05 SEL (built 11/04) so one of the first units i suppose. good car overall, but wished the 05 limited fwd had been available last march... was told that ford was having trouble with 18's on the fwd drive units? starting to see a few more units around here in so cal. ford should hit the promo drives, marketing/advertising harder because the fs is really quite a good family and business car. it's fresh and easy on the eyes, although a guy said to me recently.. "hey, nice car, how's your wife like it? i'm a ford guy, so i only drove the new fords like the 500, fs, exp. - boss said get the fs and i'll pay the higher lease rate. appreciate the forum!
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I'm loving it..by Mickey by mickeysue
Dec 15, 2005 (4:08 pm)
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I finally grew up and bought a 4 door car, a 2005 Silver Freestyle. Explorer Sport models have been in my past and I love the smooth ride of the Freestyle. I bought it as a combo Christmas, Birthday, everything present. I use an electric scooter to get around and it is easier to load, with room to spare. All of my friends ask what is it? I tell them a cross-over SUV/station wagon, and they admire it. Still too new to see many on the road, but look forward to hearing from other owners. I will keep on trucking in my new Freestyle and love the looks I get.
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Re: To buy or not to buy, that is the question! [sandy_j] by bchauvin
Dec 19, 2005 (9:16 pm)
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Replying to: sandy_j (Nov 16, 2005 9:03 pm)

Same problem with the doors. Doesn't matter if the window is down. Seems to be a problem with the latching mech.
 
Anyone else having issues with the doors not closing?
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05 Freestyle, Doors don't always close... by bchauvin
Dec 19, 2005 (9:21 pm)
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Often I cannot close a door on my Freestyle. This has happened on the Driver, Passenger and Rear Passenger doors. Opening a window (to releave the air pressure) does NOT help.
 
Anyone else having this issue? I know of at least one more on this site who has.
 
sandy_j, "Ford Freestyle Owners: Meet the Members" #64, 16 Nov 2005 9:03 pm
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Re: 05 Freestyle, Doors don't always close... [bchauvin] by bobw3
Dec 20, 2005 (6:56 am)
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Replying to: bchauvin (Dec 19, 2005 9:21 pm)

For me, opening the windows solves the hard door closing problem, but there are double rubber seals on the doors (both on the door itself and car), so I think that it's just the rubber on rubber pressure. They tried to make it seal really good.
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Re: 05 Freestyle, Doors don't always close... [bchauvin] by magdad
Dec 21, 2005 (1:03 pm)
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Replying to: bchauvin (Dec 19, 2005 9:21 pm)

Yeah, you have to really slam them to get them closed. It doesn't really bother me all that much.

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