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#161 of 227 Re: Rear Brake Issues [1635] by passat_2002 Oct 24, 2006 (10:59 am)
Replying to: 1635 (Oct 24, 2006 10:20 am) Yikes! You have had issues then. With the history of brake problems your vehicle has had, they should certainly pick-up the tab on this. (or at least 75% of it) Your Freestyle happened to be an early build in it's first year of manufacture. That probably accounts for the "teething" problems you have seen. Mine was built in April '05, and has thus far been flawless. Good luck. Replies to this message: gerardtn (Oct 24, 2006 5:01 pm)
#162 of 227 Re: Rear Brake Issues [passat_2002] by gerardtn Oct 24, 2006 (5:01 pm)
Replying to: passat_2002 (Oct 24, 2006 10:59 am) Mine has been pretty good too, save the rear brakes. The wierd thing was that the front brakes showed no wear at all. One thing to be aware of, some of the Ford dealers don't know how to reassemble the rear calipers, and that can cause an additional delay.   My wife really loves the Freestyle, and I love taking trips in it, very comfy, good gas mileage..   Too other really minor problems, the speaker in the front sounds busted, and the rear liftgate won't go up on a cold morning. I've took it in for these, but dealer could not replicate. So I'll try again.
#163 of 227 Newbie 2005 Freestyle by lebento Oct 24, 2006 (8:08 pm)
I just purchased a 05 demo from a dealer in Houston today. it is the SE It is very comfortable and the ride is fabulous!!! only has 6100 miles on it...   What are the brake issues that I should be concerned about? I think the brakes pedal appear to be "soft and mushy" when I drove it home this evening? Replies to this message: coldcranker (Oct 25, 2006 8:36 pm)
#164 of 227 Wondering why the different results with brakes? by pnewby Oct 25, 2006 (5:02 am)
My '05 limited was built in Oct. '04, so it is truly an early build. 28k, took it for an oil change and asked to have the brakes inspected. 40% left on rear brakes, and 60% left on front. At that rate I should get at least 40k in mostly city driving, so I don't think that's too bad. Had it in once at about 6mos, and no problems since then. The 6 months was for the flashing light tsb and the loose roof trim tsb. Replies to this message: bobw3 (Oct 25, 2006 6:53 am)
#165 of 227 Re: Wondering why the different results with brakes? [pnewby] by bobw3 Oct 25, 2006 (6:53 am)
Replying to: pnewby (Oct 25, 2006 5:02 am) You'd think the rear pads would last longer?
#166 of 227 Re: Newbie 2005 Freestyle [lebento] by coldcranker Oct 25, 2006 (8:36 pm)
Replying to: lebento (Oct 24, 2006 8:08 pm) Its an '05 demo, late in the '06 model year? 6100 miles is a lot of miles for a demo. Sounds like it was owned by someone who changed their mind about it. However, there's not much to dislike on the Freestyle, great car.
#167 of 227 Wiper Blades by bobnu75 Oct 26, 2006 (5:15 am)
has anyone changed just the inserts on the front blades? It seems you can do this without replacing the whole blade but I can't figure out how to get the end caps off. Or maybe they don't come off and Ford wants to sell you the whole blade.
#168 of 227 blades by gerardtn Oct 26, 2006 (11:19 am)
I gave up on inserts for my cars years ago. I'd rather pay the difference for a complete replacement than try to thread the new blades and risk tearing them.   Are replacements some kind of special Ford size or are they standard?
#169 of 227 Re: Rear Brake Issues [1635] by saabturboid Oct 27, 2006 (6:53 am)
Replying to: 1635 (Oct 24, 2006 5:55 am) We are about to hit 30,000 miles on our '05 Freestyle AWD and the brakes are fine. Your Freestyle will NOT need brakes every 20,000 miles. If you are getting the upgraded brakes that fix the recall issues you've got nothing to worry about. Replies to this message: mandygratton (Oct 29, 2006 2:36 pm) passat_2002 (Oct 30, 2006 6:08 am) coldcranker (Oct 30, 2006 3:55 pm) rick2456 (Oct 31, 2006 6:10 am) and 1 more... reppep (Oct 30, 2006 5:53 pm)
#170 of 227 Re: Rear Brake Issues [saabturboid] by mandygratton Oct 29, 2006 (2:36 pm)
Replying to: saabturboid (Oct 27, 2006 6:53 am) My dealership is saying that there's no recall for the brakes. My brakes wore out down to 0% (back only) after 13,600 km. (Car is 15 months old.) My front brakes are almost at 100%. How did you get the recall? Can you help me? Ford and Ford Canada are both pleading ignorance, saying that it must be driver error. Replies to this message: passat_2002 (Oct 30, 2006 6:08 am) coldcranker (Oct 30, 2006 3:55 pm) rick2456 (Oct 31, 2006 6:10 am) bobw3 (Oct 31, 2006 7:47 am) reppep (Oct 30, 2006 5:53 pm)

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