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1318 messages, Last post on Dec 05, 2009 at 12:58 PM
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| I just had to replace the power steering pump at 72,000 miles. It didn't fail, but it's been groaning pretty loud on hot days. It was covered under my extended warranty, so I didn't have to pay anything ($0 deductable) but I'm wondering how much I would have paid if I didn't have the warranty. | |
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Hello all. My wife and I bought our 2006 Freestyle with 80,000 miles on it last month. We love almost everything about it, the cargo space the comfortable ride, and its apperance. We have had a couple of things happen that I did not see addressed here in the posts I read. (I only read about half, but did do a 2006 search.) The first thing that has been happening is that after sitting at an idle for 5 minutes or more with the AC on it behaves strangely when put into gear. The warning lights come on and it revs and jerks. When truned off and then turned back on it is fine. The other issue is with the car surging as i did see on here. It does this at low speeds such as in a parking lot or when I slow down to park. This is disconcerting to say the least. I thought it was because I was hitting the acc. with my big foot while applying the break, but that is not the problem. Any help on how i can fix these issues would be greatly appreciated. I'm glad i found this board. It has a ton of great info. thanks to you all. Also, where can we get an owners manual? It was not in the car when we bought it. Thanks in advance for any help provided.
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Replying to: sycamoreken (Jun 25, 2009 1:55 pm) |
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Replying to: sycamoreken (Jun 25, 2009 1:55 pm) |
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Replying to: sycamoreken (Jun 25, 2009 1:55 pm) The throttle body sensor (on the engine) and the accel pedal transducer are both possible failure points, and the discussion and Technical Service Bulletins cited may help you in a conversation with a Ford technician. Possible anyway. |
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that part is worn/cracked on our 2005 FS (56k mls). It's in the repair shop right now and replacement will be around $500 as it is not covered by the ESP. I didn't find anything related on here but on another forum http://www.myfordfreestyle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2537 Seems to be not uncommon and a bit early for them to wear out. Does anyone know if there's a TSB out (couldn't find one)? Should i complain and try to get some money back or do i just have to accept it? Thanks, Carsten
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Replying to: carstenb (Jul 17, 2009 10:06 am) Back on carstenb's subject (#1293 above), rockauto.com sells a motor mount (articulated bushing) for $71. Couldn't find the torque strut or transaxle roll resistor for sale anywhere. Caution: It seems very unlikely that all three of these would suddenly go bad at the same time. I wonder if the repair shop is putting their thumb on the scales here. A little extra business for them. I'd ask for the old parts back, although, if this is fraud, they might be able to rough the old parts up a little to fake wear. Just suspicious. Those parts normally break if the vehicle is operated over rough roads, but even then its incredibly rare for all three to fail at the same time, and especially after just 56k miles. Has the car hit any severe bumps recently? Those mounts and torque structural elements get stressed heavily when curbs or railroad tracks are hit hard, or just rough roads. I think if you complain to Ford it will go nowhere.
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jul 17, 2009 12:29 pm) it's the one shown in the link in my first post.  the car's just back from the repair. $214 for the part (it is huge and includes the aluminum bracket) and $306 for the work  the problem seems to be that if that one fails the other rubber mounts are going to fail soon as well. oh, the master brake cylinder was replaced as well. the brake pedal feel got really mushy over the past months and made a squeekie and grinding sound. fortunately that was covered by the ESP...
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OK, the Roll Restrictor is part number 6F055, thats the one you mean. I just looked at mine, 4 years and 51,000 miles in a Colorado 6,000 ft altitude climate, and it looks 90% new. Just a few millimeter-sized cracks starting on the intake manifold side, and zero cracks on the battery side of that chunky rubber bushing. Seems very cold weather could make it brittle and susceptible to cracking, or a manufacturing material rubber formula defect could make it crappy, too. Are you in a cold climate? Although mine is garaged at night, it has seen a few single digit Fahrenheit temps and doesn't show the excessive aging/stressing yours has. It would be nice if they made that piece of rubber replaceable, but they make you buy the whole aluminum bracket, too.
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jul 20, 2009 9:12 am)  I'd speculate that the poor and bumpy roads put some stress on the rubber  Or my wife's driving style The technician said they've changed the part number so the new ones might be more durable. I agree, it would be much easier and cheaper to just replace the rubber piece. You need to remove many parts to get to the bolts at the bottom of the bracket and the part seems to be only available through Ford. |
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