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#247 of 300 Re: 2007 Ford Freestyle Transmission [emmaurer] by emily_in_texas

May 25, 2011 (12:31 pm)

Replying to: emmaurer (Apr 07, 2011 8:28 am)
I had the exact same problem, had my 2006 Freestyle in and had the entire transmission replaced because I was told there were metal shavings in it and not even 2 miles down the road the transmission powered down again... I had the throttle body assembly replaced and haven't had a bit of problems out of it since!!! My husband is NOT a mechanic but replaced the part in something like 5 minutes, and we bought the part online for half the price the dealership wanted for it. My car was in the Ford dealership THREE TIMES without a proper diagnosis. Talk about frustrating. Thanks FORD for selling a car that your mechanics can't work on, and not helping when you have massive repetetive problems in all of the Freestyles. Pathetic.

#248 of 300 Re: middle seat latch problems [catmoura] by akcall

Jun 07, 2011 (8:15 am)

Replying to: catmoura (Jul 01, 2006 9:26 pm)
Yes , my passenger seat middle row is stuck! They dealer ship even took a crow bar to it and it will not come up. They said that they will have to take the entire seat out....

#249 of 300 Re: middle seat latch problems [akcall] by emmaurer

Jun 09, 2011 (3:49 pm)

Replying to: akcall (Jun 07, 2011 8:15 am)
Don't let them take the seat out...if you go to www.safecar.gov you can find service bulletins on our vehicle...atleast 17 of them, the bulletins are put out by ford and they tell about problems with the vehicle...you can find one on the seat and take it to the dealer and tell them that is what the problem is...it is a warrantee covered item so if your still under the warranty you can get it done. Not sure how much it costs otherwise. Just an fyi...their is a class action lawsuit that has been filed against Ford for the throttle body problems hoping they get the tranny one filed too. Good luck!!

#250 of 300 Re: Same old story, [northlakes] by emmaurer

Jun 09, 2011 (4:22 pm)

Replying to: northlakes (Dec 10, 2006 8:09 pm)
It's mostly the 2005-2007 that have so many problems...glad yours works great...wish mine didn't leave me abandoned 150 miles from the nearest dealership and in the dessert...it was like a scene from a movie and I certainly wasn't laughing. I hope your Freestyle continues to be reliable. Good Luck!!

#252 of 300 Traded in my lemon by chsmrh

Jul 14, 2011 (3:45 pm)

I traded my 2007 Freestyle in today! I bought the car new and within six months the passenger leather seat came apart at the seams and had to be replaced. At least it was covered by warranty. At 2 1/2 years ( and 2000 miles over warranty) The air conditioner compressor and the air conditioning clutch went out-because of metal shavings. That was a $2000.00 repair. I also had to get new tires and new brakes. The car started lunging this spring when I put it in reverse or in drive without my feet being on the gas ( danger, danger). Last week the transmission starting acting up. The car would power down and just chug along. I noticed from these posts that the next thing to happen would probably be that the car would cut off while driving. I decided to get out while I could, otherwise a $25,000 car would end up costing $50,000 with all the repair costs! What was Ford thinking?

#253 of 300 Re: Traded in my lemon [chsmrh] by tim156

Jul 15, 2011 (4:40 pm)

Replying to: chsmrh (Jul 14, 2011 3:45 pm)
What was Ford thinking? They needed to fill the gap until the re-designed Explorer came out with the faulty and sales starved Freestyle and attempt to save face Taurus X, another sales flop.

#254 of 300 Re: Traded in my lemon [tim156] by stevedebi

Jul 15, 2011 (6:44 pm)

Replying to: tim156 (Jul 15, 2011 4:40 pm)
Actually, I think that the Freestyle made a better SUV than the Explorer, except for towing. It was far better for urban tasks. It hauled people and got great MPG. My guess is that the management at Ford worried about the FS stealing sales from the Explorer, and didn't market the vehicle. This was stupid and short sighted, as was not offering the CVT as an option rather than as standard. The FS was styled very much like an Explorer.
 
The Flex is a Taurus X with a different body shell, so the basic utility and shape of the FS lives on. With a 6 speed transmission.

#255 of 300 Ready, set, DON'T GO by hannahrose

Aug 01, 2011 (10:19 pm)

I have a 2007 Ford Freestyle that decided to just completely stop working today. I was pulling out of a parking lot into traffic, hit my gas pedal to accelerate, and NOTHING! Instead, there I am sitting in the lane for oncoming traffic with a car that I can't get to budge. Fantastic. The car was still on. It turns on and off with no problems whatsoever. It just won't go anywhere. Any ideas as to what the problem could be?

#256 of 300 Re: To hammer57 [sowen8] by happygalaz

Aug 08, 2011 (4:36 am)

Replying to: sowen8 (Feb 28, 2011 5:24 pm)
How was your problem resolved. My dealership quaoted me $850 plus for a new computer chip. My guages all drop to zero and it is usually when I am going uphill. The AC is not affected nor the radio nor the power steering. The gas, speedometer and rpms go to zero. The car still gets great mileage at 104K and the transmission is wondrerful.

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