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203 messages, Last post on Oct 23, 2009 at 6:23 PM
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jul 24, 2008 10:33 am)
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Replying to: baethke (Jul 24, 2008 4:29 pm) |
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Replying to: ct2ct (Jul 22, 2008 8:55 pm)
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Replying to: apoind1 (Jul 27, 2008 12:25 pm) Consider that the surging might be due to the accelerator pedual sensor (transducer) sending signals to the engine to "go" when it shouldn't. The Freestyle is a throttle-by-wire type, with no mechanical linkage as in most other cars. See jrmust post with accelerator pedal problem |
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Replying to: bestwilke (Jul 22, 2008 5:39 pm) I just checked the latest surveys from Consumer Reports (April '08 edition at the library) and the Freestyle CVT is above average in reliability. The engine was also above average, the old Duratec 3.0. The Ford 500 sedan, which used the same CVT in about half of them, was also above average. Also, you asked about fuel economy in the Freestyle vs. TaurusX: Freestyle easily beats it. |
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Replying to: ct2ct (Jul 22, 2008 8:55 pm)
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Replying to: tennesseemom (Jul 29, 2008 3:03 pm) Let us know what the diagnosis is. I'm wondering if you all have the accelerator pedal transducer sensor problem like jrmust did. Could be something else. I've had zero problems with my '05 Freestyle at 43,000 miles now, but am looking for weak design features to watch for in the future. |
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| My husband and I purchased a Freestyle when he worked in parts at the Ford dealership. We loved our car, but while it was under the original warranty it left us sitting along the interstate due to a throttle problem. We managed to get that fixed and just as we entered our extended warranty, the power steering pump went bad. Now, just at the end of our extended warranty, at 60,000 miles, our transmission went out as we were, once again, traveling on the interstate and passing another car in the left hand lane. We heard a pop and a squeal, and thankfully, we got to the shoulder of the interstate where we sat for nearly 2 hours waiting on a tow truck!!! My husband works for the same automotive group, but is now in service at Chrysler. I hate to say it, but I wish I hadn't purchased this car and can't wait to trade it in for another one. It still isn't fixed and I'm not sure if it is fixed if I'll be able to trust it again. What do you think? | |
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Replying to: drewmimi (Jul 16, 2008 7:50 pm) |
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Replying to: pjsexton (Aug 10, 2008 8:57 pm) Could you write back with what they found failed in the transmission? Sounds like the inner cones cracked or the steel belt broke (guessing). I don't know if I would single out the Freestyle for reliability problems. A friend of mine bought a Honda Pilot a couple of years ago and he was saying he bought it because it was predicted to be reliable. Then he had a cylinder bank head crack (serious stuff), and 3 months later his transmission failed. Still, like the Freestyle, you can look at the total population of Freestyles and Pilots out there and see they both do better than average than other models out there. I think we're seeing normal random failures, part of the chance we take when we own vehicles of any kind. I do hear and see in Consumer Reports that Chryslers fail at a higher rate than any other make of vehicle. |
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