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#195 of 204 Re: Megatronic Valve Body - CVT [dave_o] by tim156 Sep 14, 2009 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: dave_o (Sep 14, 2009 9:45 am) If you've been happy with the car pay the $1700 and keep it. Things break. It's a bummer when the expensive things break.
#196 of 204 Re: Megatronic Valve Body - CVT [dave_o] by coldcranker Sep 14, 2009 (1:54 pm)
Replying to: dave_o (Sep 14, 2009 9:45 am) Quick correction: "Megatronic" should be spelled "mechatronic". Also, keep in mind that the wrench light, also called "MFIL" or "engine light" by some, saves the malfunction codes inside the car's internal engine computer when you turn the car off, so a history is available to your mechanic even though the light might not appear any more.   My vote: Keep the car. Fix it for $1700. Cars do break. Consumer Reports says our Freestyles fail less often than the average. The $2500 offer for your car was intended to be a starting negotiation for your car, since the sales team is in business to make as much money as possible. The actual worth of your Freestyle is somewhere around $13,000, U.S. dollars. Replies to this message: dave_o (Sep 14, 2009 2:40 pm)
#197 of 204 Re: Megatronic Valve Body - CVT [coldcranker] by dave_o Sep 14, 2009 (2:40 pm)
Replying to: coldcranker (Sep 14, 2009 1:54 pm) Thanks. I should negotiate the most miles/years with the CVT fix. One dealership offered one year/12,000 miles. Do you think that I could get more one the warranty of their work? Do you think that when I pay off the car, Ford may send me an extended warranty offer that I should buy?   Thanks again.
#198 of 204 Re: Megatronic Valve Body - CVT [dave_o] by bobw3 Sep 28, 2009 (10:39 am)
Replying to: dave_o (Sep 14, 2009 9:45 am) If I were you I'd just pay the $1700 and then if you otherwise satisfied with the car then keep it. If not, you should be able to sell it privately for about $10,000. You'll always get ripped off during a trade.   Also, I'm not sure what you paid for the Freestyle initially, but if you paid $28,000 you can think of the $1700 as an initial cost, so would it have been worth $29,700 for the car?   And if you paid $1200 for an extended warranty to get the repair for free, you're still only out the difference or about $500.   Not that this will help much, but something to think about. My case is just the opposite.
#199 of 204 Transmission...gone by pam39 Oct 19, 2009 (2:14 pm)
I have a 2007 freestyle FWD - Year 1, replace tires, replace rear brakes - all special order! Now, i need a new transmission - $5,600, out of warranty. I will never buy another Ford again.
#200 of 204 Re: Ford Freestyle CVT Transmissions [steve_] by tassds70503 Oct 22, 2009 (4:41 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (Jul 13, 2006 10:24 am) i have a 2005 awd freestyle. I had the transmission fluid changed at 106,000 miles. Turns out the shop that did it used mercron 5 fluid not the "special fluid" that the dealer now tells me they should have used. now my transmission is slipping and i am being told i need a new transmission. The shop that did the flush says the fluid they used is correct. The dealer says only the kind specially made for cvt can be used. who is correct? Replies to this message: bdyment (Oct 23, 2009 4:20 am) bruneau1 (Oct 23, 2009 9:55 am) coldcranker (Oct 23, 2009 6:23 pm)
#201 of 204 Re: Ford Freestyle CVT Transmissions [tassds70503] by bdyment Oct 23, 2009 (4:20 am)
Replying to: tassds70503 (Oct 22, 2009 4:41 pm) It looks like the dealer is correct. CVT takes a very specific Ford recommended fluid.
#202 of 204 Re: Ford Freestyle CVT Transmissions [tassds70503] by bruneau1 Oct 23, 2009 (9:55 am)
Replying to: tassds70503 (Oct 22, 2009 4:41 pm) The CVT uses only Ford fluid and should not be flushed. If your dealer can certify that the shop used the wrong fluid, you should have some recourse.,
#203 of 204 Re: Ford Freestyle CVT Transmissions [tassds70503] by coldcranker Oct 23, 2009 (6:23 pm)
Replying to: tassds70503 (Oct 22, 2009 4:41 pm) Only a Ford dealership should do a CVT service. Its every 60,000 miles regardless of time. Even then, you might have to "remind" them that they should only change the FT-178 filter, and not the pan filter. And, no flushing is ever done on the CVT. Special fluid only, never Mercon or Dexron, thats for sure.   I wonder if the transmission shop will own up to their mistake, since a new transmission CVT is about $5,000.
#204 of 204 CALLING ALL CVT ISSUES... by nutabug Dec 02, 2009 (3:39 pm)
I am looking for anyone who would be willing to take ford on, this cvt issue needs to be addressed and I want to see how many people actually have an issue with this. I am willing to take this to an investigative reporter.    I bought my car brand new 34,000 the tranny goes, 2 years later AGAIN! They say this is not a saftey issue, but that is ridiculous! I was going to pull out on the highway and my car would not go...then I got out and had to stop on the highway and I went to go and had my foot all the way to the floor and it crept along! What if? I crept out on the highway with my whole family in the car and a mack truck was coming?! How is that not a saftey issue!    They took the CVT out of the newer models...obviously it is an issue and for those of us who bought a freestyle with the CVT in it are paying the price..    I want to be compenstated for this, I don't think I should have to put a USED tranny in my vehicle...I had a brand new one and look where that has gotten me! Whose to say this is not going to happen again...next time I might not be so lucky!

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