2006 Ford Freestyle transmission problems

Filed Jan 11, 2025 · Transmission · FL

Transmission is slipping not getting power when gas is pressed down Rpms are jumping not going into gear. Making a terrible sound in park. Passenger door not closing

Filed Feb 2, 2023 · Brakes, Electrical · WV

Car struggles to change gears. ABS, ENGINE, and THROTTLE warning lights on. Rough idle, car does not accelerate when shifted into drive.

Filed Jan 5, 2021 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · NY

The wrench light and check engine light come on out of nowhere and the car isn't drivable. We keep repairing things but then it comes up with different codes.

Filed Nov 29, 2020 · Acceleration, Transmission · FL

When driving the car on a sunny/or to many errands I will start seeing the area for the RPM's to go up and down. At that point I have to basically drive with both feet. The car when placed on either drive or reverse will excelerate on it's on, I therefore have to break quickly so as to not hit a pedestrian or automobile, which in turn the car will turn off. If in traffic I must throw it onto neutral and restart car. It is a very serious issue

Filed Aug 25, 2020 · Transmission · 123,000 miles · MI

I just bought a 2006 freestyle from a local dealer and had transmission issues on the way home on the 2nd day of ownership. Carcomplaints.com has many complaints listed from with the CVT transmission with exorbitant repairs costs well over $5000.00

Filed Jul 4, 2020 · Transmission · MN

Car won't go into any gear until about 45 min when transmission is warm. Hundreds of people with same issue.

Filed Jun 28, 2020 · Transmission · 10 miles · MI

When cruising in the city or highway, the CVT transmission slips and downshifts to a lower gear, it would rev but no power. The car would not go any faster. The wrench icon in the dash would light up. The only way to remedy it is to stop the car and turn the engine off, then it resets. It happened to me multiple times in a day.

Filed Mar 12, 2020 · Transmission · 142,000 miles · TX

It started making like a whining growling kinda noise when not in hear and wen you put it in reverse and start to go back wards all of a sudden the car would come to a complete stop change gears to drive and you could go a little bit it would finally clunk real hard and you could go then all of a sudden the little wrench would pop up and I wouldn't be able to go any where at all

Filed Nov 15, 2019 · Brakes, Transmission · 65 miles · MN

I was driving on the highway when suddenly the vehicle started surging and was losing power last wednesday 11/13/19. Another time, was with my whole family, the AC, cruise control, and car stereo was on when suddenly the vehicle lost power all of a sudden. I got scared because I did not want to get into an accident particularly on the highway. Ford motors please, do something about my vehicle. Also, the vehicle does not stop when it should every time I apply the breaks. Whether on the streets, the highway, making turns, and at a stoplight, it always goes an extra distance before actually coming to a full stop. The brake pads are all oem from the ford dealer in my town. I'm always worried that my vehicle will one day give me the slip and get me into a vehicular accident. Ford motors, we only have one vehicle in my family and preventing a possible vehicular accident is something your company can do especially when you have the capability and the means to do so.

Filed Aug 16, 2019 · Transmission · 145,000 miles · SC

The CVT transmission has caused intermittent problems over last three years. The vehicle suddenly loses power and the wrench light comes on. Have to pull over to turn off and have everything reset. This is an on going problem, definitely can not use cruise control either. Have seen numerous reports of identical problem, most recently had to have transmission first rebuilt then completely replaced because the module they were rebuilding first arrived damaged, then when new one was put in transmission sent up numerous other codes saying transmission had failed and needed to be replaced, which we did at a cost of over $7500 and it only gets a 100000 mile or 3 year warranty. This is a known problem by ford and should have been recalled and all work done under that recall.