2006 Ford Freestyle: harsh or hard shifting

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 Sep 23, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 55,383 miles · NY

This happened 3 times before they were able to do anything at the ford dealership because the lights would be off by the time I was able to reach the dealership, and their response was always technician was unable to duplicate symptom. While driving at 50mph on the interstate there was an intermittent idle surge while driving and then a loud "clunking" noise and then the transmission lost power and the vehicle crawled to a halt. There was no acceleration even though the engine revved up. The steering wheel became difficult to maneuver so I was unable to even get it into the emergency lane. I was stuck in the middle lane of the interstate with my child in the car. The check engine light, the wrench light for the CVT transmission, and the passenger air bag light also came on. I had to turn the car off, put it in park, and then restart the car, when I reached the dealership they were finally able to retrieve several fault codes. They performed an r&r transmission and overhaul. This happened 2 other times at (77004 miles, after shifting into park at 0 MPH. They replaced a faulty throttle body for this repair- and then at 77238 miles-they replaced the alternator for this repair). It's beginning to happen again. This was and still is a dangerous situation. I now have 3 kids. I thank god we weren't struck from behind while driving on the interstate. I am terrified to drive the vehicle to long distance locations or drive on any parkway, highway, or interstate because it took a while for the vehicle to start up long enough to get it to the dealership that was only 4 miles away.

Filed Sep 13, 2011 · Acceleration, Suspension · 38,000 miles · PA

When driving, my car loses power. Sometimes when moving slowly, I engage the gas pedal and lose power. Sometimes when I engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. The car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. The dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. They said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. This is very scary and I'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. When I put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. I have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. Bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. The dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. My paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. Ford offered to fix this for $850. The bubbling started at 39,000 miles. I did not pay them to fix this, as I feel ford should be responsible for this. When ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, I then had the ABS light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. My car clunked so bad, I fear that this caused additional suspension problems. I've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. The greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. Today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and I know that one day when I put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. I was told by a ford service rep. That the CVT transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, I'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. Recall please

Filed Jul 14, 2011 · 92,500 miles · MI

The car was losing/gaining acceleration, rmp's would increase but the speed was not there. The engine light, a wrench light and traction control lights appeared and disappeared. The car was slamming into gear when taking it out of gear or reverse. I took my car to a ford service center. They stated they needed to clean the valves and replace the throttle body. This service was $995.00. Then ford service stated that this did not resolve the problem but the car needed the service. Now the next service they want to perform is work on the transmission at a cost of $1500 not knowing if this will fix the problem.

Filed Apr 21, 2008 · Transmission · 35,400 miles · MI

While driving along the freeway. The car made a hard shift, then the transmission failed. The car would not accelerate, and we had to coast across 3 lanes of traffic to get out of harms way. I have been on edmunds.com and there are other reports from people who have had the same problem with the same make and model. The transmission failed without any previous problems or indications of problems. During the repair, we found out the input shaft came unwelded, other people with similar cars have had the same problem.