2006 Ford Freestyle: transmission slipping

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 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 Apr 27, 2015 · Transmission · 112,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the transmission slipped and hesitated. The vehicle emitted an abnormal noise and made a jarring movement when changing gears. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or mechanic. The failure mileage was 112,000.

Filed Oct 28, 2013 · Transmission · 112,000 miles · NJ

My car was making a strange noise in park, when put into drive the noise would stop. Sounded like a airplane while idling. When I asked to have it checked while having oil changed, was told it was transmission noise and due to CVT transmission and will not effect the performance of transmission until I feel it slipping gears. Have seen that ford has had this problem with this vehicle and wonder why they haven't stood behind their product and repaired this issue. I am a widowed mom and don't have thousands of dollars lying around to have this fixed. Bought this vehicle for being able to help transport my sons boy scout troop to their events and afraid to do so with concern of braking down this scouts in my car. Wish they would fix this issue so customers would not put out pocket to fix, they know the problem exists fix it.

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 108,000 miles · KY

I own a 2006 ford freestyle which I purchased in 2006. I have had some past experiences with what appeared to be the transmission slipping when mileage was around 50,000. The wrench light would come on, but then the car would resume as normal and the wrench light would go off. I was told by the dealership service department, that unless they were in the auto when it happened or the light was on, they could not run a code or determine the cause. My freestyle now has 108,000 miles and this morning I was on the highway to work, the transmission slightly slipped and then when I accelerated, I had no power. I was able to roll to a side road for safety. I turned my auto off and then on, put it in drive and reverse and neither gears worked. My automobile would not move. I have talked to two ford dealership service departments and they tell me it will be around $6000 (give or take) to replace the transmission. They said that no one will "repair it" due to the "CVT" transmission. I had to have it towed and missed work because of this. Ford should pay, not their customers. I want restitution. Ford needs to recall these automobiles and replace the transmission with one that they know is not faulty. They also need to pay for a rental auto while my transmission is being replaced with a new/reliable/safe one. I am very upset and would like to know where to go from here. I have taken great care of my automobile, regular maintenance done regularly and it looks new. Had I of been on the interstate, I could have been in a serious accident.

Filed May 4, 2013 · Transmission · 120,081 miles · IA

I tried starting the car and when I went to put it into reverse to back up the transmission did not engage. It suddenly lurched backwards and the same thing happened when I put the car into drive. There is about a 10 second delay and then it lurches. One time while driving the car, it slipped out of gear and started to rev the RPM over 3000 it tried to engage the gear but then stalled in traffic. I took the car to the ford dealership and they hooked it up to a diagnostic machine. They said that there is a delay in building up pressure to go into gears. They said that they did not know what was causing it but they suspected the high pressure filter needed to be changed. That cost was 800 dollars. After changing the filter there was no change. I no longer feel safe driving this car and don't know what to do about trying to repair it. Ford said that you can get used transmission from junkyards but this seems to be a common issue. I did bring it in to the dealership in january to have the throttle body cleaned for the recall. I'm highly agitated that ford will not stand by their vehicle.

Filed Oct 6, 2010 · Brakes, Transmission · 100,000 miles · MA

My 2006 ford freestyle lunges/surges when going from park to drive or park to reverse. Vehicle has been doing this for at least 1 year .it is very scarey and unsafe for my teenage driver who is just learning to drive. I have also replaced the brakes pads and rotors twice already. The brakes wear out very quickly around 15,000 miles. Last I replaced the transmission at 100,000. I bought a used 2007 transmission to save some money. Now I am being told that my transmission is bad again. It is once again slipping and I have only driven 15,000 since the transmission was replaced with one od only 56,000 miles.

Filed Aug 7, 2010 · Transmission · 40,400 miles · AZ

Throttle body failure occurred at 40,400 miles during family vacation w/4 passengers. Symptoms began while crossing the hoover dam. Vehicle lunged/surged forward in 1st gear (had to hold brake tight and slip into neutral to avoid impact with car). The following day the vehicle lunged in reverse (nearly striking pedestrian in parking lot). Vehicle began stalling and continued lunging/surging over the next 30 mins until arrived at dealership. Powertrain and engine warning lights were lit. My complaint is not related to the cost and the availability of the part, but the safety factor. I was aware of this problem (from online info) and knew what to do quickly enough to avoid an accident. The average consumer (driver) would not understand what is happening and have the ability to think quick enough to slip into neutral. Additional info: throttle body issues occurred in high temp (110 range), low elevation and humidity. Anti-twist engine mount (dogbone) was replaced 4 days prior. From internet search, I located one other throttle body complaint of freestyle just having upper engine mount replaced (engine mount may require removal of throttle body).