2006 Ford Freestyle: whining or grinding noise

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 Jun 19, 2016 · Transmission · 10,500 miles · OH

Transmisson whine, , ford claims it must be replaced at my cost 5 to 6 grand.

Filed Aug 18, 2013 · Acceleration, Transmission · 114,485 miles · MO

As of this part friday, I had the motor mount torque insert replaced. There was bad shifting, lunging & loss of gas mileage for the past few months. I have noticed that this was not happening in the cooler weather; just since it has gotten hotter & having to run the A/C on maximum. The car was lunging by itself in reverse & drive. Drove it home; did great. Ran alot of errands today & the emission/transmission light came on; vehicle stalled, no compression. A bit of whining (transmission issues) I will get it into the mechanic monday a.m., but from previous comments from other owners, this is a common problem. Again, definitely not a good thing w/a 2 1/2 year old in the vehicle almost all the time. Checked to see if any recalls & ford says nothing. Looks as though the last update was in the end of 2012. Maybe ford is going to pull this together & take care of business. This is a great car other than that.

Filed Nov 12, 2012 · Electrical, Transmission · 62,000 miles · PA

I pulled into my garage, placed the car in park, turned it off, returned in 30 minutes, started right up, placed transmission in reverse, heard and felt a large bang, whining noise from engine, wrench light came on, that was the last time I drove it. I had it towed to a shop, replaced the computer, recoded, reflashed, nothing worked. I was told it needs a new transmission. New transmission estimate is $7000.00...ford should be held accountable for a flawed design...I was fortunate in that my transmission failed in my garage, others were not so lucky. Please dont wait until someone's family is killed before you force a much needed recall on some seriously bad research and development.

Filed Oct 10, 2012 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · IL

Cvt transmission must be replaced. Our 2006 ford freestyle whines when in neutral or park. The whine continues (at a lower decibel) when driving. Our ase certified tech told us that this problem is common with this type of car and is fully described in ford's tsb 06-11-4. Ford is unwilling to assist us with the cost of the repair. A quick internet search tells interested parties that this is a very common problem with this car and this type of transmission. Further, it is our opinion that this repair should be covered by ford since many, many owners have the same problem. Please issue a recall for this very costly repair.

Filed Mar 14, 2012 · Brakes, Transmission · 80,250 miles · FL

I bought my 2006 ford freestyle with 23,000 miles within 4 months I started experiencing a whining noise. The noise started getting louder and louder, I then started to feel the car wanting to accelerate while my foot was on the brake, this happened about 5 times. The car would stall and the wrench light would come on. I would turn it off and let it cool a little and it would start right up again. The problems continued especially in the heat. I live in miami florida and it was just about everyday that this would happen. Then finally it happened, the car just died on me. I want to point out that I took the car to the dealer with 30,000 and they told me there was nothing they could do because no lights came on. I let them service the car and they told me everything was ok. The dealer told me I needed a new transmission. I could not believe it, he also told me the throttle body went and intake manifold had went as well. I asked if there was anything ford could do they said I would have to call. Ford was the worst at customer service that I ever experienced. They said no to everything because I was out of warranty. After spending almost $6,000 the dealer told me that ford was now giving 100,000 mile warranty for remanufactured transmissions. To this day, I have replaced brakes, rotors, another throttle body, front engine mount and the car is now experiencing a whining noise again. I still have 15,000 warranty left on last tranny I put in. I'm thinking they may have to put a new tranny in again. Ford knew about this recall and how dangerous it was and never asked for a voluntary recall, I am also very disappointed with the federal safety agency. There have been thousand of complaints and they also did nothing about.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · 90,000 miles · OK

This car started surging little by little getting progressively worse as the months went on. Hotter weather seemed to make it worse, stalling in drive thru's and lurching more. A few times cutting out all together, having to wait in parking lots to come back on. Then it began making a high pitched whining sound like the transmission was going to blow up if it got to "over worked" it seemed. Then wow "shock of all shocks" this lemon of a car simply died while finally sputtering it's last gasps sounding like a diesel engine mack truck and had a " catastrophic engine failure" as two different mechanics of ours diagnosed. Now we are faced with replacing the engine, used at a steal for about $3000.00 to $5000.00+ or taking a huge loss since we owe on it still. And gee what do we have to look forward to if we do replace the engine? A safe non-lurching ride? No. A future free from more costly repairs? No. New throttle body replacement and new transmission replacements? I can't wait!!! What a joke. I hate this car. Please recall something, anything to take this death trap off my hands!!! And yes I have a small child that has to ride in this bundle of safety too.

Filed Sep 14, 2011 · Engine, Steering · 160,000 miles · WA

On 9/12/11 my 2006 ford freestyle experienced several failures. Driving through a parking lot and my wrench and emission lights came on. Took to mechanic and he diagnosed complete failure of transmission, and that my power steering was whining as any turns were made. Contacted ford motor and the dealership and was told that while not uncommon, there was nothing they could do. My car has essentially died at 160,000 miles as the cost of repairs are greater than the value of the car.

Filed Aug 15, 2011 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · VA

The car developed a whine at 52k mi with no apparent vibration or performance issues. During the 60k service (performed at 57k), the dealer identified the whine as coming from the transmission and wanted permission to open the case to investigate and possibly perform an input shaft bearing replacement. While waiting for parts, the transmission failed at highway speed. The car coasted to a stop unable to move but could not fully get off the road due to armco on the shoulder. Law enforcement was called to warn approaching motorists and prevent a collision until a tow truck could arrive. The dealer recommended replacing the transmission for $6300 minus a contribution from ford and the dealer supplying parts and labor at cost. Repairs were authorized and the final bill was $3000.

Filed Feb 11, 2010 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · 00

Cvt transmission in 2006 ford freestyle failed.cost to repair estimated by ford dealer 3000.00. Ford canada and wells ford of stirling ontario refused any responsibility. Vehicle is now 4 thousand kms over warranty however whining noise in vehicle was reported to the dealer when warranty was still effect.

Filed Feb 24, 2009 · Brakes, Engine · 20,123 miles · WA

Excessive brake dust. Was informed that rear brakes were down to metal. Rotors were so worn they could not be turned.replaced rear brakes and rotors.took car in for routine check and mentioned that the rear bar that the 3rd row of seats holds onto was rusting. Asked if they could check for leaks and if other people were complaining. They found no leaks and said I must have gotten the car excessively wet on the inside (no!). I also complained about a sour moldy smell coming from the air conditioner...again no solution.had to replace tires becuase they wor out 'prematurely'. Was told it was my driving. Dealership would not do anything under warranty or offer help. Tires had abnormal wear on the inside(toeing?) then I was getting very poor gas mileage and needed a routine check and oil change again. I took it in and was informed I had no rear brakes left. The rear calipers were failing to release. Once again brake assembly was replaced. Took car in for and engine noise/whine 3 different times and had a tech ride with me. Each time they heard nothing and did nothing. Took car in for a loud noise coming from rear wheel along with a burning smell. Tech rode with me and did not hear any noise from tire but did comment about the engine noise/whine. I was finally relieved that he heard it and I told him no other tech has seemed to hear it. Car was looked at and found that rear driver tire bearings were shot and wheel was loose(very dangerous they said) they had to order parts. When I asked what they found out about the engine whine that the tech also heard, I was told there was no mention of it but they would look into it before I came to pick up my car. Next I got a phone call saying the shop foreman didn't hear the noise, so there was nothing they could do.now for the last two days my car has started really rough and then died. Yesterday it surged forward and the wrench light turned on. I took it in and now they say the code says there is a transmission failure!? 45,000.