2007 Ford Freestyle: CVT failure

Filed Nov 9, 2020 · Transmission · 180,000 miles · IN

My 2007 ford freestyle 2wd CVT transmission making noise in park and neutral. Took to mechanic and was informed that the input shaft and bearing was bad. Transmission shop said same thing. Did research and found hundreds and hundreds of complaints about same issue.

Filed Jul 9, 2019 · Transmission · 168,700 miles · WI

Transmission makes a buzzin,whirring sound in park and reverse...from what I read online from many others..this noise preludes transmission failure while driving down the road...most of the time causing an emergency situation that could cause an accident with personal injury...ford is aware of the problem, or should be by the numerous complaints over the years, but has yet to owe up to the transmission failures, causing a monetary hardship for the owners of said vehicles or the almost total loss of the vehicles value. It is the responsibility of the federal safety agency to investigate complaints such as these, then demand the manufacturers start the recall process to permanently repair said transmissions ( CVT ) or replace complete unit at manufacturers expense. Start the job you people are paid generously to do. U tube has many videos of people telling their problems, and videos of mechanics explaining the problems

Filed Sep 4, 2018 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · CA

Driving down street. My car felt like it was resisting my giving it gas. @ warning lights came on. (the engine and the wrench) pulled over and called a tow truck. Had it towed to a mechanic. Fault codes for CVT transmission, range performance, control solenoid, control sys. No parts available to repair. No way to rebuild transmission or purchase rebuilt. Must replace with used transmission that will most likely have the same problems.

Filed Apr 8, 2018 · Transmission · 109,000 miles · WI

I had bought a used ford freestyle 2007 for a little over $6,000.00 with 102,000 miles on it and after almost exactly a year later, I was going to take off from a stop sign near my house and without even reaching 30 miles per hour the SUV made a loud winding sound and the CVT transmission completely shut down without any warning and the transmission icon on the dash popped on. I tried to roll to the side of the road but ended up stuck in the middle. I tried shutting down the whole car and turning it back on with no luck. Luckily family lived near by and they helped me by pulling it with a rope home. We had it checked out and the transmission is bad now to get it fixed would cost $5,000+ pretty much totaling the SUV unfortunately we have no insurance and we are left with a $6,000.00 lemon in our driveway thanks ford. When looking up to see if other people had the problem we did we were shocked that the 2005-2007 ford freestyles have thousands of complaints for the same thing and no recall what is going on they should either recall the CVT transmission or take the SUV off the market. Family's with more than three kids are going to be in the market for those cars and to completely shut down without warning is very dangerous. Luckily I was near home in the summer months but what are they waiting for. What if it was the dead of winter I was on the freeway and had all my children with and it was bad traffic everyone in the car would most likely die. Please get the recall for this worthless CVT transmission.

Filed Feb 21, 2018 · Brakes, Suspension · 148,000 miles · AR

From the 1st day I leased the vehicle from progressive auto, I could hear it raving high, steering wheel really heavy, brakes seemed strange and heavy to move. But the sales man kept telling and showing me a report that the vehicle is fine, and kept saying, its the type of engine in the vehicle (CVT) that's why it all seems strange. I kept going back to them advising them that I know something is wrong, but they kept saying they cannot find anything wrong. Finally I took it to a ford dealership, and they advised me it was a transmission, brakes and suspension problem. And this was not even 2 months down the road. I was very upset and wanted to return the vehicle. So they decided to claim to fix the transmission by installing a used one. I had to get the other things fixed myself. Not even a year and some later, I have to replace the transmission again. Before the transmission completely died, as I was driving it started to stall to a point I almost got into a car accident with kids in the back, as the car kept jerking and I didn't know what was happening.this was the worst vehicle I have ever purchased in my life time. And the best part, is one one wants to take ownership of the problem with the vehicle that seems to be very very common. I wish the problems were easily diagnosed when first happening, and it would have saved me alot of headaches. I am usually a import vehicle individual, but I choose ford as I heard great things about them. But now I will never buy a ford again as it has been the worst experience I have had. I need over $3000 to fix the transmission and the vehicle is not even worth that much!

Filed Mar 21, 2017 · Transmission · 150,582 miles · IL · crash

After starting the car in my driveway, I heard a loud 'helicopter sound' under the hood (to which I have come to find out was the transmission (CVT)). When I put the car into reverse, it violently raced forward, hitting the brick wall of my house. I have pushed it a few feet back and have not restarted the car for fear of this happening again.

Filed Feb 2, 2017 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · IL

My 2007 ford freestyle awd is suffering from well known and widely reported CVT failure. The vehicle makes "helicopter" sounds while in both park and neutral. Multiple repair shops are well aware that CVT transmission is failing, and ford is not supplying replacement parts.

Filed Jun 24, 2016 · Transmission · OK

I am having trouble with the CVT transmission in my car when I put it in gear it lunges almost over powering the breaks. It also will stall if I have to hit the breaks hard to come to a stop real fast. I will be getting in the highway and every so often it will not shift it just runs at really high RPM. It will also loose power suddenly and a wrench light will come on that limits me to 2000 RPM and I have had to pull off to the side of the highway many times because of this. I have been doing some research and I have come to find out that thousands of people have had some of these same problems and ford won't do anything about them. I feel unsafe while driving my car but it is my only transportation at the time so I have no other option is have also experienced problems with my awd and I feel it can't work because of the problems of my transmissio .

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Transmission · 93,200 miles · FL

The CVT transmission in this vehicle is not safe. Not sure why there hasn't been an investigation as of yet. My car started out making a humming sound and now has progressed to the point I need a new transmission. After lengthy research online I have found this is a common problem with this vehicle as well as in other ford vehicles. I have read of failures in these types of transmission as early as 15,000 miles on the vehicle. This is a well known problem including the fact that there is a class action suit on this matter which as far as I know is still pending. Apparently ford has known of the problem, hence they stopped using and manufacturing this transmission making the parts to repair this transmission outrageously priced. So not only is ford profiting from the sale of these vehicles, now they are profiting from the sale of the parts as well.now I have my vehicle in for repair for an outrageous amount of money. This vehicle is not safe. Failure can come at any time under any situation without warning. This vehicle can cause an accident or even worse bodily harm or even death when this transmission fails completely. I am quite sure by the shear numbers of complaints I have read that someone has contacted you in regards to this product. If not I am. Please help the small guy out.

Filed Apr 4, 2015 · Acceleration, Transmission · 114,000 miles · NC

I purchased this vehicle 01/20/15 from a used lot in raleigh nc, 'something you should never do in the first place''. I had just got off maternity leave and I needed a car so I could be able to get to work. On the 4th of april 2015. I was driving the car on the highway when it started to jerk back and make a very loud roaring sound. The car started to slow down and jerk back and forth if you went over 20 miles per hour. I pulled over to check the car and I could not figure out what was wrong with it so I called my husband and he came. The car could still drive but very slowly while making the same sound so he drove very slowly behind me. Keep in mind I had my two month old in the back seat when all of this craziness was happening. Next day I couldn't even drive the car because of the poor condition it was in. When we took it to a specialized mechanic for this CVT transmission it has, they notified us after waiting four to five hours to replace this unique engine it would cost $4-$6,000 dollars. That is insane to have to replace the entire transmission after only having it for two months and to replace it because ''ford'' is too cheap and inconsiderate to not recall this piece of crap of a car. How can ford ignore this issue that it is causing world wide. It is not just one or two minor issues it is the entire transmission that needs to be replaced. Wake up ford!! This is a terrible vehicle to sell to the american people!! I wouldn't even sale this vehicle in foreign countries!! My advice to anyone is to never ever buy any ford vehicles!! This was a nightmare!!

Filed Apr 2, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 68,000 miles · NJ

I have not had a catastrophic incident, yet, but certain to after researching the issue I am experiencing from the CVT transmission in this vehicle. Since about january 2015, while in park or neutral, there is a loud whirring sound, similar to a helicopter. After extensive online research, it seems that most, if not all others who experienced this same issue eventually LED to catastrophic failure of the transmission. I have also experienced the cold weather related issue where once drive is engaged, the check engine light and wrench light illuminate and the car just stumbles when the accelerator is depressed. Letting it run for about 10 to 15 minutes temporarily resolves the issue.

Filed Mar 28, 2015 · Fuel system, Transmission · AL

Im not sure if these are two completely separate issues. Starting around 2012 the vehicle would lunge forward after coming to a complete stop and especially when the air conditioner is running. Now the CVT transmission has gone completely out an we are unable to drive it.