Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving approximately 2 MPH, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact stated that the failure was more prevalent when the vehicle was being stopped or when the gear shifter was placed in reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code, but was able to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.
2007 Ford Freestyle transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving various speeds, the vehicle only shifted into first gear and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 172,000.
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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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle accelerated and the throttle control and transmission warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to operate normally; however, the failure recurred. In addition, the vehicle would accelerate without warning at traffic lights, stop signs, or when making turns. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.
| purchased a 2007 ford freestyle. It was used at about 170,000 miles. After having it for a few months. I began to have problems with the throttle body. I was driving on the highway going 55 MPH and it began to surge. The wrench light came on and I could no longer accelerate. I know that others have as well. I was told that this part had been recalled. I am not sure if this is true. I decided to make a complaint as others have had the same problem and it is what they suggested.
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.
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!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds above 50 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle decelerated below 30 MPH independently causing an abnormal knocking sound from the transmission. The powertrain warning senor illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local hertrich ford-lincoln dealer of milford located on 1427 bay rd, milford, de, 19963 where it was diagnosed that multiple error codes internally with the transmission, and that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would record the failure, however there was no recall for the failure but were aware of the high volume of complaints. The failure mileage was approximately 98,897.
On may 27th, 2017, we were traveling at 50-55 MPH with cruise control engaged on the highway when our ford freestyle began lurching badly and the RPM began surging. In a a few minutes the wrench light came on along with the engine light, battery light, ABS light and airbag light. Our speedometer began flipping back and forth uncontrollably. At that point the vehicle would not exceed 25-30 MPH even at full speed. We could have been rear-ended! We immediately pulled off at a gas station to check the oil levels and check to see what was wrong. We started the vehicle back and returned home cautiously. We took the vehicle to the nearest lube place and got the oil changed. We returned home and researched about the issue. My husband (who is very mechanically inclined) decided to follow a mechanic's advice and cleaned the throttle body thoroughly with seafoam and a toothbrush. It was filthy and had lots of deposits built up on it. He unplugged the battery to reset everything and reinstalled the throttle body. It proved ineffective so we purchased a new throttle body for $320 from advanced auto parts. He installed it today and the problem has not been solved. We are at a loss and are not sure what to do. This issue should have been recalled. I am a mother of 3 and am currently pregnant with my fourth child and I do not feel safe driving this vehicle!
Ctv transmission. Goes into creep mode. Will not shift out of 1st. Gear. Turn car off and on. Runs fine. Transmission guy says the whole transmission needs to be replaced.
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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle shut down and became stuck in first gear. The wrench warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle restarted after a while and was driven home. The failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was 224,000.
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 .
I was attempting to pass a slow truck on a two lane road. As accelerated and pull alongside the truck the ctv transmission failed and the engine raced. I was able to get around the truck and get to the shoulder of the road. I call a tow truck and my car has been in the repair shop for 8 weeks. I am concerned regarding head on collisions that may have not been reported as a transmission problem. If a car would have been approaching in the opposite direction I would have suffered a head on collision.
I was driving at a steady speed on a slightly hilly road when the yellow tool indicator light came on and it appear that the transmission lost its connection. The engine stayed around 2000 RPM then drifted down and would not respond to the gas pedal changes. Vehical towed to shop and left it there.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. In addition, the contact stated that there was an abnormal sound coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle failed to shift from first gear and the vehicle was making an abnormal sound. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to accelerate without the accelerator pedal being depressed. While the air conditioner was activated, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body and the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure was persistent. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. When the contact started the parked vehicle, a loud knocking sound was heard coming from the transmission. The throttle control/transmission and the service engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle would not accelerate over 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While starting the vehicle, the wrench warning light illuminated. While driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal noise and the vehicle felt as if it would accelerate independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,061.
April 2015, my vehicle started making knocking/grinding/ticking noises once it was started. Sometimes the transmission would fail to shift into gear(s). I prodeeded to physically move my shifter into gear(s) a few times. The transmission then shifted into gear(s), making a hard "clunk" sound. Sounding like the transmission had 'dropped' into gear; as if it had a low trasmission fluid level. Mind you, recently, a local shop changed my oil and all fluids were checked and refilled if needed. The shop informed me about code p0942, because they had never seen this code before in their life! Engine-codes.com states: "p0942 - hydraulic pressure unit" with a rating of 3/3 (3=high). I called a local ford dealership, and was informed about this code; which doesn't identify the actual problem/issue; resulting in no specifics. On thursday, august 20, 2015, while driving on the highway, my vehicle started to surge, and the RPM's continuously fluctuated (while the cruise was on). My vehicle then started to shake, and made a thumping/crunching noise, followed with the forward propulsion ceasing to exist. I frantically turned my fore ways on, and drifted until at a complete stop on the sholder of the highway. Again, while I physically shifted gear(s), the transmission sounded low on fluid, as if no (valid) shifting of gear(s)s and also maintained a humming noise. From the passenger seat, my 12 year old son, grabbed my hand and asked me to pray with him; pray that we'd make it home without getting hurt (our safety). Numerous times our vehicle shook tremendously when other vehicles passed by. Once home, I was still calming my son down, we both needed to sleep. That night, my son and I experienced a tramatic (nightmare like) situation. Now, ford customers are forced upon (a) safety hazzard(s). Yes, preventable safety hazzard(s), if dealt with asap.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. When starting the vehicle and shifting into reverse or drive at 2 MPH, the vehicle would lunge forward or backwards as the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, the check engine and the wrench warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.
2007 ford freestyle VIN # [xxx]. Have had car for less than 2 years. Replaced brakes twice. The throttle seems to be sticking and transmission. Wrench on dash. Have two small children. Car will accelerate on own when foot is on brake. It has also jumped backwards. Concerned about this dangerous vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Put car in drive started down the street when all of a sudden the transmission started making noise and the car started slowing down. I pulled over and parked the car then turned it off, try to start it back up but the car would not move when put in drive. It would reverse but it would not go forward. Had to call fro a tow truck and have vehicle towed to dealer. The following codes showed up when the repair shop checked the transmission: po 218, po 701, po868, po871, po961. The ford dealership said that the transmission would have to be replaced because the transmission was dead. I have looked up the ford freestyle and have found that there are many vehicles with this same problem. I could have had a bad accident I was on the highway because the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road and traffic had to veer around me to keep from hitting me. I had children in the vehicle we could have died. A new transmission cost me $2200.00 and the cost to have it replaced was $900.00. I believe that I should get some kind of compensation for a problem that you knew the vehicle has with it's transmission.
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!!
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.
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.
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