Ford Freestyle brake failure problems

Filed Sep 3, 2020 · Brakes · 140,000 miles · IA

2007 ford freestyle. Consumer writes in regards to brake hose leak. *ld the consumer stated while driving the brakes failed, nearly causing a crash. It was determined that a breakline hose connected to the ABS ruptured. The vehicle was repaired.

Filed Feb 7, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 98,000 miles · AR · crash

Where to begin.... The brakes are shot. Don't work at all. During the summer and fall the car will randomly go into "failsafe mode" and just stop. It has to be turned completely off for several minutes before attempting to turn back on and will generally do this up to 8 times before I just shut it off and leave it until the next day. During these months it will also get a mind of it's own and just leap forward. I have to stop 2 car lengths behind any car in front of me when I'm coming to a stop, otherwise it will lunge forward (even though I have my foot firmly applied on the brake) and hit the car in front of me. Oh, and will jump curbs, hit garage doors, all that good stuff too when it gets this surge. Then, during the winter months the door latch gets stuck and the car doors are literally frozen open. I can't drive anywhere with two small children and car doors that won't shut. Oh, and my vehicle wasn't included in the recall so I can't get it fixed. Oh and did I mention the brake system doesn't work? Like won't hold brake fluid, air is all in the lines, and hardly no brakes. Have you ever tried driving with no brakes?? It sucks! And forget driving on the highway with my kids in this car. I don't trust it at all!!

Filed Oct 30, 2014 · Airbags, Brakes · 1 miles · FL · crash

I was driving my infant son home from the hospital after cardiovascular surgery. It was a light drizzle following a period of heavy rain. The roads were wet but there was no standing water. Cars were braking in front of me to make a left hand turn. I applied my brakes, the pedal was up, but there were no brakes. The vehicle did not even begin to stop. I pushed them again and again and there was still no braking of the vehicle causing a rear end collision with the car in front of me who rear ended the car in front of him. Note: the airbags never deployed! I had to take my infant back to the hospital via ambulance to have him checked out because of the prior surgery. The dealership said the car did not throw any codes and that there was no way to test the anti-lock brakes and no way to prove that they failed. I am a very cautious driver, always leave plenty of space to stop between me and the cars in front of me. I have never had an accident or moving violation, and yet the response that I received from the dealership was "well the front ends are made to collapse in the event of an accident".. That is not the issue. The accident should never have happened because the vehicle should have stopped. There was more than enough space to stop, I was applying the brakes, and did so multiple times to try to get them to work (so obviously I had plenty of space to stop) and yet the car would not even slow down. A vehicle should stop when you apply the brakes, anti-lock mode or not! Someone could have been killed and one of those people could have been my infant son!!!!!

Filed Oct 19, 2011 · Brakes · 17,500 miles · MD

Prematurely worn rear brake pads and rotor damage. Ford initially had a recall on the rear brake pads due to faulty material composition. Since the pads were replaced by recall I have experienced a similar failure on two other occasions. The first failure was about 17000 miles, followed by 33000 miles and at 47000. The vehicle is currently at 67000 miles and the rear pads and one rotor have failed again. Front brake pads where replaced as a courtesy by the ford dealer at 47000 and front rotors have never been replaced. I spoke with the locak ford dealership regarding the premature wear and they acknowledge that a problem exists but ford has not recalled or corrected anything. As a result of that conversation I contacted ford customer care and was contacted by an investigator to discuss the brakes among other problems. The investigator did not acknowledge that the brake wear was a problem and only stated that it was a wear item. When asked why the rear brakes failed at a rate significantly faster than the front brakes the investigator refused to comment.

Filed May 16, 2011 · Acceleration, Brakes · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact stated whenever the air conditioner was on for a long time and the vehicle was shifted into reverse gear it would lunge forward. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. In addition, she also experienced brake failure when driving at low speeds and decelerating; the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who advised her that the metal part of the brake pedal fractured through the calipers causing it to leak the fluid. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jan 14, 2011 · Brakes · 2,500 miles · MT

My ford freestyle has had rear brake problems since I purchased it new from beartooth ford in hardin, mt. The first time the dealer replaced/repaired the rear brakes while the car was under warranty. The right rear brake was dragging to the extent that the right rear wheel would get so hot you could not touch it creating a danger of fire. This problem has continued each time after it was repaired. The most recent repair was made by the ford dealership in missoula, mt. At a cost of $500.00 after the brakes went out again, we took the car back to the missoula ford dealership and asked them to repair/replace the brakes. They refused to do so. So now I have an unsafe vehicle with only three (3) brakes. This problem is clearly a problem with the design of my car.

Filed Aug 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 100,215 miles · PA

I had my 92 yr old friend in my 2005 ford freestyle 500. I am 41. We had just left the hardware store. I put the vehicle in reverse. ( I just bought the vehicle from kenny ross ford as a used vehicle in nov. 2009.) the vehicle accelerated as soon as the transmission kicked in and it threw us backwards into the parking lot. I slammed on the brakes but at the same time the car stalled and I had no brakes. I stood on the brake peddle and finally came to a stop approximately 20 feet back into the parking area. My 92 year old friend was shaken so very badly I feared a heart attack. If I were older and not so strong, we could have been killed... Garage said throttle body issue. I came home after telling him I felt as if I were driving a toyota, and he said it wasn't covered under my powertrain warranty and it would be $879.00 to fix. I haven't even owned it for a year yet. Are you kidding me. Now I am scared to drive it.

Filed Feb 15, 2009 · Brakes · 40,000 miles · MI · crash

While driving in heavy traffic with snow and slushy streets, the traffic ahead of me stopped. I applied the brakes and the ABS activated for about 1 second and then I had no brakes at all. No matter how hard I pushed the brake pedal, there was no ABS activity and no brakes. Fortunately I was only going about 5 MPH. I struck the vehicle in front of me. It had no damage but I had a broken bumper cover ($1300 to repair). I took the vehicle to the dealer I bought it from to have the ABS and brakes checked. They found nothing wrong. I wrote a letter to ford, explaining what happened. They said they were forwarding my letter to their engineering department for evaluation. I have heard nothing from them yet.

Filed Mar 17, 2008 · Brakes, Suspension · 30,363 miles · VA

Rear brakes failed (pad remaining is 2/32) at 30,000 miles. I had the vehicle in to have a wheel alignment and the tires replaced. The service center advised me to have the rear brakes replaced asap.

Filed Aug 20, 2007 · Brakes · 7,000 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact experienced brake failure. He took the vehicle to a shop and the mechanic stated that the brakes and rotors were very damaged and the vehicle should not be driven. The vehicle is currently located at the repair shop. The contact called ford, but they refused to offer assistance. The VIN, engine size, and number of cylinders were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 7,000.