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Just curious if you remember where the relay was located and which relay it was? My Freestyle has had "fast turn signals" 3 times and bulbs are fine. Dealer cannot find any error codes showing what is causing it.
As I recall it was under the dash right below the steering column, based on what they told me.
Can't speak for others, but my FS has never left me stranded... or even threatened.
Oh yeah.. that's a good one jogumo. Can't quite follow your logic here though. You see, I've owned my Freestyle for 30 months and 41,000 miles. Except for a little too much brake dust on the rear wheels, it's been flawless. The best vehicle I've owned.. and I've owned quite a few.
But tell us.. are you going to buy a gas station at the same time you buy that Sequoia?
As far as the gas goes, I owned an Expedition before the Freestyle so I'm used to the gas stops. I hope brake dust is the worst issue you ever have.
My dealer got a CVT "specialist" to look at it. They found some error codes in the computer and they think they know what it is, but they wanted the light to come on again to be sure. We have been driving it around for a while no problem, but it finally did it again. So it goes back into the shop on Monday. Is yours resolved yet? If so what did they finally decided was the issue?
"Take a look at the parts list in TSB 06-11-4 CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSAXLE (CVT) NOISE DIAGNOSIS. The main issues are with the input shaft and input shaft bearings. This works out to be about a $2,500.00 repair job."
Nibyak,
What were the symptoms of the problem? I've noticed the CVT of our '05 Freestyle with 45k miles on it has started to whine. It is definitely the CVT as the tone changes in tandem with the RPMs. Since my Freebie is now out of warranty it would be a great hardship if the CVT needed a $2,500 repair. We still owe $14,000 on the car. Other than this concern we have been more than happy with the vehicle and hope for it to last for many years to come.
- Chad
In many cases, fuel leaks are not the fault of the manufacturer. Fuel lines, as well as the fuel tank itself, are on the underside of the vehicle and are therefore subject to being hit by road debris. It happened to me with my Freestyle a year ago. (Fuel tank rupture)
If it is strong enough to have to air every thing out and you are concerned of a fire, please park it outside until it is fixed. If there is a leak you don't want that in your garage.
This forum helped me prepare for any argument with dealer, but it wasn't necessary. I am very pleased with Ford. This is the first Ford I have ever owned (I'm 48) and it won't be my last thanks to this wonderful vehicle and some pretty good service. (I'm so used to getting bad service, no matter who the dealer/manufacturer is....)
I have a 2006 Ford Freestyle with 22K miles. It has been trouble free until this morning. I put it in the garage last night, and this morning it would turn over, but not fire. The only unusual thing I can think of is that before I started it last night to put it in the garage, I used the key to open it manually (habit from my older car), and it set the alarm off. I pushed the keyless entry pad to shut off the alarm, it started normally, and I moved it into the garage and shut it off. Any ideas?
What year is your Freestyle? Did you but it new? Was it the regular warranty or the extended warranty that was about to expire?
Thanks
http://www.ford-trucks.com/tsb/tsb.php/m-FORD/d-FREESTYLE/y-2005/t-06179
We have had no problem with the car since this issue was finally fixed.
Avon Tech M550 A/S, Firestone Firehawk GT, and Yokohama AVID H4S.
Does anyone have experience with any of the above on their Freestyle? I thought I saw someone on an earlier post say they purchase Goodyear Comfort Treads but they don't seem to come in 225/60-18.
jmpowie,
It is a bit difficult to tell what exactly is happening from your description but it may just be normal behavior for a CVT equipped vehicle. On a regular automatic transmission the car will speed up and slow down with engine speed because the gear is fixed to the engine speed/gear. With a CVT equipped vehicle like the Freestyle the engine is free to increase or decrease RPMs as necessary independent from the speed of the car. This shouldn't make you feel car sick as the car itself isn't speeding up or slowing down.
For example, if you are cruising at 60mph and the car is running at 1,800 RPM, then you hit a slight incline or increased head wind you may see the tach move up to 2,500 RPM (or more) even though the car isn't going any faster. Likewise the engine may decrease 500 RPM if you encounter a slight decline or tail wind. You may just need to get used to the operation of the CVT. If I am totally missing what you are trying to describe please describe in more detail.
- Chad
I find Goodyear is better than the P6 in snow but like most all season tires, only when the temperatures are moderate. Neither tire performed well at lower temperatures or on icy roads. Whenever it looks like road conditions are bad or whenever I go to the mountains in winter, we take our 99Volvo as it has proper winter tires. The Freestyle is a lease and being returned soon so I don't want the expense of winter tires for it - if I was keeping it - it would have winter tires.
P225/60/R18
700 A B
99H
My P6 lasted less than 50k km. I have about 35k km on the Goodyears and 'appear' to be holding up better for tread life than the P6. At the time of purchase the only models in stock where I live were P6, Continentals or the Goodyear. Having owned two sets of P6 and continentals in the recent past, I went with Goodyear by default as I needed some tires.
THANX for your time!
In any event, and for any car you consider, buy an extended warranty through a Ford dealership - not through a broker - they are going belly up like fish in a cesspool. You can shop around at several dealers for the extended warranty price as they are market driven. Check the Edmunds discussion board under the Extended Warranty discussion,
Save for the rear-brake early wear issue (fixed for free by Ford) my '05 FWD Freestyle SEL has been flawless since the day I bought it in May 2005. But since I don't subscribe to CU, I don't recieve a survey from them to be included in their data. I suspect there are many like me who are very satisfied Freestyle owners that don't waste their time or money on needless subscriptions to CU.
Now that some American cars are beginning to last more than just around the block, and are moving up in the ratings as well, and while Toyota suffers from too rapid growth pains and moves down in the ratings - those who once rejected the statistical model used by CR are, not surprisingly becoming new converts to the ratings.
As an auto mechanic for many years in the past I was able to see the direct correspondence between CR ratings and actual failures of cars relative to other vehicles.
As I have stated here and elsewhere - I once owned a Ford Pinto which I drove very hard and maintained poorly, and which I sold for more than I paid for it used with over 100K miles on it (all original with only one minor off schedule repair). I still know from working on them and dealing with the owners of them that it was a junk car to be avoided - just as CR stated at the time.
Comments: Consumer Reports/JD Power Rankings