1% of complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestyle came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2006 vehicle — around the middle of the 250 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is speed control (600 complaints), typically at 5.8 yr or about 75,000 miles.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS MAY EXPERIENCE WATER INTRUSION ALLOWING THE LATCH MECHANISM TO FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER.
AS A RESULT, THE DOOR LATCH PAWL MAY NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
STARTED THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND NOTICED STARTER CONTINUED TO CRANK. TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THICK SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND CONTINUED UNTIL STARTER BURNED OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED.*AK
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUE AFTER ISSUE. IT STARTED WITH MY BRAKES FAILING LIKE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT I HAVE READ. IT NOW SURROUNDS MY 6 CD PLAYER THAT EITHER MELTS OR WON'T PLAY. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES TO NO AVAIL. ON 03-12-08 THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ONLY LIGHTS UP PARTIALLY, AND AFTER SHAKING THE FRONT DASH BOARD A FEW TIME ALL LIGHTS POPPED ON. I HAVE TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGERS AND THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE FOR PURCHASE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WHEN WITHOUT THE WARNING THE RECENTLY AND CONTINUALLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER 4 DEALERS CONTACTED FOUND ONE WHO WOULD LOOK AT CAR THAT WEEK I WAS 3 HRS FROM HOME ON VACATION. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN WIRE IN A HARNESS THAT RUNS THE CRANK SHAFT? NO EXPLANATION HOW THIS COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN FROM FORD BUT NOT COVERED ON ANY WARRANTY. CANNOT EVER EVEN CHECK THIS HARNESS AS IT IS ENCLOSED. SEEMS TO BE AN AWFULLY DANGEROUS DEFECT...... *TR
BOUGHT A 2006 FREESTYLE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO. NOTICED THE A/C NOT WORKING AND THE ACCELERATION NOT WORKING AND LOTS OF SMOKE. PULLED OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS AFTER THE DEAL WAS DONE WITH 45 MILES ON THE CAR. *NM