I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE 2005 THAT HAS AN A/C ISSUE. AS I HAVE DONE SOME ONLINE RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS. IT DOESN'T STAY COOL WHEN THE CAR IDLES. NEITHER DOES IT COOL THE CAR DOWN IN THE 90-100 DEGREE WEATHER. TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WOULD COST $1100 TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GET THE COMPRESSOR FROM FORD AND THEY HAVE A HUGE BACK LOG OF ORDERS AND THEY WEREN'T SURE WHEN HE COULD GET IT. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. ONLINE THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE. FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND OFFER SOME KIND OF REIMBURSEMENT TO THOSE OF US WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE. *KB
2005
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
IN JULY OF 2005 I PURCHASED A NEW FORD FREESTYLE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED EVERY 6 MONTHS, OR APPROXIMATELY EVERY 20,000 MILES (IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THIS VERY ISSUE). FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WHERE THE REAR CALIPERS ARE NOT RELEASING AND CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS. THEY ISSUED A RECALL "FIX" FOR THIS IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. WELL . . . 20,000 MILES LATER- IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. THE DEALER, NOW ON 8/21/08, REFUSES TO REPAIR THE REAR BRAKES EVEN THOUGH FAULTY ENGINEERING OR FAULTY PARTS (OR BOTH) WERE USED. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF DATES THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED: 2/22/06, 7/20/06, 4/4/07, 8/2/07, 9/17/07, 11/26/07. *TR