Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Ford Freestyle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission is slipping not getting power when gas is pressed down Rpms are jumping not going into gear. Making a terr… |
| 2023-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car struggles to change gears. ABS, ENGINE, and THROTTLE warning lights on. Rough idle, car does not accelerate when sh… |
| 2022-05-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Took the vehicle in to local Ford for 120000 mile service and was informed the subframe was rusted and starting to sepa… |
| 2022-03-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving down the road and my car just stopped like it went into Neutral but it was in drive the car starts up but… |
| 2022-01-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the rear driver’s and passe… |
| 2022-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle inadvertentl… |
| 2021-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that she noticed that after it rained, the front passenger’s… |
| 2021-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated as she was driving 5 MPH and coming to a stop, the brake ped… |
| 2020-12-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON OUT OF NOWHERE AND THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. WE KEEP REPAIRING THINGS BUT… |
| 2020-08-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 FREESTYLE FROM A LOCAL DEALER AND HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THE WAY HOME ON THE 2ND DAY OF OWNERS… |
| 2020-07-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SUR… |
| 2020-07-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN PARKING. IT IS WORSE IF THE AC IS ON. |
| 2020-07-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR UNTIL ABOUT 45 MIN WHEN TRANSMISSION IS WARM. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE. |
| 2020-06-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN CRUISING IN THE CITY OR HIGHWAY, THE CVT TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR, IT WOULD REV BUT NO PO… |
| 2020-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM PRIVATE SELLER. ON THE DRIVE HOME I TURNED ON AC AND NOTICED A SURGE SO I TURNED THE AIR OFF. AF… |
| 2020-01-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE VIA PRIVATE SELLER. NO ISSUES WERE REPORTED BY SELLER. I FILLED VEHICLE AND ENTERED THE FREEW… |
| 2019-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IT STARTED MAKING LIKE A WHINING GROWLING KINDA NOISE WHEN NOT IN HEAR AND WEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE AND START TO GO BA… |
| 2019-11-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A WRENCH SHOWED UP IN FAR LEFT HAND CORNER .MY VEHICLE QUIT ACCELERATIN… |
| 2019-11-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH - HARD TO GET IN FROM THE RAMP W… |
| 2019-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING AND WAS LOSING POWER LAST WEDNESDAY 11/13/19. AN… |
| 2019-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AT FIRST, THEN UNPREDICTABLY LUNGE FORWARD … |
| 2019-10-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR STALLS, AND LUNGES FORWARDS OR BACKS SUDDENLY EVEN IF I'M PRESSING THE BRAKE. |
| 2019-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE ALMOST HAD 4 WRECKS THIS WEEK! IT JUST SURGES RANDOMLY IN THE SCHOOL PI… |
| 2019-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE IDILING THE CAR WILL SURGE. THIS HAPPENS MORE IN HOT HUMID WEATHER. HAVE HAD THE TROTTLE BODY CHECKED AND CLEANED… |
| 2019-07-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OVER LAST THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND THE W… |
| 2019-07-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT STALLED AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OF… |
| 2019-06-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE SPEED INCREASED WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I CHANGED GEARS TO DRIVE AND IT DID N… |
| 2019-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN TH… |
| 2019-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN LETTING UP ON MY BRAKE PEDAL FROM A STOP MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN … |
| 2019-05-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | VEHICLE SITTING OUTSIDE WITH TAILGATE OPEN, NO KEY IN IGNITION WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT SIDE PASSENGER MIRROR EMITTED … |
| 2019-05-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HELLO, I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON US HIGHWAY 2, DRIVING FROM SNOHOMISH, WA TO MONROE, WA, WHICH IS A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH N… |
| 2019-03-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE T… |
| 2019-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CRUISE ON WHILE GOING UP HILL OR DOWN HILL THE TOOL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE TRANS… |
| 2018-12-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICL… |
| 2018-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE CAR IS BRAKED BUT IN GEAR (D), CAR LUNGES FORWARD DESPITE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. I NOTICE T… |
| 2018-11-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE USED THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENGINE WAS NOT STARTED AND… |
| 2018-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE WRENCH ON LEFT SIDE OF DASHBOARD COMES ON AND WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR FROM DRIVE TO PARK TRANSMISSION JERKS. HAV… |
| 2018-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ON TWO OCCASIONS. BUT DID NOT ANY MORE AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. |
| 2018-10-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY MOM'S 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, SURGES FORWARD WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DEFROSTER. THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES IT … |
| 2018-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE COUL… |
| 2018-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, 140,000 MILES. CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE/ SUBFRAME RUSTING OUT. I BE… |
| 2018-09-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTEN… |
| 2018-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN A BUSY … |
| 2018-08-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WENT FOR A STATE INSPECTION IN AUGUST. THE CAR PASSED, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC SAID THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD LARGE AMOUNT OF… |
| 2018-08-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER THE CAR GETS A POWER SURGE. IT WILL START JUMPING I HAVE ALMOST RAN OVER SOMEONE IN … |
| 2018-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING IN… |
| 2018-06-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CAR WILL TRY TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, IN PARKED PO… |
| 2018-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR SURGES AND THE RPMS MOVE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. IT TRIES TO THROW ME INTO TRAFFIC WHEN AT STOPLIGHTS AND STOP… |
| 2018-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR I… |
| 2018-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE 2017, WE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL IN OUR FREESTYLE. THE LIGHTING WOULD DIM AND BRI… |