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Ford Freestyle Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | May 26, 2011
Reported on May 26, 2011
| FORD FREESTYLE 2005 EXPERIENCING THE LUNGING ISSUE PRETTY MUCH SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. JUST FIGURED IT WAS A TOUCHY ENGINE THAT I NEEDED TO GET USED TO. AFTER HEARING THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE, TOOK IT TO DEALER. FIRST DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND DEALER INSISTED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $900 - MY EXPENSE. SINCE THEN AIR CONDITIONER HAS NOT WORKED AND EAST COAST HAS HAD 5 HEAT WAVES - STARING DOWN THE THROAT OF #6. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO RELATION TO PREVIOUS WORK DONE (30 DAYS AGO). I DO REALIZE THAT AIR CONDITIONING IS A LUXURY, BUT AM LEARNING FROM OTHER POSTS THAT DEALERS ARE PUSHING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF COMPRESSORS ($800 ++) WHILE OTHER PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR FIX WITH A VALVE REPLACEMENT ($30). THESE OVERCHARGING PRACTICES ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS, IT IS APPARENT THAT THESE ARE MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Freestyle |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GREEN LANE PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMZK06155G |
| Mileage: | 84000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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