Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Ford Freestyle submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AFTER DRIVING HOME, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND SPEEDS UP TO 50MPH, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. THE SMOKE LASTED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED ON ITS OWN. NOT SURE IF THIS INFORMATION IS PERTINENT OR NOT, BUT IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE DVD PLAYER WAS PLAYING DURING THE TRIP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE ENGINE BUT THE RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND POWER WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING FROM THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS HAD FAILED, AND CAUSED THE FUSE BOX AND RELAY TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH COMPONENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
WHILE THE CAR WAS IN ARE GARAGE AND AFTER OPENING DOOR THE PUDDLE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKING. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALL AND CHECKED CAR AFTER DISCONNECTING BATTERY. PUDDLE LIGHT HAS BURN AREA AND WIRING TO IT WAS BURNT. FUSE DID NOT BLOW , LIGHT STOPPED BURNING AFTER WIRES BROCK . FORD DEALER SAYS TO REPLAY LIGHT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE WHOLE MIRROR UNIT APROX COST $300. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINED THE MOON ROOF LEAKED WATER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 12/02/11
I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FREESTYLE (WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN NOV. 2009) IN LATE FEBRUARY ON A UPPER 30'S DEGREE DAY. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WINDOW NEXT TO MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SHATTERED. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS BLOWN OUT. LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORDS - MOSTLY ESCAPES - WITH EXPLODING WINDOW PROBLEMS. DIDN'T GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM MY DEALER OR FORD. HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE WELL. THE WATER LEAK HAS CAUSED RUST AND MOLD TO THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED YET HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.
MOONROOF LEAKS AFTER HEAVY RAINS OR LONG PERIODS OF RAIN. SHOWS UP AS WATER DRIPPING FROM EITHER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD UPON BRAKING OR TURNING. ALSO SHOWS UP AS WET FLOOR IN CARGO AREA/SPARE TIRE AREA. WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY REROUTING FRONT MOONROOF DRAINS ACCORDING TO FORD T.S.B. # 07-3-6 BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY (ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS POSTS ON FORD FORUMS) THE DRAINAGE TUBES DO NOT HAVE A POSITIVE DRAIN CONDITION WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE REAR. THIS NEGATIVE DRAIN CONDITION CAUSES WATER TO BUILD UP AND THEN OVERFLOW ONTO THE CEILING HEADLINER, WHERE IT CAN GO FORWARD AND OVERSPILL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD, OR GO BACKWARDS AND ROLL DOWN THE REAR SHOULDER BELTS. IN EITHER CASE IT CAUSES WATER TO BE SOMEWHERE IT SHOULD NOT BE, LEADING TO POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORTS,(THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS IS ROUTED IN THE HEADLINER, WHICH I'M SURE HAS THE CURRENT FOR SOME OF THE SAFETY DEVICES), PREMATURE RUST THROUGH, (FROM TRAPPED WATER),AS WELL AS POSSIBLE HEALTH ISSUES ATTRIBUTABLE TO MOLD ( ASTHMA, ETC. ). ALTHOUGH PROPERTY DAMAGE BELOW IS CHECKED "NO", I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE THIS AT THE PRESENT TIME AND AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THE ANSWER WILL BE "YES" IN THE FUTURE. *TR
2006 FORD FREESTYLE, BOTH BACK SEAT WINDOWS ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, ALLOWING A CHILD TO CLIMB OUT. WINDOWS SHOULD BE SET TO ONLY ROLL HALF WAY, WHEN WINDOWS ARE NOT THE LOCK POSITION. *NM
UPON LOWERING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TO GET A PARKING LOT TICKET, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT THEN GO BACK UP. IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING. OTHER WINDOWS WERE STILL WORKING FINE, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COULD NOT BE CLOSED. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE AMTRAK STATION AS I WAS ABOUT TO CATCH A TRAIN. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD! UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR HAD BURNED OUT. IN ADDITION, SERVICE FOUND A CHAFED/EXPOSED WIRE IN THE DOOR NEXT TO THE JUNCTION BOX. THEY REPLACED THIS ALSO. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT CLAIMS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS SLOPED. THE DASHBOARD WAS REFLECTED IN THE WINDSHIELD ON SUNNY DAYS AND AT NIGHT UNDER THE STREET LIGHTS. THE CONTACT TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S GLARING PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE GLARE PROBLEM OR OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS AS A SOLUTION. UPDATED 11/24/2005 - THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND AGREED TO BUY THE CONSUMER A DASH MAT TO REDUCE THE GLARE AND REFLECTION. *NM
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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