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Ford Freestyle repairs by problem area
Engine (24%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (13%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (23%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (27%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)
Other (5%)
Chart based on 685 repairs.
Ford Freestyle engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (3%)
$1000 - $2499 (10%)
$500 - $999 (13%)
$100 - $499 (34%)
< $100 (39%)
Chart based on 150 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2007 Ford Freestyle
Engine not specified
| 68600 mi US $470 |
Exhaust pipe replaced |
2007 Ford Freestyle 4dr Wagon
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD
| 153000 mi US $1000 |
Car would randomly enter limp mode and wouldn't accelerate past 1500rpm. Dealer replaced Throttle Body Control Module. Problem resurfaced shortly thereafter. |
| 94000 mi US $1000 |
Throttle body was replaced. Car had been surging when stopped at signal or backing up - dangerous. At first dealer couldn't replicate & didn't know what to do. I researched online & found throttle body the problem and informed them |
| 47000 mi | Transmission appeared to be acting up, check engine light came on. I took car into dealer next day, they said that the Throttle Body was bad. They ordered and replaced the part. |
| 76000 mi US $380 |
Cat converter needed replacing. |
| 39060 mi C $150 |
Water infiltration in filtering system, caused by a non Ford air filter, previous trip to a non ford dealer |
| 72300 mi C $1250 |
One of the gas alimentation control failed |
| 83080 mi | Worn Strap |
| 85560 mi C $1100 |
Ignition coil died in cylinder 5. replace ignition coil and all spark plugs. Replaced accessory belt tensioner and belt. |
| 70000 mi | The top motor mount, (TRR), was replaced, at the dealership. |
| 39680 mi | Engine hesitating, almost stalling, making vehicle difficult to drive. Shut vehicle off for two hours, problem did not come back. Mechanic friend scanned for codes but none found. Vehicle then driven 300 miles, still no problem. |
| 66960 mi C $210 |
Replace bad thermostat |
| 59680 mi C $450 |
Replace failed ignition coils and all spark plugs |
| 60000 mi | Took in for first oil change after purchasing Certified Used. Mechanic discovered Crank Shaft Seal leak. |
| 115100 mi US $789 |
Overheats in city travel ..new radiator fan assembly |
| 103700 mi US $780 |
Water pump was leaking and caused problems with the starter. |
| 124000 mi US $850 |
Car would not start because of the belt being off. |
| 22000 mi | Replaced front oil seal. Replaced front oil seal |
| 16506 mi | replaced faulty spark plug |
| 24785 mi | replaced leaking oil pan gasket |
| 76000 mi US $7 |
Replaced leaking front crankshaft seal. Seal started leaking after one month after a stretch of -20 to -30 degree weather. Later found out that the seal is only rated to -20 degrees F. This fact may have been a contributor or the culprit. |
| 114300 mi | Condensation froze in vacuum line leading to MAP sensor in subzero temps. This caused check engine light to come on and code P0106 was pulled. TSB 08-9-7 was performed and computer was re-flashed at later date to correct issue. |
| 114000 mi US $656 |
Replaced fuel pump and sending unit because of a fuel leak. |
2007 Ford Freestyle 4dr Wagon
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD
| 4000 mi | T/C light on. Told it was repaired and the next day the light is on AGAIN. Returning to the dealer tomorrow for a second try. Replaced "valve" on first repair. Told me they would replace "module" tomorrow |
| 5000 mi | Repaired after second visit. |
| 56000 mi | Rough idle and weird (Toyota like) surging in low-speed maneuvers followed by wrench light. No codes were found and no repair. I cleaned throttle body manually and seems to have resolved issue but concerned w/ what caused wrench light. |
| 47000 mi | Throttle body caused unexpected low speed surge/acceleration while in reverse. Replaced under warranty. |
| 96720 mi C $1200 |
Intake gasket to be changed, vacuum hose repaired |
| 99820 mi C $2500 |
Major oil leak, they took off the front cover, changes the seals etc. |
| 29000 mi | Radiator was gouged resulting in a leak, by the mechanic replacing my AC compressor. This resulted in another day in the shop to replace radiator at dealer's cost. |
| 110000 mi US $818 |
PCM replaced. Vehicle would not respond to throttle (gas pedal). Had throttle body checked and replaced with no effect. Returned throttle body for refund and further diagnosis shows a bad PCM. |
| 28000 mi US $235 |
Replaced DEM (differential electronic module) and two corrosponding solenoids with recycled parts. The parts were $150 and the shop diagnostic was $180. Electronic part was shorted out, corrosion in DEM. Factory or leak? Fixed! |
| 36000 mi | TSB performed for traction control light malfunction - replacement of rear differential pressure switch - problem solved (so far) |
| 63500 mi US $10 |
Car was surging when hot, issue with binding throttle body plate. I removed throttle body unit and cleaned thoroughly to solve the problem. |
| 109740 mi C $50 |
Cleaned the Throttle Body |
| 35526 mi | Replaced traction control wheel sensor that had shorted. Covered under original warranty |
| 30000 mi | Check engine light illuminated due to incomplete seal around gas cap (tether was causing interference). CEL reset by dealer. |
| 66700 mi US $50 |
Fix now-common engine "surging" issue (replaced throttle body and reflashed software). |
| 67000 mi US $110 |
New thermostat installed. |
2007 Ford Freestyle 4-door
6-cylinder CVT 2WD
| 64000 mi | throttle body replaced |
| 151700 mi US $2500 |
car died on highway, proved to engine wiring harness, killed the pcm and throttle body |
2006 Ford Freestyle 4dr Wagon
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD
| 103800 mi US $470 |
Replaced deteriorated upper engine mount. |
| 123000 mi US $130 |
Clean throttle body and intake to resolve surging during slow speed maneuvers with hot engine and air conditioner on. |
| 145800 mi US $1500 |
Check engine light came on, with some flashing, with severe loss of power and rough running. Replaced coil packs on all cylinders (with buried spark plugs-cost subtracted), changed EGR valve, cleaned and lubricated throttle body. |
| 83700 mi US $800 |
They did a fuel system cleaning and were going to replace the fuel filter, but ordered the wrong size. I was having an issue with the car at highway speeds, it was running rough, the system cleaning helped. Have to bring it back for the filter. |
| 68820 mi C $450 |
Check engine light on. When in reverse, engine would accelerate by itself and then just die and the repair light would remain on after all other lights & indicators go off. Throttle got cleaned, problem still persists. |
| 59700 mi US $500 |
"surging" at idle with A/C on. May be related to current open NTSB investigation. Dealer replaced throttle body and updated software. |
| 49000 mi US $250 |
Vacuum valve associated with emissions failed. CEL indicated codes P0171 and P0174 (both cylinder banks too lean). Symptom was stumbling and stalling once engine warmed up to operating temp. |
| 108700 mi US $175 |
Fuel pump wiring 6 feet from fuel pump / wires rubbed through on frame causing intermittent shut down of all systems. |
| 34000 mi | Gas mileage dropping, Car surges in drive and in reverse, gas gauge slow to read fill up like maybe ten minutes or more. No more surges, gas mileage increased, had TSB, and |
| 125000 mi US $3000 |
Upper motor mount worn out. Replaced mount. |
| 292000 mi US $145 |
Throttle body went bad. Swapped the throttle body with a new one |
| 191000 mi US $155 |
Replaced worn bushing in torque strut |
| 156000 mi US $65 |
Belt tensioner failure. While the belt did not come off it did however cause additional wear on other pulley bearings leading to noise. |
| 109000 mi US $421 |
Replace cracked upper rear engine mount Replace cracked serpentine fan belt |
| 93000 mi | burnt smell. ford shop fixed it was a rear seal leak and oil was dripping onto exhaust. had to remove intake manifold to get to problem. They replaced upper engine mount while there. |
| 94500 mi US $100 |
Would not start, turned over but not run. thought it was due to moisture. Shop said it was onboard computer software that had glitch that made it not start sometimes. They reprogrammed software. |
| 95000 mi US $9 |
A dirty throttle body plate caused surging in reverse, severe enough to turn the check engine light on and put the car into limp mode. After coming home (slowly), I disconnected the battery, cleaned the throttle body plate, and it's fixed! |
| 135000 mi | Engine mount. |
| 34000 mi | Engine crankshaft seal was leaking, they replaced the crankshaft seal and no more oil leak. |
| 82200 mi US $13 |
The Freestyle was taking a long time to warm up in cold weather and sometime wouldn't get up to normal operating temperatures. I installed a new 188 degree thermostat and it seems to be getting up to operating temperature and staying there now. |
| 82000 mi US $20 |
Upper engine mount was cracked. Replaced with Anchor replacement rubber mount. |
| 99000 mi US $100 |
While changing sparkplugs, replaced upper and lower intake gaskets while it was apart. Also replaced leaking valve cover gaskets. |
| 143700 mi | engine sputtered/quit/Towed home/found fuel filter plugged/test fuel delivery/after replacing fuel filter. Fuel pump working fine. Removed battery and charged overnight. Test battery/found weak cell/replaced battery.ckeng lite/etc on |
| 143000 mi US $137 |
Tested at dealer, full diagnostics. |
| 9300 mi | The air breather tube need to be adjusted and the computer flashed. The intake air supply needed to be adjusted again. They think there was ice in the hose. |
| 34000 mi | Warning light came on, dealer found faulty gas cap,orderd part. New gas cap was replaced, old strap on cap prevented correct installment. |
| 36000 mi US $115 |
Several times, when just starting or after a long idle. When shifted to drive (F or R) the engine surged to 2000 rpm then went into a limp home mode. I was told to replace throttle body ($600) but not til a redesigned one was available in October. |
| 42305 mi | Ford has not let us know if any real fix is available. Ford has not made this SUDDEN SURGING a major recall like Volvo had to on the same part. No response to the question of why so many people have reported surging on shifting from neutral |
| 39900 mi | Throttle body cleared and computer reprogrammed per TSB |
| 42000 mi US $935 |
light clunking when shifting, harder acceleration, replaced worn upper engine mount, $560. |
| 60500 mi US $1200 |
upper engine torque mount worn- replaced |
| 85000 mi US $30 |
Replaced engine transaxle roll resistor with after market part. |
| 104000 mi | Throttle body cleaning and PCM reset. |
2006 Ford Freestyle 4dr Wagon
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD
| 93000 mi US $3500 |
Motor mount replaced. |
| 107000 mi US $2400 |
Emissions engine code. Code still exists. So far many parts thrown at problem, unnecessarily. I found a TSB that may help. |
| 51000 mi US $100 |
Throttle body sensor malfunctioned causing erratic idle. Awaiting replacement but backordered since begining of July. I have been able to drive though since my visit to the dealer. |
| 65000 mi US $100 |
Upper engine support rubber center deteriorated resulting in the entire support being replaced. |
| 148000 mi | replace engine mounts, left, right, torque strut and transaxle mount |
| 128000 mi US $400 |
Motor mount rotted |
| 79000 mi US $350 |
Broken rubber part of engine mount, "anti-torque" support. Mechanic blamed rubber degradation due to age. |
| 110000 mi US $300 |
Belt frayed and struck crankshaft sensor cable. Sensor and belt replaced. |
| 131000 mi US $352 |
vacuum hose was bad causing the engine to die within 1 minute of being started. |
| 17360 mi | Rattling under load. Replaced Flex pipe first trip, then needed Cat. That took 9 weeks to get. Rattle gone but a leak in the joint so vehicle louder with the leaky exhaust. |
| 17980 mi | Finally Cat installed and car quiet again. Still waiting on control arm. Ford must have all available cash flow into selling their cars and not parts. Decent, practical vehicle but I am so tired of the way it drives. |
| 123000 mi US $10 |
All 3 engine mounts needed replacing. The repair shop gave me an estimate of $2000, which I'm obviously not going to pay. I rigged the top mount with some bolts, instead. It works. |
| 60000 mi US $80 |
Check engine and transmission indicators lit up. Reflash computer with latest software update. Problem resolved. We paid $80.00 for diagnosis and repair. |
| 66000 mi US $200 |
Throttle body - clean same and reset engine management software. Flash and update |
| 88000 mi US $50 |
Oil leaking from Oil Pan Gasket. Gasket was replaced. Dealer said actual cost would be $600.00 but I have extended warranty so only $50.00 deductible. Woo Hoo! |
| 91000 mi US $1000 |
Water (aka Coolant) pump replaced when leak was discovered by dealer. |
2005 Ford Freestyle 4dr Wagon
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD
| 125000 mi US $950 |
Timing belt broke |
| 85560 mi C $1380 |
Front engine stabilizer mount replaced. |
| 107320 mi C $340 |
Extended warranty service for throttle body, included reflashing ECU |
| 92000 mi US $1200 |
fuel injector |
| 64000 mi US $357 |
check engine light, missing engine, cyl #1 not firing checked out coil pack ok, changed plugs problem fixed |
| 88200 mi US $723 |
plug not firing. replaced coil packs and plugs |
| 119000 mi | Upper motor mount rubber isolator deteriorated and causes the motor to shift forward or aft when put into reverse or forward. Makes a noticable clunk sound and can feel the engine knock against the mount. Does not affect the cars operation. |
| 147200 mi US $125 |
Water pump leading. R&R water pump with an after market replacement purchased online. |
| 175000 mi US $450 |
Misfiring. Replaced Ignition coils, gaskets, spark plugs |
| 30000 mi | Engine misfire during snow flurries. |
| 35000 mi | Intermittent check engine and check transmission lights - throttle body replaced and software updated to latest revision. |
| 6500 mi | Fuel rail sensor Gas filter. |
| 38000 mi US $100 |
Trouble starting car. Car would crank and die. Dealer reflashed computer. Problem solved. |
| 59000 mi | Car was surging when stopped. Dealer ordered electronic throttle body. Was told it would take two to three weeks to get part. |
| 58000 mi US $300 |
engine torque strut broken |
| 46000 mi US $400 |
Common throttle body problem affecting all Freestyles and 500/Montegos. Engine stalls while driving, will get worse and begin surging at low speeds. Replaced before it became a more serious problem. |
| 100000 mi US $50 |
Transaxle roll resistor |
| 86000 mi US $700 |
Check Engine Light came on and OBDII code P0401 was discovered. Dealer replaced the EGR valve and installed new spark plugs while intake manifold was off the engine. |
| 104300 mi US $730 |
spark plugs and ignition coils went bad. replaced them with gaskets. |
| 61000 mi US $436 |
Top motor mount bracket was corrodided and had to be replaced. |
| 72000 mi | Car was either revving up or trying to stall. Received Recall notice from Ford on cleaning the throttle body. |
| 36000 mi US $50 |
Replace inertia valve (I have no idea what this is). Check engine light came on after the car stalled. |
| 61000 mi US $500 |
Repair of upper engine mount that was completely worn out. |
| 47000 mi | Rough transmission when accelerating. |
| 55000 mi | After repeated attempts over 2 days, car would not start although cranking OK. Had towed to shop, too busy to look at 1st day, 2nd day called to say car started OK and could find no error codes in diagnostic computer. |
| 64000 mi US $150 |
Car lost power and quit. Could not restart. Towed to shop and next morning discovered safety fuel shutoff switch (inertia switch) had been activated. Shop reset switch and all OK. No reason (large bumps, sudden stop or whatever) I can discern why. |
| 64000 mi US $125 |
Car again quit in traffic. I reset fuel emergency switch and was able to drive. Drove car to shop, and asked to have it checked. Shop stated they reprogrammed switch, tested, and now all OK. |
| 68800 mi | Car stopped several times, but we were able to restart after resetting the fuel reset (inertia) switch. Dealers tried to repair twice but couldn't replicate. Finally dealer replaced switch and problem has not returned. |
| 60000 mi US $250 |
The engine light came on. I took it in, and they ended up saying it needed a lot of things, but I knew it was due for its tuneup and simply said, "That is all I will pay for," and when that happened, the engine light went off and stayed off. |
| 72000 mi US $140 |
Unintended acceleration. Had to apply brakes to keep from moving. Not as severe as if pushing down accel fully, but very disconcerting. Mechanic thoroughly cleaned throttle manifold. Gunk had accumulated, a sticky, gummy mess that affected the throttle. |
| 130000 mi US $150 |
Diagnose and replace 'fuel rail pressure sensor'. |
2005 Ford Freestyle 4dr Wagon
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD
| 75000 mi C $800 |
Check Engine Light was on. Diagnosis from scan: leak in the fuel system. Information Center displayed message: Check Fuel Cap. Replaced fuel cap. Hopefully this solves the check engine issue. |
| 125000 mi US $2000 |
One transaxle mount was broken. Needed to be replaced. |
| 135000 mi US $1450 |
Upper torque rod Bushings replaced. (I believe this is the 2nd time in 2 years.) |
| 92000 mi US $2800 |
Cleaned Throttle Body due to rpm fluctuating. |
| 77000 mi US $800 |
Needed to replace the engine mount |
| 69000 mi US $1000 |
Sudden acceleration when putting into gear. Goes into Fail Safe Mode. I was told it needs a throttle body which is on back order. Rented a car for 8 days but cant afford to do that permenantly. Seems it may take till sept. to get the part |
| 120000 mi US $750 |
Developed hole in upper intake manifold resulting in vacuum leak and engine failure. Manifold replaced. |
| 135000 mi US $1100 |
Repeated coil failure and EGR malfunction. Problem was electical. A wire from the computer to the EGR valve connector was shorted. |
| 263000 mi US $80 |
Water pump failure and replacement |
| 34000 mi US $75 |
The electronic throttle body had some sort of fault that caused the car to go into limp mode and lose power. The entire assembly was replaced. I understand this is a common failure but usually earlier in the car's life. |
| 60000 mi US $423 |
Broken transmission mount |
| 83000 mi | Technician stripped oil pan plug. Replaced oil pan. |
| 93000 mi | All kinds of warning lights and car went into safe mode, wouldn't exceed 2k rpm. Mechanic plugged in and got the code, didn't have time to fix, told me to check under the hood. I found the airbox cover unclamped on one side, it screwed with the sensors. |
| 93000 mi | Oil leak, severe, valve cover and related area |
| 51000 mi US $5 |
Throttle Body carbon deposits causing erratic idle speeds and lurching at slow speeds. Cooling system has developed a very slow leak somewhere. Haven't figured out where yet. Keeping an eye on coolant levels. |
| 32000 mi | Car would not start when intermittently. |
| 53000 mi US $700 |
throttle replaced |
| 21000 mi | Motor mount cracked, replaced. |
| 75000 mi | Recall on surge, some sort of relay. |
| 29000 mi | Rough idle when cold. |
| 22000 mi | Vehicle went into 'ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE'. Problem was a failed throttle body sensor. Throttle body was replaced. |
| 43400 mi | Cold start issue resolved by update from a TSB. |
| 112220 mi C $257 |
Repair exhaust pipe at header |
| 206300 mi US $600 |
Waterpump was leakingrnHad been replaced the year before, but appeared the housing had a crack in it |
| 84000 mi US $26 |
Fuel cap tether broke from periodic flexing during tank refill. After a number of months the fuel cap fell to the ground during a refill and came apart, making it very difficult to remove for subsequent refills. |
| 93040 mi C $300 |
Catalytic converter and FlexPipe |
| 44640 mi C $375 |
Bad Emissions System Module was causing intermittent check engine light, not eligible for emissions warranty coverage. Replaced module to correct problem. |
| 78300 mi US $500 |
Engine had been surging after standing when hot, no Fault Code. Later, FC P0401 (EGR flow low) was logged & CEL on. Dealer replaced EGR valve and cleaned carbon from throttle assy and EGR system. Problem resolved. |
| 83000 mi US $300 |
throttle body went bad, warning lights for fail safe engine mode came on and car would run but couldn't be driven |
| 85000 mi US $105 |
Cleaned throttle body due to surging |
| 74000 mi US $120 |
Exhaust leak discovered, crack found in exhaust pipe. Exhaust pipe repaired by welding new part onto crack portion, issue resolved. |
| 96000 mi US $130 |
Exhaust leak from flex pipe, new flex pipe welded on |
| 64000 mi US $250 |
Muffler completely rotted on top to the point of very little back pressure however very little noise. Ford muffler over $700. part alone, Rock Auto direct fit Walker muffler $87 relivered. |
| 67000 mi US $290 |
Inspection looming scanner showing smaa vacuum leak Smoke test showed fuel tank sender leak $110 from Rock Auto. Book showed 5 hours to R&R fuel tank for repairs (sender on top of tank) my shop did it in 2. |
| 73000 mi US $120 |
Chasing minor coolant leak for months now it finally became large enough to see thermostat housing multiple cracks replaced in March by repair shop for hundreds of $. New part from ROCK $60 labor less than an hour $60. Leak was up 2 Qt a wk. |
| 49000 mi US $200 |
Replace EGR Valve |
| 60300 mi US $550 |
A high pitch whine became evident during acceleration. Upper Engine Mount was replaced - problem fixed. |
2005 Ford Freestyle 4-door
6-cylinder CVT AWD
| 263000 mi US $1400 |
replaced spark plugs, coils, and EGR valve. |
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