This is a record of the problems we have had with our 2006 Ford Freestyle, the most significant of which pose safety issues that have not been resolved by Ford or the dealership.

2006 Freestyle (VIN #1FMDK06186GA14137) Purchased on Oct. 15, 2005 at Montrose Ford, 3960 Medina Rd., Fairlawn, OH
SERVICE RECORD as of April 7, 2008:

11/16/05; 3,797 miles; Oil Change & Filter, Passenger Air Bag Light Coming ON, DVD System cutting in and out

1/05/06; 7,357 miles; Tire Rotation, Oil & Filter Change, Check all fluids & Set Tire Pressure, Right rear door hard to close - lubed hinged and latches

3/02/06; 10,117 miles; Change Oil & Filters, Tire pressures & Fluids, Passenger rear seat will not latch to the floor.

4/05/06; 13,876 miles; 12,000 mi. service, Oil change Brake Inspection, Change MOA Rotate Tires, 4 wheel alignment done - customer complained of vehicle pulling Rt, customer complained of outside mirrors icing up - explained de-icer

5/15/06; 17,142 miles; 18,000 mi. service, Oil & Filters Change, Fuel Filter Replacement, Battery Service, Replaced Air Filter

7/24/06; 22,759 miles; DVD Broken / Removed and sent for repair

8/07/06; 24,432 miles; Installed DVD player

9/08/06; 27,085 miles; Oil & Filters Changed, 27,000 mi. service done, Rotate Tires

9/24/06; Had blow-out with Lt. rear tire while traveling to Traverse City, MI, Replaced tire in Traverse City. Noticed car pulling to Right.

9/28/06; 28,817 miles; Took car to Montrose Ford when returned home. Did four wheel alignment, Got 3 new tires to go with new Lt rear tire, Customer complained of pulling to the Rt. and takes a long time to go from park to reverse. Brake pulsation - Excessive Frt. Rotor Runout. .009 & .011 Before at 1.102 & 1.098. Machined Frt. Rotors to 1.091 & 1.085, Rear Brake job plus pads. Machined rotors to .391 & .405, Mount and Balance 3 new tires

10/23/06; 30,796 miles; Oil, Lube & Filter + 30,000 mi. service, did not do trans. flush

11/28/06; 33,648 miles; Grand Traverse Auto FORD Traverse City, MI, Lube, oil & Filter + engine coolant, topped off washer fluid, transmission fluid & p/s fluid, multi-pt battery load test, tire tread 7/32 or greater

1/09/07; 35,436 miles; Lube, oil & filter, Rotate tires, recall 06S45 used kit 5F9Z - 218B48-B, Checked all fluids and set tire pressure

2/22/07; 40,450 miles; Lube, oil & filter, Car is pulling to the Lt. - did 2 wheel alignment, tire rotation

2/12/07; Moved to Sunbury, OH (Close to Columbus)

3/19/07; 44,713 miles; Brake inspection, 45,000 mi. inspection, lube, oil & filter, replace 4 new tires

3/24/07; Drove family to Florida. Traction control light came on and stayed on for hours at a time. No rain or icy conditions. Called Montrose Ford to see if the car was a safety hazard. Told it was not and to come in when we got back to get the codes from the computer

4/02/07; Traction control light and air bag light on - B2296 only code retrieved, Oil, filter & lube, Check all fluids, set tire pressure

4/23/07; Moved to Delaware, OH (Suburb of Columbus)

5/09/07; 53,026 miles; Donley Ford Delaware, OH, rotate and inspect 4 tires, brake system inspection, test battery, check air and cabin air filters, check belts and hoses, top off all fluids, replace air cleaner

5/26/07; 54,868 miles; Donley Ford, Rt. tail light bulb replaced

6/20/07; 58,698 miles; Grand Traverse Auto, Traverse City, MI, oil, lube & filter, set tire pressures, multi-pt battery load test, Inspection tire tread depth - OK, Found ABS diag. -P1889- Suspect rear diff pressure solenoid sticking intermittently

6/28/07; 56,896 miles; Traction control light on - gave P1889 to Montrose Ford multi-pt inspection, replace dem control assembly 7F9Z-4C016-B paid by extended warranty

7/20/07; 63,130 miles; lube, oil & filter, perform recall - rear brake wear -ft. pads 10mm rear 7mm

8/24/07; 67,259 miles; Byers Ford (Formerly Donley) Delaware, OH, lube, oil & filter, rotate and inspect tires, inspect brake system, test battery, ck. air and cabin air filters, ck belts and hoses, top off all fluids

8/29/07; Andi's wreck, I was in Traverse City

9/14007; 70,478 miles; lube, oil and filter

10/15/07; 74,517 miles; Air Conditioner leaking into drivers side floorboard?, lube, oil and filter, Lt blinker bulb changed, ck transmission - makes a sound and feels like it goes out of gear. found nothing

11/15/07; 77,505 miles; lube, oil and filter, ck all fluids and set tire pressure, rear pads below 3mm., rear rotors below 10.6mm, replaced pads and rotors. Machined front rotors and replacement pads per recall

11/29/08; 79,348 miles; replace front Lt. tire, blew out at low speed

1/29/08; 82,453 miles; replace 3 tires, 60,000 mi service, trans coolant and P/S flush, brake inspection fuel and air filter replaced, ck traction control light - no codes present, alignment, replace wiper blades, steering concern

3/26/08; traction control light on intermittently with the air bag light for the passenger front seat. Drove car to Jeff's Auto so he could hook it up while the car is running, Got the codes B2296 and P1889 from it.