Problems with 2005 Ford Freestyle TIRES

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was depressed. the contact also stated that the vehicle accelerated at a high speed while in cruise control. additionally, the tires were wearing out prematurely. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was 70,000.

Rear brakes on my 2005 ford freestyle have gone out again. have approx. 100,000 miles on the car and this is the 2nd time i have had to replace, not to mention that i have had to replace the tires 5 times on this car. it is an odd size tire so it is hard to find decent ones for the snow and they can be really expensive if you do find them. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. after purchasing a set of goodyear integrity tires, size 215/65r17, the tires blew out while driving 30 mph. the tires only had 5,000 miles. the dealer that supplied the faulty tires will honor the warranty and have them replaced. the contact feels that the tires are unsafe because a crash could have occurred. the dot number was unknown. the current mileage was 64,094 and failure mileage was 59,834.

I bought a 2005 freestyle and had to replace the tires at 19000 miles tried to find snow tires and had been told that there's no such thing made for this vehicle. just street tread what about that , and i had to give a arm and leg to buy a set of new tires for this thing. *tr

Purchased 2005 ford freestyle new in late 2005. in early 2007, with approximately 17,000 (yes, only 17k) miles on the vehicle, dealership starting telling me that i'll need to be thinking about new tires in the next 1-2 oil changes (which is 3-6,000 miles). i now have approximately 24k miles and i do need new tires. these tires wore extremely prematurely. these are the same manufacturer of tires that i see are recalled on ford's f150 (2005 ford f-150 recall id from nhtsa: 05t022000) and continental is replacing them free of charge for those vehicle owners. i see no reason why continental shouldn't be held responsible for replacing these tires on the 2005 ford freestyle as well. the tires are continental 215-65-17. last year, one of the tires also blew out and i had to replace it so now there are only 3 original tires on the vehicle. i'm logging today's date as the incident date since there's not a specific date but rather 2 years of premature tire wear. * updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07 *tr

Premature tire wear the tires (pirelli p6 p225/60 r18) on my 2005 ford freestyle limited needed replacement at 18,000 miles. the inside edge of the front tires are wearing out prematurely. the tires were rotated every 5,000 miles. the dealer performed a 4 wheel alignment at 10,000 miles. when they were replaced at 18k miles, another 4 wheel alignment was performed by the tire distributor. the second set of pirelli's were rotated every 5k miles as well however the inside of the front tires are still wearing out and now at 39,000 miles the tires need replaced again. full set of tires number three for a car that?s only two year's old. *tr

Premature tire wear. bought ford freestyle new. 23000 miles and continental conti touring contact tires completely worn. p215 65r 17. *jb

My '05 ford freestyle awd showed uneven tread wear at 10,000 miles, dealer did a realignment at n/c. tires rotated as recommended. at 22000 tires are completely worn. ford denied any responsibility. dealer unable/unwilling to assist. tires being replaced tomorrow with goodyear assurance line, tire people will examine these continentals for defects/explanation of premature wear, but i don't expect any recompense. i'll never purchase another vehicle with continental tires.

I own a 2005 ford freestyle which i bought brand new. it was originally equipped with continental contact touring tires, 215-65-17 - ct95. the four tires were completely worn out with 19,000 miles. continental stated there was no tread life warranty for these tires. ford insisted this was a problem to be solved by continental. i have read several complains about those tires over the internet. it seemed there was a design or quality problem with this product. *ak

I was driving on the highway at about 75-80 just 5 mph over the speed limit here in florida. i heard a dunk,dunk,dunk then a huge thump and the car went swerving out of control, i tried to get to the left median..i was in the left lane... i wound up doing a 360 degree circle into oncoming traffic then another onto the right shoulder. i was driving my fathers freestyle. the tire, exploded, there are only 8000 miles on the car, its almost a yr old. things like this shouldn't be happening. i normally drive a 1996 escort which i have also had many many problems with. i am unhappy with ford and angry with the way they brush it off. they say oh, it must have been the tire companies fault. don't they test drive their vehicles before they put them on the market? they know common problems... i almost died during my 360 degree turns on the highway today, watching a 16 wheeler come at me...i was lucky it missed. its a shame the outside of fords look so nice but its everything else that matters... i would much rather drive a toyota - and i would be safer on a bicycle. *jb

Took 2005 ford freestyle in for oil change and courtesy check. upon inspection, it was noticed that the front tires had significant interior wear, and that the right rear brake was rubbing metal to metal. vehicle only had 24554 miles on it. took to local ford dealership, rear brakes and right rotor replaced, and two tires replaced. *jb

When slightly raining, the light sensor seems to only work intermittently thereby not always turning on the lights in auto mode. this seems to be a problem only in rain during the day when the sensor has a hard time distinguishing when to turn on and when to turn off. *tr

2005 ford freestyle: dangerous in mild winter weather and conditions. vehicle does not perform in winter weather. vehicle slides, slips, grinding of brakes and bucking of vehicle, vibrating of steering wheel, all in less than 3 inches of snow. no snow tires made for this particular vehicle according to dealer and non-dealer affiliated vendors. *jb

My newly purchased ford freestyle developed a flat, pulled to side of road and replaced with spare donut supplied by ford. upon installation and start of driving with spare donut, within 1/4 mile the speedometer went to zero9no registration) , the rpm gauge worked, the antilock ,trac control lights came on. driving was allowable without no speedometer, confidence of safe driving with spare tire. i believe ford purposely provided irregular tire to cut costs. they should have had full size replacement to balance and regulate computer for new vehicle