There are 11 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2006 Ford Freestylein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ON TWO OCCASIONS. BUT DID NOT ANY MORE AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW BLINKING AND A KNOCKING SOUND AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF UNDER THE DASH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
I DO NOT KNOW THE VIN NUMBER FOR THIS IS MY DAUGHTER N LAWS CAR. I WAS TAKING HER CAR TO MY HOME FROM HER HOME TO HAVE MY HUSBAND CHANGE THE OIL. YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH TO START THE CAR AND THIS HARD KNOCK CAME FROM WHERE THE AIR BAG IS ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SIDE. IT IS LOCATED ON THE SLANTING DASH BEFORE THE GLOVE BOX. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK ABOUT 7 TIMES. YOU COULD SEE THE DASH MOVE. I THOUGHT THE AIR BAG WAS GOING TO EXPLODE OUT OF THE DASH AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I ASK HER WHAT THAT WAS SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW BUT THAT IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME SHE STARTED HER CAR. I TOLD HER THAT IT WAS THE AIR BAG AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE OUT OF THE DASH AND TO NOT EVER LET ANY ONE SIT THERE WHILE SHE WAS STARTING HER CAR JUST IN CASE IT DID EXPLODE BECAUSE IT WOULD HURT WHOM EVER WAS THERE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FUSES AND WIRE CONNECTIONS TO IT AND NOTHING SEEMED WRONG. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT IT WAS OFF. I FAILED TO ASK IF IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN IT WAS ON BUT I WILL AND IF YOU WILL SEND ME A NUMBER TO REFERENCE TO I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT INFORMATION PLUS HER VIN NUMBER. *TR
WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED AT HER DESTINATION, SHE COULD NOT RELEASE HER SEATBELT. THIS WAS THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT LATCH MECHANISM THAT HAD FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY WORK HER WAY OUT FROM UNDER THE SEATBELT BY GETTING SOME EXTRA SLACK IN THE BELT. WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET THE MECHANISM TO RELEASE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WITHOUT THINKING, I PUT THE SEATBELT ON. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, I WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SEATBELT! I HONKED THE HORN UNTIL THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT ALL THE NOISE WAS. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE BELT RELEASED. THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. WE ORDERED A NEW LATCHING MECHANISM ($ 195.00 /W/ LABOR) MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ITEM. THIS WAS THE LATCH MECHANISM END THAT THE BELT CLICKS INTO. VEHICLE HAS 55,000 MILES. IT WAS MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY DEFECT! *TR
AIRBAG SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. THE HARNESS IS LOCATED IN SUCH A POSITION THAT IT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MOISTURE AND AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT WAS VERY RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE PLASTIC CASING OVER THE TOP OF THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
2006 FORD FREESTYLE THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT ON THE MIDDLE SEAT LOCKS WHEN THE SEAT IS LAID DOWN OR IT LOCKS WHEN NOT IN USE. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SEAT BELT IS CURRENTLY NOT USABLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE/WINSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 6,700. *AK
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED IT HAPPENED WHETHER THEREWAS A FRONT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT OR NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE DEALER SAID THEY REPAIRED IT. THE CONTACT STATED THE LIGHT CAME ON 2/22/07. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 15000. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ON CONTINUOUSLY. *NM
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