{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10470294,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2012","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION TO OUR DESTINATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, DOG, AND MYSELF AND A CAR FULL OF LUGGAGE.  TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA, I APPLIED MORE THROTTLE APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY UP ONE OF THE LARGE HILLS.  THE CVT TRANSMISSION 'DOWNSHIFTED' (ACTUALLY IT DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT, RATHER IT JUST ADJUSTED IT'S RATIO QUICKLY TO IMPROVE TORQUE OUTPUT TO THE WHEELS -- I'M AN ENGINEER) AND THERE WAS A HUGE CLUNK AND THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER AFFECTED ACCELERATION.  FORTUNATELY, I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO CREST THE TOP OF THE HILL AND COASTED DOWN THE HILL ON THE OTHER SIDE.  AT 67,000 MILES, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS OR 75,000 MILES THAT WE PAID FORD FOR HAD JUST EXPIRED MONTHS BEFORE.  THE OUTCOME?  A TOW TO A FORD DEALER, A 40 MILE DRIVE TO THE NEAREST CAR RENTAL AGENCY THAT WAS OPEN (IT WAS A SATURDAY), CERTAINLY A BIG BILL COMING FROM THE FORD DEALER, AND A 6 HOUR DELAY IN REACHING OUR DESTINATION LEFT ME FRAZZLED.      MAYBE THIS IS A ONE-OFF, ISSUE, I THOUGHT. HOWEVER, WHEN I GOT TO OUR DESTINATION TODAY, I WENT ON-LINE LOOKING TO SEE ABOUT TYPICAL REPAIR COSTS FOR FORD'S CVT TRANSMISSION AND INSTEAD I AM FINDING DOZENS OF SIMILAR STORIES ON-LINE ABOUT THE FREESTYLE CVT.    WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, I THOUGHT?  HOW CAN THIS BE OCCURRING AT A MILEAGE SO FAR BELOW THE MILEAGE THAT THE OEMS DESIGN FOR (AT FORD THIS IS TYPICALLY 150,000 MILES).    SOMETHING SEEMS AMISS HERE TO ME WITH NHTSA REGARDING THIS COMPONENT DESIGN AT FORD. I REALIZE THAT YOU SHOULD AND MUST PRIORITIZE THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUES FIRST REGARDING INJURY AND/OR DEATH BUT YOUR MISSION ALSO SPEAKS OF REDUCING ECONOMIC LOSSES.    I ENCOURAGE YOU TO RESPOND TO ME DIRECTLY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. AS AN ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKET FOR 20 YEARS, I AM VERY CONFIDENT THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT CONSUMERS ARE LIVING WITH.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2007","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FREESTYLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}