Do I need to change transmission fluid on my 2005 ford freestyle

Which transmission does it have ? CVT or 6 speed

I don't know about Nissan but my 2006 Ford Freestyle AWD CVT transmission was a high pressure sealed system requiring a special pumping machine to change the fluid. It didn't even have a dip stick. Does yours have a dip stick? If not, I suspect that you'll be in a similar boat. My Ford had to have the engine and transmission partly removed from the car to replace the high pressure fluid filter. Cost? $500.00 U.S. at the Ford dealer. No other shop would touch it. Good luck.

Transmission is all electronically controlled , no vacuum hose's to transmission .
Which trans does it have ? continuously variable transaxle (CVT)
or 6 speed automatic
This transaxle is a compact, lightweight, next generation electronically controlled, 6-speed automatic transaxle that employs a Ravigeneaux-type planetary gear.

Ford knows there is a problem with the 2006 Freestyle CVT transmission but won't do anything about it because there weren't enough cars with the problem to recall. You will probably need to replace your transmission..

Ford Freestyle 2005 2007 Repair Service Manual PDF

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I have the same car it has a dip stick just underneath the intake. You tube it and it I'll show you where

have changed the cvt oil and if it has a filter too?

Hi,
According to the Ford shop manual, the cvt transmission has a transmission fluid dipstick located on the front of the transmission (drivers side between the radiator and trans. The fluid should be checked with the transmission temp between 190deg F and 198deg F ( I think hot engine covers it) running in park. The fluid should be in the crosshatched area of the dipstick. With the the transmission between 109deg f and 117deg f running in park the fluid should be at the bottom hole of the dipstick. This whole procedure is based on your being able to monitor the transmission fluid temperature. If you have a scan tool that shows you live data and you are able to monitor the temp, good. But if you don't own a scan tool and buying one would cancel out the savings of doing your own trans service................ then if it were me I would top off the fluid at the hot (190-198deg f) temp adding a little at a time until I was just near the top of the crosshatch area. I think logic prevails here. If the manual wants the fluid at the bottom hole with a cool trans then we must assume that when the trans is hot it wont be above the top hole. And I also want to add that if this fluid level was this critical then I would think I would have alot of freestyles going thru my shop with transmission concerns as soon as one sprung the smallest leak.
I really hope this helps you out and good for you for doing your own service, I admire that!

have 05 freestyle trouble code p2106 came up dealer said it was eletronic throttle body what is this part

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