2006 FORD FREESTYLE Unknown Or Other Problems

Transmission is slipping not getting power when gas is pressed down Rpms are jumping not going into gear. Making a terrible sound in park. Passenger door not closing

THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON OUT OF NOWHERE AND THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. WE KEEP REPAIRING THINGS BUT THEN IT COMES UP WITH DIFFERENT CODES.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED 12 FEET FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, AND CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. INVALID VIN.

Mileage: 135,000

WE USED THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENGINE WAS NOT STARTED AND DOOR WAS NEVER OPENED. WE BLEW THE FIRE OUT. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE HARMED ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS EXCEPT THE MIRROR. VERY STRANGE. ODOMETER READING IS ONLY 63099 ORIGINAL MILES.

Mileage: 63,099

MY CAR SURGES AND THE RPMS MOVE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. IT TRIES TO THROW ME INTO TRAFFIC WHEN AT STOPLIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. IT TRIES TO THROW ME AT PEOPLE WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH PARKING LOTS. I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE AT STOPS SO THAT MY FAMILY OR OTHER FAMILY'S DON'T DIE BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION THAT FORD HAD WITH THE CAR WHEN THEY SOLD IT. I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION AND THEY SAY I'M YEARS PAST THE WARENTY AND 20000 MILES PAST THE WARENTY MILAGE. SO BECAUSE MY CAR IS 20000 OVER I GUESS IT'S OKAY FOR MY CAR TO KILL ME AND MY CHILDREN OR OTHER PEOPLE?

Mileage: 171,753

MAY 16, 2014, FRIDAY NIGHT, AROUND 7:30 PM, LOST CONSCIOUSNESSES WHILE DRIVING DURING VERY HUMID QUICK WEATHER CHANGE PERIOD. IMMEDIATELY PUT ON A/C AND RECIRC ON HIGH WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO CLEAR WINDOWS. I THEN PICKED UP MY SON AND FRIEND, PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THEM HOME FROM PLACE AND WITHIN 500 FEET WAS INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. MY SON TRIED TO SLAP ME IN THE FACE AS HE NOTICED I HAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. I DID NOT REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS UNTIL POLICE/FIRE BROKE WINDOW TO EXTRACT OCCUPANTS. POLICEMAN WAS HITTING ME IN THE FACE TO WAKE ME AND FINALLY DID, ONCE I DID COM TO, I DIDN'T REALLY CARE THAT HE WAS SLAPPING ME IN THE FACE IOR THAT I WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES OF STANDING, I FELT MUCH BETTER BUT CHOSE TO TAKE AMBULANCE ON SCENE TO HOSPITAL WHERE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG IN ER. ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN SECONDARY ROAD AT LESS THAN 30 MPH. I WENT TO MANY DOCTORS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WITH EVEN MRIS, CAT SCANS, SLEEP TESTS, ETC...

Mileage: 1

TAKATA RECALL THIRD ROW SEAT IS UNSAFELY UNHINGED BECAUSE THE BODY HAS RUSTED AWAY AND LEAVES THE SEAT UNSECURED AND A HOLE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 110,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SUFFERS FROM PEELING PAINT ON THE ALUMINUM HOOD. THE PAINT ISSUE IS CONFINED TO THE 3 - 4 INCHES OF HOOD BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE, THE LEADING EDGE, AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD. SAME ISSUE AS ANY FORD PRODUCT WITH ALUMINUM HOODS/LIFTGATES. FORD WOULD NOT FIX THIS ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEIR INTERNAL DOCUMENTS DATING BACK TO 2004 CONFIRM THE ISSUE

Mileage: 66,000

ANYTIME IT RAINS MY VEHICLE FILLS WITH WATER. I HAVE MOLD STARTING IN MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL WORK BUT IT STILL LEAKS HORRIBLE BAD. THIS CAR IS MOSTLY STATIONARY. WE HAVE HAD RAIN THE LAST TWO DAYS AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY. I CHECKED IT TODAY AND IT IS FULL OF WATER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2013

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PKWY. NO ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON IT HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AFTER LEAVING A TOLL BOOTH AND KICKED OFF. I WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD A CYLINDER THAT WAS NOT FIRING AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. UPON THE DEALERSHIP PULLING THE ENGINE THEY VERIFIED THE ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY ME AND THE CAUSE OF THE CYLINDER BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN BLOWING APART. MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED . THEIR WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT WARNING NO TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND HE HAD TO CROSS OVER 4 LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE GARDEN STATE PKWY. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AND 6 WEEKS LATER UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE IT NOW HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60MPH FOR ME TO ENTER TRAFFIC. IT STILL DOES NOT CLIMB STEEP HILLS. THE CAR REVS IN RPMS TO 5 AND FEELS LIKE IT IT NOW GETTING AIR OR FUEL. WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACES TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FINE. HELP

Mileage: 52,342

THROTTLE BODY IN CAR CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS COME ON , THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN PUT IN GEAR I HAVE TO LET CAR WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 45 MIN THEN CUT CAR OFF N ON A COUPLE TIMES THE RPM NOT MOVING SPEEDOMETER NOT MOVING

I WAS BACKING OUT OF ANGLE PARKING SPACE. AS I BACKED I BUMPED CONCRETE POLE. AS I PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. I HAD NO CONTROL OF SPEED. I SPED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED PICK-UP. POLICE WERE CALLED. I WAS ONLY BRUISED AND SORE. I DID SEE A DR. AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOLLOW UP. MY INSURANCE CO. TOTALED THE CAR. IT WAS VERY DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. MY DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS INCIDENT. POLICE AND OTHERS COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS NOT SEVERELY HURT. IF THESES CARS ARE NOT RECALLED IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY .

Mileage: 60,000

STARTING UP TRUCK THR WRENCH LIGJT COMES ON WHILE IT IDLES. IF I TRY DRIVING IT RUNS HORRIBLE. I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART AND QUICKLY THROW IT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE TO AVOID IDLING. BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE , FORD NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS AND RECALL THE FREESTYLES. WHAT A SHAME AS I LOVE MY TRUCK. MAY NEVER BY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED. NOT HOLDING MY BREATH AS IT SEEMS FORD DOESN'T CARE SINCE THERE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH FREESTYLES WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM

Mileage: 143,000

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I PULLED OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THAN SAY AWHILE AND STARTED BACK UP AND IT STARTED GOING AGAIN FINE. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID THE SAME. THANK GOD I WAS NEAR A AUTO BODY SHOP AFTER PULLING OVER 6 TIMES ANYWAY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD. I LOOKED THIS UP AND NOTICED THERE WAS A MAJOR ISSUES WITH FORD AND THIS PART. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL WHEN WE ASKED. BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IS MANY CARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LOTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAFETY. AS YOU HAVE NO IDEA THAT THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY STOP. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THAT HIGHWAY. SOMOENE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!

Mileage: 110,000

CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER RUNNING WITHOUT ISSUE FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN STARTING AGAIN FROM THE PARKED POSITION, CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. WITHIN THE 2.1 MILE/6 MINUTE RIDE THAT FOLLOWED, THE POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED. CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD REVEALED SERPENTINE BELT FAILED IN A CLEAN BREAK. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN PRIOR TO REPLACING THE BELT THE NEXT DAY. ONCE THE BELT WAS INSTALLED, A QUICK RUN THROUGH THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS INCLUDED RUNNING THE A/C. ALL SYSTEMS SEEM FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE A/C IS ACTIVATED. WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF STARTING A/C, OBSERVED AUDIBLE MOTOR SOUND FOLLOWED BY ALL POWER FAILED (FULL SHUT-DOWN). TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY, WAITED 60 SECONDS, ALL WAS GOOD UNTIL AGAIN TURNING ON THE A/C, WHEN SYMPTOM OF SYSTEM FAILURE (AUDIBLE MOTOR SOUND CHANGE) OCCURRED AGAIN, A/C WAS TURNED OFF RIGHT AWAY, AND ENGINE AND ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OPERATED AS EXPECTED.

Mileage: 110,170

I HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD AS I AM COMING TO A STOP. THE MOST RECENT THING WAS AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT MY RPMS WENT UP TO 5 AND THE ENGINE GOT REALLY LOUD MY CAR JUMPED FORWARD 3 TIMES ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME! I TOOK IT IN WHERE IT HAS TO SIT AT A DEALER SHIP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH NO RENTAL COVERAGE. ALSO THEY SAID IT IS UNDER A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR RPM SURGE BUT IF IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR THEM I HAVE TO PAY $100.00! I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED!! I READ THAT SOMEONE HIT A PERSON BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEIR HAS BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, THE CAR LUNGED AND I HAD NO CONTROL. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE FORWARD GEAR. FINALLY THE BRAKES DID WORK. THIS TIME THE LURCH WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT THE CAR ACTUALLY STALLED OUT ON ME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND THE CAR HAD NO GET UP AN GO. RAN VERY SLUGGISH WITH NO POWER. TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST $6200.00. CAN NOT AFFORD THIS, BUT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS WELL AS UNSAFE FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE FOR THEIR LEANER'S PERMIT. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS????

Mileage: 124,500

I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHEN I WENT TO GO, MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO. *TR

Mileage: 1,386,659

ON INCREASINGLY FREQUENT OCCASIONS, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEL FWD VEHICLE HAS SURGED (OR LUNGED) DURING VERY LOW/0 SPEED MANEUVERS, SUCH AS TURNING INTO, OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE/GARAGE; QUEUING UP IN A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN LANE, OR WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR; OR NAVIGATING TIGHT PASSAGES, I.E., PARKING GARAGE EXIT LANES AND DRIVE-THROUGH LANES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE EXACERBATED BY HOT WEATHER AND/OR A/C OPERATION AND/OR STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT. THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED PRIOR TO 9/6/2011, BUT WITH VERY RARE FREQUENCY. NOW HOWEVER, I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE DEVELOPING WITH THIS MODEL. IF I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CAN SURGE (FAIRLY RAPIDLY) FORWARD OR BACKWARD A GOOD 10 - 20 FEET.

Mileage: 131,000

CAR LUNGES WHEN IN IDLE. EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. JUST SITTING STILL IT WANTS TO MOVE AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE IT WILL MOVE THE CAR WITH A HUGE JERK FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 LUNGED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 4 FEET WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE, MY FOOT WAS FULLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE SAME MANNER, AND IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS USUALLY IN THE 90'S OR ABOVE, I USUALLY HAVE THE AIR-CONDITIONING RUNNING, AND THE CAR WILL START TO LOOSE POWER WITH THE TACHOMETER VISIBLY DIPPING DOWN TO ZERO. THE CAR WILL THEN SUDDENLY RACE TO 2000 RPMS, AND THE CAR WILL LUNGE BACKWARD (OR FORWARD) WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN REVERSE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO STOP MOVEMENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN DRIVE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO STOP MOVEMENT, AND THE CAR ENGINE WILL DIE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

VEHICLE ENGINE ACCELERATES TO APPROXIMATELY 2100 RPMS WHILE IN GEAR FORCING IT TO LUNDGE FOWARD OR REVERSE WITHOUT THE INTERACTION OF DRIVER THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHILE AT IDLE,AND DECELERATION TO STOP, MALFUNCTION IS BECOMING MORE PROBLEMATIC WITH MILEAGE AND AGE OF VEHICLE. *TT

Mileage: 36,000

MY CAR KEEPS LUNGING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AIR IS ON... ALSO WHEN I GO INTO REVERSE IT LUNGES AND SHUTS OFF. WHAT COULD THE PROBLEM BE... *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 FREESTYLE. JUST WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT FROM USED DEALER THE VEHICLE STARTED LUNGING WHEN I WOULD ATTEMPT TO STOP OR BE AT A SLOW PACE. EXAMPLE BEING IN PARKING LOT AND TRYING TO PARK IT WOULD LUNG FROM ABOUT 1000 RPM TO 4000-5000 RPMS. THIS WOULD THROW MY CAR FORWARD. I DID TAP A CAR THAT DAY BUT NO BODY DAMAGE. ALSO THE CAR WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WRENCH COMES ON AND MOTOR SHUTS DOWN. THERE IS NO WARNING AND HAS BEEN VERY SCARY WHEN MERGING INTO 75MPH TRAFFIC WITH NO WHERE TO GO. ON THE 6TH OF JUNE 2011 THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER WITHIN THE 30 DAYS ALL SYMPTOMS WERE OCCURRING AGAIN. I HAD THE COMPRESSOR GO OUT WHICH COST $1000 TO REPLACE. ON 12/02/11 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP, THEY RAN CODES AND FOUND IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE MANY ACCOUNTS OF THE LUNGING AND THE WRENCH SHUT DOWN ISSUE. IT HAS BECOME VERY REGULAR AND MAKES MY CAR VERY UNRELIABLE.

Mileage: 119,000

THREE TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED LUNGING IN MY CAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY THEN HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, NOT SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR RPM. AFTER HAVING THE COMPUTER CODES CHECKED THERE WAS AN ERROR WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE TECH RESET THE COMPUTER CODES AND THE CAR TEMPORARILY RAN FINE. THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND PERSISTS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS NOT SOMETHING LIMITED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT SEEMS TO INCLUDE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER AS WELL. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST MADE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED! THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM... 50,000 MILES, CHECK! AC COMPRESSOR GOES BAD.... 60,000 MILES, CHECK! AND NOW BEGINNING AT 79,000 MILES THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS TRASHED! $6000 TO FIX AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A NEW ONE! I DROVE IT KNOWING IT WOULD GO BAD ANOTHER 3000+ MILES BECAUSE I WAS DESTINED TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY EITHER WAY. THE MECHANIC ACTUALLY SUGGESTED I TRADE IT IN WHEN IT BEGAN. WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN FAIR TO WHOMEVER BOUGHT IT? THESE ARE ALL COMMON EARLY MILEAGE PROBLEMS WITH THE FREESTYLES! THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THESE THREE AND THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE THAT FORTUNATELY I HAVE DODGED TO THIS POINT. WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO? JUST LET THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT FREESTYLES WITH CVT SUFFER. WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU STOPPED USING THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THE TAURUS X? WHY? I THINK WE KNOW BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CVT FAILURES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. BUT NOT LOW ENOUGH TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TT

Mileage: 60,000

THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, WHILE HAVING FULL FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE FROM PARKING OR IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS STALLED ALSO FROM THIS, BUT MOST DANGEROUS IS THE JUMPING FORWARD OR BACKWARD IN PARKING SITUATIONS!! WHEN IS FORD GOING TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND DO A RECALL? I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE!!!!! *TT

CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. THIS LUNGING STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. *TT

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS BACKING MY VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND A SMALL WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TWO DAYS LATER, I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. LATER THAT DAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR LURCHED WHILE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL DAYS OF EXTREMELY HOT, HUMID WEATHER DURING WHICH I HAD BEEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE CAR QUITE FREQUENTLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON DURING ALL INCIDENTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN AS I HAVE NOT USED THE AIR CONDITIONER SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT.

Mileage: 60,770

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SURGE IRRATICLY. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ADVANCE AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HELPED THE WRENCH LIGHT GO AWAY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLEBODY. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE BUT WAS REASSURRED WE COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR. WE STARTED HOME AND THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. OUR CAR SURGED AND THEN LOST POWER. WE WERE STRANDED ON HWY 95 IN 116 DEGREE HEAT. ONCE WE GOT HOME I STARTED LOOKING AT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT FORD FREESTYLES HAVE RECIEVED ON 2005-2007 MODELS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND A REPLACEMENT THROTTLEBODY AND SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THE CAR SEEMS VERY UNSAFE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AND FORD RECOMMENDS REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TT

Mileage: 67,446

INCIDENTS OF UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TT

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE APPROXIMATELY 98-99 DEGREES F. AIR CONDITIONING WAS RUNNING IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE CAR) WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED THE ENGINE REVVED (RPM WENT ABOVE 2) AND LURCHED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT. APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE FORCIFULLY AND APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE LATER THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME PUT ME ALMOST REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LATER IN THE DAY AS I WAS REVERSING (AGAIN, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING UTILIZED) THE CAR REVVED AND LURCHED BACKWARD. I AM BEING TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH EXPECTED COSTS ROUGHLY $1,000.00. *TT

WHEN SLOWING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE OR ON EXIT FROM A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY IDLE / REV UP TO A HIGH SPEED RPM AND QUICKLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS WOULD TEND TO OCCUR WHEN YOU ARE MOVING BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT CONTROL. THIS REQUIRED THE DRIVER TO SLAM ON THE BREAK TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM HITTING ADJACENT CARS, PEDESTRIANS AND CURB. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AT HIGHER ALTITUDES. THE PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AND TO TRIGGER A COMPUTER FAULT THAT LIMITED THE FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN CLEARED THE ERROR.

Mileage: 71,000

WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR AT A DRIVE THRU CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE. FOOT IS USUALLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE TIME, BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE RPMS GO FROM 1 TO 4 WITH NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATER. AIR CONDITIONING IS ALWAYS ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT ALSO HAPPENS IN PARKING LOTS. IT IS ALWAYS WHEN AT A STOP, GETTING READY TO GO. LUCKILY I NOW KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND UNDER WHAT CONDITION AND HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE.

I WAS WAITING TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL IN THE "PICK UP" LANE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT THE TIME WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND NO MOVEMENT OF MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED AND SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, NEARLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THIS TIME - ALWAYS WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING (LIKE WAITING IN DRIVE-THRU LINES) OR WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE.) I HAVE HEARD FROM A FRIEND WHO IS A FELLOW FORD FREESTYLE OWNER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. SHE HAD HERS REPLACED AND IT COST HER OVER $500!

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES VERY QUICKLY WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE , USUALLY FORCING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AT WHICH POINT THE CAR STALLS. THIS IS VERY SCARY AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN CROWDED PARKING LOTS AND ALSO INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SUDDEN "LURCHING" ACCELERATION WHEN IDLING, REQUIRING A QUICK RESPONSE TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES OR LURCHING FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR TO AVOID HITTING PEDESTRIANS WALKING NEAR THE CAR. IT HAPPENS BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, AND IS WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. MANY TIMES IT WILL STALL THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISSES. FORD NOW SAYS IT IS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY REQUIRING APPROX. $800 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS AFTER WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT. NUMEROUS TIMES AND PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TESTED/FIXED TO NO AVAIL.

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN FULLY WARMED UP, THIS VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SURGES OR LURCHES VIOLENTLY WHEN FIRST PUT IN TO GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE) FROM PARK. FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL MOVES APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET UNCONTROLLABLY. ENGINE RACES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE CAR CLEARS THE LIGHT. THE LOCAL DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND ANY CODES STORED ON THE COMPUTER. AC HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT I'M SURE THERE WILL BE ONE SOME DAY.

Mileage: 47,000

EACH SUMMER FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS WHEN THE TEMPERATURES REACH OVER 100 DEGREES, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SURGING WHILE EITHER PARKING OR BACKING UP. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN ON SHORT TRIPS, USUALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS STILL ON HIGH. THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR BUT YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT OVER THE BRAKES EVEN TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ANY OTHER TIME OF YEAR. THIS YEAR, 2011, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS OUT WHEN SURGING AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE 2 CODES THAT CAME UP IS P2106 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM FORCED LIMITED & P061B INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TORQUE CALCULATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS 34922.

I HAD TO GET MY THROTTLE REPLACED IN MY CAR DUE TO INVOLUNTARY LUNGING OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AND MY CAR STILL LUNGES FORWARD. I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A CAR OR A PERSON. THIS IS NOT AN OPTIONAL FIX AS IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND HOPE THAT A RE-CALL IS ISSUED. I SPENT NEARLY 1,000 DOLLARS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A DEFECT. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AS IT IS ONLY FAIR TO CONSUMERS. *TT

Mileage: 83,291

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TT

Mileage: 44,460

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD UNPREDICTABLY WHILE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT LUNGES FORWARD.

Mileage: 62,000

THIS VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP AND WHEN IDLING. EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR CAN STILL LUNGE FORWARD FIVE TO TEN FEET. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INJURED. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE YET. IT IS PUBLIC RECORD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN AT LOW SPEED AND ALSO WHILE BACKING UP WITHOUT DRIVER ASSISTING. THIS SUDDEN ACCELARATION IS UNPREDICTABLE. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A DAY AGO AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH IT. EVERY TIME I AM BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING AREA IT ACCELERATES SUDDENLY AND I HAVE TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT IS ON THE BREAK TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT HITS SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I PUT THE CAR ON DRIVE AFTER BACKING UP. IT WILL LURCH FORWARD ON ITS OWN.

Mileage: 75,950

WAS A VERY HOT DAY (100+ DEGREES) SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH AC ON. CAR SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN MAY, AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. (2006 FORD FREESTYLE). *TR

Mileage: 184,000

THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A STOPPED POSITION. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT PRESSED IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION.

Mileage: 80,000

AT LOW SPEED 0-5 MPH +/- VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE. THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN MOVING FORWARD, BUT MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, AS IN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE SURGE IS VERY EVIDENT -- THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. THIS WILL OCCUR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS ARE DEPRESSED. THERE IS NO EVIDENT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SURGE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONER USE, WEATHER CONDITIONS, ETC. HOWEVER, THERE DOES SEEM TO A BE A CORRELATION WITH THE VEHICLE'S DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND, POSSIBLY, ENGINE TEMP. MY OBSERVATION IS THAT THE SURGE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY OCCURS 1) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE; 2) AT LOW SPEED OR IDLE; AND 3) AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS.

Mileage: 30,000

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ALL BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME, I HAD 4 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE ON A VERY HOT DAY AND IT HAPPENED AS I WAS WAITING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY OR TRANSMISSION, WHICH HE INDICATED COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM - SOME HAVE EVEN HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT.

Mileage: 108,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CAR SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IDLING (E.G. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION). THE EFFECT APPEARS TO BE EXAGGERATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. THE THROTTLE BODY/TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE LIGHT HAS COME ON DURING A FEW OF THE INCIDENTS. THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEL. LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND STOPPED ON A SIGNAL LIGHT, MY CAR RUN OUT OF POWER. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RE-START IT AND DROVE IT IN A PARKING AREA NEARBY UPON SEEING A "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH LIGHT ON MY DASH MONITOR. AS I WAS BACKING OFF FROM WHERE I PARK THE CAR, THE CAR SURGE WITHOUT ME HITTING THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE LOST ITS POWER ALTOGETHER, HENCE I NEEDED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT THIS THING HAPPENED WHEN MY AC IS ON. I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A NEARBY FORD DEALER FOR CHECKUP. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE BODY COSTING $1,200. I NOTICED THIS ENGINE SURGE AND LOSS OF POWER ON MY VEHICLE BEFORE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT I DID NOT GIVE MUCH IMPORTANCE TO IT UNTIL THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" FLASHED INTO MY DASH MONITOR THE OTHER DAY. I AM NOW FILING THIS COMPLAINT UPON SEEING A LOT OF FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS I DO. I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY CONCERNS AND COME UP WITH THE BEST SOLUTION THE SOONEST POSSIBLE TIME. *TT

Mileage: 42,160

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGING WHILE IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AFTER FOOT IS LIFTED OFF OF BRAKE, ALMOST CAUSING 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS. *TT

Mileage: 47,000

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LUNGING UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING OR REVERSING! THE RPM'S GO REALLY HIGH WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEK AND NOW ARE AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT. WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS! IT HAS BEEN IN THE 90'S - 100'S WEATHERWISE AND WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE A/C DURING THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP! WE HAVE A CHILD AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE OVER $1000 IT IS SAYING TO FIX THIS AND DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES! *TT

Mileage: 67,000

THE CAR WAS LOSING/GAINING ACCELERATION, RMP'S WOULD INCREASE BUT THE SPEED WAS NOT THERE. THE ENGINE LIGHT, A WRENCH LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS APPEARED AND DISAPPEARED. THE CAR WAS SLAMMING INTO GEAR WHEN TAKING IT OUT OF GEAR OR REVERSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER. THEY STATED THEY NEEDED TO CLEAN THE VALVES AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SERVICE WAS $995.00. THEN FORD SERVICE STATED THAT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE CAR NEEDED THE SERVICE. NOW THE NEXT SERVICE THEY WANT TO PERFORM IS WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1500 NOT KNOWING IF THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 92,500

ON 7/8/11, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY LUNGED SEVERAL FEET BACKWARDS. I NARROWLY MISSED HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME AND THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO ONE WALKING IN THE LOT BEHIND ME. THE CAR THEN DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND AFTER A COUPLE MORE SHORT FORWARD LUNGES, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE 1 MILE BACK TO MY HOME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD SERVICE PLACE WHERE THEY SAID IT NEEDS THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THEY SAID THEY CAN JUST CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT WOULD BE A TEMPORARY FIX, SO I AM HAVING IT REPLACED. MY BILL IS APPROXIMATELY $850. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED TO FIND ONLINE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. APPARENTLY IT HAS CAUSED A HANDFUL OF ACCIDENTS ALREADY AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. A CAR THAT LUNGES OUT OF CONTROL EITHER FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! I WILL SAVE MY RECEIPT FROM MY AUTO REPAIRS BECAUSE WHEN A RECALL IS EVENTUALLY ISSUED, I AM HOPING I CAN GET REIMBURSED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD FOR ALLOWING THIS KNOWN AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO CONTINUE. *TT

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SURGE WHERE THE CAR WILL MOVE WITH YOUR FOOT ON OR OFF THE BRAKE WHILE SITTING STILL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHENEVER I HAVE THE A/C ON OR WHEN I AM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM IS MORE SERIOUS WHEN I AM BACKING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE CAR SURGES BACKWARD WHICH ALMOST CAUSES ME TO HIT THE BACK WALL OF MY GARAGE. THE MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR STARTED SURGING WHILE I WAS BACKING UP AT WORK AND THE CAR HIT THE BUILDING. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE BUT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF MY FOOT WAS NOT ALREADY COVERING THE BRAKE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE CAR IN. THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAR HAD A BAD MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WITH A CODE OF (P061B) AND (P2106) THEY ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS EXTREMELY CARBONED UP AND SUGGESTED THE THROTTLE BUTTERFLY WAS NOT MOVING FREELY DUE TO THE CARBON. I PAID TO HAVE IT CLEANED AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MAY NEED REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE.

Mileage: 41,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LURCHING WHEN I DO NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN REVERSE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COMPLETELY STALLED. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT COMES ON BUT WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART IT IS USUALLY FINE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH MY CHILDREN WHILE MY WIFE WENT TO PICK UP A FEW GROCERIES. WHEN WE LEFT I PUT THE CAR REVERSE AND SLOWLY TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BREAK. THE CAR THEN JERKED BACKWARDS AS MY FOOT WAS SOFTLY ON THE BREAK AND THEN AGAIN WHEN IT WAS OFF THE BREAK. THE CAR THEN STALLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE, MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN "DRIVE" WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKING HARD AND MY FOOT EITHER SOFTLY ON THE BREAK OR JUST OFF THE BREAK. THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD. I'M NOT SURE THE COMPONENT THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT BELLOW IS AN EDUCATED GUESS.

Mileage: 44,000

WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SITS PARKED RUNNING WITH AIR ON I PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE AND THE RPMS REV UP OVER 2,000 AND WHEN I HIT BRAKES WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. MY HUSBAND READ THE CODES AND TALKED TO A FORD MECHANIC AND SAID IT A BAD THROTTLE BODY. WHEN THE CAR REVS UP IT TRIES TO LUNG FORWARD OR BACKWARD QUICKLY. THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 85,835

VEHICLES THROTTLE STICKS AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES UNPREDICTABLY IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 86,566

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LUNGING FORWARD WITHOUT FEET ON THE PEDAL. I ALMOST RAN OVER AN ATTENDANT AT A CAR WASH. HE HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. GOT THE CAR HOME, BUT, IT WOULD ONLY GO 20MPH. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR KILLED BY THIS SITUATION. NOW THE CAR SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND MY WIFE NO LONGER HAS A VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO GET HERSELF AND OUR BOYS AROUND. THANKS GOODNESS MY WIFE OR KIDS HAVE NOT GOTTEN HURT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. WHAT ARE WE TO DO NOW? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY VEHICLE LUNGED INTO TRAFFIC, AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATED A FAILURE, BUT THEN DISAPPEARED AFTER A COUPLE OF MOMENTS. ALSO, WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVE THROUGH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT A CRASH. THIS LUNGE FORWARD, THE ENGINE REVS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I THINK THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND PEDESTRIANS (IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING AT A SCHOOL CROSSING!!!).

Mileage: 75,463

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD AND UNEXPLAINED JERK/LUNGE IN MOTION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT 08 AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED NOV 08. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE HAD ENOUGH, AND MY FAITH IN FORD IS SLOWLY WILTING AWAY. THE JERK/LUNGE NORMALLY OCCURS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, OR GOING IDLE SPEED IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES DRIVE-THRU, PARKING LOT, WHILE REVERSING OR PARKING THE CAR. TODAY WHEN I GOT BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE I WAS REVERSING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE CAR STARTED TO LUNGE I APPLIED THE BREAK AND IT CONTINUED TO JERK ABOUT A FOOT TILL IT STOPPED. I WAS NOT SURE THE CAR WOULD STOP, THIS SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH, I KEPT ON THINKING WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I THEN TURNED EVERYTHING OFF IN THE CAR STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WAS VERY GRATEFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY OWN DRIVE WAY. IF I WAS IN A PARKING LOT I COULD HAVE HIT A CAR WITH IT MOVING A FOOT AND I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE. THE JERKING/LUNGING IN THE CAR IS VERY SPORADIC AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR AS WELL, SO IT IS NOT OPERATOR ERROR. IT IS SO SPORADIC THAT THIS ACTION IS HARD TO RECREATE AT A GIVEN NOTICE YOU CAN NOT PREDICT THE TIME BUT YOU CAN ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. SOME MAY THINK THAT IF IT IS HARD TO RECREATE THEN IT IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT IF IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK THAT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT HUMAN LIFE. A VEHICLE IS NOT A LUXURY ITEM ESPECIALLY TO A MILITARY FAMILY LIKE WE ARE. IT IS A NECESSITY THAT SHOULD BE DEPENDABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WONDER WHAT TO DO NEXT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION TO THIS SOON. *TR

Mileage: 38,421

STOPPED AT A STORE AND LEFT THE CAR RUNNING WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON IN 90 DEGREE PLUS HEAT, PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND IT LUNGED AND DIED. TOOK 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO RESTART, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE THEN WOULD ACCELERATE PROPERLY. HAS NO DONE IT TWO TIMES. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY.

Mileage: 68,826

WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROX. 3 1/2 HOURS AND PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN, I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND IT LUNGED. I PUT ON MY BRAKE FAST. . IT SCARED ME. IT HAD NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. IT MADE IT THE REST OF THE TRIP. SINCE THEN, IT LUNGES EVERY NOW AND THEN.

Mileage: 38,000

VEHICLE SURGES WHEN IDLING IN GEAR AND AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN A/C IS ON. WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

Mileage: 32,000

MULTIPLE TIMES, IT SEEMS, WHEN WE HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, OUR VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. WE HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHERS IN PARKING LOTS, INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS. SOMETIMES, IT EVEN ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. OUR VEHICLE HAS ALSO SHUT OFF WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON.

Mileage: 39,000

VEHICLE LUNGES/ACCELERATES WHEN IDLING OR JUST AFTER SHIFTING IN TO GEAR OR REVERSE. IT CAN CAUSE A BIG ENOUGH SURGE THAT I'VE ALMOST HIT A CAR OR OBJECT IN FRONT/BEHIND ME SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID THAT. IT OCCURS DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED "SURGING". RPM'S REVVED UP AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SPORADICALLY, THEN STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO BACK UP THE CAR "LURCHES" 6 OR 8 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE DIED AFTER DOING THIS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY, LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THIS IS NOW A DAILY OCCURANCE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. NOT CERTAIN WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. SOME REPORTS CITE TRANSMISSION, SOME CITE THROTTLE BODY, AND SOME CITE THE NEED TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY "CLEANED".

Mileage: 86,574

VEHICLE THRUST FORWARD OR BACK WARD FAST WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE AC UNIT IS ON TO THE POINT YOU HAVE TO USE 2 FEET ON BRAKE PADDLE. THROTTLE BODY TO THE PCM

I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL TODAY. WHEN SHE GOT IN THE CAR I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE FOR A SECOND TIME AND TO DRIVE AROUND THE OTHER CAR, MY CAR LUNGED AGAIN AND ALMOST STALLED.

Mileage: 80,289

I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CAN WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING MY HOUSE. ANOTHER TIME I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT ACCELERATED IN REVERSE FOR SEVERAL FEET.

Mileage: 98,647

WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS CAR HAS TENDENCY TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT ALSO AT TIMES WILL MAKE A SOUND AS IF SOMETHING IS HITTING THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING.

Mileage: 55,000

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