2006 FORD FREESTYLE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON A SUNNY/OR TO MANY ERRANDS I WILL START SEEING THE AREA FOR THE RPM'S TO GO UP AND DOWN. AT THAT POINT I HAVE TO BASICALLY DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET. THE CAR WHEN PLACED ON EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE WILL EXCELERATE ON IT'S ON, I THEREFORE HAVE TO BREAK QUICKLY SO AS TO NOT HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR AUTOMOBILE, WHICH IN TURN THE CAR WILL TURN OFF. IF IN TRAFFIC I MUST THROW IT ONTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART CAR. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE

CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN PARKING. IT IS WORSE IF THE AC IS ON.

Mileage: 120,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM PRIVATE SELLER. ON THE DRIVE HOME I TURNED ON AC AND NOTICED A SURGE SO I TURNED THE AIR OFF. AFTER GETTING THE CAR HOME I FILLED THE TANK AS IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AT AN IDLE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CODES INDICATED IT WAS A MISFIRE, SO DID A TUNE UP (CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND COILS) ONLY TO HAVE THE ISSUE GET WORSE. THE CAR IS NOW ALMOST STALLING AND SURGING HARD. CAR IS VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND FEELS TO HAVE NO POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET UP TO EVEN IN TOWN SPEEDS(25-30MPH) CAR IS UNDRIVABLE SAFELY AT THIS POINT AND I HAVE NOT EVEN OWNED 2 MONTHS. SURGING HAPPENS AT IDLE, LOW SPEEDS, FREEWAY SPEEDS, AND SURGES VIOLENTLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE.

Mileage: 180,575

I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE VIA PRIVATE SELLER. NO ISSUES WERE REPORTED BY SELLER. I FILLED VEHICLE AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED JOLTING WHILE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JOLT OFF/ON. I EXITED THE FREEWAY DUE TO FEELING UNSAFE TO CONTINUE ON THE FREEWAY. UPON EXITING THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THE BREAKS DID NOT SEEM TO WORK AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL, AS HARD AS I COULD, TO THE RIGHT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY. DRIVING AT A SLOWER RATE, 35-40MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JOLT AGAIN AND HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THIS ISSUE, I CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS TO ENSURE THERE WAS A GOOD CONNECTION. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. AT THIS POINT I HAD HALF A TANK. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I WAS ON EMPTY. I FILLED UP THE VEHICLE FOR THE WEEK. MY VEHICLE IS NOW JOLTING AND SURGING AGAIN. I WAS ALMOST HOME, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN AND THE BREAKS WERE NOT WORKING. I AGAIN PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL, AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE RIGHT, TO GET OFF THE ROAD AS AN ONCOMING CAR WAS JUST AHEAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I PUT IT IN PARK, RESTARTED THE CAR, ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. TODAY THE VEHICLE IS STILL JOLTING, SURGING AND HAS A DELAY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I AM SCARED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE! I HAVE NO CONTROL AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLS. I AM SCARED THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER, TURN THE WHEEL FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID A COLLISION OR MANEUVER A CURVE WHEN IF IT STALLS. I AM SCARED I MAY HIT A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO NO BREAKS.

Mileage: 148,446

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AT FIRST, THEN UNPREDICTABLY LUNGE FORWARD AT HIGHER SPEEDS. OCCASIONALLY THE PEDAL WILL IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WITH RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN LIGHTLY TOUCHED, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SPIN OUT WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. ALTERING THE WAY PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS, AND ONLY RECENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE IDLING DID A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN.

Mileage: 60,000

MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH - HARD TO GET IN FROM THE RAMP WITH OTHER ONCOMING CARS. IT STARTED SURGING AND BUCKING. WHEN I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AT THE NEXT INTERSTATE IT AGAIN SURGED WHEN I WAS GOING 20MPH. VERY SCARY FOR ME. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE STOPLIGHT IT STALLED AND I HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME. I HAVE BEEN SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ESTIMATED $700 FOR THE PART AND $200 FOR LABOR. I HAVE HAD SURGING ISSUES THIS PAST SUMMER WHEN I USED THE DEFROST OR AIR CONDITIONING BUT NOT ANYTHING THIS BAD. I DID CALL THE FORD COMPANY AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER - THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE PART OR LABOR. I SPOKE WITH A MANAGER...

Mileage: 150,000

MY CAR STALLS, AND LUNGES FORWARDS OR BACKS SUDDENLY EVEN IF I'M PRESSING THE BRAKE.

Mileage: 120,000

I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE ALMOST HAD 4 WRECKS THIS WEEK! IT JUST SURGES RANDOMLY IN THE SCHOOL PICK UP LINE REDLIGHTS PARKING LOTS AND STOP SIGNS IM SCARED FOR MY FAMILYS SAFETY.I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO I PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR FROM AN INDIVDUAL

Mileage: 135,000

I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE SPEED INCREASED WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I CHANGED GEARS TO DRIVE AND IT DID NOT INCREASE ON ITS OWN. ONCE AGAIN ON REVERSE AND HAD ANOTHER SUDDEN INCREASE OF SPEED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IF I WASN'T CAREFUL IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 84,000

WHEN LETTING UP ON MY BRAKE PEDAL FROM A STOP MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2017. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO EFFECT MANY FREESTYLE OWNERS, AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY.

Mileage: 207,300

HELLO, I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON US HIGHWAY 2, DRIVING FROM SNOHOMISH, WA TO MONROE, WA, WHICH IS A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN (DEATH HIGHWAY) SUDDENLY, THE CAR SEEMED TO LUNGE AND I LOST ACCELERATION WITH THE YELLOW SERVICE WRENCH DASH LIGHT COMING ON. MY SPEED SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED AND THE CAR PULLED AT THE SAME TIME. RPM'S JUMPED TO 5000+ BUT I WAS DROPPING SPEED. I AVOIDED THE CAR COMING UP BEHIND ME AND THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC BY QUICKLY PULLING INTO AN AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE TURNED OUT VERY BADLY IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STUNNED FOR 5-10 MINUTES, NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED. IT HAD ALSO HAPPENED ONCE EARLIER THAT DAY AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND THEN SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. AS OF NOW, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE DAMAGE MAY BE OTHER THAN I'M BEING TOLD IT'S A BAD TRANSMISSION AND THAT I NEED A NEW ONE, WITH REALLY NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME THING WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SINCE THIS INCIDENT I HAVE DONE A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH ON THIS CAR AND SPECIFICALLY THE 05-07 FORD FREESTYLE WITH THIS CVT. IT IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HOW CAN FORD GET AWAY THIS AND WHY HASN'T THIS TRANSMISSION BEEN RECALLED AND FORD MADE TO FINALLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE SAFELY OR MADE TO REIMBURSE ALL AFFECTED PARTIES THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SEVERELY UNSAFE VEHICLE. I AM THANKFUL THAT I HAD A PLACE TO TURN OFF, RATHER THAN THE POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT ON THAT HIGHWAY!! NO PHYSICAL INJURY, BUT DEFINITELY AN EMOTIONALLY CHARGED EVENT!! THANK YOU. (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 8

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. JOE MACHENS CAPITAL CITY FORD (LOCATED AT 807 SOUTHWEST BLVD, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65109, (855) 929-5900) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

Mileage: 194,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SURGED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ UPDATED 09/08/2017*JS

Mileage: 65,000

THIS CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS. I WOULDN'T BUY THIS CAR AGAIN. I HAVE INVESTED TOO MUCH MONEY FOR REPAIRS. THE AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON. THE CAR HAS NO SPEED AFTER I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE LIGHTS ON DASH ARE OFF AND ON.

Mileage: 152,200

UPON UTILIZING THE DRIVE THROUGH OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, THE BREAKS WERE BEING FEATHERED TO CREEP UP TO THE WINDOW; THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND ALMOST HIT A WOMEN AND HER KID CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE CAR; I MOVED THE CAR FROM THE DRIVE THROUGH AND STOPPED AT THE EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT BEFORE CONTINUING ONTO THE SIDE STREET; AT THIS TIME WHEN I MOVED MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK THE CAR AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD STICKING THE NOSE OF MY CAR OUT INTO TRAFFIC, CARS SWERVED INTO THE FAR LANE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE FORD SERVICE DEALER. UPON ARRIVING AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAILING, ADDITIONAL RESEARCH REVEALED THAT FORD ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY; HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT IS FAULTY, THE CLEANING WOULDN'T SUFFICE.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,420.

Mileage: 151,420

LONG STORY SHORT....MY VEHICLE WILL INCREASE THROTTLE ON IT'S OWN WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT IN TRAFFIC OR WITHOUT TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE TO TAKE OFF IT WILL THROTTLE UP JUST BEFORE AND THEN STALL OUT. I AM ONLY ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR IF I TURN OF THE AIR CONDITIONING. TODAY AS WITH MANY OTHER DAYS, THE THROTTLE INCREASED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AS THE THROTTLE CONTIUED TO INCREASE AND THEN STALL OUT. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERELY INCREASING INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. I DON'T WANT TO DIE OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN AND MY EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE CAR ARE FUTILE AT TIMES.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE MEDIAN TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

THIS MAKES THE SECOND TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT FORD HAS NO PLANS TO RECTIFY THE "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY THAT HAVE VOICED THE SAME CONCERN WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENCES, ALL INVOLVING SURGING, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTANCES OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION AFTER IDLING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING BEFOREHAND. ONCE, I WAS PASSING A TRUCK AND PULLED INTO THE PASSING LANE AND THE FREESTYLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I WAS "HANGING" IN THE PASSING LANE WITH NO POWER AND NO WAY TO AVERT A COLLISION HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THANK GOODNESS, I HAD TIME TO BRAKE AND FORCE THE FREESTYLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THIS ALSO HAPPENES AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS WHEN I ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE WAS STICKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITION WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,081.

Mileage: 150,081

WHILE DRIVING THE CARS RPMS WILL ACCELERATE THE CAR, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, I MUST BE AWARE SO THAT I DO NOT HIT ANYONE/ANYTHING AND BRAKE. AT TIMES ONCE I BRAKE THE CAR WILL TURN OFF, I WILL GET A WRENCH OR ENGINE OR BOTH. THIS CAN ALSO OCCUR WHILE AT A RED LIGHT.

Mileage: 740,000

THE CAR COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THERE IS ALSO A FEEL OF POWER LOST ON TAKE OFF WHILE.DRIVING. AND I HAVE READ THERE'S BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 129,907

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,889.

Mileage: 128,889

WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE CAR ACCELERATES OR LUNGS WITHOUT USING GAS PEDDLE, THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES. TOOK TO MECHANIC THEY DOWN LOADED FORD UPDATE TO COMPUTER DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WE ALWAYS HAVE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN PUT INTO GEAR OR IT WILL MOVE VIOLENTLY.

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLS WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL MY SPEED. AS MY CAR QUICKLY REDUCES SPEED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE I ATTEMPT TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS IS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, THE LATEST TIME OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. P2104, P2100, P2112, AND P0325 CODES ARE PRESENT. I HAVE SEEN FORD HAS RECALLED 1.6 MILLION ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IN FORD ESCAPE, MERCURY MARINER, AND MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME 3.0L ENGINE AND SAME ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. ALL FORD HAS TO DO IS TO LIST THE FORD FREESTYLE AS ONE OF THESE RECALL VEHICLES FOR THE ETB TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO YOU ACCELERATOR TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF SPEEDING VEHICLES ALL AROUND YOU!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE ETB. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PREVIOUSLY, THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED; BUT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 11/19/15 *JS

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN AUGUST OF 2012. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPMS REVVED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 5/19/15*CN UPDATED 7/1/2015 *JS

Mileage: 106,000

I JUST BUY A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE SAVETY PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR , SOME TIME THE SPEED CHANGE WITH OUT MY KNOWLEDGE , IT GOES FROM 40 TO 45 OR TRY TO SPEDD WIT OUT ME HITTING ON THE GAS . *TR EVERYDAY THE CAR STOP AND TURN OFF NO MATTER SPEED I`AM DRIVING ON. I WENT TO MANY GARAGE AND FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IS A PROBLEM THEY HAVING WITH MOST FORD 2006 FREESTYLE . I THINK FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE WHO USING THIS 2006 FORD FREESTYLES WITH THEIR FAMILY ON BORAD , WITH THEIR KIDS ON BOARD AND TO SAVE A LIFES WE HAVE TO RECALL THIS CARS . THIS 2006 FORDSTYLE CAN`T BE FIXE OR REPAIR .....

Mileage: 123,653

WHEN IT HAD THE AIR CONDITION ON I KEPT JUMPING. I WAS SCARED IT WAS GOING HIT ANOTHER CAR. THEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 60 TRYING TO PASS A SEMI TO GET OVER AND TO GET OFF AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER (SHUT OFF)OMG PANIC. STARTED IT UP ABOUT 10 TIMES BEFORE I GOT IT BACK HOME. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE SPEED , AND WHEN TAKING CORNERS. IT IS ALSO WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN NOT EXPECTED. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, BUT IT HAS CONTINUED.FORD SO CALLED CLEANING OF THROTTLE BODY DID NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

VEHICLE SPEED DECELERATED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP (ON VACATION TRIP) HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AS THEY SAID NEEDED NEW THROTTLE BODY----AT APPROX. 103,767 MI. APPROX 107,178 MILES SPEED DECELERATED ON TRIP AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON.WHEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF AND DESIRED SPEED CAN BE RESUMED. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND SAID THEY COULD PUT IN NEW "BRAIN" OR NEW TRANSMISSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND SUGGESTED TAKING TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AGREED TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT SEVERAL TIMES BY THESE MECHANICS AND VERIFIED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING OKAY AND OKAY TO DRIVE. LEFT THE MECHANIC PLACE OF BUSINESS AND WAS SITTING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND RAMMED THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SO SCARED TO DRIVE THIS ANYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 103,767

I WOULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT SCHOOL TO PICK UP GRAND DAUGHTER WITH AIR ON, LET OFF BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND CAR WOULD SURGE THIS CONTINUED, BUT FORTUNATELY I WASN'T PICKING HER UP AS OFTEN. I COULD NOT TURN AIR ON. MY FREESTYLE NOW ONLY HAS 58,947MILES(APPROX.). SOMETIME IN 2012 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD OFFERING TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD IT CLEANED THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK AND SMELLED LIKE GAS. THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT DIES ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON BUSY ROADS. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED, THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS MESSING UP THE COMPUTER. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DISTRIBUTOR TO NO AVAIL. I AM TRYING TO GET FUNDS TOGETHER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THAT FORD ONLY SOLD FREESTYLES FOR A FEW YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

WAS GOING HOME AFTER VISITING WITH A FRIEND AND ON WAY BACK WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED LIMIT ON I75 NORTH (65MPH) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND AC STARTED BLOWING WARM, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT VERY POORLY. I HAD TO CAREFULLY GET OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND DROVE ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO GET OFF AT THE VISIBLE OFF RAMP JUST A FEW YARDS AWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UP TO A MCDONALDS AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP. I SHUT IT OFF AND DECIDED TO GO INSIDE AND EAT. ABOUT 25~30 MINUTES LATER, I DECIDED TO TRY AND START THE CAR AND SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP, EVERYTHING WORKED AS NORMAL, NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. WE DROVE IT THE LAST 2 HOURS HOME WITHOUT ANY CONCERNS. WE RAN A CODE TESTER ON THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND NOTHING CAME UP. THAT WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2013. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, THIS SEPTEMBER 2014, I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER THE LIGHT COMING ON THIS TIME AND IT HAPPENED AFTER ONLY DRIVING THE CAR 6 MILES TO MY LOCAL HOME DEPOT. AGAIN ONCE I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMAL AGAIN. THIS IS NORMALLY MY WIFE'S GRANDSON MOBILE, SHE NOW SAYS THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES WITH SURGING WHILE STOPPING AND TAKING OFF AND THE AC IS BLOWING WARM WHEN SHE IS AT STOPS OR NOT DRIVING WITH ENGINE RUNNING. I READ A COUPLE FORUMS ABOUT WHY THE AC MAY BE ACTING UP BUT THIS DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE LIMP MODE THING AND THE NEW SURGING GOING ON. WE HAVE NO ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. I WILL TELL YOU I TEST DROVE IT AFTER HER CONCERNS AND THEY ARE REAL, THE SURGING THING IS A CONCERN AND I DON'T LIKE HER DRIVING IT. AT A LOCAL GARAGE GUYS SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS THAT "FORD'S" PROBLEM, BUT DON'T SEE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE....IS THIS A FORD PROBLEM THAT IS KNOWN? I CAN'T SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THE VEHICLE LUNGED AFTER GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I QUICKLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES THAT WEEK. IT ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN THE AC WAS RUNNING. I THEN HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN DAPHNE,AL LOOK AT THE CAR. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED AT [XXX] IN PENSACOLA. WE SPENT $500 ON THE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WAS EXTREMELY PREMATURE. FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT THEY COMPLETED WORK THAT WAS LATER A NHTSA ACTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 52,780

THE VEHICLE LUNGED TWICE WHILE I WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS IN CARLINE PICKING UP MY CHILDREN FROM PRIVATE SCHOOL. ON 8-23-14 AS I WAS IN REVERSE PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS AND LOST POWER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE . I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHICH FELT AS IF IT WAS LOSING POWER. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE 2 MILES HOME AND PRAYED THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I WOULD MAKE IT SAFELY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE OWNERS OF ALL MONIES SPENT ON THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. SO FAR WE HAVE SPENT $600. *TR

Mileage: 109,624

AS I WAS DRIVING TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL I WAS PULLING FORWARD ON A PARKING SPOT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING LIKE IF I WAS PUSHING THE GAS BUT I WAS NOT I WAS PUSHING ON THE BRAKE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION I WAS GOING TO THE STORE WITH MY CHILDREN AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND IT STARTED PLUNGING FORWARD I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULDN'T DO A THING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I TURN OF THE CAR IT DISAPPEARS SO WHEN I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT I DID RESEARCH WITH THE FORD FREESTYLE AND THEIR IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, THEY ALL SAY ABOUT THE THROTTLE. I'M VERY CONCERN THAT ONE OF THIS DAY SOMETHING WORST MAY HAPPEN AND I'M WITH MY CHILDREN PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING WORST HAPPENS TO PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 107,500

I HAD JUST STARTED THE ENGINE, A/C ON,AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING STALL.THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE WORKING NORMAL.ENGINE TEMP-NORMAL,FUEL-3/4 FULL, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON, ENGINE RPMS ABOUT 750. WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL,I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE.THE VEHICLE POWERED BACKWARDS ABOUT 5 FEET AND I BEGAN TO TURN THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE RIGHT.THE ENGINE SPEED IMMEDIATELY RAISED, BUT MY FOOT WAS HOVERING ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL & NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.I STOMPED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLES PARKED BESIDE & DIRECTLY BEHIND ME.THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER POWERING BACKWARDS ANOTHER 5 FEET AFTER APPLYING THE SERVICE BRAKES.NO COLLISION OCCURED.I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND SAW THE RPMS WERE AT 2250+ WHILE TRANS STILL IN REVERSE & SERVICE BRAKES FULLY APPLIED.I SHUTOFF THE ENGINE WHILE TRANS IN REVERSE AND THEN MOVED TRANS INTO PARK. A LOUD CLICK WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 124,910

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON JAN 01, 2008 WE BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH LUNGING AND HIGH IDLING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. IT WAS OK FOR A FEW MONTHS AND STARTED BACK. WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE TBS AND ANOTHER PART. CAR WORKED GREAT FOR A WHILE, BUT HAD TO HAVE THE TBS CLEANED AGAIN IN 2011 AND 2012 AND IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND MORE. NOW IT IS EXTREME. I WORK ABOUT 6 MILES FROM HOME AND HAVE TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE WRENCH THAT COMES ON IN ORDER TO RESET THE HIGH IDLE. IF I DON'T, WHEN I HIT THE GAS, THE RPM'S GO UP TO 4 AND 5K ONLY DOING 30 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND THE ERROR CODE IS P0701 INDICATING TRANSMISSION AND TB ISSUES. THE CAR ALSO LUNGES FORWARD A GREAT DEAL AND I HAVE TO STAY BACK A SAFE DISTANCE IN ORDER TO BE SURE IF IT LUNGES I DON'T HIT ANYONE. THE ISSUE IS FAR BEYOND THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. IT HAS TO ALSO DO WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH FORD KNOWS IS A LEMON. PLEASE PUSH THIS ISSUE SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO RECALL THE FAULTY PARTS AND PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE FAMILIES IN THEIR VEHICLES. IF I HAD ANOTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I WOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE IN THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE PURCHASED USED 10/2013 FROM NATIONAL USED CAR RETAIL CHAIN. *RECORDS, VIA FORD DEALERSHIP (AS OF 07/2014), INDICATE TB ISSUE (REF. NHTSA PE11018) ADDRESSED UNDER FORD CSP 12N03; 08/13 [TB CLEANED & PROGRAMMING EDITED BY 2ND LOCAL FORD DEALER.] INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED 10/2013, LESS THAN 72 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE, CODES INDICATED; AS PER RETAIL CHAIN REPAIR SHOP*, A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 6. REPAIR MADE VIA DEALER WARRANTY, REPLACING PLUG & ASSOCIATED PARTS.DROVE CAR FROM DATE OF REPAIR, INCLUDING HIGHWAY, LONG DISTANCES & LOCALLY W/O NOTABLE INCIDENT. LATER, SERVICE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON & OFF; NO CODES PRESENT. ASSUMED INDICATOR SHORT. ENG. LIGHT & SVC. LIGHTS CAME ON & WENT OFF PERIODICALLY BUT NEVER READABLE FOR CODES. CAR THEN BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES OCCASIONALLY UPON START UP SIMILAR TO SOLENOID FAILURE & EXHIBIT "DIESELING" UPON IGNITION. WEATHER RELATED? THEN; 03/2014, ENTERED HIGHWAY, ACCELERATING TO 60/MPH - AT HALF MILE UP, CAR "SHUT DOWN"; RPM FLAT, SPEEDOMETER FLAT, PEDAL NON-REACTIVE, STEERING IMPAIRED, NO ELECTRICITY. COASTED TO DIVIDE IN HIGHWAY; CRANKED VEHICLE, TURNED & CROSSED TO SHOULDER; STOPPING & STARTING SEVERAL TIMES. MOVING 10/MPH TO SAFETY. STILL NO CODES. THOUGHT CLOG IN FUEL SYSTEM/ TRASH IN GAS. NEXT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE, FILLED TANK, NEW GAS; NO INDICATOR LIGHTS, NO PROBLEMS. THEN: INCIDENT:05/2014: CRANKED & BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PLACED G.SHIFT IN D.. NOTHING...NO MOVEMENT, RPM FLAT,SPEEDOMETER FLAT. SERVICE & ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ROLLED BACK IN DRIVE, CAR SAT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. CRANKED IT, ENG, & SVC. LIGHTS STILL ON; DROVE TO PARTS STORE. CODES PRESENT INDICATE TB MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM NOT COVERED VIA PURCHASE AGREEMENT. FORD SAYS; "PROBLEM SOLVED". PART/ $500 PLUS LABOR.PAYMENT:$475/MO. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. DON'T WANT TO BE THE STALLED CAR HIT FROM BEHIND @ 65/MPH BY A BIG RIG STATISTIC TO FIX IT. IT IS STILL BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START IF THE A/C WAS ON. THE CONTACT HAD TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,326. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN

Mileage: 98,326

CAR GIVES CODES FOR SAFEMODE AND THERE IS NO SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

Mileage: 121,000

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 229,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY LUNGE FORWARD IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125000.

Mileage: 125,000

I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO REGARDING MY VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD. I RECEIVED A NOTICE TO BRING MY CAR THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THROTTLE BODY REPAIR. SINCE TAKING MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE IS HESITATING. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DOES NOT INCREASE SPEED MORE THAN 8 TO 10 MILES WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT SPECIALIZE IN FORD PRODUCT BUT NOT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AND I WAS TOLD AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF REPLACING OR REBUILDING. I FEEL AS THOUGH FORD KNOWS THE PROBLEMS THAT THE OWNERS ARE FACING AND NEED TO STEP THEIR GAME UP. I HAVE ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THIS VEHICLE WILL BE PAID IN FULL. I FEEL AT THIS POINT THAT FORD ASSEMBLED ALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING THESE LEMONS. WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT FROM DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS ALL OVER THE WORLD THEN YOU KNOW THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM. I FEEL ALL THE MONEY THAT I HAVE INVESTED AND STILL INVESTING TO SAVE MY CREDIT HAS TURNED ME AWAY FROM FORD VEHICLES OF ANY KIND AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 95,429

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT SEEMS TO WANT TO LUNGE FORWARD AND BACK ON ITS OWN. THE IDOL IS SCREWED UP AS WELL. FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SERVICE 12N03 IN DECEMBER 2012. SINCE IT WAS SERVICED AT THIS TIME, IT STILL HAS BEEN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL HIT SOMEONE IF THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACK ON ITS OWN. I NOW HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY COMPLETELY, WHICH WILL NOW COST ME OVER $800. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THE CAR!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

THROTTLE ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED LUNGING FORWARD SHUTTING OFF TROUBLE GETTING UP HILLS TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT WON'T GO PAST 30 MPH TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ON WRENCH LIGHT IS ON TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I CHECKS THREADS ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AS SHOWN ON YOUTUBE BY A GENTLEMAN AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY TO MY WIFE AS SHE WAS LEAVING HER WORK PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED. LURCHED WHEN PUT IN GEAR WITH BRAKES APPLIED. CAR FELT UNCONTROLLABLE. WE SEE THAT AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM HAS BEGUN SO I WOULD CONFER WITH OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. MORE TIMES AND DATES THAN I CAN REMEMBER THAT LURCHING HAS TAKEN PLACE. ONE TIME I HAD TO SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE CAR AND APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, THE CBT TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL HAD EXCEEDED THE CURRENT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 79,957. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. SO, THE ONLY WAY TO ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE, WAS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN.

Mileage: 79,957

CAR LOSES ACCELERATION POWER SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. CAR SURGES FORWARD AND STALLS BEFORE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

EXPERIENCED A DROP IN THROTTLE RESPONSE GOING THROUGH A CURVE/INTERSECTION AND REDUCED POWER...PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...SWITCHED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED. *TR HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS AND FOUND A FORD RECALL TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE CONTROLLER. DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME THAT THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF OVER $800

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. MAH

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FAILURE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY WITH NO WARNINGS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE HOUSING BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 89,000

CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP BUT STILL ON DRIVE, BRAKES MUST BE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED OR THE CAR WILL TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE SHIFT IS IN THE DRIVE POSITION BUT IS BEING HELD BY THE BRAKE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LIKE IN A LINE, A DRIVE THRU, OR LONG TRAFFIC LIGHT. VERY SCARY! *TR

Mileage: 110,800

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES APX. AFTER GOOGLING I FOUND THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR. I ALSO AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH WHAT I THINK ITS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I DID A SEARCH ON EDMUNDS.COM AND FOUND A 12 PAGE THREAD OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. THE CAR WITH REVVED UP AND LURCHED BACKWARDS AND ALSO FORWARDS WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING THE CAR TO GO ABOVE A CERTAIN SPEED AS WELL. I WILL PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND EASE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND NOT EVEN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL AND FLY BACKWARDS. I AM TERRIFIED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I AM GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT FROM READING OTHERS EXPERIENCES IT ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A YEAR OR TWO AND THEN THEY ARE BACK TO THE START AGAIN. IT SEEMS EVEN THIS WEBSITE HAS OVER 5 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS DON'T YOU THINK IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING? *TR

Mileage: 48,000

AS OF THIS PART FRIDAY, I HAD THE MOTOR MOUNT TORQUE INSERT REPLACED. THERE WAS BAD SHIFTING, LUNGING & LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING IN THE COOLER WEATHER; JUST SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN HOTTER & HAVING TO RUN THE A/C ON MAXIMUM. THE CAR WAS LUNGING BY ITSELF IN REVERSE & DRIVE. DROVE IT HOME; DID GREAT. RAN ALOT OF ERRANDS TODAY & THE EMISSION/TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON; VEHICLE STALLED, NO COMPRESSION. A BIT OF WHINING (TRANSMISSION ISSUES) I WILL GET IT INTO THE MECHANIC MONDAY A.M., BUT FROM PREVIOUS COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AGAIN, DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD THING W/A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE ALMOST ALL THE TIME. CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS & FORD SAYS NOTHING. LOOKS AS THOUGH THE LAST UPDATE WAS IN THE END OF 2012. MAYBE FORD IS GOING TO PULL THIS TOGETHER & TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. THIS IS A GREAT CAR OTHER THAN THAT. *TR

Mileage: 114,485

VEHICLE IS LUNGING FORWARD WHILE IN PARK AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE YET BUT THE WAY IT IS GOING IT IS A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED. IN ADDITION, WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 87,000

THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE WHILE I WAS WAITING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AND IT LUNGED FORWARD MULTIPLE TIME. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN IT DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I PLACED IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSED. AFTER THAT IT SEEMS TO LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER IT WANTS TO WITHOUT ANY REASON. I STARTED TO READ ABOUT RELATED ISSUES ON LINE AND HOW OWNERS WERE CONTACT ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE BUT I WAS NOT. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,862. RETURNED BY USPS ON 9/10/2013. 2ND ATTEMPT ON 9/12/2013 FAILED. *KB

Mileage: 98,862

HAD GONE THRU FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND PARKED BRIEFLY TO EAT. LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING WITH A/C ON. PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY. HIT BRAKES QUICKLY AND DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR OTHER CARS. THEN WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE ALTERNATELY RACED AND SPUTTERED. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY FOR $905.30. REQUESTED REFUND OF REPAIR CHARGE UNDER CUST SAT PROGRAM 12N03. DENIED BECAUSE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTE 'SURGE' IN WORK ORDER OR INCLUDE ANY TROUBLE CODES ON INVOICE. *TR

Mileage: 84,964

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE - THE TRACTION CONTROL AND WRENCH LIGHT COME ON, THE ENGINE REVS, RPMS GO UP, CAR DECELERATES AND WON'T GO OVER 40 MPH. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF, WRENCH LIGHT STAYS ON. HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR - WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF. HAPPENED 5 TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN ON I-40 FROM TENNESSEE TO NORTH CAROLINA. NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO BE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUTS EVERYONE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS FOR OVER 2 YEARS. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN IM OFF OF PARK IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15MINS, SITTING IDLE. I SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND SLOWLY RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE RPMS SURGED TO ~2000RPM AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION RAPIDLY. VEHICLE WAS HALTED BY A HARD BRAKE RESPONSE. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HOLDING THE BRAKE FIRMLY, RPMS OSCILLATED BETWEEN 800-2000 REPETITIVELY (APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS PER OSCILLATION). VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STALLED. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR FREQUENTLY, AND FOUND IT CAN OCCUR IN THE FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTIONS. FORDS CLAIM THAT RPM ONLY FLARES ~1300 IN WORST CASE IS FALSE. THE CLAIM THAT A THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO 4 MPH IS FALSE. THE ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED BY THIS FLAW IS VERY ACUTE AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH; ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE AGGRAVATING FACTOR THAT IT OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY IN LOW SPEED AREAS (DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS WITH PEDESTRIANS, TRAFFIC STOPS, ETC...). *TR

Mileage: 116,729

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT COST ABOUT $700. HERE ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN IT WILL DO IT, AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS PART EVERY OTHER YEAR. FROM READING ONLINE FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIND A FIX THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. YET FORD DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT!! *TR

I TURNED LEFT AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE ACCELERATING. THEN I NOTICED THE WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE DASH BOARD LIGHT UP. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD IT WAS NOT DOING SO AS IT WOULD HAVE NORMALLY. WENT HOME AND TURNED IT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR( IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2006). SO IT WILL BE THE THIRD THROTTLE BODY IN THAT CAR IN SEVEN YEARS. WHETHER THIS IS A PART FLAW OR A DESIGN FLAW ON THE PART OF FORD OR IT'S MANUFACTURING FACILITIES SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS IT WOULD BE TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, AS I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY. IT WAS NICE OF THE TAX PAYERS TO BAIL OUT THE AUTO INDUSTRY WHEN THEY NEEDED IT, SO WHAT ABOUT US , THE CONSUMER, DON'T WE COUNT. WE'RE THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP IT IN BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE.I'M HOPING SINCE THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT TO YOU THAT PERHAPS A PATTERN IS EMERGING ENOUGH, FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED IN REVERSE. THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DECELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOSTLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARD OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

AFFECTED PART: THROTTLE BODY. TWO YRS AGO WE HAD OUR CAR REPAIRED FOR A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE OUR CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY AND SOMETIMES STALLED. IT WAS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, B/C IT WAS ALSO HAPPENING WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THAT TIME WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO ONE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE CAR RAN FOR 2 YRS WITHOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, HERE WE ARE 2 YRS LATER, & OUR CAR IS AT ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH ALREADY, AND NOW WE HAVE TO PAY $1700 TO FIX THE THROTTLE BODY & ALSO THE ALTERNATOR. THERE ARE SO MANY FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SERVICE SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR JUST A CLEANING BACK IN NOV 2012. I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS LETTER, BUT IT WILL NOT HELP US ANYWAY SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY IS NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AS A USED VEHICLE IN 8/2011. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT STARTED WITH AC ISSUE IN 9/2011. THEN SURGING/BRAKING ISSUES OFF AND ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I COULDN'T GET THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASES IT OR AN ACTUAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE SURGING/BRAKING ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. IT WASN'T UNTIL I RECEIVED THE SERVICE LETTER FOR THIS ISSUE THAT MY COMPLAINT WAS JUSTIFIED AND THE RECOMMENDED REPAIRS WHERE DONE AS PER STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER LETTER. THIS REPAIR WASN'T DONE UNTIL 1/2013. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND HARMONIZE BALANCER. NOW, 5/2013 MY TORQUE CONVERTER AND/OR CVT IS GOING OUT. BASICALLY, ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE OUT THERE ON THIS VEHICLE I HAVE THE MISFORTUNE OF BEING ALL IN THIS ONE VEHICLE. I WISH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I DESPERATELY NEED OUT OF THIS MONEY TRAP AND OWE MORE ON IT THAN IT'S WORTH. PLEASE HELP SOON TO BE STRANDED SINGLE MOM OF 3. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING (IT WAS COLD & FROSTY). WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IT STARTED TO BACK OUT BUT THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I PUSHED HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT REVVED AND FINALLY WENT. THE CAR FELT OFF' WHILE DRIVING (SHAKY & NOT FULLY UNDER CONTROL-LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPS BUT ISN'T COMPLETELY OFF). THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON BUT ONCE I'D ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION & STOPPED & RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT SEEMED FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF. LAST WEEK I WAS AGAIN BACKING OUT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I PUSHED DOWN MORE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT SKIPPED / LURCHED BACK (ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE). THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE, BOTH SCARY BUT MANAGEABLE ONCE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN. THEN THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE REVVING NOISE AND POOR AND JUMPY ACCELERATION BUT AFTER RESTARTING, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS CONTINUED TO BE LIT. SO FAR I HAVE ONLY ENCOUNTERED THE LURCHING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION OCCURRING WHILE IN REVERSE, THOUGH IT'S CONTINUED ONCE GOING FORWARD UNTIL I CAN PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. UNTIL I CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE IT FEELS SHAKY AND ON THE VERGE OF DYING, ESPECIALLY WHEN AT IDLE IN TRAFFIC OR RED LIGHTS. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH BEFORE PURCHASING THE FREESTYLE. I CHOSE IT BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED AND 'SAFEST' SUVS WITH 3RD ROW SEATS - REVIEWED BY THE IIHS, CAR-SEAT.ORG AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED A FREESTYLE IF THESE PROBLEMS WERE WELL KNOWN TO ME AT THE TIME. WE WILL LOOK AT THE THROTTLE BODY AS RECOMMENDED BY OTHER OWNERS ON THIS AND OTHER SITES AND I ONLY HOPE THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME I AM AFRAID OF THE LACK OF ACCELERATION AND LURCHING PROBLEM HAPPENING AROUND OTHER VEHICLES AND PEOPLE SO I AM DRIVING BACKROADS WHERE POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE W/ ONE PREVIOUS OWNER ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WITH 110K MILES. SINCE THEN I MAY HAVE ADDED 5K MILES OR SO, IF NOT LESS. I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER BECAUSE OF SOME ISSUES WITH THE CARE NOT ACCELERATING AT TIMES AND WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON. I WOULD ALSO HEAR THE CARE REV UP UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE REVERSING AND DOING OTHER ODD THINGS THAT MADE ME UNCOMFORTABLE. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. PARTS ALONE WOULD BE $6K. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS AND NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON COMES ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE WORSE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING. IT IS NOT THE THROTTLE BOTTLE WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND BEEN REPROGRAMMED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED 4 ERROR LIGHTS REGARDING THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY THERE IS A MASS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEING FILED IN CALIFORNIA, IT IS NOT A UNIQUE OF ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES SINCE AUGUST, 2012. IT ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN IN PARK AND WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEED. AFRAID IT IS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR HIT SOMEONE IN CROSSWALK. WE HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOBODY CAN TELL US WHAT THE ISSUE IS. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD AS IT APPEARS THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND NO RESPONSE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR THE VEHICLE LUNGES BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. *TR

Mileage: 122,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD, RACING AND CLICKING NOISE AS THE RPM READING INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PARKED AND POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT INCIDENTS OF SUDDENLY ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,049 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 02/26/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FORD WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEEDED OTHER REPAIRS INCLUDING TWO AXLES, ONE WATER PUMP, AND BRAKE REPAIRS. ON 12/20/2012 THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING UNINTENDED SURGING. UPDATED 3/4/2013 *JS

Mileage: 21,049

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ACCELERATION POWER DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

MY FREESTYLE STARTED "LUNGING" OR ACCELERATING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN OR BRAKING. FEAR IS THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP OR THAT IT WILL LUNG WHEN IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THEN FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 183,000.

Mileage: 170,000

I JUST GOT THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2012 AND ON 12/12/2012 I WAS DRIVING HOME, THE RPMS STARTED REVVING ON IT'S OWN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. I WAS NOT INCREASING IT'S GAS. I MADE IT HOME AND STOPPED AT THE MAILBOX; AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT ME HITTING THE GAS. THEN ON 12/13/2012 AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IT DID THE SAME LURCHING COMING OUT OF PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ALSO AT STOP LIGHTS AND SIGNS. IT ALSO DID THE SAME REVVING AND HALFWAY TO WORK IT DECIDED NOT TO GO OVER 40 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

THROTTLE BODY FAILED TWICE. HAD REPAIRED BECAUSE VEHICLE LUNGED AND ALMOST HIT A LADY AT KROGER GROCERY STORE. FOOT WAS FIRM ON BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION . I'M A FORD MOTOR COMPANY EMPLOYEE AND I'VE HEARD THIS PROBLEM FROM FRIENDS AT WORK .ALSO ENGINE RACES SOMETIMES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

CAN BE DRIVING ANY SPEED OR STOPPED AND LOSE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR, PROBLEM FIXED FOR A LITTLE WHILE, FREQUENTLY WHILE MERGING TO AN E WAY, OR HILLY AREAS, FORD MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT CAR AND CANT TELL US WHAT IS WRONG, PEOPLE WHO ENGINEERED CAR HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND CANT GIVE AN ANSWER. DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH CAR WE OWE MORE THAN IT IS WORTH NOW AND CANT TRADE IN WITH RECURRING PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN IN LOW GEARS GOING FRONTWARD AND BACKWARD. BRAKING STOPS THIS, BUT BRAKE HAS TO BE APPLIED HARDER THAN USUAL. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BEFORE TO NO AVAIL. BECAUSE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, MY MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. USUALLY THIS HAPPENS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS LIKE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, IN PARKING LOTS, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW AS EXIT OFF FREEWAY, RPMS INCREASED AGAINST BRAKING SYSTEM. VERY DANGEROUS AND WOULD NOT SLOW. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO, CONTINUES TO WORSEN, LUNGIN FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE CAUSING LOST SPEED. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE SPUTTERED. SINCE THE FIRST EPISODE, I HAVE HAD CONTINUED EPISODES. TYPICALLY WORSE WHEN THE ENGINE WARMS UP. CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE ON A TRIP OF ABOUT 75 MILES. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE REPLACED IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUG, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 95,881

2006 FORD FREESTYLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED IDLE SPEED ACCELERATION OR LUNGING. THESE LUNGE WAS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED, THE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE. THIS ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE - AND THIS ACCELERATION WHEN OR SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO GEAR. AGGRESSIVE BRAKING STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD BECAUSE THROTTLE REVVING THE ENGINE. SITTING IN THE CAR LINE TO PICK UP CHILDREN AT SCHOOL IS WORRISOME. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TWO TIMES PRIOR TO THIS DATE. FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS UNREASONABLE TO HAVE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFE, CURRENTLY ONE WITH OVER 200,000 MILES 12YRS OLD, HAVE NEVER REPLACED A THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD MUCH LIKE THE RECENT TOYOTA ACCELERATOR ISSUE. THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM OR SHOULD BE COVERED FOR REPLACEMENT BY FORD FOR LIFE OF VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 124,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED AND IDLING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON (HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, AND KIDS IN THE BACK AND IT WAS VERY HOT), I GOT INTO THE CAR, PUT IT IN TO REVERSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT SURGED BACKWARDS GOING VERY FAST. IT ALMOST HIT A LADY BUT I WAS ABLE TO SLAM DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKES AND STOP IT. I THEN DROVE IT LIMPING ALONG BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T' SHIFT, TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SOME FLUIDS AND CHARGED ME 1000.00. IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE BUT NOW THAT I KNOW IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CAN REOCCUR, I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REPLACE THIS ONE. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

I WAS PULLING IN TO WALMART PARKING LOT PULLED UP BEHIND A PARKED VEHICLE I WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED IT WAS ALMOST LIKE SOME ONE PUSHED MY GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET THEN THE CAR STALLED AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR I HAD NO POWER I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IT AGAIN THEN IT WAS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE STOPPED IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT FOR A NFL FOOTBALL GAME, WHILE HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND LUNGED FORWARD BUMPING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TAKING EACH OTHERS INFORMATION, AFTER GETTING BACK INTO THE CAR AND DRIVING TO PARKING SPACE THE CAR SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO ENTER PARKING SPACE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE LUNGES WHILE AT ZERO OR LOW SPEEDS SOMETIMES ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR STATIONARY ITEMS. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,385.

I WAS BACKING UP IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN THE ENGINE RPGS WENT TO 4000 WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS. THE CALL CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I PRESSED BRAKES AND IT STALLED. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THE CAR LUNGES AT LOW SPEEDS (AROUND 5 MPH), WHEN IN BOTH DRIVE GEAR AND REVERSE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS PUT IN AND OUT OF GEAR. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS DISPLAYED. *TR

Mileage: 17,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,000 AS THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 93,800

2006 FORD FREESTYLE AT LOW SPEEDS ALL OF A SUDDEN LUNGES BOTH IN REVERSE OR IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 73,176

MY CAR ACCELERATES SOMETIMES WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS JUMPING FORWARD OR SOMETHING. ALSO WHEN I TURN ON MY AIR CONDITION MY CAR, IF IN MOTION, WILL START TO JUMP FORWARD EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT EVEN CUT OFF ON ME SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. I NOW JUST DRIVE WITHOUT AIR AT ALL BECAUSE I AM SCARED THAT MY CAR WILL JUST STOP ON ME. ALSO MY AIR ONLY WORKS ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE SUV LUNGING FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE OR IF YOUR IN REVERSE IT DOES IT TO. I ALSO HAVE A FAIL SAFE ISSUES THE LITTLE WRENCH LITE COMES ON AND ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO DIE, AND WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN RESTART THE CAR IT IS FINE. ALSO I GO THROUGH REAR BRAKES LIKE CANDY. WHY ISN'T THERE ANYBODY MAKING FORD ACCOUNTABLE FORE THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

ANYTIME I GO FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AT IDLE SPEED MY CAR LUNGES. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THE CAR LUNGED SO HARD IT THROUGH CODES AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASH LITE UP AND CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. I PARKED THE CAR AND DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND THE POWER WAS BACK AND THE WRENCH WAS NOT LITE ANYMORE. IT REALLY SCARES ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LUNGE ON ME, AT 0MPH IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD, AND IN REVERSE. FORTUNATELY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE EVERY TIME. I DON'T THINK IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL. I HAVE HAD THE LUNGING PROBLEM SINCE LAST YEAR. (2011) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN DETERIORATING SINCE. YESTERDAY I GOT "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" AND NOW IT KILLS ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES... YET IT STILL KIND OF RAN.(NOT VERY GOOD UP HILL, AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS, NO SPEEDOMETER NOTHING.)ANOTHER RECENT PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE CENTER ENGINE (SHOCK?)MOUNT IS BUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 65,000

MY HUSBAND USED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY OR PASSING. TRYING TO PASS CAN BE TERRIFYING WHEN YOU ARE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND LOSE POWER,YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE ,GET OFF THE ROAD, AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE.WHEN YOU START BACK UP YOU HAVE POWER AGAIN. I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM I ALSO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

ISSUES WITH THROTTLE BODY , THE WRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS(UNDER 45MPH) THE CAN WILL RANDOMLY LURCH AT LOW SPEEDS , HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON SEEMS TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE . THE WAY THE CAR JOLTS AND JUMPS IS UNPREDICTABLE AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR , AND AFTER YEARS AND MANY TRIPS TO THE FORD DEALER THE PROBLEM WILL STOP FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS OR FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE SAME PROBLEM STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. ALSO OTHER OWNERS OF FORD FREESTYLES MADE EITHER IN2005 OR 2006 HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCES THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I STRONGLY FEEL THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

THE CAR SURGES, JUMPS, SOMETIMES ACCLERATES AND I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND IT WILL SOMETIMES DIE. MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN REVERSE/FORWARD OR THE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. ALSO, DOES THIS WHEN I AM IDLING IN A PARKING LOT OR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY THINK IT IS THE COMPUTER. COULDN'T AFFORD TO DO A NEW COMPUTER SO THOUGHT I WOULD HOLD OUT, SINCE IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. NOW IT IS STARTING TO GET WORSE. I TURN THE AIR OFF WHEN STARTING OUT. MY WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH POWER AND MY RPMS GET UP TO 4 WHEN DRIVING 50MPH. TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT IS LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN IN BUSY TRAFFIC,,WILL IT DIE AND SOMEONE HIT ME? THIS ISN'T NORMAL AND I HAVE FOUND OUT MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE DOING THIS SAME THING. WILL IT REALLY TAKE SOMEONE GETTING VERY HURT FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE? WHAT JUSTICE IS THAT AND KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEMS EXIST. FIRST TIME BUYING A FORD AND WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST TIME. I DON'T TRUST THEM. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM YOU FIX IT. THAT IS INTEGRITY & TRUST. LOVE FOR SOMEONE FROM FORD TO COME WITH ME FOR A DAY AND RIDE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND SEE HOW OUR DAY GOES. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TWICE, IN 100+ DEGREE WEATHER, AFTER IDLING FOR A SHORT TIME WITH AC RUNNING, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE ONLY TO HAVE IT LUNGE BACKWARD. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THIS WITH THE BRAKE. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN IN DRIVE UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION (FORTUNATELY A SHORT DISTANCE, ALTHOUGH TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY) AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE. IT HAS NOT REPEATED THROUGH THE COOL MONTHS, BUT I FEAR IT WILL REPEAT IF I AM IN THE SAME CONDITIONS. AS I LIVE PART OF THE YEAR IN ARIZONA, THAT IS VERY LIKELY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, HOPE FORD ISN'T WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD JUST SHIFTED IN TO REVERSE AND LIGHTED UP ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR THROTTLED BACKWARDS. I QUICKLY PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STALLED OR QUIT. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE CAR THROTTLED BACKWARDS AGAIN. I PRESSED THE BRAKE, BUT IT DIDN'T STALL THIS TIME. I SLOWLY RELEASED THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF MY SPOT. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, HAVING ARRIVED AT ANOTHER DESTINATION, ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, IN DRIVE, AND AFTER RELEASING THE THROTTLE, TO APPLY THE BREAK AS I WAS COASTING IN, THE CAR 'THROTTLED' AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD A FENDER BENDER. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGES WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD. I WAS IN A CAR LINE TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND IT WAS 105 OUTSIDE AND I HAD THE AIR ON. WHEN THE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE THE CAR REVS UP AND TRIES TO MOVE FORWARD. IT HAS DONE IT A COUPLE TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT VERY SOFTLY (MOSTLY WHEN PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE). THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND IT WOULDN'T STOP. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH THAT I WOULD HIT A CAR OR A CHILD WALKING TO THE CARS. ONLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK DID I NOT MOVE MORE THAN A COUPLE INCHES, THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAS STUCK IN THE CAR LINE AND HAD TO TURN MY CAR ON TO MOVE EVERY COUPLE MINUTES AND WAS SO SCARED THAT I WOULD HIT SOMEBODY/SOMETHING. I DIDN'T SEE THE TACHOMETER MOVE VERY MUCH BUT THE FORCE OF THE CAR WAS SCARY. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. OF COURSE, FORD SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FRESTYLE MODEL AND THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY THROTTLE BODY LOOKED AT WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THEM AS I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M TAKING MY CAR TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC. I CAN'T TRUST FORD. I?VE ALREADY HAD MY CVT TRANSMISION REPLACED WITH FORD (IN 2010) AS IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND OF COURSE THAT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY TOO. FILE WITH PE11018. *TR

Mileage: 114,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS SHE WAS BRAKING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE VALVE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINING TO INCIDENT PE11018. MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 IS DOING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED. HOW MANY INCIDENTS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN BY FORD? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED NOT TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHEN SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN TRYING TO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MASTER AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED OR WHILE STOPPING. IT HAS DONE SO NUMEROUS TIMES NOW AND SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS DONE IT AT STOP SIGNS AND WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR REVERSE, IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE INTAKE VALVE AS A REMEDY HOWEVER FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,306. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ON SOME OCCASIONS WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. ON ONE OCCASION THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARD ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE AND THROTTLE BODY KIT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE SAME REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. TWO YEARS AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. ....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A CRASH. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER DID INFORM THE MECHANIC AT FORD AND INQUIRED ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, AS THE FAILURE HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO HOLD THE BRAKES. UPDATED 08/28/12

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR SPEEDS UP WITH OUT ANY WARNING WHEN IN REVERSE. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND ONLY SCRAPED THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE GARAGE DOOR. TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS CANNOT FIND A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND SHIFTED INTO LOWER GEAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY TO KEEP UP WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT ON AGAIN, THE CAR ACTED NORMALLY. THIS SAME SCENARIO PLAYED OUT SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. I TOOK IT TO A FORD MECHANIC WHO SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SENDING INCORRECT SIGNALS TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE FAMILY CAR. I FEEL LUCKY THAT OUR SUDDEN CHANGE IN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I540 NEAR RALEIGH, NC AND CAR "WRENCH" ICON CAME ON AND CAR DECELERATED QUICKLY CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND REQUIRED TOWING TO A SAFE PLACE. APPEARS THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROLLER MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE CAR TO BE DISABLED TEMPORARILY. AFTER THE CAR COOLED THE THROTTLE WORKED BUT WE ELECTED NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL A LOCAL MECHANIC COULD CHECK OUT THIS CONDITION / PROBLEM. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE ON A TRAILER TO LOCAL GARAGE NEAR OUR HOME. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE WITH A RAPID ACCELERATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED TWICE THEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE APPEARED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIFTEEN TIMES AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A PIN IN THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE FREEZING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ROTORS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. IN ADDITION, THE CHORD FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DETACHED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A NEW CABLE WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800.

Mileage: 4,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURES. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 8/24/12 *CN

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD IN A STOPPED POSITION, IT ALSO SEEMS TO BOG DOWN SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING LIKE IT LOOSES POWER, AFTER IT'S CUT OFF IT DRIVES OK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 820,000

MY CAR IS SURGING FORWARD WHEN UNEXPECTED. I TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT MY FOOT IS ON THE BREAK BUT AS SOON AS I TAKE IT OFF THE CAR STARTS TO SURGE FORWARD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMEONE GETTING KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE THROTTLE WILL RACE UP ESPECIALLY WHILE COMING UP TO A STOP. I BELONG TO A COUPLE OF FORUMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TRIED MANY OF TIMES TO GET THIS SERIOUS REPAIR RECALLED. ONE PERSON EVEN PINNED THEIR CHILD AGAINST THE GARAGE WALL. I HAVE NOT FIXED MINE YET AS FORD GARAGE SAYS IT IS ABOUT $750 REPAIR. MY WIFE ALMOST TOOK A GUYS DOOR OFF. AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT A GUY WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND AS SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER IT MADE THE THROTTLE INCREASE. THE GUY THEN THOUGH SHE WAS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO RUN HIM OVER. WE HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THE ISSUE OF THIS AND THEN HE UNDERSTOOD. I JUST CANT BELIEVE THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS THROTTLE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SURGING FORWARD WHEN IDLING OR COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED THE THROTTLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS

Mileage: 100,000

CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. USED TO ONLY DO IT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON BUT NOW WILL DO IT AT ANY TIME. WHEN SPEAKING WITH FORD THEY CLAIM THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS DESPITE ME READING THEM THE 23 PAGE LETTER BETWEEN FORD AND [XXX] (OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 64,000

VEHICLE SURGES AHEAD AT LOW SPEEDS AND STOPPED. MUST HOLD BRAKE TIGHT TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM JUMPING AHEAD. ALSO VEHICLE ENGINE SURGES FAST ON AND OFF AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR MOVING JUST AHEAD ALITTLE. *TR

Mileage: 83,520

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED. NEITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL NOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES AND WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WITH THE GEAR IN ANY SELECTED POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CONTINUED TO MOVE WITHOUT STOPPING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE EGR VAILE AND THE CRANK SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,399 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 40,399

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 62,192

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

OUR '06 FREESTYLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ALLOW A PEDESTRIAN TO PASS IN A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND MORE BRAKE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR. SLIGHT ENGINE REVVING WAS FIRST NOTICED AT A MILEAGE OF ~60,000 MILES AND GREW OVER THE NEXT 10,000 TO THE POINT OF THE CAR ACTUALLY LURCHING FORWARD UNLESS HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED ON THE BREAKS. EVENTUALLY, I LEARNED THAT IF I HAD THE A/C ON MAX, VEHICLE STOPPED AND IDLING, LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, A TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE THE CAR LURCH EVERY TIME. THE LURCHING MADE PARKING, ESPECIALLY PARALLEL PARKING, WHICH REQUIRES THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE TURNED RIGHT AND LEFT, A RISK TO NEARBY PEDESTRIANS. ON-LINE POSTS AND FORUMS LED ME TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED FOR THE PAST FEW HUNDRED MILES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED MY FORD FREESTYLE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND BEGAN STRUGGLING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD (OR BACKWARD) UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN AT A STOP. IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, MY ENGINE RACES AS IF THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND IS OVERRIDING MY WILL TO REMAIN STATIONERY, AND GREATLY INCREASES THE RPM'S . IF MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE OR IS LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE), PUTTING PEDESTRIANS OR CARS IN OUR PATH AT RISK OF BEING RUN OVER. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN LETTING OFF BRAKE IN 2010. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. THE CAR STARTED LUNGING AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES IN JUNE 2012 AND IN JULY THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP ADVISED US TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ONCE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

98 DEGREES (103 WITH HEAT INDEX), SAT IN PARKING LOT WITH AC ON HIGH FOR 3 - 5 MINUTES. BACKED OUT OF PARKING STALL, AND APPROACHED STOP SIGN. WHEN HIT BRAKES THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. PULLED OUT OF LOT AND 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULDN'T RUN RIGHT. TONIGHT TESTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT RUNS FINE. AFTER READING ONLINE IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MAY BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE RELATED TO A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 81,138

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

CAR LURCHES RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PULL INTO MY GARAGE OR PARKING SPACE, BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE OR A PARKING SPACE. WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE MY FOOT PLANTED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR MIGHT CHOOSE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LURCH AHEAD, ESPECIALLY IF I AM THE FIRST CAR STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I WAS PARKING MY VEHICLE IN THE LOCAL WALMART LOT AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO STOP IT FROM GOING TO FAR AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS LUNGED FORWARD, IN FACT IT HAS DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST SINCE 2009. I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE THIS TIME BECAUSE MY ENGINE CUT OFF. THAT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD IS GOING TO RECALL OR FIX THIS ISSUE OR IF THEY WILL IGNORE IT LIKE THE OTHER 248 COMPLAINTS THEY'VE GOTTEN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 114,235

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

EXPERIENCING ENGINE SURGING WHILE MANEUVERING IN A PARKING GARAGE. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

DURING IDLE AND FOOT ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND ENGINE RPM'S WILL GO UP. THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS WHILE AT IDLE AND AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE SETTINGS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS PHENOMENON WHILE AT IDLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO LUNGE FORWARD EVEN WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITHOUT NOTICE FOR SOME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 75,210

BEGINNING ABOUT AUGUST OF 2011 MY CAR STARTED TO SUDDENLY "JUMP" FORWARD EVEN IF MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND EVEN WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY MY BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT STOP AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 MORE TIMES IN THE WEEK THAT FOLLOWED. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT THEN IT DID NOT START TO DO IT AGAIN UNTIL THIS WEEK. SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD ONCE I EVEN HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH ON THE BRAKE AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. EVEN IN PARK THE ENGINE WOULD REV TO HIGHER THAN USUAL RPMS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. BUT A SHORT TIME LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. THEN FINALLY, MY CAR DIED AND I HAD A HARD TIME STARTING IT AGAIN. WHEN IT DID START, I HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET IT TO DRIVE. IT WAS IN GEAR, BUT IT DID NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS FIGHTING THE ACCELERATION. I GOT IT HOME AND PARKED IT. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER THIS WEEK TO BE LOOKED AT. BUT, WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF MINE AS WELL. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE REPAIR THAT WILL BE REQUIRED? *TR

Mileage: 129,000

WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD LIKE THE GAS WENT BY ITSELF. THEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND APPLIED THE GAS. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE GAS PEDDLE WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LATER I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR STALLED AND DIED. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH AND IS AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TRUSTED AUTO REPAIR PLACE. THEY STATED THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLES AND SURPRISED IT WAS NOT RECALLED YET. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

WE BOUGHT A USED FORD FREESTYLE IN 2008. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. IT HAS BEEN IN-AND-OUT OF THE SHOP, WHILE VARIOUS MECHANICS TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH (DISCOVERED THE COUNTLESS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FREESTYLE) AND SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS AFTER HAVING SURGES IN RPMS AND LURCHING OF THE CAR (WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR), AND ALSO DEAD STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. NEXT, WE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION LAST SPRING (THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AT CRUISING SPEED, E.G., ON THE INTERSTATE, THEN GO INTO "LIMP" MODE). IN ADDITION, APPARENTLY THERE IS ALSO A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FORD'S SCROLL COMPRESSOR, WHICH BEGAN SHOWING SYMPTOMS THIS PAST SPRING. THANKFULLY MY (NEW) MECHANIC REPLACED A $40 VALVE IN THE COMPRESSOR, INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE $1000 COMPRESSOR (WHICH THE FORD FOLKS RECOMMENDED). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, WE ARE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR A SECOND TIME TODAY (IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP) BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH SURGES IN ACCELERATION AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND LOSS OF POWER. THE MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME, "AS A FRIEND, I'M TELLING YOU: AS SOON AS THIS CAR IS FIXED, YOU NEED TO SELL IT. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH IT." WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR AROUND $10,000, AND I'D ESTIMATE WE HAVE SPENT NEARLY THAT MUCH IN REPAIRS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE MEANTIME. HOW CAN FORD SELL SUCH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH NO RECOURSE? AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE, I'M SELLING THIS FREESTYLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS INDICATED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN JULY 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED TO REPORT THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,156 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 52,156

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ UPDATED 08/02/12

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE SEARCHING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN A BUSY MALL PARKING LOT, TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR LUNGED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OFF. A MINOR VERSION OF ABOVE DID OCCUR AGAIN. NOW IT CONSTANTLY IDLES HIGHER AND IT HAS PRODUCED THE SAME LUNGE BUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE MULTIPLE TIMES. MY A/C WAS ON HIGH AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS HIGH DURING THESE OCCURRENCES. *JS

Mileage: 64,500

WHILE NAVIGATING AND ENTERING A CAR WASH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I NEARLY STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED HARD BRAKES AND VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE THEN STALLED OUT. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND I TURNED IT BACK ON. UPON PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JS

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I71/I75 MY REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. MY BRAKE PADS WERE CUTTING INTO MY ROTORS. AFTER CHECKING THE BRAKES WHEN I GOT BACK HOME I FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE FROZEN ON BOTH SIDES (REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT). THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW REMEMBER THE CAR HAS ONLY 21,900 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 21,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE BRAKES WERE PARTIALLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITH ENGINE RPMS AT 500. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABRUPTLY IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL BUT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY APARTMENT, WENT TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED BACKWARD AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF. ONCE I GOT MY CAR TO START AGAIN I WENT TO DRIVE OFF AND IT LUNGED FORWARD. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT THE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARD, WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT RESOLVED THE FAILURE BY SHIFTING INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,635.

Mileage: 64,635

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 18 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/15/2012 *JS

Mileage: 66,000

WE WERE IN LINE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD , THE TACH RPM WENT FROM ABOUT 800 RPM (IDLE) TO ABOUT 2600 RPM . FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME SO IT ONLY MOVED ABOUT 6 INCHES. WE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AND WERE READY TO GO AND IT DID IT AGAIN. AN ENGINE LITE CAME ON THAT INDICATED SOMETHING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE THROTTLE WAS AMISS. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LITE WAS OFF. SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER INCIDENCE AND ITS BEEN A WEEK AND ABOUT 300 MILES SINCE THE OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 126,311

THIS VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AT 5-10 MPH. THIS REGULARLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM PARKING MY CAR IN REVERSE AND RIGHT WHEN I AM SPEEDING UP. SOMETIMES MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM REVERSE PARKING MY CAR AND I AM SLOWLY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MY FOOT VERY SLIGHTLY PRESSED ON BRAKES. I HAVE GONE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE GOT IT CHECKED AT A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE. I HAVE BEEN READING VARIOUS ARTICLES ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. NOTE: I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FLORIDA AND BROUGHT IT TO CANADA WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING THE FORD REVS UP AND DOWN, WHILE IT IS DOING THIS IT LURCHES FORWARD AND I LOSE ALL DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS, I CANNOT USE THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE IT MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE.THE SCARY PART IS I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENS. ON THURSDAY JUNE 21 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR RPM REVVED UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT, THE LIGHTS ALL FLASHED. THE CAR WAS LURCHING FORWARD, AND IT WAS WORSE WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. MY DAUGHTER STATED"I AM SCARED" I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, WHEN WE WERE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WE TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THEY DIDN'T EVEN OFFER TO LOOK AT THE CAR OR SEEM TO CARE. THE PROBLEM IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, ONE DAY IT RUNS GOOD THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT FREAKS OUT. *TT

Mileage: 71,089

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REVERSE FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEED WITHOUT THE FAILURE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY AND TOP MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/29/2012 *JS

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE LURCHES AND LUNGES FORWARD WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED NEARLY A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD THE LURCHING PROBLEM AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. IT IS SPORADIC AND UNEXPECTED EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. I HAVE COME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER PARKED CARS, PARKING BARRIERS AND EVEN MY OWN GARAGE DOOR. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I HAVE NOT HIT A PERSON. TODAY IT HAPPENED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT THE MALL. I HAD NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM IN REVERSE AND IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTRAORDINARILY FRIGHTENING AND WITH VERY LITTLE RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. I AM APPALLED THAT A PROBLEM THIS WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. *JS

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE IDLING THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND (REVERSE IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS) ALL BY ITS SELF. THIS CONTINOUSLY HAPPENS. I HAVE EVEN HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT DOES THIS. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY CONSISTENCY WITH THE INCIDENTS OTHER THAN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON IT IS WORSE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS NO MATTER WHERE I AM, IN THE DRIVE WAY OR PARKING LOT AT PRESCHOOL WHERE THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS AROUND AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. SOMETIMES AFTER THE CAR LUNGES (AND IT HAPPENS FORWARD AND REVERSE) THE CAR WILL STALL AND THEN WHEN I TURN IT ON THE WRENCH/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL DRIVE BUT FEELS LIKE IT IS BOGGING DOWN. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN JUST STARTING TO MOVE OR SOMETIMES WHILE COMING TO A STOP.

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AT LOW SPEED BOTH WHEN MOVING FORWARD AND WHEN BACKING UP. THIS SOMETIMES RESULTS IN A STALL. VEHICLE ALSO LOST LOW END POWER. *JB

Mileage: 58,500

THE CAR IDLED HIGH WHILE IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE WITH A FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT DID THIS TWICE. AFTER IT IDLED BACK DOWN AND MY WIFE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. LUCKILY, THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CARS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SHE SLAMMED HER FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR IDLED A LITTLE LONGER THEN DIED. *JB

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACE WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON VEHICLE LUNGES WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, SOMETIMES LOOSES POWER. HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 80,000

MY FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD OFTEN AND BACKWARD SOMETIMES. WE'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR A NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, YET IT PERSISTS. A FEW TIMES THE MECHANIC HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A CODE FOR WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS WORSE WHEN THE A/C IS ON BUT HAPPENS OTHER TIMES AS WELL. THE SCARIEST WAS EXITING A FREEWAY ON AN UPHILL EXIT RAMP WITH CARS BEHIND ME. IT DIED, I RESTARTED, AND THEN AT THE STOP SIGN IT LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 6 FT. DESPITE MY BRAKING. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY (MINIMAL INCLINE) AND IT LURCHED THEN DIED. I HAVE TO PARK CLOSE TO THE WALL IN MY GARAGE, AND I'M SCARED IT WILL SOMEDAY RUN INTO IT OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE OF 2007. INITIALLY I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE COMFORT, SIZE, AND GAS MILEAGE OF MY NEW CAR. AROUND 2 1/2 YRS LATER I STARTED NOTICING WHEN MOVING FROM PARK TO REVERSE MY CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL OR LUNGE BACKWARDS. IT WAS ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD I PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE IT IN GEAR ALL THE WAY BEFORE REVERSING. I HAD TO SWITCH FROM PARK TO REVERSE VERY SLOWLY AND ALWAYS BE READY TO HIT THE BRAKE IN CASE IT DECIDED TO LUNGE ON ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AWAY EXCEPT NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. ALMOST ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY NOW MY CAR WILL LOOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE I PULL OVER AND RESTART IT , IT SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HOWEVER BEYOND DANGEROUS. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN PLACES ON BUSY HIGHWAYS WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER. I HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THE SLOW LANE NOW 100% OF THE TIME AND I TRY TO AVOID MAJOR INTERSTATE AT ALL COSTS. I HAVE INVESTED A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE TURNED OUT TO NOT BE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW, BEFORE IT ENDS UP KILLING SOMEONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A GREAT FAMILY CAR BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO EVEN LET CHILDREN RIDE WITH ME. I AM ALSO VERY UPSET THAT AFTER PAYING DOWN OVER A 20K LOAN TO 5K THAT I WILL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I PLANNED ON HAVING THIS CAR FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I ATTEMPTED IN 2009 AND IN 2011 TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A NEW CAR AND THE $ VALUE OF TRADE IN IS VERY LOW. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND OFFER A VERY SMALL AMOUNT FOR A 7 PASSENGER 2006 WITH ONLY 85K MILES ON AND IT GETS GREAT GAS MILEAGE COMPARED TO MOST SUVS OR VANS THAT SEAT 7. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

CAR WAS SITTING, PARKED IN A LOT, IDLING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING. WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS THE RPM'S FIRST REVVED AND THEN DROPPED. THE CAR DID THIS A FEW TIMES, BUT ONCE I GOT TURNED AROUND TOWARD THE EXIT OF THE LOT, IT STOPPED DOING IT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING SPACE, IT DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS BACKING OUT TO LEAVE. THE CAR HAD SAT RUNNING FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES OR SO WITH THE AIR ON. THIS TIME HOWEVER, THE CAR IDLED UP AND THEN DOWN, LUNGED IN REVERSE, AND THEN IDLED SO LOW IT DIED. ONCE I RESTARTED IT AND FINISHED BACKING OUT OF THE SPACE, I TURNED THE AIR DOWN TO LOW FAN SPEED AND THE CAR WAS FINE THE REST OF THE TRIP BACK HOME. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

CAR SURGES WHEN IDLING. SEEMS MORE IN HOT WEATHER BUT AM TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THEM FOR 6-7 YEARS NOW. *TR

SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY CAR STARTS LUNGING FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING WHEN I'M BACKING UP OR PULLING FORWARD IT MANY TIMES WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE. I'VE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE AND KIDS, CARS, CURBS, BUILDINGS, ETC. MANY OF THE TIMES THAT IT LUNGES IT WILL STALL OR BEGIN TO RUN VERY ROUGH. WE HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. MANY OF THOSE TIMES IT WILL BEGIN TO RUN NORMAL BUT HAVE A INDICATOR LIGHT THAT IT NEEDS MECHANICAL ATTENTION. ONCE THE CAR IS PARKED AND SITS FOR A WHILE WHEN IT IS STARTED THE MECHANICAL ATTENTION LIGHT WILL DISCONTINUE. YET EVERY TIME THE A/C IS RUNNING ESPECIALLY ON HIGH IT WILL LUNGE ALMOST EVERY TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT IF MY FOOT WOULD NOT BE ON THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH WHEN IT LUNGES AND A KID OR PERSON WOULD BE IN THE LINE OF THE LUNGING CAR. DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE RPM SHOT UP AND THE THE CAR STARTED TO LUNGE FORWARD. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE IN THE CROSS WALK BEFORE THE CAR KILLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO MY WIFE THIS IS HER CAR AND I NEVER DRIVE IT. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY I DECIDED TO POST MY STORY. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE KILLED. ALSO IT WAS HARD TO RESTART AND VERY SLUGISH TILL WE SHUT OFF THE AIR. MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR BUT THAT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD IT WAS TILL IT HAPPENED TO ME. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE IT IS TO LATE. *TR

Mileage: 78,251

WHILE PULLING INTO OUR GARAGE, CREEPING UP TO THE FRONT WALL OF THE GARAGE WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES, THE FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD 2-3 FEET. IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR STRUCK THE FRONT WALL OF THE GARAGE, CRUSHING THE DRYWALL, BREAKING 3 STUDS, AND BREAKING THE BRICK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS LUNGED LIKE THIS BUT IT IS THE FIRST ACCIDENT. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE HOT, AND MOVING VERY SLOWLY SUCH AS IN THE GARAGE OUT BACKING IN/OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. A/C ON MAKES IT WORSE. THE FORD CAR DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR HAS HAD THE CAR NOW FOR A WEEK, TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. . *JS

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PARKING LOT (NOT IN PARK) OR DRIVE THROUGH THE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY LUNGES FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). APPLYING BRAKES STOPS THIS, BUT WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO LUNGE AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHERE WE ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

FREQUENTLY DURING VEHICLE HISTORY AT IDLE THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR WILL SURGE TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM AND LUNGE FORWARD AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION ITEM PE11018. I HAVE HAD FORD REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, WHICH FIXED THIS ISSUE FOR A WHILE, BUT IT HAS NOW STARTED THIS AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER RESULTED IN A COLLISION OR INJURY, IN MY CASE, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS INCIDENTS EACH OF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE OR INJURY IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS BLOGS AND WEBSITES OF IDENTICAL MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

OUR CAR LUNGES WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS. USUALLY FROM A STOP AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL IT LUNGES FORWARD. AGGRESSIVELY PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPS THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE AC IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

AFTER STARTING ENGINE, PLACED IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. LATER, ENGINE WAS PERIODICALLY SURGING FORWARD AS I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC UNTIL THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE DIED. RESTARTED ENGINE AND IDLED SMOOTHLY UNTIL I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AGAIN AS "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IDLE RPM WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 400 TO 1,000 RPM WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HAD TO KEEP LEFT FOOT ON BRAKE WITH RIGHT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING WITHOUT BUCKING. MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF ENGINE TO WAIT OUT TRAFFIC. RESTARTED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND DROVE HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS, BUT NOTICED THAT IT PERIODICALLY BUCKS WHEN IDLING SO HAD CAR SERVICED AND THEY SAID THAT THE COMPUTER HAD RESET ITSELF. STILL DOES IT PERIODICALLY. *TR

Mileage: 80,100

THE CAR OCCASIONALLY SURGES FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHEN OPERATED AT A SLOW SPEED, LESS THAN 10 MPH. IT HAS DONE IT ON OCCASION SINCE 30,000 MILES AND IT NOW HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE AC HAS BEEN ON AND OFF, AND WHILE ACCELERATING AS WELL AS DECELERATING. I CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FOR APPROX 2 YRS AND FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS THE MAIN ONE BEING THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WE HAVE TO HURRY AND PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP CAR FROM SURGING FORWARD. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THERE ARE TIME YOU CAN TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION AND REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION BUT CAR CONTINUES TO STAY RUNNING WE HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL TO GET CAR TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME ABOUT EITHER OF THE PROBLEMS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES ON LINE I'VE DISCOVERED ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME SURGING PROBLEMS. *TR

MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD RANDOMLY. FOR EXAMPLE MY CAR IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I WILL START IT IN THE MORNING AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WILL SURGE BACKWARDS WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PETAL. AT RANDOM MOMENTS I WILL TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD. IT IS DANGEROUS. I AM USE TO IT AND I KEEP MY FOOT CLOSE TO THE BRAKE SO I DO NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL GET WORSE AND THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SPORADICALLY STALLED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MOST FREQUENTLY DURING WARM WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND RECURRED AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

MOTOR SURGE, LEACHING OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN FLUCTUATING RAPIDLY, WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

PURCHASED USED THREE DAYS PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55MPH WHEN I ASKED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLES RPMS SHOT UP TO 5K AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD MY INFANT DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED ALL WAS OK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME HITTING THE GAS. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. AS I DID THIS THE VEHICLE LURCHED OUT OF THE SPACE ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN THAT WALKED OUT BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH AND HIT THE BRAKE STOPPING THE CAR. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY IN DRIVE AS WELL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAVING IT IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PART TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS IN-ACCESSIBLE AND THAT MY ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR $4500.00. WHEN ALL I NEED IS A SINGLE PART INSIDE THE TRANS. ALSO, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE TO ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS IS WITHOUT AN APOLOGY TO TAKE $50.00 OFF OF MY SERVICE BILL FOR MY INCONVENIENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE JUST MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT ON A CAR I CANT DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 66,700

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN DECEMBER 2009. AS SOON AS THE WEATHER GOT WARMER I NOTICED THAT WHEN PARKING, BACKING UP, OR TRYING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AS IF I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOON IT ALSO STARTED SURGING/SPUTTERING WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL, TWICE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO DISCOVER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY & THAT ALL FREESTYLES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT A NEW UNIT COULD BE PUT IN BUT WAS NOT COVERED AS A RECALL AND WAS GOING TO COST $1000. AS A SINGLE MOM, THAT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE. LUCKILY MY DISABLED FATHER WAS PREVIOUSLY A MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO USE CARB CLEANER TO CLEAN THE SENSOR AND TEMPORARILY STOP THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, EVERY SPRING THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AND I HAVE TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WINTER. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THE BRAKES WEAR OUT UNUSUALLY QUICKLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OF HAVING TO FIGHT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TO STOP THE CAR, OR IF IT'S A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DO KNOW THAT WHEN IT STARTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WEARING OUT I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ASAP BECAUSE THE MORE THEY GET WORN THE FASTER THEY WEAR OUT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SOMETHING I'VE JUST RECENTLY NOTICED IS THAT THE LIGHTS (INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, DISPLAY, ALL OF THEM) HAVE BEEN ALMOST BLINKING...GETTING BRIGHTER/DIMMER AND AT THE SAME TIME MY A/C BLOWS HARDER/SOFTER, LIKE THEY ARE SURGING AS WELL. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE CRACKED/ROTTED BUSHINGS. FORD SHOULD ABSOLUTELY REPLACE THESE THROTTLE BODIES WITHOUT QUESTION; MY CHILDREN RIDE IN MY FREESTYLE EVERY DAY AND ONE CLOSE CALL IS ONE TOO MANY. I WANT THIS FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. *JS

Mileage: 85,000

I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS SOMETIME IN MID-LATE 2009, AND HAS OCCURRED MORE AND MORE OFTEN EVER SINCE. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD (OR BACK IF IN REVERSE) WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE, I HAVE FOUND THAT I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE FOR FEAR OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR A PEDESTRIAN WALKING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. IT IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE ASKED CAR REPAIR SERVICES TO CHECK IT OUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM REALLY FRIGHTENED. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE CAR WILL LUNGE ONCE FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. CAR LUNGES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK, SHE WENT TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE IN FRONT OF OUR PORCH WHERE SHE NORMALLY PARKS AT. SHE STILL HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WAS GETTING READY TO SWITCH GEARS WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER OUR FLOWERPOT AND INTO MY PORCH BRAKING A FEW BOARDS AND SCRATCHING THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS ACCELERATED ON US WHILE NOT SUPPOSE TO. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2011 WE TOOK IT TO MYRTLE BEACH FOR A WEEK, WHILE IN MYRTLE BEACH THE CAR WOULD TRY TO TAKE OFF AND/OR DIE WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE A/C ON. THE PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED US TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE, AND REALLY NEEDS THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THE CAR STARTED LUNGING I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH THEN THE RPM'S RC..ACCELERATED AND SPEED REDUCED. MY RPM WAS AT 6 OR 7000 BUT COULD ONLY GO TWENTY. I HAVE TWO KIDS THEY WERE IN THE CAR VERY DANGEROUS. GET TO MY HOME TURN OFF THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I GET MY HUSBAND TO LOOK AT IT AND IT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ANYMORE. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN OUT OF NO WHERE NO SIGNS OR PROBLEMS AT THE MOMENT THE CAR STALLS OUT WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE. TOWED IT TO THE FORD PLACE THEY TELL ME IT IS THE TRANSMISSION IT WILL COST $6700 THIS IS MY FAMILIES ONLY TRANSPORTATION. WE HAVE ONE VEHICLE. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED OR AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. WE HAVE BEEN STUCK WALKING EVERYWHERE. I THINK FORD SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE A PAYMENT PLAN TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED....PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 131,582

I LEFT MY HOUSE WITH 2 OF MY CHILDREN AND WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND MY KIDS WERE PANICKED. THEN, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY CAR WANTED TO STALL OUT, BUT LUCKILY I MADE IT BACK HOME AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

NOT SURE ON DATE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD START LUNGING EVEN WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. PROBLEM WORSENED OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO WHERE IT WOULD CUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO PROBLEM WOULD GET WORSE WHILE AIR CONDITION WAS ON. ONE DAY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT ONE DAY THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO HIT A PARKING BLOCK. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT BUMPER ONLY. EVENTUALLY IT GOT TO WHERE WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WILL CRANK UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND WILL CUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH SYMBOL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98000.

THIS CAR STARTED SURGING LITTLE BY LITTLE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE MONTHS WENT ON. HOTTER WEATHER SEEMED TO MAKE IT WORSE, STALLING IN DRIVE THRU'S AND LURCHING MORE. A FEW TIMES CUTTING OUT ALL TOGETHER, HAVING TO WAIT IN PARKING LOTS TO COME BACK ON. THEN IT BEGAN MAKING A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO BLOW UP IF IT GOT TO "OVER WORKED" IT SEEMED. THEN WOW "SHOCK OF ALL SHOCKS" THIS LEMON OF A CAR SIMPLY DIED WHILE FINALLY SPUTTERING IT'S LAST GASPS SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE MACK TRUCK AND HAD A " CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE" AS TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS OF OURS DIAGNOSED. NOW WE ARE FACED WITH REPLACING THE ENGINE, USED AT A STEAL FOR ABOUT $3000.00 TO $5000.00+ OR TAKING A HUGE LOSS SINCE WE OWE ON IT STILL. AND GEE WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IF WE DO REPLACE THE ENGINE? A SAFE NON-LURCHING RIDE? NO. A FUTURE FREE FROM MORE COSTLY REPAIRS? NO. NEW THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT AND NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS? I CAN'T WAIT!!! WHAT A JOKE. I HATE THIS CAR. PLEASE RECALL SOMETHING, ANYTHING TO TAKE THIS DEATH TRAP OFF MY HANDS!!! AND YES I HAVE A SMALL CHILD THAT HAS TO RIDE IN THIS BUNDLE OF SAFETY TOO. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. IT IS USUALLY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS AT ALL BUT LUNGES FORWARD ON ITS OWN. WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED IT DOES THE OPPOSITE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE/PARKING BRAKE TRIES TO ENGAGE. FOR INSTANCE I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 0, AND THE RPMS REVVED UP. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS THE ENTIRE TIME YET THE VEHICLE KEPT PULLING BACK LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED THE REVERSE POSITION THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE WRENCH SAFETY MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE SURGES WHEN IDLING OR GOING SLOW. ACCELERATES AT TIMES LIKE PARKING OR MOVING THROUGH PARKING LOTS OR WHEN STOPPED AT STOPLIGHTS. *KB

Mileage: 137,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, SEEMED TO NOT HAVE ANY POWER. THEN WHEN PLACING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN IT SURGED FORWARD. IT WAS REALLY SCARY AND HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BROAD SIDE, AS I FELT I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND AS I DROVE MY SON TO SCHOOL, THE CAR CONTINUED TO EITHER HAVE NO POWER OR WAS SURGING FORWARD, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I HAD JUST HAD THE CVT TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER, AND ASKED TO BRING IT IN. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, AND REPLACED IT. I HAD ASKED ABOUT THIS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS. OH PLEASE!!!!!! I'VE ALSO HAD TWO VERY DANGEROUS TIRE BLOW OUTS, AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH SEE THAT UNUSUAL INSIDE TIRE WEAR HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM ON FREESTYLES DUE TO THE SWAY BAR LINKS. NOW TOMORROW.... I AM BACK AT THE DEALER FOR THE ENGINE MOUNT, YET ANOTHER REPEAT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE HELP US GET THESE DANGEROUS CARS RECALLED AND REPAIRED! *TR

Mileage: 68,738

I WAS TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN ON A HOT DAY. WE WERE IDLING WITH THE A/C ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. I HAD MY FOOT PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THEN LUNGED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET. THERE WERE NO IMPACTS OR ACCIDENTS, BUT AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. IT WAS SPUTTERING AND KEPT LUNGING AS IF I HAD REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE CLUTCH THE CHECK ENGINE / WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE DIED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND IT DID EVENTUALLY TURN BACK ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND CONTINUED LUNGING. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER, JACKSON FORD-MERCURY TAG #540, AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CHECKED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER A SHORT TIME LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND AGAIN THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. AS THE SEASON CHANGED, THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP. WE WERE NO LONGER USING THE A/C. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER, SAME CONDITIONS, SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP BIG VALLEY LINCOLN FORD MERCURY RO # 625097 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDED THE REPAIR TAG NUMBER. AFTER PERFORMING A MULT-IPOINT INSPECTION, NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE, AND A DIAGNOSTIC HVAC SYSTEM CHECK, THEY ALSO COULD FIND NO PROBLEM TO REPAIR. CONCERNED THAT OUR WARRANTY WAS GETTING READY TO EXPIRE, WE ASKED THEM TO DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT. WE'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MANY LOCAL MECHANICS AS WELL. I AM UNSURE OF WHICH PARTS ARE ACTUALLY FAULTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. WE DON'T UTILIZE THE A/C BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND FAILS TO COOL THE AIR PROPERLY ANYWAY. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS ENCOUNTERING THE SAME DEFECT AS MANY OF THE OTHERS DESCRIBED UP HERE AND I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD REPAIR THE DEFECT, AS I AND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES IN GOOD FAITH.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE ABNORMALLY WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN STALL WITHOUT WARNING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,457 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

THE CAR LUNGES. EXAMPLE: PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALMOST HITTING A PARKED CAR, SLOW DOWN TO TO LET SOMEONE CROSS IN FRONT OF YOU IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR LUNGES ALMOST HITTING THEM, IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION BUT THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 03/23/12*LJ UPDATED 04/09/12

Mileage: 80,000

I FIRST NOTICED OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED LUNGING FORWARD WHEN I WOULD BE IN LINE AT THE DRIVE UP WINDOW AT A RESTAURANT OR THE BANK, NUMEROUS TIMES, ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER THE GARAGE OR A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT SEEMED TO BE WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHO CHARGED $125.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TO TELL ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEIR ESTIMATE WAS ALMOST $800. I HAD MY OWN MECHANIC FIX IT FOR AROUND $600 AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. I AM HOPING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT LUNGING FORWARD AND HITTING SOMEONE. *KB

Mileage: 76,562

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED WHILE IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. UPDATED 01/04/12

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE WOULD SURGE WHILE PARKED IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE WOULD ACTUALLY LURCH IN MOVEMENT SEVERAL FEET. ONE TIME ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAILED INLET SHAFT BEARING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INCORRECT MACHINING OF THE INLET SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE LUNGES AND ENGINE REVS UP AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING AND AT STOPPED. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN AT LOW RPM AND WHEN THE A/C WAS ON AND CYCLING. ALSO NOTICE THIS AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, AND WHEN BACKING UP. *TR

Mileage: 45,774

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN ROUTE TO WORK OR THE GROCERY STORE, MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE SEEMED SLOW AND SLUGGISH TO RESPOND AS I WOULD BE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT FOR THE GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT DID TURN GREEN AND I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO, THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. A FEW TIMES THERE WERE CLOSE CALLS AS THE CAR BEHIND ME WOULD BE UNAWARE I WAS HAVING TROUBLE AND ALMOST REAR-END ME. WHEN THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF, I WOULD PROCEED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THEN PRESS THE GAS TO GO. THE CAR SEEMED TO RESPOND EXTREMELY SLOW LIKE I WOULD HAVE THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 20 - 25 MPH. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON IF I HAD THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE) THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS PEDALAND WILL NO ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE ARECURRING PROBLEM ON 2006, AND 2007 FORD FREESTYLE VEHICLES. FORD IS OR SHOULD BE WELL AWARE THE PROBLE EXIST AND HAS FOR SOME TIME AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT , TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR IT [ THROTTLEBODY ] IS NOT AVAILIABLE AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME FOR SURE WHEN IT WILL BE PEOPLE AT FORD TELL ME THAT THE COMPANY MAKING THE PART WENT OUT OF BUSSINESS WITHOUT NOTICE, WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS DOES NOT HELP MY SITUATION, I HAVE NOTIFIED MY STATE AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISHNERS OF THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO DO THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 81,200

THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT IN WINTER OF 2008, WAS A GREAT CAR FOR THE FIRST YEAR. WE NOTICED AFTER THE FIRST 12-13 MONTHS THAT IT WAS HAVING A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE, AS IN... THE CAR WOULD START REVVING WHILE AT IDLE... YOU COULD BE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT WOULD LUNGE SO HARD THAT IT WOULD PUSH ITSELF HALF A CAR LENGTH INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE YOU COULD STOP IT. IF IT WERE IN REVERSE IT WOULD LUNGE EVEN HARDER. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE COULD NEVER RECREATE THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THEM. THEN 1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD ALL OF THE SUDDEN RECREATE THE ISSUE AND IT COST US $825 FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY. WE REPLACED IT, AND WE HAVE KEPT ALL RECEIPTS INCASE OF A RECALL. THE CAR WAS GOOD AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 12 MONTHS, THEN IT STARTS DOING IT AGAIN... AGAIN THE FORD DEALERSHIP CANNOT SEEM TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. THEN TODAY THEY CAN AMAZINGLY ASSESS EVERYTHING AND TELL US THAT WILL COST US $1300+ TO FIX YET ANOTHER THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL BY THE COMPANY HERE... THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST FORD FOR 2005-2007 FREESTYLE . MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE HERE. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS. *TR

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE EVEN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN WE ARE BRAKING. HAS NOT ACTUALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET BUT WORRIED IT COULD. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AT ONE POINT (JONES WEST FORD) BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. THE RESET THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD MAYBE HELP BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AND THAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN CLOSE IF NOT MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SIMILAR TYPE OF PROBLEM ALTHOUGH MY SISTER WHO HAS A 1995 HAS NOT SO IT MUST NOT BE IN EVERY ONE THAT WAS MADE. *TR

GOOD DAY, WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STOPPED, PUSHED TO THE SIDE AND TRIED STARTING. IT NEVER FULLY RECOVERED THE SPEED, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN TO THE GAS STATION, WHERE I TALKED TO SOMEONE AND I HAD TO MAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. THERE HAS BEEN JERKING IN THE PAST, PEDAL STICKING, AND ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. NOW THERE ARE WORK ISSUES AND NO ONE HAS THE MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR, AND FROM SEARCHING THIS SITE AND OTHERS, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS. IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, SEEING AS THEY STOPPED MAKING THE CAR AFTER 2006, AND THERE ARE VERY FEW PARTS. THIS VAN HAS SOME ISSUES, AND THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TOO WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR EXPERIMENTATION ON MY CAR, THROTTLE BODY, AND THEY SAID IF IT WAS NOT THE THROTTLE BODY, THEN IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT ALL DEALERSHIP ARE SUPPOSE TO BE HONEST AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. THEY DID NOT TELL ME ANY OF THIS AND THEY STILL WANT TO CHARGE ME 8,000 DOLLARS, AND IT IS A RIP-OFF. MORE PEOPLE NEED TO WRITE IN ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE FORD AND THE TRANSPORTATION DIVISION NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, FOR TAKING GREAT PEOPLES HARD EARNED MONEY, HAVE A GREAT DAY. *KB

Mileage: 125,000

VEHICLE SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. *KB

Mileage: 80,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN ROUTE TO WORK OR THE GROCERY STORE, MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE SEEMED SLOW AND SLUGGISH TO RESPOND AS I WOULD BE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT FOR THE GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT DID TURN GREEN AND I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO, THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. A FEW TIMES THERE WERE CLOSE CALLS AS THE CAR BEHIND ME WOULD BE UNAWARE I WAS HAVING TROUBLE AND ALMOST REAR-END ME. WHEN THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF, I WOULD PROCEED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THEN PRESS THE GAS TO GO. THE CAR SEEMED TO RESPOND EXTREMELY SLOW LIKE I WOULD HAVE THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 20 - 25 MPH. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON IF I HAD THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE) AS SOON AS I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. AFTER THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME THIS HAPPENED, I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO HAD TO REFER ME TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT, FORD EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION MISHAP IN THE CAR. SO OVER $900 LATER, THE CAR WAS FIXED. I DID DO MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER 06 FORD FREESTYLES HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. EVEN THE SERVICE MAN AT THE FORD DEALER WHO FIXED MY CAR SAID THAT HE HAD JUST HAD HIS 06 FREESTYLE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME REASON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM LIKE A RECALL. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE REAR-ENDED, IN AN ACCIDENT, OR POSSIBLY DRIVE THROUGH MY HOUSE. A RECALL WOULD BE BEING PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF WAITING TO BE REACTIVE. BEING PROACTIVE SHOWS THAT THE FORD CARES FOR ITS CONSUMERS AND APPRECIATES THEM AS WELL. SAFETY SHOULD BE PRIORITY #1!!! *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS LUNGED WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION. WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, WHILE IN REVERSE, BUT WITH THE BRAKE STILL APPLIED THE CAR HAS LUNGED FEET BACKWARDS AT A FAST RATE AND NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS IS ALSO TRUE IN REGARDS TO STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHILE IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDDLE DEPRESSED STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD A COUPLE FEET NEARLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY OWN CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN SO I HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR IT AT ALL TIMES. THANK GOD THAT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT IS SUCH A FAST AND UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT THAT MY CHILDREN WILL SCREAM. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS PARKED WITH CAR RUNNING FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. WHEN I WENT TO BACK UP THE CAR, THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ENGAGED ON THE BRAKE. CAR STALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO RE-START CAR. WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BUT THE FUEL INJECTION WAS LABORED AND DID NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND WOULD ALSO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL LIT AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME MINOR SURGING WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE BUT THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD GAS OR NEEDED A NEW FUEL OR AIR FILTER. FIRST MAJOR INCIDENT WAS IN AUGUST WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. BEFORE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND THEN STALLED SUDDENLY. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES WHILE I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY BEGAN TO WORK PROPERLY AND I COULD DRIVE IT HOME AGAIN. BOTH WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

OUR FREESTYLE HAS A REPEATED TENDENCY TO SURGE FORWARD FROM STOP WITH NO APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LAST YEAR WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GOTTEN REPEATEDLY WORSE AND WE HAVE SURGED INTO OTHER CARS WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING SPACE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT, BUT IT OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS; SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 700,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE FAILURE UNTIL NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 WAS INVESTIGATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL OR SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $700. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,344. UPDATED 10/12/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

Mileage: 65,344

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE BRAKES ARE EFFECTIVE IN EITHER PREVENTING OR STOPPING THE MOVEMENT, BUT IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLE HAS MOVED AS MUCH AS 10 FEET IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, LIGHTLY APPLIED OR APPLIED LATE. THE MOVEMENT RESULTING FROM THE UNEXPECTED IDLE SPEED INCREASE, OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A "LUNGE," GENERALLY OF BRIEF DURATION. WHAT SHOULD I DO, HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? *TR

ONE DAY OUR FORD FREESTYLE DECIDED TO LURCH FORWARD ON IT'S OWN. IT THEN LOST POWER AND HAD SEVERAL MORE SURGES. IT WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH I PAID FOR) AT THE TIME AND WAS COVERED. FORD HOWEVER WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WE HAD TO WAIT 1 MONTH FOR A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY TO BE MANUFACTURED. WE WERE HOWEVER PAYING FOR INSURANCE ON THE RENTAL OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MORE OF THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR ALL OF WHICH MYSTERIOUSLY WENT AWAY AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO AWAY. I HAD AN EXPERT READ THE TROUBLE CODES FROM THE CARS COMPUTER. THE RESULTS ARE ALL ONCE AGAIN CONTAINED TO THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT. FORD LET ME KNOW THE PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER 12,000 MILES AND REPAIRS WILL COST ME AN ADDITIONAL 800 DOLLARS. MY WIFE USES THIS CAR TO GET AROUND WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD AND INFANT BABY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY END UP WITH A TRAGIC OUTCOME. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD CAN ACT LIKE THIS IS NOT THERE FAULT AND NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MY CAR IS BUILT ON THE FORD 500 CHASSIS AND THAT CAR TOO HAS THE SAME ISSUES ALONG WITH A FEW OTHERS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS IT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY. I WILL PAY AGAIN TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED AGAIN ONLY BECAUSE MY FAMILY IS IN DANGER AND I AM BEING FORCED TO. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS EXTENSIVELY AN KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE. PLEASE FINISH THIS INVESTIGATION AND HOLD FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES IN HELPING KEEP AMERICAN LIVES SAFE! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT IN EITHER REVERSE OR FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND EITHER LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL. THIS WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON. ON STARTING THE CAR, I HAD TO PLACE MY FOOT WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR DID NOT LUNGE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THEY COULD BE HURT IF THE CAR STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE PART. IT WAS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THIS PART. I AM URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE THROTTLE BODY. *KB

Mileage: 5

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 HAVE NOW HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC RAN AND THE BAD THROTTLE BODY CAME IN. I CONTACTED FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BLOG ENTRIES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SOME PEOPLE ARE BUYING NEW CARS BECAUSE OF IT. I DO NOT HAVE THIS LUXURY. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST AROUND $750.00 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD EITHER. IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS, AND IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION, THEN WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? THIS CAR IS A DANGER ON THE ROADS. WE ARE BEING PUT IN HARMS WAY EVERY DAY, AND NOW TO BOOT WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART THAT OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE POSTS I HAVE READ ARE FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. WE ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. PLEASE MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. SOUNDS A LOT LIKE TOYOTA. *KB

Mileage: 70,000

WE HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE AND ARE EXPERIENCING A LUNGING PROBLEM WHEN SITTING IDLE. IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE BEEN ALERT AND APPLIED THE BREAKS BEFORE RUNNING IN TO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION AND IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. ONE OTHER THING, WE ONLY HAVE 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES AND SURGES. WHEN PUT INTO GEAR MY FREESTYLE WILL LURCH VIOLENTLY AND WHILE DRIVING IT WILL SURGE POWER. WHILE SITTING AND IN GEAR POWER SURGES AND LURCHES FORWARD FORCING THE DRIVER TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM JUMPING FORWARD. WHILE CRUISING POWER WILL SURGE WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. *KB

Mileage: 75,352

WHEN THE MOTOR IS RUNNING AND I PUT IT IN GEAR EITHER IN REVERSE OR FORWARD THE CAR LUNGES. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT STOP SIGNS OR RED LIGHTS. IF THE CAR IS STOPPED AND I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, IT LUNGES. IT WILL STOP IF I HIT THE BRAKE. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN DRIVING, MY CAR LOSES POWER. SOMETIMES WHEN MOVING SLOWLY, I ENGAGE THE GAS PEDAL AND LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES WHEN I ENGAGE THE GAS TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, MY CAR WILL START TO GO AND THEN LOSE POWER. THE CAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF, IT JUST WON'T MOVE, AND THEN SUDDENLY DOES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THIS IS STILL HAPPENING. THEY SAID UNLESS THEY CAN GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING IT, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP FURTHER. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I'M SURE IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, SOMETIMES IT REVS UP BEFORE ACTUALLY MOVING. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, STARTING IN THE 20,000 MILES. BAD WINDOW MOTOR, BAD BRAKES, INTERMITTENT DASH BOARD CLEARANCE, AIR CONDITIONING MECHANISM LEAKING INTO CAR. THE DEALER DID REPLACE THE WINDOW MOTOR, BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO EXPLANATION ON THE DASH LIGHTS RESETTING. MY PAINT IS BUBBLING UP ON THE HOOD OF MY CAR. FORD OFFERED TO FIX THIS FOR $850. THE BUBBLING STARTED AT 39,000 MILES. I DID NOT PAY THEM TO FIX THIS, AS I FEEL FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. WHEN FORD HAD MY CAR LAST, THEY REPLACED A SWAY BAR AND DID NOT TIGHTEN THE NUT, I THEN HAD THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND TIGHTENED THE NUT. MY CAR CLUNKED SO BAD, I FEAR THAT THIS CAUSED ADDITIONAL SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. I'VE ALWAYS HAD NOISE IN THE FRONT END, ESPECIALLY ON A TIGHT TURN. THE GREASED THE FRONT END, BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TODAY, MY CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MY WARRANTY IS UP AND I KNOW THAT ONE DAY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD SERVICE REP. THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE REPLACED, SO WHEN IT DOES FAIL, I'M OUT OF LUCK, THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THIS. RECALL PLEASE

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE A STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN I AM IDLE OR JUST DRIVING AROUND LOCAL, THE CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY DRIVING HABITS AROUND THIS ISSUE, BUT TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT START WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE THE REPAIRS THAT OTHERS HAVE DETAILED, AND THEY SAY THAT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THE OCCURRENCES WERE NORMAL FOR THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC BUT ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PRODUCE GREATER RPMS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I'VE SEEN IN MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY POSTED WITHIN YOUR SITE. WHEN YOU PUT THE FORD FREESTYLE IN REVERSE IT WILL LUNGE VERY QUICKLY AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT WILL STALL OUT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ITS IN GEAR AND WORRIES ME SINCE THIS IS THE CAR MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVES WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL STATES AWAY. I JUST HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH WAS A WASTED $380.00 AS THE CAR STILL LUNGES. CAR IS SITTING IN THE YARD NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD IS DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IS IT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, TORQUE CONVERTER OR ELECTRICAL HARNESS? WHAT'S THE FIX. SEEMS THAT SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,090.

Mileage: 5

DURING HOT WEATHER, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY NEWLY-PURCHASED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL "LUNGE" WILDLY WHEN INITIALLY PLACED IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, REQUIRING HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS A "WRENCH" LIGHT (INDICATING A POWERTRAIN OR TRANSMISSION FAULT) AND AN "ENGINE" LIGHT (I.E., CHECK ENGINE) WHICH BOTH COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. TYPICALLY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR WILL TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER OCCASIONALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING FOR A DAY OR SO AFTERWARD. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS NOT BEEN EXHIBITING ITSELF SINCE THE WEATHER TURNED COOLER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO MAKE SOME DIFFERENCE. *TR

Mileage: 86,500

MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST WENT FORWARD THROUGH THE LIGHT, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. THANKFULLY NO CARS HIT US. WE THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS JUST SOMETHING WEIRD THAT HAPPENED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. I CALLED FORD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TESTED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD THIS HAPPEN ON QUITE A FEW OF THEIR CARS, AND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE COMPUTER DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE A NEW THROTTLE PUT IN THE CAR. WE DID AND PAID $800. TO HAVE IT DONE. WE HAD ALSO TALKED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO ALSO CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD QUITE A FEW FORDS COME IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, THEREFORE WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FORD FREESTYLE SURGES, MOVING THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKE IS LIGHTLY HELD. *TR

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, THE CAR SURGED BACKWARD AND I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. I THEN BEGAN TO PULL FORWARD AND IT ONCE AGAIN LUNGED, THIS TIME I WAS QUICKER ON THE BRAKE AND NOTED THAT THE RPMS SHOT UP MOMENTARILY BEFORE IT SETTLED DOWN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS, MOST OFTEN WHEN IN REVERSE. IT HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES WHEN PULLING FORWARD INTO OUR GARAGE. I AM AFRAID TO PARK NEAR OTHER CARS WARY THAT IT WILL CAUSE A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (60+ MPH) ENGINE FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL. PUSH ON GAS PEDAL, RPMS REV UP TO 4K-5K AND CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND NEED TO PULL CAR OVER TO RESTART IT. CAR WORKS FINE AFTER RESTARTING FOR A BIT, AND THEN WILL ACT UP AGAIN. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO SAME VEHICLE SO IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TO SEE IF THIS RESOLVES ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MY AUTO SERVICEMAN FOUND MY THROTTLE BODY TO BE FAULTY. HE MENTIONED A SERVICE REPORT WAS PUBLISHED BY FORD DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FAILURES FORD WAS HAVING WITH THIS PART.

Mileage: 95,080

THE CAR SURGES WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, IDLING AND IN REVERSE. WE FIRST NOTICED IT IN REVERSE. THIS IS MORE APPARENT WHEN THE A/C IS ON. WE ARE UNSURE EXACTLY WHEN THIS STARTED TO OCCUR SO THE DATE ABOVE IS A CLOSE GUESS. THE SURGING IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING NOW. IF IT HAPPENS WE HAVE TO STEP VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE CAR WANTS TO JUMP FORWARD. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM AS I AM.

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SURGING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS, FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, WITH OR WITHOUT THE A/C ON. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW, WE TRY NOT TO USE THE A/C AND DRIVE/BRAKE VERY CAUTIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEEDS AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2006 FREESTYLE SINCE AUG. 2007. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. RECENTLY, MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK WHEN THE FREESTYLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARD NARROWLY MISSING THE CAR BEHIND OURS. THE CAR STALLED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR, AND AGAIN IT LURCHED, THIS TIME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AGAIN, THE CAR STALLED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. OUR CHILDREN WERE AS FRIGHTENED AS MY WIFE. WE TOOK OUR FREESTYLE IN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED EVEN AFTER WE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. WE TOOK OUR FREESTYLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO FINALLY DIAGNOSED (WITH ?75% CONFIDENCE?) THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION STEMMING FROM A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THE COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY IS NEARLY $1000.00. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE WITH FORD FREESTYLES, WE FEEL THAT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM IS CAUSE FOR FORD TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO US BEFORE MY FAMILY OR OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,190 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 61,190

WE INITIALLY EXPERIENCED SURGING WHILE MANEUVERING IN & OUT OF PARKING SPACES. LATER THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 15-20 MPH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE DATE ABOVE (6/16/09) AT 53,700 MILES AT A COST OF $780, WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. TWO WEEKS AGO (8/15/11) WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SURGING AGAIN WHILE MANEUVERING IN & OUT OF PARKING SPACES. WE NOW HAVE 90,000 MILES ON THE CAR. (FORD ALSO REPLACED AN ENGINE MOUNT WHEN THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN 2009 AT A COST OF $428.)

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 11/04/11

Mileage: 80,000

CAR ATTEMPTS TO LUNGE WHILE FOOT IS FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THIS EVENT SOMETIMES RESULTS IN AN ENGINE STALL FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IT HAS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. MOST OCCURRENCES DO NOT RESULT IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. CAR FAILED VEHICLE INSPECTION ON 06/27/11 DUE TO THIS EVENT OCCURRING WHILE THE INSPECTOR WAS TESTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DON'T PLAN TO HAVE THE CAR WORKED ON UNTIL THIS DEFECT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, SO THIS CAR COULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 48,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. IT THEN LURCHED FORWARD BEFORE STALLING OUT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT UNUSUAL PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS. THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. TODAY, IT LUNGED IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT THEN STALLED OUT. I FINALLY GOT IT TO CRANK BACK UP. THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET. I GOT IT TO DRIVE, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT WOULD HARDLY MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THEN LUNGE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT AGAIN. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR AND FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. *TT

Mileage: 102,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND STALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CAN NOT DRIVE OR 25 MPH, AS THE PROBLEMS BECOMES WORSE. UPDATED 11/07/11

Mileage: 98,000

ENGINE RPM WILL SUDDENLY INCREASE DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS SUCH AS PARKING OR BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THIS SUDDEN CHANGE CAN VARY BETWEEN 500 TO 1000 RPM AND SEEMS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND THE VEHICLE IS TURNING

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE MOST PREVALENT AND FRUSTRATING ISSUES ARE ONES I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT...THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD (HAPPENS MORE WHEN A/C HAS BEEN ON), HIGH RPMS WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR AND THE CAR GOING NOWHERE (WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON). THE FIRST TIME THE RPM ISSUE HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY UP TO LANCASTER, CA DRIVING UP A VERY STEEP HILL. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND MADE IT TO A PARK-AND-RIDE. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN; THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST MONTH (JULY 2011). ALSO, MOSTLY WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR WILL REV AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND NOT GO DOWN UNLESS I PULL OVER/GET OFF FREEWAY AND TRY THE ACCELERATION A LITTLE SLOWER. IF THE RPMS STAY HIGH IT SOMETIMES CAUSES THE WRENCH LIGHT TO COME ON AND PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND CAR GOING NOWHERE COMES INTO PLAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANY WORK DONE ON THE CAR TO TRY TO RELIEVE THE PROBLEMS DUE TO FINANCIAL ISSUES. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND I JUST HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. *TR

THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR REVS UPS WHEN UNDER THESE CONDITIONS: AC IS ON, CAR IS IDLING SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT, STOP SIGNS OR INTERSECTIONS. THIS HAS BEEN GRADUALLY WORSENING UNTIL I NARROWLY MISSED A PERSON WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES BEGAN VIOLENTLY LURCHING FORWARD FROM A PARKED POSITION WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL (WAS ACTUALLY ON BRAKE WHICH PREVENTED THE CAR FROM GOING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FEET FORWARD). THIS WAS A SUDDEN AND POWERFUL LURCH, THAT EVEN THE BRAKE COULD NOT TOTALLY STOP. HAVING AIR CONDITIONING ON EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND MANY FORUMS, COMMENTS AND EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH FREESTYLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS, ALL STEMMING FROM A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. WE CLEANED ACCUMULATION OUT FROM FLAP LEADING INTO THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED FOR A FEW WEEKS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE NOW WILL NOT MOVE AS THERE IS NO RESPONSE WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. THE IDLE REMAINS BELOW 1,000 RPMS AND THE CAR IS SLUGGISH TO THE POINT OF NOT MOVING. FOUND OUT THAT REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IS THE ONLY SOLUTION, BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX, ACCORDING TO MANY REPORTS ONLINE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PART IS ONLY MANUFACTURED BY FORD AND THE ITEM WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT IDLE SPEEDS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 98,000

I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I WASN'T PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR EITHER MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. AN INCREASE IN THE RPMS IS EVIDENT IN BOTH BUT WORSE IN REVERSE. WHEN STOPPING AT THE LIGHT AND GEAR IS IN "D", AFTER A FULL STOP, THE ENGINE INCREASES THE RPMS. WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKES TO START MOVING AGAIN, THE CAR ABRUPTLY MOVES WITHOUT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. IN REVERSE, WITH BRAKES LIGHTLY APPLIED, THE ENGINE INCREASES THE RPMS MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN IN FORWARD. IT IS EVEN WORSE IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IN MY CASE, TO THE LEFT. YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRMLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING WITHOUT CONTROL BUT THE RPMS STILL RUNNING HIGH. ONE OF THE TIMES, EVEN WHEN APPLYING FIRMLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR STILL MOVED UP TO THE POINT THAT IT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THAT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WE PARK THE CAR INSIDE OUR GARAGE AND IT BECAME UNSAFE TO PULL IN AND OUT AS SPACE IS TIGHT AND YOU COULD HIT THE WALLS OR MY OTHER CAR OR THE KIDS. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND HOW SEVERE THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN SPEED WILL BE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY THAT FAILED AND CHANGED IT. I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE SE. *KB

Mileage: 96,465

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE MOST PREVALENT AND FRUSTRATING ISSUES ARE ONES I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT. THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD (HAPPENS MORE WHEN A/C HAS BEEN ON), HIGH RPMS WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR AND THE CAR GOING NOWHERE (WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON). THE FIRST TIME THE RPM ISSUE HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY UP TO LANCASTER, CA DRIVING UP A VERY STEEP HILL. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND MADE IT TO A PARK-AND-RIDE. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN; THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST MONTH (JULY 2011). ALSO, MOSTLY WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR WILL REV AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND NOT GO DOWN UNLESS I PULL OVER/GET OFF FREEWAY AND TRY THE ACCELERATION A LITTLE SLOWER. IF THE RPMS STAY HIGH IT SOMETIMES CAUSES THE WRENCH LIGHT TO COME ON AND PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND CAR GOING NOWHERE COMES INTO PLAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANY WORK DONE ON THE CAR TO TRY TO ALEVE THE PROBLEMS DUE TO FINANCIAL ISSUES. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND I JUST HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. *KB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN REVERSING OR GOING FORWARD WHEN THE AC IS ON. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. *KB

Mileage: 50,000

CAR LURCHED/LUNGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. HAS SINCE HAPPENED WHEN AT A STOP WITH CAR IN GEAR. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, CAR SPUTTERED, AND THEN DIED-DID THIS TWICE IN THE SAME INCIDENCE.

Mileage: 81,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE BACKWARDS, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE CONTACTS FOOT WAS DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/05/11

Mileage: 56,000

HAVING ISSUES WITH HARD STARTING ISSUES TO THE POINT IT GOT TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION FLUCTUATION WITHOUT ME TOUCHING GAS PEDDLE. THERE WAS EVEN A TIME WHERE IT FLUCTUATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AT THE TIME I HAD THE CRUISE ON AND IT SHUT OFF THE CRUISE WHEN IT DID IT. I HAVE HAD MECHANIC CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY AND INTAKE AIR SENSOR WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACT CLEANER WHICH SEEMS TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. IT LASTS ANYWHERE FROM 1 1/2 TO 2 MONTHS AND NEEDS CLEANED AGAIN AS IT HANGS UP AND MY ENGINE BEGINS TO SELF ACCELERATE AND IS HARD STARTING AGAIN. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS WILL SELF ACCELERATE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THIS FIRST BEGAN TO GIVE ISSUES DEC. 2010. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BOUGHT CAR USED, CERTIFIED, BUT NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT CAR WOULD LUNGE BACKWARDS WHEN I WOULD GO TO BACK UP. FORD FOUND NO PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR NUMEROUS MONTHS AND THEN AT ABOUT 56,000 MILES ISSUE ESCALATED. NOW CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR REVERSE, MOVING ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 8 FEET. AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE PRESSURE IS BEING PUSHED FROM THE BRAKE UP, TO MY FOOT......PUSHING IT OFF THE BRAKE. PROBLEM IS WORSE THE MORE CAR IS DRIVEN THAT DAY, AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY WHEN AC IS ON. BUT IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ISSUE AIR WAS NOT ALWAYS ON. IF SOMEONE WALKS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS THEY WOULD CERTAINLY BE INJURED.

Mileage: 46,000

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE. 2. THE FAILURE IS THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT NOTICE MY 2006 FREESTYLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE WHICH CAUSES THE RPMS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AND THE ACCELERATOR TO NOT RESPOND TO MY ACTIONS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MY FREESTYLE TURNED 50,000 MILES. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. THE CONSEQUENCES FROM THIS FAILURE ARE NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. 3. MY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THEY COULD INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1800.00. I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO THAT. I DID BRING IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AT A COST OF $1600.00. THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE WORK AS THE ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE FROM FORD WERE RECONDITIONED AND FORD THEN REQUIRED THE REPLACED PART BE SHIPPED BACK TO THEM. I DROVE 1000 MILES WITHOUT AN OCCURRENCE AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

WE PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3RD, 2011. ACCELERATION SEEMED "OFF" BUT SINCE WE HAD BEEN DRIVING A MINIVAN, WE AND THE DEALER PUT IT OFF AS MORE "GET UP AND GO." PROBLEM PERSISTED WITH EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND WE BECAME CONCERNED. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10TH, AS WE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, ENGINE REVVED AND CAR SURGED FORWARD VERY FORCEFULLY, ALMOST MAKING US HIT THE CAR IN THE SPOT AHEAD OF US. NO FEET OR OTHER OBJECTS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EITHER PEDAL AT TIME OF INCIDENT. MY 3 CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO US. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN OFF THE LOT UNTIL LOAN IS FORGIVEN ON ACCOUNT OF US BEING SOLD A FAULTY AND UNSAFE VEHICLE. ON THE WAY TO REPAIR SHOP, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, ENTIRE CAR SHOOK, ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON EITHER PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE WILL SURGE OR LUNGE WHEN TRYING TO PARK VEHICLE OR YOU ARE MOVING SLOWLY (NOT ACCELERATING) - PERHAPS WHEN YOU ARE JUST USING THE IDLING POWER OF THE ENGINE TO MOVE. YOUR FOOT IS OFTEN OVER THE BRAKE, OR MAYBE EVEN BRAKING SLIGHTLY, USING THE VEHICLE'S OWN POWER AT IDLE TO JUST MOVE SLOWLY OR SLIGHTLY INTO A PARKING SPOT OR COME TO A STOP. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS, AS YOUR FOOT IS TYPICALLY ALREADY OVER THE BRAKE AND YOU CAN REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR. IT STARTED DOING IT 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO, BUT JUST OCCASIONALLY, SO IT WASN'T A BIG CONCERN. BUT IT HAS BECOME STEADILY MORE COMMON, TO THE POINT THAT IT IS HAPPENING WEEKLY OR SOMETIMES MORE OFTEN - EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS. THE ENGINE RPM SEEMS TO INCREASE FOR JUST A SECOND, AND THEN SUBSIDE. IT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME IF THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS ANY IMPACT, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID. BUT THE CAR RUNS FINE AND NORMALLY OTHERWISE. WE RECENTLY HAD A REPAIR DONE TO REPLACE AN EGR TUBE, WHICH WAS CAUSING ACCELERATION TO BE UNCONTROLLED, WHICH WAS AT ALL SPEEDS, AND WAS UNRELATED TO THIS SURGE OR LUNGE CONDITION. HOWEVER, WE HOPED THAT IT WOULD IMPROVE OR CORRECT THE LUNGE OR SURGE, BUT IT HASN'T. THE LUNGE OR SURGE DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN YOU ARE TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, ONLY WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY BRAKING SLIGHTLY AND LETTING THE IDLE SPEED OF THE ENGINE CREEP THE CAR ALONG. IT HAPPENS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE AND IS NOTICED WHEN PARKING OR WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PARK CLOSE TO SOMETHING, SO YOU ARE CREEPING ALONG WITH JUST IDLE SPEED INTO A PARKING POSITION. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER REPAIRS PERFORMED, AS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN OFTEN ENOUGH TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALER, BUT IT IS MORE OFTEN NOW THAT PERHAPS IT COULD BE DUPLICATED WITH SOME ATTEMPTS AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, AND IT SEEMS TO ONLY AFFECT CVT TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED FREESTYLES AND MAY BE A FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSES IT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE THE AUTO WOULD SURGE WITHOUT WARNING, AS IF THE FUEL PEDAL WERE APPLIED. THIS ALSO DID IT WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. HAD TO KEEP FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES OR RISK AN ACCIDENT. CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AT 80,472 MILES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER ANOTHER SURGE PROBLEM THAT STALLED THE AUTO. RAY SKILLMAN FORD IN GREENWOOD, IN DETERMINED IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY". IT WAS REPLACED AND WHILE THE SERVICE MAN DROVE THE CAR, THE ENTIRE A/C UNIT WENT OUT. THEY PUT A NEW CLUTCH & COMPRESSOR. AFTER CALLING SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS, THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE BACKORDER OF THESE THROTTLE BODY'S. CAPITAL CITY FORD IS INSTALLING TWO A DAY THE SAME WITH RAY SKILLMAN FORD.

Mileage: 59,000

IN HOT WEATHER, THE CAR WILL REV LIKE THE GAS PEDAL IS BEING PRESSED, IN COLD WEATHER, PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT GIVE THE CAR GAS. THE DASH LIGHT AND ODB READER BOTH SAY THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. IN HOT WEATHER, IT HAS CAUSED TWO MINOR BUMPS (NO DAMAGE). IN A FEW WEEKS, I AM GOING TO BE AFRAID TO PICK THE KIDS UP AT SCHOOL FOR FEAR OF LUNGING. *TR

Mileage: 78,150

CAR WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL, CAR SURGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THIS TOOK PLACE AT THREE CONSECUTIVE STOPLIGHTS IN ONE AFTERNOON. ONE WEEK LATER, BACKING CAR UP IN PARKING LOT, WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, CAR SURGED BACKWARD ON ITS OWN. WHEN CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD, CAR ENGINE DIED. WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND CAR RESTARTED. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH WAS THEN ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ETB ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LATELY HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH HIGH RPMS AT A STOP WHILE IN DRIVE. WITH THE HIGH RPMS IT SOMETIMES WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME A WRENCH IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. ONCE THE INDICATOR WRENCH LIGHT IS ON THE VEHICLE IT WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH AND THE RPM GO TO ABOUT 3500. I KNOW IT IS A CVT BUT THE DESCRIPTION IS AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 63,683

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAINTAIN THAT SPEED DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,600. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE INCREASED IN RPM'S. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STAY AT ITS INCREASED RPM'S. THE UPDATED 10/24/11

Mileage: 48,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, IN 2010 ISSUE W/LURCHING ORIGINALLY IN REVERSE ONLY & LATER IN DRIVE ALSO. EXTREME WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR & TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP,THEY TOLD US THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE & WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET & FOUND OTHERS W/ SIMILAR ISSUES. THROTTLE BODY IDENTIFIED AS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUDDEN LURCHING. BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE W/DEALER PRIOR TO OUR BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED,THE PART WAS FINALLY CHANGED. DEALER STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH WE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY WHEN OCCURRING ALL THE TIME - DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE. FORD DENIED ANY SAFETY ISSUE & SAID WE NEEDED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. COST BETWEEN $1,000 - $2,000 INCLUDING LABOR.FORD & DEALERSHIP INSISTED NOT A SAFETY ISSUE & NO RECALL.WE APPEALED TO OUR DEALER, ARMED WITH INFO FROM THE INTERNET CITING INFO WAS ON VARIOUS SITES BY HUNDREDS OF FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS .LOCAL DEALER PARTNERED WITH US TO REPLACE THE PART FOR $100.00. WE BELIEVE THAT THEY DID THIS DUE TO THE FACT THEY HAD SERVICED 100% OF THE WORK ON THE CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. ONE YEAR LATER & SAME LURCHING BEGAN AGAIN IN BOTH REVERSE AND DRIVE. WE WENT BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED THE CAR AND FOUND THE PART INDEED HAS FAILED AGAIN & IS LURCHING. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE NO FORMAL NOTICE OF RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH THE 'THROTTLE BODY'. FORD ONCE AGAIN HAS DENIED THAT THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART. DEALERSHIP PARTNERED W/US & REPLACED PART IN JULY '11 FOR 2ND TIME. WE HAVE 2 INVOICES FOR BOTH REPLACEMENTS. .JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND EVEN THOUGH THE PART WAS JUST REPLACED A 2ND TIME, WE NOTICED TWICE THAT THE CAR LURCHED IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 63,248

TRYING TO PARK MY CAR IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED OFF THE RADIO, A/C, ETC AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART. I HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

MY FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES AT VARIOUS POINTS ON MY ROUTE. I NOTICE IT THE MOST WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. FOR INSTANCE, AT TIMES WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN PULLING UP BEHIND TRAFFIC, WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR HAS LUNGED FORWARD. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC. THEY HAVE CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THE CAR NOW DOWNSHIFTS RAPIDLY WHEN MY CAR IS NEARLY STOPPED, LIKE WHEN I AM STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. THE RPM'S STAY RIGHT AT 1000 UNTIL I AM 10-20 FEET FROM THE STOPPING POINT, THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS, CAUSING THE CAR TO BOW. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE PARKING AND BACKWARD WHILE EXITING PARKING SPACE. HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR SINCE.

Mileage: 70,000

THROTTLE BODY SEEM TO MAKE THE VEHICLE LUNGE FORWARD WHILE SETTING IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST STRUCK VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME ON MANY OCCASIONS. I'M FORCED TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPED. *KB

Mileage: 20,000

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE DATING BACK TO 1 YEAR AGO. LAST AUGUST, THE CAR STARTED LUNGING WHEN IDLE WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESSING THE GAS. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN WE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA WHILE IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR WHILE DRIVING SLOW IN PARKING LOTS. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD A PART REPLACED FOR $800 AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. 3 WEEKS LATER THE CAR WAS REVVING HIGH AND MAKING A LOUD WHUR. WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE FREESTYLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT COST OVER $5000. WE MOVED TO GEORGIA IN APRIL AND THE LUNGING PROBLEM RESURFACED. WE HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $1300 TO FIX THIS. THEN LOW AND BEHOLD, 6 WEEKS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AGAIN. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BY FORD.

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE. 2 YEARS AGO I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED DUE TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION THAT GOT TO BE DANGEROUS. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW I AM AGAIN HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AIR IS ON. I NOW HAVE A TEEN DRIVING AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR HER WELFARE. I ALREADY PAID 800+ TO REPAIR SOMETHING FORD SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED AT THEIR COST. NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE FORD RECALLS THIS PART? *KB

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAS BEGUN TAKING OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND LURCHING FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE OF HIGHEST URGENCY. UPON RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I SEE NUMEROUS RECENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE FOR THIS PARTICULAR STYLE, MAKE & YEAR. THERE IS EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE REQUESTING THROTTLE BODY RECALL ON FORD FREESTYLES, WITH 214 LIKES TO DATE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AGES 7 & 5. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY OWN CHILDREN AND OTHERS AROUND AS THIS IS THE "FAMILY" CAR & USED FOR SCHOOL AND ACTIVITY PICK UPS AND DROP OFFS. THESE SURGES OCCUR AT STOP LIGHTS, PARKING, AND EASING OUT OF PARKING. ALL OF THESE TIMES HAVE THE PROPENSITY TO CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS. IF IT DOES CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, I WILL HAVE MY LAWYERS CONTACT FORD. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. I AM ASSUMING AS A REPUTABLE CAR MAKER- FORD NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF SUCH ISSUE IN ORDER TO ISSUE RECALL TO CORRECT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT SPEEDS UP THE PROCESS. *KB

Mileage: 101,000

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IN 2008, AT 36,730 MILES WE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LURCHED & THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM FIXED. HOWEVER, 2011 @ 88,356 WE HAD THE CAR IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT LURCHED AND ENGINE & WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN, AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER. IF WE TURNED THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON, IT WOULD TEMPORARILY GO AWAY. THEY REPLACED AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS AT A FORD DEALER. THEY HAD TO CALL THEIR MECHANIC HELP LINE & WORK ON IT SEVERAL DAYS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT HAD TO GO BACK IN TWO WEEKS LATER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED THE NEW PART WAS FAULTY AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. FAST FORWARD 2.5 MONTHS. WE ARE IN JUNE @ 92,744. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN LURCHING, WRENCH & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THIS ALL SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS UNDER STRAIN/LOAD: AC ON HIGH, TURNING THE WHEEL. IT WOULD HAPPEN IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAD A FOOT ON/OVER THE BRAKE - SO LURCHING NEVER CAUSED ANY INCIDENTS. THIS TIME, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME - BECAUSE AS I SAID - IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD ALL GO AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT RANDOM TIME IT HAPPENED. SO, AFTER 2 DAYS I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM HIM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM PLUG IT IN TO GET THE CODES OUT OF IT - BEFORE I TURNED IT OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND THE CODES TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO BEHAVE AS I DESCRIBED TO HIM. HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SEEMED TO FIX IT. WE TOOK IT ON A ROAD TRIP FOR 6,000 MILES AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. IT IS NOW JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED. UNTIL NOW - WARRANTY HAS COVERED THE BULK OF THE COST. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE OF SURGING BUT NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OR LIGHTS. NOT SURE WHAT I PLAN TO DO FROM HERE EXCEPT PERHAPS WAIT UNTIL IT IS RECALLED?*KB

Mileage: 92,744

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

AUTO-UP/DOWN FUNCTION IS ERRATIC. BATTERY WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT ANY SPEED. *KB

Mileage: 99,000

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD IN LOW IDLE OR WHEN STOPPED. WILL HAPPEN ALSO IN REVERSE. SEEMS WORSE ON HOT DAYS OR WITH A/C RUNNING. SERVICE "WRENCH" LIGHT WILL COME ON AND CAR WILL ALMOST STOP RUNNING AND HAS STOPPED ON SOME OCCASIONS. *KB

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE A SURGING/LUNGING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE A/C IS RUNNING. I'VE NOTICED THIS LUNGING MORE WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR SOME TIME AND I AM DRIVING AND/OR REVERSING AT SLOW SPEEDS, LIKE IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RPMS GO UP AND THE CAR SURGES EVEN WITH THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN FREESTYLES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS CONSISTENTLY SINCE THE A/C HAS BEEN NEEDED. *KB

Mileage: 69,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. AFTERWARDS, THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 36,000

WHEN STOPPING OR TAKING OFF CAR SURGES WHETHER YOUR BACKING UP OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT CAN ONLY INCH FORWARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,908. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 2/22/12 *CN

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND WHEN EVER I DRIVE IT, IT ACCELERATES WHEN YOUR STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS,COASTING THROUGH PARKING LOTS, ETC. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE I HAD TIME TO STOP. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. I CALLED THE FORD MFG. AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE ASK SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE FREESTYLE ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE HIGH COST OF TRYING TO FIX IT. I HAVE WENT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS WITH NO GUARANTEES. THE FORD DEALER I TOOK IT TO CHARGED ME $140.00 THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THE FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD BE RECALLING. THANK YOU. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL. UPDATED 10/05/11

Mileage: 67,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGING STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT HAPPENS OFTEN, THOUGHT IT WAS JUST WHEN I RAN THE AIR CONDITIONER BUT IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME NOW. IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS GOING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL DIE ON ME. I'VE ALREADY HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR 1 INJURY AND I'M AFRAID IT COULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN TO OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS INCLUDING MYSELF. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS THEIR FAULT AND RECALL ALL FREESTYLES MADE WITHIN 2006-2007. AS I AM RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE I AM BECOMING AWARE THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF THIS IS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE VEHICLES AND TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THEN I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MOST OF THEIR COSTUMERS WILL CHOOSE TO GO ELSEWHERE WITH THEIR BUSINESS, INCLUDING MYSELF! THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS MODEL AND FIX IT!!!! I AM AT 65,000 MILE'S AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND EVERY OTHER OWNER OUT THERE.!!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MESS. *KB

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE REAR BUMPER SUSTAINED A HOLE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR ENGAGING IN A SHARP TURN WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE 'LUNGING' WHEN BACKING OR PARKING AT SLOW OR NO SPEED WITHOUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AS NOTED IN NHTSA COMPLAINT PE11018. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2008 WITH AROUND 58,000 MILES ON IT. CALL TO DEALER AT THE TIME WAS MEET WITH SKEPTICISM, NOT HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEM. NO TROUBLE CODES WERE GENERATED. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED MANY WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, SOMETIMES CURED WITH A EXPENSIVE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT OR SOME OTHER FIX, BUT MANY TIMES NOT. CURRENTLY HAS 103,000 MILES AND STILL HAS INTERMITTENT 'LUNGING'. HAVE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY DURING HOT WEATHER, 90+ DEGREES, A/C ON FULL BLAST, STEERING WHEEL TURNED AND JUST CHANGED GEARS. ENGINE SEEMS TO BE HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE IDLE SPEED WITH THE ENGINE LOADS AND THEN OVER CORRECTS, CREATING 'LUNGING', REQUIRING VERY FIRM PRESSURE ON BRAKE TO HOLD CAR BACK. THESE MORE FREQUENT, SMALL 'LUNGING' INCIDENTS, DO NOT TRIGGER ANY ERRORS OR LIGHTS, OTHERWISE DRIVES NORMAL. ON MAYBE 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN ALMOST DYING AND OVER-REVVING TO CONTROL IDLE SEVERAL TIMES VERY QUICKLY AND THEN A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLASH AND THEN THE 'WRENCH' WOULD COME ON AND CAR WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE OR GO MORE THAN 20 MPH EVEN IF FLOORED. AS FOUND ON THE INTERNET, IF PULLED OVER AND CAR TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED, CAR WOULD BE FINE, AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED, INCLUDING NO ERROR CODES WHEN SCANNED AFTERWARDS. ASIDE FROM THIS ISSUE, WE THOROUGHLY ENJOY THE OUR VERSATILE FREESTYLE, BUT DESIRE SOME FIRM RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE THIS ISSUE, SO IT CAN BE ENJOYED WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT WHEN THE LUNGING WILL REAR ITS HEAD HOPE YOU CAN PRESS THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 58,000

ON 7/31/2011, VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH A/C RUNNING. UPON PUTTING INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS, APPROXIMATELY 10 FT., WHILE BRAKE WAS STILL DEPRESSED. PUSHING HARD ON BRAKE STOPPED THE VEHICLE'S MOVEMENT AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND APPROXIMATELY 87 DEGREES. OVER SEVERAL DAYS LEADING UP TO 7/31/2011, VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY WOULD ACCELERATE ITSELF WHEN AT SLOW FORWARD SPEED (LESS THAN 15 MPH) WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED. TACHOMETER CONFIRMED ACCELERATION (APPROX. 1700 RPM, NORMAL FOR VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 1000 RPM) WHICH COULD BE STOPPED BY PRESSING HARD ON BRAKE. AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKE AND VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP, NORMAL RPM WOULD RESUME. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND APPROXIMATELY 95 TO 100 DEGREES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MAINLY AT LOW SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED BY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS UNDER INVESTIGATION # PE11018.

Mileage: 76,344

DURING WARMER MONTHS, WHILE USING THE AC, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE 20+ MPH WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE CAR SURGES FORWARD WHILE IDLED, OR AT A RED LIGHT. ALSO SURGES WHEN REVERSING. THE CAR WILL SURGE AND THEN NOT DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN 25 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. GOING TO COST ME $900+. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGS FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND BRAKE IR RELEASED IT WILL SET A ORANGE WRENCH INDICATOR THAT CAN BE RESET BY SHUTTING OFF CAR THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS HAVE NEARLY HIT OTHER CARS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

DURING THE PAST MONTH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO HOLD THE BRAKE. CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHEN STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT, CANNOT ACCELERATE OVER 30MPH. THE DASHBOARD WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE GARAGE CHECKED THEY GOT AN ERROR CODE FOR THE THROTTLE VALVE, WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE, (85-100 F).THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING! WHY IS THERE NO RECALL!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

OUR 2006 FREESTYLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2008 AND HAD NO ISSUES FOR THE FIRST YEAR,HOWEVER, AFTER THAT WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE ENGINE WILL RACE AND THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT IS IN A FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE ANYTIME YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. WHILE THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE ENTERING OR EXITING A PARKING SPACE, IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR WAITING TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. QUITE OFTEN THE VEHICLE WILL EVEN DIE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGES WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE WRENCH AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AFTER TIME THEY WILL GO OFF. OCCASIONALLY AFTER THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE WILL SEEM TO HAVE LOST SOME OF IT'S POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY, SOMETIMES PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE WILL CAUSE IT TO RUN CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED ACTING UP AND NOW HAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND IS STILL HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, SO I DON'T THINK THE MILEAGE ACTUALLY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN WHERE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OR WHETHER THE A/C IS ON HAS ANY EFFECT ON THIS PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING ON THIS SITE AND SEEING THAT THE FIRST COMPLAINT OF THIS PROBLEM WAS WRITTEN IN 2008 IT JUST AMAZES ME THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT, HAD WE KNOWN THIS WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE, WITH CERTAINTY WE WOULD NOT HAVE ENDANGERED OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY AS WELL AS THAT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE W/ APPROX. 40,000 MILES. APPROX. 5 INSTANCES (SO FAR) OF THE CAR LUNGING WHEN IN REVERSE, THEN LOSES POWER WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE A/C STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT ALSO HAS STARTED SLIGHTLY LUNGING RANDOMLY WHEN IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND AS I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A VERY HOT DAY WITH THE A/C ON, MY CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND I HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS TO PREVENT A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR THEN SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND RECEIVED CODE FOR A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THIS DID NOT SURPRISE ME AS I HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS ON EDMONDS WEBSITE. MY CAR HAS 59,000 MILES. THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS! *TR

Mileage: 58,565

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE WHEN MY FREESTYLE LUNGED BACKWARD, NARROWLY MISSING PEOPLE WALKING. THE RED 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE MOTOR RAN VERY ROUGH BUT WE DID GET TO OUR DESTINATION. I REMEMBER READING AN ARTICLE REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE FREESTYLE, LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I RESEARCHED THIS AND CONCLUDED MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE DID HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED AT A HEFTY PRICE OF $700.00. HOPEFULLY, THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL RECALL THESE FREESTYLES BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS AND STALLED. WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON THE THROTTLE OPENED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 08/17/11*BF UPDATED 08/24/11

Mileage: 68,000

MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD FOR OVER A YEAR VERY SPARATICALLY. THIS PAST WEEK IT HAS BEEN DOING IT DAILY (SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES A DAY) AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF TWICE IN NYC TRAFFIC. WHEN THE GARAGE CHECKED IT THEY JUST GOT AN ERROR CODE (THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ON). TODAY AT GROCERY STORE THE CAR ALMOST LUNGED RIGHT INTO A WOMEN. *TR

Mileage: 100,456

WHEN BACKING 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LTD AWD, APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 58,100, INTO A DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WITH VEHICLE A/C RUNNING, VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING & WITHOUT DRIVER PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY USING BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE SPEED INCREASE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A 'SURGE' OR 'LUNGE.' ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED LIT. PROBLEM REPEATED WHEN BACKING INTO ANOTHER DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR DESCRIPTION: DIAG TESTS, REPLACE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSY PER CODE P2106 P016B, REPROGRAM PCM WITH FORDS LATEST RUNNING CALIBRATIONS AND RETEST TO VERIFY REPAIRS. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $960.

Mileage: 58,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE GEAR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED. UPDATED 10/03/11

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND NEARLY CRASHED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 08/15/11 *BF UPDATED 08/24/11

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWO YEARS AGO WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000. FORD HAS SENSE BEEN NOTIFIED. GETS WORSE THE HOTTER THE TEMP OUTSIDE GETS. UPDATED 09/29/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FORWARD AND WHEN BACKING OUT IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES LAST SUMMER. NEVER HAPPENED ALL WINTER. NOW HAS BEEN DOING IT REGULARLY THIS SUMMER. THE CLOSEST WE CAME TO AN ACCIDENT WAS IN OUR GARAGE. BARELY GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE WALL. MY SON AND A FRIEND HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND BOTH OF THEM DOES IT ALSO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMPONENT IS INVOLVED FOR SURE. I EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT MY FORD DEALER HE SAID IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $800 REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HOLD OUT TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS A CONTINUOUS FAILURE WHICH RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR DEPARTING FROM A STOP. TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM INVOLUNTARILY MOVING, HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED. THESE EVENTS STARTED IN APRIL 2011 WHEN VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 97,000 MILES ON IT (26 JULY 2011 ODOMETER READING 99,150 MILES). SYMPTOMS OCCUR EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE; LESS FREQUENT WHEN IN FORWARD GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT 2 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR SIX FEET WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, IF YOU WERE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,679.

Mileage: 104,679

VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED PEOPLE. I NOW KNOW THAT I HAVE TO STAY MORE THAN THE USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS IS NOT AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE. AT TIMES, IT ALSO SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STALE OUT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OR TO A REPAIR SHOP, DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDS TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE SWITCHING THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ECM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PUT IN RVERESE. UPDATED 09/07/11

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING INTO A CAR WASH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DOZEN TIMES. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING SURGING FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO A DRIVEWAY, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, SUDDENLY REVVED AND LURCHED FORWARD. I HAD TO COMPRESS THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP THE CAR FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU (STOPPED) AND THE CAR REVVED UP AND LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. BOTH TIMES THE AC WAS ON FULL BLAST AND THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS OVER 100. AFTER TAKING IT INTO FORD TODAY, THEY FOUND NO CODES BUT ASSUME IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A OF THE LINE FORD WARRANTY, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THIS PART. THE PART ALONE WAS ALMOST 600 DOLLARS. SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY NEAR MISSES WITH THE FORD FREESTYLES HAVING THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM, FORD SHOULD BE CONCERNED. IT CAUSES QUITE A SCARE TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE DO THIS WHILE YOU ARE IN SUCH A SLOW MODE. UPDATED IVOQ 09/08/11... UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF UPDATED 11/28/11*JB

Mileage: 77,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD SUDDENLY WHILE GOING THRU A BANK DRIVE THRU. IT THEN STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN AND STALLED. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A THROTTLE BODY. THAT VERY NIGHT AFTER "BEING FIXED" THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN BUT THERE WAS NO LUNGING OR STALLING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

Mileage: 77,363

TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF FORD FREESTYLE ENGINE REVVING WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. ON 7/17/11 CAR LURCHED FORWARD AFTER ENGINE REVVED AS WE WERE PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH. ALMOST REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. ON 7/23/11 CAR LURCHED BACKWARD AFTER ENGINE REVVED AS WE WERE BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPOT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AND NOW WILL NOT TURN OFF. IN BOTH CASES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED QUITE A BIT BUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. TEMPERATURE THIS ENTIRE WEEK HAS BEEN WELL OVER 95 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDEX OVER 105 SO AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON MAXIMUM FOR FRONT AND BACK AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE NO ONE GOT HURT IN EITHER INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

CAR SURGED FORWARD AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT PRESSED BRAKE AND CAR ENGINE REVVED AND MOVED FORWARD AND HIT CURB AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO LOWER FINDER AND RIGHT TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE ON RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND FINDER STILL CRACKED. NOW CAR WILL REV UP WITHOUT PUSHING GAS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE UP TO 6 FEET AT A TIME THEN STALL WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED. ABOUT RAN OVER A CHILD WHEN THEY GOT OUT FOR PRACTICE. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND AND HAVE ISSUES WITH THROTTLE BODY AND SAID IT MIGHT DO THE SAME THING AND COST $800. NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME AND ALSO WILL LOSE SPEED WHEN BACKING OUT ON A ROAD TO TAKE OFF WILL NOT GET OVER 30 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 56,280

CAR LUNGES WHILE BACKING OF DRIVING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEEDS WITHOUT FOR ON ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. HAVE HIT A WOODEN POLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. SURGES SEAMS WORSE WITH AC ON OR TURNING STERING WHEEL SHARPLY. *TT

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE BACK AND FORTH AND WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,133.

Mileage: 25,000

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN MOVING TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK. CAR LURCHES AND ACCELERATES COVERING DISTANCES OF 5-20 FEET DEPENDING UPON TERRAIN. MOVEMENT CAN BE ARRESTED WITH BRAKING, BUT IS VERY SUDDEN AND INTERMITTENT SO DIFFICULT TO EXPECT AND CONTROL. *KB

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE STOPPED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD A LUNGING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT IT HAS LUNGED IN REVERSE/DRIVE AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR OR OBJECT. *KB

Mileage: 98,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE OVER THE PAST YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN ACCELERATING AND STALLING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY MANY TIMES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND OR BACKING UP. ITS REALLY SCARY. LAST WEEK IT ACCELERATED SO FAST AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES SO HARD THAT IT QUIT, I STARTED IT, IT QUIT AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I JUST SPENT OVER $1600 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND GAVE OVER $34,000 DOLLARS FOR IT AND IT HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. I JUST PAID IT OFF IN DECEMBER AND NOW I'M STILL SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY TO KEEP IT GOING. I AM A TEACHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN AND HAVE CAR PAYMENTS ALL OVER AGAIN. PLEASE, ISN'T THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME? *KB

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE CAR SURGED BACKWARDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH CAME ON. DROVE CAR HOME APPROX. FIVE BLOCKS AND SHUT CAR OFF BECAUSE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. STARTED CAR BACK UP AND CAR RAN SMOOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH WAS OFF. I SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR APPROX. FIVE MINUTES WHILE MY WIFE WAS SHOPPING WITH CAR RUNNING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS. BOTH WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE CAR SURGES, THEN RUNS ROUGH, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH COMES ON, THEN WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE CAR RUNS SMOOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH SHUTS OFF.

Mileage: 124,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OR DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS OFF OR ON THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED WITH GREATER FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 MILES.

Mileage: 82,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, AT IDLE SPEEDS, WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED, REGARDLESS OF WHAT GEAR HE WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REVIEWED DEFECT INVESTIGATION NHSTA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 80,000

EARLY JULY 2010 CAR WOULD SURGE AFTER STARTED WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. JULY 17,2010 ABOUT 95 DEGREES AMBIENT. DRIVING 55 MPH CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. RESTARTED AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OCCASIONAL SURGES. I FOUND A FORD DEALER ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. REPLACED AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY AGAIN. EARLY JUNE 2011 IT WAS SURGING AFTER STARTING WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. JUNE 11,2011. CAR STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AGAIN WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. BOUGHT A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, INSTALLED IT MYSELF AND CLEARED THE CODE. JULY 5,2011 WHILE DRIVING TO BALTIMORE AT 65 MPH AND 100 DEGREE AMBIENT, CAR STALLED, RESTARTED AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I FOUND A PARKING LOT WITH SHADE AND LET IT IDLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT RAN FINE TO BALTIMORE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW CIRCUIT. NHTSA CANNOT IGNORE THIS FLAW. *KB

Mileage: 57,000

CAR LURCHES (IN DRIVE OR REVERSE) WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. ENGINE REVS FROM 1,000 RPM TO 2,500 RPM. ON OCCASION THE "FAIL-SAFE" WILL ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR FROM LURCHING. THE ONLY UNUSUAL LIGHT THAT COMES ON IS "THROTTLE SYSTEM" LIGHT. *KB

Mileage: 100,300

THE CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING OR WARNING. THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THIS IS HAPPENING IN. ONE SITUATION THAT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IS SITTING IN A LINE SUCH AS A DRIVE THRU AND IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. ANOTHER SCENARIO IS PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR LURCHES BACKWARDS. SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN BEHIND THE LINE OF A CROSSWALK AND THE CAR HAS LURCHED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND NARROWLY MISSED A PEDESTRIAN. I TEND TO PUT IT IN PARK WHEN AT A LIGHT OR IN A DRIVE THRU. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO FORD AND THEY DISCREDITED MY CLAIM SAYING IT WAS AN ISSUE I NEEDED TO REPAIR AND DID NOT CONSTITUTE A RECALL. HOW WHEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THEIR CARS. THIS IS NOT A SYSTEM THAT WORE OUT. IT NEVER WORKED PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. MAYBE THE ISSUE IS IT IS A COST REPAIR IN THE THOUSANDS. *KB

Mileage: 65,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING SPORADIC LUNGING (ENGINE RACING) WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE LAST MONTH. 65500 MILES ON ODOMETER. *KB

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A USED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN JULY OF 2010. A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THE CAR STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY WIFE WAS CRAZY BUT THEN IT STARTED TO GET REALLY BAD AND I NOTICED THAT WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, AFTER PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AND LETTING OFF THE GAS, THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST PROPEL ITSELF BACKWARDS. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS QUOTED $850 TO FIX THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE I WAS STUNNED TO FIND OUT THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IF MYSELF OR MY WIFE WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FAULT YOU COULD BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR I WOULD FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD. *KB

Mileage: 100,000

GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME ONE AFTERNOON AND IT CRANKED BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP. MY CAR SPENT 2 WEEKS IN THE SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE FREESTYLE AND IS USUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR REPAIRS NEEDED. *KB

Mileage: 105,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

HAVE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. IT RECENTLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE I WAS IN DRIVEWAY. AND ENGINE HAS BEEN REVVING UP FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. *KB

Mileage: 55,000

DROVE CAR ABOUT 10 MILES, NO PROBLEMS. SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES IDLING, OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE ABOUT 90 DEGREES. PUT CAR IN REVERSE, ENGINE SURGED AND CAR DIED. TOOK THREE TRIES TO GET CAR TO START AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO BEGIN DRIVING, HOWEVER THE CAR DID NOT SEEM TO ACCELERATE, EVEN WITH PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. ON THE WAY HOME, ENGINE WOULD "HERKY/JERK" A LITTLE, BUT DID BEGIN TO ACCELERATE BETTER AND GET UP TO SPEED. TURNED OFF CAR IN DRIVEWAY AND STARTED A LITTLE LATER TO TAKE TO GARAGE TO GET CHECKED. CAR STARTED EASILY THIS TIME, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES ON WAY TO THE GARAGE. WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW WHAT, IF ANYTHING GARAGE TELLS ME. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO OTHER ISSUES DESCRIBED IN INTERNET SEARCH. *KB

Mileage: 75,600

I DRIVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING AND IT IS A HOT DAY WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE IT WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AND THEN THE MOTOR WILL DIE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ONE. TYPICALLY IF I TURN IT OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES IT WILL COME BACK ON LIGHT FREE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN TWO OCCASIONS WHEN IT HAS NOT. THE FIRST I TOOK IT FOR A DIAGNOSTICS WHERE I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO FORD THAT IT SEEMED TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, FORD TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE BUT THEY CLEARED OUT THE SENSOR TO GIVE IT A GOOD WASH IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME THE ENGINE DYING TO ACCELERATION RATION HAS INCREASED AND A GOOD CAR WASH HAS NOT HELPED THE ISSUE. I AM BECOMING VERY CONCERNED BEFORE THE ACCELERATION WAS ONLY IN REVERSE NOW IT IS OCCURRING IN DRIVE AS WELL AND HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE PLANS TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP HOWEVER I DO NOT HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR ANSWERS AS THEY WERE NOT ALL THAT HELPFUL THE FIRST TIME. *KB

Mileage: 84,000

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, WHICH I PURCHASED, USED,IN 2007. I HAVE HAD TWO THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. THE FIRST WAS IN JULY, 2008 @ 40,203 MILES AND THE SECOND IN AUGUST, 2010 @ 84,731 MILES. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROBLEM ARE: 'WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE, AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAD BEEN DEPRESSED. 'SOMETIMES WHEN THIS SURGING OCCURRED, THE ENGINE HAD NO POWER 'WHEN THE "NO POWER" OCCURRED, IT COULD BE CORRECTED BY TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THIS CONDITION OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN TRYING TO MOVE IN REVERSE. THE CONDITION HAS OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER BOTH TIMES *KB

Mileage: 40,203

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES OCCASSIONALLY WHEN SLOWLY PULLING INTO THE GARAGE OR PARKING SPACE OR WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE OR PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE WHEN THIS OCCURS. *KB

Mileage: 85,000

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH I LOVE BUT, I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING WHEN I MOVE FORWARD OR BACK UP. IT HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE VISITED MANY MECHANICS WHO ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FELT THE NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN ONCE. *KB

WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS NOW WHILE IN PARKING LOTS. MY CAR HAS ALSO DONE THIS WHILE GOING FORWARD BUT IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN REVERSE. THERE HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES, WHILE IN REVERSE, WHERE I HAVE MY FOOT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ALMOST DOESN'T WANT TO STOP; IT JUST KEEPS TRYING TO MOVE. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECCURED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WANTS LUNGES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED AND ALSO IN REVERSE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO FIND, AND FIX PROBLEM... *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AFTER DRIVING (2006 FORD FREESTYLE) APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE ON A HOT DAY, WE STOPPED AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW. WHILE AT THE WINDOW, WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE (FOOT ON BRAKE) THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I FIRST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS MY FOOT HITTING THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. AFTER GETTING OUR FOOD THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN AS II RELEASED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED AND LOST POWER. WE ROLLED FORWARD LUCKILY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UNSAFE. DROVE THE CAR HOME AND WE HAVE NOT USED IT SINCE. SEEMS TO LIKELY BE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 71,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND IDLER BYPASS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE 2006. IT HAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM THAT CAUSES IT TO LURCH AND SOMETIMES SHUT OFF. IT OCCURS ONLY IN HOT WEATHER GENERALLY OVER 90 DEGREES (AT THIS TIME.) IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR ACCELERATES QUICKLY FROM IDLE AND OFTEN IN REVERSE OR WHILE SITTING IN IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FIRMLY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND SOMETIMES THIS SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. *TT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM, MAINLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND HELP THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED DUE TO THE FACT THEY SAY IT HAS TO BE OCCURING WHEN I BRING IT IN AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO DO IT FOR THEM. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WHEN I TRIED LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE. IT SOUNDS LIKE MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL. SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS DEFECT. *TT

Mileage: 100,000

THE CAR HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE WITH A FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS OCCURRING SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CAR USED TO ONLY JUMP FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE, BUT NOW ALSO LUNGES BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. IT HAS ALSO STARTED TO POWER OFF AFTER LUNGING, WHICH CAN MAKE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT AFTER THE CAR DIES (WHICH CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES), IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE DESPITE A FOOT BEING FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND SOMETIMES ALL OF THE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER DYING WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR BACK UP. THE CAR HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AND HAS NEARLY PULLED INTO TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO EXIT A PARKING LOT AT POINTS. THIS CAR HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP VERY QUICKLY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ISSUES AS BEING INVESTIGATED PE11018. WHEN MY CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. RPMS INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I HAVE HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL FOR FEAR THAT I WILL RUN INTO SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING. I HAD A MECHANIC AT SEWELL AUTO WOODLANDS, TX TAKE A LOOK AT DIAGNOSTICS AND HE DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE SENSOR WAS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE HAS SURGED AT IDLE OR VERY LOW SPEEDS MULTIPLE TIMES THIS AND LAST SUMMER. SEEMS TO OCCUR ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS WITH A/C RUNNING FULL BLAST, AND WHEN TIRES ARE TURNED. HAS OCCURRED IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS. SURGING LASTS A FEW SECONDS AND IS ONLY CONTROLLED BY VERY FORCEFULLY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED THUS FAR, BUT THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR OUR FAMILY! COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK OR INJURY IN A BUSY PARKING LOT. LAST SUMMER THE PROBLEM WAS LESSENED BY HAVING A MECHANIC CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC THIS WEEK TO PERFORM SIMILAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE EXPERIENCING "LUNGING" WHEN PARKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I SEE THAT A COMPLAINT FILE HAS BEEN OPENED - PE11018. I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM THAT OUR FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE ~40K MILES AND IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP 1 YEAR AGO BUT THEY "COULD NOT REPLICATE" THE ISSUE. WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR COMPLAINT TO THE 250+ COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH ABOUT 117,000 MILES ON IT BUT THEIR PROBLEMS STARTED AT AROUND 75,000. THE LITTLE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER - PUT IN THE SUPER DUPER COMPUTER AND FOUND IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I DO KNOW MY CAR STARTED SURGING WHILE AT A STOP AND HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING IT - HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT WAS HAVING TO PUSH HALF WAY DOWN ON THE GAS TO GO ANYWHERE AFTER I STARTED IT UP. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. ON TOP OF THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK HAVE ALSO BEEN GIVING ME SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT VEHICLES HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS BUT THEN IT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER, THAT REALLY UPSETS ME. ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE 6 CHILDREN!!!!! I REALLY DO HOPE YOU ALL CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVEN'T THE PROBLEMS AS I. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FORD 2006 FREESTYLE IS ACCELERATING ON IT OWN IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. I DO NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS .THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND THEN STALLS. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WAS ACCELERATING WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN. IT DOES NOT GAS WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT STALLED A FEW TIMES AND WHEN I HAVE THE CAR IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATES WITHOUT ME EVEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. MY WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON IN MY DASH AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO PEPBOYS AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY SENSOR WAS BAD AND I NEEDED SPARK PLUGS AND A VACUUM HOSE..AFTER SPENDING $700, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATING STILL EXISTS AND THERE IS ALSO A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. I TOOK IT BACK TO PEPBOYS AND THEY SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO FORD TO GET IT FIXED. *TR UPDATED 03/23/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE OR FROM DRIVE TO PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ON TWO OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN TWO CRASHES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 58,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS AN ISSUE WHERE THE RPM STAYS AT 1500 ALLOWING MY VEHICLE TO MOVE AT SPEEDS OF 25 - 30 MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RPM WAS AT 1500 THEN DROPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ALMOST STALL. THE RPMS THEN JUMPED UP AGAIN TO AVOID THE ENGINE STALL CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. IN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT MANY FORD OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR). I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DESPITE THE NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NO ISSUE REPORTED RELATED TO THIS SERIOUS ACCELERATION ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, HAVE IT REPAIRED, AND IF FORD DECIDED TO PUT OUT A RECALL THAT I MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS ISSUE. MY CONCERN WITH FORD'S APPROACH IS THAT IF EVERY OWNER PAYS FOR THIS REPAIR WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE CONSUMER SAFETY BOARD BEING MADE AWARE OF THIS THAT THERE WILL BE NO RECALL. SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED OR KILLED WITH SUCH A SERIOUS VEHICLE DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN (MY FOOT NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL) WHEN IN REVERSE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN IN BOTH THE DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT WILL LUNGE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 6 FEET. APPLYING THE BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE MUCH MORE FIRMLY THAN USUAL TO GET THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,300. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE IN REVERSE AND THEN STALLED. UPDATED 09/01/11

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE CODES ON THE VEHICLES COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,444.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. WHEN HIS FOOT WAS ALSO ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LUNGE FORWARD AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO HAD NOT GIVEN THE CONTACT A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/05/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ON SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011 WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES TO OUR DESTINATION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING UP AT A STOP. I WAS IDLING AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED RPMS TO 3 ' 4K. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. THE INDICATOR LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH AND AN ENGINE CAME ON DURING THIS TIME. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER TUNING IT OFF. THE TEMPERATURE ON THAT DAY WAS RIGHT AT 100 DEGREES AND I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND AT THE STOP WHEN THIS OCCURED. *KB

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE IN EITHER DIRECTION. HE ALSO, NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGES BACKWARDS WHILE IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE RPMS WOULD ALSO INCREASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION; NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A STOP AND HIS FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WOULD REV TO HIGH NUMBERS AS IF IT WANTED TO TAKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN AND INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DRIVE BY WIRE MAY BE THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING, THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS IN YET TO BE LOOKED AT, BUT IS SEEMING TO WORSEN. I AM IN FEAR FOR MY CHILDREN, FAMILY AND WHOM EVER HAPPENS TO CROSS THE PATH OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT "ACTS UP". I HAVE EVEN HAD IT HAPPEN AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. I AM AFRAID MY CAR WILL RUN SOMEONE OVER OR RAM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ITS DISCRETION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM LONG TERM. THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY PRE-INDICATORS AS TO WHEN IT WILL OCCUR, EXCEPT FOR THE VEHICLE RPM'S REVVING IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 99,722

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LUNGING AWAY FROM ME AT SLOW SPEEDS AND EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE PEDAL. THE WRENCH INDICATOR HAS COME ON TWICE, BUT NEITHER OF THE MECHANICS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE CODES. I AM SO SCARED I'M GOING TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, A PERSON, OR DRIVE INTO MY GARAGE WALL WHEN I'M PARKING. THE RPMS ARE STAYING UP EVEN WHEN I EASE OFF THE GAS. *TR

Mileage: 85,970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UPON RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH IT WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO GEAR. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN 2011. UPDATED 01/30/12

Mileage: 100,000

LUNGING PROBLEM FOR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE - I JUST WENT TO THE FORD WEBSITE TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS BECAUSE WE ARE EXPERIENCING A LUNGING PROBLEM. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE DOES NOT LIST ONE BUT I FOUND INFO LISTED THRU YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT DOES HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, WE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND WE'VE SPENT MONEY ALREADY TRYING TO STOP THE ISSUE BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING, IT FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND WE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. NORMALLY IT'S FROM GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR FROM PARK FORWARD. IT ACCELERATES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL. THE ISSUE IS STARTING TO GET WORSE. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES - NOTICED LUNGING IN APRIL 2011. WHEN VEHICLE IS IGNITED AND PUT IN PARK OR FOOT IS APPLIED TO BRAKE, AFTER DRIVING, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD - RPM REGISTER CAN REV UP TO AT LEAST "3" OR ABOVE AND THEN REV DOWN TO NORMAL IDLE. LUNGING IS WORSE AND MORE POWERFUL IF AC IS ON. VEHICLE HAS ALSO LUNGED IN REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE IS IGNITED AND PUT IN REVERSE WHILE FOOT IS APPLIED TO BRAKE. THIS FAILURE DESCRIBED ABOVE, HAPPENS EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. WE HAVE BEGUN TURNING OFF THE AC WHEN APPROACHING STOPS AND DURING STOPS. THIS TACTIC CAUSES THE LUNGING TO NOT BE AS POWERFUL - PUT IS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED. HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR-PLACE AS PERSONAL BUDGET RESTRICTS THIS DURING SOME SUMMER MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER IN OPERATION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN 2009 UNDER THE EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT REFERECNED AN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DRIVE-THRU SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD SPORADICALLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE WAS BECOMING WORSE OVER TIME AND WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT HAS RECENTLY STARTED "LURCHING" FORWARD, DESPITE HAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOW SPEEDS (I.E. - PARKING A CAR). THE ISSUE SEEMS TO APPEAR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR/TEMPERATURE IS HOT. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE OR PARK THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE UNLESS THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND REVERSE AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM JUMPING. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND SHE HIT A FENCE CAUSING COSMETIC DAMAGE. UPDATED 10/03/11

Mileage: 108,000

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO CAR STARTED LUNGING WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. LAST WEEK WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT OF TIGHT PARKING PLACE IN PARKING GARAGE CAR LUNGED, HIT PARKING GARAGE WALL AND DIED. YESTERDAY WHEN TRYING TO MAKE RIGHT TURN ONTO MAJOR STREET OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME, CAR LUNGED AND DIED. THE LAST 2 INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHEN A/C WAS ON AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES OVER 100. LUNGING OUT OF GARAGE HAS HAPPENED WITH VARIOUS TEMPERATURES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE AUTOMOBILE SURGES WHEN INITIALING ENGAGING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. EXTREME PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BREAK TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM SURGING 5 TO 10 FEET, EITHER BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IS SELECTED. TOOK THE CAR TO DANVERS FORD IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS. THERE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY SURGING PROBLEMS. NO ERROR CODES WERE DETECTED. HE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE RECOMMENDED THE "THROTTLE BODY" BE REPLACED. FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS REASONS, WE COMPLIED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE TO US OF ROUGHLY $650.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNG FORWARD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. UPDATED 09/21/11

Mileage: 41,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING SURGING PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, AT TURNS, OR WHEN BACKING MY CAR SURGES. IT IS VERY SCARY AN I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMEONE OR RUNOVER SOMEONE. I WAS AT DRIVE THROUGH AT MCDONALD'S TODAY AND MY CAR SURGED AND CAME INCHES FROM HITTING A CHILD. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I AM FRUSTRATED THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED OR RECALLED. THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE HIS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF FORD'S NEGLECT. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES AT IDLE, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS WHEN A/C IS RUNNING. ALMOST RAN OVER ATTENDANT AT OIL CHANGE LOCATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 30 TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER FREESTYLES WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS DO, AS DOES THE FORD CORPORATION.

Mileage: 55,000

2006 FOR FREESTYLE 120000 MILES, I WAS BACKING UP CAR ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE NOT ON ACCELERATOR. IF FOOT WAS NOT ON BRAKE WOULD HAVE HIT PARKED CAR BEHIND ME. BACKED UP AND HAD TO KEEP BRAKE APPLIED TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING IN REVERSE TO QUICKLY. CAR THEN STALLED. I RESTARTED AND WENT INTO "SAFE MODE". DROVE TO AUTOMECHANIC UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 40MPH. MECHANIC LOOKING AT THROTTLE BODY AS CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED WILDLY CAUSING A BIG INCREASE IN ACCELERATION BACKWARDS. THANKFULLY I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP (BEFORE I CLIPPED THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE) AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SEE IF THE REVVING WOULD CONTINUE...IT DID. FOR THE NEXT MINUTE OR SO, THE ENGINE REVVED FROM ABOUT 800 RPMS TO 2500 RPMS IN NEUTRAL, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE....THE ENGINE ACTED THE SAME WAY IN NEUTRAL AS IT DID IN REVERSE (INCREASED RPMS = INADVERTENT ACCELERATION). AFTER A MINUTE, I CAUTIOUSLY CONTINUED BACKING OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS OK THEN. OTHER CONDITIONS TO CONSIDER IN YOUR EVALUATION: -IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE (100 DEGREES) -ENGINE WAS WARM FROM PREVIOUSLY RUNNING ERRANDS -AC ON -WHEELS TURNED SLIGHTLY -TWO ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME

Mileage: 94,200

AT LEAST ONCE DAILY, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I AM GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT A LOW SPEED, SUCH AS PULLING IN TO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, OR GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TODAY AS I ENTERED THE ROAD FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD, I HEARD A NOISE AND THE ORANGE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 90,635

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE RIGHT REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY AND THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS ALSO REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CRANK SENSOR REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AND DENIED HAVING THE COMPONENTS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT COULD POSSIBLE HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT WHOMEVER PERFORMED THE MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE ADDED INCORRECT FLUID, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN VERY HOT 100+ DEGREES OUTSIDE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES (5-15 MINS). UPON PUTTING CAR IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGED. LUCKILY THE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, VEHICLE HAS DIED TWICE, AND TENDS TO DO IT MORE AT LOW, IDLE ONLY SPEEDS, FOR EXAMPLE WHILE PARKING OR PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. ONCE, WE WERE DRIVING FROM OUT OF TOWN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION, AND NEVER SEEMED TO SWITCH GEARS. WE MADE IT HOME, THEN LET IT COOL, AND IT RAN FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE FORD DEALER TOMORROW AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT, REFERENCING THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THE FORD FREESTYLES. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, SHE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND DESPITE HER EFFORTS OF APPLYING THE BRAKE, SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

WE ARE HAVING CONCERN WITH OUR FREESTYLE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WILL BE PARKED, IN THE SCHOOL PICK-UP LINE, FOR EXAMPLE. WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE, THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD WITHOUT EVEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAN BE TERRIFYING, AS IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOM COULD BE INJURED. THIS ALSO HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN PARKING LOTS. THIS IS A POSSIBLE THROTTLE MALFUNCTION? I AM BRINGING TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THEY CAN DO. BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I THOUGHT I SHOULD STATE MY CONCERN AS WELL. HOPEFULLY IF A RECALL IS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU.

THE CAR WILL SURGE ON IT'S OWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES: SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ~NORMAL MISC IDLING, WHILE IN REVERSE, WHILE MAKING FULL TURNS. IT WILL ALSO SOMETIMES DIE RIGHT AFTER THE SURGE, BUT NOT EVERY TIME. IT IS WORSE IN THE SUMMER DURING HIGH TEMPS, BUT WILL SOMETIMES DO IT IN COLDER TEMPS AS WELL. IT DOES THIS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ALSO WHEN IT HAS BEEN IN PARKED (WHILE IDLING). AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW ON ONE OCCASION, IT SURGED OVER 5 TIMES AND WAS RESTARTED OVER 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, ALL AT SAME DRIVE THRU WINDOW. (MAYBE 10 MINUTES AT THE WINDOW) . ADDITIONALLY THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT, SEAT WARMER HAS STOPPED WORKING, THE KEYPAD ON THE DRIVER'S CAR DOOR TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS WILL NOT FUNCTION, SEVERAL LIGHTS INSIDE THE DASH DO NOT LIGHT UP AND/OR VERY DIM, THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT 2/3, THE SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE WILL NOT FOLD DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 26,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT BEGAN TO LUNGE BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE AND FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WITHIN THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE CV JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,935.

Mileage: 36,935

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FREQUENTLY LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING APPLIED. IT MOST FREQUENTLY HAPPENS AS THE BRAKE LETS UP BUT ALSO HAPPENS JUST AS IT IS BEING PUT INTO DRIVE. NO COLLISIONS YET, JUST A FEW SCARES. *TR

Mileage: 88,364

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TO JERK AND WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WOULD ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD THE THROTTLE SWITCH REPLACED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I GOT THE CAR AND IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING SHORTLY AFTER AND THE WARNING SAID MISFIRE SO I HAD NEW SPARK PLUGS PUT IN. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER SAME PROBLEMS BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO HAVE NEW COILS PUT IN. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR TIMES. IT NOW HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERIES, TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND ALL SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO THAT IT IS "PROBABLY" A COMPUTER PROBLEM, I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE CAR AS IT IS UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE. HELP! *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE WHILE IN REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AFTER REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE HAD A SHORT IN AN LOCATION THAT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY, MOST OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY HIGHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS ALLOWING A PASSENGER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO TWIST AND SPARIN AN ANKLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN APRIL 2010 WITH 45,831 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK, ERRANDS, AND LEISURE. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED SURGES IN THE ENGINE RESULTING IN THE RPMS TO INCREASE AND A SUDDEN JERKING MOVEMENT WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE SURGES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS DURING WARM WEATHER ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR LUNGING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PARKING/BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT OR STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. ON 6-13-11 AT 5 PM EST, WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM WORK, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED AND MOVED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER CAR WHILE WE WERE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND TO OUR SURPRISE, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NO STATEMENTS OR RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE BY FORD. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRY AND HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WERE NOT EXPECTING CONSIDERING THE CAR ONLY HAD 45,851 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 61,500

HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. ACCELERATION SURGES FROM IDLE, MOSTLY IN REVERSE BUT SOMETIMES IN DRIVE, HAVE INCREASED IN DURATION OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. LAST NIGHT IT SURGED ABOUT 10 FEET BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON LAST NIGHT BUT WAS OFF WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO SURGES ON THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE BRAKES WERE QUICKLY APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A POSSIBLE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,814. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONDITION WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. UPDATED 02/03/12

Mileage: 42,000

OUR FREESTYLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FOR OVER A YEAR. THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND THE CAR WILL TRY TO JUMP AHEAD WHEN THE BRAKE IS ON. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE WHILE DRIVING AND THE DASHBOARD MAY GO COMPLETELY BLANK. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK. DIFFERENT SENSORS AND RESETS OF THE COMPUTER HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE (FORD FREESTYLE) LUNGES FORWARD BOTH IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE, WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE, PARTICULARLY WHEN BACKING UP, BUT ALSO WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE ACCELERATES EVEN WHEN FOOT IS PUSHING DOWN ON BRAKE!!! RPM'S SHOOT UP AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE, W/O WARNING. LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION WHEN IT DOES THIS. OCCURS APPROX. EVERY OTHER DAY (3-4 TIMES PER DAY ON THE DAYS IT DOES OCCUR)! NOTHING INITIATED THIS REACTION IN/FROM CAR. CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE ME TO REAR END SOMEONE OR RUN INTO THEIR VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP IN A PARKING LOT, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FORCING THE CONTACT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND AVOID A CRASH. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,200. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PRESSURE WAS NOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 61,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,100.

Mileage: 73,100

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLING IN GENERAL. THE CAR WAS VIEWED BY JEREMY AT CLASSIC FORD IN COLUMBIA, SC, AND QUOTED A BIT TOO QUICKLY FOR ME TOO FEEL COMFORTABLE. WHEN I MENTIONED AN 06 FREESTYLE, IT TOOK NO TIME TO DIAGNOSE OVER THE PHONE AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED IN THE $850 RANGE. I PURCHASED A THROTTLE BODY FROM ANOTHER 2006 FREESTYLE FROM A JUNKYARD AND MADE THE REPAIR. LESS THAN 7000 MILES LATER WE ARE SEEING THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THE INITIAL SURGES/REVVING OCCURRED FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, USUALLY IN HOT TEMPERATURES WITH THE AIR RUNNING. THE IDLE RPM USUALLY SITS AT ABOUT 500 RPM, AND WHEN WE STOP, STILL IN DRIVE, IT SURGES, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN IT PROGRESSED, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT AT A STOP SIGN WITHOUT IDLING FROM 500 TO 750 RPM EVERY SECOND, BACK AND FORTH. AFTER I MADE THE REPAIR, THE CAR RAN GREAT. BUT AS I SAID, WE ARE LESS THAN 7000 MILES OUT OF THE REPAIR, AND THE INITIAL STAGES ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. I CAN PURCHASE A PART FROM THE FORD DEALER FOR $600+, OR AN AFTERMARKET PART FOR $500+. MY HESITATION IN YET ANOTHER REPAIR IS A FAULTY PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER, OR A PART THAT IS NOT OEM, BUT MADE PER THEIR SPECS BY AN AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER THAT WILL FAIL IN A SIMILAR MANNER. I BELIEVE THE BEST CASE IN THIS SITUATION WILL BE TO TAKE THE $4000 HIT I WILL INCUR DUE TO KELLY BLUE BOOK DIFFERENCES FROM WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH, NOW THAT OTHER DEALERS KNOW WHAT'S UP. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE CAR LUNGES AT COMPLETE STOP AND IN REVERSE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL WRECKS IN DRIVE THRUS AND STOPLIGHTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER IT LUNGES THE WRENCH COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 40MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ARE BACKORDERED FROM FORD FOR MONTHS AND THE COST IS OVER $800. I AM VERY DISATISFIED WITH THE ACTIONS ON THIS FROM FORD. EVRYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT THEY SEEM TO NOT CARE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT.

Mileage: 38,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING. HE HAD TO PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGING INCREASED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 07/22/11

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

Mileage: 139,000

ENGINE SURGED AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. CAR RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED UNTIL 40 MPH. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASH, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEEMED RESPONSIBLE.

Mileage: 63,300

VEHICLE SURGES--WHEN IDLING IN PARK THE RPMS WILL JUMP INTERMITTENTLY FROM 500 TO 1500 RPMS. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND MY FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. 60K ON THE MILEAGE. RUNNING A/C FULL FORCE TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AS IT HAS GOTTEN HOT OUTSIDE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY AND STALLED DURING ONE OCCURRENCE WHEN BACKING UP AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I RESTARTED IT WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUT CAME STRAIGHT HOME AS IT WAS MAKING ME NERVOUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT I'VE READ ONLINE THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND OCCURS MORE WHEN THE A/C IS IN USE. *TR

Mileage: 60,142

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LURCHING FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. SOMETIMES IS WILL THEN STALL. IT HAPPENS WHEN PULLING ON OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS. TOOK CARE TO SHOP, NO CODES TO SHOW ISSUE AND UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WE ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR "SURGING" WHILE STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS BOTH IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AND THE CAR WILL LURCH 3-4 FEET WITHOUT WARNING.

Mileage: 38,000

HELLO, I HAVE A COMPLAINT ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT MY VEHICLE DURING REVERSE AND ACCELERATION. MY VEHICLE TENDS TO LUNGE 4-5 FT. WHEN I REVERSE SLOWLY OR MOVE FORWARD. IT HAPPENS TO DO THIS MOSTLY DURING THE SUMMERTIME. TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS ISSUE I HAVE TO FIRMLY HOLD ON THE BRAKES TO CONTROL IT FROM LUNGING. I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO WHAT I EXPECTED TO HEAR. NO REPAIR IS CURRENTLY DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY IN HOTTER TEMPERATURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/21/11

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE OR SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/22/11

Mileage: 10

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND OFTEN EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR LUNGING. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT AM VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT DRIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER. AS THE WEATHER WARMS THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IDLE OR SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE ENGINE STALLED BUT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. AS PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED BACKWARD. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHICH THE CONTACT BELIEVED MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE .THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ

Mileage: 28,000

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE CROSSOVER. DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY RUNNING MUCH HIGHER RPM (REVVING) AND "LUNGING" FORWARD OR BACKWARDS (DEPENDING UPON IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE). AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. EVENTUALLY, AROUND MID SEPTEMBER 2010, I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY PER THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION. MY CAR IS ONCE AGAIN BEGINNING TO "LUNGE" FORWARD. I JUST NOTICED THIS ON MAY 19, 2011. FORD DID NOT PAY FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT AND I AM RUNNING IN TO A DEAD END AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR LUNGING FRONTWARDS AND BACKWARDS. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN IN IDLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BUT I HAVE NOW NOTICED IT HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY UPON INITIAL START AND AFTER BEING IN IDLE WITH THE HEAT OR AIR RUNNING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN A PARKING LOT OR DRIVE WAY WHERE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES PARKED CLOSELY OR PEOPLE WALKING NEAR BY. *TR

Mileage: 53,672

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE EXCESSIVELY AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE ([XXX]) LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. ALMOST REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT APPEARS THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN GOING REALLY SLOW IN DRIVE THRU LANES AND TRYING TO PARK IN PARKING LOTS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I HAVE BECOME VERY LEARNING OF DRIVING IT MORE THAN NECESSARY WITH MY KIDS INSIDE THE CAR. I FEEL IT IS NOT MEETING THE SAFETY STANDARDS THAT FORD USUALLY STANDS BEHIND. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE OR LUNGE FORWARD. HE HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BFUPDATED 11/23/11

Mileage: 60,000

FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHILE IDLING -- CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO MAKE IT STOP MOVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, ESPECIALLY WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN THE PICKUP LINE AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN CHILDREN ARE WALKING IN BETWEEN CARS AND MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE EXPECTING THE CAR TO STAY STILL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. WE HAVE OWNED OUR VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN NOVEMBER, 2005. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO OUR CAR -- IT IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. PLEASE FORD, ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY SO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. WHEN PRESSURE WAS FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THERE WERE WARMER WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

ON OR ABOUT SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 MPH FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS COMING AROUND THE ONRAMP CURVE AND WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS. I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE WHICH AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED TO A SLIGHT DOWNHILL PITCH IN THE HIGHWAY. I DID HEAR A 'REVVING' SOUND TYPICAL OF WHEN I WOULD BE ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, BUT SINCE I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME. AS THE ROAD BEGAN TO RISE IN PITCH, I PREPARED TO STEP ON THE GAS ' BUT WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE PEDAL, IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE NORMAL REACH OF MY FOOT. AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE EVEN UPHILL AND THAT THE REVVING SOUND WAS INDEED COMING FROM MY OWN CAR, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS AT ALL. I SCOOTED FORWARD ON THE SEAT A BIT TO TRY TO REACH THE GAS PEDAL AND REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL WAS SOMEHOW PULLED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC AND WAS CONSIDERING WHETHER I SHOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT MY FIRST COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE TO TRY THE BRAKE. AS SOON AS I DID, THE REVVING STOPPED AND THE ACCELERATOR RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I TOLD MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND HE SUGGESTED I CHECK THE FLOOR MAT. I PULLED OVER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I COULD SEE THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS TWISTED (RATHER THAN GOING STRAIGHT, IT WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT BY ABOUT 20 DEGREES), SO WHEN I PULLED IT TO STRAIGHTEN IT I DID GET A TINY BIT OF RESISTANCE INITIALLY, AS THOUGH MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT HAD BEEN CAUGHT IN THE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE RESISTANCE WAS SMALL . WHILE IT DID SEEM POSSIBLE THAT THE MAT COULD HAVE BEEN HOLDING THE PEDAL IN PLACE IF I HAD BEEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL, I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD "PULL" THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR OUT OF MY REACH. MY MECHANIC COULD SEE NO PROBLEMS. IS THIS RELATED TO THE LUNGING? *TR

Mileage: 44,900

2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL IT PULLING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH FOR A FEW SECONDS. WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS A HOT DAY AND THE AC WAS ON AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. SINCE SEEING THE REPORT THIS MORNING I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RUN THE AC FOR THE TIME BEING WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE SUDDEN LUNGING COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN MY WIFE TOLD ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT IT APPEARS IT IS COMMON. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I AM HAVING THE LUNGING PROBLEM ON MY FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO PARK OR BACK OUT OF A PARK OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; IT ALSO LUNGED FORWARD AT TIMES. SHE FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,550. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/21/11

Mileage: 10,000

THIS IS THE SAME AS PE11018, BUT IS FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. MY FREESTYLE LUNGES, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE AT SLOW SPEEDS. PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BRINGS IT TO A STOP LIKE NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED .THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,247. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 2/29/12 *CN

Mileage: 82,247

I PURCHASED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN APRIL 2007 WITH 16823 MILES. ON AUGUST 9, 2007 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED EEC TEST NO CODES DETECTED. JULY 23, 2008 TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR THEY FOUND CODES P21068 AND P061B LOOKED UP THE CODES AND GAVE ME INFORMATION FROM FORD ON RECALL FOR THESE CODES THE AUTO REPAIR SUGGESTED I GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL INFO. JULY 28, 2008 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH SAME ISSUE OF LUNGING DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SHOWED CODE P061B AND P2106. THEY REPLACED VALVE AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS I HAD TO PAY FOR PART OF THE COST. APRIL 21, 2009 II TOOK CAR BACK WITH AC PROBLEM PAID 611.00 FOR AC CONDENSER LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON AC THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME. JUNE 22, 2010 TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ISSUE WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TROTTLE BODY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED FORD COMPLAINT DEPT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR MY PROBLEM. I CONTINUE TOP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LUNGING UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED IVOQ. 06/30/11 *TR

Mileage: 28,141

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,041.

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. ON ONE OCCASION, IT LUNGED SO FORCEFULLY THAT IT WENT OVER A CURB. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. SHE FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS BEING INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PETAL AND USUALLY WHEN A/C IS ON. TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED AND PLACED INTO GEAR BUT WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING A WHILE, STOPPED, AND CHANGED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR.

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE HAS, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IDLING. THE RPMS ALL THE SUDDEN REV UP AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACK DEPENDING ON THE GEAR. I HAVE NOTICED THIS MOSTLY WHILE PARKING OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. BRAKING HARD STOPS THE CAR, BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE ABNORMALLY. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATE 05/24/11*LJ

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE AN 06 FREESTYLE THAT SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN RUNNING THE A/C. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE AND STAY AWAY FROM OTHER CARS AT A RED LIGHT FOR INSTANCE OR THE CAR WOULD LUNGE IN THE THEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROX. 66,500 MILES ON IT, HAS PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY AS DIAGNOSED BY FORD COASTAL IN MOBILE, AL. BEFORE DIAGNOSIS, MY FREESTYLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOUNGE OR ACCELERATE, UNCOMMANDED, WHILE BACKING UP (REVERSE), OUT OF PARKING AREA. ENGINE LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE "WRENCH LIGHT" SOON FOLLOW AFTER THESE SERIES OF EVENTS. FORD COASTAL SUGGESTS REPLACING THROTTLE BODY. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED BY MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE COST IS $920 TO BE SHOULDERED BY THE CAR OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 66,400

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL. LUNGE FORWARD AT STOP LIGHTS WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 50MPH, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WORKED FINE...FOR AWHILE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT NOT SURE. WILL BE HAVING DEALERSHIP LOOK AT VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A MONTH...JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE BEGINNING, BUT NOW IS UNCONTROLLABLE.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE UP TO TWO FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IF THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, THERE WOULD BE NO REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE OR JUST WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT SIX MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 03/11/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPDATED 04/27/11

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND OCCASIONALLY WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 96,000

MY 2006 FREESTYLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE WHEN STOPPED OR GOING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS AT REDLIGHTS, CARPOOL LINE, OR ANYWHERE I AM IDLE. IT HAPPENS ON OCCASION WHILE IN REVERSE. I HAVE TRIED SOME OF THE FUEL INJECTION CLEANERS AND WILL BE TAKING IT TO BE LOOKED AT TODAY AFTER A SCARE AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE IT REVVED UP AND STALLED. I HAVE SEEN MANY POST ABOUT IT BEING THE THROTTLE BODY BUT I FOR ONE CAN'T AFFORD A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE ER RELATED. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME RIGHT NOW AS I WAS ALMOST HIT AT THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON/OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS AND AT FIRST IT WAS SO SLIGHT I DID NOT NOTICE. OF NOTE, MY AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE READ THAT THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO GOING HAND IN HAND. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS AS THE FAILURE PERSISTED SPORADICALLY. OVER TIME, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. BRAKES ON OR OFF IT ACCELERATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 5,000 AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 2,000 AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RPM'S BEGAN TO INCREASE AND DECREASE EXCESSIVELY. SHE ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. OVER THE PAST 4-6 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR SURGING AND LURCHING FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT STILL COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSWALK! THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STOPPING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE CAR WILL SURGE OR LURCH BACKWARDS AND IF YOU ARE NOT COVERING THE BRAKE WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRONTIER FORD IN SAN JOSE, CA AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM MAY VERY WELL LEAD TO A SERIOUS TRAGEDY IF THIS COMMON PROBLEM IS NOT RECALLED. PLEASE HELP US OWNERS OF THESE CARS REMAIN SAFE AND NOT KILL SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE! A RECALL IS BADLY NEEDED !!! *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD UNTIL HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CASING HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 03/02/11

Mileage: 72,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE ENGINE SURGES AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED WHILE PULLING INTO AND BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS OF 2-5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH. ONCE SHE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE AGAIN, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED FOR EITHER FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 57,000

MY FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND I LIFT MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, IT WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT STOP SIGNS, DRIVE THRUS AND IN TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS DURING EVERY DRIVE NOW, SOMETIMES NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS AND TWICE HAVE ALMOST RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN. THE PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE UNAVAILABLE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, THE OLDEST IS ONLY 5 AND I HAVE VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AROUND MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING A SURGING/LURCHING AT IDLE. I'VE ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER AND BEING FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN LIMP MODE. THE REAL IRRITATION WAS WHEN THEY WERE TOLD OF THE LONG WAIT FOR THE PART AND THAT "THEY" THINK IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO DISAGREE WHEN MY CAR WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I'M APPLYING THE BREAK IN TRAFFIC OR A STOP LIGHT. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BECAUSE IF THIS PROBLEM GETS WORSE (EITHER IN FREQUENCY OR MAGNITUDE) SOME DAY MY CAR WILL DRIVE ITSELF INTO ANOTHER CAR, OR A PERSON. AND WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT I'M SURE THAT NO INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BELIEVE THAT THE CAR JUST SURGED ON ITS OWN AND PLOWED INTO A PARKED CAR?BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS. THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY PCM HAD NO STORED CODES AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. ONCE THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM I GOT A CALL FROM MY SERVICE ADVISOR WHO TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES OR LURCHES WHEN IN REVERSE OR WHEN MOVING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED. RPM'S JUMP AND BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. NORMALLY HAPPENS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG TIME PERIOD AND DURING HOT SUMMER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING AFTER AROUND 50,000 MILES AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAD PART MANUFACTURED BY AN OUTSIDE VENDOR THAT HAS SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED BY ANOTHER VENDOR THAT ELIMINATES THE FALSE READINGS THAT CAUSE A SURGE IN RPMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL REQUIRE A RECALL TO AVOID FREESTYLES WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART FROM LOSING CONTOL AND CAUSING POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 56,000

SUDDEN LURCHING/SURGING OF MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING - WHEN SLOWING DOWN, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE. ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE IT SURGED FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME $390 TO CLEAN THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I QUESTIONED WHY I WOULD BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT. AFTER MUCH DEBATE, THEY AGREED TO COVER UNDER MY WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY DID THE CLEANING, THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AS I REQUESTED. I AM CONCERNED DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF RELATED COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AS THE CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN SURGING AND COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HIT PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER CARS. *TR

Mileage: 42,880

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY MOVING IT WOULD VIBRATE AND THEN SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS SHE DROVE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY ARE RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SURGING FROM A WHILE BRAKE APPLIED OR WHEN LETTING OFF BRAKE BUT BEFORE APPLYING GAS. FRONT END NOISES WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT, LOUD CREAKING SOUND. BRAKES MAKE A CREAKING SOUND ALSO BUT SHOW NOW SIGNS OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. ALL ISSUES STARTED AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

MY FORD FREESTYLE SE HAS BEGUN STALLING WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT HAS ALSO STARTED LURCHING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN STOPPING AS WELL. DURING THIS INCIDENT, MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT UNDER MY CONTROL WHEN IT IS ACCELERATING. STALLING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,500

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. AFTER I PARKED IT 6 DAYS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED AND TWO CODES CAME UP P061B AND P2106, AND FORD HAD A TSB FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE MIL WITH THESE TWO CODES. HOW CAN I DRIVE THIS CAR WITH IT DOING WHAT IT WANTS TO DO....PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, BECAUSE THIS MODEL MAY BE LIMITED, BUT IT HAS SERIOUS ISSUES THAT NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER. I LOOKED FOR RECALL INFORMATION ON FORD'S WEBSITE, BUT IT CONSTANTLY SAYS THE VIN NUMBER IS INVALID....SO WHAT DO I DO... *TR

Mileage: 84,055

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE FAILURE RECURRED BEFORE STALLING YET THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS CLEANED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS RE-ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON ACTIVATED ON HIGH OR MEDIUM HIGH. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAD ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,001.

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT THEN ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WOULD POWER OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLUCTUATE ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,913.

Mileage: 48,913

FOR THE PAST 4 OR 5 WEEKS, WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD REV-UP AND TRY TO TAKE OFF. THIS PAST WEEK, I HAVE BEEN IS STOPPED TRAFFIC AND THE REVING UP AND TRYING TO TAKE OFF WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND TODAY MY CAR DIED IN THE MISSLE OF TRAFFIC. IT DID FINALLY START BACK UP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD COST, STARTING AT $700.00. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY ALONE HAVE FIXED OVER 10. WE LIVE IN A TOWN OF 3500 PEOPLE. THIS IS SO STUPID!. I SHOULD NOT BE OUT THIS MONEY!!! *TR

Mileage: 61,900

WHILE IN GEAR VEHICLE WILL SERGE AND LURCH, FORWARD OR REVERSE THROTTLE CONTROL / TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR THEN HAS NO POWER, IF YOU TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR AWHILE BUT RE-TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LURCHING FORWARD WHEN STOPPED OR GOING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT ALSO HAS STALLED A FEW TIMES. WHEN IT STALLS AND I RESTART IT, IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN TO 30 MPH. THE LURCHING PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ALMOST HIT EITHER PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN FRONT OR BEHIND MY VEHICLE, ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND HAS LURCHED ME OUT INTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE INVOLVED, ALONG WITH BEING FORCED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY FREESTYLE JUST STARTED DONG THIS LURCHING IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, BUT APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2005. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, THEN NOTED THAT IF THAT DIDN'T WORK THEY MIGHT TRY CHECKING THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. FORD IS PUTTING THE LIVES OF IT'S SO-CALLED 'FAMILY' IN DANGER AND IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR EVEN FACE IT HEAD ON BY IMPLEMENTING A RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED12/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/27/10

Mileage: 63,000

CV BOOT FAILED, MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, BATTERY DEAD, ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM EXHAUST, NOW PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEARS WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SURGES LIKE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT'S ON THE BRAKE, AND DOES NOT GO OVER 25 WHEN PULLING FORWARD ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FROM VEHICLE ACCELERATION,THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW I GOT MY VEHICLE IN 2009 AND ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 42,460

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE HAPPENS WITHOUT EVER PLACING FOOT ON THE GAS. THIS STARTED AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE BRIEFLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD AS HE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,565.

Mileage: 84,565

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND WE GET SUDDEN ACCELERATOR SURGES WHEN PARKING OR JUST HAVING A FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHICH ALMOST LUNGES THE VEHICLE INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY SAY 50% OF THE TIME THAT YOU ARE JUST HOLDING THE BRAKE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND EVEN WITH A 100K MILE WARRANTY THEY SAY THIS IS NOT COVERED. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED EVEN WITHOUT A WARRANTY IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY A GENERAL MANAGER AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE TEST LAB AND I KNOW AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FORD IS PLAYING WITH FIRE ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE PLENTY OF BLOGS IN THE INTERNET COVERING THIS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY WHETHER ACCELERATING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,002.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SURGE FORWARD WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS SECONDS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD MOST OCCUR IN HOT TEMPERATURES OR ONCE THE ENGINE BECAME HOT. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN REVERSING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,218 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 61,218

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK INTO THE FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM??? IT HAS BEEN YEARS...WHY ARE YOU WAITING SO LONG TO RECALL THESE CARS.. IAM SURE THIS PROBLEM WILL EITHER HURT OR KILL SOMEBODY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62000.

Mileage: 62,000

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH HAD A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE ISSUE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. THE ACCELERATION ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON ONE OCCASION AS I BEGAN TO SLOWDOWN IN TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ONE OF THE PROBLEM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, IT WAS THE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT INDICATING AN ISSUE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ALMOST DAILY. THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, AFTER A FOUR-MONTH" BACKORDERED" WAIT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE (WITH APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES) ACCELERATES SUDDENLY ON ITS OWN WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM A PARKED POSITION AND WHILE IDLING. EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES, IT DANGEROUSLY JUMPS AND PROCEEDS WITH AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SPEED. THIS CAUSES DIFFICULTY WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. WENT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $108.00 TO CHECK THE CAR AND TELL ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS HAS PASSED AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I NOW UNDERSTAND THE PART CANNOT BE LOCATED IN ANY OTHER CITY AND THAT IT MAY BE ATLEAST ANOTHER 2 - 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART IS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. NO ONE OFFERED A LOANER CAR OR ANYTHING. FOR THIS TO BE SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHERE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER INDICATES TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND/OR COMPENSATING CONSUMERS WHO NEED VEHICLES (WHILE AWAITING THIS PART AND REPAIR) THAT WORK SAFELY. WHEN PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER INDICATING A DEMAND, FORD MUST BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. YET THE EXPECTED WAIT TIME ON THE PART HAS INCREASED WHICH MEANS THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT OR MAKE CERTAIN THAT SAFE VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE - SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE AND DRIVE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. HAS HAPPENED 12-24 TIMES IN 2010. AFTER RESEARCH IT IS CAUSED BY THROTTLE BODY FAILURE (PRESUMABLY). SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THIS FORD. VERY DISTURBING! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE PLACED THE GEAR INTO THE PARK POSITION AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN BACK ON AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,264. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF UPDATED 12/23/10*JB

Mileage: 87,364

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEEMS TO HAVE THROTTLE FAILURE. MY VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. WILL HAVE IT FIXED TOMORROW SINCE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,283

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER HE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT LUNGED FORWARD, STALLED AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE NEW PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2010. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED HIS CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

Mileage: 48,000

ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED - IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE - I'VE HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES RIGHT AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THE CAR STALLS AND SOMETIMES AFTERWARDS WILL NOT ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE, LET IT SIT, THEN RESTART IT. WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST, NOW HAPPENING MORE & MORE OFTEN. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HIT PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE IF NOT CORRECTED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON MORE OFTEN WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WANTS TO GO ON IT'S OWN (MEANING ACCELERATE)WHEN PULLING IN OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THEN WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES REAL QUICK TO GET THE CAR TO STOP IT WILL STALL OUT. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING FROM THESE EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, BUT FEAR IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THE SITUATION SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS THE ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE I HAVE, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKE AND THE MOTOR HAS CUT OFF RIGHT AFTER. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THERE HAVE BEEN ERROR CODES THAT HAVE SHOWN UP, AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CODES MEAN. ON JUNE 11, 2010, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM, AND GAVE THEM THE CODES. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE AND TO BRING IT BACK IN WHEN THE ERROR CODES COME UP AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOT SINCE THE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 8/4/10 WHILE I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT LURCHED FORWARD, AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT FROM THE STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR DIED. NO ERROR CODES... I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. CAN OR WILL FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2007 FORD FREESTYLE - SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN REVERSE AND FORWARD. CAR LURCHES SUDDENLY. MY SON HAS EXACTLY THE SAME CAR AND THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH HIS CAR AS WELL. THERE ARE SMALL CHILDREN IN THESE CARS ALL THE TIME. DEALER CALLED PROBLEM A THROTTLE BOX PROBLEM. SAID REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I SENT A LETTER TO THE NHTSA ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THESE OCCURRENCE HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE ARE IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE 2006 WITH ABOUT 110,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE AND I ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR AND THEN DROVE ANOTHER MILE AND IT STOPPED DOING ANYTHING AND I LET IT DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAD A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I THEN WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN MY CAR WAS ABLE TO START UP AND DRIVE MYSELF HOME. I HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WAS SCARED IT WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN BUT MADE IT 40 MILES HOME AND NOW I SIT HERE READING THIS AND WAITING TILL FORD OPENS SO I CAN CALL AND REPORT THIS ISSUE. MY THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE CAR HAD ONLY 50000 MILES ON IT AND ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 90000. I AM WANTING TO GET MY CAR FIXED BUT THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED WHEN THROTTLE BODY GOT REPLACED BEFORE AND NOW I SEE THEY ARE ON BACKORDER. THIS IS AWFUL THIS CAR SHOULD BE ON NATIONAL RECALL. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD LAST THIS LONG! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,217.

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE TWO (2) 2006 FORD FREESTYLES. THE FIRST ONE HAS 85,000 MILES WHEN THE DASH CLUSTER AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACING. THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. FORD TOLD US THERE WERE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS. THE REPAIRS COST $1700. THE SECOND VEHICLE, SAME YEAR, HAS 105,000 MILES AND IS NOW STARTING TO SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE CAR ACCELERATES AND SURGES RANDOMLY. AGAIN, FORD TOLD ME THERE ARE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO DO TO HELP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE OF THE THROTTLE BODIES WENT BANKRUPT AND THEY ARE NOW SOURCING THE PART FROM SOME OTHER COMPANY. THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IN THE MEAN TIME, MY VEHICLE SURGES AND ACCELERATES BEYOND MY CONTROL, CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE PARKING. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROX 40,000 MILES, HEAR ACCELERATION/DECELERATION WHEN NOT MOVING, TURN OFF CAR AND RESETS, ONCE HAD TO RESET AS MANY AS 5 TIMES TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF PARKING LOT - HAD TO STOP AND TURN OFF CAR IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING LANE IN PARKING LOT, DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN ISSUE IS OCCURRING, REPAIRED THROTTLE CONTROL BODY (TOOK OVER 2 WEEKS FOR DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN PART, DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE RENTAL AND I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE). *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SURGED IN REVERSE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS CONTINUOUSLY OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

MY VEHICLE HAS ISSUES IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN INCHING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR PARKING PLACE. IT SURGES WHEN THE GEARS ARE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND VISA VERSA. I WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THROUGH AT IDLE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR MY TURN TO INCH UP TO THE ORDER MICROPHONE. MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATED OF ITS OWN ACCORD, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED OUT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH ON THE DASH LIGHTED UP .I DROVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER IN LIMP MODE. THE DEALER COULDN'T SCHEDULE A TIMELY APPOINTMENT AND I DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO A DEALER ACROSS TOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN CRANKED AND RAN WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION AT THE NEXT DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT OF RANDOM ACCELERATION THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. NOW THAT I REFLECT BACK TO THE CRASH, AFTER THE MOST RECENT RANDOM ACCELERATION, I CANNOT DETERMINE THAT I WAS ENTIRELY AT FAULT FOR THE INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH. I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IDLING AND WAITING FOR IT TO CHANGE WHEN I REMEMBER A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS BEFORE IT CRASHED. THE CORRECTION FOR THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER HAS SAID THE REPAIR PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND NO APPROXIMATE DATE OF ACQUISITION IS STATED. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF SAID PART AND IS A SAFETY RISK, YET FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOT AGREED NOR OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN PUTTING THE PART REQUEST ON EXPEDITED STATUS. NO RECALL FOR THE WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF THIS PART HAS BEEN ISSUED BY FORD. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH ONLY 55,560 MILES THAT I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH AND SURGES BADLY . THE CAR SHAKES BADLY DURING ACCELERATION, HAS STALLED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.THE WRENCH LIGHT AND SERVICE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THE THROTTLE BODY PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND FORD HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE CAR FOR A WEEK NOW AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I WILL HAVE TRANSPORTATION AGAIN. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLE END UP WITH THE SOME PROBLEM AS FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS AN $900 REPAIR AND ALONG WITH THE COST OF HAVING TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION MAKES THIS A COSTLY PROPOSITION. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD PAYING THE BILL AND BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 55,560

IT JUST STARTED LURCHING WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE, I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT HAPPENS IN MY DRIVE WAY, AT FAST FOOD DRIVE THRUS, THE BANK. I HAVE YET TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER THROUGH FORD. I HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE ONE ON THE INTERNET. THIS PART IS ABOUT $500. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'LL LURCH. IT SCARES ME AND WHO EVER IS WITH ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT STARTED SHAKING AND HESITATING. WHEN SHE SHIFTED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TWO MILES TO HER RESIDENCE APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SINCE IT CONTINUED TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,200.

Mileage: 37,200

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IF I AM STOPPING, AT A LIGHT, THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH, OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD - EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WERE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND WE HAD TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP BEFORE WE ENDED UP IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE ALSO ALMOST HIT A CAR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THIS WEEKEND. THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS WORSE WHEN I AM RUNNING THE AC. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. IT IS A VERY SCARY AND I AM WORRIED I AM GOING TO HIT ANOTHER CAR OR AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER WHO WALKS IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY CAR SO THE DEALERSHIP IS COVERING THE COST BUT IS SAYING THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND I MAY HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR WHILE I WAIT. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY COULD REPLACE THE THROTTLE TO CORRECT THE MOST CURRENT FAILURE HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,424.

Mileage: 64,424

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 30,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AT LOW (IDLE) SPEEDS. OCCURS SPORADICALLY, USUALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND CAR IS IN REVERSE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN AT A STOP IN DRIVE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE OTHER DAY IT HAPPENED IN A DRIVE THROUGH LANE AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BRAKED AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED. IT DID NOT RUN GOOD FOR THE NEXT 10 MILES. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS IN DETAIL. NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD T HAT IT WAS A DIRTY AIR FILTER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT IT WAS T HE THROTTLE BODY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE PART UNTIL IT DID. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THE THROTTLE BODY HAS GONE BAD AND IT CAUSE THE CAR THE LUNGE OUT OF CONTROL. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM AS IT LUNGES ABOUT A FOOT OR TWO AND YOU COULD EASILY HIT A PERSON OR CAR OR SOMEOTHER OBJECT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 2500. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED,THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE ,BUT NOT AS OFTEN AS REVERSE. WE HAVE 50,000 MILES ON OUR CAR AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS THUS FAR. OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AND I AM PLANNING ON CONTACTING A FORD DEALER TOMORROW TO GET IT DIAGNOSED? I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE THROTTLE BODY'S IN THESE VEHICLES, I HAD NO IDEA SO MANY OWNERS OF THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WE ARE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SURGING/LUNGING OF CAR EVEN WHILE PRESSING BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET, WILL NOT LET WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE UNTIL I GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH HAS DRIVEN WELL FOR YEARS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. IN JULY 2010, WE BECAME CONCERNED WITH THE CAR'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN BOTH REVERSE AND DRIVE. EACH TIME YOU PLACE THE CAR INTO GEAR (WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR), THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO DRIVE. AFTER THE CAR LUNGES IT WILL SOMETIMES STALL. YOU CANNOT EASE SLOWLY OUT OF PARKING SPACES OR MORE SLOWLY THROUGH TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU COULD EASILY HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION STARTED OUT AS HARDLY NOTICEABLE BUT NOW THE CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. ON JULY 22, 2010, WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE PROBLEM WAS WILL THE "THROTTLE BODY". THEY TOLD US WE COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL UNTIL THIS PART WAS REPLACED. NATIONWIDE THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY 2006 FREESTYLES. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF A TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON RESTART THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,800.

Mileage: 100,800

THE THROTTLE BODY IN THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, REVVING OF THE MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 72,359

I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE BUT IS DOING NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF SEPTEMBER. FORD KNOWS THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE AND STILL WILL ONLY TELL ME THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IS OF NO CONCERN TO THEM. THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THEY ARE KNOWINGLY RISKING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD BY KNOWINGLY NOT ISSUING A RECALL. NOT ONLY IS THIS DANGEROUS WHEN THIS PART DOES EVENTUALLY GET REDESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY FORD EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECT IN FORD FREESTYLES I HAD TO PAY $75 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED ON JULY 6, 2010 AND MY COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $700. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD IS BEING ALLOWED TO OPERATE BUSINESS IN THIS WAY. MY FIRST CONTACT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WAS JULY 6, 2010 AND STILL NOTHING. FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH THE PART REQUIRED TO FIX MY CAR AND CANNOT TELL ME WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY ALSO WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND IS SUGGESTING THAT I CONTINUE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN BUSINESS. I AM CONTACTING ALL NECESSARY AUTHORITIES REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS OR RESOLVE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TRIED TO THE STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR IN CHICO CA I WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. 100 DEGREE TEMPS AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OPERATING AT HIGH SETTING. SHE WAS SLOWLY ROLLING FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE COVERING THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS THOUGH SHE HAD STEPPED ON THE GAS. CONTACTED THE DEALER BY PHONE TODAY AND HE ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. HE SAID BECAUSE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT SHOW UP ON A COMPUTER CHECK. I WILL BE STOPPING BY TOMORROW TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 56,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ENTERED THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. SHE HAD TO CONTINUE TURNING THE ENGINE ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO PERFORM TWO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AT HER EXPENSE. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE APPLYING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AND THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME FORCE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,625 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,805 .

Mileage: 80,625

MY '06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FORWARD ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH INTO A PARKING SPOT. AT TIMES IT EVEN STALLS. THE SURGE CAUSES THE CAR TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AND I'M FORCED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR, WALL, PERSON, OR WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF ME. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD SERVICE STATION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY CONCERN. THE NEXT TWO TIMES I WENT INTO THE CAR WITH THE TECHNICIANS AND THEY DID EXPERIENCE THE SURGING MOTION. HOWEVER, WHEN RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR, NO PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED. MOST RECENTLY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS UPDATED ON THE CAR AND I WAS SENT HOME, AS THE TECHNICIANS SAID THEY DROVE THE CAR AND NO LONGER FELT THE SURGING. BY THE TIME I EXITED THE HIGHWAY (5 MILES LATER) THE CAR WAS SURGING AND THREATENING TO STALL OUT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED MULTIPLE FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MOST HAVE INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN MY CAR TOMORROW AND HAVE PHOTOCOPIED SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS. IF THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN FORD FREESTYLES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE. DRIVING MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT BEGAN TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,700.

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. A RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HER RESIDENCE AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 49,500

SUBJECT: 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AGGRESSIVE, UNEXPECTED THRUSTING COMMENTS: I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 60,000 MILES. IT HAS RECENTLY BEGUN TO AGGRESSIVELY THRUST (EITHER FORWARD IN DRIVE OR IN REVERSE IN REVERSE) WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AND HAS DONE THIS IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC AND AFTER MAKING STOPS AT RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE ONLY "CODE" THEY GOT WAS FOR AN AIR FILTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE THRUSTS, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE CAR LOSES POWER (BUT CAN STILL CRAWL ALONG WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKING ASSISTED CONTROL). THE CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF & RESTARTED AT WHICH POINT THE PROBLEM DISSIPATES AS IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN AT ANY UNEXPECTED TIME. ITS FRIGHTENING IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVE THRUS & STOP & GO TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAR WILL DO NEXT. I DRIVE WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN & AM IN FEAR THE CAR IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH FORD BUT THEY SEEM UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THIS VERY REAL, VERY TERRIFYING CONCERN. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR EVERY SCHEDULED SERVICE SINCE PURCHASING IT, OIL CHANGES, AND "29 POINT CHECKS" AS FORD ADVERTISES. THIS WEEK, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. IT ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR WAS TO TURN IT OFF. UPON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY" WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $ 1,400. UPON RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 200 OR MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR AND THE SAME MODEL YEAR (UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY" COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2010, AS THERE ARE NO LONGER PARTS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. AND FOR THE NEXT 35 DAYS THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. UPON CALLING THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONSUMER HOTLINE, THE GIRL WITH WHOM I SPOKE TOLD ME THAT "THE PART IS ON BACKORDER" BEFORE I EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO TELL HER WHAT PART I WAS REFERRING TO, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE SHE WAS ALREADY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE SHORTAGE OF PARTS WAS DUE TO HAVING TO EFFECT SO MANY OF THESE REPAIRS. WHEN I TOLD HER MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES (EVEN REFERENCING THE RECENT CASE WITH TOYOTA), SHE PUT ME ON HOLD FOR ALMOST 20 MINUTES WHILE SHE TRIED TO REACH DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT SHE WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR DISCUSS WHETHER THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD. SHE EVADED THE QUESTION JUST TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE "ESCALATE THE REQUEST" AND WOULD CALL ME. SHE SOUNDED VERY DEFENSIVE, AND BECAME MORE DEFENSIVE WHEN I TOLD HER ABOUT THE NEAR ACCIDENT BUT COULDN'T EXPLAIN HOW THEY COULD BE OUT OF THIS SPECIFIC PART THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 89,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEED DRIVING. LESS THAN ONE MILE LATER WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THEN STALLED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME FOUR MILES LATER WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A STICKING THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC. THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE PERSISTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER STALLING UPON FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,250. UPDATED EVOQ 07/20/10.*JB

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE UP TO 10 MPH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE LATE AUGUST BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 01/04/2012 *LN *TR

Mileage: 32,000

PROBLEM STARTS WHEN CAR IS SITTING IDLE, IN GEAR, AND THE A/C IS ON. THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IT'S AS IF SOMEONE IS FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR AND I'M NOT EVEN TOUCHING IT. IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. I'VE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THINGS. MANY TIMES THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER RESTARTING, THE LIGHT USUALLY GOES OFF. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME THE CAR SITS IDLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, I.E. DRIVE-THRUS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC. I'M ALWAYS WORRIED THE CAR WILL LURCH OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR I'LL HIT SOMEONE BACKING UP AS IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I FEEL THIS TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED WHEN THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ARE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,685

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR SITTING IDLE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC CLEANED CARBON DEPOSITS FROM THE THROTTLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF THE CLEANING REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

Mileage: 70,000

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN HOT TEMPERATURES, SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT OR IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR WILL REV UP TO ~2500-3000 RPMS AND LURCH FORWARD. SOMETIMES THE CAR DIES AFTER THIS OR SEEMS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. WHEN TESTING THE CAR ON A CODE READER, IT SHOWED NOTHING RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE, WE'VE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 AND 2006 YEAR MODEL FORD FREESTYLES. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT COULD LEAD TO A COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER AT IDLE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE JUST STARTED ACCELERATING WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE SIDE OF MY OFFICE BUILDING. IT IS DOING IT QUITE FREQUENTLY NOW AND I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS BUT FORD ISN'T DOING A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS SHE RELEASED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS BEFORE IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT STALLED. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT HER EXPENSE FOR $100. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER DOES NOT EXPECT THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE MONTHS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 70000.

Mileage: 70,000

CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON OWN. DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A SHOP, FOR FEAR OF DRIVING FAMILY IN IT. TURNS OUT IT IS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM, ON BACKORDER, CURRENTLY THOUGH NO RECALL. INSIST THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, SIMILAR TO TOYOTA'S ISSUES AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP SAID BACKORDER OF PARTS COULD BE 3-4 WEEKS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE CAR. EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED EDITION. HE STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

Mileage: 69,000

THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR SURGES WHETHER IT IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE...WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAVE HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE, THEN STALL COMPLETELY. IN ADDITION TO THIS HAPPENING AFTER RESTARTING, THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. NOT SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACTUALLY LUNGES AND REVS UP WHEN I FIRST GET INTO IT AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY NOW FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND ABOUT 40,000 MILES BUT THIS WEEKEND WAS THE FINAL STRAW. I HAD TO PICK UP A CHILD AND LEFT MY KIDS IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINS WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS AND I ALMOST HIT A TREE THEN IT SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND IT LUNGED FORWARDS AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN RESTARTED IT BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN CORRECTLY.A WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. IT WAS CLOCKING 3000 RPMS AT 40 MPH AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY AFTER THAT BUT LUNGED AGAIN TODAY.I PULLED THE CODES WHICH WERE PO61B AND P2106. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE IN PARKING LOTS, TREES, MY GARAGE DOOR, AND MY OWN KIDS...THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I THINK FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL!! *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCES ENGINE REV AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN OPERATED AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY WHEN THE AC IS IN USE. OCCURS ONLY AFTER IDLING OR OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 3 MINUTES. EACH TIME I HAD SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S BEEN CLOSE. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS, PRETTY MUCH SINCE IT HAD GOTTEN WARM ENOUGH TO USE THE AC. NEVER HAPPENED IN THE PAST 3+ YEARS OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL THIS YEAR. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY, 30 MAY 2010. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 KEEPS SURGING FORWARD IN LOW SPEED AND OUT OF PARK CONDITIONS. 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL ACCIDENTALLY. BUT IT HAPPENED THE 2ND TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AS I WAS LEAVING A GAS PUMP. AS SOON AS I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS JUMPING FORWARD, I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DIE. I RESTARTED IT AND WENT ON MY WAY THINKING IT WAS JUST A WEIRD OCCURRENCE. THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 5MILES PER HOUR IN MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT. CAR SURGED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO VEER FOR THE SOCCER FIELD TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR DIED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULDN'T BE SEEN UNTIL 5DAYS LATER B/C THEY WERE BOOKED. I WAS INCREDULOUS B/C THIS SEEMED TO ME TO BE A DANGEROUS MATTER. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE PERSON INSULTED ME BY INTIMATING THAT 1) I MUST HAVE HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON - I DID NOT OR 2) THAT MY MAT WAS TANGLED IN MY ACCELERATOR OR 3) "SOMETIMES LADIES HAVE THEIR PURSE BY THEIR FEET AND MAYBE MY PURSE WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT ME KNOWING." I HAD TO ASK HIM IF HE THOUGHT I WAS AN IDIOT FOR CALLING SINCE HE WASN'T TAKING MY CONCERNS FOR A MECHANICAL SAFETY ISSUE SERIOUSLY. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO'S A MECHANIC WHO WENT ONTO THE FORD WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND POSTED THEIR CONCERNS ON THE FORD WEBSITE. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS OR PASSERS-BY WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY AND FORD WOULD HAVE HAD LETTERS MAILED TO ALL THE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS OF THAT MALFUNCTION. AT THIS POINT, I MADE THE APPOINTMENT AND AWAIT WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING ABOUT IT BUT, WAS ALREADY FOREWARNED THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS B/C MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE ITS 4YRS OLD AND STANDARD WARRANTIES ARE FOR 3YRS. *TR

Mileage: 56,290

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN RUNNING THE AC. PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN USUALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER CARS AND PEOPLE. 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 60,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. CAR LUNGES WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, WHILE IN DRIVE AND FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN STALLING ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE LUNGING WITHOUT STALLING CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. LUNGING HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61K. PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT. FORD REPLACED THEM AT NO CHARGE DUE TO THE RECALL. JUST REPLACED MY FRONT BREAK PADS ON 5/5/2010. TODAY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. ALSO THE SEATBELT LIGHT AND ALARM KEPT RINGING EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. ITS WORSE WHEN THE AIR COND. IS ON. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING THE CAR TILL I CAN AFFORD TO TAKE IN TO A DEALER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FREESTYLES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THROTTLE BODY AGAIN. SECOND TIME IN HAVING 06 FORD FREESTYLE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH NO WARNING AND STALL OUT. ALMOST REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR AND ON 5/1/10 WHEN PULLED OUT IN INTERSECTION, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED, CARS WERE COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. NEAR MISS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR .HIT A CAR BACKING UP IN PARKING LOT. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED I'M UNEMPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ENGINE WILL REV UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN PARK AND IS PUT IN GEAR. HAPPENS IN BOTH REVERSE AND FORWARD AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO JUMP OUT IN TRAFFIC IF NOT PREPARED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. LAST NOTICED YESTERDAY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, AND IS A FAIRLY RARE OCCURRENCE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INSTANCES WHEN THIS "SURGING" OCCURS WHILE I'VE BEEN STOPPED AT BUSY STREETS. DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AS THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. LOOKING AT FORD DISCUSSION BOARDS, IT APPEARS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON IN THE FREESTYLE. WE'VE ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING - THE ENGINE RPMS GO WAY UP, POWER GOES WAY DOWN & THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON (CAR GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE); TURNING THE CAR OFF & THEN BACK ON HELPED INITIALLY, BUT THE ISSUE HAS BECOME MORE COMMON & PREVALENT; CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY; ONE OF THE SURGES CAUSED MY WIFE TO SIDE-SWIPE A CONCRETE POLE IN A PARKING RAMP AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES, BUT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 5K MILES (APPROXIMATELY). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISCONTINUE VEHICLE ACCELERATION. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE HAD THE COMPONENT REPLACED AT ANOTHER DEALER, BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. A YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, SO THEY CLEANED THE COMPONENT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO EXPEDITE THE PART TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,321. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED BACK IN 2008 WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS RAPIDLY. IN OCT 2009 THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. UPDATED 12/16/09*JB

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. AT LOW SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,500 THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE NOVEMBER.

Mileage: 69,500

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WILL ALSO STALL WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND SHUT OFF. IT ALSO WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER STALLING OUT WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 28, 2009 TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX MY CAR, BUT THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL DECEMBER 2009. I HAVE CALLED EACH MONTH TO GET AN UPDATE AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT, IN AUGUST 2009 I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BEING MANUFACTURED AND SHOULD BE IN SOON. AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2009 I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST AND THAT IT SHOULD BE IN BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, I WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD NOT BE MANUFACTURED UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER WITH A DELIVERY OF LATE NOVEMBER, SO THE PROJECTED REPAIR TIME FOR MY CAR WOULD BE LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY 3 CHILDREN. SO EARLIER THIS WEEK WE DECIDED TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE REPAIR ISSUE. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD POSSIBLY THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER THE PART WILL BE AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AND THEY HAVE SENT A MUTUAL RELEASE FOR ME TO SIGN IN ORDER TO HAVE A LOANER CAR TO USE UNTIL THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. IN THIS RELEASE IT REMOVES ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIR FROM FORD, ITS DEALERSHIPS AND SUBSIDIARIES. IN RESEARCHING THE REPAIR ISSUE WITH MY CAR, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WAITING ON THE THIS SAME PART AND REPAIR AND WAS TOLD AT ONE TIME BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WERE OVER 900 CARS OF THE SAME MODEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FROM FORD. *TR

Mileage: 57,290

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. HE ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

Mileage: 13,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE HE EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. HOWEVER BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,100. BL

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THIS STARTED IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKE. ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT CARS IN FRONT OF ME.FORD CLAIMS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS NOT BEING PRODUCED ANY LONGER. MY CAR WAS REPLACED WITH A USED PART TELLING ME IT COULD ONLY BE GUARANTEED FOR 6 MONTHS. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I FEEL FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 47,484

CAR ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THEN CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC AT LIGHT OR WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE. THROTTLE BODY NOT WORKING PROPERLY, REPAIR COST APPROX 1,200.00 ON 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. FORD CLAIMS ITEM PAST WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MANUAL SAYS 8YR 80,000. *TR

Mileage: 41,250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY PRIOR FAILURES AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BOTTLE WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY AT THE COST OF $454. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE OLD THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,950 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,280.

Mileage: 25,950

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EGR VALVES AND THROTTLE BODY. THE REPAIR PART WAS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR NOISE. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED FOR SURGING CONDITION, ALSO REPROGRAMED PCM UPDATED 10/08/09.*JB

Mileage: 52,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY DURING TRAFFIC. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART TO RESET. HAPPENS RANDOMLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. FORD SAYS IT IS A THROTTLE BODY UNIT FAILURE, BUT CAN DO NOTHING SINCE THE PART IS BACK ORDERED FOR 6 MONTHS AND HAS BEEN FOR OVER A YEAR. TWO TSB'S OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, BUT NO RECALL ON A PART THEY CANNOT EVEN KEEP IN STOCK FOR OVER TWO YEARS DUE TO THE CONSTANT FAILURE. NOW MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE IN DANGER EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE WHICH IS ALWAYS CHANGING AND NEVER A FIRM DATE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE CEASED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNLESS THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT. THEY ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND QUICKLY STALLED. THE EMISSION SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH CONFIRMED THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT VERIFIED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 09/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/14/09 UPDATED 09/16/09.*JB

Mileage: 70,000

2006 FORD FREESTYLE - PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND BRAKING, CAR SURGED FORWARD NARROWLY STOPPING BEFORE HITTING ROCK WALL. CAR HAD BEEN SURGING OCCASIONALLY WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. TWO TRIPS TO LOCAL DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, THEREFORE KEPT NO RECORD OF VEHICLE BEING BROUGHT IN. OCCURRENCE OF SURGING HAD INCREASED IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BECOMING MORE NOTICEABLE AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TO THE POINT OF HAPPENING ABOUT 4 OF 10 TIMES YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. ON JULY 24, 2009 TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE SURGING. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY -NEEDS REPLACING- VERY COMMON PROBLEM. PART ON BACKORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2009. TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THIS WAS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER FOR FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER. CALLED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER THAT SAME DAY. CRC REP THAT I SPOKE WITH AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER. FORD IS CHANGING THE VENDOR WHO SUPPLIES THIS PART AND THAT IS PART OF THE DELAY. I ASKED HER WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE IF IN APPLYING THE BRAKES AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED, SHE SAID THAT SHE COULDN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I TOLD HER THAT I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND SHE TOLD ME THAT IF I WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY THAT I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I ASKED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE A REPLACEMENT COULD BE OBTAINED AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLES STILL IN THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WILL BE REPLACED FIRST, THEN THOSE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH I HAVE) AND FINALLY THOSE IN WHICH THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. IF FORD HAS HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF THE THROTTLE BODIES TO NEED REPLACING (AS BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CRC REP STATED), WHY HAS FORD NOT SENT OUT A WARNING OR DONE A RECALL OF VEHICLES TO CHECK FOR THIS FAULTY PART. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE SLIGHTLY WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE STOPPED SEEMED TO ACCENTUATE THE CONDITION. IN THE LAST WEEK THE SURGING HAS BECOME DANGEROUS. THE ENGINE REVS EXCESSIVELY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN BACKING UP. SEVERAL TIMES I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING CARS AND OBJECTS BEHIND ME. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE CAR STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING CARS PARKED BEHIND ME. THE SERVICE INDICATOR (WRENCH) LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE CAR ENTERED LIMP-IN MODE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY AT THAT POINT BUT WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY INDICATED A FAILED ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) AND A TOTAL COST TO REPAIR OF OVER $800. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY. THEY SAY IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO COME IN. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, BUT WILL NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION DUE TO THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,171.

Mileage: 61,171

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE IT INTO GEAR. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALER ONLY CHARGED HER $142 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT MAY NOT START. MOST RECENTLY, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE COULD STICK AND SHE MAY BE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAD THE PART REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,935. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

Mileage: 36,935

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES IT BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING. WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING, THE TIRES RUBBED THE INNER WALLS. THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS AFTER ADDING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 320. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300. *AK

Mileage: 320

BOUGHT A 2006 FREESTYLE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO. NOTICED THE A/C NOT WORKING AND THE ACCELERATION NOT WORKING AND LOTS OF SMOKE. PULLED OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS AFTER THE DEAL WAS DONE WITH 45 MILES ON THE CAR. *NM

Mileage: 45