2005 Ford Freestyle

FOR QUITE SOME TIME, MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES AND WILL STALL WHEN OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING, AND BACKING UP) WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. IT EITHER LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS (IF IN REVERSE), THEN STALLS AND GOES INTO FAILSAFE MODE. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING. THE CAR SHOULD NOT DO THIS. NOW IT'S HAPPENING WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON...WHICH IS GREAT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN FLORIDA WHEN IT'S 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE...HAVING TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE I CAN'T DRIVE WITH AIR ON OR CAR WILL STALL IS HIGHLY ANNOYING. WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE CAR HAS 147K MILES ON IT (MOSTLY HIGHWAY) AND I LOVE MY CAR. THE LUNGING IS SCARY THOUGH. I'M HAVING TO LOOK FOR PARKING SPACES WITH LIMITED NEIGHBORS SO WE DON'T LUNGE INTO ANOTHER CAR. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN GOING AT A LOW SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, GOING INTO OR COMING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, IN A DRIVE THRU LINE, OR WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE PROBLEM SEEM WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND/OR THE AIR IS ON. YESTERDAY THE PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN, ENGINE STALLED AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE HAD A FEW NEAR MISSES WITH THE PROBLEM, COMING CLOSE TO HITTING A LITTLE GIRL IN A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST RUNNING INTO A CAR AT A DRIVE THRU LINE JUST TO NAME A COUPLE. I REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM LAST YEAR AND AM VERY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT FORD IS TAKING A CHANCE WITH PEOPLES LIVES LIKE THIS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM? *TR

THE CARS WRENCH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHILE SITTING ON HOT DAYS WITH THE A/C ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT GOES INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE THAT ALLOWS ONLY 15MPH AND IT SURGES REAL BAD IN FORWARD OR REVERSE WITH A VERY LOUD AND SUDDEN THUNK WHEN PUTTING IT IN GEAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS POS TRANSMISSION AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE ISSUES. I KNOW MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS IN MY AREA ALONE THAT HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A LOW GROANING NOISE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DETECT ANY ISSUES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN A LOUD BLAST CAME FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION LITERALLY EXPLODED AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE HOUSING AND SENT METAL EVERYWHERE. THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE BRAKES WERE COMPROMISED BECAUSE THE METAL HAD SEVERED THE BRAKE LINE AS WELL. THE CAR WAS SAFELY BROUGHT TO A STOP AND THEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT ENDED UP HAVING A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR NEARLY $4,000. WE HAD BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ENGINE SURGES DATING BACK TO WELL BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION INCIDENT AND CONTINUING EVEN TO THIS DAY. IT WAS NOT UNTIL FINDING RECENT INFORMATION THAT I RELATED THESE TWO INCIDENTS TO EACH OTHER. THIS LAST SPRING WE ALSO HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED AS WELL. I RECALL SEEING THAT LISTED IN SEVERAL REPORTS AS WELL. *TR

AFTER COMING HOME FROM A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE, ABOUT 5 MILE TOTAL ROUND TRIP; I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ABOUT TO MOVE THE GEAR LEVER FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD HITTING A METAL STORAGE SHELF. THE CAR SURGED 5 FEET FORWARD WHILE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED FROM IDLE (ABOUT 800) TO 2500 INSTANTLY AND UNCOMMANDED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE INCREASE OR INPUT. IT DAMAGED THE FRONT OF MY CAR. OUR FREESTYLE DOES THIS OFTEN. I NORMALLY CAN CATCH IT. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED OR WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED. IT HAPPENS BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO DISCONTINUE LETTING MY 18 AND 16 YEAR OLD SON AND DAUGHTER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DANGER INVOLVED IN THESE UNCONTROLLED SURGES. *TR

WHEN HOT AND TYPICALLY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD DURING BACKUP AND SLOW MANEUVERING. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ALSO DIE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF STUDENTS WHILE IN PULLMAN. EVEN HAPPENS WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS PUTTING FORD AND HIGH RISK FOR A MAJOR LAWSUIT. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE CAR TWICE NOW. BOTH TIMES WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY WITH ME. HUSBAND AND TWO DAUGHTER OF 10 AND 12. WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR, WITH THE AC RUNNING, WE PLACED THE CAR IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WENT HIGH SPEED AHEAD WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PETAL. INSTEAD THE BRAKE PETAL WAS APPLIED. THANK THE GOOD LORD, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME ... SINCE I WAS IN A BUSY STORE PARKING LOT BOTH TIMES! THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, AS WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE OR LOSE POWER ALONG WITH THE WRENCH(TRANSMISSION) LIGHT COMING ON. THIS WENT ON FOR 3 MILES DOWN ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH THESE PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY IT FELT BACK TO NORMAL. WE WENT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING IN THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM I SEE IS VERY PREVALENT IN THIS CAR. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BEFORE THIS IS RESOLVED.. I AM SORRY TO SAY! CAR IS STILL AT GARAGE AND NOT REPAIRED. LAST WORD WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACKORDER. THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I HAVE BOUGHT 5 FORD VEHICLES AND THIS MAY BE THE LAST. *TR

SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR TO DRIVE CAUSES A DANGEROUS SPIKE IN RPMS AND THE CAR TRIES TO TAKE OFF WITH NO FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. SEEMS TO BE INCREASING MORE AND MORE AND GIVES A FEELING THAT THE BRAKES WON'T HOLD THE CAR FROM TAKING OFF ON DAY. MAKES ME FEARFUL FOR PARKING LOT AREAS OR DRIVEWAY AREAS. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAVE HEARD THAT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM NO MATTER WHAT. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE IT RAVES ON IT'S OWN WITH OUT ME STEPPING ON THE GAS. IT ALSO TRYS AND TAKES OFF ON ITS OWN IT HAS DONE IT VARIOUS TIMES. I JUST GOT IT OUT THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/7/12 DUE TO AC COMPRESSOR TOOK THE DEALERSHIP A WHOLE WEEK TO FIX WENT TO PICK IT UP LEFT THE DEALER AND IT STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS ON AND TRYING TO TAKE OFF WHITOUT ME STEPPING ON THE GAS. THE NEXT DAY 8/8/12 I WENT TO WORK WHEN I GOT TO OUR GATE AT MY JOB I WAS GETTING MY BADGE TO OPEN THE GATE AND IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS PARKING REVERSE IT ACCELERATED AND THEN IT DIED ON ME IT READ SYSTEM FAILURE, I TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DID IT AGAIN AND THEN IT SHUT OFF AGAIN READING SYSTEM FAILURE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK THINKING THEY MUST HAVE DID SOMETHING WRONG NOW THERE TELLING ME ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER DEDUCTIBLE TO GET IT FIXED. THERE GOES 2 DEDUCTIBLE PAYMENTS BACK TO BACK! THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS PART BACK I LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE! *TR