2005 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SURGE FORWARD UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VEHICLE HAS A SUDDEN JUMP IN ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN DRIVER IS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT FEELS AS IF BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE BEING PRESSED AND THE CAR IS IN CONFLICT. THEN THE IDLE SEEMS TO DROP EITHER TO A POINT OF THE VEHICLE DYING OR ALMOST STALLING. WHEN RESTARTED (SOMETIMES THIS TAKES 2-3 TRIES TO KEEP IT RUNNING) OR IDLE EVENS OUT THE RPMS AND ACCELERATION ARE DELAYED FOR SOME TIME. WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR (EVEN PUSHING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR) THE VEHICLE WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED (IN A NORMAL RESPONSE TIME-WITHIN 3-4 MILES) AND RPMS TOP OUT AT 2000. THIS HAPPENS AT BOTH LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACHIEVE HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRIGGER FOR THIS IS TYPICALLY A SHARP TURN. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND GIVING DIAGNOSTIC CODES OF P061B AND P2106 WHICH I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A DESCRIPTION OF THESE CODES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE EVERY 4-6 WEEKS TO BEGIN WITH, BUT HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY TO 3-4 TIMES A MONTH. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT APPEARS TO BE THE COMMON FIX AS REPORTED BY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND RESTARTING THE NEXT DAY OR 4-5 HOURS LATER THE PROBLEM IS NOT APPARENT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARD AND NEARLY CRASHED. THE FAIL-SAFE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON JULY 19 AND 20, 2011, WHILE MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS TO PARK IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AND TO PARALLEL PARK IN AN URBAN STREET SETTING, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE "REVVED UP" WITHOUT MY PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO "SURGE" OR "LUNGE"--THIS OCCURRED BOTH IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE. IN ALL CASES, A QUICK APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE CAUSED THE "SURGING" TO END; FORTUNATELY, NO NEARBY VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS WERE STRUCK. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED UNDER VERY HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS (TEMPERATURE AROUND 100 DEGREES), WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING "FULL BLAST." THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE TRIGGERED BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK OR EXIT A PARKING SPACE. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS "SURGING/LUNGING" ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM IN AN ISOLATED CORNER OF A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT, BY DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND THEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AS IF TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. WE HAVE OWNED OUR FREESTYLE FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS (PURCHASED USED) AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM SINCE JULY 20--ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER HAS BEEN COOLER SINCE THAT DATE, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS BEEN USED FAR LESS, IF AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE A MATTER WE UNDERSTAND THE NHTSA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING RECENTLY WITH FREESTYLES OF THIS VINTAGE. I HAD READ AN ARTICLE ON THE INVESTIGATION SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND DID NOT THINK ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT--UNTIL MY EXPERIENCES ON JULY 19-20. ON INQUIRING ABOUT THIS MATTER WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED IT WAS UNAWARE OF SUCH A PROBLEM, AND SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE THE REFRIGERANT LEVEL CHECKED, AS A LOW REFRIGERANT LEVEL MIGHT CAUSE THE A/C SYSTEM TO DEMAND MORE POWER FROM THE ENGINE. AN APPT. IS SCHEDULED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED OR WHILE IN MOTION SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I START MY CAR AND GO TO PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR WILL TAKE OF LUNGING!! I HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKE FOR IT TO STOP SOMETIMES IT REVS UP SO MUCH THAT MY CAR GOES INTO ENGINE FAILURE MODE AND MY CAR SHUTS DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR AND NOW IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME ON A DAILY BASIS. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!! I TOOK MY CAR IN TODAY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND THE SERVICE MAN CHECKED IT OUT AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY FOR IT WHICH IS GOING TO COST $800! I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET IT FIXED I NEED A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY CHILDREN. THE CAR WILL BE READY FOR ME IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIME WHERE I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND PEOPLE!! VERY SCARY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS FORD FREESTYLE. I HOPE THAT THIS MATTER IS SERIOUSLY CHECKED OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE 2005 EXPERIENCING THE LUNGING ISSUE PRETTY MUCH SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. JUST FIGURED IT WAS A "TOUCHY" ENGINE THAT I NEEDED TO GET USED TO. AFTER HEARING THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE, TOOK IT TO DEALER. FIRST DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND DEALER INSISTED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $900 - MY EXPENSE. SINCE THEN AIR CONDITIONER HAS NOT WORKED AND EAST COAST HAS HAD 5 HEAT WAVES - STARING DOWN THE THROAT OF #6. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO RELATION TO PREVIOUS WORK DONE (30 DAYS AGO). I DO REALIZE THAT AIR CONDITIONING IS A LUXURY, BUT AM LEARNING FROM OTHER POSTS THAT DEALERS ARE PUSHING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF COMPRESSORS ($800 ++) WHILE OTHER PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR FIX WITH A VALVE REPLACEMENT ($30). THESE OVERCHARGING PRACTICES ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS, IT IS APPARENT THAT THESE ARE MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS NOT BEING APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 0 TO 10 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE EFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE SIMILAR TO THE COMPLAINTS INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.