2005 Ford Freestyle

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (PULLING OUT OF A MALL) APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY, I STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY CAR SUDDENLY LEAPT FORWARD TOWARD TRAFFIC. THINKING THAT MAYBE I DIDN'T HAVE MY BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED HARD ENOUGH (SCARING ME) I PUSHED MY FOOT HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BUT THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC CLEARED & I PROCEEDED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THEN, THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO MOVE, SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE HARDER. THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THEN MOVED FORWARD VERY SLOWLY. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL HARDER, AND AGAIN, THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THEN FINALLY MOVED FORWARD VERY SLOWLY. TRAFFIC WAS COMING FROM BEHIND SO I KEPT GOING FORWARD. LUCKILY THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY (AROUND THE CORNER). SO I DROVE IT VERY CAREFULLY STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AT MOST I WAS GOING ABOUT 30-35 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS IN EFFECT, SO IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED, EXCEPT FOR A $100. DEDUCTIBLE. (PLUS WE"LL NEED TO PAY CHARGES TO HAVE THE PARTS SHIPPED ASAP). TODAY, MY HUSBAND CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTYLE'S. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS! MY CAR COULD EASILY HAVE LURCHED OUT INTO HEAVY 40-45 MILE PER HR TRAFFIC, IF I HADN'T HAD FAST REFLEXES! OR IF I HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE HIGHER SPEED TRAFFIC I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND! MY CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 37,000 MILES. I'VE HAD ABOUT FOUR INCIDENCES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST, THEY REPLACED MY ALTERNATOR. THEN MY BATTERY. THEN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANELS & (IN THE DASHBOARD) AIRCONDITIONING PANELS. AT LEAST THEY'RE THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THEY'VE DONE (BECAUSE THE DON'T TELL YOU ALL THE THINGS THEY'VE FIXED OR REPLACED). I DON"T KNOW IF THESE THINGS ARE CONNECTED. ALSO ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THESE PARTS HAVE BE HARD TO FIND. *TR

JUST AFTER PLACING CAR INTO REVERSE, IT STARTED ACCELERATING BACKWARDS AND REQUIRED HIGH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IT. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME OR 2, I THOUGHT IT WAS ME. EACH TIME I LOOKED DOWN AT MY FOOT TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT PRESSING BOTH PEDALS AND I WAS NOT (I'M A HIGH-SPEED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR). THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, I APPLIED FULL BRAKE PRESSURE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE" APPEARED ON THE WARNING CLUSTER. WE'VE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL IT'S FIXED. MANY MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE STOPPED A TRAFFIC LIGHT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANYTHING TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE THEN DIED AND WHEN RESTARTED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH SYMBOL WERE LIT UP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS DUE TO A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. IT HAS BEEN 6 DAYS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND FROM WHAT I AM SEEING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I THINK IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

FAILURE OF THROTTLE BODY ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS WITHIN 1 DAY (JULY 23, 2010). WAITING TO PULL OUT OF GAS STATION, THE CAR TOOK OFF WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND PUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! ON THE SAME DAY, I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND I ALMOST HIT THE PARKED CAR BEHIND ME. THE CAR HAS 79,000 MILES. AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES, I HAD SAME PROBLEMS AND THE DEALER FIXED. I RESEARCHED FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER FAMILIES HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,907 UPDATED 10/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/19/19*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING; HOWEVER, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A THROTTLE BODY KIT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103000. UPDATED 10/13/10. *LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1000 SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT MY EVER HAVING TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR