2006 Ford Freestyle

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

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

THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BEFORE I COULD GET MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL. THEN STARTED TO LUNGE AT LOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC...NOW IT WILL LOSE POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND I WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAVELING 65MPH IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRAIN, LURCH, AND ACCELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF ACCELERATOR. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER, THE MALFUNCTION RETURNED. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I VIEWED DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SOME AT LOW SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS, IN WHICH PEDESTRIANS WERE ALMOST STRUCK. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD AT 0 TO 5 MPH. THE LURCHING OCCURS EVEN IF I DO NOT PRESS THE PEDAL. IT IS DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS AND WHEN TRYING TO PARK. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND IT IS STILL LURCHING FORWARD..FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD LUNGES. IT ALSO LOSES POWER AND CUTS OFF WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENS EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE. EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD IT DOES NO DISCRIMINATE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. IT'S ALSO WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SERIOUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS, IF THE CAR IS JUST CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LUNGING FORWARD/BACKWARD COULD BECOME POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AS WELL. I REALLY HOPE THAT FORD TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ISSUES. ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY STOPPED MAKING THE FREESTYLE WHAT 3 YRS LATER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY REALIZED THERE WAS SOME KIND OF AN ISSUE WHY ELSE WOULD THEY QUIT MAKING IT? I HAVE TO SAY OTHER THAN THAT MAJOR PROBLEM OF LUNGING AND GOING THROUGH REAR BRAKES THE CAR ITSELF IS WONDERFUL AND NOT MY FIRST FORD. I LOVE FORD VEHICLES, UNFORTUNATELY I AM A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ONE. IF FORD WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX IT THAT WOULD BE GREAT! I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT NOR GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LEMON ON MY HANDS. *TR

AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN, AND THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS HARD TO NOT ZOOM OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT INTO A PASSING CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE, "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE LUNGING KEPT CONTINUING BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. FINALLY, IT APPEARED TO STOP ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND I WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. AFTER THAT, THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE ITSELF. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC AT THE NECESSARY RATE. THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2005-2006 FREESTYLES AND 500S. I WOULD HOPE THAT FORD WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS PART FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND EVERYONE ON THE ROADWAY. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR....IN THIS SHORT TIME I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE, BOTH FOR MAJOR REPAIRS. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN WEEKS OF MY DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT; ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED RECOGNIZING THE KEY (I GUESS IT'S A SMART KEY WITH A CHIP EMBEDDED IN IT). I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO TWO DEALERSHIPS BEFORE THE SECOND ONE HAD IT FOR MULTIPLE DAYS BEFORE GETTING IT BACK. THIS TIME I WAS LEAVING THE STORE WITH MY DAUGHTERS. I STARTED MY CAR AND SHIFTED THE GEAR TO DRIVE AND ALTHOUGH MY CAR MADE THE ACCELERATING SOUND, IT WENT ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE. I THEN TRIED TO REVERSE IT AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO. I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND IT HAS NOW BEEN AT THE CURRENT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY ARE HAVING TO DISASSEMBLE MY TRANSMISSION TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I DID A VERY GENERIC SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR RECALLS ON MY CAR AND STUMBLED UPON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM WHERE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE 2006 AND 2007 FORD FREESTYLES AS WELL AS LUNGING ISSUES. MY CAR DID THIS ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I WAS TURNING A CURB AND FELT IT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AND IT SHOCKED ME SO THAT I THREW ON MY BRAKES AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. OUT OF THIS LETTER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLES FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NEGLIGENCE IN MAKING THESE CARS AND REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THIS IS MY THIRD CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED AND MY FIRST FORD CAR. AFTER THESE ISSUES IN SUCH A SHORT TIME OF OWNERSHIP I PROMISE YOU IT WILL BE MY LAST FORD. VERY UNHAPPY FREESTYLE OWNER!!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

MY COMPLAINT MIRRORS VERBATIM OTHERS RELATED TO THE MAY 2011 INVESTIGATION OPENED INTO THE "LUNGING" AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR THE 05-07 FORD FREESTYLE. THE AC, HOT TEMPS, & LUNGING. ONE OCCURRENCE TRAVELING 60MPH & BEGAN TO "STALL OUT" & SLOW ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH THREE CHILDREN IN CAR. ANY PRESSURE ON FUEL PEDAL NO RESULT. BUSY TRAFFIC, COULD ONLY TRAVEL MAX 35-40MPH. PUT FLASHERS ON & STRUGGLED TO MAKE IT TO REPAIR SHOP. TURNED OFF AC IN 100 DEGREE HEAT TO GET ANY KIND OF RESPONSE FROM ENGINE. I WAS WORRIED & FEARED FOR MINE & MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. VEHICLE WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE THRU INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT. FINALLY MADE IT TO SHOP. VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON MACHINE. CODES APPEARED: P061B ALTER FUEL CONTROL MODULE ERROR, P2106 THROTTLE ACTUATOR FORCED LIMITED. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD HOUSE & EXPLAINED ISSUES AS WELL AS CODES FROM PREVIOUS SHOP. WAS TOLD WOULD BE $100 FOR FORD TO HOOK UP FOR A DX. IF THE CODES I HAD WERE SAME,WOULD COST EST $800 TO REPAIR. AS MOM OF 3 & WHO DRIVES GREAT DISTANCES FOR WORK, THIS REPAIR ASAP. HAVE HAD MANY OCCASIONS IF NOT HAD FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD'VE CAUSED A WRECK AT STOP LIGHT, PULLING INTO, OUT OF PARKING LOTS, ETC. CAR LITERALLY DRIVES ITSELF IN D/R AT 10MPH WITH NO ACCELERATION AT ALL AFTER PLACING IN D/R. ON 8-12-12 WAS IN DRIVE THRU LINE & CAR LUNGED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED FORWARD AFTER BARELY LIFTING FOOT OFF BRAKE. CAME MM FROM SLAMMING INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. PUT CAR IN P & THE VEHICLE DIED. WRENCH/ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED ENGINE OFF, TURNED AC OFF & RESTARTED THE CAR. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION? THIS ISSUE IS A FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS CANNOT BE A FLUKE RANDOM ISSUE IF YOU HAVE REC'D 238 PRIOR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I URGE NHTSA TO PLACE A RECALL, IF FOR THE ONLY REASON TO SAVE LIVES. *TR UPDATED 08-03-12 *BF UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS