2006 Ford Freestyle

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

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED_CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND YOU MUST QUICKLY SLAM THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR ALSO DIES AND I MUST RESTART, THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE CAR BARELY ACCELERATES. THIS HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT'S REAL HOT AND THE A/C IS ON. I WILL NOT LET ME WIFE OR KIDS IN THE CAR UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGUN TO SURGE AND ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. HOWEVER IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN THEREFORE NO RECALL NEEDED. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM PULLING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY OR HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR SITTING WITH THE CAR RUNNING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF & ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR MARCH OF 2008. IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN OFTEN AT FIRST BUT NOW IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC BACK IN JUNE FOR AN AC PROBLEM IT HAPPENED TO HIM. HE IS AN ASC CERTIFIED MECHANIC, BUT DOES NOT HAVE ANY DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES IN HIS SHOP. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER & WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION BEING A SINGLE PARENT I REALLY CANT AFFORD AN ARM & A LEG THAT DEALER NORMALLY CHARGES. NOT TO MENTION STILL MAKING A HEFTY CAR PAYMENT. *TR

THROTTLE BODY/TRANSMISSION NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING WHILE IDLING. DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE HELD DOWN IN ORDER TO NOT HIT CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING DOWN EXPRESSSWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 350 MILES HOME. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS, MY IN-LAWS HAVE THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE AND ARE NOW CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WITH THE CURRENT ONLINE COMPAINTS, THIS DOESN'T SURPRISE ME. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND DISCONTINUED USING IT IN LATER MODEL FREESTYLES. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE BODY. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 5,000 TO 6,000 DOLLARS WHICH IS HALF THE PRICE OF THE CAR. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR FOR LOYAL FORD CUSTOMERS TO HAVE DEAL WITH. THIS WOULD BE OUR 41ST YEAR OF OWNING ONLY FORD VEHICLES AND WILL BE OUR LAST. THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE INCIDENTS BEING REPORTED FOR NOTHING TO BE DONE. THANKFULLY NO CRASH OR INJURY BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE LATTER IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO FINALLY HAVE THIS ISSUE INVESTIGATED. *TR

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

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD. IT WAS SEVERAL WEEKS FROM THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED TO THE SECOND TIME, BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND THE ENGINE IS WARM THE THROTTLE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN PARKING SUCH AS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, PARK TO REVERSE, OR DRIVE TO REVERSE, BUT HAVE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE JUST TRIES TO RUN AWAY WITH ITSELF, THE LIMITED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND A COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAS STALLED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. HAD THE CODES RAN AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN OVER 20 CASES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THERE WERE THAT MANY FREESTYLE'S IN THIS AREA. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND THEY MAYBE THEY WOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART. I BELIEVE THIS PART NEEDS RECALLED AS A MATTER OF SAFETY. LAST WEEK I ALMOST HIT A MAN IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. HE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES BUT WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO THROTTLE BY ITSELF THE BRAKED DID GIVE A LITTLE AND THE MAN PROCEEDED TO USE VULGAR LANGUAGE AND SOME SIGN LANGUAGE. *TR