2006 Ford Freestyle

WE HAVE HAD PERSISTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. STARTING IN JULY 2009, THE CAR STARTED LUNGING WHEN PULLING IN OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES - I.E., AT LOW SPEEDS. A REPAIR SHOP COMPLETED AN INDUCTION CLEANING WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. IN JUNE 2011 THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED AND WE COMPLETED ANOTHER INDUCTION CLEANING WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM FOR A FEW WEEKS. NOW, A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE WRENCH AND ENGINE SYMBOLS HAVE STARTED APPEARING WHEN WE START THE CAR. IF WE TRY TO DRIVE WHILE THE WRENCH SYMBOL (INDICATING POWERTRAIN ISSUE) STILL APPEARS, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT LOWER SPEEDS. YESTERDAY AT THE SHOP THEY PERFORMED A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING WHICH HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THIS CAR'S ISSUES WHICH APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION/LUNGING AND THE RELATED INVESTIGATION THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND WHAT RESPONSIBILITY FORD WILL TAKE IF I SHOULD NEED MORE EXTENSIVE WORK TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. NOTE THAT WE FILED A RELATED COMPLAINT IN MAY 2010 ((ODI NUMBER 10328630) BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO DIRECT RESPONSE. THUS THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS CONCERN. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE DATING BACK TO 1 YEAR AGO. LAST AUGUST, THE CAR STARTED LUNGING WHEN IDLE WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESSING THE GAS. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN WE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA WHILE IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR WHILE DRIVING SLOW IN PARKING LOTS. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD A PART REPLACED FOR $800 AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. 3 WEEKS LATER THE CAR WAS REVVING HIGH AND MAKING A LOUD WHUR. WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE FREESTYLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT COST OVER $5000. WE MOVED TO GEORGIA IN APRIL AND THE LUNGING PROBLEM RESURFACED. WE HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $1300 TO FIX THIS. THEN LOW AND BEHOLD, 6 WEEKS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AGAIN. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BY FORD.

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IN 2008, AT 36,730 MILES WE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LURCHED & THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM FIXED. HOWEVER, 2011 @ 88,356 WE HAD THE CAR IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT LURCHED AND ENGINE & WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN, AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER. IF WE TURNED THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON, IT WOULD TEMPORARILY GO AWAY. THEY REPLACED AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS AT A FORD DEALER. THEY HAD TO CALL THEIR MECHANIC HELP LINE & WORK ON IT SEVERAL DAYS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT HAD TO GO BACK IN TWO WEEKS LATER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED THE NEW PART WAS FAULTY AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. FAST FORWARD 2.5 MONTHS. WE ARE IN JUNE @ 92,744. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN LURCHING, WRENCH & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THIS ALL SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS UNDER STRAIN/LOAD: AC ON HIGH, TURNING THE WHEEL. IT WOULD HAPPEN IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAD A FOOT ON/OVER THE BRAKE - SO LURCHING NEVER CAUSED ANY INCIDENTS. THIS TIME, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME - BECAUSE AS I SAID - IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD ALL GO AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT RANDOM TIME IT HAPPENED. SO, AFTER 2 DAYS I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM HIM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM PLUG IT IN TO GET THE CODES OUT OF IT - BEFORE I TURNED IT OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND THE CODES TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO BEHAVE AS I DESCRIBED TO HIM. HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SEEMED TO FIX IT. WE TOOK IT ON A ROAD TRIP FOR 6,000 MILES AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. IT IS NOW JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED. UNTIL NOW - WARRANTY HAS COVERED THE BULK OF THE COST. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE OF SURGING BUT NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OR LIGHTS. NOT SURE WHAT I PLAN TO DO FROM HERE EXCEPT PERHAPS WAIT UNTIL IT IS RECALLED?*KB

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAS BEGUN TAKING OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND LURCHING FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE OF HIGHEST URGENCY. UPON RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I SEE NUMEROUS RECENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE FOR THIS PARTICULAR STYLE, MAKE & YEAR. THERE IS EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE REQUESTING THROTTLE BODY RECALL ON FORD FREESTYLES, WITH 214 LIKES TO DATE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AGES 7 & 5. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY OWN CHILDREN AND OTHERS AROUND AS THIS IS THE "FAMILY" CAR & USED FOR SCHOOL AND ACTIVITY PICK UPS AND DROP OFFS. THESE SURGES OCCUR AT STOP LIGHTS, PARKING, AND EASING OUT OF PARKING. ALL OF THESE TIMES HAVE THE PROPENSITY TO CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS. IF IT DOES CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, I WILL HAVE MY LAWYERS CONTACT FORD. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. I AM ASSUMING AS A REPUTABLE CAR MAKER- FORD NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF SUCH ISSUE IN ORDER TO ISSUE RECALL TO CORRECT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT SPEEDS UP THE PROCESS. *KB

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE. 2 YEARS AGO I HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED DUE TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION THAT GOT TO BE DANGEROUS. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW I AM AGAIN HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AIR IS ON. I NOW HAVE A TEEN DRIVING AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR HER WELFARE. I ALREADY PAID 800+ TO REPAIR SOMETHING FORD SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED AT THEIR COST. NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE FORD RECALLS THIS PART? *KB