2006 Ford Freestyle

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH CVT TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING/LUNGING OCCURRED THE WEEK OF JULY 19, 2010. SHE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED/LUNGED, THE GAUGES ON THE CONTROL PANEL BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE FOUND AN ERROR CODE THAT READ TRANSMISSION CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $ 5,600.00. *JB

WHILE IN IDLING IN PARK WITH A/C ON, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HAD TO QUICKLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID RUNNING INTO PEOPLE/VEHICLE BEHIND ME. EVEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL BEING APPLIED, VEHICLE TENDS TO LURCH IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. FORD DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND IS CAUSED BY A PART THAT IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN REVERSE, EVEN WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. FIRST NOTICED THIS OCCURRING ON A ROADTRIP 3 WEEKS AGO, HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AS THE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN LIMITED, BUT HAVE READ SOME BLOGS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER 2006 FREESTYLE MODELS. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE SE HAS BEGUN STALLING WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT HAS ALSO STARTED LURCHING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN STOPPING AS WELL. DURING THIS INCIDENT, MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT UNDER MY CONTROL WHEN IT IS ACCELERATING. STALLING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

06 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 70K MILES IT WAS BOUGHT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AS IS. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTH AGO WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK LIGHT COMING ON IN THE MORNING. AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 15MINS BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECK OUT THE STATED IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF 5,000 TO REPLACE IT. THE CAR IS ALSO STARTING TO SURGE WHEN DRIVING UNDER 30MPH AROUND TOWN. THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE. PLEASE HELP... WE USE IT TO DRIVE TWO SPECIAL CHILDREN TO THEIR DOCTOR APPTS. *TR

STARTING IN MAY, MY CAR WOULD REV UP AND ACCELERATE REAL FAST WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE. SINCE THEN, THE CAR NOT ONLY ACCELERATES IN REVERSE, BUT NOW DOES THE SAME IN DRIVE AND EVEN IN PARK NOW. I HAVE TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM CAUSING ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME NOW. I'M CONSTANTLY GETTING A YELLOW WRENCH ON MY DASH AFTER IT HAPPENS, BUT THEN IT JUST GOES AWAY LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LAST WEEK, AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, IT TOOK ME A MILE AND A HALF TO GET UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR, MY CAR CHOOSES WHEN TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN TO SLOW DOWN ON IT'S OWN, AND IT'S GOING TO END UP KILLIN MY FAMILY. IF I DIDN'T OWE SO MUCH, I'D TRADE IT IN A HEARTBEAT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES AND ENGINE DIES. DOES THIS WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, AND ALSO WHEN TURNING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO GET INTO PARKING SPACES. IT DOESN'T DO THIS EVERY TIME, BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE US CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND WILL GO ABOUT 2 OR 3 FEET AND YOU HAVE TO BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR YOU WILL HIT SOMETHING. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE FIVE KIDS I DROP OFF AND PICK UP FROM SCHOOL. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO WHILE WAITING IN THE SCHOOL LINE DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I PRESSED DOWN ON MY BRAKES EVEN HARDER BECAUSE THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. THEN I PUT IT IN PARK. THE WRENCH AND EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT IT HAPPENED TO ME FOUR MORE TIMES THAT DAY BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE PART I NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE BEST THEY COULD DO IS CLEAN OUT THE PART IT NEEDED. THEY CHARGED ME $300.00 GAVE ME A WARRANTY FOR 6 MONTHS AND TOLD ME TO USE A FUEL CLEANER EVERY OTHER TANK. NOW 9 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. ONLY THIS TIME MY A/C IS ALSO GOING BAD. THE PASSENGER AND REAR CABIN ARE BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR ONLY WHEN DRIVING. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 34,540 MILES. WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE CAR LUNGE FORWARD AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS. THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE @ A STOP (IN DRIVE), SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. WHEN THE CAR HAS LUNGED - THE BRAKES ARE THEN APPLIED - THE CAR HAS STALLED. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE NORCO CA FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT - THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FREESTYLES AND REQUIRES A $900+ THROTTLBODY PART REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID THEIR IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

I HAD THE CLASSIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, WITH THE SURGING IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, THEN THE CAR DYING. THE CAR WOULD ALSO GO "LIMP" FROM TIME TO TIME, WITH NO ACCELERATION. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, BUT THE VERY DAY I GOT MY CAR BACK, IT CONTINUED TO GO "LIMP", WITH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMING ON. IT DID IT ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION, AND ANOTHER TIME ON A COUNTRY 2-LANE ROAD WITH A SPEEDING TRUCK BEHIND ME. BOTH TIMES, MY LIFE WAS ENDANGERED. NOW, FORD SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!! *TR