2006 Ford Freestyle

CV BOOT FAILED, MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, BATTERY DEAD, ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM EXHAUST, NOW PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEARS WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SURGES LIKE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT'S ON THE BRAKE, AND DOES NOT GO OVER 25 WHEN PULLING FORWARD ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FROM VEHICLE ACCELERATION,THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW I GOT MY VEHICLE IN 2009 AND ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN GIVING US PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST TWO SUMMERS. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE RUN THE A/C THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SURGE FORWARD WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR COMING TO REST AT A STOPLIGHT/DRIVE-THRU. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS WITH HITTING OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US. IT HAS ALSO STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS COME ON NUMEROUS TIMES. IT SEEMS THAT WE MUST TURN THE CAR OFF TO REST AND THEN START IT BACK UP FOR THE ISSUE TO BE FIXED. WE ARE NOW VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE RUN THE A/C BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO AFFECT IT SOMEWHAT. WE RECENTLY TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD BE $500 FOR THE PART WITHOUT LABOR. WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOW AND ARE PRAYING FOR SAFETY. WE WILL NO LONGER BUY A FORD AND WHEN CONTACTING FORD WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, JUMPS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. IT SPUTTERS AS IF IT WANTS TO SHUT DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AFTER IT STARTED BUT THEY SAID IT DIDN'T DO IT WITH THEM, OF COURSE NOT. THIS IS DANGEROUS! WHEN I AM STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS I AM HOLDING BRAKES BECAUSE IT LOUNGES FORWARD WITH SUCH A FORCE. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS THROTTLE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE ENGINE ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE REVS UP ON ITS OWN AT LOW IDLING PARKING LOT SPEEDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY AND THE ENGINE STALLS. UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE WRENCH LIGHT STAYS LIT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SLUGGISHLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS AND WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND CHANGES SPEED AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. LAST WEEKEND IT HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. CAR ABOUT TOOK OUT THE BACKSIDE OF THE WALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD SERVICE TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. BASED ON ALL THE OTHER REPORTS FILED HERE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED NOR OWNERSHIP TAKEN BY FORD FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE REPLACED TWICE. NOW IT IS SURGING(LUNGING). I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND LOT OF OTHER ARE DOING THE SAME - FORD IS CALLING FOR THE THROTTLE TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. SO FOR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. ALMOST HIT A CAR, BUT LUCKILY ME VEHICLE SHUT OFF BEFORE WE HIT. (FOOT WAS ON BRAKE WHEN I SWITCHED GEARS, BUT STILL ACCELERATED) ACCELERATED IN BANK DRIVE THRU AND THEN CUT OFF AGAIN. WENT TO GAS STATION AFTER AND PUT IT IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND IT ACCELERATED BACK. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND DROVE HOME PRAYING. PER FORD THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND HAS BEEN BETTER, BUT STILL ACCELERATES IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY HAD DEALINGS WITH. THE CAR OWNER'S NEVER DID AND SOME OF US CAN NOT AFFORD THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE (WITH APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES) ACCELERATES SUDDENLY ON ITS OWN WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM A PARKED POSITION AND WHILE IDLING. EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES, IT DANGEROUSLY JUMPS AND PROCEEDS WITH AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SPEED. THIS CAUSES DIFFICULTY WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. WENT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $108.00 TO CHECK THE CAR AND TELL ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS HAS PASSED AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I NOW UNDERSTAND THE PART CANNOT BE LOCATED IN ANY OTHER CITY AND THAT IT MAY BE ATLEAST ANOTHER 2 - 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART IS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. NO ONE OFFERED A LOANER CAR OR ANYTHING. FOR THIS TO BE SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHERE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER INDICATES TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND/OR COMPENSATING CONSUMERS WHO NEED VEHICLES (WHILE AWAITING THIS PART AND REPAIR) THAT WORK SAFELY. WHEN PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER INDICATING A DEMAND, FORD MUST BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. YET THE EXPECTED WAIT TIME ON THE PART HAS INCREASED WHICH MEANS THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT OR MAKE CERTAIN THAT SAFE VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD. *TR