2006 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE SEARCHING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN A BUSY MALL PARKING LOT, TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR LUNGED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OFF. A MINOR VERSION OF ABOVE DID OCCUR AGAIN. NOW IT CONSTANTLY IDLES HIGHER AND IT HAS PRODUCED THE SAME LUNGE BUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE MULTIPLE TIMES. MY A/C WAS ON HIGH AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS HIGH DURING THESE OCCURRENCES. *JS

WHILE NAVIGATING AND ENTERING A CAR WASH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I NEARLY STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED HARD BRAKES AND VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE THEN STALLED OUT. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND I TURNED IT BACK ON. UPON PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE BRAKES WERE PARTIALLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITH ENGINE RPMS AT 500. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABRUPTLY IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL BUT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I71/I75 MY REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. MY BRAKE PADS WERE CUTTING INTO MY ROTORS. AFTER CHECKING THE BRAKES WHEN I GOT BACK HOME I FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE FROZEN ON BOTH SIDES (REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT). THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW REMEMBER THE CAR HAS ONLY 21,900 MILES ON IT. *TR

WE WERE IN LINE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD , THE TACH RPM WENT FROM ABOUT 800 RPM (IDLE) TO ABOUT 2600 RPM . FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME SO IT ONLY MOVED ABOUT 6 INCHES. WE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AND WERE READY TO GO AND IT DID IT AGAIN. AN ENGINE LITE CAME ON THAT INDICATED SOMETHING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE THROTTLE WAS AMISS. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LITE WAS OFF. SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER INCIDENCE AND ITS BEEN A WEEK AND ABOUT 300 MILES SINCE THE OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 18 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/15/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT THE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARD, WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT RESOLVED THE FAILURE BY SHIFTING INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,635.

THIS VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AT 5-10 MPH. THIS REGULARLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM PARKING MY CAR IN REVERSE AND RIGHT WHEN I AM SPEEDING UP. SOMETIMES MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM REVERSE PARKING MY CAR AND I AM SLOWLY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MY FOOT VERY SLIGHTLY PRESSED ON BRAKES. I HAVE GONE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE GOT IT CHECKED AT A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE. I HAVE BEEN READING VARIOUS ARTICLES ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. NOTE: I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FLORIDA AND BROUGHT IT TO CANADA WITH ME. *TR