2006 Ford Freestyle

I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I'VE SEEN IN MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY POSTED WITHIN YOUR SITE. WHEN YOU PUT THE FORD FREESTYLE IN REVERSE IT WILL LUNGE VERY QUICKLY AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT WILL STALL OUT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ITS IN GEAR AND WORRIES ME SINCE THIS IS THE CAR MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVES WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL STATES AWAY. I JUST HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH WAS A WASTED $380.00 AS THE CAR STILL LUNGES. CAR IS SITTING IN THE YARD NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD IS DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IS IT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, TORQUE CONVERTER OR ELECTRICAL HARNESS? WHAT'S THE FIX. SEEMS THAT SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THE OCCURRENCES WERE NORMAL FOR THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC BUT ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PRODUCE GREATER RPMS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WHEN I AM IDLE OR JUST DRIVING AROUND LOCAL, THE CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY DRIVING HABITS AROUND THIS ISSUE, BUT TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT START WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE THE REPAIRS THAT OTHERS HAVE DETAILED, AND THEY SAY THAT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

DURING HOT WEATHER, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY NEWLY-PURCHASED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL "LUNGE" WILDLY WHEN INITIALLY PLACED IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, REQUIRING HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS A "WRENCH" LIGHT (INDICATING A POWERTRAIN OR TRANSMISSION FAULT) AND AN "ENGINE" LIGHT (I.E., CHECK ENGINE) WHICH BOTH COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. TYPICALLY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR WILL TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER OCCASIONALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING FOR A DAY OR SO AFTERWARD. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS NOT BEEN EXHIBITING ITSELF SINCE THE WEATHER TURNED COOLER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO MAKE SOME DIFFERENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,090.

MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST WENT FORWARD THROUGH THE LIGHT, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. THANKFULLY NO CARS HIT US. WE THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS JUST SOMETHING WEIRD THAT HAPPENED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. I CALLED FORD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TESTED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD THIS HAPPEN ON QUITE A FEW OF THEIR CARS, AND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE COMPUTER DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE A NEW THROTTLE PUT IN THE CAR. WE DID AND PAID $800. TO HAVE IT DONE. WE HAD ALSO TALKED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO ALSO CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD QUITE A FEW FORDS COME IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, THEREFORE WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, THE CAR SURGED BACKWARD AND I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. I THEN BEGAN TO PULL FORWARD AND IT ONCE AGAIN LUNGED, THIS TIME I WAS QUICKER ON THE BRAKE AND NOTED THAT THE RPMS SHOT UP MOMENTARILY BEFORE IT SETTLED DOWN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS, MOST OFTEN WHEN IN REVERSE. IT HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES WHEN PULLING FORWARD INTO OUR GARAGE. I AM AFRAID TO PARK NEAR OTHER CARS WARY THAT IT WILL CAUSE A COLLISION. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (60+ MPH) ENGINE FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL. PUSH ON GAS PEDAL, RPMS REV UP TO 4K-5K AND CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND NEED TO PULL CAR OVER TO RESTART IT. CAR WORKS FINE AFTER RESTARTING FOR A BIT, AND THEN WILL ACT UP AGAIN. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO SAME VEHICLE SO IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TO SEE IF THIS RESOLVES ISSUE. *TR