2006 Ford Freestyle

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LATELY HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH HIGH RPMS AT A STOP WHILE IN DRIVE. WITH THE HIGH RPMS IT SOMETIMES WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME A WRENCH IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. ONCE THE INDICATOR WRENCH LIGHT IS ON THE VEHICLE IT WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH AND THE RPM GO TO ABOUT 3500. I KNOW IT IS A CVT BUT THE DESCRIPTION IS AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS. *TR

CAR WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHILE RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL, CAR SURGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THIS TOOK PLACE AT THREE CONSECUTIVE STOPLIGHTS IN ONE AFTERNOON. ONE WEEK LATER, BACKING CAR UP IN PARKING LOT, WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, CAR SURGED BACKWARD ON ITS OWN. WHEN CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD, CAR ENGINE DIED. WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND CAR RESTARTED. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH WAS THEN ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ETB ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAINTAIN THAT SPEED DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,600. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE INCREASED IN RPM'S. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STAY AT ITS INCREASED RPM'S. THE UPDATED 10/24/11

MY FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES AT VARIOUS POINTS ON MY ROUTE. I NOTICE IT THE MOST WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. FOR INSTANCE, AT TIMES WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN PULLING UP BEHIND TRAFFIC, WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR HAS LUNGED FORWARD. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC. THEY HAVE CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THE CAR NOW DOWNSHIFTS RAPIDLY WHEN MY CAR IS NEARLY STOPPED, LIKE WHEN I AM STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. THE RPM'S STAY RIGHT AT 1000 UNTIL I AM 10-20 FEET FROM THE STOPPING POINT, THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS, CAUSING THE CAR TO BOW. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, IN 2010 ISSUE W/LURCHING ORIGINALLY IN REVERSE ONLY & LATER IN DRIVE ALSO. EXTREME WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR & TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP,THEY TOLD US THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE & WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET & FOUND OTHERS W/ SIMILAR ISSUES. THROTTLE BODY IDENTIFIED AS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUDDEN LURCHING. BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE W/DEALER PRIOR TO OUR BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED,THE PART WAS FINALLY CHANGED. DEALER STATED COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH WE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY WHEN OCCURRING ALL THE TIME - DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE. FORD DENIED ANY SAFETY ISSUE & SAID WE NEEDED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. COST BETWEEN $1,000 - $2,000 INCLUDING LABOR.FORD & DEALERSHIP INSISTED NOT A SAFETY ISSUE & NO RECALL.WE APPEALED TO OUR DEALER, ARMED WITH INFO FROM THE INTERNET CITING INFO WAS ON VARIOUS SITES BY HUNDREDS OF FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS .LOCAL DEALER PARTNERED WITH US TO REPLACE THE PART FOR $100.00. WE BELIEVE THAT THEY DID THIS DUE TO THE FACT THEY HAD SERVICED 100% OF THE WORK ON THE CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. ONE YEAR LATER & SAME LURCHING BEGAN AGAIN IN BOTH REVERSE AND DRIVE. WE WENT BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED THE CAR AND FOUND THE PART INDEED HAS FAILED AGAIN & IS LURCHING. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE NO FORMAL NOTICE OF RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH THE 'THROTTLE BODY'. FORD ONCE AGAIN HAS DENIED THAT THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART. DEALERSHIP PARTNERED W/US & REPLACED PART IN JULY '11 FOR 2ND TIME. WE HAVE 2 INVOICES FOR BOTH REPLACEMENTS. .JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND EVEN THOUGH THE PART WAS JUST REPLACED A 2ND TIME, WE NOTICED TWICE THAT THE CAR LURCHED IN REVERSE. *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.