2006 Ford Freestyle

2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL IT PULLING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH FOR A FEW SECONDS. WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS A HOT DAY AND THE AC WAS ON AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. SINCE SEEING THE REPORT THIS MORNING I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RUN THE AC FOR THE TIME BEING WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE SUDDEN LUNGING COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN MY WIFE TOLD ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT IT APPEARS IT IS COMMON. *TR

ON OR ABOUT SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 MPH FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS COMING AROUND THE ONRAMP CURVE AND WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS. I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE WHICH AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED TO A SLIGHT DOWNHILL PITCH IN THE HIGHWAY. I DID HEAR A 'REVVING' SOUND TYPICAL OF WHEN I WOULD BE ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, BUT SINCE I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME. AS THE ROAD BEGAN TO RISE IN PITCH, I PREPARED TO STEP ON THE GAS ' BUT WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE PEDAL, IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE NORMAL REACH OF MY FOOT. AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE EVEN UPHILL AND THAT THE REVVING SOUND WAS INDEED COMING FROM MY OWN CAR, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS AT ALL. I SCOOTED FORWARD ON THE SEAT A BIT TO TRY TO REACH THE GAS PEDAL AND REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL WAS SOMEHOW PULLED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC AND WAS CONSIDERING WHETHER I SHOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT MY FIRST COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE TO TRY THE BRAKE. AS SOON AS I DID, THE REVVING STOPPED AND THE ACCELERATOR RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I TOLD MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND HE SUGGESTED I CHECK THE FLOOR MAT. I PULLED OVER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I COULD SEE THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS TWISTED (RATHER THAN GOING STRAIGHT, IT WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT BY ABOUT 20 DEGREES), SO WHEN I PULLED IT TO STRAIGHTEN IT I DID GET A TINY BIT OF RESISTANCE INITIALLY, AS THOUGH MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT HAD BEEN CAUGHT IN THE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE RESISTANCE WAS SMALL . WHILE IT DID SEEM POSSIBLE THAT THE MAT COULD HAVE BEEN HOLDING THE PEDAL IN PLACE IF I HAD BEEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL, I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD "PULL" THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR OUT OF MY REACH. MY MECHANIC COULD SEE NO PROBLEMS. IS THIS RELATED TO THE LUNGING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THERE WERE WARMER WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. WHEN PRESSURE WAS FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PETAL AND USUALLY WHEN A/C IS ON. TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED AND PLACED INTO GEAR BUT WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING A WHILE, STOPPED, AND CHANGED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. SHE FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS BEING INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. ON ONE OCCASION, IT LUNGED SO FORCEFULLY THAT IT WENT OVER A CURB. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,041.

I PURCHASED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN APRIL 2007 WITH 16823 MILES. ON AUGUST 9, 2007 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED EEC TEST NO CODES DETECTED. JULY 23, 2008 TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR THEY FOUND CODES P21068 AND P061B LOOKED UP THE CODES AND GAVE ME INFORMATION FROM FORD ON RECALL FOR THESE CODES THE AUTO REPAIR SUGGESTED I GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL INFO. JULY 28, 2008 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH SAME ISSUE OF LUNGING DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SHOWED CODE P061B AND P2106. THEY REPLACED VALVE AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS I HAD TO PAY FOR PART OF THE COST. APRIL 21, 2009 II TOOK CAR BACK WITH AC PROBLEM PAID 611.00 FOR AC CONDENSER LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON AC THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME. JUNE 22, 2010 TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ISSUE WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TROTTLE BODY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED FORD COMPLAINT DEPT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR MY PROBLEM. I CONTINUE TOP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LUNGING UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED IVOQ. 06/30/11 *TR