2006 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY COULD REPLACE THE THROTTLE TO CORRECT THE MOST CURRENT FAILURE HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,424.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IF I AM STOPPING, AT A LIGHT, THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH, OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD - EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WERE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND WE HAD TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP BEFORE WE ENDED UP IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE ALSO ALMOST HIT A CAR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THIS WEEKEND. THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS WORSE WHEN I AM RUNNING THE AC. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. IT IS A VERY SCARY AND I AM WORRIED I AM GOING TO HIT ANOTHER CAR OR AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER WHO WALKS IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY CAR SO THE DEALERSHIP IS COVERING THE COST BUT IS SAYING THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND I MAY HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR WHILE I WAIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 2500. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AT LOW (IDLE) SPEEDS. OCCURS SPORADICALLY, USUALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND CAR IS IN REVERSE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN AT A STOP IN DRIVE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE OTHER DAY IT HAPPENED IN A DRIVE THROUGH LANE AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BRAKED AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED. IT DID NOT RUN GOOD FOR THE NEXT 10 MILES. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS IN DETAIL. NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD T HAT IT WAS A DIRTY AIR FILTER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT IT WAS T HE THROTTLE BODY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE PART UNTIL IT DID. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED,THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE ,BUT NOT AS OFTEN AS REVERSE. WE HAVE 50,000 MILES ON OUR CAR AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS THUS FAR. OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AND I AM PLANNING ON CONTACTING A FORD DEALER TOMORROW TO GET IT DIAGNOSED? I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE THROTTLE BODY'S IN THESE VEHICLES, I HAD NO IDEA SO MANY OWNERS OF THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WE ARE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH HAS DRIVEN WELL FOR YEARS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. IN JULY 2010, WE BECAME CONCERNED WITH THE CAR'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN BOTH REVERSE AND DRIVE. EACH TIME YOU PLACE THE CAR INTO GEAR (WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR), THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO DRIVE. AFTER THE CAR LUNGES IT WILL SOMETIMES STALL. YOU CANNOT EASE SLOWLY OUT OF PARKING SPACES OR MORE SLOWLY THROUGH TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU COULD EASILY HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION STARTED OUT AS HARDLY NOTICEABLE BUT NOW THE CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. ON JULY 22, 2010, WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE PROBLEM WAS WILL THE "THROTTLE BODY". THEY TOLD US WE COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL UNTIL THIS PART WAS REPLACED. NATIONWIDE THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY 2006 FREESTYLES. *TR