2006 Ford Freestyle

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF A TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON RESTART THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TRIED TO THE STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE BUT IS DOING NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF SEPTEMBER. FORD KNOWS THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE AND STILL WILL ONLY TELL ME THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IS OF NO CONCERN TO THEM. THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THEY ARE KNOWINGLY RISKING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD BY KNOWINGLY NOT ISSUING A RECALL. NOT ONLY IS THIS DANGEROUS WHEN THIS PART DOES EVENTUALLY GET REDESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY FORD EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECT IN FORD FREESTYLES I HAD TO PAY $75 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED ON JULY 6, 2010 AND MY COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $700. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD IS BEING ALLOWED TO OPERATE BUSINESS IN THIS WAY. MY FIRST CONTACT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WAS JULY 6, 2010 AND STILL NOTHING. FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH THE PART REQUIRED TO FIX MY CAR AND CANNOT TELL ME WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY ALSO WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND IS SUGGESTING THAT I CONTINUE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN BUSINESS. I AM CONTACTING ALL NECESSARY AUTHORITIES REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS OR RESOLVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE APPLYING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AND THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME FORCE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,625 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,805 .

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ENTERED THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. SHE HAD TO CONTINUE TURNING THE ENGINE ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO PERFORM TWO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AT HER EXPENSE. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR IN CHICO CA I WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. 100 DEGREE TEMPS AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OPERATING AT HIGH SETTING. SHE WAS SLOWLY ROLLING FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE COVERING THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS THOUGH SHE HAD STEPPED ON THE GAS. CONTACTED THE DEALER BY PHONE TODAY AND HE ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. HE SAID BECAUSE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT SHOW UP ON A COMPUTER CHECK. I WILL BE STOPPING BY TOMORROW TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. A RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HER RESIDENCE AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT BEGAN TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,700.

MY '06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FORWARD ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH INTO A PARKING SPOT. AT TIMES IT EVEN STALLS. THE SURGE CAUSES THE CAR TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AND I'M FORCED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR, WALL, PERSON, OR WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF ME. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD SERVICE STATION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY CONCERN. THE NEXT TWO TIMES I WENT INTO THE CAR WITH THE TECHNICIANS AND THEY DID EXPERIENCE THE SURGING MOTION. HOWEVER, WHEN RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR, NO PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED. MOST RECENTLY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS UPDATED ON THE CAR AND I WAS SENT HOME, AS THE TECHNICIANS SAID THEY DROVE THE CAR AND NO LONGER FELT THE SURGING. BY THE TIME I EXITED THE HIGHWAY (5 MILES LATER) THE CAR WAS SURGING AND THREATENING TO STALL OUT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED MULTIPLE FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MOST HAVE INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN MY CAR TOMORROW AND HAVE PHOTOCOPIED SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS. IF THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN FORD FREESTYLES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE. DRIVING MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. *TR