2006 Ford Freestyle

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER DOES NOT EXPECT THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE MONTHS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 70000.

CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON OWN. DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A SHOP, FOR FEAR OF DRIVING FAMILY IN IT. TURNS OUT IT IS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM, ON BACKORDER, CURRENTLY THOUGH NO RECALL. INSIST THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, SIMILAR TO TOYOTA'S ISSUES AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP SAID BACKORDER OF PARTS COULD BE 3-4 WEEKS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE CAR. EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED EDITION. HE STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR SURGES WHETHER IT IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE...WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAVE HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE, THEN STALL COMPLETELY. IN ADDITION TO THIS HAPPENING AFTER RESTARTING, THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. NOT SAFE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACTUALLY LUNGES AND REVS UP WHEN I FIRST GET INTO IT AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY NOW FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND ABOUT 40,000 MILES BUT THIS WEEKEND WAS THE FINAL STRAW. I HAD TO PICK UP A CHILD AND LEFT MY KIDS IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINS WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS AND I ALMOST HIT A TREE THEN IT SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND IT LUNGED FORWARDS AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN RESTARTED IT BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN CORRECTLY.A WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. IT WAS CLOCKING 3000 RPMS AT 40 MPH AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY AFTER THAT BUT LUNGED AGAIN TODAY.I PULLED THE CODES WHICH WERE PO61B AND P2106. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE IN PARKING LOTS, TREES, MY GARAGE DOOR, AND MY OWN KIDS...THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I THINK FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL!! *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCES ENGINE REV AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN OPERATED AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY WHEN THE AC IS IN USE. OCCURS ONLY AFTER IDLING OR OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 3 MINUTES. EACH TIME I HAD SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S BEEN CLOSE. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS, PRETTY MUCH SINCE IT HAD GOTTEN WARM ENOUGH TO USE THE AC. NEVER HAPPENED IN THE PAST 3+ YEARS OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL THIS YEAR. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY, 30 MAY 2010. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 KEEPS SURGING FORWARD IN LOW SPEED AND OUT OF PARK CONDITIONS. 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL ACCIDENTALLY. BUT IT HAPPENED THE 2ND TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AS I WAS LEAVING A GAS PUMP. AS SOON AS I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS JUMPING FORWARD, I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DIE. I RESTARTED IT AND WENT ON MY WAY THINKING IT WAS JUST A WEIRD OCCURRENCE. THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 5MILES PER HOUR IN MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT. CAR SURGED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO VEER FOR THE SOCCER FIELD TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR DIED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULDN'T BE SEEN UNTIL 5DAYS LATER B/C THEY WERE BOOKED. I WAS INCREDULOUS B/C THIS SEEMED TO ME TO BE A DANGEROUS MATTER. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE PERSON INSULTED ME BY INTIMATING THAT 1) I MUST HAVE HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON - I DID NOT OR 2) THAT MY MAT WAS TANGLED IN MY ACCELERATOR OR 3) "SOMETIMES LADIES HAVE THEIR PURSE BY THEIR FEET AND MAYBE MY PURSE WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT ME KNOWING." I HAD TO ASK HIM IF HE THOUGHT I WAS AN IDIOT FOR CALLING SINCE HE WASN'T TAKING MY CONCERNS FOR A MECHANICAL SAFETY ISSUE SERIOUSLY. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO'S A MECHANIC WHO WENT ONTO THE FORD WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND POSTED THEIR CONCERNS ON THE FORD WEBSITE. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS OR PASSERS-BY WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY AND FORD WOULD HAVE HAD LETTERS MAILED TO ALL THE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS OF THAT MALFUNCTION. AT THIS POINT, I MADE THE APPOINTMENT AND AWAIT WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING ABOUT IT BUT, WAS ALREADY FOREWARNED THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS B/C MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE ITS 4YRS OLD AND STANDARD WARRANTIES ARE FOR 3YRS. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. CAR LUNGES WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, WHILE IN DRIVE AND FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN STALLING ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE LUNGING WITHOUT STALLING CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. LUNGING HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61K. PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT. FORD REPLACED THEM AT NO CHARGE DUE TO THE RECALL. JUST REPLACED MY FRONT BREAK PADS ON 5/5/2010. TODAY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. ALSO THE SEATBELT LIGHT AND ALARM KEPT RINGING EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. *TR