2006 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 11/04/11

CAR ATTEMPTS TO LUNGE WHILE FOOT IS FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THIS EVENT SOMETIMES RESULTS IN AN ENGINE STALL FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IT HAS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. MOST OCCURRENCES DO NOT RESULT IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. CAR FAILED VEHICLE INSPECTION ON 06/27/11 DUE TO THIS EVENT OCCURRING WHILE THE INSPECTOR WAS TESTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DON'T PLAN TO HAVE THE CAR WORKED ON UNTIL THIS DEFECT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, SO THIS CAR COULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE IF NEEDED.

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SURGE IRRATICLY. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ADVANCE AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HELPED THE WRENCH LIGHT GO AWAY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLEBODY. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE BUT WAS REASSURRED WE COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR. WE STARTED HOME AND THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. OUR CAR SURGED AND THEN LOST POWER. WE WERE STRANDED ON HWY 95 IN 116 DEGREE HEAT. ONCE WE GOT HOME I STARTED LOOKING AT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT FORD FREESTYLES HAVE RECIEVED ON 2005-2007 MODELS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND A REPLACEMENT THROTTLEBODY AND SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THE CAR SEEMS VERY UNSAFE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AND FORD RECOMMENDS REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TT

CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IN 0 SPEED CONDITION SUCH AS DURING PARALLEL PARKING AND MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER FROM D TO R OR R TO D. RPMS INCREASE DURING THE SURGE WITHOUT ANYTHING TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.IT IS REQUIRED TO SLAM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM HITTING WHATEVER OR WHOEVER IS IN FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS! THIS IS A "POPULAR" PROBLEM WITH 2005-2007 FREESTYLES AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. REPLACEMENT COST IS ANYWHERE FROM $800-$1000 AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEED TO RESULT IN A VEHICLE RECALL FOR REPAIR.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. IT THEN LURCHED FORWARD BEFORE STALLING OUT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT UNUSUAL PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS. THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. TODAY, IT LUNGED IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT THEN STALLED OUT. I FINALLY GOT IT TO CRANK BACK UP. THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET. I GOT IT TO DRIVE, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT WOULD HARDLY MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THEN LUNGE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT AGAIN. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR AND FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. *TT

CAR LURCHES USUALLY WHEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. LAST WEEK IT LURCHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE PULLING OUT OF SONIC DRIVE-IN, THEN IT LOST POWER SCARING THE BEJESUS OUT OF THE WHOLE FAMILY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME FOR US TO LIMP OUT OF THE WAY. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GOT TO CHECKING AND IT APPEARS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING THEME WITH THIS CAR. WORRIED IF I SPEND THE $500-$900 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IT WILL DO IT AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD IN A YEAR OR TWO OR 30,000 MILES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND STALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CAN NOT DRIVE OR 25 MPH, AS THE PROBLEMS BECOMES WORSE. UPDATED 11/07/11

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE APPROXIMATELY 98-99 DEGREES F. AIR CONDITIONING WAS RUNNING IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE CAR) WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED THE ENGINE REVVED (RPM WENT ABOVE 2) AND LURCHED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT. APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE FORCIFULLY AND APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE LATER THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME PUT ME ALMOST REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LATER IN THE DAY AS I WAS REVERSING (AGAIN, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING UTILIZED) THE CAR REVVED AND LURCHED BACKWARD. I AM BEING TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH EXPECTED COSTS ROUGHLY $1,000.00. *TT