2007 Ford Freestyle

WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE AND WHEN IT DOES IT LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITH NO INPUT TO THE GAS PEDAL. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND BE READY TO PRESS DOWN HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. ALSO, WHEN CREEPING FORWARD IN PARKING LOTS OR OTHER SLOW MOVING SITUATIONS AND APPLYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF THROTTLE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT A MUCH GREATER SPEED THAN WHAT COMMANDED AT THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IN PARKING LOTS THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OR CARS, POTENTIALLY CLOSE BY THAT COULD BE STRUCK. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS THIS SUMMER THAT APPEAR TO BE OCCURRING FREQUENTLY ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. OUR FREESTYLE HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. A MONTH AGO, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR. THEN THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING AND ONE DAY KEPT DYING AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RIGHT NOW, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS AWAITING A THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WHICH IS ON BACKORDER SINCE SO MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL AND QUICKLY FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I TOOK MY FORD FREESTYLE INTO THE DEALER TODAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT WAS LURCHING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ...BAD THROTTLE BODY...AND THE MECHANIC HAD THE NERVE TO SUGGEST THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS TO CARS THAT AREN'T MAINTAINED PROPERLY BY THE OWNERS. I EXPLAINED THAT MINE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND I HAVE RECORDS TO SHOW FOR IT, THEN HE GAVE ME THE WONDERFUL NEWS THAT IT WOULD ONLY COST ME $1,188.93 TO FIX IT. HE ACTED LIKE IT WAS A REAL RARITY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND THAT I WAS GETTING A HUGE DEAL. HE EVEN CHARGED ME $99 FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THEN HE CAME BACK TO ME AND WARNED ME THAT IT COULD STOP OR "THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE" IF I DROVE IT STILL. WHEN I WOULDN'T TAKE THE BAIT, HE CALLED ME LATER AT HOME AND SUGGESTED THEY COULD GIVE ME A SMALL DISCOUNT FOR THE REPAIR. THEN HE ONCE AGAIN WARNED THAT IT'S VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BY THE WAY, I'M A SINGLE WOMAN AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 47K ON IT. I'M FEELING PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THE INCREASED COST WAS ASSOCIATED WITH MY GENDER...SO, WHAT OTHERS WERE TOLD WOULD COST THEM ABOUT $700 OR SO, I WAS INFORMED WOULD BE ALMOST $1,200 - GUESS IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN A WOMAN IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER!!! WHEN I GOOGLED THE FREESTYLE NAME I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY VERY COMMON WITH OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. I'M SERIOUSLY DISGUSTED THAT FORD AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WOULD TRY TO COVER UP OR IGNORE THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN ALLOW DRIVERS BACK ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS TYPE OF THING IS OCCURRING. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH A 3L ENGINE. WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SURGING OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND WE ARE TURNING INTO TIGHT SPOTS SUCH AS PARKING SPOTS. TODAY (13AUG2010) I LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING WHILE I WENT INSIDE A PIZZA STORE TO BUY A PIZZA (LESS THAN THREE MINUTES). WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF OUR PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE SURGED IN REVERSE AND DIED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT IDLE CORRECTLY AND A WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. THE VEHICLE CUT OUT AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE DRIVING LANE AND ON THE RIDE HOME THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT OCCASIONALLY BUT NEVER COMPLETELY DIED. AT HOME I CHECKED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THE TOP MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING WAS BROKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMISSIONS CONTROL LIGHT AND A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND LUNGE FORWARD. DIAGNOSTICS TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; YET, NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IF THE CONTACT WAS AT A STAND STILL THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND MADE IT FEEL AS IF THEY WERE HIT FROM BEHIND AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD CHANGE GEARS, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT GEARS INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY JUMP. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE FORWARD, EXHIBITING HIGH ENGINE RPMS. WHEN THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR, THE AIR CONDITIONER, IF OPERATING, WOULD FAIL AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. ONCE THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER REPEATEDLY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,850.

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE OR LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS ON AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS HOT. THE CAR WILL THEN IDLE LOW AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP. ONCE I RESTART THE CAR, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CAR RUNS NORMAL UNTIL I COME TO A STOPLIGHT AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AGAIN. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WHEN THE AIR IS ON AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT. *TR

THE VEHICLE LURCHES/REVS/ACCELERATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS NOT BEING TOUCHED. IT IS MOST NOTABLE WHEN IDLING, WHILE PARKING OR AT VERY LOW SPEED. WE ARE FEARFUL THAT THIS ACCELERATION WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT OR THAT THE PROBLEM WILL START OCCURRING AT OTHER TIMES. FROM READING VARIOUS ONLINE BULLETIN BOARDS AND NHTSA COMPLAINTS IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN THESE VEHICLES AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 36,000 MILES LAST SUMMER BEGAN "LURCHING" WHEN PULLING INTO/OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THIS SUMMER NOW AT 57,000 MILES THE LURCHING IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE COMBINED: 1) ENGINE IS WARM, 2) A/C IS ON, 3) AT COMPLETE STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED AND 4) TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN PREPARATION FOR A TURN. REVIEWED SEVERAL OWNER FORUMS FOR THE PROBLEM AND SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SAME PROBLEM WITH ANSWER FROM FORD BEING "REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY". PROBLEM- THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT HARD TO FIND. TOOK MINE IN FOR SERVICE AND REPORTED ABOVE PROBLEM TO SERVICE DEPT. ANSWER WAS "NEED NEW THROTTLE BODY". WILL TRY TO FIND ONE, ON BACK ORDER. "CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE" PER FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER EVALUATION CONDITION IS WORSE. CAR NOW IDLES BELOW 500 RPMS, AND FLUCTUATES CONSTANTLY, EVEN W/O A/C ON (WORSE WHEN A/C ON). A/C COMPRESSOR WAS JUST REPLACED THIS SUMMER AND THE CONDITION WORSENED WHEN THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE FILING THE COMPLAINT, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD THE FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE DONE FOR $125.00. IT HAS BEEN 5 WEEKS AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. IT APPEARED THAT THE DIRTY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PREVENTED THE THROTTLE BODY FROM GETTING THE AIR IT NEEDED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. UPDATED IVOQ 09/13/10 *TR