2007 Ford Freestyle

CVT TRANSMISSION ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WAS MAKING A NOISE IN PARK AND REVERSE, DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED A PART THAT WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BUT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. A FEW DAYS LATER, WE EXPERIENCED A MORE SEVERE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE CAR SURGING FORWARD WHEN REVERSE OR DRIVE IS ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE CAR IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH AND ONCE FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR QUICKLY LOSES SPEED. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. CURRENT STATUS: PART CONTINUES TO BE ON BACK ORDER AND DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN TERRIBLE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING LOANER CAR AND STATUS UPDATES ETC... *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A REPUTABLE DEALER TWO WEEKS AGO. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WIT THE CAR ACCELERATING IN REVERSE WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE, AND HAVING THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ON THE DASH, THAT I HAVE A FAILED THROTTLE BODY/ TRANSMISSION THAT WILL COST IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE SINCE THEN AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THOUSAND OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE BODY ON THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND FORD SHOULD REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY! WHY IS THIS NOT ON A RECALL LIST?? *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDEN LURCHING IN FORWARD AND REVERSE . SOME TIMES FOLLOWED BY ENGINE STALL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT STOP SIGNS, WHILE IN DRIVE THIS, AND BACKING ABOUT OF PARKING SPOTS. IT WAS TAKEN TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM (THEY SAID THAT CODE DID NOT SHOW) I T IS NOW IN THE SHOP AGAIN AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 56-60,000 MILES WOULD LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER SITTING IN PARK FOR A COUPLE MINUTES (WARMUP, ETC.). I ALWAYS COVER MY BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT FORTUNATELY WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM MOVING TOO FAR. THIS WOULD ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION MAKE THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COME ON AND IT WOULD RUN VERY ROUGH. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER DID DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL (WHAT I WAS TOLD) UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE BUT THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. IT MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE 'DRIVE BY WIRE' CONTROLS/COMPUTER FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. WHATEVER IT WAS THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT FOR NOW. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE '07 LESS THAN 36K MILES...VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL...VEHICLE THEN DIED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. COULD NOT DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHILE ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE FEAR OF RAMMING INTO VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. HAPPENED ONE TIME BEFORE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL...VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS. HAVE VEHICLE AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW...AWAITING ANALYSIS. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT "SURGES" WHEN IT IS PUT INTO REVERSE OR INTO DRIVE, THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN & THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. THERE HAPPENED TO BE A CAR EXACTLY LIKE MINE IN THEIR SHOP HAVING THE EXACT SAME REPAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH & FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS FIRMLY ENGAGED. IT IS EVEN WORSE IF THE CAR HAS BEEN IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT WILL THROW A WRENCH IN THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH, STALL OUT AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IF IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT LUNGING FORWARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ON HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR AT 25 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.