2007 Ford Freestyle

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN IT IS IN LOW SPEED IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT OF A STORE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. I ALMOST HIT A CAR BEHIND ME AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, IT LOWERED THE SPEED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. HAS THIS VEHICLE BEEN RECALLED??? IF NOT, IT SHOULD BE!! THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY MUST FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, ATTEMPTING TO PARK, OR WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APRIL 2008. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR FILTER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY WIFE WAS RUNNING HER ROUTES, MAKING STOPS FOR GROCERIES, PET FOOD, ETC. IT WAS A SUNNY AND WARM DAY. AS SHE CAME HOME, DURING THE LAST MILE, SHE NOTICED CAR BEHAVING ERRATICALLY (VEHICLE'S SPEED SEEMED TO SLOW DOWN, THEN SPEED UP, SLOW DOWN, WHATEVER IT WANTED). SHE KNEW IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. WE HAVE OWNED IT FOR 2+ YEARS AND SHE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. SHE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. THE GARAGE IS 90DEG TO THE DRIVEWAY AND REQUIRES DRIVING BEYOND THE GARAGE DOOR ENTRY, THEN A SHORT BACKING UP AND TURN OF THE WHEEL TO ALIGN IT FOR PULLING IN. WHEN SHE CAME TO A STOP, THEN PUT INTO REVERSE, THE CAR BEGAN TO REALLY ACT UP, LUNGING, HESITATING,,. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANAGE REVERSING THE VEHICLE WITH RUNNING INTO OUR BARN OR INTO THE YARD AND GOT IT INTO THE GARAGE. SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME SEVERAL TIMES AT WORK AND LEFT ME MESSAGES ON VARIOUS PHONE NUMBERS. I THINK IT SHOOK HER UP PRETTY BADLY. WE HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEM OR ANYONE HURT. WE DID OUR HOMEWORK BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AND DECIDED NOT TO GET THE AWD MODEL BECAUSE THE REPAIR RATES WERE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. LAST NIGHT I IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED THIS TO BE THE CULPRIT THOUGH. BEFORE DOING ANY DIAGNOSTICS, I THOUGHT TO CHECK A FEW WEBSITES AND PHONE A FRIEND. THERE ARE OBVIOUS DESIGN FEATURES THAT DIMINISH THE RELIABILITY AND QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE AS RELATED TO THE MOST BASIC FEATURE WE EXPECT A CAR TO DO - STOP WHEN WE WANT IT TO, GO WHEN WE WANT IT TO. AND WHEN THESE TYPES OF ISSUES SURFACE SO EARLY IN A PRODUCT'S LIFE, WHY IS THE NHTSA ALLOWING THEM TO PERSIST. IS IT WAITING TO SEE 'HOW MANY MORE WILL COME' OR RAISE THE PRIORITY AFTER SOMEONE HAS BEEN FATALLY INJURED? WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR LINE TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF FOR SCHOOL,, AND THE KID IN FRONT OF US WAS JUST STEPPING OUT OF THEIR CAR?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRST FAILURE, BUT NOT THE SECOND FAILURE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WE PURCHASED THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE ONLY ONE MONTH AGO FROM A DEALER IN BLAIR NEBRASKA WHO CERTIFIED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PURCHASED. WE HAVE NOT OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. WHILE DRIVING TODAY WITH THE FAMILY (CHILDREN INCLUDED) DOWN THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE CENTER OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. LUCKY NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED! THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING AND THEN WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. WE ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE PERFORMING THE SAME WAY WITH MANY OTHERS IN CLASS ACTION AND FORUMS. *TR

THROTTLE BODY ISSUES (POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION AS WELL) CAUSE INTERMITTENT SURGING, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PATTERNS, STALLING OR ALL THREE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED WITH A/C RUNNING. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURED I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A CROWDED MALL PARKING LOT. THE SUDDEN SURGE AS I WAS BACKING OUT AT IDLE (NOT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL) NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN. DEALER "COULD NOT REPLICATE" THE ISSUE BUT SUGGESTED A THOROUGH CLEANING OF THROTTLE BODY. HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES SINCE FIRST INCIDENT AND CLEANING DOES HELP FOR A SHORT WHILE BUT THE SURGING RETURNS WITHOUT WARNING. CLEARLY A DANGEROUS ISSUE, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I'VE LEARNED (ONLINE) THIS IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE WOULD BE A SUDDEN SURGE IN THE ENGINE. THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE UP TO 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

ON AS MANY AS 8 OCCASIONS, MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS LUNGED WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED TO BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENEND IN FORWARD, REVERSE, WHEN TURNING AND WHEN AIR IS SWITCHED ON. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TURNING AS I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. VERY SCARY! OTHER THAN THAT I LOVE THE VEHICLE. *TR