2007 Ford Freestyle

WHEN MY FORD FREESTYLE IDLES (IT SEEMS MOSTLY IN HOT WEATHER) FOR MORE THAN EVEN 2 MINUTES WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR FORWARD AND REVERSE THE CAR LUNGES EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS HOT OR IF MY CAR IDLES FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE JUST BEGAN RESEARCHING WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED ANY PARTS. MOST OF WHAT I READ STATED TRANSMISSION TROUBLE OR THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS IS THE CAUSE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED OR IN DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE OCCASIONALLY. USUALLY HEAVILY APPLYING THE BREAK WILL STOP THE CAR. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHEN I AM PARKING THE CAR OR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (AT THE GROCERY STORE, ECT...). THE INSTANCES OCCUR MORE OFTEN IN THE SUMMER TIME, IN HOT WEATHER AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT OCCURS OFTEN IN PARKING LOTS OR AT SCHOOL WHEN I AM DROPPING MY KIDS OFF, AS THERE ARE LOTS OF PEDESTRIANS. I HAVE SUBMITTED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, OVER TIME HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND MORE CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 6/7/10 DUE TO LUNGING WHILE CAR WAS BEING PARKED AND ONE OCCURRENCE IN REVERSE, AS WELL AS CAR DIEING WHEN PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WERE MANY OCCURRENCES OF LUNGING AND ACCELERATION PAUSE BEFORE TAKING INTO DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. NEXT TIME WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. CAR SEEMED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY UNTIL JULY 2011. EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR IS NOW TAKING PLACE LUNGING TYPICALLY WHEN IDLING THEN MOVING TO ACCELERATION AND THEN STOPPING SUCH AS AT A LIGHT OR PARKING. ALSO, PAUSED ACCELERATION (POTENTIALLY COULD DIE, ACTS LIKE IT WILL) WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AGAIN, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I AM WAITING FOR A MONITOR TO BE PLACED ON THE CAR TO CONFIRM ACTIVITY AND PROBLEM PARTS. EVERYONE WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH ASSUMES THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE ISSUE AGAIN BUT BEING SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PART, CONFIRMATION WOULD BE PREFERRED BEFORE REPLACING AGAIN. *KB

ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I BOUGHT A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. ONE DAY WHEN ME, MY DAUGHTER, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER WENT SHOPPING , IN WARNER ROBINS GEORGIA MY CAR STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CUT OFF . WE JUST ABOUT HAD PEOPLE HIT US IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE INTO THE PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THEY TOLD US TO BRING THE CAR TOO THEM. WELL A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THEM IT TURNED OFF TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY! I HAD BOUGHT ALL OF THE AVAILABLE WARRANTY I COULD BUY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT TODAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT NO MATTER IF YOU FIX IT, IT CAN CONTINUE TO MESS UP (AND IT IS NOT ON THE WARRANTY!!!) , AND THE COST OF THE PART TO FIX IT IS 670.00. I AM UNSATISFIED AND SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND I FEEL LIKE ITS A BIG SAFETY RISK!!! I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT WITH IT TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT MAKES ME SCARED AND I AM NERVOUS FOR MY FAMILY!! I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY FOR THERE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY A VERY HIGH READING. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,592. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE INVOICES FOR THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 08/30/11

MY CAR HAS BEEN LUNGING FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. LAST WEEK, WHEN I GOT IN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED DRIVING TO THE DEALER. I LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN MY CAR WOULD HARDLY SHIFT. THE LUNGING WAS THE REALLY SCARY THING, AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY ONE MONTH. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INTERMITTENTLY SURGING FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURES WERE MOST PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SLOWED DOWN OR WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.