2007 Ford Freestyle

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD OR REARWARD IN REVERSE WHILE THE GAS PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED. THE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE WORSE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT APPEARS TO BE WORSE IF THE WEATHER IS HOT. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT I CAN EASILY ENVISION AN ACCIDENT IF I AM NOT CAREFUL OR SOMEONE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE VEHICLE DRIVES IT..CAN EASILY HAPPEN IN A CRAMPED PARKING LOT.... *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. WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,096 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,101.

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 61,000 MILES. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2007. THE CAR HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH UNINTENDED RAPID ACCELERATION WHICH OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN HAPPEN IN FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. WE ADDITIONALLY HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY -EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THROTTLE BODY DEFECT AND SAY THAT IT MAY TAKE 3 WEEKS FOR PART TO BE SHIPPED. SO THAT REPAIR CAN BE MADE. THEY FURTHER STATE THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND THE PUBLIC SINCE IT APPEARS TO OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE.... I WAS SETTING AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND JUST AS I WAS EASING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO PULL OUT THE GAS SURGED AND PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. IT WAS NOT A MAJOR ROAD AND WITH QUICK THINKING I GEARED TO PARK TURNED THE KEY OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT WHILE SETTING IN THE PARKING LOT IT DONE THE SAME THING. IF THIS HAD BEEN MY WIFE OR SON OR DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY EVENT. SIMILAR EVENTS ARE POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH A WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATION OF A "WRENCH" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING SYMBOL REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION IN POOR PERFORMANCE. ALSO, AN UNINTENDED SURGE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND ON A BACK ORDER. THE REPAIR COST WAS $700. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE "POWER TRAIN" WARRANTY AND THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE: LIFE SAFETY ISSUE - SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS LUNGED WHEN BACKING UP OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVEWAY, GARAGE, ETC. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT ON THE BRAKE (FORTUNATELY). AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENS THE FAIL SAFE LIGHT (WRENCH LIGHT) COMES ON THE DASH. YOU CAN TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE. YESTERDAY, THE CAR LUNGED WHILE BACKING UP AND ALSO WHEN MY WIFE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT RAN NORMAL FOR ABOUT 5 MILES, SHE PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN SHE PULLED OUT AGAIN, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. SHE LIMPED ALONG FOR A MILE OR SO AND PULLED OFF AGAIN. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND TALKED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. MY DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND THE PART WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT IS ALSO A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE INTERNET HAS NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS IS A TRUE LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR CANNOT BE CONTROLLED AND YOU HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. MY WIFE IS BEGINNING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN WITH HER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH AN UNEXPECTED SURGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A DELAY RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION. THE OCCURRENCE WAS SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS A WIRE IN THE COMPUTER THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BORE THEY WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000. UPDATED 10/13/2010. *LJ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED . UPDATED 10/19/10*JB