2007 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FUEL TRANSPONDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE PART. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSPONDER THREE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WOULD BE AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE IN. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYING THE FAILURE THE CONTACT DESCRIBED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVE. THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE PROBLEMS ON JULY 30,2010 THE CAR SURGED BY IT'S SELF IN REVERSE. UPON GETTING THE CARD INTO NEUTRAL THE CAR STOPPED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS ON THE BRAKES. WE DROVE THE CAR APPROX. 1/8 MILE AND STOPPED THE CAR CUT OFF. ONCE AGAIN STARTING THE CAR IT SURGED FORWARD THIS TIME. NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY $901.00 PLUS TAX TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ON EDMUNDS.COM I HAVE READ AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN FORD HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH THE SAME THING THAT TOYOTA GOT CAUGHT IN ITS ACTIONS. ALSO THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. PLEASE GO ONLINE AND LOOKED AT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

STARTED NOTICING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE IN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN WHEN PARKING OR BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. THE FAILURE STARTED OUT AS BARELY NOTICEABLE TO A CONSTANT AND EVER INCREASING SURGE AND ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING WORSE. AFTER AVOIDING SEVERAL "NEAR CRASH INCIDENTS" I TOLD MY WIFE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD GARAGE FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR COST WAS QUOTED AS $500 AND SOME ODD DOLLARS FOR THE PART (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LINKAGE) WITH COST OF LABOR TO REMOVE AND REPLACE LINKAGE TO BE ADDITIONAL. FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT DELIVER OF LINKAGE TO THEIR FACILITY WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 13AUGUST2010 AT THE EARLIEST. I ASKED ABOUT LOCATING AND HAVE SHIPPED "OVER NIGHT" EXPRESS THE LINKAGE INSTEAD OF WAITING 2 TO 3 WEEKS. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD CHECK WITH OTHER DEALERS AND IF THEY HAD THE PART THEY WOULD GET IT AND WOULD COST ME EXTRA SINCE THEY WERE NOT GETTING IT FROM FORD! *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED SURGING FORWARD AND SURGING WHILE IN REVERSE. INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME DAY. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. ESTIMATED TIME FRAME THE DEALERSHIP EXPECTED THE PART WAS MID AUGUST. A GENERAL INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MANY SIMILAR STORIES OF FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR CARS WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE I SUGGEST AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED INTO WHY THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF THIS PART IE TO MANY SIMILAR MODEL CARS WITH FAULTY PARTS TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. THIS POSES AS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY AS UNEXPECTED SURGES COULD LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE OR STALL WITHOUT WARNING. ON A LATER DATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT STATED THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THEY ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR WALL OF THE GARAGE OF THE RESIDENCE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME AND THE CONTACT BARELY MISSED HITTING THE RETAINING WALL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A COST OF $854.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 BF UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. TWO WEEKS AGO, MY HUSBAND PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME. AFTER THAT HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. WHEN HE RESTARTED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. WE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO OUR DESTINATION AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN WE RESTARTED IT TO LEAVE, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY ON THE DRIVE HOME (APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES). WE ONLY DROVE THE VEHICLE TWICE BETWEEN THAT TIME AND YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED EACH TIME I WOULD START TO EASE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES UNTIL I GOT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THERE WERE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT YESTERDAY I CALLED 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF I COULD GET INFORMATION. BOTH OF THEM SAID THAT IT HAS THE SYMPTOMS OF A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, AND THIS PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER! IF THAT IS THE CASE, THIS MUST BE A MASSIVE PROBLEM. WHEN THE FIRST BATCH OF THIS PART ARE RELEASED, THEY WILL GO TO CONSUMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I LEAVE MY CAR AT A DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE THE VEHICLE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS. THEN IS WOULD STILL BE ANOTHER 2 - 3 MONTHS TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR A PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT A RELATIVELY LOW, UNKNOWN SPEED. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS COMMON, THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WAS AN UNEXPECTED SURGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT FORWARD. THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY A $530 DEPOSIT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE PART ORDERED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,760. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE OR SLOW DOWN. THE WRENCH LIGHT (TRANSMISSION THROTTLE LIGHT) ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY BUT IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.