2005 Ford Freestyle complaints

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND ACCELERATES FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED. IT IS PARTICULARLY EVIDENT WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE ACCELERATION CAN LAST FOR MAXIMUM 5 SECONDS BUT YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR FOOT FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE OR THE VEHICLE COULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD INTO ONCOMING OR PARKED CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AL THE TIME, OFTEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUN AND PARKED FOR A 15-30 MINUTE PERIOD. *TR

1. ANY TIME IT RAINS 2. PASSENGER CARGO FLOOR IS SWAMPED WITH WATER CREATING MILDEW AND RUST IN CAR 3. VACUUMED OUT BUT WATER RETURNED BECAUSE IT SETTLES IN THE FRAME OF THE CAR. *TR

CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE. I HAVE JUST PUT THE CAR FROM PARKED INTO REVERSE, WHEN I STEP MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT HAVEN'T TOUCHED THE GAS YET, IT ACCELERATES ON ME. IT'S VERY SCARY, EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED (ABOUT ONCE A MONTH IN THE PAST 2 YEARS), I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE QUICK REFLEX, STEP ON THE BRAKES AND DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ONE DAY WHEN I AM TOO CLOSE TO OTHER OBJECTS (IE. A DRIVE-THRU) AND HITTING ANOTHER CAR! *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATION PROBLEM PRIMARILY WITH AC RUNNING. ONLY STARTED HAPPENING IN JULY 2011 AT END OF ROAD TRIP FROM OHIO TO NORTH CAROLINA, WHEN WE WOULD COME TO STOPS IN TRAFFIC. NOW THAT IT STARTED IT KEEPS HAPPENING. JUST LAST NIGHT I PARKED AT THE CURB, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT IN PARK, IT LUNGED FORWARD. WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALREADY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT OFF. I'M GOING TO TEST TO SEE IF I TURN OFF THE AC BEFORE I COME TO A STOP OR ONCE IT STARTS HAPPENING, IF THAT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED WHEN IT WAS IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

THE VEHICLE LUNGES AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS ACT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES AND HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS FREESTYLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH IT SURGING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON SINCE ITS PURCHASE. INITIALLY, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHER SERVICE COMPANIES, BUT THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. THE SURGING HAS GROWN WORSE AS THE CAR AGES. PRESENTLY, I CANNOT GO THROUGH A FAST FOOD DRIVE THROUGH WITH THE AIR ON BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CAR LUNGING AND REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT ME. FURTHER, I WORK IN A CITY WITH PEDESTRIANS AND CANNOT TURN THE AIR ON UNTIL I AM OUT OF THE CITY BECAUSE I FEAR HITTING A PERSON. RECENTLY, I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY, BUT THEY RESPONDED WITH A SCRIPTED MESSAGE THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE WHILE LIGHT PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGE BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR STALL WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 11/07/11

VEHICLE WILL LUNGE AND JERK WHILE BACKING OR UNDER BRAKING. ENGINE WILL REV AND THEN STALL AS WELL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH COME ON OR IT WILL GO INTO "FAIL-SAFE" MODE. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED IT NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR.

UPDATE ON ODI 10419757: TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER BECAUSE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR LUNGED (WHILE BACKING UP). SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR STICKING WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $895.00. TWO OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH FORD FREESTYLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS-WHEN BACKING OUT THE CAR LUNGES AND GOES DEAD. FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE IS DISPLAYED. HAVE HAD IT LUNGE FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE AND ENGINE DIES. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. FORD DEALER SAID AIR COMPRESSOR WAS NO GOOD. DID NOT REPLACE BECAUSE WE SAW COMPLAINT ABOUT FORD FREESTYLE. *KB

ON 8-2-2010 I HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR NOT MOVING WHEN THE GAS WAS PUSHED, THEN IT WOULDN'T GO ON ITS OWN. HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. AFTER THAT, THERE WERE A FEW TIMES IT FELT IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. BUT NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED. THEN ON 8-4-2011 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN AND FORD TOLD ME IT NEEDED ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WAS LUNGING FORWARD WHILE IDLING. I NEARLY HIT SOME PEDESTRIANS AND ALSO NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. SINCE I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY AND WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, I DID NOT HESITATE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM IS FAIRLY COMMON WHICH INDICATES IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

JUST AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND IT BEGINS TO ACCELERATE AND LUNGE BACKWARD. SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED MOVING FORWARD FROM HOT START, WITH A/C ON. THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER ONE OCCURRENCE WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT ON, UPON TURNING THE KEY TO RESTART NO FAULT LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THIS UNATTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENS TYPICALLY UPON A START WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE WITH THE A/C ON. OUTSIDE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS APPROX 95 DEGREES AND ONLY WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING IT. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME AS THERE ARE NO STORED FAULT CODES OR VISUAL FAILURES AT THIS TIME. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND WOULD ONLY HAPPEN ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY. IF YOUR NOT CAREFUL YOU WILL HIT SOMETHING. EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL STILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT IT WILL COST OVER $800.00 TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR AND THINK FORD SHOULD FIX IT UNDER A RECALL DUE TO THIS BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE THAT SURGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS HOT AND I HAVE THE A/C ON. THIS SURGING OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR WAITING IN LINE AT THE DRIVE-THRU. I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED PEOPLE SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY BUT APPARENTLY FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT SURGE WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE IN A PARKING LOT OR DRIVEWAY. IF THE DRIVER IS NOT VERY QUICK TO RESPOND TO THIS SURGE THE DRIVER WOULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL. SINCE, PARKING LOTS AND DRIVEWAYS OFTEN HAVE PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN) AROUND IT IS A VERY BAD SITUATION NOT TO HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF A CAR. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING AND THE CAR IS AT NORMAL OR HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES (NOT WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD). I SEARCHED THE INTERNET RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CONDITION AND THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A STRAIGHT FORWARD ANSWER AS TO THE CAUSE. I WOULD NOT NORMALLY WRITE A COMPLAINT BUT WHEN I SAW THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, I CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF FORD HAD ANY NOTICES OR BULLETINS THAT MIGHT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. I DESCRIBED THE CONDITION AND EXPLAINED THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. I THEN ASKED IF THEY COULD SEARCH FOR NOTICES OR BULLETINS AND GET BACK TO ME, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT UNLESS I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT SINCE HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM THAT IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO SEARCH FOR ANY INFORMATION FORD HAD ON THE ISSUE BEFORE I BROUGHT IT IN AND CHARGED FOR SERVICE THAT MAY NOT BE OF ANY HELP. THE SERVICE REP THEN SAID HE WOULD NOT HELP ME AND THEN B

REQUEST TO RE-OPEN NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE07058. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL STOPPED WORKING WHILE STARTING, STOPING OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND ON HIGHWAY. ALSO WHEN IT HAPPENS, NO TURN SIGNAL ALARM, NO AIR CONDITIONER, AND CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL NOT WORKING. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CHECK OUTSIDE LIGHTS. IT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME, COMES AND GOES, LASTS ABOUT 2-10 SECONDS. A FEW OCCASOINS, IT TRIGGED AIR BAG, COOLENT WARNING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TO COME ON. CHECK ENGIEN LIGHT STAYED FOR A FEW DAYS. I THINK IT IS A DESIGN OR PRODUCTION DEFECT SINCE FORD KNEW IT BACK IN 2006 ACCORDING TO ITS TSB. I THINK IT'S DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHSPEED, AT NIGHT AND IN BAD WEATHER, YOU LOSE THE INFO OF SPEED AND AIR CONDITIONER AND DON'T KNOW IF TURN SIGNAL LIGHT IS ON.

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING RECENTLY. WHAT HAPPENS IS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS OR IDLE SPEEDS, OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED HAS STARTED LURCHING OR LUNGING EITHER WHEN BACKING UP, OUT OF THE GARAGE, FOR EXAMPLE, OR OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR INTO/OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT DRIVING SPEEDS OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT ONLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS SAY IT IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I LUCKILY HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION WHEN IT HAPPENS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAND ON THE BRAKE, WHICH CUTS DOWN THE LUNGING FEELING. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. IF SOMEONE IS CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND THEY BACK INTO A CAR BECAUSE OF A LUNGE BY THEIR CAR, NO INSURANCE COMPANY WILL JUST BELIEVE THAT "THE CAR DID IT." IF SOMEONE IS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HITS THE CAR OPPOSITE OF THEIRS, DUE TO THIS LUNGE, IT WILL NOT BE PRETTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WITH AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AFTER VERY LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE BRAKE WHILE PARKING. I WAS MANEUVERING THE CAR INTO A FAIRLY TIGHT PARKING SPACE, AND THE SUDDEN SURGE CAUSE THE CAR TO LUNCH INTO A FENCE POST, DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER (AND THE FENCE POST). THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH OCCURRENCE, BUT WAS THE MOST VIOLENT. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 6-8 FEET, AND THE IDLE JUMPED UP FROM 750 TO 2,500 OR SO. THE OTHER SURGING INSTANCES ALSO OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SURGES IN THOSE INSTANCES, THE IDLE THEN DROPPED TO NORMAL. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 100K MILES ON IT, AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN CLEANED ON A REGULAR BASIS SINE 20K, TYPICALLY EVERY 20K. THE FIRST SURGE WAS NOTICED AT AROUND 98K. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY ONCE A WEEK NOW. *TR

VEHICLE IS SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS. PARKING LOT SPEEDS. MUST APPLY BRAKES TO STOP MOTION. SEVERAL FEET COVERED BEFORE ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES. HAPPENED IN EXCESS OF 10 TIMES. CAR IS AT DEALER NOW AND THEY HAVE WITNESSED TO SURGING. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FORD SERVICE NOW AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 24 HOURS. THEY ARE STATING THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE.

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL, FWD IS HAVING SUDDEN SURGES OF ACCELERATION (FORWARD AND REVERSE) AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SURGE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE CAR TO RUN INTO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING, OR TO UNEXPECTEDLY ENTER AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR HAS 87000 MILES AS OF AUGUST, 2011. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SURGED AS IF I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE I HAD A NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE. MY SON WHO HAS A 2007 FREESTYLE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAD THE SAME REPAIR DONE TO HIS.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE FOR 1YR 1/2 NOW IT HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT, I ALMOST TWICE LOST MY FAMILY AND MY LIFE BUT THANK GOD AND THE QUICK REFLEX OF MY HUSBAND WE ARE ALIVE, ALL DUE TO THE THROTTLE, I CANT DESCRIBE IT HOW I WISH WELL I WOULD NEED A WHOLE PAGE TO EXPLAIN WE HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT WE ARE RIGHT NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE IT COST TOO MUCH AND WE HAVE NO WARRANTY, SO WE WILL HAVE TO MANAGE FOR NOW UNTIL WE CAN, ALTHOUGH MY HUSBAND IS IN THE MILITARY WE ARE NOT RICH AND I WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK AND HAVE 3 CHILDREN STUDENTS WHOM ALL HAVE AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS ACTIVITIES, I AM IN TOTAL SHOCK I REALLY THOUGHT WE HAD IT MADE WITH THIS CAR ITS COMFORTABLE 3RD ROW BUT NOW AFTER READING ALL THE REVIEWS WE ARE SO HORRIBLY UPSET AND FEEL SO TAKEN OF ****TS, THIS PROBABLY HAS NO AFFECT ON WHOSE RESPONSABILITY THIS PROBLEM FALLS ON WELL IM SURE THEY HAVE A SUPERB CAR, BUT FOR THE AMERICAN FAMILIES TRYING TO MAKE IT, IT IS A SHAME THAT FORD KNOWING ABOUT THIS HASNT TAKEN NO ACTION, BUT TO EACH HIS OWN AND ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS MINOR TO THE HIGH POWER CORPORATES LIKE FORD WHOEVER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND HASNT AND JUST SEEMS TO PASS THE HOT POTATO TO OTHERS THEY TOO WILL HAVE THEIR JUDGEMET DAY, AND YES I MIGHT SOUND DRASTIC TO YOU IT IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER TO US THE PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED IN PURCHASING A FORD, THANK YOU. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT SLOW SPEED BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALREADY RAN INTO CART CORRAL AT GROCERY STORE WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD. NO DAMAGE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE WILL ACCELERATE AND USUALLY STALL. THE CAR HIT THE GARAGE HITTING A PERSON AND BREAKING THE SIDE MIRROR. *TR

MY VEHICLE SURGES FROM TIME TO TIME AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON THE CAR WILL CUT OF AND GO INTO FAIL SAFE MODE I'VE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR

THE CAR WOULD SURGE BACKWARDS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE SOMETIMES. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WOULD HAVE TROUBLES GOING UP HILLS WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED DOWN TO COMPENSATE FOR SPEED. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HAVE 149K MILES. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE OVER FOUR YEARS AGO. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED COOLING AS WELL AS BEFORE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING FORWARD WHEN GOING AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD BE RUNNING FOR A SHORT WHILE. IT IS WORSE WHEN YOU ARE TURNING THE WHEEL AND GOING SLOW SUCH AS IN A DRIVE-THRU AND OR BACKING OUT OR PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAVE TO KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MOST OF THE TIME I DO NOT NEED TO TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE ITS ALREADY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. MY CAR NOW EITHER PUTS IT SELF IN FAIL SAFE MODE AND RUNS REAL SLOW AND OR IT JUST DIES WHERE EVER WE ARE WHEN IT STARTS THE ACCELERATING AND LURCHING FORWARD. I DO NOT HAVE THE $900 I HAVE HEARD IT TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. MAYBE WHEN ITS PAID OFF IN 7 MONTHS I CAN SAVE THE MONEY UP TO GET IT FIXED. I'M NOT SURE THE CAR WILL LAST THAT LONG. I CAN'T TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I WOULD WORRY WHO WOULD GET IT NEXT AND MAYBE BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND BE HURT. *TR

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO SURGE EITHER IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE BEFORE YOU EVEN HIT THE GAS PEDAL. ON OR ABOUT AUG 1ST, 2011 WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IT SURGED IN REVERSE AND THEN QUIT. IT DID THAT TWICE. ONCE I RESTARTED AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT SEEMED TO STABILIZE ALMOST LIKE THE COMPUTER ADJUSTED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE IN THE WARM TO HOT WEATHER. AT THIS POINT WITH MY VEHICLE I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND WOULD NOT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT AS I AM AWARE OF IT AND AM I KNOW THAT I NEED A FIRM FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY REVIEWS OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM POINT TO THE THROTTLE BODY AND I WOULD ALSO THINK MAYBE A POSSIBLE COMPUTER CONTROL.

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARDS OR SPEEDS UP WHILE SLOWING DOWN (AT STOP SIGNS, GOING INTO GARAGE ETC)

CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE, BUT MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND SOMETIMES GOES INTO "EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN" MODE AND TURNS OFF. THIS HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE OR I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AND UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND ALSO OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I RECEIVED ERROR MESSAGES ON MY DASHBOARD RANGING FROM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO CRITICAL ENGINE FAILURE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THERE WERE ALL SORTS OF ERROR CODES THAT NEEDED TO BE CLEARED OUT. HE SAID THIS WAS COMMON AND HAPPENS EVERY 3 TO 4 YEARS. I PAID THE MONEY, HAD THE ERROR MESSAGES / COMPUTER CHIP RESET, AND WENT ON MY WAY. DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, MY CAR WILL SURGE WHILE I'M TEMPORARILY STOPPED (AT A STOP LIGHT, DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW, ETC), AND THE ENGINE DIES ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. THE CAR WILL LUNGE 3 TO 5 FEET AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK AND BEFORE I CAN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. IT IS EXTREMELY UNNERVING, IT HAS BEEN VERY HOT IN ARKANSAS DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS (TEMPS IN THE HIGH 90S / LOW 100S) AND MY AIR CONDITIONER IS ON WHILE THIS HAPPENS. IT APPEARS FROM SIMILAR COMMENTS POSTED, I HAVE A THROTTLE BODY THAT IS FAILING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE FAILURE CODE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,432.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FAILED SAFE MODE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN REPLACED THE FUEL AND AIR FILTERS AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE OR BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I ALMOST HIT A LARGE TREE. *TR

HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE . IN THE LAST MONTH, THE CAR HAS BEEN SURGING AND TAKING OFF WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE GAS. IT SURGED VIOLENTLY BACKWARD WHILE I WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND RAN UP ON THE CURB . I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE QUIT AND WENT INTO A FAULT MODE. IT DID THIS THREE TIMES AFTER RE-STARTING THE CAR EACH TIME. IT ALSO ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO SURGED FORWARD INTO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS NOW SURGING AT A THIRD OF MY STOPS. I DON'T TRY AND BACK IT UP IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW ANYONE IN MY FAMILY TO DRIVE IT.I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RE-CALLED AND FIXED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE), THIS SEEMS TO BE ALIGNED WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE11018. THE ENGINE WILL REV WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR AND WILL LURCH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GEAR THAT IT WAS PLACED IN. THIS IS NOT DUE TO THE DRIVER INADVERTENTLY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER HAS TO FIRMLY PRESS ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING. IF THE BRAKE IS ONLY PRESSED JUST ENOUGH TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR THE VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY MOVE 3-4 FEET. THE HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT DOES OCCUR AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES A WEEK.

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. I OFTEN EXPERIENCE A SURGE IN MY VEHICLES ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN I HAVE NOT TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF AND JUST AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. TODAY I NEARLY RAN OVER A PEDESTRIAN AFTER SHIFTING MY CAR INTO GEAR, AND SO I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM WHEN I GOT HOME. I SEE THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

THE BACK OF ONE OF THE SECOND ROW SEATS DOES NOT FOLD DOWN WHEN THE LATCH LEVER IS PULLED UP, WHICH MEANS THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT DOES NOT LIFT UP. CONSEQUENTLY, PASSANGERS SITTING IN THE THIRD ROW WILL BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE CORRESPONDING SIDE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE THE LATCH; OVER TIME IT GOT MORE DIFFICULT, AND NOW IT IS INOPERABLE. *TT

VEHICLE LURCHING WHEN IDLING OR LOW SPEEDS. REPEATED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON REAR BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES WORKING PROPERLY. *TT

INTIALLY NOTED THE VEHICLES RPMS JUMP AND A QUICK SURGE IN THE ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65MPHS. THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR RADOMLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. A SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY REPLACED AN EGR VALVE. PUT IN AN FUEL TREATMENT. ONE DAY LATER THE THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND CONDITION HAS GOTTEN WORSE.NOW THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD,STILL RANDOMLY,BUT FREQUENTLY! HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY MAJOR INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS,YET!(JUST RAN UP A CURB) READ THIS IS A COMMON CONDITION AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED. I HOPE SOMETHING COMES OF THE INVESTIGATION AND SOON. THIS IS VERY ALARMING AND DANGEROUS! TODAY I HAD THE MOST PRECIOUS CARGO WITH ME....MY DAUGHTER(WHO WAS DRIVING AND IS CURRENTLY OUTRAGED) AND MY GRANDCHILDREN!!!!! *TT

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE CROSSOVER FREQUENTLY LUNGES AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE DRIVER IS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURING MORE OFTEN AND WITH MORE POWER AND IS GETTING HARDER TO STOP. TODAY IT ALMOST JUMPED OVER A PARKING LOT CURB AT A RETAIL STORE PARKING LOT. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTANTLY IN FORWARD AND REVERSE AND SEAMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE A/C IS ON. IN FACT, OUR A/C WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT NEAR AS BAD. HOWEVER, WHEN THE A/C WAS REPAIRED (THE EXPANSION VALVES WERE REPLACED) THE PROBLEM RETURNED TO ITS PREVIOUS "STRENGTH" OR STRONGER AND MORE OFTEN. *TT

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONLY A FEW TIMES THE LAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR, BUT RECENTLY, SINCE IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT IN OKLAHOMA, THE FORD FREESTYLE THAT WE HAVE LUNGES FORWARD JUST AS YOU PRESS THE BRAKE OR LET OFF. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS, LUNGED INTO TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, AND HAVE REVERSED INTO MY GARAGE WITH THE BRAKE ON. IT SEEMS THAT PROBLEM OCCURS MORE THAN 5 TIMES A DAY. IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE IT FRIGHTENS ME AND THREATENS MY FAMILY WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS. I PHONED A FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY HOME TOWN OF MUSKOGEE,OK AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE COST OF THIS IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS (THAT I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SPEND ON A CAR WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT). I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED PRONTO. *TT

2005 FORD FREESTYLE UNEXPECTED SURGE AT STOPLIGHT, CONTROLLED BY APPLYING BRAKES HARDER, AND THENVECHICLE STALLED. THE EVENT WOULD HAVE FORCESD US INTO THE INTERSECTION, POSSIBILEY CAUSING BODY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS OCCURANCE ALSO HAPPENED 1 WEEK PRIOR AS WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. BOTH OCCURENCES HAPPENED AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF FOR 15-30 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED. THIS OCCURANCE HAS HAPPENED AT LEAT 5 OTHER TIMES. ON SOME OF THE OCCURENCES THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT TO SAFE MODE OPERATION. SAFE MODE OPERATION WOULD CEASE IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VECHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A TIME. FIRST AND SECOND OCCURANCE HAPPENED AFTER USING AN 10% ETANAHOL MIX FROM ONE PARTICULAR COMPANY. THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCES HAPPENED WITH A 10%ETANOL MIX FROM TWO DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS.. FUEL SYSTEM AND AIR FILTER CLEANED PRIOR TO THE LAST TWO EVNTS. *TT