2005 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ

MY 2005 FREESTYLE IS MAKING LOUD RATTLING SOUND (COMING FROM TRANS) AND THE FAILSAFE MODE INDICATOR AS WELL AS THE YELLOW WRENCH HAVE BEEN APPEARING. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR SURGING AND POWER FAILURES, ETC, AND THEY HAVE MADE NUMEROUS REPAIRS - (INCLUDING THE AC COMPRESSOR) AND REPLACED A HEAD GASKET (WHICH IS LEAKING BADLY NOW?), AND IT APPEARS THIS TIME IT MAY BE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM? THE DEALER WON'T LOOK AT IT TILL NEXT WEEK AND WANTS $200 TO CHECK IT OUT? PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE (AT THE SERVICE DEPT) TODAY TOLD ME THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS (WITH FREESTYLES). THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING.

THE CAR SURGES WHILE IDLING AND WHEN PLACE IN DRIVE-THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS IN SAFE MODE AND THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH COMES ON--YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND RESTART AND THE WRENCH GOES AWAY--THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS--FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM 5/21/11. THE CAR HAS OVER 90,000 MILES ON. *TR

WHEN STOPPING, PARKING, OR BACKING UP, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, IT HAS HAPPENED A MINIMUM OF 10 TIMES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED, AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN YESTERDAY, MAY 31. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 93. AC ON. IN A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT. CAR STARTED LURCHING FORWARD. HAD TO APPLY BREAKS HARD AS TO NOT HIT A PARKED CAR. CAR STALLED. RESTARTED, HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE THIRD TIME OF LURCHING FORWARD AND STALLING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE WRENCH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. COULDN'T DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT MANAGED TO GET TO DESTINATION. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR 3 HOURS, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT NORMAL SPEED. THE WRENCH IS OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS. CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMALLY THIS MORNING, JUNE 1. RPM STILL A BIT HIGH. OUTSIDE TEMP 89. I DID NOT RUN THE AC YET. PLAN ON CALLING FORD DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE. MANY ONLINE FORUMS SAY THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I PLAN TO ASK THE DEALER TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TO CHECK THE CODES AND WILL ASK THEM TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACE MY AIR FILTER AS WELL. REPORTED PREVIOUSLY #10372235. AGAIN, DRIVING SLOW, CAR SURGED FORWARD. I RAN INTO THE DOOR FRAME OF MY GARAGE BECAUSE THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING OR AT LOW SPEEDS WITH NO CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE SURGES. THIS OCCURS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. AT TIMES, THE SURGING IS SEVERE AND REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE. LAST YEAR, IT SEEMED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WITH THE AC ON. THE COMPRESSOR DIED, SO WE HAD IT REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. WE HAVE NOT CRASHED INTO ANYTHING BUT HAVE COME VERY CLOSE. IT IS TROUBLING SINCE IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, MEANING WE'RE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CARS, PEOPLE, AND BUILDINGS WHEN THE ENGINE SURGES. *TR

I EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED AND OVERCOMPENSATING THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE BACKING UP. AT THE TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS ENGAGED AND THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT ONE TURN FROM FULL LOCK. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLES SPEED WITH THE BRAKES AND NO INCIDENT RESULTED, HOWEVER WITHOUT A TIMELY RESPONSE THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY. THE "WRENCH LIGHT" ILLUMINATED DURING THE OCCURRENCE BUT TURNED OFF AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THE THROTTLE DOES SERGE SLIGHTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT IS BARLEY NOTICEABLE COMPARED TO A LOAD PLACED ON THE ENGINE AT IDLE. LOOKING BACK SEVERAL YEARS, WE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME STARTING PROBLEMS, WHICH I THINK IS RELATED. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT, PART # 5F9Z9E926B. THE PROBLEM IS INCONSISTENT. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE UNIT, ONLY CLEANED IT, WHICH IS NOT A SOLUTION. *TR

WHEN AIR TEMPERATURE IS HOT THE CAR TENDS TO JUMP A FOOT IN MOVING FORWARD FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR IDLE POSITION OR BACK A FOOT IF MOVING BACKWARD FROM A STOPPED OR IDLE POSITION. *TR

FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO, MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WILL SURGE IN SPEED, WHEN SHIFTED INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, DURING LOW IDLE. IN ALL SITUATIONS WHEN THE SPEED SURGE HAS OCCURRED, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ONLY ON THE BRAKE. THIS CONDITION IS MOST PRONOUNCED AFTER A COLD START. THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO START THE ENGINE HAS ALSO INCREASED SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIRST NOTICED. ALSO, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RPM'S CAN FLUCTUATE 200 TO 300 RPMS EVEN WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVE, THE CAR IS BEING OPERATED ON A RELATIVELY FLAT AND STRAIGHT SURFACE. THIS ISSUE OF RPM FLUCTUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OR GREATER. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SUBLTLY GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE FLUXUATION, IT WAS BARELY NOTICABLE. NOW, YOU CAN FEEL YOURSELF ROCKING BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY WITH THE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE DURING A FLUCTUATION OCCURRANCE. THE OCCURRANCES CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 30 SECONDS. AND SOMETIMES CAN BE REPLICATED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ALONG USING SIMILAR ROAD CONDITIONS. I POST TWO ISSUES WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT ONLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY ARE RELATED. SHOULD INFORMATION ARISE TO INDICATE A SEPERATE ISSUE, I SHALL RESUBMIT THE 2ND PARAGRAPH. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE. STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC JAMS AND ALSO SURGING WHEN A/C IS ON AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD WITHOUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. OCCURS MOSTLY AT CITY DRIVING SPEEDS, NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. BEGAN APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO (JUNE 2009). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLED MOMENTARILY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN THE A/C WAS ACTIVATED OR WHEN THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAPPEN WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING HIS VEHICLE IN REVERSE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LUNGE BACKWARDS. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED HE NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IF THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD MALFUNCTION MORE FREQUENTLY THAN IF WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,900.

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, WHEN EVER I WOULD BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE OR PULL INTO THE GARAGE AT A SLOW SPEED, SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON IF I WAS BACKING OUT OR PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. IT OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES PER WEEK UNTIL IT FINALLY GOT SO BACK THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT POINT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED ME OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE CAR. THIS DID RESOLVE THE ISSUE SOMEWHAT, BUT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A MONTH I STILL EXPERIENCE THIS LUNGING OF THE CAR, BUT IT IS NOT AS DRAMATIC AS IT WAS BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THAT LIKE TO PLAY AROUND OUR HOUSE AND I WAS ALWAYS WORRIED I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO ONE OF THEM WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE SO I HAD TO MAKE SURE I KEPT ONE FOOT ON THE BREAK JUST IN CASE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. ALSO, MY WIFE HAS A 2006 FORD 500 AND IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WE HAD TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED ON IT AS WELL. I SPENT OVER $1,000 WITHIN THE SPAN OF A FEW MONTHS ON THE SAME ISSUE IN TWO DIFFERENT FORD VEHICLES. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY MECHANISM AND FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THEY HAVE PUT CAR OWNERS IN AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REFUND THE COST OF ANYONE WHO HAS AL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED WHILE REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT ADVISED THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALSO WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 07/26/11 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING OR MOVING VERY SLOWLY. UPDATED 08/01/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE RPMS INCREASED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 1312391401 AND STATED THE FAILURE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 145,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07//15/11

2005 FORD FREESTYLE COMPLETE SHUTOFF OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM. THE FIRST WAS THE SURGING THAT EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. AFTER A WRONG DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND PCM, THE WHOLE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR. MY CONCERN IS THE COMPLETE SHUTOFF OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SECOND PROBLEM IS CURRENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCED WHILE IN REVERSE OR ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR FAILURE WHERE THE BRAKES HOSES AND BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

FORD FREESTYLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, DISABLING THE POWERED STEERING AMONG OTHER THINGS AND CAUSES VERY UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THIS WILL USUALLY START WITH SOME HESITATIONS OF THE ENGINE AND THEN IT DIES. OFTEN IT STALLS WHILE TAKING OFF FROM STANDSTILL AS WELL EITHER FORWARD OR GOING IN REVERSE. SOMETIMES THERE IS SURGING OF THE ENGINE AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WHILE USING AC OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD WHERE ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE STALL IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THREE TIMES FOR THESE ISSUES, LAST TIME FOR FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEMS. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM IDLE. CAR WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP FORWARD OR REVERSE AT IDLE ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK. DEALER TAPED SOME WIRING FOR TEMPORARY FIX WARRANTY COVERAGE DURING. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER WARRANTY COVERAGE EXPIRED AND DEALER AND WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. VEHICLE NOW HAS 100K+ MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE SPORADICALLY OCCURRED WHETHER IN REVERSE OR FORWARD AND WHETHER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CODES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE FILTERS BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE PLACED IN GEAR OR MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 YRS AFTER BUYING VEHICLE USED. WIFE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE BACKWARDS FAST. WIFE HAD TO BASICALLY STAND ON BRAKE TO GET IT TO STOP. VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WENT INTO"FAIL-SAFE" MODE. IT SCARED HER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT SHE LEARNED QUICKLY TO EXPECT IT ESPECIALLY IF IT IS VERY WARM OUTSIDE OR A/C IS RUNNING. IT HAPPENED TO HER SEVERAL MORE TIMES THEN IT HAPPENED TO ME(I RARELY DRIVE THE CAR). THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RPM UP AND THEN THERE IS A LURCH -HAPPENS MOST OFTEN IN REVERSE, EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. BRAKE MUST BE PRESSED HARD. MY WIFE ESTIMATES IT HAPPENS ABOUT 5% OF THE TIME. OTHER THAN THAT HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR, VERY COMFORTABLE AND ROOMY

FIRST, LET ME START BY SAYING THAT I LIKE MY FORD FREESTYLE. IT IS A COMFORTABLE CAR WITH A SMOOTH RIDE. THE EVENT OCCURRED ONE WEEK AGO ON SUNDAY MAY 15TH. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY, GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 1PM. I WAS EXITING THE CHURCH PARKING LOT WITH THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER ON. I WAS IN A LINE OF CARS WAITING TO TURN ONTO THE MAIN STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR IN THE "D"(DRIVE) POSITION. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING, AND MY FOOT WAS IN MID-AIR (NEITHER ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR ON THE BRAKE) AS I WAS ANTICIPATING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO MOVE IN A FEW SECONDS. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REVVED SLIGHTLY AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT ONE FOOT BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE BRAKE. I WAS VERY SURPRISED, AS THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, I HAD LEFT ABOUT 10 FEET ROOM BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ( I AM ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE THAT I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, NOR DID THE FLOOR MAT) IRONICALLY, A FEW DAYS LATER, I READ AN ARTICLE IN OUR NEWSPAPER ABOUT A CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF ABOUT 200 FORD FREESTYLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THE FORD FREESTYLE. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. *TR

OUR FORD FREESTYLE HAD ITS A/C REPAIRED AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN SURGING AT LOW IDLE OR WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ON MAY 21, 2011 IT WAS THE HOTTEST DAY SINCE THE A/C WAS REPAIRED AND THE SURGING WAS WORSE. IT DID IT THREE CONSECUTIVE TIMES AND THEN THE CAR DIED. I GOT IT STARTED AND 'LIMPED' HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS THEY SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ON THIS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOW SEE WHERE THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHEN I BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR LUNGES BACKWARDS WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS. THIS STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. ORIGINALLY IT WAS INTERMITTENT. NOW IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. ORIGINALLY, IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. NOW AFTER I HAVE BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, I'M VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IN A SMALL PARKING LOT, IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS AN ONGOING INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 LE FREESTYLE (FRONT WHEEL DRIVE) THAT WE PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN SURGING/LURCHING OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, BUT IT WAS SO OCCASIONAL AND SUBTLE THAT I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING IT. THEN THIS WEEK I ALMOST HIT A CAR IN THE SCHOOL CAR RIDER LINE AND IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT MY IMAGINATION. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD (NOT SUBTLY!) WHEN I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS A HOT DAY & I'D JUST TURNED ON THE AC SO MY SON WOULD BE COMFORTABLE (I USUALLY DON'T USE THE AC THAT MUCH). ALSO LAST WEEK I ALMOST HIT A CAR WHEN MY CAR SURGED WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (AGAIN, I'D JUST TURNED ON THE AC BECAUSE I HAD OTHER PEOPLE W/ ME).BECAUSE MY INCIDENTS HAVE INCREASED THIS SUMMER DURING THE HOT WEATHER I FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S A SAFE HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP.. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY AND KILLS THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN WHICH BOTH TIMES THE AC WAS ON. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD BEFORE I GIVE IT GAS. I NOTICE IT MOST WHEN GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR WHEN GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACES OR PREPARING TO PULL FORWARD AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AS I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. I BEGAN NOTICING THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO,AND IT PROBABLY ONLY HAPPENED HALF A DOZEN TIMES IN THAT YEAR. SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT TO THE POINT THAT NOW ALMOST EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR IT HAPPENS. SO FAR APPLYING THE BRAKES HAS STOPPED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN HARD ON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. MOSTLY ON LOW PULLING OUT SPEED WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT EVERY TIME. HOPE THE RECALL COMES INTO EFFECT ON THESE HARD TIME OR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO LOOK INTO OUR SAFETY.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHILE SITTING IDLE OFTEN. IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP IT ONCE IT LUNGES. FORD WANTED TO REPLACE PARTS ON MY FREESTYLE WHICH THEY SAID MIGHT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ UPDATED 08/15/11

PARKING VEHICLE IN LOT AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. FRONT OF CAR HITS CONCRETE STOP AND CRACKS SKIRT. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION- VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR WHEN FIRST PUT INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STOPPED WITH EXTRA BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN WARM TEMPERATURES. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN STOPPED OR WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAILING, IT TOOK SIX WEEKS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE. FORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL ISSUES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT IS NOW STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY LUNGE FORWARD OF BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AREA AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I WAS PULLING TO A STOP LIGHT WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO KEEP FROM JUMPING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HEARD ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS ON THE NEWS SO I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK. AS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED FIRMLY AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED, THERE WERE NO MORE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 06/24/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES FIRMLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS A CURRENT OPEN INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THE REPAIR CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AND RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,372 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,145.

TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED IN COLD WEATHER, STRANDING ME. *TR

ONLY HAD ONE EVENT BEFORE THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION,WHILE BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD NEARLY RUNNING INTO MY GARAGE,ONE WEEK LATER MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $5,000 DOLLARS. THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED OFTEN LUNGES (HIGH RPM REV) WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL - OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. ALMOST HIT HOUSE THROUGH GARAGE AND CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE PEDAL. THIS WOULD USUALLY HAPPEN AS I WOULD GET READY TO GO INTO REVERSE OR JUST PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR TO GO FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKE HARD TO STOP THE PROBLEM, WHICH SOLVES THE ISSUE. MY ACCELERATOR HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING STUCK AND I HAVE TO PULL IT FORWARD WITH MY FOOT. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

PREVIOUS ISSUE THAT I HAD FIXED AT THE FORD DEALER WITH MY FREESTYLE. VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE AS NOTED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE ISSUE BUT NOTED IT IN THE RECORDS FOR MY 2005 FREESTYLE. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND IT FIXED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, FORD DID NOT PAY FOR ANY OF T HE REPAIRS. REPAIR WAS DONE AT DOVI FORD DEALERSHIP IN CORTLAND, NY. *TR

ON APRIL 30TH, 2011 I WAS LEAVING ON A SHORT WEEKEND TRIP WITH MYSELF AND 5 KIDS. I HAD JUST LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 WHEN A BIRD FLEW OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I PROCEEDED TO TRY TO BRAKE SO I WOULD NOT HIT THE BIRD. INSTEAD OF BRAKING, THE CAR ACCELERATED. THE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WANTED TO KNOW WHY I SPED UP INSTEAD OF BRAKING. IT WAS VERY SCARY. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CAR OR PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT. I LET THE INCIDENT PASS AND WE CONTINUED ON. ON SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011, WE WERE DRIVING HOME WHEN MY CAR STARTED SPEEDING UP AND THEN SHAKING. IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS THEN THAT THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO FIND TRANSPORTATION FOR MYSELF AND 5 CHILDREN AND THEN HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT OUT, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND THEY ARE ASKING $6000.00 TO FIX IT. IT SEEMS THAT THE SPECIAL TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN OUR 2005 FREESTYLE IS NOT A GOOD ONE AND THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT IS THE "SPECIAL" TRANSMISSION THAT IS MAKING IT SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. SO, IT SEEMS FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT OR CUSTOMERS AND FIX IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I AM SO THANKFUL NO ONE WAS HURT IN MY SITUATION. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE CONSIDERING I LIVE ON A BUSY STREET WITH A LOT OF CHILDREN. I AM GLAD IT WAS NOT A CHILD I WAS

BEGAN WHEN CAR WAS ABOUT ONE YEAR OLD. IT OCCURS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME IT'S DRIVEN. I TOOK CAR TO GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS O.K. IT LUNGS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACKWARD OR FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD SPORADICALLY OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE AND NEITHER THE ACCELERATOR NOR BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UNKNOWN PART REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND WOULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.