2005 Ford Freestyle complaints

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AT TIMES AFTER YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED BY HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WILL LURCH AS THE RPMS INCREASE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IS STANDING BEHIND THE VEHICLE.

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATION WHEN COASTING (NO GAS). MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN PARKING AND BACKING UP. HAVE HAD FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED AND MAINTAINED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES. IF BRAKES ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WILL HIT THE CARE IN FRONT. THIS OCCURS WHILE STOPPED AND WAITING FOR TRAFFIC OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

2005 FORD FREESTYLE - MY CAR ALSO HAS THE SURGING PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR MANY YEARS AND I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, TO NO AVAIL, THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO SURGE. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, LIKE WHILE AT A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT, OR JUST STARTING FROM A STOP, IT WILL SURGE AND JUMP WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. THE DEALER COULD NEVER GET IT TO HAPPEN, SO I QUIT TAKING IT IN FOR FURTHER CHECKING. I CAN'T EVEN LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR, AS SHE IS A PERMIT DRIVER AND I DON'T FEEL IT SAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE. I HOPE YOU FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR MANY YEARS, HOWEVER BELOW ON THE INCIDENT DATE, I JUST LISTED THE LAST DATE OF OCCURENCE, I WOULD HAVE TO CALL FORD FOR THE EXACT DATES, BUT I PURCHASED CAR IN 2006 AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR IDLING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN HOTTER WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE RANDOMLY LURCHES WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 2008 BUT INITIALLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO DRIVING IN EXCESSIVE HEAT AND IMPROPER IRREGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE-LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. FORD DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ($700) JUNE 2010 AND WORKED FINE TILL MAY 2011 AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. INTERMITTENT NOW. RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES WHEN LUNGING. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON-BURNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I NOTICED ON YESTERDAY'S NEWS THAT MY VEHICLE AND PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, SO I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE NUMBER WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES UNEXPECTEDLY. IT WILL ONLY OCCUR FOR A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS, AND IT HAS HAPPENED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY PREPARING TO ENTER A PARKING STALL. FORTUNATELY I ALREADY HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SO NOT DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPLACED THE AIR CLEANER BUT THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 ( VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT THE CONTACT BELEIVED COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCHED BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND GO IN FAIL SAFE MODE. UPDATED 09/28/11

CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS EVEN WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE, ACCELERATES ON OWN. WRENCH LIGHTS UP THEN DIES. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD IN 2010 WHILE I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A TOLL BOOTH ON BUSY RT 128. AT THE TIME I WAS SCARED TO DEATH, AND HAD TO AGGRESSIVELY PRESS THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CONTINUED FOR A FEW MMINUTES, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE". WHEN I GOT TO A SAFE SPOT, I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, THIS LUNGING DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS THE HEAT, OR BECAUSE I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON, ANYTHING TO JUSTIFY WHAT JUST HAPPENED. IT WAS NOT UNTIL II SAW THE NEWS THIS MORNING 5/16/11 AND REALIZED THE PROBLEM I HAD LAST SUMMER WAS EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN IT IS WAS IDLE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 96,000. UPDATED 06/21/11

UNINTENDED MOVEMENT, WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED ENGINE SEEMED TO THROTTLED AND SHIFTED UP WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND CONTINUE MOVING UNTIL BRAKE PRESSED AGAIN AND EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED AND CAR HIT CURB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT TIMES, USUALLY IN THE IDLE POSITION. HE BELIEVED THAT IT OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR ACTIVATED AND CAUSED AN INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON OR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO ITS FURTHEST POINT OF ROTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE CAR WILL REV UP AND JUMP FORWARD (OR BACKWARD). SOMETIMES STALLS AFTER JUMPING, WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM THEY CAN FIND. SAW THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATIONS SO I DECIDED TO MAKE MY COMPLAINT OFFICIAL. *TR

CAR ACCELERATES WHEN AT LOW IDLE AND THE A/C IS RUNNING. THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. I CAN STOP IT WITH THE BRAKES. CAN HAPPEN AT STOP LIGHTS, BUT USUALLY THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED AT STOP LIGHTS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENS WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND SWITCHING TO DRIVE, IT WILL LURCH AT THAT POINT. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHEN PARKING, EITHER PULL-IN PARKING OR PARALLEL. JUST LUCKY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES IN TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD RATHER THAN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IT SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE DURING PERIODS OF EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

PROBLEM WITH 2005 FORD FREESTYLE - SURGING FORWARD WHEN IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, OR DRIVE THROUGH - EVEN THOUGH FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY IN WARMER WEATHER, ESPECIALLY WITH AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR-MISSES WITH HITTING OTHER CARS OR GARAGE DOORS. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY FORD DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2010 AT A COST OF $800 - REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. RESEARCH SHOWS MANY FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS ARE ENCOUNTERING THIS SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALLS ARE ISSUED BY FORD - JUST ADVISEMENT TO REPLACE THE ETB AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WERE THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IDLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED, CAR SURGES FORWARD, WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. CAR ALSO STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR IF HITTING THE GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON FOR A LONG TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DECELERATING; THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE METAL PART OF THE BRAKE PEDAL FRACTURED THROUGH THE CALIPERS CAUSING IT TO LEAK THE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO SAFETY MODE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTED UNTIL I WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT (NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT). I DID NOTICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS THAT IT WOULD ACCELARATE ON ITS OWN AND NOTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED I HAD A PROBLEM. IT WAS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT I HAD A PROBLEM AND SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME OVER $500 TO FIX IT. I WAS GIVEN AN INFORMATION SHEET SHOWING THAT MY TYPE OF VEHICLE HAD THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEMS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE A RECALL. I REALLY NEED TO FIND OUT IF INDEED MY VEHICLE WILL BE RECALLED. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. IT WOULD HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE OR TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. NOTICED IT MORE WHEN A/C WAS RUNNING AND WHEEL WAS TURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. NO OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW THE NEWS RELEASE TODAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES FORWARD AT IDLE. ITS NOT CONSISTENT BUT DOES IT AT LOW SPEEDS AT LIGHTS OR COASTING THRU PARKING LOTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING HER VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO A TREE AND TWO VEHICLES. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, BUT DID NOT ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC . THE DEALER REBOOTED THE THROTTLE BODY COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,400. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11

2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED. IF FOOT ISN'T ON THE BRAKE GOOD AND FIRM, THE LUNGE ALMOST REAR ENDS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2006 AND IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE DAY ONE. FORD GARAGE ALWAYS SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

I HEARD ABOUT THE 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLE INVESTIGATION REGARDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MY WIFE DRIVES A 2005 FREESTYLE. THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN HER CAR. MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKE SO IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCELERATION IS PRONOUNCED AND IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I HAVE NOT NOTICED THIS HAPPENING FOR A WHILE HOWEVER. MAYBE COMPUTER UPDATES AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED THIS? *TR

THE CAR CONTINUALLY WANTS TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN IN AN IDLE SITUATION OR MOVING SLOWLY. MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. WILL PRETTY MUCH HAPPEN ONCE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND YOU SLOW TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR ANY OTHER SITUATION THAT YOU WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY OR IDLE IN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE, BUT WERE TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, DID NOT HAPPEN THAT MUCH, BUT AS IT GOT OLDER, HAPPENS QUITE A BIT. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS, IT THROWS THE VEHICLE INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE IF YOU DO NOT TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF IN TIME. NEVER HAVE GOTTEN THE VEHICLE FIXED. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A SURGING PROBLEM. AFTER READING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON. VERY DANGEROUS! SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TB. *TR

THE VEHICLE LURCHES AFTER SITTING IN PARK. IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE OKAY IN THE COLDER MONTHS, BUT WHEN THE HEAT/HUMIDITY HIT THE CAR BEGINS TO LURCH UNCONTROLLABLY. A FEW TIMES IT HAS GONE INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND I'VE HAD TO RESTART IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS AND AROUND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL HAS LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF COMPLETELY TWICE. BOTH TIMES, I TURNED THE AC AND RADIO OFF AND IT STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN SURGE OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED WHEN SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION FOR A STOP SIGN AND IT DOES REQUIRE A QUICK HARD BREAK TO KEEP FROM ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. HAVE APPROX. 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE, NOT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES 5 TIMES ON THIS CAR. IT IS AN ODD SIZE TIRE SO IT IS HARD TO FIND DECENT ONES FOR THE SNOW AND THEY CAN BE REALLY EXPENSIVE IF YOU DO FIND THEM. *TR

CAR SURGES THEN STALLS THEN GOES INTO LIMP MODE. HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH OR MORE. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT SEEMS TO CLEAR AND WORK FINE. *TR

USUALLY FROM A DEAD STOP OR WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING DOWN AS I BEGIN TO STOP, IT WILL REV ON IT'S OWN AND LURCH. MANY TIMES FROM A DEAD STOP THE CAR HAS REVED AND LURCHED ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAPPENS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND SEEMS RANDOM. I BELIEVE THE DIFFICULTY LIES IN THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH FORD REFUSES TO PRODUCE A RECALL ON AND HAS HAD DIFFICULTY BUILDING REPLACEMENT PARTS SO MANY OF US ARE STUCK WITH UNSAFE VEHICLES. TODAY, THE CAR REVED AND LURCHED AND THE "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I REFUSE TO LET MY TEENAGED CHILDREN DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND FEAR THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC STATED THE TORQUE MOUNT FOR THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TORQUE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COSTS OF REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE REVERSE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CLUSTER MODULE BEING DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF

OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 2 SUMMERS, THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WOULD SURGE WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION OR SLOWING DURING THE APPROACH. THE SURGE WAS A RAPID ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHICH REQUIRED A HEAVY, OR A QUICK BRAKE. A QUICK RESPONSE WAS REQUIRED TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, OR STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN. THE SURGES SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CAR HAD GONE INTO A "FAIL-SAFE" MODE WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU. I BEGAN USING THE AC SPARINGLY AND WOULD TURN OFF THE AC COMPLETELY WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY OR APPROACHING AND INTERSECTION. HOWEVER, WHILE APPROACHING A TURN ON A STATE ROUTE, WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTDOWN LEAVING THE VEHICLE EXPOSED TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS AN APPROXIMATION. AROUND THE SAME TIME TOYOTA WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH "RUN-AWAY" VEHICLES, I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ALERTING THEM OF THIS HAZARD. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "COMPUTER" COULD NOT/DID NOT SHOW ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE "FAIL-SAFE". ON-LINE, IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE SEASON, I WILL NOT KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. I'M HOPING THAT THE FAMILY ISN'T IN THE CAR IF IT WASN'T. *TR

BOUGHT OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE NEW. SUMMER 2010 BEGAN HAVING STALLING AND LURCHING PROBLEMS. FALL 2010, "KNOCK" IN TRANSMISSION WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND REVERSE. WINTER 2010, "KNOCK" BECOMES MORE PROMINENT AND IS NOW BEING HEARD WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. CALLED SEVERAL NON-FORD TRANSMISSION SHOPS, THEY WILL NOT TOUCH THE CVT'S. FINALLY GO TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, BEARINGS ARE GOING BAD, BEST CASE SCENARIO $2,000, WORST CASE SCENARIO A RE-MAN TRANNY $5,400+. OF COURSE, AFTER GETTING INTO THE TRANNY, I AM WITH THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE.....END RESULT --SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AND IN REVERSE, EVEN WHEN FOOT IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND WHILE MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOTS. THE SURGES ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND OCCUR MAINLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, BUT CAN HAPPEN RANDOMLY WHILE JUST SITTING WITH IT IN GEAR. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. THE ENGINE SAFE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS AS WELL, BUT HAS CLEARED ITSELF AFTER SWITCHING THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH AND OR REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V383000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE STRIKE PLATE WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ONE TIME ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED BY THE CONTACT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 .