2005 Ford Freestyle complaints

I WAS DRIVING THE VEH NORMAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RMP JUMPS REALLY HIGH FOLLOWING THIS MY VEH SHUTS DOWN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES, AND THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE DISPLAYS. ALSO, WHEN THE VEH IS PUT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN THE LIGHT DISAPPEARS, AND EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL. TODAY WOULD BE TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED SO AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS WITH SAME ISSUE FOUND OUT ITS THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I WILL CALL DEALER TOMORROW TO FIND OUT MORE, BUT WHY ISN'T THIS PART ON RECALL. HOPE ITS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN :( *TR

DURING ROUTINE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE'S WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING POWER. THE RPM'S WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2000 OR THE SPEED OF THE AUTOMOBILE ABOVE 30. RESTARTING THE ENGINE DOES ON OCCASION REMOVE THE WARNING LIGHTS COMPLETELY AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAS APPARENTLY NO ILL EFFECTS. AFTER BRINGING THE AUTOMOBILE INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ONLY THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER UNTIL DECEMBER 7TH 2009. ENCLOSED I GIVEN LINKS TO CAR CARE FORUMS WHERE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FREESTYLE/2005/ENGINE/THROTTLE_BODY_MALFUNCTION.SHTML HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=547 HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=1&T=2814. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A SERIOUS SURGING PROBLEM SIMILAR TO OTHER 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLES. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT REVS EXTREMELY HIGH AND IT IS "EXTREMELY" DIFFICULT TO STOP. THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT DOES THE SAME THING GOING FORWARD. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. FORD DEALERS TELL ME THE NEW REVISED "THROTTLE BODY" WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER AND AT FULL CHARGE ($580). *TR

THERE WERE NO REAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL W/ MY 2 CHILDREN, AND 3 OTHER SMALL CHILDREN. I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS IT WENT AND THEN STARTED JUMPING AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I FINALLY GOT IT TO GO, BUT WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY LISTED IT AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY MADE ME DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND DID NOT OFFER ME A RENTAL CAR. IT HAS BEEN 6 DAYS AND I STILL HAVE ATLEAST 2 MORE BEFORE I FIND OUT IF I WILL GET A RENTAL CAR. IF I DRIVE THE CAR, I PUT MY CHILDREN AND OTHERS AT RISK, AND I DEFINITELY AM VERY UPSET B/C I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR, AND I'M STUCK WITH PAYMENTS AND NO CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT!!!!! *TR

WHEN MY WIFE STARTED OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE TO LEAVE HER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE ENGINE SURGED IN "REVERSE" AND STALLED. SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHE SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE", THE "WRENCH LIGHT" CAME ON "INDICATING ENGINE OPERATING IN SAFE MODE". SHE NOTED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND BALKY RESPONSE. SHE RECOGNIZED THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO OUR MECHANICS GARAGE. THE GARAGE IN QUESTION, AN INDEPENDENT, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUE AND HAS DETERMINED THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE MECHANIC ALSO EXPERIENCED THE CAR SURGING FORWARD. TO DATE, THE GARAGE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND I'M BEING TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTION CENTER THAT NEEDED PARTS ARE ON "NATIONAL BACK-ORDER". IN THE MEANTIME, MY VEHICLE REMAINS UNDRIVEABLE AND IS SITTING AWAITING PARTS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR WEEKS OR PERHAPS MONTHS. FORD STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING, OTHER THAN TO EXPEDITE PARTS ON AN "EMERGENCY BASIS". I REQUESTED THAT FORD FURNISH A COURTESY VEHICLE WHILE MY CAR IS DISABLED. FORD REFUSED TO DO SO. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN PUT I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM PARK. IT WILL ALSO SURGE BACKWARDS WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE FROM THE PARK POSITION. SOMETIMES IT WILL EVEN SURGE FORWARD IN THE DRIVE POSITION IF I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT IDLING FOR TOO LONG. ON OCCASION AFTER THIS OCCURS THE CAR WILL STALL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AGAIN, IT ACTS LIKE IT WILL WORK FINE BUT THEN WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. THIS FORWARD SURGE IS SO POWERFUL WHEN IT OCCURS THAT IT WILL JUMP FORWARD EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT PRIMARILY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN A PARKING LOT BUT ALSO OCCURS WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD LIKE THIS EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON THE FORD FREESTYLE ALOT. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WILL SURGE INTO AN INTERSECTION AND I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. FORD SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. ACCORDING TO SOME ACCOUNTS I HAVE READ THIS HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER SINCE LAST YEAR! THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM YET THEY KEEP SENDING PEOPLE HOME FROM DEALERSHIPS WITH THESE DEFECTIVE DANGEROUS CARS. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN THEY PRETENDED LIKE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE SEEN PAGES AND PAGES OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM AFRAID THEY WON'T CONSI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A MESSAGE ILLUMINATING, STATING "CHECK TRANSMISSION". SHE PRESSED THE RESET BUTTON AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER THAT PRODUCED THE PART WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS; THEREFORE, IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $345. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE SHE WAITS FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF THE RENTAL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED IN SAFE MODE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. WHEN HE SHIFTS GEARS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE ORIGINAL PART WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE DEALER WILL NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE IS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. REPORT NUMBER 048422169 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IF HE REPLACED THE FAILED PART WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART, IT WOULD VOID HIS WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

MY CAR LUNGES FOREWORD OR BACKWARD WHEN I AM IN A STOPPED POSITION THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT THE PART TO REPAIR IT IS ON A BACK ORDER SITUATION SINCE LAST YEAR. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW SO I CANNOT GET THE VIN# UNTIL LATER. *TR

I WAS IN A PARKING SPACE IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR WENT BACK VERY FAST BEFORE STALLING OUT. THE DASH BOARD READ "FAIL SAFE MODE". I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY - A PART ON BACK ORDER UNTIL NOV 09 AND COSTS $700 PLUS $300 LABOR ~ AND THEY SENT ME HOME WITH MY CAR!! VERY UNSURE OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE UNTIL THEN WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN NEVERMIND THE DANGERS TO OTHER PEOPLE. FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN BACK IN DEC 05 FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON LINE SHOWS THAT THEIR ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. CLEARLY THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN BRISK TRAFFIC. NO WARNING LIGHTS ISSUED ON THE DASH UNTIL FAILURE, DEALER SAW NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER. *TR

WAS MANEUVERING VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKE BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING. CAR ENGINE ALSO STALLS AND UPON RESTART A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL POSSIBLY IN DECEMBER. AFTER REVIEWING COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR WANTING TO SURGE FORWARD. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE ENGINE IDLES UP BY ITSELF. ALMOST RAN INTO SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, IT ALSO DID IT TWICE IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT IDLED DOWN TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP IN WHICH WE JUST ABOUT GOT RAN OVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAD A MECHANIC TO PLUG IN A OBD SCANNER WHICH IT DISPLAYED A CODE WHICH READ P061B, SAID INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE CALCULATION AND PERFORMANCE AND TORQUE. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH, I FOUND THERE ARE MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS. NHTSA NEEDS TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT RECALLING SUCH DEFECTIVE CARS. IM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ADDRESS THEM TOO A CLASS ACTION LAWYER. TO PURSUE AGAINST FORD, AND NHTSA IF THEY DO NOT CONTACT FORD ABOUT A RECALL, ALSO CONTACTING MY LOCAL CONGRESSMAN, AND MY LOCAL ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. *TR

APPROX. 4 WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN SURGE ON RPMS, ABOUT 3 TO 4000, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IT LUNGED BACKWARDS WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND CAME APPROX. 5 FEET FROM A PEDESTRIAN. THEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. IT THEN HAD A FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH. WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN FIXED. HOWEVER 2 DAYS LATER IT DOES THE SAME THING WHILE IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE AND IT CONTINUED TO TRY TO DRIVE FORWARD WHILE CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND IS UNAVAILABLE TO BE FIXED UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2009. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO COME PICK UP MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY LATER ON THE SAME DAY, IT SURGES IN RPMS AND LUNGES BACKWARDS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CAN SAY THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

THROTTLE BODY, THE CAR WILL SURGE RANDOMLY AT STOPLIGHTS OR BACKING UP WITH NO WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE JUST BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN AT BOB BELL FORD FOR OVER A WEEK. I WAS AT THE BEACH AND THE CAR STALLED TWICE AND WENT IN TO A FAIL SAFE MODE. I TOOK IT TO BOB BELL FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER 2009. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD COME PICK UP MY CAR AND IF IT BREAKS DOWN THEY WILL COME GET ME. NOT THINKING THAT I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT IF IT STALLS WELL DRIVING. I HAVE CALLED HEADQUARTERS TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO FOR ME AS FAR AS A RENTAL AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME. THIS ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE PLANTS BEING SHUT DOWN AND PARTS NO BEING MADE. SOMEONE JUST BOUGHT A NEW GM CAMARO AND HAD TO SIGN A WAIVER STATING THAT IF THE CAR BREAKS DOWN THEY COULD HAVE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR TO GET PARTS AND THEY ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE PAYMENT. THE PART THAT I NEED IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE I CAN NOT GO WITHOUT A CAR UNTIL NOVEMBER. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I WORK 2 JOBS TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY. WITHOUT A CAR HOE AM I SUPPOSED TO GET BACK TO WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HELP ME. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DEAD. *TR

SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHEN FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FAILSAFE MODE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO REPLACED. THEN WAS TOLD A WEEK LATER THAT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OVER 90 DAYS. DEALER THEN TOLD ME IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. NO WAY I'M PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR WHICH COULD GAS FORWARD ON IT'S OWN AS IT IS A DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM. MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD EVEN HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM--TSB 05-25-13. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO VOLVO'S WHICH USE SAME PARTS. HOPEFULLY MORE REPORTS OF THIS WILL CAUSE FORD TO RECALL THE PART! AND ALSO AFTER EVERY TWO FILL UPS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT GOES BAD. *TR

MULTIPLE CASES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, CODES INDICATE FAILED THROTTLE BODY. CHECK ENGINE COMES ON AND FORCED LIMITED POWER KEEPS SPEED BELOW 25 MPH. *TR

SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHEN FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FAILSAFE MODE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO REPLACED. THEN WAS TOLD A WEEK LATER THAT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OVER 90 DAYS. DEALER THEN TOLD ME IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. NO WAY I'M PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR WHICH COULD GAS FORWARD ON IT'S OWN AS IT IS A DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM. MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD EVEN HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM--TSB 05-25-13. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO VOLVO'S WHICH USE SAME PARTS...GO TO VEXEDVOLVO.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION. HOPEFULLY MORE REPORTS OF THIS WILL CAUSE FORD TO RECALL THE PART! *TR

CAR SURGES FORWARD IN REVERSE AND FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES IN PARKING LOTS AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. YOU MUST BE READY TO APPLY BRAKES VERY QUICKLY AT ALL TIMES WHEN TRAVELING A LOW SPEEDS. TOOK TO FORD DEALER THEY HAVE DETERMINED IT IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY , THEY HAVE INFORMED ME IT IS ON BACKORDER AND DO NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME WHEN IT WILL BE IN. *TR

THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS REGULARLY AND ALL GAUGES (SPEED, GAS, TEMP, ETC.) FALL TO ZERO. THE DASHBOARD AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. AT FIRST, IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT ALL. NOW, IT HAPPENS REGULARLY AND I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT KNOWING MY SPEED OR FUEL LEVEL. SOMETIMES THE COMPUTER RESETS. AT TIMES, THE GAUGES RESUME WORKING WITHIN A MINUTE, OTHER TIMES, THEY DO NOT WORK FOR THE ENTIRE DRIVE, LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING MY SPEED OR FUEL LEVEL AND NOW WAY OF SEEING INSIDE THE CAR WHEN IT IS DARK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A TSB ON THE ISSUE AT FORD, BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND REALLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF KNOWING THE SPEED AND FUEL LEVELS. I BROUGHT IT IN YESTERDAY AND IT WILL COST $750.00 TO FIX. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE, TWICE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INDICATING IMMEDIATE NEED FOR DIAGNOSTICS-TAKEN TO DEALER-FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY-NONE AVAILABLE UNTIL NOV. OF THIS YEAR, TOLD TO JUST TAKE VEHICLE HOME AND TRY TO DRIVE IT-EVEN THOUGH UNSAFE DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF FAILURE OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WILL RANDOMLY ALL BOTTOM OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE NEARLY EVERYTIME WE DRIVE. OCCASIONALLY THE GAUGES WILL 'FREEZE' WHERE THEY ARE AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS (INCLUDING ODOMETER) WILL GO OUT. THIS LASTS FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND WHEN THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON, ALL OF THE GAUGES BOTTOM OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND AN ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, BUT NO RECALL TO DATE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DESPITE WHAT FORD SAYS, NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING (EVEN IF IT IS JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS) IS DANGEROUS, BUT THE WORST PART IS THE DISTRACTION WHEN YOU SEE YOUR GAUGES GOING CRAZY OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE. DISTRACTED DRIVERS ARE NOT SAFE DRIVERS. THE DEALER TELLS US THEY'VE CHANGED DOZENS OF THESE, AND THE COST IS NEARLY $900! FOR AND THE NHTSA KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM, FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE ON THIRD REAR PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER AFTER ONLY 57,000 PREVIOUS CALIPERS FROZE NEEDING REPLACEMENT TO THE TUNE OF $350.00 PER OCCURRENCE. FORD AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AS NOT IN WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO ON AND OFF AND ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THIS OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THE PROBLEM IS A COLD SOLDER JOINT ON THE "CRYSTAL" LOCATED NEXT TO THE FOUR SIDED PROCESSOR CHIP ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SENT OUT A TSB TO ALL OF IT DEALERS IN FEB 2006. THERE IS CURRENTLY A 6 MONTH BACKLOG OF THE PART TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM DUE TO SO MANY OCCURRENCES. THE PROBLEM ALSO LOCKS OUT THE SHIFT LOCKING MECHANISM PREVENTING THE VEHICLE ONCE PLACED IN PARK TO GOING INTO GEAR OR NEUTRAL FOR TOWING. THE PROBLEM STARTS OUT WITH JUST THE DASH INSTRUMENTS FLICKERING BUT PROGRESSES TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE OUTLINED ABOVE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND BUCK WHEN BACKING UP OR GOING FORWARD AND THEN GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE AND SHUT OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. IT ALSO ACCELERATES BY ITSELF WHEN IN PARK FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND YOU CAN BARELY STOP IT. ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE OF IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET SPOKE WITH FORD AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL SO THEY'RE NOT FIXING IT. *TR

CTV TRANSMISSION IN '05 FORD FREESTYLE MODELS HAVE BEEN TROUBLE SINCE THE DAY THEY WERE PUT ON THE MARKET. WHAT THE DEALERS DIDN'T DIVULGE IS THAT YOU ARE NOT LIKELY TO REPLACE PARTS OF THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION, RATHER YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. THE SITUATIONS THAT ARISE, OUTSIDE OF BEING STRANDED, IS THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT RELIABLE. IT CAN MAKE THE CAR JERK, HESITATE, JUMP FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND SOME CASES, THE TRANSMISSION PRETTY MUCH DISINTEGRATED ON THE GROUND. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ABUSE THAT FORD HAS BESTOWED ON IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. AFTER PURCHASING A SET OF GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES, SIZE 215/65R17, THE TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 5,000 MILES. THE DEALER THAT SUPPLIED THE FAULTY TIRES WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY AND HAVE THEM REPLACED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,094 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,834.

THE FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND ACCELERATES WHILE IDLING IN PARKING SPOT OR WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. SOMETIMES WHEN IT SURGES, THE CAR LOSES POWER AND GOES INTO "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). IN ADDITION, THE REPRESENTATIVE ADDED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILS EVERY 2 FILL UPS. *TR

COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DETAILS: 2005 FORD FREESTYLE - I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, WHEN MOVING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON AND WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. FINALLY, AFTER "FLOORING IT", THE CAR MOVED SLOWLY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6 MONTHS OR 8000-10000 MILES. FORD HAS CHANGED THE SAME PARTS EVERY TIME AND THE PROBLEM STILL RECURS. IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AGAIN. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT FORD REFUSES TO CHANGE OUT THE TRANSMISSION, ONLY REPLACE THE SAME PARTS EVERY TIME. I'M BEWILDERED AND DISAPPOINTED IN FORDS CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE INABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH SNOW AND SLUSHY STREETS, THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME STOPPED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ACTIVATED FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND AND THEN I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS NO ABS ACTIVITY AND NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT HAD NO DAMAGE BUT I HAD A BROKEN BUMPER COVER ($1300 TO REPAIR). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM TO HAVE THE ABS AND BRAKES CHECKED. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD, EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID THEY WERE FORWARDING MY LETTER TO THEIR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR EVALUATION. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM YET. *TR

WHEN THE WEATHER HERE DROPPED TO THE TEENS, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. YOU COULD OPEN IT, GET IN, THEN NOT BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT. *TR

WE GET A "AWD MALFUNCTION" SHOWING UP ON THE DASH. THEY WANT OVER $5,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND VALUE IS ONLY ABOUT $11,000. AS I READ ONLINE, THERE COULD BE MORE WRONG PAST THIS BECAUSE SOME HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND NEXT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO GET REPLACED ALSO. SO THE FIST "FIX" COST US $500+ AND THEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ANOTHER $5,000+. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE_- BOUGHT IN 2007 HAS APPROX 19,000 MILES ON IT BOUGHT EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY FOR UPTO 100,000- APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2008 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND INFORMATION CENTER SAID "HALF FUEL LIFE OP" TOOK TO DEALER THEY CHANGED OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER WHILE ON VACATION. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP THEY CHANGED OUT THE OTHER FUEL PUMP AS IT HAS 2. IT DID IT AGAIN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SENDING UNIT AND THEN THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FREAKING OUT- SHOWING HALF A TAKE WHEN FULL AND GOING UP INSTEAD OF DOWN AFTER DRIVING IT. IT HAS HAD THE SOFTWARE REDOWNLOADED IN THE COMPUTER AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ALL. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WELL OVER 30 DAYS AND IS IN THERE AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

IN COLD WEATHER FRONT DOORS DO NOT LATCH . NOT ABLE TO CLOSE AND DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS ITEM WAS A FORD RECALL WORKED FOR ONE SEASON . FORD CLAIMS ITEM THE LATCH WERE REPAIRED AND RECALL WAS HONORED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH HAVE REAR BRAKE ISSUES, I RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY 07 TELLING ME OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH MY REAR BRAKE PADS THAT THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN WET AND EXPANDED WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE PADS TO DRAG ON ROTORS AND WEAR OUT SOONER. SO I TOOK INTO A FORD DEALER THEY REPLACED MY PADS AND ROTORS FOR THE REAR BRAKES ONLY, THIS WAS AT AROUND 30000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 48900 MILES ON THE CAR AND MY REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY WORN TO THE METAL ON THE PAD. I TRIED TO TALK WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS SENT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE REPLACEMENT THE REAR BRAKE PADS. I UNDERSTAND BY READING YOUR WEBSITE THAT BRAKE PADS ARE NOT CONSIDERED SAFETY RELATE ISSUE BUT SEARCHING THE INTERNET RELATE TO FORD FREE STYLE REAR BRAKE ISSUES I WAS VERY SURPRISE TO FIND OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY ARE EVEN TALKING ABOUT REAR CALIPERS THAT ARE LOCKING UP AND NOT ALLOWING THE PADS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE ROTORS, SO THERE NOT DRAGGING AND WEARING OUT WHICH IS WHAT I BELIEF HAS HAPPEN IN MY CASE. I AM TRYING TO FIND HELP IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF ALL THE COST RELATED TO THIS REPAIR HAVING TO BE DONE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF MILES BETWEEN REPAIRS AND BEFORE IT DOES BECOME A FAILURE AND DOES CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE THERE LIFE. OH I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT MY FRONT BRAKES WHICH TAKE MOST OF THE BRAKING HAS 48900 MILES ON THEM AND I AM JUST REPLACING THEM. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I UNDERSTAND THAT GM ESCAPED THIS REAR BRAKE DE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE WEATHER IS VERY COLD, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD STICK AND NOT REMAIN SHUT. IT TOOK THE CONTACT 45 MINUTES OF PLAYING WITH THE DOOR TO GET IT TO REMAIN CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE LATCH LINKAGE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 32,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 27K MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED UP A SLIGHT GRADE. I HEARD A CLUNK FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA UNDER THE DASH AND THEN THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO COAST TO A CHURCH PARKING LOT WHERE I PARKED. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING NORMALLY, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV HIGHER WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WERE DISPLAYED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. IT IDLED NORMALLY BUT I STILL COULDN'T REV THE ENGINE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WERE STILL DISPLAYED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, AND AXLE AT A COST OF $5885. THE CAR IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY SO I WAS LIABLE FOR THIS COST. NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALER WOULD ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. TWICE I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND AS I ACCELERATED AND THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AS THE SPEED INCREASED. HE COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING, EITHER TIME. I HAVE THE WORK ORDERS TO PROVE IT. I ASSUMED IT WAS PROBABLY ROAD NOISE DUE TO TIRE WEAR. THE WHINING SOUND HAS DISAPPEARED SINCE THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE LOCK. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER BECAME STUCK IN THE SEAT AND WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WITH THE FIRST TIME OCCURRING IN APRIL OF 2006. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT OTHER CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SEAT BELT IS ALSO LOCKING UP AGAIN. FORD STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,450 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, WHILE DRIVING, MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS SO FRIGHTENED BY THIS, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING ELSE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS AFFECTED. MY SON WAS SCREAMING AT ME TO PULL OVER AND STOP, BUT THERE WAS NOWHERE TO STOP. ON NOVEMBER 7, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MY FREESTYLE FOR 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. IT ONLY HAS 28,405 MILES ON IT. I ALSO HAVE THE NEW BASECARE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY CHARGED ME $94.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD THE FUEL SENSOR IS BAD. IT WILL COST $400.00 TO REPLACE IT, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. I HAD TO REFUSE THIS COSTLY JOB. I AM TROUBLED THAT THE FREESTYLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENSOR, AND EVEN MORE UPSET THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS USELESS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN 2 LANE ROAD AT APPROX. 40MPH WITH MY 7YR OLD DAUGHTER. THE VAN SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOISES ETC. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT, THE VAN WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. WAS TOWED TO MY HOME AND CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN AND PROBABLE NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. QUOTED AT APPROX $1,600.00-2,000.00. *TR

HEARD THUMPING IT WAS THE REAR U-JOINTS IN AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE BOTH U-JOINTS WERE SHOT> NOW THE FRONT U-JOINTS ARE BAD AND MAKE THE DRIFT DANGEROUSLY, BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR ONES WERE DONE LAST YEAR 12/10/2007. THE FRONT ONES WILL BE DONE 10/18/2008. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 2005 CAR. *TR

ON THE FORD FREESTYLE THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRYING TO PASS,GO UP HILL, OR JUST AS TEMPERATURE RISES IN TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO TRACTION CONTROL SETTING. YOU WILL LOOSE SPEED POWER AND RPM WILL GO UP AND RED LINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO PASS ON TWO LANE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST RAN OVER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURS. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I CHECKED ON EDMONDS DOT COM AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE PEOPLE ARE TOLD THEY MUST BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. FOR BETWEEN $5000-$7000 DOLLARS. I HAVE SPENT 2000 ALREADY AND STILL NOT FIXED PROBLEM. MINE FAILED AT 74,800 MILES , BUT I WAS OUT OF TOWN IN THE BOOM DOCKS AND BY THE TIME I GOT BACK I WAS OVER MILEAGE, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. I HAVE OVER A 120,000 MILES NOW AND THEY CAN NOT FIX IT, I LIVE IN NEBRASKA WHERE THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR UNDER 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I STARTED SEEING A WRENCH APPEAR ON THE CONSOLE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY COMPUTER PROBLEM. SO THEY IGNORED IT A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. THANKS SCOTT MANLEY THIS PROBLEM CAN AND WILL CAUSE A DEATH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 FREESTYLE I LOST ALL POWER WHILE GOING 70MPH AND WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI TRUCK. TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION AND RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. DID THE SAME THING A WEEK LATER. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WAS TOLD IT MOST LIKELY WAS A BAD "THROTTLE BODY", BUT THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNTIL IT DID IT FOR THEM. HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE. *TR

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE YEAR 2005. IT HAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR WITH IT ACCELERATING, JUMPING FORWARD WHEN I PLACE INTO DRIVE AND SOMETIMES INTO REVERSE. I FINALLY HAD A COMPLETE LOCK OUT OF SHIFTING AND CAR WENT INTO SAFE MODE WITH A WRENCH SYMBOL ON DASHBOARD. THIS IS A $600 DOLLAR REPAIR TO FIX AND IT IS SOMETHING INTERNALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR AND DANGEROUS.*TR

THE CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE, THEN IT WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, IT ATTEMPTED TO THROTTLE BACKWARDS. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND THEN THE CAR STALLED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE NOW. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED NOW AT LEAST 4 TIMES. BIGGEST PROBLEM IS DETERMINING THE PROBLEM. WHEN I RESTART THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS ON WHEN THE CAR STALLED HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED. I AM ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE THE CODE SO THAT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO THAT THIS ISSUE CAN BE FIXED. UNTIL THEN THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DO MUCH. ACCORDING TO OTHER EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSY. HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=1&T=2354 HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=1&T=2197. *TR