2005 Ford Freestyle complaints

MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND DIED...WHILE MY FOOT WAS PUSHED ON THE BRAKE...MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON...I TURNED THAT OFF AND CONTINUED TO TRY AND RESTART IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN IT FINALLY DID IT SHOWED MY THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT...AND IS STILL ON...THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED MOST PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES HAVE CHILDREN INSIDE THEM! IT IS VERY SCARY AND UN COMFORTING!! I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS I AM A MOTHER OF 3 WITH ONE INCOME AND THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A RELIABLE CAR AND NOW THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP SOMEONE NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS SO I KNOW I CAN GO TO WORK AND TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN SAFELY!! *TR

ON MARCH 4TH 2010 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY SISTERS DRIVEWAY WHEN MY CAR SURGED AND CAUSED ME TO BACK INTO HER NEIGHBORS GARAGE ACROSS THE ALLEY. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS FROM ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS IN CROSS WALKS TO ALMOST HITTING THE FRONT OF STORES, OR OTHER VEHICLES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO OR BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. THE CAR ALSO SURGES AT STOP LIGHTS. I HAVE STARTED PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK WHILE IDLING SO THAT I DON'T END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. IN MAY OF 2012 I HIT A METAL FENCE POST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY CAR AT THE LOCAL RODEO. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS & I DO NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTERS, WHO ARE BOTH OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE, TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN STARTING OUT FROM PARKED, LUNGES IN FORWARD GEAR, AND IN REVERSE GEAR. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAD THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE AND HAVE NEARLY INJURED SOMEONE WHEN HE STEPPED BEHIND MY VEHICLE AS I PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP. HOWEVER THE BRAKING IS NOT SUFFICIENT WHEN BACKING IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS DESERVES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FOR 40+YRS. AND ASSURE YOU THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR FORDS NOT HANDLING THIS. THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS EXISTS AND ARE IGNORING A SERIOUS HAZARD. ANY FORD SERVICE WILL ADMIT THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS AND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL. I SEE NOW THAT THERE IS A REDESIGN DUE TO THE PROBLEM. YOUR POWER CAN FORCE THEM TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM, AND SAVE SERIOUS INJURY FROM THIS POINT ON. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND SOMEONE HAS BEEN INJURED SERIOUSLY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1. PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, STEERING WAS TURNED SHARPLY AT THE TIME AND FOOT ON BRAKE 2. PULLING IN GARAGE AND VEHICLE SURGED WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE CONTACTS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DURING HOTTER WEATHER IF THE CAR IDLES AT A STOP LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC, IT STARTS SURGING UNCONTROLLABLY UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED VERY FIRMLY. USUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE FAIL SAFE MODE ENGAGE. THE ENGINE SPEED SURGES UP AND DOWN AND TRIES TO MOVE THE CAR. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED VERY FIRMLY CAR HAS HIT CURB AND TRIED TO CLIMB ONTO THE SIDEWALK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE IN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,300.

THE SAME THING HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE WEATHER GETS WARM (90+ DEGREES F). VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD OR BACK WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THROTTLE PEDAL AND WITH STALL WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED HARD TO STOP LUNGE. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL TECHNICIANS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WE HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE ALREADY. IT HAS PORTS THAT "HEAT" IT THOUGH THE RADIATOR. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE THE PORTS. WE LIVE IN FL. THIS CAR IS NOT MADE FOR HOT WEATHER. MIGHT BE OK TO LEAVE THAT HEATED THROTTLE BODY ON IN COOLER CLIMATES, BUT NOT IN FL. HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY DRIVING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LUNGING. (I THROW VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF PRESSING BRAKE SO THAT THE LUNGING STOPS) ALSO, I CAN SOMETIMES PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 4 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR OR MORE TIMES BOTH FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WAITING IN LINE ON THE EXIT RAMP IN DALLAS. AC WAS ON. THE CAR STARTED SURGING FORWARD AND ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED AC OFF AND LIMPED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE UNITED AIRLINE CENTER. AFTER THE PROGRAM, WE MADE IT BACK TO OUR HOTEL WITH RUNNING THE AC. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CASES ON LINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF FREESTYLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IS THIS ISSUE BEING REVIEWED? *JS

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES VIOLENTLY AFTER WARMING UP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE AND YOU COME TO A STOP. THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD QUICKLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SEVERAL FEET AND WHEN YOU TRY TO BRAKE TO STOP THE FORWARD PROGRESS, IT USUALLY DIES AND GIVES THE "WRENCH" CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON. IT DOES THIS MOSTLY DURING WARM TO HOT WEATHER. RARELY THROUGH THE COOL OR COLD WEATHER. *JS

WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, FOOT USUALLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD FOR 2 -3 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE AND HAVE TO THIS POINT BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE DAMAGE OR INJURY HAS OCCURRED. *TR

SAME ISSUES AS INVESTIGATION # PE11018. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE THREE SEPARATE TIMES. I WAS IN CONTROL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER EXITING THE PARKING LOT, I DROVE ABOUT 400-500 FEET AND STOPPED. BACKED UP AND THEN AS I WENT FORWARD, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THEN THE CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE SURGE IN REVERSE OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS RESULTED IN A "FAIL SAFE" MODE. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY AND/OR AND ECM MODULE FAILURE. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASES WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON ACCELERATOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE "LUNGES" AND SOMETIMES TRAVELS FAIRLY FAR. WHEN BREAK IS APPLIED THE MOVEMENT STOPS, BUT AT TIMES IT TAKES VERY FIRM PRESSURE ON BREAK PEDAL FOR MOVEMENT TO STOP. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND OFF, WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED OR STRAIGHT. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS CAN BE VERY SCARY WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING GARAGE OR PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY, AS YOU DON'T KNOW IF VEHICLE WILL STOP BEFORE IT MAKES CONTACT WITH A WALL OR A HOUSE. SOME PARKING GARAGES DON'T HAVE CONCRETE WALLS TO HELP STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE BACKWARD WHEN THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,097.

CAR WAS PARKED WITH OUT SIDE AIR TEMPERATURE 100+, STARTED CAR AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF ANGLE PARKING STALL, CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT THROTTLE PEDAL NOT YET BEING PRESSED AND I APPLIED RAPID BRAKE STOPPING CAR. ENGINE WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY WITH ENGINE FAILSAFE MESSAGE SHOWING. SHUT OFF KEY, RESTARTED AND ICONS DID NOT REAPPEAR. SAME THING OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES AND I GOT CAR TO DEALER WITH THROTTLE CONTROL (BODY) FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BY DEALER FOR $938.32. PROBLEM CAME BACK ON 07/24/2011 WITH MILEAGE AT 121216, AIR TEMPERATURE 104 AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON CITY STREET WITH FAILSAFE MESSAGE SHOWING. SHUT OFF KEY AND RESTARTED CAR WITH NO MESSAGE REAPPEARING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND CODE FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY FOUND WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF $623.05 SUGGESTED. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH CONCERN THAT FIX WAS SHORT LIVED AND PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND COULD COME BACK ANYTIME. FORD ADVISED THEY HAVE NO RECALL IN EFFECT AND ENGINEERING WOULD BE ADVISED AND MY REQUEST FOR A CALL BACK COULD HAPPEN OR NOT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "SURGING" PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND THE ENGINE SURGED AND LURCHED BACKWARDS INTO THE DRIVING AREA. I PUT IT INTO PARK AND NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS GOING UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF STAYING CONSTANT WHILE IDLING, THEN IT EVENED OUT. I TRIED AGAIN AND THE CAR SURGED AGAIN (I WAS READY FOR IT THIS TIME AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN) AND WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS, BUT I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN DOING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FAILURE CODES THAT INDICATED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,000. UPDATED 8/31/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WITH EACH FAILURE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN ACCESSED THROUGH THE OBDII CONNECTOR, P2104 TAC FORCED TO IDLE AND P2111 TAC SYSTEM STUCK OPEN TROUBLE CODES, WERE PRESENTED. UPDATED 09/11/2012 *JS

MY CAR IS LUNGING FORWARDS/BACKWARDS AND MY MOTOR REVS UP AT THE TIME THIS LUNGING OCCURS. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR DRIVE THRU (ANYTIME THE CAR IS ON AND MY FOOT IT ON THE BRAKE) AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AS I GO TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL (BEFORE PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS). I HAVE TO HURRY AND PRESS THE BRAKE BACK DOWN BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS IS VERY SCARY FOR I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN CROSSWALKS, CARS IN PARKING LOTS, AND HAVE ALMOST RAN INTO BACK SIDE OF MY HOUSE WHERE I PARK ON A DAILY BASIS. AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME TODAY ON MY LUNCH, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT IT IS OR WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I ALSO NOTICED OTHERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED AND/OR MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPAIR THE SAME EXACT THINGS, DONE BY MY DEALERSHIP. I WOULD HAVE THE LUNGING PROBLEM AND THEN IT WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE AND THEN START AGAIN. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS UNTIL READING ABOUT OTHERS BUT I, LIKE THEM, EXPERIENCE THIS WORSE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN IT IS HOT WEATHER. OTHER THAN THIS LUNGING AND MOTOR REVVING PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH MY CAR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FORD PROBLEM AND IS NOT FAIR TO THE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

ROAD TRIP FROM BC TO ONTARIO, DRIVING THROUGH MOUNTAINS, FIRST OCCURRENCE IN CHASE, BC, AT DAIRY QUEEN CAR LUNGED IN DRIVE THROUGH, HEARD WHINY NOISE FROM ENGINE, GETS WORSE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. LAST OCCURRENCE ON TRIP, DRIVING BACK INTO HOPE, BC, AFTER CRUISE CONTROL WANT TO SPEED UP A BIT BUT NO POWER, GET OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND CAR STALLS WHILE GOING ABOUT 60 KPH!!! MANAGE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO MERGING LANE. HUSBAND CHECKED FLUID LEVELS BUT EVERYTHING IS TOPPED UP. MANAGE TO START UP AGAIN AFTER 3 TRIES AND GET HOME SAFELY. ADDRESS IS IN CANADA, PLEASE IGNORE CALIFORNA AND ZIP CODE. *TR

PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE FACING RESTAURANT, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR LUNGED FORWARD. CURBING KEPT ME FROM HITTING PEOPLE WALKING INTO RESTAURANT. A/C COMPRESSOR REPLACED A FEW DAY PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENCE; HOWEVER, CAR HAS BEEN LUNGING SINCE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE DAY THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED AND I DROVE THE CAR OFF OF THE FORD DEALERSHIP LOT, MY CAR LUNGED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT THE POST OFFICE -- I THOUGHT THE FLOOR MAT HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM THE LUNGING HAPPENS BOTH GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. TOOK CAR BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS INSTALLED; GENTLEMAN AT "QUICK LUBE" DESK SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE OR AT LEAST HE HAD NEVER WRITTEN UP A SERVICE REPORT FOR THIS PROBLEM. HAVE DISCOVERED ON-LINE NUMEROUS ENTRIES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE. FEEL FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WELL ITS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE NOW MY 2005 FREESTYLE HAS THE TENDENCY TO LUNG FORWARD AND IN REVERSE IN LOW SPEEDS OR EVEN AT STOPS CAUSING THE CAR TO RATTLE AND STALL OR GO INTO ENGINE PROTECT MODE WHICH MAKES IT DRIVE VERY SLOW. BUT ITS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE TRANNY WINES NOW AND ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS IS BROKE. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY WIFE WONT EVEN LET ME TAKE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. VERY FRUSTRATING THAT FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS WHAT DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED????? *TR

WHILE AT A STOP AND IDOLING THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WILL GO UP TO ABOUT 6 AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD....OR GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THE RPM'S ON THE VEHICLE GO UP TO ABOUT 6 AND THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE. DURING THE REVERSE THE VEHICLE'S DASH WARNINGS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE DIED. THIS IS NOT A SAFE!....I COULD ACCIDENTLY HURT SOMEONE THATS WITHIN A FEW STEPS OF MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES NOW. *TR

MY 2005 LIMITED EDITION FREESTYLE HAS A FEW ISSUES THAT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT. MY THROTTLE IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES. THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WITH NO WARNING WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT ALSO HAS CAUSED IT TO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFICULTLY ACCELERATING WHEN IN MOTION AND STARTING THE IGNITION. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL SURGE FORWARD AND CAUSE ME TO HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. I'VE READ ONLINE ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WHERE IT GETS SO BAD THAT THEY'VE EVEN LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ONE PERSON WHO HIT SOMETHING IN HIS GARAGE SENDING IT FLYING THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL. MY HUSBAND HAS TRIED CLEANING OUT THE THROTTLE WITH NO SUCCESS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH NO WARRANTY AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

WHEN IN REVERSE OR DRIVE IF TURNING THE STERRING WHEEL THE CAR TAKE OFF AND YOU HAVE TO BUT THE BRAKE ON HARD TO STOP CAR. THIS HAPPENS 95% OF THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WHEN FIRST STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE STOPPED OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD SUDDENLY. ONLY A QUICK APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES LAST SUMMER ALSO AS IT SEEMS TO BE AGGRAVATED BY VERY HOT WEATHER AND THE USE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. WE GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A "THROTTLE BODY UPDATE" AND WANTS $945 BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM OR NOT. I SEE THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT RISK POTENTIAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (5-10 MPH), WHETHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST 4 DAYS, RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS WITH VEHICLES, AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ENGINE LUNGING HAS ONLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS, MOSTLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 85 DEGREES. THE ENGINE LUNGING OCCURS WHEN I'M DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS WHEN I'M BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, OR DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN WHICH I'M DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE TIME BEFORE LAST, IT WAS IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT WHEN I WAS PICKING UP MY SON FROM SUMMER SCHOOL. BOTH THESE TIMES, A PEDESTRIAN WAS ALMOST HIT WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. TODAY, I WAS IN TRAFFIC IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE COMING ON. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THESE LIGHTS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER HERE THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS STILL NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2005. IN HOT DAYS WHEN THE AC IS ON THE CAR LUNGES FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. IT JUST DEPENDS IF YOU HAVE IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE CAR'S RPMS GO HIGH FOR A MINUTE THEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHERE IT LUNGES FORWARDS SO HARD IT ALMOST HITS THE CAR OR WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF YOU. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A DEATH RESULTS. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FORD IS TOO THEN WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE!!!! *TR

BEFORE SATURDAY, OUR 2005 FREESTYLE HAD SURGED FORWARD A FEW (4-5) TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ON SATURDAY, THE CVT (TRANSMISSION) DIED. I NOW HAVE TO PAY AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF MONEY ($7000) TO POSSIBLY REPLACE IT (INFORMED THIS IS REMOTE). THE ONGOING RECALL INVESTIGATION ON THE FREESTYLE IS FOR ITS LUNGING FORWARD AND BACKWARD, BUT I'D REQUEST A WIDENING INVESTIGATION ON THE CVT SYSTEM ITSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING OR WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED AND MOVING FORWARD, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE SURGES AT LOW SPEED, BOTH IN FORWARD OR IN REVERSE, NECESSITATING HEAVY BRAKING TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEED THERE IS A 1000 RPM INCREASE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ONE NEAR ACCIDENT THUS FAR. *TR

I WAS IN THE DRIVE THREW OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY PLUNGED FORWARD ,I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME,AND THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A FAILSAFE MODE. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO INFORMED ME THAT MOST OF THESE MODELS WERE DOING THAT BUT FORD WOULDN'T DO A RECALL BECAUSE A LAWSUIT WAS CHEAPER. JUST THE PARTS TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM IS OVER 450 DOLLARS AND THEN THERE IS THE LABOR TO PAY FOR. *TR

ENGINE SURGED WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ENGINE STALLED, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SAFE MODE APPEARED.. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD/BACKWARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND AT STOP LIGHTS WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF A PERSON WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION. ENGINE RPMS INCREASE ACCORDINGLY EVEN THOUGH FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN AC IS ON. HOWEVER, SAME ISSUE OCCURS WITHOUT AC ON AS WELL. WHILE IN PARK, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND DOWN AND SOMETIMES QUITE ALL TOGETHER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST 6,000 MILES.

CHECK WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON AND GOES INTO SAFEMODE AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD, NO RESPONSE. REPLACED THROTTLE 2-3 YEARS AGO AND NEED TO REPLACE ONCE AGAIN. *TR

THE ENGINE HAS BEGUN SURGING, PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN IT IS VERY HOT OUTSIDE THE A/C IS ON AND THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE AND I HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND ONCE NOW AT A STOP LIGHT AS I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP. I'VE FOUND MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE CLEANED. FORD NEEDS TO ALERT OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE AND INITIATE A PLAN TO REMEDY IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD IN PARKING LOT WITH BOTH MY WIFE'S FEET PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. HIT PARKING DIVIDER AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK. ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN PARK, THEN RESUMED NORMAL IDLE. DASH SERVICE AND ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARED. TAKEN TO FORD GARAGE IMMEDIATELY. DEALERSHIP RESISTING COVERAGE UNDER EXTENDED FORD POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITH GREAT SPEED LURCHES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. I NOTICE THE ISSUE MOST OFTEN WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OR JUST AFTER USING THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING FORCING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES SO THAT I DO NOT HIT OTHER VEHICLES OR UNINTENTIONALLY ENTER TRAFFIC. THE ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO FOREWARNING AND HAS APPEARED TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND WITH GREATER FORCE. *TR

WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL LUNG FORWARD. RECENTLY CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND HAD HARD TIME STOPPING VEHICLE AND STALLED. LUCKILY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR PERSON. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER AND THEY STATED I HAD TROUBLE CODES: PO61 AND P2106. FORD STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED STALLING AND LUNGING. ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH UPPER MOTOR MOUNT AND AC. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN I AM EITHER STOPPED OR DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MAINLY WHEN IT A HOT DAY AND THE AIR CONDITION IS ON, BUT IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS OFF. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND I LOOSE POWER AND THE CAR SAYS FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE. NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE. THIS IS JUST THE LATEST OCCURRENCE. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

CAR LUNGES IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. USUALLY IN HOT WEATHER. IDLES LOW AND STALLED A FEW TIME. IF IT DOES NOT STALL IT IS SLUGGISH AND NO POWER. PLEASE LETS HAVE SOME SERVICE AFTER THE SALE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MOMENTARY INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED WITH A USED THROTTLE BODY DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE PART BEING ON A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CURRENTLY, A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ALSO, THERE WAS A CURRENT OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OR DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH LURCHES BACKWARD WHEN YOU HAVE THE A/C ON AND YOU BACK UP. IT ALSO STARTED DOING THE SAME IN FOWARD. FORD SHOULD ACT UPON THIS BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. *TR

ON A HOT DAY (98 DEGREES) WHEN DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IT SURGED AHEAD IN THE MALL PARKING LOT AND I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ACTED LIKE THIS ON HOT DAYS WHEN THE A/C IS ON AND RUNNING IN THE PAST. YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND AWARE THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN, IF SOMEONE WAS TO BORROW MY CAR I WOULD BE AFRAID THAT THEY WOULD RUN SOMEONE OVER. IT HAPPENS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE AND USUALLY ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS/IDLE SPEED. ITS DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS WHEN YOU ARE BOTH PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOTS YOU HAVE TO BRAKE QUICKLY OR YOU'LL SPEED UP AND HIT A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, THEN BACKING OUT OF THE SPOT IT DOES THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. ONE TIME LAST YEAR ON A LONG DRIVE THROUGH PHILADELPHIA THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR STALLED AND LOCKED UP AT A GREEN LIGHT. WE JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

1.) WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE,WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR LUNGES BACKWARD WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE & SPEED. 2.) WHILE SITTING WITH 'DRIVE' ENGAGED & FOOT ON BRAKE CAR WILL LUNGE IN THE SAME MANNER. IF A/C OR HEAT IS ON IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE & MORE DANGEROUS!! THIS HAPPENS VERY UNEXPECTEDLY & SURGES/LUNGES QUITE A DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT ITSELF OFF WITH SOME TYPE OF A FAIL SAFE ERROR DISPLAYED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY ON A DAILY BASIS! I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO BACK OUT OF ANY PARKING SPACE WITH THE FEAR OF HITTING A PEDESTRIAN! AS WELL AS THIS ISSUE, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL. MEANING THAT YOU MAY BE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 20-60MPH & IT HESITATES - NOT ONLY WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT WHEN AT A CONSISTENT SPEED AS WELL. THIS TOO INCREASES WITH HEATING & COOLING ON. ALL INCIDENTS COULD CAUSE GREAT HARM! *TR