2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AT LOW SPEED BOTH WHEN MOVING FORWARD AND WHEN BACKING UP. THIS SOMETIMES RESULTS IN A STALL. VEHICLE ALSO LOST LOW END POWER. *JB

THE CAR IDLED HIGH WHILE IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE WITH A FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT DID THIS TWICE. AFTER IT IDLED BACK DOWN AND MY WIFE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. LUCKILY, THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CARS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SHE SLAMMED HER FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR IDLED A LITTLE LONGER THEN DIED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH,, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHIFTED TO PARK, STOPPING THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,953. UPDATED 7/20/12 *CN THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/30/12

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACE WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON VEHICLE LUNGES WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, SOMETIMES LOOSES POWER. HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD OFTEN AND BACKWARD SOMETIMES. WE'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR A NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, YET IT PERSISTS. A FEW TIMES THE MECHANIC HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A CODE FOR WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS WORSE WHEN THE A/C IS ON BUT HAPPENS OTHER TIMES AS WELL. THE SCARIEST WAS EXITING A FREEWAY ON AN UPHILL EXIT RAMP WITH CARS BEHIND ME. IT DIED, I RESTARTED, AND THEN AT THE STOP SIGN IT LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 6 FT. DESPITE MY BRAKING. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY (MINIMAL INCLINE) AND IT LURCHED THEN DIED. I HAVE TO PARK CLOSE TO THE WALL IN MY GARAGE, AND I'M SCARED IT WILL SOMEDAY RUN INTO IT OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE OF 2007. INITIALLY I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE COMFORT, SIZE, AND GAS MILEAGE OF MY NEW CAR. AROUND 2 1/2 YRS LATER I STARTED NOTICING WHEN MOVING FROM PARK TO REVERSE MY CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL OR LUNGE BACKWARDS. IT WAS ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD I PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE IT IN GEAR ALL THE WAY BEFORE REVERSING. I HAD TO SWITCH FROM PARK TO REVERSE VERY SLOWLY AND ALWAYS BE READY TO HIT THE BRAKE IN CASE IT DECIDED TO LUNGE ON ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AWAY EXCEPT NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. ALMOST ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY NOW MY CAR WILL LOOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE I PULL OVER AND RESTART IT , IT SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HOWEVER BEYOND DANGEROUS. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN PLACES ON BUSY HIGHWAYS WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER. I HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THE SLOW LANE NOW 100% OF THE TIME AND I TRY TO AVOID MAJOR INTERSTATE AT ALL COSTS. I HAVE INVESTED A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE TURNED OUT TO NOT BE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW, BEFORE IT ENDS UP KILLING SOMEONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A GREAT FAMILY CAR BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO EVEN LET CHILDREN RIDE WITH ME. I AM ALSO VERY UPSET THAT AFTER PAYING DOWN OVER A 20K LOAN TO 5K THAT I WILL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I PLANNED ON HAVING THIS CAR FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I ATTEMPTED IN 2009 AND IN 2011 TO TRADE T

CAR WAS SITTING, PARKED IN A LOT, IDLING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING. WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS THE RPM'S FIRST REVVED AND THEN DROPPED. THE CAR DID THIS A FEW TIMES, BUT ONCE I GOT TURNED AROUND TOWARD THE EXIT OF THE LOT, IT STOPPED DOING IT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING SPACE, IT DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS BACKING OUT TO LEAVE. THE CAR HAD SAT RUNNING FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES OR SO WITH THE AIR ON. THIS TIME HOWEVER, THE CAR IDLED UP AND THEN DOWN, LUNGED IN REVERSE, AND THEN IDLED SO LOW IT DIED. ONCE I RESTARTED IT AND FINISHED BACKING OUT OF THE SPACE, I TURNED THE AIR DOWN TO LOW FAN SPEED AND THE CAR WAS FINE THE REST OF THE TRIP BACK HOME. *TR

CAR SURGES WHEN IDLING. SEEMS MORE IN HOT WEATHER BUT AM TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THEM FOR 6-7 YEARS NOW. *TR

SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY CAR STARTS LUNGING FORWARD. *TR

IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING WHEN I'M BACKING UP OR PULLING FORWARD IT MANY TIMES WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE. I'VE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE AND KIDS, CARS, CURBS, BUILDINGS, ETC. MANY OF THE TIMES THAT IT LUNGES IT WILL STALL OR BEGIN TO RUN VERY ROUGH. WE HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. MANY OF THOSE TIMES IT WILL BEGIN TO RUN NORMAL BUT HAVE A INDICATOR LIGHT THAT IT NEEDS MECHANICAL ATTENTION. ONCE THE CAR IS PARKED AND SITS FOR A WHILE WHEN IT IS STARTED THE MECHANICAL ATTENTION LIGHT WILL DISCONTINUE. YET EVERY TIME THE A/C IS RUNNING ESPECIALLY ON HIGH IT WILL LUNGE ALMOST EVERY TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT IF MY FOOT WOULD NOT BE ON THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH WHEN IT LUNGES AND A KID OR PERSON WOULD BE IN THE LINE OF THE LUNGING CAR. DANGEROUS! *TR

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE RPM SHOT UP AND THE THE CAR STARTED TO LUNGE FORWARD. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE IN THE CROSS WALK BEFORE THE CAR KILLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO MY WIFE THIS IS HER CAR AND I NEVER DRIVE IT. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY I DECIDED TO POST MY STORY. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE KILLED. ALSO IT WAS HARD TO RESTART AND VERY SLUGISH TILL WE SHUT OFF THE AIR. MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR BUT THAT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD IT WAS TILL IT HAPPENED TO ME. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE IT IS TO LATE. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO OUR GARAGE, CREEPING UP TO THE FRONT WALL OF THE GARAGE WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES, THE FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD 2-3 FEET. IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR STRUCK THE FRONT WALL OF THE GARAGE, CRUSHING THE DRYWALL, BREAKING 3 STUDS, AND BREAKING THE BRICK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS LUNGED LIKE THIS BUT IT IS THE FIRST ACCIDENT. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE HOT, AND MOVING VERY SLOWLY SUCH AS IN THE GARAGE OUT BACKING IN/OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. A/C ON MAKES IT WORSE. THE FORD CAR DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR HAS HAD THE CAR NOW FOR A WEEK, TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. . *JS

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PARKING LOT (NOT IN PARK) OR DRIVE THROUGH THE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY LUNGES FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). APPLYING BRAKES STOPS THIS, BUT WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO LUNGE AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHERE WE ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

FREQUENTLY DURING VEHICLE HISTORY AT IDLE THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR WILL SURGE TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM AND LUNGE FORWARD AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION ITEM PE11018. I HAVE HAD FORD REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, WHICH FIXED THIS ISSUE FOR A WHILE, BUT IT HAS NOW STARTED THIS AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER RESULTED IN A COLLISION OR INJURY, IN MY CASE, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS INCIDENTS EACH OF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE OR INJURY IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS BLOGS AND WEBSITES OF IDENTICAL MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SURGE AND LUNGE WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PANEL LAMP (WRENCH) CAME ON. THEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH INTERSECTION COULD NOT INCREASE VELOCITY, AS IF I WAS SORT OF STUCK IN "LOW GEAR." I PULLED OFF OF ROADWAY AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. AFTER RESTART, PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RECURRING BUT BEGAN TO FUNCTION MORE NORMALLY. ON THE NEXT RESTART (TRYING TO DRIVE TO REPAIR SHOP) THERE WAS ANOTHER EPISODE OF LUNGING WHEN TRYING TO STOP (FOOT ON BRAKE, NOT ACCELERATOR.) PRETTY SCARY. MY SHOP FOUND CODES, DID RESEARCH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THROTTLE-BODY AND A BROKEN UPPER ENGINE MOUNT. THEY ALSO RE-FLASHED THE COMPUTER. 1 MONTH AGO THEY HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY. DROVE HOME OK, AND NO ISSUES IN LAST FEW DAYS, BUT HAVE READ ANECDOTES THAT THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUE ONCE THEY START. DON'T KNOW WHAT % OF FREESTYLES DO THIS, BUT IT IS A REAL AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THOSE THAT DO. I'M AFRAID TO PUT MY WIFE BACK INTO THIS VEHICLE! *TR

OUR CAR LUNGES WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS. USUALLY FROM A STOP AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL IT LUNGES FORWARD. AGGRESSIVELY PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPS THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE AC IS ON. *TR

AFTER STARTING ENGINE, PLACED IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. LATER, ENGINE WAS PERIODICALLY SURGING FORWARD AS I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC UNTIL THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE DIED. RESTARTED ENGINE AND IDLED SMOOTHLY UNTIL I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AGAIN AS "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IDLE RPM WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 400 TO 1,000 RPM WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HAD TO KEEP LEFT FOOT ON BRAKE WITH RIGHT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING WITHOUT BUCKING. MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF ENGINE TO WAIT OUT TRAFFIC. RESTARTED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND DROVE HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS, BUT NOTICED THAT IT PERIODICALLY BUCKS WHEN IDLING SO HAD CAR SERVICED AND THEY SAID THAT THE COMPUTER HAD RESET ITSELF. STILL DOES IT PERIODICALLY. *TR

THE CAR OCCASIONALLY SURGES FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHEN OPERATED AT A SLOW SPEED, LESS THAN 10 MPH. IT HAS DONE IT ON OCCASION SINCE 30,000 MILES AND IT NOW HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE AC HAS BEEN ON AND OFF, AND WHILE ACCELERATING AS WELL AS DECELERATING. I CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,800.

WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FOR APPROX 2 YRS AND FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS THE MAIN ONE BEING THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WE HAVE TO HURRY AND PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP CAR FROM SURGING FORWARD. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THERE ARE TIME YOU CAN TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION AND REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION BUT CAR CONTINUES TO STAY RUNNING WE HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL TO GET CAR TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME ABOUT EITHER OF THE PROBLEMS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES ON LINE I'VE DISCOVERED ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME SURGING PROBLEMS. *TR

MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD RANDOMLY. FOR EXAMPLE MY CAR IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I WILL START IT IN THE MORNING AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WILL SURGE BACKWARDS WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PETAL. AT RANDOM MOMENTS I WILL TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD. IT IS DANGEROUS. I AM USE TO IT AND I KEEP MY FOOT CLOSE TO THE BRAKE SO I DO NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL GET WORSE AND THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SPORADICALLY STALLED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MOST FREQUENTLY DURING WARM WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND RECURRED AFTER THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO GARAGE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD STRIKING AND PINNING A PERSON BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND BRICK WALL. PERSON RECIEVED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS SURGED EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. FORD HAS TOLD US REPEATED TIMES THAT IT'S NOT A RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM.

MOTOR SURGE, LEACHING OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN FLUCTUATING RAPIDLY, WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

PURCHASED USED THREE DAYS PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55MPH WHEN I ASKED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT SPEED UP AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLES RPMS SHOT UP TO 5K AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD MY INFANT DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED ALL WAS OK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME HITTING THE GAS. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. AS I DID THIS THE VEHICLE LURCHED OUT OF THE SPACE ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN THAT WALKED OUT BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH AND HIT THE BRAKE STOPPING THE CAR. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY IN DRIVE AS WELL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAVING IT IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PART TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS IN-ACCESSIBLE AND THAT MY ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR $4500.00. WHEN ALL I NEED IS A SINGLE PART INSIDE THE TRANS. ALSO, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACKORDER. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE TO ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS IS WITHOUT AN APOLOGY TO TAKE $50.00 OFF OF MY SERVICE BILL FOR MY INCONVENIENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE JUST MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT ON A CAR I CANT DRIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN DECEMBER 2009. AS SOON AS THE WEATHER GOT WARMER I NOTICED THAT WHEN PARKING, BACKING UP, OR TRYING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AS IF I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOON IT ALSO STARTED SURGING/SPUTTERING WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL, TWICE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO DISCOVER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY & THAT ALL FREESTYLES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT A NEW UNIT COULD BE PUT IN BUT WAS NOT COVERED AS A RECALL AND WAS GOING TO COST $1000. AS A SINGLE MOM, THAT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE. LUCKILY MY DISABLED FATHER WAS PREVIOUSLY A MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO USE CARB CLEANER TO CLEAN THE SENSOR AND TEMPORARILY STOP THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, EVERY SPRING THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AND I HAVE TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WINTER. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THE BRAKES WEAR OUT UNUSUALLY QUICKLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OF HAVING TO FIGHT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TO STOP THE CAR, OR IF IT'S A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DO KNOW THAT WHEN IT STARTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WEARING OUT I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ASAP BECAUSE THE MORE THEY GET WORN THE FASTER THEY WEAR OUT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SOMETHING I'VE JUST RECENTLY NOTICED IS THAT THE LIGHTS (INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, DISPLAY, ALL OF THEM) HAVE BEEN ALMOST BLINKING...GETTING BRIGHTER/DIMMER AND AT THE SAME

I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS SOMETIME IN MID-LATE 2009, AND HAS OCCURRED MORE AND MORE OFTEN EVER SINCE. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD (OR BACK IF IN REVERSE) WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE, I HAVE FOUND THAT I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE FOR FEAR OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR A PEDESTRIAN WALKING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. IT IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE ASKED CAR REPAIR SERVICES TO CHECK IT OUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM REALLY FRIGHTENED. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

THE CAR WILL LUNGE ONCE FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. CAR LUNGES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL RATTLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AS THE CONTACT LEFT THE DEALER, THE SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN DRIVE AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

FIRST, DURING A FAMILY VACATION THE WRENCH LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THE 2006 FREESTYLE WOULD HAVE NO ACCELERATION LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO GET THE REQUIRED SPEED TO PASS. THIS RESULTS IN SLOWING TRAFFIC DOWN CAUSING ROAD RAGE WITH OTHER DRIVERS IN THE VICINITY. ON ONE OCCASION ONE OF OUR TEENAGERS WHO IS LEARNING TO DRIVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR THIS REASON. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN ROUTE TO WORK OR THE GROCERY STORE, MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE SEL LIMITED SEEMED SLOW AND SLUGGISH TO RESPOND AS I WOULD BE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT FOR THE GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT DID TURN GREEN AND I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO, THE CAR WOULD STALL/SHUT OFF. A FEW TIMES THERE WERE CLOSE CALLS AS THE CAR BEHIND ME WOULD BE UNAWARE I WAS HAVING TROUBLE AND ALMOST REAR-END ME. WHEN THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF, I WOULD PROCEED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THEN PRESS THE GAS TO GO. THE CAR SEEMED TO RESPOND EXTREMELY SLOW LIKE I WOULD HAVE THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 20 - 25 MPH. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON IF I HAD THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE) THE WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. PEOPLE AT FORD TELL ME THAT THE COMPANY MAKING THE VALVE BODY PART WENT OUT OF BUSINESS WITHOUT NOTICE, WHICH

MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK, SHE WENT TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE IN FRONT OF OUR PORCH WHERE SHE NORMALLY PARKS AT. SHE STILL HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WAS GETTING READY TO SWITCH GEARS WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER OUR FLOWERPOT AND INTO MY PORCH BRAKING A FEW BOARDS AND SCRATCHING THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS ACCELERATED ON US WHILE NOT SUPPOSE TO. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2011 WE TOOK IT TO MYRTLE BEACH FOR A WEEK, WHILE IN MYRTLE BEACH THE CAR WOULD TRY TO TAKE OFF AND/OR DIE WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE A/C ON. THE PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED US TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE, AND REALLY NEEDS THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

THE CAR STARTED LUNGING I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH THEN THE RPM'S RC..ACCELERATED AND SPEED REDUCED. MY RPM WAS AT 6 OR 7000 BUT COULD ONLY GO TWENTY. I HAVE TWO KIDS THEY WERE IN THE CAR VERY DANGEROUS. GET TO MY HOME TURN OFF THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I GET MY HUSBAND TO LOOK AT IT AND IT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ANYMORE. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN OUT OF NO WHERE NO SIGNS OR PROBLEMS AT THE MOMENT THE CAR STALLS OUT WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE. TOWED IT TO THE FORD PLACE THEY TELL ME IT IS THE TRANSMISSION IT WILL COST $6700 THIS IS MY FAMILIES ONLY TRANSPORTATION. WE HAVE ONE VEHICLE. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED OR AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. WE HAVE BEEN STUCK WALKING EVERYWHERE. I THINK FORD SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE A PAYMENT PLAN TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED....PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY CAR KEEPS LUNGING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AIR IS ON... ALSO WHEN I GO INTO REVERSE IT LUNGES AND SHUTS OFF. WHAT COULD THE PROBLEM BE... *TR

SEPT 2011: STARTED VEHICLE AND PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A SPACE AND ENGINE REVVED. IF I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD HAVE LEAPED BACKWARDS THRU THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE IT BRIEFLY TRIED TO LEAP FORWARD. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE DIAGNOSTIC WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AND VEHICLE SEEMED NORMAL. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BY FORD ($800+). NOV 2011: SPEED OVER 50 MPH, WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN, RPMS REVVED AND IT WOULD GO NO FASTER THAN 35-40 MPH. DIAGNOSTIC LIGHT COMES ON. PULLED OVER, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF BRIEFLY, RESTARTED, DIAGNOSTIC LIGHT GOES OUT AND I PROCEEDED. AS LONG AS I DO NOT "PUNCH IT" IN HIGH GEAR I CAN INCREASE SPEED WHEN GOING OVER 50. INCREASE MUST BE GRADUAL. CONDITION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE INITIAL INSTANCE. *TR

I LEFT MY HOUSE WITH 2 OF MY CHILDREN AND WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND MY KIDS WERE PANICKED. THEN, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY CAR WANTED TO STALL OUT, BUT LUCKILY I MADE IT BACK HOME AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

CAR SURGES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. PROBLEM WORSE WITH FAN CONTROLS ON. RPM'S STAY ABOVE NORMAL IDLE (750-800) MOST OF THE TIME. CAR WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT USING GAS PEDDLE AT TIMES. MUST KEEP A CONSTANT VIGILANCE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. WENT THROUGH ALL THE BASIC FIXES (MAINLY CLEANING OF THROTTLE LINKAGE AND MODULE) . WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACED ($1000+). THIS MODULE IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE-WHY? THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH FORD FREESTYLES HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS MODULE REPLACED AND THAT EITHER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. I BELIEVE IT IS A FORD ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW. DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR AND GOT RID OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

I WAS BACKING UP AND MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME, JUST THE POLE. MY BUMPER HAS A GOUGE IN IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MY FREESTYLE SURGED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I EXPECT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, FORD OR NHTSA WILL CERTAINLY HAVE TO FIX/RECALL THIS VEHICLE. I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON MULTIPLE OCCASION FOR THIS. THEY KEEP REPLACING PARTS, BUT THEY ARE NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE HAPHAZARDLY INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 23,000 MILES WITHIN 4 MONTHS I STARTED EXPERIENCING A WHINING NOISE. THE NOISE STARTED GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER, I THEN STARTED TO FEEL THE CAR WANTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES. THE CAR WOULD STALL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I WOULD TURN IT OFF AND LET IT COOL A LITTLE AND IT WOULD START RIGHT UP AGAIN. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAT. I LIVE IN MIAMI FLORIDA AND IT WAS JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THEN FINALLY IT HAPPENED, THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH 30,000 AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE NO LIGHTS CAME ON. I LET THEM SERVICE THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS OK. THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT, HE ALSO TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY WENT AND INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD WENT AS WELL. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING FORD COULD DO THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO CALL. FORD WAS THE WORST AT CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I EVER EXPERIENCED. THEY SAID NO TO EVERYTHING BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER SPENDING ALMOST $6,000 THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT FORD WAS NOW GIVING 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS. TO THIS DAY, I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY, FRONT ENGINE MOUNT AND THE CAR IS NOW EXPERIENCING A WHINING NOISE AGAIN. I STILL HAVE 15,000 WARRANTY LEFT ON LAST TRANNY I PUT IN. I'M THINKING THEY MAY HAVE TO PUT A NEW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE VEHICLE LUNGED WHILE IN REVERSE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A RESTAURANT PARKING SPACE. RAPID HARD APPLICATION OF BRAKES STOPPED THE VEHICLE AFTER 15 FT. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. IT WAS A 90 DEGREE DAY WITH AC ON. *TR

I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORDS HOWEVER THIS IS BY FAR THE SCARIEST FORD CAR EVER AND TO ME THE UNSAFEST!! I PURCHASED MY FORD FREESTYLE BACK IN OCTOBER 2010. EVER SINCE THEN MY CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. WHEN I AM COMPLETELY STOPPED MY CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY LUNGE FORWARD AND EVEN STALL WHEN I AM TURNING MY WHEEL. I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD WHO I DRIVE EVERYDAY TO SCHOOL IN THIS DEATH TRAP AND IT SCARES ME TO DEATH. I HAVE TRIED TALKING TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS LIKE THIS WHEN I BOUGHT IT BUT OF COURSE THEY WANT ME TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY I DO NOT HAVE ON REPAIRS...AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH IT APPEARS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHY ISN'T ANYONE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER? IT IS VERY SCARY AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE CAR IS LUNGING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS IF BACKING UP WHEN MY FOOT IS CLEARLY ON THE BRAKE AS WELL AS STALLING . I HOPE SOMEONE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS!! THAT WOULD BE A SERIOUS LAWSUIT I AM SURE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE PLEASE PLEASE DO A RECALL ON IT NOW IF NOT FOR ME FOR THE SAKE OF SOMEONE'S LIFE WHO IS DRIVING ONE OF THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

PURCHASED USED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN 11/2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. 2008 VEHICLE BEGAN LUNGING AND ACCELERATING WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT THE DEALER. VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS THEN BEGAN THE LUNGING, ACCELERATING AND OCCASIONAL STALLING. HUSBAND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY HIMSELF AFTER PURCHASING A NEW THROTTLE BODY FROM THE DEALER. AGAIN, IT DROVE FINE FOR A WHILE. NOW THE BEGINNING OF 2012 IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY/PART FAILURE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS OF '05, '06, AND '07 OWNERS THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR