2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 11/04/11

AT STARTUP WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS THE ENGINE RACES AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES IN REVERSE OR FORWARD DEPENDING WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. SINCE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK WHILE PUTTING IT INTO GEAR I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF , SAT AWHILE AND TURNED THE ENGINE ON THE SERVICE LIGHT DID NO COME ON UNTIL THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS ,SO, CONSEQUENTLY, I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

CAR ATTEMPTS TO LUNGE WHILE FOOT IS FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THIS EVENT SOMETIMES RESULTS IN AN ENGINE STALL FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IT HAS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. MOST OCCURRENCES DO NOT RESULT IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. CAR FAILED VEHICLE INSPECTION ON 06/27/11 DUE TO THIS EVENT OCCURRING WHILE THE INSPECTOR WAS TESTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DON'T PLAN TO HAVE THE CAR WORKED ON UNTIL THIS DEFECT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, SO THIS CAR COULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE IF NEEDED.

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SURGE IRRATICLY. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ADVANCE AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HELPED THE WRENCH LIGHT GO AWAY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLEBODY. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE BUT WAS REASSURRED WE COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR. WE STARTED HOME AND THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. OUR CAR SURGED AND THEN LOST POWER. WE WERE STRANDED ON HWY 95 IN 116 DEGREE HEAT. ONCE WE GOT HOME I STARTED LOOKING AT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT FORD FREESTYLES HAVE RECIEVED ON 2005-2007 MODELS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND A REPLACEMENT THROTTLEBODY AND SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THE CAR SEEMS VERY UNSAFE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AND FORD RECOMMENDS REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TT

CAR LURCHES USUALLY WHEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. LAST WEEK IT LURCHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE PULLING OUT OF SONIC DRIVE-IN, THEN IT LOST POWER SCARING THE BEJESUS OUT OF THE WHOLE FAMILY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME FOR US TO LIMP OUT OF THE WAY. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GOT TO CHECKING AND IT APPEARS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING THEME WITH THIS CAR. WORRIED IF I SPEND THE $500-$900 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IT WILL DO IT AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD IN A YEAR OR TWO OR 30,000 MILES. *TT

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. IT THEN LURCHED FORWARD BEFORE STALLING OUT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT UNUSUAL PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS. THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. TODAY, IT LUNGED IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. IT THEN STALLED OUT. I FINALLY GOT IT TO CRANK BACK UP. THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET. I GOT IT TO DRIVE, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT WOULD HARDLY MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THEN LUNGE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT AGAIN. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR AND FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. *TT

CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IN 0 SPEED CONDITION SUCH AS DURING PARALLEL PARKING AND MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER FROM D TO R OR R TO D. RPMS INCREASE DURING THE SURGE WITHOUT ANYTHING TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.IT IS REQUIRED TO SLAM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM HITTING WHATEVER OR WHOEVER IS IN FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS! THIS IS A "POPULAR" PROBLEM WITH 2005-2007 FREESTYLES AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. REPLACEMENT COST IS ANYWHERE FROM $800-$1000 AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEED TO RESULT IN A VEHICLE RECALL FOR REPAIR.

INCIDENTS OF UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TT

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE APPROXIMATELY 98-99 DEGREES F. AIR CONDITIONING WAS RUNNING IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE CAR) WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED THE ENGINE REVVED (RPM WENT ABOVE 2) AND LURCHED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT. APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE FORCIFULLY AND APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE LATER THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME PUT ME ALMOST REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LATER IN THE DAY AS I WAS REVERSING (AGAIN, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING UTILIZED) THE CAR REVVED AND LURCHED BACKWARD. I AM BEING TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH EXPECTED COSTS ROUGHLY $1,000.00. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND STALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CAN NOT DRIVE OR 25 MPH, AS THE PROBLEMS BECOMES WORSE. UPDATED 11/07/11

ENGINE RPM WILL SUDDENLY INCREASE DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS SUCH AS PARKING OR BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THIS SUDDEN CHANGE CAN VARY BETWEEN 500 TO 1000 RPM AND SEEMS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND THE VEHICLE IS TURNING

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE MOST PREVALENT AND FRUSTRATING ISSUES ARE ONES I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT...THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD (HAPPENS MORE WHEN A/C HAS BEEN ON), HIGH RPMS WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR AND THE CAR GOING NOWHERE (WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON). THE FIRST TIME THE RPM ISSUE HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY UP TO LANCASTER, CA DRIVING UP A VERY STEEP HILL. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND MADE IT TO A PARK-AND-RIDE. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN; THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST MONTH (JULY 2011). ALSO, MOSTLY WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR WILL REV AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND NOT GO DOWN UNLESS I PULL OVER/GET OFF FREEWAY AND TRY THE ACCELERATION A LITTLE SLOWER. IF THE RPMS STAY HIGH IT SOMETIMES CAUSES THE WRENCH LIGHT TO COME ON AND PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND CAR GOING NOWHERE COMES INTO PLAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANY WORK DONE ON THE CAR TO TRY TO RELIEVE THE PROBLEMS DUE TO FINANCIAL ISSUES. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND I JUST HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. *TR

WHEN SLOWING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE OR ON EXIT FROM A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY IDLE / REV UP TO A HIGH SPEED RPM AND QUICKLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS WOULD TEND TO OCCUR WHEN YOU ARE MOVING BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT CONTROL. THIS REQUIRED THE DRIVER TO SLAM ON THE BREAK TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM HITTING ADJACENT CARS, PEDESTRIANS AND CURB. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AT HIGHER ALTITUDES. THE PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AND TO TRIGGER A COMPUTER FAULT THAT LIMITED THE FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN CLEARED THE ERROR.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE STRONGLY SURGED/LUNGED A DISTANCE OF 5 FEET FORWARD FROM STOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR AND WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES. IF A PEDESTRIAN OR OTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF THE CAR, WE WOULD HAVE HIT THE PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICLE. THE SAME HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. FORD DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE SPECIFIC CORRECTIVE ACTION NOR HAS FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED A RECALL DESPITE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL DANGER AND INJURY. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES ANYTIME IT IS IN IDLE WITH THE AC ON. IF PLACED IN PARK WITH AC ON IT SURGES ONCE PLACED INTO GEAR. I HAVE WRITTEN FORD AND THEY PASSED THE BUCK TO YOU. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERYTIME I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN. CONSEQUENCES: MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE COME WITHIN INCHES OF REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR...ONE TIME IT PUSHED ME INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC...I AM WAITING FOR YOU ALL TO HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THEM RECALL THE FREESTYLE AS THIS A DEFECT AND THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST THEM FOR THIS...I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE FOR YOU ALL TO PAY ATTENTION., *TR

THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR REVS UPS WHEN UNDER THESE CONDITIONS: AC IS ON, CAR IS IDLING SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT, STOP SIGNS OR INTERSECTIONS. THIS HAS BEEN GRADUALLY WORSENING UNTIL I NARROWLY MISSED A PERSON WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT OR AT A DRIVE THRU CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE. FOOT IS USUALLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE TIME, BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE RPMS GO FROM 1 TO 4 WITH NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATER. AIR CONDITIONING IS ALWAYS ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT ALSO HAPPENS IN PARKING LOTS. IT IS ALWAYS WHEN AT A STOP, GETTING READY TO GO. LUCKILY I NOW KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND UNDER WHAT CONDITION AND HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES BEGAN VIOLENTLY LURCHING FORWARD FROM A PARKED POSITION WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL (WAS ACTUALLY ON BRAKE WHICH PREVENTED THE CAR FROM GOING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FEET FORWARD). THIS WAS A SUDDEN AND POWERFUL LURCH, THAT EVEN THE BRAKE COULD NOT TOTALLY STOP. HAVING AIR CONDITIONING ON EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND MANY FORUMS, COMMENTS AND EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH FREESTYLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS, ALL STEMMING FROM A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. WE CLEANED ACCUMULATION OUT FROM FLAP LEADING INTO THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED FOR A FEW WEEKS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE NOW WILL NOT MOVE AS THERE IS NO RESPONSE WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. THE IDLE REMAINS BELOW 1,000 RPMS AND THE CAR IS SLUGGISH TO THE POINT OF NOT MOVING. FOUND OUT THAT REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IS THE ONLY SOLUTION, BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX, ACCORDING TO MANY REPORTS ONLINE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PART IS ONLY MANUFACTURED BY FORD AND THE ITEM WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT IDLE SPEEDS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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WHILE STARTING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, IT STARTED SPUTTERING, WOULDN'T REVERSE, AND THEN THE ENGINE REVED AND IT LURCHED BACKWARDS. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE ALTERED BETWEEN SPUTTERING, LUNGING, AND THEN IT REVED ON IT ITS OWN WHILE IN PARK AND WITH NO ACCELERATION. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED A MINUTE, AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH NO PROBLEM. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PULL FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE KEPT STALLING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTO DEALER WHO TRIED RECALIBRATING A COMPUTER SENSOR BUT WARNED THAT IT "MAY BE THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT WOULD BE VERY UNUSUAL." AFTER ANOTHER INCIDENT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY (THIS PAST MONDAY) BUT SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, THIS TIME LEAVING US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT TURNING OFF AND THEN TURNING ON THE CAR, WE WERE ABLE TO HOBBLE TO A PARKING LOT WHERE WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR 5 MINUTES. IT WAS THEN FINE, AND WE DROVE HOME. WE DID NOTICE THAT THE A/C WOULD CUT IN AND OUT ON ITS OWN DURING THE 30 MINUTE TRIP HOME. IT IS THE SHOP AGAIN AS I WRITE THIS.

IN 2010, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE GEARS FELT LIKE IT WAS STARTING TO SLIP AND A 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AT A LOW GEAR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN TO A GAS STATION. AFTER THE CAR WAS CUT OFF FOR 15 MINUTES OR SO, IT STARTED UP FINE AND THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT CUT OFF. I WOULD DRIVE FOR 4 OR MONTHS BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN BUT ANYTIME THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET, IT WILL START AGAIN. I WOULD CUT THE CAR OFF AND THE LIGHT WOULD BE GONE. THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR. HOWEVER, THIS PAST WEEK, THE CAR HAS STARTED LURCHING FORWARD WHILE MY BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT WILL DO IT FORWARD OR WHILE BACKING UP AND THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT WILL CUT ON AND THE CAR WILL STALL OUT. I MUST KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN BACKING UP OR GOING FORWARD FROM A STOP POSITION BECAUSE THE CAR COULD ACCELERATE AT ANY TIME. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 1 AND HALF DAYS THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF BUT THE CAR IS STILL JUMPING. AS OF YET, NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE. BEFORE TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS AND SAW THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN CASE ON THIS MODEL WITH MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING.

I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I WASN'T PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR EITHER MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. AN INCREASE IN THE RPMS IS EVIDENT IN BOTH BUT WORSE IN REVERSE. WHEN STOPPING AT THE LIGHT AND GEAR IS IN "D", AFTER A FULL STOP, THE ENGINE INCREASES THE RPMS. WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKES TO START MOVING AGAIN, THE CAR ABRUPTLY MOVES WITHOUT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. IN REVERSE, WITH BRAKES LIGHTLY APPLIED, THE ENGINE INCREASES THE RPMS MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN IN FORWARD. IT IS EVEN WORSE IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IN MY CASE, TO THE LEFT. YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRMLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING WITHOUT CONTROL BUT THE RPMS STILL RUNNING HIGH. ONE OF THE TIMES, EVEN WHEN APPLYING FIRMLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR STILL MOVED UP TO THE POINT THAT IT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THAT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WE PARK THE CAR INSIDE OUR GARAGE AND IT BECAME UNSAFE TO PULL IN AND OUT AS SPACE IS TIGHT AND YOU COULD HIT THE WALLS OR MY OTHER CAR OR THE KIDS. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND HOW SEVERE THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN SPEED WILL BE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY THAT FAILED AND CHANGED IT. I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE SE. *KB

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE MOST PREVALENT AND FRUSTRATING ISSUES ARE ONES I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT. THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD (HAPPENS MORE WHEN A/C HAS BEEN ON), HIGH RPMS WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR AND THE CAR GOING NOWHERE (WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON). THE FIRST TIME THE RPM ISSUE HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY UP TO LANCASTER, CA DRIVING UP A VERY STEEP HILL. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND MADE IT TO A PARK-AND-RIDE. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE AND STARTED IT AGAIN IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN; THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST MONTH (JULY 2011). ALSO, MOSTLY WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR WILL REV AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND NOT GO DOWN UNLESS I PULL OVER/GET OFF FREEWAY AND TRY THE ACCELERATION A LITTLE SLOWER. IF THE RPMS STAY HIGH IT SOMETIMES CAUSES THE WRENCH LIGHT TO COME ON AND PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND CAR GOING NOWHERE COMES INTO PLAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANY WORK DONE ON THE CAR TO TRY TO ALEVE THE PROBLEMS DUE TO FINANCIAL ISSUES. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND I JUST HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOSE OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH TIME BECAME CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN 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 65,000.

WITH THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE, AND WITH A FOOT ON THE BREAK AT IDLE RPM THE ENGINE SURGES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER STALL OR THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO OVER 30MPH WHILE DRIVING THE RPM'S UP WELL PAST NORMAL FOR THAT RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS ALSO THE CASE WHILE AT IDLE SPEED (NO FOOT ON BREAK...JUST ENGINE IN GEAR AND AT IDLE...AS IF PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE). THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING, YET INTERMITTENT, FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR THOUGH NOW IT'S A MULTIPLE-DAILY OCCURENCE.

I WAS WAITING TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL IN THE "PICK UP" LANE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT THE TIME WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND NO MOVEMENT OF MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED AND SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, NEARLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THIS TIME - ALWAYS WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING (LIKE WAITING IN DRIVE-THRU LINES) OR WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE.) I HAVE HEARD FROM A FRIEND WHO IS A FELLOW FORD FREESTYLE OWNER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. SHE HAD HERS REPLACED AND IT COST HER OVER $500!

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN REVERSING OR GOING FORWARD WHEN THE AC IS ON. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. *KB

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY BUT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE YOU ARE STOPPED WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. AT FIRST WE HAD THE RACK REPLACED. THIS SOLVED SOME OF THE NOISE BUT IT STILL LUNGES. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE TIED IT TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS HAS BEEN A REAL PROBLEM AS WE HAVE BEEN TEACHING OUR DAUGHTER HOW TO DRIVE. IT CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS AND TRYING TO PARK. ALSO, RECENTLY THE WRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON AFTER IT BEGINS TO LUNGE. WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT IS ON IT HAS LITTLE POWER TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED FOR A WHILE THE LIGHT GOES ON AND THE CAR FUNCTIONS NORMALLY AGAIN. PLEASE PURSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINED THE MOON ROOF LEAKED WATER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 12/02/11

THE CAR DEVELOPED A WHINE AT 52K MI WITH NO APPARENT VIBRATION OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES. DURING THE 60K SERVICE (PERFORMED AT 57K), THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE WHINE AS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND WANTED PERMISSION TO OPEN THE CASE TO INVESTIGATE AND POSSIBLY PERFORM AN INPUT SHAFT BEARING REPLACEMENT. WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP UNABLE TO MOVE BUT COULD NOT FULLY GET OFF THE ROAD DUE TO ARMCO ON THE SHOULDER. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS CALLED TO WARN APPROACHING MOTORISTS AND PREVENT A COLLISION UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COULD ARRIVE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FOR $6300 MINUS A CONTRIBUTION FROM FORD AND THE DEALER SUPPLYING PARTS AND LABOR AT COST. REPAIRS WERE AUTHORIZED AND THE FINAL BILL WAS $3000. *TR

CAR LURCHED/LUNGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. HAS SINCE HAPPENED WHEN AT A STOP WITH CAR IN GEAR. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, CAR SPUTTERED, AND THEN DIED-DID THIS TWICE IN THE SAME INCIDENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE BACKWARDS, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE CONTACTS FOOT WAS DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/05/11

HAVING ISSUES WITH HARD STARTING ISSUES TO THE POINT IT GOT TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION FLUCTUATION WITHOUT ME TOUCHING GAS PEDDLE. THERE WAS EVEN A TIME WHERE IT FLUCTUATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AT THE TIME I HAD THE CRUISE ON AND IT SHUT OFF THE CRUISE WHEN IT DID IT. I HAVE HAD MECHANIC CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY AND INTAKE AIR SENSOR WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACT CLEANER WHICH SEEMS TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. IT LASTS ANYWHERE FROM 1 1/2 TO 2 MONTHS AND NEEDS CLEANED AGAIN AS IT HANGS UP AND MY ENGINE BEGINS TO SELF ACCELERATE AND IS HARD STARTING AGAIN. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS WILL SELF ACCELERATE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THIS FIRST BEGAN TO GIVE ISSUES DEC. 2010. *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SURGING FORWARD AND ALSO SURGING IN REVERSE AT AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK AND FROM REVERSE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THESE SURGES WITH THE BRAKE AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS. THERE IS ONLY 34000 MILES (2006 FORD FREESTYLE) AND HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER YET , AS I HAVE PARKED IT AT HOME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN THAT A NHTSA INVESTIGATION #PE11018 IS PENDING. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS ALSO AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THIS. *TR

THE CAR IS SURGING AND LUNGING (SEE PENDING INVESTIGATION FROM MAY 2011). ALSO, WHEN RUNNING THE A/C IT STARTS TO GO OFF AND ON BY ITSELF, THEN THE ENGINE STARTS TO SHUT OFF AND ON, AND ALL GAGES GO TO ZERO, LIKE THE CAR IS LOSING POWER.

BOUGHT CAR USED, CERTIFIED, BUT NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT CAR WOULD LUNGE BACKWARDS WHEN I WOULD GO TO BACK UP. FORD FOUND NO PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR NUMEROUS MONTHS AND THEN AT ABOUT 56,000 MILES ISSUE ESCALATED. NOW CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR REVERSE, MOVING ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 8 FEET. AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE PRESSURE IS BEING PUSHED FROM THE BRAKE UP, TO MY FOOT......PUSHING IT OFF THE BRAKE. PROBLEM IS WORSE THE MORE CAR IS DRIVEN THAT DAY, AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY WHEN AC IS ON. BUT IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ISSUE AIR WAS NOT ALWAYS ON. IF SOMEONE WALKS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS THEY WOULD CERTAINLY BE INJURED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES VERY QUICKLY WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE , USUALLY FORCING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AT WHICH POINT THE CAR STALLS. THIS IS VERY SCARY AS IT HAS HAPPENED IN CROWDED PARKING LOTS AND ALSO INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THIS FAILURE. 2. THE FAILURE IS THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT NOTICE MY 2006 FREESTYLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE WHICH CAUSES THE RPMS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AND THE ACCELERATOR TO NOT RESPOND TO MY ACTIONS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MY FREESTYLE TURNED 50,000 MILES. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. THE CONSEQUENCES FROM THIS FAILURE ARE NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS. 3. MY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THEY COULD INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1800.00. I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO THAT. I DID BRING IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AT A COST OF $1600.00. THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE WORK AS THE ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE FROM FORD WERE RECONDITIONED AND FORD THEN REQUIRED THE REPLACED PART BE SHIPPED BACK TO THEM. I DROVE 1000 MILES WITHOUT AN OCCURRENCE AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3RD, 2011. ACCELERATION SEEMED "OFF" BUT SINCE WE HAD BEEN DRIVING A MINIVAN, WE AND THE DEALER PUT IT OFF AS MORE "GET UP AND GO." PROBLEM PERSISTED WITH EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND WE BECAME CONCERNED. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10TH, AS WE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, ENGINE REVVED AND CAR SURGED FORWARD VERY FORCEFULLY, ALMOST MAKING US HIT THE CAR IN THE SPOT AHEAD OF US. NO FEET OR OTHER OBJECTS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EITHER PEDAL AT TIME OF INCIDENT. MY 3 CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO US. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN OFF THE LOT UNTIL LOAN IS FORGIVEN ON ACCOUNT OF US BEING SOLD A FAULTY AND UNSAFE VEHICLE. ON THE WAY TO REPAIR SHOP, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, ENTIRE CAR SHOOK, ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON EITHER PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

SUDDEN "LURCHING" ACCELERATION WHEN IDLING, REQUIRING A QUICK RESPONSE TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES OR LURCHING FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR TO AVOID HITTING PEDESTRIANS WALKING NEAR THE CAR. IT HAPPENS BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, AND IS WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. MANY TIMES IT WILL STALL THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISSES. FORD NOW SAYS IT IS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY REQUIRING APPROX. $800 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS AFTER WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT. NUMEROUS TIMES AND PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TESTED/FIXED TO NO AVAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON AS TO WHY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

VEHICLE WILL SURGE OR LUNGE WHEN TRYING TO PARK VEHICLE OR YOU ARE MOVING SLOWLY (NOT ACCELERATING) - PERHAPS WHEN YOU ARE JUST USING THE IDLING POWER OF THE ENGINE TO MOVE. YOUR FOOT IS OFTEN OVER THE BRAKE, OR MAYBE EVEN BRAKING SLIGHTLY, USING THE VEHICLE'S OWN POWER AT IDLE TO JUST MOVE SLOWLY OR SLIGHTLY INTO A PARKING SPOT OR COME TO A STOP. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS, AS YOUR FOOT IS TYPICALLY ALREADY OVER THE BRAKE AND YOU CAN REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR. IT STARTED DOING IT 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO, BUT JUST OCCASIONALLY, SO IT WASN'T A BIG CONCERN. BUT IT HAS BECOME STEADILY MORE COMMON, TO THE POINT THAT IT IS HAPPENING WEEKLY OR SOMETIMES MORE OFTEN - EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS. THE ENGINE RPM SEEMS TO INCREASE FOR JUST A SECOND, AND THEN SUBSIDE. IT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME IF THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS ANY IMPACT, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID. BUT THE CAR RUNS FINE AND NORMALLY OTHERWISE. WE RECENTLY HAD A REPAIR DONE TO REPLACE AN EGR TUBE, WHICH WAS CAUSING ACCELERATION TO BE UNCONTROLLED, WHICH WAS AT ALL SPEEDS, AND WAS UNRELATED TO THIS SURGE OR LUNGE CONDITION. HOWEVER, WE HOPED THAT IT WOULD IMPROVE OR CORRECT THE LUNGE OR SURGE, BUT IT HASN'T. THE LUNGE OR SURGE DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN YOU ARE TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, ONLY WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY BRAKING SLIGHTLY AND LETTING THE IDLE SPEED OF THE ENGINE CREEP THE CAR ALONG. IT HAPPENS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE AND IS NOTICED WHEN PARKING OR WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PARK CLOSE TO SOMETHING, SO YOU ARE CREEPING ALONG WITH JUST ID

FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WITH FOOT ON BRAKE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE...VERY DANGEROUS COULD EASILY LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN FULLY WARMED UP, THIS VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SURGES OR LURCHES VIOLENTLY WHEN FIRST PUT IN TO GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE) FROM PARK. FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL MOVES APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET UNCONTROLLABLY. ENGINE RACES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE CAR CLEARS THE LIGHT. THE LOCAL DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND ANY CODES STORED ON THE COMPUTER. AC HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT I'M SURE THERE WILL BE ONE SOME DAY.

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE THE AUTO WOULD SURGE WITHOUT WARNING, AS IF THE FUEL PEDAL WERE APPLIED. THIS ALSO DID IT WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. HAD TO KEEP FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES OR RISK AN ACCIDENT. CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AT 80,472 MILES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER ANOTHER SURGE PROBLEM THAT STALLED THE AUTO. RAY SKILLMAN FORD IN GREENWOOD, IN DETERMINED IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY". IT WAS REPLACED AND WHILE THE SERVICE MAN DROVE THE CAR, THE ENTIRE A/C UNIT WENT OUT. THEY PUT A NEW CLUTCH & COMPRESSOR. AFTER CALLING SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS, THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE BACKORDER OF THESE THROTTLE BODY'S. CAPITAL CITY FORD IS INSTALLING TWO A DAY THE SAME WITH RAY SKILLMAN FORD.

IN HOT WEATHER, THE CAR WILL REV LIKE THE GAS PEDAL IS BEING PRESSED, IN COLD WEATHER, PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT GIVE THE CAR GAS. THE DASH LIGHT AND ODB READER BOTH SAY THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. IN HOT WEATHER, IT HAS CAUSED TWO MINOR BUMPS (NO DAMAGE). IN A FEW WEEKS, I AM GOING TO BE AFRAID TO PICK THE KIDS UP AT SCHOOL FOR FEAR OF LUNGING. *TR