2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS AND STALLED. WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON THE THROTTLE OPENED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 08/17/11*BF UPDATED 08/24/11

MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD FOR OVER A YEAR VERY SPARATICALLY. THIS PAST WEEK IT HAS BEEN DOING IT DAILY (SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES A DAY) AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF TWICE IN NYC TRAFFIC. WHEN THE GARAGE CHECKED IT THEY JUST GOT AN ERROR CODE (THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ON). TODAY AT GROCERY STORE THE CAR ALMOST LUNGED RIGHT INTO A WOMEN. *TR

WHEN BACKING 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LTD AWD, APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 58,100, INTO A DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WITH VEHICLE A/C RUNNING, VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING & WITHOUT DRIVER PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY USING BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE SPEED INCREASE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A 'SURGE' OR 'LUNGE.' ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED LIT. PROBLEM REPEATED WHEN BACKING INTO ANOTHER DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR DESCRIPTION: DIAG TESTS, REPLACE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSY PER CODE P2106 P016B, REPROGRAM PCM WITH FORDS LATEST RUNNING CALIBRATIONS AND RETEST TO VERIFY REPAIRS. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $960.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE GEAR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED. UPDATED 10/03/11

THE ENGINE SURGES ALL THE TIME, AND IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT FIRMLY STEPPED ON, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD 6 TO 12 INCHES. THIS WEEK THE ENGINE SURGED TWICE WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THEN ONCE AGAIN AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THEN THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FORD DIAGNOSED IT AS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACEMENT, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WILL COST $805 TO REPLACE IT. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO HOLD THE BRAKE WHILE THE TIRES WERE STILL SPINNING IN THE GRAVEL. AFTER THIS THE DASHBOARD WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR ALSO STOPPED WHILE IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER TAKING CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, WE WERE TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. WHILE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WE WERE ADVISED THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AT A COST OF $700.00 TO US. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP, OUR PROBLEM IS WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND NEARLY CRASHED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 08/15/11 *BF UPDATED 08/24/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWO YEARS AGO WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000. FORD HAS SENSE BEEN NOTIFIED. GETS WORSE THE HOTTER THE TEMP OUTSIDE GETS. UPDATED 09/29/2011 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FORWARD AND WHEN BACKING OUT IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES LAST SUMMER. NEVER HAPPENED ALL WINTER. NOW HAS BEEN DOING IT REGULARLY THIS SUMMER. THE CLOSEST WE CAME TO AN ACCIDENT WAS IN OUR GARAGE. BARELY GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE WALL. MY SON AND A FRIEND HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND BOTH OF THEM DOES IT ALSO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMPONENT IS INVOLVED FOR SURE. I EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT MY FORD DEALER HE SAID IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $800 REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HOLD OUT TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL.

THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A STOPPED POSITION. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT PRESSED IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS A CONTINUOUS FAILURE WHICH RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

WHEN I RUN MY A/C IN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND WILL BE TRYING TO BACK UP MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. TODAY WHILE DRIVING FORWARD MY CAR SPUTTERED AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE I STOPPED I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND IT TURNED BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS STAYED OFF. I DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT I WAS NOT USING THE A/C. I ONLY NOTICE IT WHEN I DRIVE WITH THE A/C ON WHICH IT IS SUMMER SO IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING THROUGH TOWN WITH STOP LIGHTS IT WILL LURCH FORWARD AND I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR EVEN SOMEONE WALKING IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO WALMART WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON BEFORE WHILE GETTING MY OIL CHANGED AND THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO USE FUEL INJECTION CLEANER AND IT SEEMS TO MAKE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO OFF BUT DOES NOT HELP MY BACKING UP AND SHUTTING OFF PROBLEM OR MY GOING FORWARD AND THE CAR LURCHING. I AM AFRAID THAT DRIVING WITH 4 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WITH THEM IN THE CAR. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR DEPARTING FROM A STOP. TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM INVOLUNTARILY MOVING, HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED. THESE EVENTS STARTED IN APRIL 2011 WHEN VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 97,000 MILES ON IT (26 JULY 2011 ODOMETER READING 99,150 MILES). SYMPTOMS OCCUR EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE; LESS FREQUENT WHEN IN FORWARD GEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT 2 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR SIX FEET WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, IF YOU WERE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,679.

AT LOW SPEED 0-5 MPH +/- VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE. THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN MOVING FORWARD, BUT MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, AS IN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE SURGE IS VERY EVIDENT -- THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. THIS WILL OCCUR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS ARE DEPRESSED. THERE IS NO EVIDENT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SURGE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONER USE, WEATHER CONDITIONS, ETC. HOWEVER, THERE DOES SEEM TO A BE A CORRELATION WITH THE VEHICLE'S DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND, POSSIBLY, ENGINE TEMP. MY OBSERVATION IS THAT THE SURGE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY OCCURS 1) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE; 2) AT LOW SPEED OR IDLE; AND 3) AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS.

VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED PEOPLE. I NOW KNOW THAT I HAVE TO STAY MORE THAN THE USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS IS NOT AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE. AT TIMES, IT ALSO SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STALE OUT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OR TO A REPAIR SHOP, DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDS TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGING FORWARD. *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING A HIGHLY IRREGULAR IDLE AND HAS BEEN LURCHING/SURGING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR (BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE). THIS STARTED OCCURRING ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT SINCE THAT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE SWITCHING THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ECM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PUT IN RVERESE. UPDATED 09/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING INTO A CAR WASH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DOZEN TIMES. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING SURGING FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND DIED 3 TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO PULL BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD NO POWER HAD MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND COULD BARELY GET TO 30 MPH. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECH TOOK THE CAR TO WORK AND PULLED THE CODES PO61B INTERNAL CONTROL TORQUE CALCULATION AND P2106 THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE CODES I FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CODES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY BUT REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING CARE OF OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING THERE IS A PROBLEM. KNOWING THAT THE THROTTLE BODIES WERE ON BACK ORDER NOT LONG AGO MEANS TO ME THEY ARE IN BIG DEMAND SO THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM. *TR

FIRST SIGN WAS WHEN LEAVING A MALL PARKING SPACE; PLACED CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP, MOTOR SURGED AND CAR LEAPED BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY NEARLY STRIKING A PASSING CAR AND PEDESTRIANS. PUT TRANSMISSION INTO'D' TO PULL BACK INTO SPACE AND TRANSMISSION DASH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR DIED. VARIOUS ITERATIONS OF RESTARTING THE ENGINE, PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR AND THEN EITHER SURGING UNDER FULL POWER OR DYING UNTIL WE GOT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO SEE IF THEY COULD READ ANY CODES FOR THE PROBLEM. THE SHOP WAS VERY NICE BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANYTHING CONCLUSIVE SO WE LIMPED ALONG TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE LEARNED THE THROTTLEBODY HAD FAILED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING INTO A DRIVEWAY, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, SUDDENLY REVVED AND LURCHED FORWARD. I HAD TO COMPRESS THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP THE CAR FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU (STOPPED) AND THE CAR REVVED UP AND LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. BOTH TIMES THE AC WAS ON FULL BLAST AND THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS OVER 100. AFTER TAKING IT INTO FORD TODAY, THEY FOUND NO CODES BUT ASSUME IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A OF THE LINE FORD WARRANTY, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THIS PART. THE PART ALONE WAS ALMOST 600 DOLLARS. SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY NEAR MISSES WITH THE FORD FREESTYLES HAVING THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM, FORD SHOULD BE CONCERNED. IT CAUSES QUITE A SCARE TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE DO THIS WHILE YOU ARE IN SUCH A SLOW MODE. UPDATED IVOQ 09/08/11... UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF UPDATED 11/28/11*JB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE SITTING STILL AT IDLE, IN GEAR, SUDDENLY SURGING CAUSING UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD SUDDENLY WHILE GOING THRU A BANK DRIVE THRU. IT THEN STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN AND STALLED. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A THROTTLE BODY. THAT VERY NIGHT AFTER "BEING FIXED" THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN BUT THERE WAS NO LUNGING OR STALLING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF FORD FREESTYLE ENGINE REVVING WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. ON 7/17/11 CAR LURCHED FORWARD AFTER ENGINE REVVED AS WE WERE PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH. ALMOST REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. ON 7/23/11 CAR LURCHED BACKWARD AFTER ENGINE REVVED AS WE WERE BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPOT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AND NOW WILL NOT TURN OFF. IN BOTH CASES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED QUITE A BIT BUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. TEMPERATURE THIS ENTIRE WEEK HAS BEEN WELL OVER 95 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDEX OVER 105 SO AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON MAXIMUM FOR FRONT AND BACK AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE NO ONE GOT HURT IN EITHER INCIDENT. *TR

I WAS WAITING ON MY WIFE IN MALL PARKING LOT WITH THE AC RUNNING WHEN I PULLED OUT TO PICK HER UP CAR ACCELERATED AND I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STALLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS DONE THIS ABOUT 50000 MILES AGO AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. I CANT BELIEVE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WE ARE GOING ON VACATION IN 2 WEEKS AND I NEED TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE WE GO BUT DO NOT NEED THIS ADDED EXPENSE. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I WILL BE AT DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING. *TR

CAR SURGED FORWARD AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT PRESSED BRAKE AND CAR ENGINE REVVED AND MOVED FORWARD AND HIT CURB AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO LOWER FINDER AND RIGHT TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE ON RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND FINDER STILL CRACKED. NOW CAR WILL REV UP WITHOUT PUSHING GAS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE UP TO 6 FEET AT A TIME THEN STALL WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED. ABOUT RAN OVER A CHILD WHEN THEY GOT OUT FOR PRACTICE. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND AND HAVE ISSUES WITH THROTTLE BODY AND SAID IT MIGHT DO THE SAME THING AND COST $800. NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME AND ALSO WILL LOSE SPEED WHEN BACKING OUT ON A ROAD TO TAKE OFF WILL NOT GET OVER 30 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

CAR LUNGES WHILE BACKING OF DRIVING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEEDS WITHOUT FOR ON ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. HAVE HIT A WOODEN POLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. SURGES SEAMS WORSE WITH AC ON OR TURNING STERING WHEEL SHARPLY. *TT

THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND LURCH, AND ENGINE SPEED ABRUPTLY SLOWED AFTER ABOUT (3) HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING (FROM VERMONT TO NEW HAMPSHIRE). A TROUBLE LIGHT (WRENCH ICON) APPEARED. ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. PULLED OVER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED THE CAR. TROUBLE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE RIDE HOME. BROUGHT CAR TO PORTSMOUTH FORD, WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. SECOND INCIDENT, JANUARY 2011: HIGHWAY DRIVE BACK TO NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM CONNECTICUT. SAME PROBLEM. ABRUPT AND ALARMING DROP IN CAR SPEED. NO THROTTLE CONTROL. ERRATIC ENGINE RPM PERFORMANCE. ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO A SAFE AREA. WAITED 5 MINUTES. RE-STARTED THE ENGINE. TROUBLE LIGHT GONE, ENGINE PERFORMED FINE, AND NO ISSUE THE REST OF THE TRIP. BROUGHT THE CAR FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE TO VALVOLINE, THEN TO DOWLING FORD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THIRD INCIDENT, MARCH 2011: AFTER (2) HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING ABRUPT DROP IN ENGINE SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON INTERSTATE 84. LOST THROTTLE CONTROL. NEAR COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN BAD WEATHER WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. BROUGHT CAR TO BOB THOMAS FORD IN HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT FOR A TRANSMISSION PROGRAM UPDATE AND COMPLETE TRANSMISSION SERVICE. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. FOURTH INCIDENT, JUNE 24, 2011: AGAIN ON I-84 IN THE RAIN AFTER 2.5 HOURS OF HIGHWAY CRUISI

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL ACCELERATE, OR LUNGE FORWARD, WHEN BRAKE IS ENGAGED WHILE IN DRIVE. *TT

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CUT OUT AFTER A STOP SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN RESTARTED, VEHICLE BEHAVIOR WAS ERRATIC DURING ACCELERATION. DEALER DETERMINED THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND REPLACED THE COMPONENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE BACK AND FORTH AND WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,133.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN MOVING TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK. CAR LURCHES AND ACCELERATES COVERING DISTANCES OF 5-20 FEET DEPENDING UPON TERRAIN. MOVEMENT CAN BE ARRESTED WITH BRAKING, BUT IS VERY SUDDEN AND INTERMITTENT SO DIFFICULT TO EXPECT AND CONTROL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE STOPPED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD A LUNGING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT IT HAS LUNGED IN REVERSE/DRIVE AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR OR OBJECT. *KB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE OVER THE PAST YEAR MY CAR HAS BEEN ACCELERATING AND STALLING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY MANY TIMES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND OR BACKING UP. ITS REALLY SCARY. LAST WEEK IT ACCELERATED SO FAST AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES SO HARD THAT IT QUIT, I STARTED IT, IT QUIT AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I JUST SPENT OVER $1600 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND GAVE OVER $34,000 DOLLARS FOR IT AND IT HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. I JUST PAID IT OFF IN DECEMBER AND NOW I'M STILL SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY TO KEEP IT GOING. I AM A TEACHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN AND HAVE CAR PAYMENTS ALL OVER AGAIN. PLEASE, ISN'T THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME? *KB

WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE CAR SURGED BACKWARDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH CAME ON. DROVE CAR HOME APPROX. FIVE BLOCKS AND SHUT CAR OFF BECAUSE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. STARTED CAR BACK UP AND CAR RAN SMOOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH WAS OFF. I SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR APPROX. FIVE MINUTES WHILE MY WIFE WAS SHOPPING WITH CAR RUNNING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS. BOTH WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE CAR SURGES, THEN RUNS ROUGH, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH COMES ON, THEN WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE CAR RUNS SMOOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH SHUTS OFF.

PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND AS SOON AS THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED THE CAR JUMPED BACK AS IF I HAD QUICKLY PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEN THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. SINCE JULY 12 I HAVE HAD A FEW OTHER INSTANCES BOTH WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. I WAS WAITING IN A LINE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO IDLE FORWARD THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD WITH A QUICK BURST OF ACCELERATION AND RESULTING IN ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OR DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS OFF OR ON THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED WITH GREATER FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 MILES.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ALL BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME, I HAD 4 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE ON A VERY HOT DAY AND IT HAPPENED AS I WAS WAITING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY OR TRANSMISSION, WHICH HE INDICATED COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM - SOME HAVE EVEN HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, AT IDLE SPEEDS, WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED, REGARDLESS OF WHAT GEAR HE WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REVIEWED DEFECT INVESTIGATION NHSTA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

EARLY JULY 2010 CAR WOULD SURGE AFTER STARTED WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. JULY 17,2010 ABOUT 95 DEGREES AMBIENT. DRIVING 55 MPH CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. RESTARTED AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OCCASIONAL SURGES. I FOUND A FORD DEALER ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. REPLACED AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY AGAIN. EARLY JUNE 2011 IT WAS SURGING AFTER STARTING WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. JUNE 11,2011. CAR STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AGAIN WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. BOUGHT A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, INSTALLED IT MYSELF AND CLEARED THE CODE. JULY 5,2011 WHILE DRIVING TO BALTIMORE AT 65 MPH AND 100 DEGREE AMBIENT, CAR STALLED, RESTARTED AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I FOUND A PARKING LOT WITH SHADE AND LET IT IDLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT RAN FINE TO BALTIMORE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW CIRCUIT. NHTSA CANNOT IGNORE THIS FLAW. *KB

CAR LURCHES (IN DRIVE OR REVERSE) WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. ENGINE REVS FROM 1,000 RPM TO 2,500 RPM. ON OCCASION THE "FAIL-SAFE" WILL ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR FROM LURCHING. THE ONLY UNUSUAL LIGHT THAT COMES ON IS "THROTTLE SYSTEM" LIGHT. *KB

THE CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING OR WARNING. THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THIS IS HAPPENING IN. ONE SITUATION THAT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IS SITTING IN A LINE SUCH AS A DRIVE THRU AND IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. ANOTHER SCENARIO IS PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR LURCHES BACKWARDS. SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN BEHIND THE LINE OF A CROSSWALK AND THE CAR HAS LURCHED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND NARROWLY MISSED A PEDESTRIAN. I TEND TO PUT IT IN PARK WHEN AT A LIGHT OR IN A DRIVE THRU. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO FORD AND THEY DISCREDITED MY CLAIM SAYING IT WAS AN ISSUE I NEEDED TO REPAIR AND DID NOT CONSTITUTE A RECALL. HOW WHEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THEIR CARS. THIS IS NOT A SYSTEM THAT WORE OUT. IT NEVER WORKED PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. MAYBE THE ISSUE IS IT IS A COST REPAIR IN THE THOUSANDS. *KB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING SPORADIC LUNGING (ENGINE RACING) WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR PARK TO DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE LAST MONTH. 65500 MILES ON ODOMETER. *KB

PURCHASED A USED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN JULY OF 2010. A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THE CAR STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY WIFE WAS CRAZY BUT THEN IT STARTED TO GET REALLY BAD AND I NOTICED THAT WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, AFTER PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AND LETTING OFF THE GAS, THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST PROPEL ITSELF BACKWARDS. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS QUOTED $850 TO FIX THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE I WAS STUNNED TO FIND OUT THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IF MYSELF OR MY WIFE WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FAULT YOU COULD BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR I WOULD FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD. *KB

GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME ONE AFTERNOON AND IT CRANKED BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP. MY CAR SPENT 2 WEEKS IN THE SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE FREESTYLE AND IS USUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR REPAIRS NEEDED. *KB