2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

THE CAR WILL SURGE ON IT'S OWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES: SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ~NORMAL MISC IDLING, WHILE IN REVERSE, WHILE MAKING FULL TURNS. IT WILL ALSO SOMETIMES DIE RIGHT AFTER THE SURGE, BUT NOT EVERY TIME. IT IS WORSE IN THE SUMMER DURING HIGH TEMPS, BUT WILL SOMETIMES DO IT IN COLDER TEMPS AS WELL. IT DOES THIS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ALSO WHEN IT HAS BEEN IN PARKED (WHILE IDLING). AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW ON ONE OCCASION, IT SURGED OVER 5 TIMES AND WAS RESTARTED OVER 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, ALL AT SAME DRIVE THRU WINDOW. (MAYBE 10 MINUTES AT THE WINDOW) . ADDITIONALLY THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT, SEAT WARMER HAS STOPPED WORKING, THE KEYPAD ON THE DRIVER'S CAR DOOR TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS WILL NOT FUNCTION, SEVERAL LIGHTS INSIDE THE DASH DO NOT LIGHT UP AND/OR VERY DIM, THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT 2/3, THE SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE WILL NOT FOLD DOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED THAT LEAKS THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE THIRD ROW SEATBELT. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE ON THE INTERNET IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BECAUSE OF THE MOONROOF DRAIN CLIPS. I KNOW THIS PART IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND SHORTED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE FUSE BECAUSE THE FRONT ONE WORKS AND I KNOW IT'S NOT THE BULB BECAUSE THE BULB ONE THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKED WHEN I TRIED IT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A BIG SAFELY PROBLEM SINCE OTHER DRIVERS DON'T KNOW IF I AM TURNING. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT BEGAN TO LUNGE BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE AND FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WITHIN THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE CV JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,935.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FREQUENTLY LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING APPLIED. IT MOST FREQUENTLY HAPPENS AS THE BRAKE LETS UP BUT ALSO HAPPENS JUST AS IT IS BEING PUT INTO DRIVE. NO COLLISIONS YET, JUST A FEW SCARES. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TO JERK AND WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WOULD ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD THE THROTTLE SWITCH REPLACED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I GOT THE CAR AND IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING SHORTLY AFTER AND THE WARNING SAID MISFIRE SO I HAD NEW SPARK PLUGS PUT IN. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER SAME PROBLEMS BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO HAVE NEW COILS PUT IN. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR TIMES. IT NOW HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERIES, TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND ALL SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO THAT IT IS "PROBABLY" A COMPUTER PROBLEM, I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE CAR AS IT IS UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE. HELP! *TR

FORD FREESTYLE 2006 LIMITED - THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO LUNGE WHEN SHIFTED. THIS IS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, WITH FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. I AM GETTING VERY WORRIED THAT MY WIFE WILL RUN OVER SOMEONE. THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY AND IS GETTING GRADUALLY WORSE - 89,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE. YOU NEED TO HAVE FORD FIX THIS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF, SO I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED. I'M HOPING IT WON'T KEEP GETTING WORSE AND THAT A RECALL WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. *TR

THE LAST MONTH, THE CAR HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD WHEN THE A/C IS ON AND MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT HAS LUNGED BACKWARD WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND FORWARD WHEN IT IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE WRENCH CAME ON AND HE CAR STALLED AT A DRIVE THRU AND DROVE VERY SLOW AFTER RESTARTING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES FORWARD OR REVERSE MAINLY WHEN THE A/C IS ON DURING SLOW PARKING LOT TYPE MOVEMENTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN THE PAST FOR THIS AND THEY DID "SOMETHING" BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL EVIDENT. THIS HAPPENS A LOT AND I'VE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO A PROPER REPAIR. *TR

WHEN WE PUT OUR FORD FREESTYLE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE REVS TO 2000-2500 RPMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE WHILE IN REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AFTER REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE HAD A SHORT IN AN LOCATION THAT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SHUDDERED AND LOST ACCELERATOR POWER. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING, HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS TO GET IT OFF OF THE ROAD, AND COULDN'T EVEN REV THE ENGINE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE GAS PEDAL - ONLY IDLE AND ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE "WRENCH" SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE CAR RESPONDED AS IF NOTHING HAD JUST HAPPENED. I AM LUCKY I HADN'T REACHED THE INTERSECTION YET AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OUT TO TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC! FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED, HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING HOW MY CAR HAS BEEN SURGING AS I DRIVE. IT HAS NOT BECOME EXTREME, HOWEVER, IT IS NOTICEABLE SINCE I AM NOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ANY HARDER WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AS I DRIVE ALONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY, MOST OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY HIGHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS ALLOWING A PASSENGER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO TWIST AND SPARIN AN ANKLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN APRIL 2010 WITH 45,831 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK, ERRANDS, AND LEISURE. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED SURGES IN THE ENGINE RESULTING IN THE RPMS TO INCREASE AND A SUDDEN JERKING MOVEMENT WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE SURGES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS DURING WARM WEATHER ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR LUNGING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PARKING/BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT OR STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. ON 6-13-11 AT 5 PM EST, WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM WORK, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED AND MOVED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER CAR WHILE WE WERE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND TO OUR SURPRISE, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NO STATEMENTS OR RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE BY FORD. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRY AND HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WERE NOT EXPECTING CONSIDERING THE CAR ONLY HAD 45,851 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. *TR

WHEN SHIFTED FROM P TO R OR D, THE VEHICLE SURGES OR LUNGES. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL EVEN WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. WORSE WHEN A/C IS ON. THE ENGINE RACES, AND RPMS INCREASE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED LAST YEAR, AT APPROXIMATELY 48K MILES. NOTICED THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED ALMOST IMAGINARY, THEN WENT AWAY OVER THE WINTER MONTHS. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND SEEMS WORSE AT THIS TIME (SUMMER 2011). DEFINITELY NOT IMAGINARY, DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. OCCURS IN PARKING LOTS AND INTERSECTIONS, WHERE THERE ARE OFTEN MANY PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES IN CLOSE QUARTERS. ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON, MECHANIC SAYS SERVICE CODES INDICATE THROTTLE PROBLEM. HOPE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED TOMORROW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER AND QUIT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN TWO YEARS THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. THE 1ST WAS IN 2009 AND WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACED. NOW ON 6-4-11 THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING, AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT NEEDED YET ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WE WERE IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR QUIT,WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS! *TR

HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. ACCELERATION SURGES FROM IDLE, MOSTLY IN REVERSE BUT SOMETIMES IN DRIVE, HAVE INCREASED IN DURATION OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. LAST NIGHT IT SURGED ABOUT 10 FEET BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON LAST NIGHT BUT WAS OFF WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO SURGES ON THIS MODEL. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES WHEN IDLING IN GEAR AND AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN A/C IS ON. WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN BACKING BUT WILL HAPPEN ALSO WHEN IN DRIVE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AS WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION, BUT NOT FOR SURE. ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN VERY HOT WEATHER OR AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. ACCELERATION IS MINOR TO MODERATE AND HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. FORD REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER LAST SUMMER BUT STILL OCCURS. VEHICLE IS ALSO WEARING OUT RIGHT REAR BRAKE FASTER THAT OTHER BRAKES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE BRAKES WERE QUICKLY APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A POSSIBLE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,814. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONDITION WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. UPDATED 02/03/12

OUR FREESTYLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FOR OVER A YEAR. THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND THE CAR WILL TRY TO JUMP AHEAD WHEN THE BRAKE IS ON. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE WHILE DRIVING AND THE DASHBOARD MAY GO COMPLETELY BLANK. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK. DIFFERENT SENSORS AND RESETS OF THE COMPUTER HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES, IT SEEMS, WHEN WE HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, OUR VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. WE HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHERS IN PARKING LOTS, INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS. SOMETIMES, IT EVEN ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. OUR VEHICLE HAS ALSO SHUT OFF WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON.

VEHICLE (FORD FREESTYLE) LUNGES FORWARD BOTH IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE, WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE, PARTICULARLY WHEN BACKING UP, BUT ALSO WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE ACCELERATES EVEN WHEN FOOT IS PUSHING DOWN ON BRAKE!!! RPM'S SHOOT UP AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE, W/O WARNING. LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION WHEN IT DOES THIS. OCCURS APPROX. EVERY OTHER DAY (3-4 TIMES PER DAY ON THE DAYS IT DOES OCCUR)! NOTHING INITIATED THIS REACTION IN/FROM CAR. CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE ME TO REAR END SOMEONE OR RUN INTO THEIR VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP IN A PARKING LOT, ETC. *TR

WHILE IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED "SURGING". RPM'S REVVED UP AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SPORADICALLY, THEN STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO BACK UP THE CAR "LURCHES" 6 OR 8 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY, . SOME REPORTS CITE TRANSMISSION, SOME CITE THROTTLE BODY". *TR

HOT HUMID WEATHER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TACHOMETER SHOWS AN INCREASE IN RPM FROM APPROXIMATELY 700 RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 1300 RPM. THE SURGE LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE OR TWO SECONDS AND STOPS. THE BRAKE STOPS THE FORWARD SURGE. THE SURGE ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. SHUTTING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER PREVENTS A REOCCURRENCE OF THE SURGE.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE POWER STEERING IS TIGHT . HAD IT CHECK OUT AND FOUND OUT IT HAS A FROZEN U JOINTS ON STEERING SHAFT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER .WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE VEHICLE TILL PART IS AVAILABLE . WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TILL 6/15/2011 AND PROBABLY WILL NOT GET AT THAT DATE . I SEE THIS AS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FORCING THE CONTACT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND AVOID A CRASH. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,200. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF

VEHICLE LUNGES/ACCELERATES WHEN IDLING OR JUST AFTER SHIFTING IN TO GEAR OR REVERSE. IT CAN CAUSE A BIG ENOUGH SURGE THAT I'VE ALMOST HIT A CAR OR OBJECT IN FRONT/BEHIND ME SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID THAT. IT OCCURS DAILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PRESSURE WAS NOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN MARCH 2011. IN MAY IT STARTED LUNGING WHEN IT WAS FIRST PUT INTO GEAR WITH MY FOOT APPLIED ON THE BRAKE. IT GOT WORSE WHEN THE AIR HAD BEEN ON AND THE CAR IS IDLING. TO THE POINT IT STARTED STALLING AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO SHOP ON MAY 31. STAYED THERE TIL FRI. JUNE 3. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. DROVE IT BACK HOME OVER AN HOUR AWAY JUST FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO RETURN TO THE SHOP FOR THEM TO SEE WHAT ELSE THEY CAN FIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,100.

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLING IN GENERAL. THE CAR WAS VIEWED BY JEREMY AT CLASSIC FORD IN COLUMBIA, SC, AND QUOTED A BIT TOO QUICKLY FOR ME TOO FEEL COMFORTABLE. WHEN I MENTIONED AN 06 FREESTYLE, IT TOOK NO TIME TO DIAGNOSE OVER THE PHONE AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED IN THE $850 RANGE. I PURCHASED A THROTTLE BODY FROM ANOTHER 2006 FREESTYLE FROM A JUNKYARD AND MADE THE REPAIR. LESS THAN 7000 MILES LATER WE ARE SEEING THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THE INITIAL SURGES/REVVING OCCURRED FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, USUALLY IN HOT TEMPERATURES WITH THE AIR RUNNING. THE IDLE RPM USUALLY SITS AT ABOUT 500 RPM, AND WHEN WE STOP, STILL IN DRIVE, IT SURGES, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN IT PROGRESSED, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT AT A STOP SIGN WITHOUT IDLING FROM 500 TO 750 RPM EVERY SECOND, BACK AND FORTH. AFTER I MADE THE REPAIR, THE CAR RAN GREAT. BUT AS I SAID, WE ARE LESS THAN 7000 MILES OUT OF THE REPAIR, AND THE INITIAL STAGES ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. I CAN PURCHASE A PART FROM THE FORD DEALER FOR $600+, OR AN AFTERMARKET PART FOR $500+. MY HESITATION IN YET ANOTHER REPAIR IS A FAULTY PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER, OR A PART THAT IS NOT OEM, BUT MADE PER THEIR SPECS BY AN AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER THAT WILL FAIL IN A SIMILAR MANNER. I BELIEVE THE BEST CASE IN THIS SITUATION WILL BE TO TAKE THE $4000 HIT I WILL INCUR DUE TO KELLY BLUE BOOK DIFFERENCES FROM WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH, N

HAVE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 50,000+ MILES. WHEN STARTED OR STOPPED, ENGINE WILL SUDENLY ACCELERATE OR REV UP, CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD. HAVE TO HOLD CAR WITH BRAKE. DEALER SAYS NOT A WARRANTY DEFECT, BUT WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW THROTTLE BODY AT COST OF $800 PLUS LABOR. TALKED TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN GET ONE BECAUSE WERE BACKORDERED. DEALER SAID OTHER CARS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CAR NOW HAS 65,00 MILES AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER A RECALL. ALSO HAVE A 2005 FREESTYLE WITH 87,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME SURGE AND HIGH RPM PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AS SOOM AS POSSIBLE. *TR

WHILE IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED "SURGING". RPM'S REVVED UP AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SPORADICALLY, THEN STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO BACK UP THE CAR "LURCHES" 6 OR 8 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE DIED AFTER DOING THIS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY, LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THIS IS NOW A DAILY OCCURANCE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. NOT CERTAIN WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. SOME REPORTS CITE TRANSMISSION, SOME CITE THROTTLE BODY, AND SOME CITE THE NEED TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY "CLEANED".

THE CAR LUNGES AT COMPLETE STOP AND IN REVERSE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL WRECKS IN DRIVE THRUS AND STOPLIGHTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER IT LUNGES THE WRENCH COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 40MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ARE BACKORDERED FROM FORD FOR MONTHS AND THE COST IS OVER $800. I AM VERY DISATISFIED WITH THE ACTIONS ON THIS FROM FORD. EVRYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT THEY SEEM TO NOT CARE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING. HE HAD TO PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGING INCREASED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 07/22/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

ENGINE SURGED AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. CAR RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED UNTIL 40 MPH. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASH, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEEMED RESPONSIBLE.

MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AFTER SHE HAD REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A ROW OF SHOPPING CARTS AND CAUSED A CREASE IN THE RIGHT REAR DOOR.

I PURCHASED USED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN FEBRUARY 2011. ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS OF ACCELERATION WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE PEDAL, IT SPEEDS UP AND HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES. ALSO, MY WRENCH LIGHT GOES AND ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. DEALER TODAY STATES NEED NEW THROTTLE BODY $800. I JUST DROVE IT OFF THE LOT 2 MONTHS AGO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE TODAY WITH THE A/C ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES--WHEN IDLING IN PARK THE RPMS WILL JUMP INTERMITTENTLY FROM 500 TO 1500 RPMS. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND MY FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. 60K ON THE MILEAGE. RUNNING A/C FULL FORCE TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AS IT HAS GOTTEN HOT OUTSIDE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY AND STALLED DURING ONE OCCURRENCE WHEN BACKING UP AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I RESTARTED IT WITHOUT PROBLEMS BUT CAME STRAIGHT HOME AS IT WAS MAKING ME NERVOUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT I'VE READ ONLINE THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND OCCURS MORE WHEN THE A/C IS IN USE. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. OUR VEHICLE HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND HAS STARTED REVVING AND JOLTING FORWARD WHEN I PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR EVEN WHEN I COME TO A STOP. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE I HAVE STARTED USING THE AIR CONDITIONING THAT THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT AND MORE POWERFUL. I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A DRIVE-THRU AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO END UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR SOMEONE IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES OR GETS WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LURCHING FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. SOMETIMES IS WILL THEN STALL. IT HAPPENS WHEN PULLING ON OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS. TOOK CARE TO SHOP, NO CODES TO SHOW ISSUE AND UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WE ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR "SURGING" WHILE STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS BOTH IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AND THE CAR WILL LURCH 3-4 FEET WITHOUT WARNING.

HELLO, I HAVE A COMPLAINT ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT MY VEHICLE DURING REVERSE AND ACCELERATION. MY VEHICLE TENDS TO LUNGE 4-5 FT. WHEN I REVERSE SLOWLY OR MOVE FORWARD. IT HAPPENS TO DO THIS MOSTLY DURING THE SUMMERTIME. TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS ISSUE I HAVE TO FIRMLY HOLD ON THE BRAKES TO CONTROL IT FROM LUNGING. I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO WHAT I EXPECTED TO HEAR. NO REPAIR IS CURRENTLY DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN YOU TAKE IT IN OR OUT OF PARK. THE RPM REV UP AND LUNGES FORWARD ANYWHERE FROM A FEW INCHES UP TO 2 FEET. *TR

CAR LURCHES ON ITS OWN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HAPPENS MOST IN REVERSE WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IDLING IN A DRIVE THRU LINE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN FIRST PUT INTO REVERSE. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

RETURNING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN, WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHED HORRIBLY, ACCELERATING FIRST, THEN DROPPING DOWN TO ALMOST NO POWER AT ALL, WITH THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THEN WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE TILL I GOT HOME AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, THEN RE-STARTED IT AND THE CAR ACTED RELATIVELY NORMAL. FORTUNATELY WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AND NO OTHER CARS AROUND WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR