2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN THE MORNING ONE I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD WAND TO GO BY ITSELF. AS IT GET HOTTER THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE. THEN IN 2010 THE AC WENT OUT AND I SPENT $1100 IN REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR TO OFTEN IN THE WINTER HOWEVER IN THE PAST MONTH THE CAR NOW ACCELERATES FORWARD AND BACKWARD. IT ALSO ACCELERATES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS HAD NOT HAPPEN BEFORE. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR LUNGE AND THEN DIED. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO VERY SLOW AS IF IT HAD LOST POWER. IT TURNED OFF 3 MORE TIMES AND THEN AS I PRESSED THE GAS THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WILL BE TAKING IT IN. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND AS I THINK ABOUT ALL THE INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR, IT SEEMS THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT IS ESCALATED BY THE AIR CONDITION AND WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE. I HAVE OWN MANY FORDS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ONE OF THEM. I THINK THIS MAY BE A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE (2006 FORD FREESTYLE SE) AND PLACING IN GEAR, VEHICLE LURCHES AND SOMETIMES STALLS. WITH BRAKES FIRMLY APPLIED, VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE MUCH, BUT IF VEHICLE IS ALREADY MOVING, IT MAY PROPEL FORWARD SEVERAL FEET SUDDENLY. ON THE REPORTED INCIDENT DATE, THE AUTOMOBILE LURCHED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LURCHED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET, THEN STALLED. AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROADWAY. THE A/C WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF ALL OCCURRENCES. *TR

VEHICLE THRUST FORWARD OR BACK WARD FAST WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE AC UNIT IS ON TO THE POINT YOU HAVE TO USE 2 FEET ON BRAKE PADDLE. THROTTLE BODY TO THE PCM

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. APPROX: 65,000 MILES. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON; SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE AT TIMES WILL LURCH FORWARD WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF GAS OR IF YOU ARE NOT PUSHING THE BRAKE COMPLETELY DOWN. THE RPMS RUN REALLY HIGH WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF GAS OR JUST AT IDLE. CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WHEN TRYING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY, CAR WILL BARELY GET GOING. I AM ASSUMING THIS IS THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT ALL THE FORD FREESTYLES SEEM TO BE HAVING. ALSO NOTICED THAT IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WHILE SITTING AT AN IDLE FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES. HAVE NOT HAD REPAIRS YET, AS THIS PART IS VERY COSTLY AND I AM JUST LEARNING NOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL TODAY. WHEN SHE GOT IN THE CAR I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE FOR A SECOND TIME AND TO DRIVE AROUND THE OTHER CAR, MY CAR LUNGED AGAIN AND ALMOST STALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY IN HOTTER TEMPERATURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/21/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE OR SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/22/11

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND OFTEN EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR LUNGING. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT AM VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT DRIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER. AS THE WEATHER WARMS THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR WHEN PULLING OUT AFTER IDLING. RUNNING THE A/C MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE AND THE CAR TRIES TO SHUT DOWN.THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND THE AIR BAG AND WRENCH LIGHTS COME ON. WHILE IN PARK THE RPMS WILL RACE TO 3 RPMS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE SMART JUNCTION BOX BUT THE CAR JUST KEEPS GETTIN WORSE. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN BUT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG SO THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY UNTIL IT DIED THEN TOW IT TO THEM AND THEY WOULD GO BACK TO THE SAME TICKET SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS ALMOST OUT. THAT DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE CLOSED SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL. IF WE ONLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY WAS. *TR

IN APRIL 2007, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME JAMMED. HAD SEATBELT BUCKLE REPLACED. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOT CHARGE. ON JUNE 8, 2010 THE CHECK THROTTLE BODY LIGHT AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE IN. THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR MOUNT WERE BOTH REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1023.24 THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 55,234. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE UNEXPECTEDLY AT TIMES IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. AT OTHER TIMES, VEHICLE WOULD HESITATES / HAD LITTLE OR NO PICK-UP WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEHICLE IN ON JUNE 22, 2010. AN ENGINE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED. REPAIRS TOTALED $642.61 THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF REPAIRS WAS 55,613. WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THE FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS NECESSARY. REPLACED FUEL FILTER AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE JULY 1, 2010. COST WAS $200.65. MILEAGE WAS 55,695. I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPERS AND LEARNED THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO BE ON RECORD WITH PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. FORD MANUFACTURED CARS WITH ISSUES. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AND COMPENSATE FOR THE REPAIRS THAT PEOPLE HAD TO PAY FOR. THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE HAD TO BE DONE ON THIS CAR ARE RIDICULOUS. BETWEEN THE SEAT BELT ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I WOULD SAY WE HAVE HAD SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WE MOST CERTA

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS STARTED TRYING TO RUN AWAY WITH ME WHENEVER I'VE BEEN SITTING IN A PARKING SPACE WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE IT SHOOTS OUT OF THE SPACE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED LAST JUNE 2010,I CRASHED INTO A CAR THAT WAS PARKED BEHIND ME. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT SO, I THOUGHT MAYBE THE HOT WEATHER HAD CAUSED IT. IT DID NOT OCCUR DURING THE WINTER. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS GETTING HOT IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM VERY ANXIOUS EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. I TALKED TO MY SON-IN-LAW ABOUT IT AND HE SAID MAYBE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BUT, THEY CHECK THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THEY CHANGE MY OIL AND HAVE NOT TOLD ME OF ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IDLE OR SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE ENGINE STALLED BUT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

JUNE 2010 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD/BACKWARD WHILE IN GEAR AND FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE. THE CAR WOULD STALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 5-10 MINUTES TO RE-START. IT SEEMED TO BE WORSE WHEN THE A/C WAS RUNNING. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS TODAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DICK MASHETER FORD IN COLUMBUS, OH PER FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST (WITH A WAIVED FEE PER FORD) AND AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE AND A/C RUN FOR AWHILE THEY DID NOTICE A "LIGHT SERGE AT IDLE IN GEAR WITH A/C ON AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME". I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE A/C NEEDS TO BE RAN. IT WILL LURCH A GOOD FOOT IF NOT MORE WHEN IT IS AT ITS WORST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. AS PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED BACKWARD. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHICH THE CONTACT BELIEVED MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE .THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE CROSSOVER. DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY RUNNING MUCH HIGHER RPM (REVVING) AND "LUNGING" FORWARD OR BACKWARDS (DEPENDING UPON IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE). AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. EVENTUALLY, AROUND MID SEPTEMBER 2010, I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY PER THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION. MY CAR IS ONCE AGAIN BEGINNING TO "LUNGE" FORWARD. I JUST NOTICED THIS ON MAY 19, 2011. FORD DID NOT PAY FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT AND I AM RUNNING IN TO A DEAD END AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR LUNGING FRONTWARDS AND BACKWARDS. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN IN IDLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BUT I HAVE NOW NOTICED IT HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY UPON INITIAL START AND AFTER BEING IN IDLE WITH THE HEAT OR AIR RUNNING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN A PARKING LOT OR DRIVE WAY WHERE THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES PARKED CLOSELY OR PEOPLE WALKING NEAR BY. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND OR ACCELERATES AFTER IT IS PUT IN GEAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPEN BOTH IN FORWARD(DRIVE) AND REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST SINCE 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE EXCESSIVELY AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE ([XXX]) LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. ALMOST REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT APPEARS THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN GOING REALLY SLOW IN DRIVE THRU LANES AND TRYING TO PARK IN PARKING LOTS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I HAVE BECOME VERY LEARNING OF DRIVING IT MORE THAN NECESSARY WITH MY KIDS INSIDE THE CAR. I FEEL IT IS NOT MEETING THE SAFETY STANDARDS THAT FORD USUALLY STANDS BEHIND. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE OR LUNGE FORWARD. HE HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BFUPDATED 11/23/11

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. VEHICLE ACTS TO STALL AND THEN JUMPS FORWARD. BACKING OUT AND TURNING ON MY AC AND LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THOUGHT IT WAS A GAS ISSUE AND USED CLEANER FOR TANK AND STILL HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RANDOMLY. WOULD SLOW AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN JUMP FORWARD. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IT FROM MOVING. NO MISHAPS. JUST CONCERNED WHAT WAS MAKING IT DO THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FREESTYLE NEW AND LOVE THE CAR BUT IT STARTED THIS ACCELERATING FOR NO REASON. I GO TO PARK AND IT ACCELERATES AND SCARES ME. I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. MOSTLY IN THE LAST WEEK. PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY HURT. MY SON SAID ITS A THROTTLE PROBLEM ABOUT $400.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CAN WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING MY HOUSE. ANOTHER TIME I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT ACCELERATED IN REVERSE FOR SEVERAL FEET.

FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHILE IDLING -- CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO MAKE IT STOP MOVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, ESPECIALLY WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN THE PICKUP LINE AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN CHILDREN ARE WALKING IN BETWEEN CARS AND MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE EXPECTING THE CAR TO STAY STILL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. WE HAVE OWNED OUR VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN NOVEMBER, 2005. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO OUR CAR -- IT IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. PLEASE FORD, ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY SO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED. *TR

LUNGES AND ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL - USUALLY I HAVE THE BRAKE APPLIED AT THE TIME SO IT IS EASY TO CONTROL BUT IT DOES IT MOSTLY WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT BEFORE SHIFTING TO DRIVE. ALSO LUNGES WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, LIKE WHEN IN A PARKING LOT. I NOTICE IT DOES IT MORE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. I HAVE NOTICED IT MORE THE LAST TWO YEARS AND JUST THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY THE COMPRESSOR TURNING ON BUT I'M NOT SURE. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT YET BUT IT IS A WORRISOME INCIDENT THAT OCCURS TOO OFTEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. WHEN PRESSURE WAS FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN YOUR FOOT IS NOT EVEN ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN GIVING A WARNING TITLED "AWD MALFUNCTION". NO MECHANIC CAN FIND A PROBLEM AND THE WARNING COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. EVIDENTLY IT IS A FLAW IN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD A SURGING PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT WITH 15000 MILES ON IT IN 2006. EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CARE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER IN TUCSON AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR 1000.00 AT OUR EXPENSE. ON ONE OCCASION MAY 1 2010 THE CAR SURGED FORWARD HITTING OUR GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THERE WERE WARMER WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. LUNGES AT IDLE SPEED, OFTEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NUMEROUS REPAIR FACILITIES, INCLUDING FORD DEALERSHIPS, AND NONE CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, WHEN WILL FORD BE OWNING UP TO THIS ISSUE AND ISSUING A RECALL TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE? WE ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH OR HIGHER. CONSIDER BEING ON A FREEWAY WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AT 60-70 MPH, SEMI TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES SPEEDING AROUND YOU, AND TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY SAFELY. AGAIN, NO REPAIR FACILITY CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

ON OR ABOUT SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 MPH FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS COMING AROUND THE ONRAMP CURVE AND WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS. I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE WHICH AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED TO A SLIGHT DOWNHILL PITCH IN THE HIGHWAY. I DID HEAR A 'REVVING' SOUND TYPICAL OF WHEN I WOULD BE ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, BUT SINCE I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME. AS THE ROAD BEGAN TO RISE IN PITCH, I PREPARED TO STEP ON THE GAS ' BUT WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE PEDAL, IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE NORMAL REACH OF MY FOOT. AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE EVEN UPHILL AND THAT THE REVVING SOUND WAS INDEED COMING FROM MY OWN CAR, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS AT ALL. I SCOOTED FORWARD ON THE SEAT A BIT TO TRY TO REACH THE GAS PEDAL AND REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL WAS SOMEHOW PULLED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC AND WAS CONSIDERING WHETHER I SHOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT MY FIRST COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE TO TRY THE BRAKE. AS SOON AS I DID, THE REVVING STOPPED AND THE ACCELERATOR RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I TOLD MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND HE SUGGESTED I CHECK THE FLOOR MAT. I PULLED OVER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I COULD SEE THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS TWISTED (RATHER THAN GOING STRAIGHT, IT WAS TURNED TO TH

2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL IT PULLING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH FOR A FEW SECONDS. WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS A HOT DAY AND THE AC WAS ON AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. SINCE SEEING THE REPORT THIS MORNING I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RUN THE AC FOR THE TIME BEING WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE SUDDEN LUNGING COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN MY WIFE TOLD ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT IT APPEARS IT IS COMMON. *TR

FORD FREE STYLE 2006 SURGES. *TR

I AM HAVING THE LUNGING PROBLEM ON MY FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO PARK OR BACK OUT OF A PARK OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAD A MAJOR SURGE PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED, OFTEN WHEN TURNING INTO A PARK PLACE. SOME TIMES IT SHUT THE CAR OFF AND SETS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; IT ALSO LUNGED FORWARD AT TIMES. SHE FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,550. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL SOMETIMES SURGE WHEN FIRST STARTED OR AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SEEMS TO DO THIS THE WORST WHEN JUST STARTED AND BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE WILL STOP IT BUT THE ENGINE WILL RACE FOR A LITTLE BIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/21/11

THIS IS THE SAME AS PE11018, BUT IS FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. MY FREESTYLE LUNGES, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE AT SLOW SPEEDS. PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BRINGS IT TO A STOP LIKE NORMAL. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT FREQUENTLY SURGES FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. USUALLY THIS OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. ONCE IT WARMS UP IT'S LESS LIKELY TO HAPPEN. *TR

SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011-2006 FORD FREESTYLE SE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING WITH WIFE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND DAUGHTER IN CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK WHILE I WAS IN A COMPUTER STORE PURCHASING A HARD DRIVE CONNECTOR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, MY WIFE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE RISING WHILE SITTING IDLING IN THE SUN. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND HAD THE BRAKE ON WHILE COASTING BACK, AND THEN THE CAR JUMPED...LIKE I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IMMEDIATELY, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE MUCH HARDER. THEN THE "WRENCH" SHAPED LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD BUT THE CAR DID NOT STALL. I THEN CONTINUED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPOT AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE TO DRIVE HOME. THE WRENCH LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL LIKE NORMAL. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST FULLY DEPRESSED TO GET TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. MY GOAL WAS TO GET THE LIMPING CAR TO MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY. ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED IT OFF, THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE CAR. ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER DISPLAYED AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. THE CARS COMPUTER HAD TO BE "REPROGRAMMED" AT THE FORD DEALER THREE DAYS PRIOR BECAUSE THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULD NOT START. ONLY 34,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED .THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,247. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 2/29/12 *CN

I PURCHASED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN APRIL 2007 WITH 16823 MILES. ON AUGUST 9, 2007 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED EEC TEST NO CODES DETECTED. JULY 23, 2008 TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR THEY FOUND CODES P21068 AND P061B LOOKED UP THE CODES AND GAVE ME INFORMATION FROM FORD ON RECALL FOR THESE CODES THE AUTO REPAIR SUGGESTED I GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL INFO. JULY 28, 2008 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH SAME ISSUE OF LUNGING DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SHOWED CODE P061B AND P2106. THEY REPLACED VALVE AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS I HAD TO PAY FOR PART OF THE COST. APRIL 21, 2009 II TOOK CAR BACK WITH AC PROBLEM PAID 611.00 FOR AC CONDENSER LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON AC THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME. JUNE 22, 2010 TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ISSUE WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TROTTLE BODY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED FORD COMPLAINT DEPT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR MY PROBLEM. I CONTINUE TOP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LUNGING UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED IVOQ. 06/30/11 *TR

WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS CAR HAS TENDENCY TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT ALSO AT TIMES WILL MAKE A SOUND AS IF SOMETHING IS HITTING THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING.

VEHICLE LUNGES AFTER PUTTING IT IN GEAR. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN IDLING AND ONLY IN WARM WEATHER. IT ACTUALLY JUMPS FORWARD AND HAVE TO PRESS MY FOOT ALL THE DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO TRY TO CONTROL IT. I NEVER GET CLOSE BEHIND ANYONE FOR FEAR OF JUMPING INTO THEM. I'VE SO FAR NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ALTHOUGH HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS, INCLUDING ALMOST RUNNING INTO PEDESTRIANS CROSSING A PARKING LOT. VERY VERY SCARY. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL STALL AFTER A HUGE LURCH. I TOOK IT INTO FORD 2 YEARS AGO TO EXPLAIN BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I BEG TO DIFFER ON THAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,041.

CAR LUNGES FORWARD, OR REVERSE, FROM STOP OR LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT 2 WEEKS AGO IN A PARKING GARAGE WITH A CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND NEARLY HIT THE WALL WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CYCLED ON. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AS I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO RUN INTO THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE AND END UP IN MY HOUSE. THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS WHEN NEWER AND HAS BEEN BUILDING UP TO MUCH MORE OF AN ISSUE THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR