2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS OF 2-5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

BRAKES WERE COMPRESSED DUE TO SUDDEN STOP IN CAR IN FRONT OF US DURING TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR REVVED TO ~4000 RPM AND WAS VERY UNRESPONSIVE TO COMPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH; EACH TIME THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN UPON RESTARTING EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE FINE AGAIN. WE HAVE NOW TAKEN THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TELL US IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT AND WILL COST $5200 TO REPLACE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES/SURGES WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR PARK TO REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR .IT IS VERY SCAREY AND UNSAFE FOR MY TEENAGE DRIVER WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS TWICE ALREADY. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY AROUND 15,000 MILES. LAST I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 100,000. I BOUGHT A USED 2007 TRANSMISSION TO SAVE SOME MONEY. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD AGAIN. IT IS ONCE AGAIN SLIPPING AND I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 15,000 SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ONE OD ONLY 56,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH. ONCE SHE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE AGAIN, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED FOR EITHER FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

MY FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND I LIFT MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, IT WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT STOP SIGNS, DRIVE THRUS AND IN TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS DURING EVERY DRIVE NOW, SOMETIMES NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS AND TWICE HAVE ALMOST RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN. THE PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE UNAVAILABLE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, THE OLDEST IS ONLY 5 AND I HAVE VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AROUND MY CAR. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING A SURGING/LURCHING AT IDLE. I'VE ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER AND BEING FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN LIMP MODE. THE REAL IRRITATION WAS WHEN THEY WERE TOLD OF THE LONG WAIT FOR THE PART AND THAT "THEY" THINK IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO DISAGREE WHEN MY CAR WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I'M APPLYING THE BREAK IN TRAFFIC OR A STOP LIGHT. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BECAUSE IF THIS PROBLEM GETS WORSE (EITHER IN FREQUENCY OR MAGNITUDE) SOME DAY MY CAR WILL DRIVE ITSELF INTO ANOTHER CAR, OR A PERSON. AND WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT I'M SURE THAT NO INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BELIEVE THAT THE CAR JUST SURGED ON ITS OWN AND PLOWED INTO A PARKED CAR?BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS. THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY PCM HAD NO STORED CODES AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. ONCE THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM I GOT A CALL FROM MY SERVICE ADVISOR WHO TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND WOULD THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. UPDATED 01/06/11 *LJ UPDATED 01/24/11

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES OR LURCHES WHEN IN REVERSE OR WHEN MOVING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED. RPM'S JUMP AND BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. NORMALLY HAPPENS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG TIME PERIOD AND DURING HOT SUMMER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING AFTER AROUND 50,000 MILES AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAD PART MANUFACTURED BY AN OUTSIDE VENDOR THAT HAS SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED BY ANOTHER VENDOR THAT ELIMINATES THE FALSE READINGS THAT CAUSE A SURGE IN RPMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL REQUIRE A RECALL TO AVOID FREESTYLES WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART FROM LOSING CONTOL AND CAUSING POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS.

MY VEHICLE WHEN IN GEAR AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN IN REVERSE, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT 2 PEDESTRIANS AND SEVERAL VEHICLES WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURS DAILY WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2008 AND I DID TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING TO IT AND IT WOULD STOP FOR AWHILE BUT WOULD START DOING IT AGAIN AND THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 2 YEARS NOW. I CANNOT LET MY TEENAGERS DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTS LUNGING FORWARD AGAIN. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 110K MILES AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEED AN NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR LOST POWER. IT WOULDN'T GO FAST ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFE DRIVING SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 THE TRANSMISSION CVT IS BROKEN, I HAVE WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FORD SAID THE COST THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS 6000. *TR

TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY QUITS AND ALMOST MAKE ME LOST CONTROL AT 70 MPH. I HAVE READ THAT FORD HAD MANY PARTS THAT WERE BAD AND STILL PUT IT IN TRANSMISSIONS WHILE MANUFACTURING TO KEEP UP WITH DEADLINES. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING WHEN BRAKE IS ON. PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO SUCH AS TIGHT PARKING SPACES, SCHOOL PARKING LOTS, DRIVE THRU FAST FOOD PLACES, ETC. THE CAR WILL ALSO HAVE A BIG SURGE AND THEN LOSE POWER. HAPPENED TO ME IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. AWESOME CAR BUT THE SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WRENCH LITE CAME ON SHOW A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILD. WHICH WOULD COST $5,100. ON SEPTEMBER 12 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE WITH ONLY 62,000 MILE SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LURCHES OR SURGES WITHOUT ACCELERATION. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. IT NOW OCCURS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. I THINK IT MAY HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IDLING FOR A WHILE. LAST WEEKEND THE CAR HAD BEEN IDLING FOR A WHILE THEN WHEN I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND HAD THE WHEEL TURNED AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO, THE CAR DIED. THEN THURSDAY WHEN TURNING AROUND - AGAIN WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY TURNED - CAR SURGED AND THEN DIED AGAIN. I RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND WELL TO ACCELERATION. THE RPM'S WENT UP BUT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST AT ALL AND THE CAR HAD A HARD TIME RESPONDING. IT SEEMED TO EVEN OUT AFTER GETTING TO 40MPH, BUT GETTING THERE WAS DIFFICULT. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH INDICATING A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO LUNGE OR SURGE BACKWARD OR FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATING. IT IS VERY SCARY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ONE OF THESE TIMES AND MAY HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. *TR

SUDDEN LURCHING/SURGING OF MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH CVT TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING/LUNGING OCCURRED THE WEEK OF JULY 19, 2010. SHE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED/LUNGED, THE GAUGES ON THE CONTROL PANEL BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE FOUND AN ERROR CODE THAT READ TRANSMISSION CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $ 5,600.00. *JB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING - WHEN SLOWING DOWN, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE. ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE IT SURGED FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME $390 TO CLEAN THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I QUESTIONED WHY I WOULD BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT. AFTER MUCH DEBATE, THEY AGREED TO COVER UNDER MY WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY DID THE CLEANING, THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AS I REQUESTED. I AM CONCERNED DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF RELATED COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AS THE CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN SURGING AND COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HIT PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER CARS. *TR

WHILE IN IDLING IN PARK WITH A/C ON, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HAD TO QUICKLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID RUNNING INTO PEOPLE/VEHICLE BEHIND ME. EVEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL BEING APPLIED, VEHICLE TENDS TO LURCH IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. FORD DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND IS CAUSED BY A PART THAT IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN REVERSE, EVEN WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. FIRST NOTICED THIS OCCURRING ON A ROADTRIP 3 WEEKS AGO, HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AS THE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN LIMITED, BUT HAVE READ SOME BLOGS INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER 2006 FREESTYLE MODELS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. LAST SUMMER, IT BEGAN LURCHING WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING SLOWLY. IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN IT BEGAN DOING IT SO BADLY, THE VEHICLE JUST DIED. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I DROVE TO AUTOZONE AND THE TWO ENGINE CODES WERE P0106 AND P0109. THEY ERASED THEM AND FOLLOWING THE FORD FREESTYLE FORUMS, I PURCHASED SOME THROTTLE-BODY CLEANER. ONCE HOME, I CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT STILL IS SURGING SOME. IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT FORD NEEDS TO HONOR THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL AND NOT EXPECT ME TO PAY $700 AT THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY MOVING IT WOULD VIBRATE AND THEN SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS SHE DROVE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY ARE RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SURGING FROM A WHILE BRAKE APPLIED OR WHEN LETTING OFF BRAKE BUT BEFORE APPLYING GAS. FRONT END NOISES WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT, LOUD CREAKING SOUND. BRAKES MAKE A CREAKING SOUND ALSO BUT SHOW NOW SIGNS OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. ALL ISSUES STARTED AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES WHILE BACKING UP AND GOING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEEDS AND SOMETIME AT IDLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I HAVE NOTICED FOR OVER THE LAST 60,000 MILES , BUT IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. HAVE ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY BUT IS ON BACKORDER. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE SE HAS BEGUN STALLING WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT HAS ALSO STARTED LURCHING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN STOPPING AS WELL. DURING THIS INCIDENT, MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT UNDER MY CONTROL WHEN IT IS ACCELERATING. STALLING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

STARTING IN MAY, MY CAR WOULD REV UP AND ACCELERATE REAL FAST WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE. SINCE THEN, THE CAR NOT ONLY ACCELERATES IN REVERSE, BUT NOW DOES THE SAME IN DRIVE AND EVEN IN PARK NOW. I HAVE TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM CAUSING ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME NOW. I'M CONSTANTLY GETTING A YELLOW WRENCH ON MY DASH AFTER IT HAPPENS, BUT THEN IT JUST GOES AWAY LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LAST WEEK, AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, IT TOOK ME A MILE AND A HALF TO GET UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR, MY CAR CHOOSES WHEN TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN TO SLOW DOWN ON IT'S OWN, AND IT'S GOING TO END UP KILLIN MY FAMILY. IF I DIDN'T OWE SO MUCH, I'D TRADE IT IN A HEARTBEAT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATING. *TR

06 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 70K MILES IT WAS BOUGHT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AS IS. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTH AGO WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK LIGHT COMING ON IN THE MORNING. AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 15MINS BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECK OUT THE STATED IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF 5,000 TO REPLACE IT. THE CAR IS ALSO STARTING TO SURGE WHEN DRIVING UNDER 30MPH AROUND TOWN. THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE. PLEASE HELP... WE USE IT TO DRIVE TWO SPECIAL CHILDREN TO THEIR DOCTOR APPTS. *TR

REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT UNUSUALLY FAST, IN THE FIRST 18,000 MILES. SOUND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE EITHER. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS THAT WERE COMPLETELY RUINED IN 38,000 MILES OF USUAL DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR. THE INSIDES OF THE TIRES GO BALD WITH IN THE FIRST 35,000 MILES EVEN WITH ROUTINE SERVICING AND ROTATIONS. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES AND ENGINE DIES. DOES THIS WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, AND ALSO WHEN TURNING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO GET INTO PARKING SPACES. IT DOESN'T DO THIS EVERY TIME, BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE US CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND WILL GO ABOUT 2 OR 3 FEET AND YOU HAVE TO BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR YOU WILL HIT SOMETHING. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. AFTER I PARKED IT 6 DAYS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED AND TWO CODES CAME UP P061B AND P2106, AND FORD HAD A TSB FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE MIL WITH THESE TWO CODES. HOW CAN I DRIVE THIS CAR WITH IT DOING WHAT IT WANTS TO DO....PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, BECAUSE THIS MODEL MAY BE LIMITED, BUT IT HAS SERIOUS ISSUES THAT NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER. I LOOKED FOR RECALL INFORMATION ON FORD'S WEBSITE, BUT IT CONSTANTLY SAYS THE VIN NUMBER IS INVALID....SO WHAT DO I DO... *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE FIVE KIDS I DROP OFF AND PICK UP FROM SCHOOL. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO WHILE WAITING IN THE SCHOOL LINE DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I PRESSED DOWN ON MY BRAKES EVEN HARDER BECAUSE THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. THEN I PUT IT IN PARK. THE WRENCH AND EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT IT HAPPENED TO ME FOUR MORE TIMES THAT DAY BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE PART I NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE BEST THEY COULD DO IS CLEAN OUT THE PART IT NEEDED. THEY CHARGED ME $300.00 GAVE ME A WARRANTY FOR 6 MONTHS AND TOLD ME TO USE A FUEL CLEANER EVERY OTHER TANK. NOW 9 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. ONLY THIS TIME MY A/C IS ALSO GOING BAD. THE PASSENGER AND REAR CABIN ARE BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR ONLY WHEN DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE FAILURE RECURRED BEFORE STALLING YET THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS CLEANED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS RE-ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON ACTIVATED ON HIGH OR MEDIUM HIGH. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAD ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,001.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 34,540 MILES. WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE CAR LUNGE FORWARD AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS. THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE @ A STOP (IN DRIVE), SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. WHEN THE CAR HAS LUNGED - THE BRAKES ARE THEN APPLIED - THE CAR HAS STALLED. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE NORCO CA FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT - THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FREESTYLES AND REQUIRES A $900+ THROTTLBODY PART REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID THEIR IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT THEN ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WOULD POWER OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLUCTUATE ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,913.

FOR THE PAST 4 OR 5 WEEKS, WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD REV-UP AND TRY TO TAKE OFF. THIS PAST WEEK, I HAVE BEEN IS STOPPED TRAFFIC AND THE REVING UP AND TRYING TO TAKE OFF WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND TODAY MY CAR DIED IN THE MISSLE OF TRAFFIC. IT DID FINALLY START BACK UP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD COST, STARTING AT $700.00. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY ALONE HAVE FIXED OVER 10. WE LIVE IN A TOWN OF 3500 PEOPLE. THIS IS SO STUPID!. I SHOULD NOT BE OUT THIS MONEY!!! *TR

WHILE IN GEAR VEHICLE WILL SERGE AND LURCH, FORWARD OR REVERSE THROTTLE CONTROL / TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR THEN HAS NO POWER, IF YOU TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR AWHILE BUT RE-TURNS. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LURCHING FORWARD WHEN STOPPED OR GOING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT ALSO HAS STALLED A FEW TIMES. WHEN IT STALLS AND I RESTART IT, IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN TO 30 MPH. THE LURCHING PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ALMOST HIT EITHER PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN FRONT OR BEHIND MY VEHICLE, ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND HAS LURCHED ME OUT INTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE INVOLVED, ALONG WITH BEING FORCED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY FREESTYLE JUST STARTED DONG THIS LURCHING IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, BUT APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2005. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, THEN NOTED THAT IF THAT DIDN'T WORK THEY MIGHT TRY CHECKING THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. FORD IS PUTTING THE LIVES OF IT'S SO-CALLED 'FAMILY' IN DANGER AND IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR EVEN FACE IT HEAD ON BY IMPLEMENTING A RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED12/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/27/10

CV BOOT FAILED, MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, BATTERY DEAD, ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM EXHAUST, NOW PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEARS WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SURGES LIKE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT'S ON THE BRAKE, AND DOES NOT GO OVER 25 WHEN PULLING FORWARD ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FROM VEHICLE ACCELERATION,THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW I GOT MY VEHICLE IN 2009 AND ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR. *TR

I HAD THE CLASSIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, WITH THE SURGING IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, THEN THE CAR DYING. THE CAR WOULD ALSO GO "LIMP" FROM TIME TO TIME, WITH NO ACCELERATION. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, BUT THE VERY DAY I GOT MY CAR BACK, IT CONTINUED TO GO "LIMP", WITH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMING ON. IT DID IT ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION, AND ANOTHER TIME ON A COUNTRY 2-LANE ROAD WITH A SPEEDING TRUCK BEHIND ME. BOTH TIMES, MY LIFE WAS ENDANGERED. NOW, FORD SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!! *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE HAPPENS WITHOUT EVER PLACING FOOT ON THE GAS. THIS STARTED AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE BRIEFLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD AS HE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,565.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND WE GET SUDDEN ACCELERATOR SURGES WHEN PARKING OR JUST HAVING A FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHICH ALMOST LUNGES THE VEHICLE INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY SAY 50% OF THE TIME THAT YOU ARE JUST HOLDING THE BRAKE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND EVEN WITH A 100K MILE WARRANTY THEY SAY THIS IS NOT COVERED. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED EVEN WITHOUT A WARRANTY IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY A GENERAL MANAGER AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE TEST LAB AND I KNOW AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FORD IS PLAYING WITH FIRE ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE PLENTY OF BLOGS IN THE INTERNET COVERING THIS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY WHETHER ACCELERATING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,002.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, JUMPS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. IT SPUTTERS AS IF IT WANTS TO SHUT DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AFTER IT STARTED BUT THEY SAID IT DIDN'T DO IT WITH THEM, OF COURSE NOT. THIS IS DANGEROUS! WHEN I AM STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS I AM HOLDING BRAKES BECAUSE IT LOUNGES FORWARD WITH SUCH A FORCE. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS THROTTLE IMMEDIATELY. *TR