2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN GIVING US PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST TWO SUMMERS. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE RUN THE A/C THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SURGE FORWARD WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR COMING TO REST AT A STOPLIGHT/DRIVE-THRU. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS WITH HITTING OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US. IT HAS ALSO STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS COME ON NUMEROUS TIMES. IT SEEMS THAT WE MUST TURN THE CAR OFF TO REST AND THEN START IT BACK UP FOR THE ISSUE TO BE FIXED. WE ARE NOW VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE RUN THE A/C BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO AFFECT IT SOMEWHAT. WE RECENTLY TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD BE $500 FOR THE PART WITHOUT LABOR. WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOW AND ARE PRAYING FOR SAFETY. WE WILL NO LONGER BUY A FORD AND WHEN CONTACTING FORD WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SURGE FORWARD WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS SECONDS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD MOST OCCUR IN HOT TEMPERATURES OR ONCE THE ENGINE BECAME HOT. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES WHEN IN REVERSE. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS DEVELOPED A MAJOR THROTTLEBODY PROBLEM. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE CAR IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH FOOT ONLY ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE AND CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD IN DRIVE OR BACKWARD IN REVERSE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE LURCH IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO MOVE THE CAR 1-4 FEET EVEN WITH THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED. WE HAVE BARELY AVOIDED A BICYCLE CROSSING AT A RED LIGHT, CARS AT A STOP SIGN, AND GARAGE WALLS. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND FORD CORPORATE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND IS HAPPY TO CHARGE OVER $800.00 TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR FAMILY VEHICLE. THIS LURCHING HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE FLOOR THE CAR EASILY LURCHES 1-4 FEET BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WITHOUT ANY ACTION. THIS JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN TO MY CAR, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES IT IS CLEARLY A HUGE VEHICLE WIDE PROBLEM NOT JUST WITH A SMALL HANDFUL OF VEHICLES! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OCCUR. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD IN REVERSE AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MOMENTS. IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING SOMETHING/SOMEONE, THE CAR DIED. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IF I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM DYING, IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD IN DRIVE AS WELL. THIS WENT ON FOR DAYS UNTIL FINALLY, I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TWICE TO GET IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT. THEY MENTIONED "IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE BODY." I DECIDED TO GOOGLE IT, AND LO AND BEHOLD, HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE! THEY KNEW GOOD AND WELL WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR ALL ALONG! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND CHANGES SPEED AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. LAST WEEKEND IT HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. CAR ABOUT TOOK OUT THE BACKSIDE OF THE WALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD SERVICE TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. BASED ON ALL THE OTHER REPORTS FILED HERE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED NOR OWNERSHIP TAKEN BY FORD FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN REVERSING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,218 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

RANDOM SURGES OF ENGINE RPM, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS. CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO CONTROL. *TR

MY VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS RUNNING. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS STUCK POSSIBLY THE THROTTLE. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO INDIO, CALIFORNIA AND RAN THE AIR CONDITIONER. *TR

THE ENGINE ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE REVS UP ON ITS OWN AT LOW IDLING PARKING LOT SPEEDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY AND THE ENGINE STALLS. UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE WRENCH LIGHT STAYS LIT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SLUGGISHLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS AND WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE REPLACED TWICE. NOW IT IS SURGING(LUNGING). I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND LOT OF OTHER ARE DOING THE SAME - FORD IS CALLING FOR THE THROTTLE TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. SO FOR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK INTO THE FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM??? IT HAS BEEN YEARS...WHY ARE YOU WAITING SO LONG TO RECALL THESE CARS.. IAM SURE THIS PROBLEM WILL EITHER HURT OR KILL SOMEBODY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62000.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH HAD A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE ISSUE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. THE ACCELERATION ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON ONE OCCASION AS I BEGAN TO SLOWDOWN IN TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ONE OF THE PROBLEM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, IT WAS THE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT INDICATING AN ISSUE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ALMOST DAILY. THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, AFTER A FOUR-MONTH" BACKORDERED" WAIT. *TR

SURGING FORWARD/LUNGING. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE (WITH APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES) ACCELERATES SUDDENLY ON ITS OWN WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM A PARKED POSITION AND WHILE IDLING. EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES, IT DANGEROUSLY JUMPS AND PROCEEDS WITH AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SPEED. THIS CAUSES DIFFICULTY WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. WENT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $108.00 TO CHECK THE CAR AND TELL ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS HAS PASSED AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I NOW UNDERSTAND THE PART CANNOT BE LOCATED IN ANY OTHER CITY AND THAT IT MAY BE ATLEAST ANOTHER 2 - 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART IS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. NO ONE OFFERED A LOANER CAR OR ANYTHING. FOR THIS TO BE SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHERE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER INDICATES TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND/OR COMPENSATING CONSUMERS WHO NEED VEHICLES (WHILE AWAITING THIS PART AND REPAIR) THAT WORK SAFELY. WHEN PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER INDICATING A DEMAND, FORD MUST BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. YET THE EXPECTED WAIT TIME ON THE PART HAS INCREASED WHICH MEANS THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT OR MAKE CERTAIN THAT SAFE VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE - SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE AND DRIVE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. HAS HAPPENED 12-24 TIMES IN 2010. AFTER RESEARCH IT IS CAUSED BY THROTTLE BODY FAILURE (PRESUMABLY). SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THIS FORD. VERY DISTURBING! *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LUNGING VERY AGGRESSIVELY. I WILL PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY REVS AND LUNGES. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGES OUT OF CONTROL. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN I MAKE A STOP. THE CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY. TODAY IT FINALLY LUNGED AND THEN DIED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. IF MY CHILD WOULD HAVE BEEN WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THIS IS A DEFECT ON FORD'S PART. *TR

PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. ALMOST HIT A CAR, BUT LUCKILY ME VEHICLE SHUT OFF BEFORE WE HIT. (FOOT WAS ON BRAKE WHEN I SWITCHED GEARS, BUT STILL ACCELERATED) ACCELERATED IN BANK DRIVE THRU AND THEN CUT OFF AGAIN. WENT TO GAS STATION AFTER AND PUT IT IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND IT ACCELERATED BACK. I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND DROVE HOME PRAYING. PER FORD THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND HAS BEEN BETTER, BUT STILL ACCELERATES IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY HAD DEALINGS WITH. THE CAR OWNER'S NEVER DID AND SOME OF US CAN NOT AFFORD THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE PLACED THE GEAR INTO THE PARK POSITION AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN BACK ON AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,264. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF UPDATED 12/23/10*JB

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEEMS TO HAVE THROTTLE FAILURE. MY VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. WILL HAVE IT FIXED TOMORROW SINCE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER HE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT LUNGED FORWARD, STALLED AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE NEW PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2010. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED HIS CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED_CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND YOU MUST QUICKLY SLAM THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR ALSO DIES AND I MUST RESTART, THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE CAR BARELY ACCELERATES. THIS HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT'S REAL HOT AND THE A/C IS ON. I WILL NOT LET ME WIFE OR KIDS IN THE CAR UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. *TR

ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED - IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE - I'VE HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES RIGHT AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THE CAR STALLS AND SOMETIMES AFTERWARDS WILL NOT ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE, LET IT SIT, THEN RESTART IT. WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST, NOW HAPPENING MORE & MORE OFTEN. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HIT PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE IF NOT CORRECTED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON MORE OFTEN WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD AN INCREASING NUMBER OF INCIDENCES WHERE THE CAR HAS JUST COME OUT OF PARK AND INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE, WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE THROTTLE WILL SURGE EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN IT IS HOT OUT, IT IS NOW OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. YESTERDAY IT DID THE SAME THING AND THEN STALLED COMPLETELY. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL ITS POWER. THEN I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I CHECKED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY PREVALENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THIS CAR. THE DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING SO OFTEN THAT THE NEEDED PARTS ARE ON BACK-ORDER. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, CONSTANTLY FEARING THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGUN TO SURGE AND ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. HOWEVER IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN THEREFORE NO RECALL NEEDED. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WANTS TO GO ON IT'S OWN (MEANING ACCELERATE)WHEN PULLING IN OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THEN WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES REAL QUICK TO GET THE CAR TO STOP IT WILL STALL OUT. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING FROM THESE EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, BUT FEAR IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THE SITUATION SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS THE ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE I HAVE, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATES - SURGES IN REVERSE. WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. BEFORE I COULD STEP ON THE GAS, IT ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I NEARLY RAN INTO A FAMILY. NO CAR SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON ITS OWN. I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40,400 MILES DURING FAMILY VACATION W/4 PASSENGERS. SYMPTOMS BEGAN WHILE CROSSING THE HOOVER DAM. VEHICLE LUNGED/SURGED FORWARD IN 1ST GEAR (HAD TO HOLD BRAKE TIGHT AND SLIP INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID IMPACT WITH CAR). THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE LUNGED IN REVERSE (NEARLY STRIKING PEDESTRIAN IN PARKING LOT). VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AND CONTINUED LUNGING/SURGING OVER THE NEXT 30 MINS UNTIL ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP. POWERTRAIN AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT. MY COMPLAINT IS NOT RELATED TO THE COST AND THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PART, BUT THE SAFETY FACTOR. I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (FROM ONLINE INFO) AND KNEW WHAT TO DO QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE AVERAGE CONSUMER (DRIVER) WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO THINK QUICK ENOUGH TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. ADDITIONAL INFO: THROTTLE BODY ISSUES OCCURRED IN HIGH TEMP (110 RANGE), LOW ELEVATION AND HUMIDITY. ANTI-TWIST ENGINE MOUNT (DOGBONE) WAS REPLACED 4 DAYS PRIOR. FROM INTERNET SEARCH, I LOCATED ONE OTHER THROTTLE BODY COMPLAINT OF FREESTYLE JUST HAVING UPPER ENGINE MOUNT REPLACED (ENGINE MOUNT MAY REQUIRE REMOVAL OF THROTTLE BODY). *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKE AND THE MOTOR HAS CUT OFF RIGHT AFTER. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THERE HAVE BEEN ERROR CODES THAT HAVE SHOWN UP, AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CODES MEAN. ON JUNE 11, 2010, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM, AND GAVE THEM THE CODES. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE AND TO BRING IT BACK IN WHEN THE ERROR CODES COME UP AGAIN. THEY HAVE NOT SINCE THE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON 8/4/10 WHILE I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT LURCHED FORWARD, AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT FROM THE STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR DIED. NO ERROR CODES... I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. CAN OR WILL FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE - SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN REVERSE AND FORWARD. CAR LURCHES SUDDENLY. MY SON HAS EXACTLY THE SAME CAR AND THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH HIS CAR AS WELL. THERE ARE SMALL CHILDREN IN THESE CARS ALL THE TIME. DEALER CALLED PROBLEM A THROTTLE BOX PROBLEM. SAID REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I SENT A LETTER TO THE NHTSA ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THESE OCCURRENCE HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE ARE IN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE 2006 WITH ABOUT 110,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE AND I ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR AND THEN DROVE ANOTHER MILE AND IT STOPPED DOING ANYTHING AND I LET IT DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAD A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I THEN WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN MY CAR WAS ABLE TO START UP AND DRIVE MYSELF HOME. I HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WAS SCARED IT WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN BUT MADE IT 40 MILES HOME AND NOW I SIT HERE READING THIS AND WAITING TILL FORD OPENS SO I CAN CALL AND REPORT THIS ISSUE. MY THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE CAR HAD ONLY 50000 MILES ON IT AND ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 90000. I AM WANTING TO GET MY CAR FIXED BUT THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED WHEN THROTTLE BODY GOT REPLACED BEFORE AND NOW I SEE THEY ARE ON BACKORDER. THIS IS AWFUL THIS CAR SHOULD BE ON NATIONAL RECALL. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD LAST THIS LONG! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,217.

I HAVE TWO (2) 2006 FORD FREESTYLES. THE FIRST ONE HAS 85,000 MILES WHEN THE DASH CLUSTER AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACING. THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. FORD TOLD US THERE WERE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS. THE REPAIRS COST $1700. THE SECOND VEHICLE, SAME YEAR, HAS 105,000 MILES AND IS NOW STARTING TO SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE CAR ACCELERATES AND SURGES RANDOMLY. AGAIN, FORD TOLD ME THERE ARE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO DO TO HELP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE OF THE THROTTLE BODIES WENT BANKRUPT AND THEY ARE NOW SOURCING THE PART FROM SOME OTHER COMPANY. THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IN THE MEAN TIME, MY VEHICLE SURGES AND ACCELERATES BEYOND MY CONTROL, CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE PARKING. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROX 40,000 MILES, HEAR ACCELERATION/DECELERATION WHEN NOT MOVING, TURN OFF CAR AND RESETS, ONCE HAD TO RESET AS MANY AS 5 TIMES TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF PARKING LOT - HAD TO STOP AND TURN OFF CAR IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING LANE IN PARKING LOT, DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN ISSUE IS OCCURRING, REPAIRED THROTTLE CONTROL BODY (TOOK OVER 2 WEEKS FOR DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN PART, DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE RENTAL AND I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SURGED IN REVERSE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS CONTINUOUSLY OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS ISSUES IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN INCHING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR PARKING PLACE. IT SURGES WHEN THE GEARS ARE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND VISA VERSA. I WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THROUGH AT IDLE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR MY TURN TO INCH UP TO THE ORDER MICROPHONE. MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATED OF ITS OWN ACCORD, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED OUT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH ON THE DASH LIGHTED UP .I DROVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER IN LIMP MODE. THE DEALER COULDN'T SCHEDULE A TIMELY APPOINTMENT AND I DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO A DEALER ACROSS TOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN CRANKED AND RAN WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION AT THE NEXT DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT OF RANDOM ACCELERATION THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. NOW THAT I REFLECT BACK TO THE CRASH, AFTER THE MOST RECENT RANDOM ACCELERATION, I CANNOT DETERMINE THAT I WAS ENTIRELY AT FAULT FOR THE INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH. I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IDLING AND WAITING FOR IT TO CHANGE WHEN I REMEMBER A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS BEFORE IT CRASHED. THE CORRECTION FOR THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER HAS SAID THE REPAIR PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND NO APPROXIMATE DATE OF ACQUISITION IS STATED. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT MY VEHICLE

2006 FORD FREESTYLE P2106 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL (TAC) SYSTEM - FORCED LIMITED POWER I BELIEVE YOU KNOW THE PROBLEMS, ETC. FROM THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH ONLY 55,560 MILES THAT I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH AND SURGES BADLY . THE CAR SHAKES BADLY DURING ACCELERATION, HAS STALLED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.THE WRENCH LIGHT AND SERVICE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THE THROTTLE BODY PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND FORD HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE CAR FOR A WEEK NOW AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I WILL HAVE TRANSPORTATION AGAIN. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLE END UP WITH THE SOME PROBLEM AS FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS AN $900 REPAIR AND ALONG WITH THE COST OF HAVING TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION MAKES THIS A COSTLY PROPOSITION. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD PAYING THE BILL AND BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

IT JUST STARTED LURCHING WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE, I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT HAPPENS IN MY DRIVE WAY, AT FAST FOOD DRIVE THRUS, THE BANK. I HAVE YET TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER THROUGH FORD. I HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE ONE ON THE INTERNET. THIS PART IS ABOUT $500. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'LL LURCH. IT SCARES ME AND WHO EVER IS WITH ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT STARTED SHAKING AND HESITATING. WHEN SHE SHIFTED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TWO MILES TO HER RESIDENCE APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SINCE IT CONTINUED TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,200.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM PULLING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY OR HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR SITTING WITH THE CAR RUNNING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF & ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR MARCH OF 2008. IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN OFTEN AT FIRST BUT NOW IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC BACK IN JUNE FOR AN AC PROBLEM IT HAPPENED TO HIM. HE IS AN ASC CERTIFIED MECHANIC, BUT DOES NOT HAVE ANY DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES IN HIS SHOP. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER & WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION BEING A SINGLE PARENT I REALLY CANT AFFORD AN ARM & A LEG THAT DEALER NORMALLY CHARGES. NOT TO MENTION STILL MAKING A HEFTY CAR PAYMENT. *TR

THIS SUMMER I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING AND LUNGING FORWARD IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR BACKWARD IF THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE ISSUE USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING AND IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. I ALMOST RAN OVER A PERSON BECAUSE THE CAR LURCHED SO BAD. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE CAR CAME ON. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER WHILE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. FORD HAS NO REMEDY. *TR

THE VEHICLE SURGES IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY; TYPICALLY AT LEAST HOURLY WHEN DRIVING IN-TOWN. I HAVE READ THAT FORD SAYS THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

THROTTLE BODY/TRANSMISSION NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING WHILE IDLING. DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE HELD DOWN IN ORDER TO NOT HIT CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING DOWN EXPRESSSWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 350 MILES HOME. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS, MY IN-LAWS HAVE THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE AND ARE NOW CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WITH THE CURRENT ONLINE COMPAINTS, THIS DOESN'T SURPRISE ME. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND DISCONTINUED USING IT IN LATER MODEL FREESTYLES. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE BODY. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 5,000 TO 6,000 DOLLARS WHICH IS HALF THE PRICE OF THE CAR. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR FOR LOYAL FORD CUSTOMERS TO HAVE DEAL WITH. THIS WOULD BE OUR 41ST YEAR OF OWNING ONLY FORD VEHICLES AND WILL BE OUR LAST. THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THESE INCIDENTS BEING REPORTED FOR NOTHING TO BE DONE. THANKFULLY NO CRASH OR INJURY BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE LATTER IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO FINALLY HAVE THIS ISSUE INVESTIGATED. *TR

WHEN CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THE VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME WILL REDUCE THE ACCELERATION. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE-ENGINE SURGES WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE AND LOSES POWER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL DOES IT. RESEARCH DONE ON THE INTERNET SHOWS ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU DO NOW HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE HARD YOU COULD POSSIBLE HIT SOMETHING. I WAS TOLD FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING PARTS. 1.MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR 2. SOME THROTTLE MODULE 3. TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IF I AM STOPPING, AT A LIGHT, THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH, OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD - EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WERE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND WE HAD TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP BEFORE WE ENDED UP IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE ALSO ALMOST HIT A CAR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THIS WEEKEND. THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS WORSE WHEN I AM RUNNING THE AC. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. IT IS A VERY SCARY AND I AM WORRIED I AM GOING TO HIT ANOTHER CAR OR AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER WHO WALKS IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY CAR SO THE DEALERSHIP IS COVERING THE COST BUT IS SAYING THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND I MAY HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR WHILE I WAIT. *TR