2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY COULD REPLACE THE THROTTLE TO CORRECT THE MOST CURRENT FAILURE HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,424.

THE THROTTLE BODY IN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WAS CAUSING MY CAR TO EITHER STALL OR LUNGE OUT OF CONTROL. TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR STALLED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEN BEGAN WORKING AS NORMAL. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED. WOULD LUNGE WHEN IN DRIVE AND STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED WITH A NEW THROTTLE BODY. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD ONE. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE BEEN BACKORDERED FOR MOST OF 2009 AND INTO 2010 ON THIS PART. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE REPLACEMENT PART TO A NEW ONE, WITH DIFFERENT PART NUMBER. THOUSANDS OF CARS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. CARS CAN STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN TRAFFIC. OR CAN SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC , A/C RUNNING - FOOT ON BRAKES . CAR ENGINE RPM REV'S UP. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART OF FACE DANGER. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AT LOW (IDLE) SPEEDS. OCCURS SPORADICALLY, USUALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND CAR IS IN REVERSE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN AT A STOP IN DRIVE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE OTHER DAY IT HAPPENED IN A DRIVE THROUGH LANE AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BRAKED AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED. IT DID NOT RUN GOOD FOR THE NEXT 10 MILES. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS IN DETAIL. NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD T HAT IT WAS A DIRTY AIR FILTER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT IT WAS T HE THROTTLE BODY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE PART UNTIL IT DID. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THE THROTTLE BODY HAS GONE BAD AND IT CAUSE THE CAR THE LUNGE OUT OF CONTROL. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM AS IT LUNGES ABOUT A FOOT OR TWO AND YOU COULD EASILY HIT A PERSON OR CAR OR SOMEOTHER OBJECT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, THROTTLE BODY ASSEM. STICKING AND LURCHING. CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION AS THE VEHICLE WILL REV UNEXPECTANLY, AT LIGHTS-SIGNS IN PARKING LOTS ETC., LOSS OF POWER ON A BUSY FREEWAY!!!, THROTTLE BODY BACKLOG FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS SO CAR OWNER IS FORCED TO EITHER DRIVE OR PARK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. FOR MOST OF THE TIME I'VE OWNED THIS CAR IT ACTS UP WHEN IT IS HOT. IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS (MAINLY PARKING LOTS AND DRIVEWAYS). IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS A PEDESTRIAN COULD BE HIT. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS EVEN STALLED AFTER ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 -3 YRS. AND THEY "COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM". WELL TODAY THE "WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER AFTER AN ACCELERATING INCIDENT, SO I PULLED INTO THE DEALER LOT. TODAY THEY TOLD ME IT THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT COSTS $800 FOR THE REPAIR BUT WILL TAKE 3 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. SO I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE FOR 3 WEEKS. I FEEL THAT THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS ALL ALONG, AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 2500. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED,THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE ,BUT NOT AS OFTEN AS REVERSE. WE HAVE 50,000 MILES ON OUR CAR AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS THUS FAR. OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AND I AM PLANNING ON CONTACTING A FORD DEALER TOMORROW TO GET IT DIAGNOSED? I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE THROTTLE BODY'S IN THESE VEHICLES, I HAD NO IDEA SO MANY OWNERS OF THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WE ARE. *TR

SURGING/LUNGING OF CAR EVEN WHILE PRESSING BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET, WILL NOT LET WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE UNTIL I GET IT FIXED. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH HAS DRIVEN WELL FOR YEARS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. IN JULY 2010, WE BECAME CONCERNED WITH THE CAR'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN BOTH REVERSE AND DRIVE. EACH TIME YOU PLACE THE CAR INTO GEAR (WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR), THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO DRIVE. AFTER THE CAR LUNGES IT WILL SOMETIMES STALL. YOU CANNOT EASE SLOWLY OUT OF PARKING SPACES OR MORE SLOWLY THROUGH TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU COULD EASILY HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION STARTED OUT AS HARDLY NOTICEABLE BUT NOW THE CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. ON JULY 22, 2010, WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE PROBLEM WAS WILL THE "THROTTLE BODY". THEY TOLD US WE COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL UNTIL THIS PART WAS REPLACED. NATIONWIDE THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY 2006 FREESTYLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF A TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. UPON RESTART THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,800.

THE THROTTLE BODY IN THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, REVVING OF THE MOTOR. *TR

AFTER IDLING FOR AWHILE IN THE HEAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM YOU WILL FIND 8 PAGES OF THROTTLE BODY COMPLAINTS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER APPROX 4 MONTHS AGO COMPLAINING OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANS. WAS FINE, NEVER DID THEY SUGGEST OR CHECK THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE ON THE DOWN EXIT RAMP AND COULD HAVE LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE. MY CLOSE FRIEND ALSO HAS A 2007 FREESTYLE AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE BUT IS DOING NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF SEPTEMBER. FORD KNOWS THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE AND STILL WILL ONLY TELL ME THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IS OF NO CONCERN TO THEM. THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THEY ARE KNOWINGLY RISKING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD BY KNOWINGLY NOT ISSUING A RECALL. NOT ONLY IS THIS DANGEROUS WHEN THIS PART DOES EVENTUALLY GET REDESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY FORD EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECT IN FORD FREESTYLES I HAD TO PAY $75 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED ON JULY 6, 2010 AND MY COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $700. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD IS BEING ALLOWED TO OPERATE BUSINESS IN THIS WAY. MY FIRST CONTACT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WAS JULY 6, 2010 AND STILL NOTHING. FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH THE PART REQUIRED TO FIX MY CAR AND CANNOT TELL ME

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD IDE UP AND THE SPIT AND SPUTTER ALITTLE AFTER WARDS. BRAKE WOULD HARDLY HOLD CAR FROM TAKING OFF. WHILE ON VACATION IT WOULD EITHER TAKE OFF OR DIE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON IT IF ORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT FIXING IT? IS IT LIKE THE BRAKES? (THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THEM EITHER.......) *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATES WENT FIRST PUT IN GEAR (ESPECIALLY REVERSE). SOMETIMES DIES AFTER THE ACCELERATION. RECURRENT PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PARTS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TRIED TO THE STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR IN CHICO CA I WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. 100 DEGREE TEMPS AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OPERATING AT HIGH SETTING. SHE WAS SLOWLY ROLLING FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE COVERING THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS THOUGH SHE HAD STEPPED ON THE GAS. CONTACTED THE DEALER BY PHONE TODAY AND HE ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. HE SAID BECAUSE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT SHOW UP ON A COMPUTER CHECK. I WILL BE STOPPING BY TOMORROW TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ENTERED THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE FORWARD. SHE HAD TO CONTINUE TURNING THE ENGINE ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO PERFORM TWO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AT HER EXPENSE. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE APPLYING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AND THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME FORCE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,625 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,805 .

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE 2006. THE CAR HAS ACTED FUNNY IN THE SUMMER WITH THE AIRCONDITIONING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I NEVER DEALT WITH IT. NOW THE CAR HAS 98000 MILES ON IT, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE CARE CONSTANTLY SURGERS FORWARD AND BACKWARD ESPECIALLY WITH THE AIRCONDITIONING ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AS WELL AS THE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND ME WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT, BUT AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE, IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH I MAY BE OUT OF LUCK. THIS IS OUR ONLY FAMILY CAR AND WHAT ARE WE TO DO IF THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH? FORD IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE SAFE CARS AND GOOD QUALITY PEOPLE CAN RELY ON. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO OWN FREESTYLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED ZERO AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE GAUGE BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

MY '06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FORWARD ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH INTO A PARKING SPOT. AT TIMES IT EVEN STALLS. THE SURGE CAUSES THE CAR TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AND I'M FORCED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR, WALL, PERSON, OR WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF ME. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD SERVICE STATION ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY CONCERN. THE NEXT TWO TIMES I WENT INTO THE CAR WITH THE TECHNICIANS AND THEY DID EXPERIENCE THE SURGING MOTION. HOWEVER, WHEN RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR, NO PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED. MOST RECENTLY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS UPDATED ON THE CAR AND I WAS SENT HOME, AS THE TECHNICIANS SAID THEY DROVE THE CAR AND NO LONGER FELT THE SURGING. BY THE TIME I EXITED THE HIGHWAY (5 MILES LATER) THE CAR WAS SURGING AND THREATENING TO STALL OUT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED MULTIPLE FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MOST HAVE INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN MY CAR TOMORROW AND HAVE PHOTOCOPIED SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS. IF THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN FORD FREESTYLES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE. DRIVING MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT BEGAN TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. A RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HER RESIDENCE AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, REQUIRING ME TO USE THE BRAKE HARD. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO BACK UP OR IN SLOW FORWARD SPEEDS (SUCH AS PARKING) , THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN. FORD HAS IDENTIFIED IT AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATION OF WHEN MY CAR CAN BE REPAIRED. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO MAKE THIS PART AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. MY HUSBAND NOTED VEHICLE HAS BEEN LURCHING WHEN PUT IN DRIVE, THEN WHILE BACKING UP CAR STALLED 4 TIMES. ENGINE LIGHT AND YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STATES IT IS THROTTLE SENSOR. CAR HAS LESS THEN 48,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TPKE AND SUDDENLY LOST SPEED. WENT FROM 70MPH TO 35MPH. MY WIFE AND I NEARLY HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED ON THE SIDE IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER WHO FIRST COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EVERY NOW AND THEN I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR, BUT AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND IT ON THE COMPUTER. ONE DAY THAT HAPPENED, I DROVE FOR A GOOD 20 MIN AT 30MPH TO GET TO THE DEALER WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT ON SO THEY CAN DIAGNOSE IT AND NOT MAKE ME LOOK LIKE I AM CRAZY. THEY FINALLY GOT THE CODE AND SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT COSTS $6,000. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT WHENEVER I ACCELERATED A LITTLE, AND I WOULD LOOSE POWER AGAIN. NOW WHENEVER I START THE CAR, THE WRENCH LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS DIFFICULT AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH THE LIGHT ON BEFORE I TURN OFF THE ENGINE SO I CAN HAVE IT GO AWAY WHEN I START THE CAR AGAIN. THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE, AND FORD DEALER PERSON I SPOKE TO SAYS THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND YOU MIGHT HELP WITH A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE AND OR REVERSE IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. IT LUNGES FORWARD THEN STALLS OUT. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS WAS HAPPENING A YEAR AGO AND I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT STOPLIGHTS STOP SIGNS AND WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS 74575 MILES AND HAS RECENTLY STARTED THIS SAME SURGE THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT..ONCE IT STARTS TO SURGE FORWARD...EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE... IT WILL OFTEN NOT PICK UP SPEED JUST LIMPS ALONG ..THE LIMITED POWER THAT EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH THE A/C ON AND ONLY IF IT IS HOT. ESP IF SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR IDLING. IF FOOT IS NOT FIRM ON THE BRAKE IT WILL JUMP AHEAD AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE DIES. ONCE IT DOES THAT THE WRENCH LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH AND THEN THERE IS VERY LIMITED POWER..PRESSING THE GAS DOESN'T SPEED UP THE MOTOR..IT GOES, JUST NOT FAST. TURN IT OFF FOR 5 MINUTES AND IT STARTS UP AND RUNS FINE (??) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK FOR 2 DAYS AND I TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND THEY GAVE ME THESE CODES :P2106 (LIMITED FORCED POWER) & P061B (TORQUE CONVERTER CONTROL MODULE) GUY THERE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT..IT HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION BUT THE GAS MILEAGE HAS NEVER BEEN OVER 22 AND USUALLY IS ABOUT 20. I READ LOTS OF FOLKS GET 26+ IT SHIFTS SMOOTHLY AND I AM DRIVING IT DAILY..BUT AM FEARFUL OF RUNNING INTO SOMEONE.. IF SO MANY OF US ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WHY WILL FORD NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT??? *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD. IT WAS SEVERAL WEEKS FROM THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED TO THE SECOND TIME, BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND THE ENGINE IS WARM THE THROTTLE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN PARKING SUCH AS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, PARK TO REVERSE, OR DRIVE TO REVERSE, BUT HAVE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE JUST TRIES TO RUN AWAY WITH ITSELF, THE LIMITED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND A COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAS STALLED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. HAD THE CODES RAN AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN OVER 20 CASES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THERE WERE THAT MANY FREESTYLE'S IN THIS AREA. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND THEY MAYBE THEY WOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART. I BELIEVE THIS PART NEEDS RECALLED AS A MATTER OF SAFETY. LAST WEEK I ALMOST HIT A MAN IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. HE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES BUT WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO THROTTLE BY ITSELF THE BRAKED DID GIVE A LITTLE AND THE MAN PROCEEDED TO USE VULGAR LANGUAGE AND SOME SIGN LANGUAGE. *TR

SUBJECT: 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AGGRESSIVE, UNEXPECTED THRUSTING COMMENTS: I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 60,000 MILES. IT HAS RECENTLY BEGUN TO AGGRESSIVELY THRUST (EITHER FORWARD IN DRIVE OR IN REVERSE IN REVERSE) WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AND HAS DONE THIS IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC AND AFTER MAKING STOPS AT RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE ONLY "CODE" THEY GOT WAS FOR AN AIR FILTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE THRUSTS, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE CAR LOSES POWER (BUT CAN STILL CRAWL ALONG WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKING ASSISTED CONTROL). THE CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF & RESTARTED AT WHICH POINT THE PROBLEM DISSIPATES AS IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN AT ANY UNEXPECTED TIME. ITS FRIGHTENING IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVE THRUS & STOP & GO TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAR WILL DO NEXT. I DRIVE WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN & AM IN FEAR THE CAR IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH FORD BUT THEY SEEM UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THIS VERY REAL, VERY TERRIFYING CONCERN. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR EVERY SCHEDULED SERVICE SINCE PURCHASING IT, OIL CHANGES, AND "29 POINT CHECKS" AS FORD ADVERTISES. THIS WEEK, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. IT ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR WAS TO TURN IT OFF. UPON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY" WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $ 1,400. UPON RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 200 OR MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR AND THE SAME MODEL YEAR (UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY" COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2010, AS THERE ARE NO LONGER PARTS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. AND FOR THE NEXT 35 DAYS THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. UPON CALLING THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONSUMER HOTLINE, THE GIRL WITH WHOM I SPOKE TOLD ME THAT "THE PART IS ON BACKORDER" BEFORE I EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO TELL HER WHAT PART I WAS REFERRING TO, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE SHE WAS ALREADY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE SHORTAGE OF PARTS WAS DUE TO HAVING TO EFFECT SO MANY OF THESE REPAIRS. WHEN I TOLD HER MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES (EVEN REFERENCING THE RECENT CASE WITH TOYOTA), SH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEED DRIVING. LESS THAN ONE MILE LATER WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THEN STALLED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME FOUR MILES LATER WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A STICKING THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC. THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE PERSISTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER STALLING UPON FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,250. UPDATED EVOQ 07/20/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE UP TO 10 MPH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE LATE AUGUST BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 01/04/2012 *LN *TR

PROBLEM STARTS WHEN CAR IS SITTING IDLE, IN GEAR, AND THE A/C IS ON. THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IT'S AS IF SOMEONE IS FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR AND I'M NOT EVEN TOUCHING IT. IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. I'VE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THINGS. MANY TIMES THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER RESTARTING, THE LIGHT USUALLY GOES OFF. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME THE CAR SITS IDLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, I.E. DRIVE-THRUS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC. I'M ALWAYS WORRIED THE CAR WILL LURCH OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR I'LL HIT SOMEONE BACKING UP AS IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I FEEL THIS TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED WHEN THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ARE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR SITTING IDLE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC CLEANED CARBON DEPOSITS FROM THE THROTTLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF THE CLEANING REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS SUDDEN SURGES GOING SLOW IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. THE CAR HAS STALLED TWICE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE CAN BE INJURED IF THESE SURGES WERE TO HAPPEN IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, VEHICLE SURGES SUDDENLY BY, MAINLY AT LOW SPEED WHEN PARKING OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DANGEROUS WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO PARK AS UNEXPECTED SURGE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT IF BRAKES IS NOT APPLIED IN TIME. UNDERSTAND NOW FROM RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL FORD, CAUSED BY FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AT INTERSECTIONS WITH HEAVY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AS SUDDEN SURGE CAN MOVE VEHICLE INTO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN HOT TEMPERATURES, SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT OR IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR WILL REV UP TO ~2500-3000 RPMS AND LURCH FORWARD. SOMETIMES THE CAR DIES AFTER THIS OR SEEMS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. WHEN TESTING THE CAR ON A CODE READER, IT SHOWED NOTHING RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THROUGH RESEARCH ONLINE, WE'VE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 AND 2006 YEAR MODEL FORD FREESTYLES. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT COULD LEAD TO A COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER AT IDLE SPEED. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE JUST STARTED ACCELERATING WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE SIDE OF MY OFFICE BUILDING. IT IS DOING IT QUITE FREQUENTLY NOW AND I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS BUT FORD ISN'T DOING A RECALL. *TR

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES/SURGES WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR PARK TO REVERSE. IT IS OCCURRINGGG MORE FREQUENTLY AND WITH GREATER SURGES. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE OR A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS WITH BETTER THAN OEM PARTS ON THE ADVICE FROM OUR NON-DEALER MECHANIC SO OUR BRAKES HOLD THE VEHICLE PRETTY WELL WHEN THESE SURGES OCCUR. HOWEVER IT STILL LUNGES OR SURGES AND WE FEEL THAT IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

AFTER STARTING, AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, CAR SURGES BACKWARDS WITHOUT ACCELERATION. INCREASING FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY (SPEED). DEALER IS REPLACING THROTTLE BODY. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS SHE RELEASED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS BEFORE IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT STALLED. NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT HER EXPENSE FOR $100. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

ENGINE WILL REV UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN PARK AND IS PUT IN GEAR. HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AS IT IS A FAMILY CAR. MY LOCAL MERCURY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

ENGINE SURGE/ WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT STOP SIGN. HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO PREVENT LURCHING INTO INTERSECTION. TURN OFF VEHICLE OK ON RESTART. RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM IMMEDIATELY. FELT NEED TO REGISTER INCIDENT AFTER READING OF OTHER OPERATOR'S PROBLEMS. *TR