2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

2006 FORD FREESTYLE FREQUENTLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED OR AT LOW SPEEDS. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DURING SEVERAL OCCURRENCES (DIAGNOSTICS CODES P061B AND 75574 WERE FOUND) AIR CLEANER BOX REPLACED; WITHIN ONE WEEK THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE LUNGING PROBLEMS AGAIN. SOMETIMES I CAN STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND WRENCH LIGHT GOES OUT. PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT AND SO FAR HAS NOT OCCURRED DURING SHOP VISITS BUT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN MINUTES OF LEAVING GARAGE. ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENTS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

3RD SET OF BACK BRAKES 37623 MILES ON CAR 3 1/2 YEARS OLD. BRAKES ARE DRAGGING FIXED ONCE BY FORD TOLD IT WAS THE LAST TIME FORD WOULD PAY FOR IT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE EXPERIENCES ENGINE REVVING AND STALLS WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE FROM PARK. ENGINE REVS AND REQUIRES BRAKES TO BE APPLIED TO PREVENT RAPID ACCELERATION. DEALER IS REPAIRING AT CUSTOMER COST. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS ALSO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHETHER OR NOT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER DOES NOT EXPECT THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

ENGINE SURGES/LURCHES AT IDLE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AS VEHICLE AGES. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT YET. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IT OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR IS WARMED UP AND YOU ARE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 3 MONTHS. FORD SAYS IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! I'VE READ THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON MOST FORD FREESTYLES AND FIVE HUNDREDS WITH THE 3.0L ENGINE. *TR

ENGINE STALLS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAPPENED WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN 2008, DEALER FIXED SOMETHING AFTER TWO TOW-INS, 2 YEARS LATER SAME THING. DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NO SERVICE BULLETINS. I SUGGEST THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE FOR MY WIFE AND DISABLED SON, MAY NEED TO GET A MORE RELIABLE CAR. THEY AGREE WITH ME! THEY SUGGEST THROTTLE BODY COULD BE BAD BUT IT IS REAL EXPENSIVE AND MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ANYWAY. I DO 10 MINUTES OF INTERNET RESEARCH AND FIND THAT FORD HAS A KNOWN THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS WE HAVE HAD NOW FOR 3+ YEARS AND A MAJOR SUPPLIER PROBLEM (AND LONG LOANER CAR EXPENSES WHILE FINDING PART!). FIRST, WHY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM? SECOND, IS IT ETHICAL TO TELL AN OWNER TO JUST KEEP DRIVING THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BREAK DOWN, AS THEY TOLD ME TO DO. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM! (SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH NO POWER TO ENGINE, BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AS IT DID ON I-45 LAST THURSDAY LEAVING MY WIFE AND DISABLED SON STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREEWAY). THIRD, IS FORD GOING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE MONTHS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 70000.

CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON OWN. DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A SHOP, FOR FEAR OF DRIVING FAMILY IN IT. TURNS OUT IT IS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM, ON BACKORDER, CURRENTLY THOUGH NO RECALL. INSIST THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, SIMILAR TO TOYOTA'S ISSUES AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP SAID BACKORDER OF PARTS COULD BE 3-4 WEEKS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE CAR. EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE 85,000 MILES. CAR BEGAN LURCHING FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE AND BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. JUNE 2010 CAR LUNGED FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND FOR $920 THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN ONE DAY. NEVER MENTIONED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES, OR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AND/OR REDUCING SPEED TO STOP, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE 58K WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN YOU PREVENT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS CARBON BUILD-UP AND TOLD ME TO PUT A CAN OR TWO OF SEA FOAM IN THE GAS TANK. AFTER RUNNING TWO TANKS OF GAS, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND RECALL/FIX THE DEFECT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE CAR SURGES/ACCELERATES FORWARD ON ITS OWN THEN WILL STALL. TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

CVT ( TRANSMISSION) IS FAILING IN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FORD KNOWS OFF THIS ! AND NO RECALL TOO FIX IT !!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED EDITION. HE STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR SURGES WHETHER IT IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE...WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAVE HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE, THEN STALL COMPLETELY. IN ADDITION TO THIS HAPPENING AFTER RESTARTING, THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. NOT SAFE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAD SURGING PROBLEM IN REVERSE -- REVVED-UP FROM 900 TO NEARLY 2500 RPM OF ITS OWN ACCORD, SHOT BACKWARD, THEN CUT OUT -- HAPPENED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY -- ON DATE BELOW IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND CAUSED THE CAR TO HIT A POLE -- ON A PREVIOUS DATE IT CUT OUT WHILE BACKING OUT ONTO A STREET FROM A PARKING SPACE, ENDANGERING MY PASSENGERS -- THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY -- HE SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN ISSUE" -- WHY ISN'T THIS A SAFETY RECALL?

AFTER SITTING IN PARK FOR 20 MINUTES, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND QUICKLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR BACK IN PARK, THE WRENCH AND INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I PLACED THE CAR BACK INTO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE WHERE IT PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION WHICH THEY ARE NOT COVERING SINCE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS SURGING AND LURKING WHILE PARKING OR AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE IN REVERSE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACTUALLY LUNGES AND REVS UP WHEN I FIRST GET INTO IT AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY NOW FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND ABOUT 40,000 MILES BUT THIS WEEKEND WAS THE FINAL STRAW. I HAD TO PICK UP A CHILD AND LEFT MY KIDS IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINS WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS AND I ALMOST HIT A TREE THEN IT SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND IT LUNGED FORWARDS AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN RESTARTED IT BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN CORRECTLY.A WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. IT WAS CLOCKING 3000 RPMS AT 40 MPH AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY AFTER THAT BUT LUNGED AGAIN TODAY.I PULLED THE CODES WHICH WERE PO61B AND P2106. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE IN PARKING LOTS, TREES, MY GARAGE DOOR, AND MY OWN KIDS...THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I THINK FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL!! *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD (OR BACK) WHEN TAKEN OUT OF PARK. OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE. OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR WILL ALSO STALL AFTER SURGING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE SLAMMED TO STOP THE CAR AND A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON DASH. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE. NO CODES. HAS HAPPEND ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *TR

NO CRASHES, BUT VERY CONCERNED THAT THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OFTEN. IT ALSO HAS EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE ON 4 OCCASIONS IN THE 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD IT. FOR EXAMPLE, OFTEN WHEN I AM IN A PARKING LOT AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE IT LUNGES. I ALWAYS KEEP MY FOOT VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND IT GROANS SOMETIMES UNDER THE STRAIN. WHEN I PULL INTO MY GARAGE SLOWLY, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE I GO TO PUT INTO PARK AND IT WILL TRY TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT IS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. I AM VERY CAREFUL AND HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING BUT AM WORRIED AS THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE REGULARLY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR DUPLICATE IT. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TODAY JUNE 3, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND IN THEIR RECORDS WHERE I HAD IT IN LAST YEAR. I SHOWED THEM MY RECEIPT AS PROOF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT JUST CLEAN IT, THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 TO ME AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. (SAID IT IS INJECTION SYSTEM, NOT MY POWERTRAIN). I HAVE ONLY 44,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DOING THIS AT 34000 LAST YEAR (ACTUALLY EVEN BEFORE THAT IT DID IT, BUT THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM). THE PROBLEM HAPPENS MORE COMMONLY AS TIME GOES BY. I AM LISTING AS THE 'INCIDENCE DATE' THE MOST RECENT ONE, BUT ITS HAPPENED FOR TWO YEARS NOW. LAST WEEK IT STALLED OUT AT A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCES ENGINE REV AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN OPERATED AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY WHEN THE AC IS IN USE. OCCURS ONLY AFTER IDLING OR OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 3 MINUTES. EACH TIME I HAD SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S BEEN CLOSE. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS, PRETTY MUCH SINCE IT HAD GOTTEN WARM ENOUGH TO USE THE AC. NEVER HAPPENED IN THE PAST 3+ YEARS OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL THIS YEAR. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY, 30 MAY 2010. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 KEEPS SURGING FORWARD IN LOW SPEED AND OUT OF PARK CONDITIONS. 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL ACCIDENTALLY. BUT IT HAPPENED THE 2ND TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AS I WAS LEAVING A GAS PUMP. AS SOON AS I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS JUMPING FORWARD, I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DIE. I RESTARTED IT AND WENT ON MY WAY THINKING IT WAS JUST A WEIRD OCCURRENCE. THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 5MILES PER HOUR IN MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT. CAR SURGED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO VEER FOR THE SOCCER FIELD TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR DIED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULDN'T BE SEEN UNTIL 5DAYS LATER B/C THEY WERE BOOKED. I WAS INCREDULOUS B/C THIS SEEMED TO ME TO BE A DANGEROUS MATTER. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE PERSON INSULTED ME BY INTIMATING THAT 1) I MUST HAVE HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON - I DID NOT OR 2) THAT MY MAT WAS TANGLED IN MY ACCELERATOR OR 3) "SOMETIMES LADIES HAVE THEIR PURSE BY THEIR FEET AND MAYBE MY PURSE WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT ME KNOWING." I HAD TO ASK HIM IF HE THOUGHT I WAS AN IDIOT FOR CALLING SINCE HE WASN'T TAKING MY CONCERNS FOR A MECHANICAL SAFETY ISSUE SERIOUSLY. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO'S A MECHANIC WHO WENT ONTO THE FORD WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND POSTED THEIR CONCERNS ON THE FORD WEBSITE. I WOULD H

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN RUNNING THE AC. PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN USUALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER CARS AND PEOPLE. 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 60,000 MILES. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN RUNNING THE AC. PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN USUALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER CARS AND PEOPLE. 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 60,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IT HAS A PROBLEM IN SURGING AND LURCHING MOST IN REVERSE YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP AND THEN IT STALLS AND A WARNING LIGHT WITH A SYMBOL OF A WRENCH COMES ON MY WIFE TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY??? WHICH WE HAD PUT IN... BUT IT STILL DID THIS IS A REAL ISSUE.. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS NOW. I CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY THE OTHER DAY SO NOT SURE IF THAT WILL HELP. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. CAR LUNGES WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, WHILE IN DRIVE AND FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN STALLING ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE LUNGING WITHOUT STALLING CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. LUNGING HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61K. PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT. FORD REPLACED THEM AT NO CHARGE DUE TO THE RECALL. JUST REPLACED MY FRONT BREAK PADS ON 5/5/2010. TODAY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. ALSO THE SEATBELT LIGHT AND ALARM KEPT RINGING EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. ITS WORSE WHEN THE AIR COND. IS ON. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING THE CAR TILL I CAN AFFORD TO TAKE IN TO A DEALER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FREESTYLES. *TR

THROTTLE BODY AGAIN. SECOND TIME IN HAVING 06 FORD FREESTYLE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH NO WARNING AND STALL OUT. ALMOST REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR AND ON 5/1/10 WHEN PULLED OUT IN INTERSECTION, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED, CARS WERE COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. NEAR MISS. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE 2WD SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF, WHILE DRIVING. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST MILE OR TWO AND USUALLY AFTER A COLD START, THOUGH SOMETIMES IT IS ONLY 20-30 MINUTES SINCE THE CAR LAST RAN, SO I'M NOT SURE THAT QUALIFIES AS A COLD START. EACH TIME, I AM ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR STARTS BACK UP IMMEDIATELY, ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THEN DOESN'T FAIL AGAIN UNTIL ANOTHER TRIP. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, HOWEVER, AND SO FAR I CAN DISCERN NO PATTERN OR PREDICT WHEN THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND IS PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM QUITE UPSET, AS I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AT ALL EVIDENT DURING THE TEST DRIVE OR THE 90+ MILE DRIVE BACK TO MY HOUSE. *TR

MY FAMILY'S 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS SURGED FROM AN IDLING POSITION ON TWO OCCASIONS: AUGUST 2009 AND MAY 2010. BOTH PROBLEMS OCCURRED ON HOT DAYS WHEN DOING A LOT OF STOP/GO DRIVING AND MANEUVERING/PARKING IN TIGHT SPACES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT STAYED ON BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED THAT THE CAR MAY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AM BECOMING AWARE THAT THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON 06 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS CAR OR HAD TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED 4 TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. AT 39,000 MILES THEY DID A TSB ON THE REAR BRAKES, AT 79,000 THE REPLACED PADS, RESURFACED ROTORS, AND CLEANED AND LUBED THE SLIDES AND PINS, AT 85,000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS AGAIN, AT 96,905 THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. WHY ARE THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THESE CARS? WHAT ARE THY DOING TO HELP THE CONSUMER WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR .HIT A CAR BACKING UP IN PARKING LOT. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED I'M UNEMPLOYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE PLASTIC CASING OVER THE TOP OF THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

SUNROOF/MOONROOF LEAK: POSSIBLY ALLOWS WATER INSIDE VEHICLE EVERY TIME IT GETS WET. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DEALER APPROXIMATELY 16 MOS. INTO WARRANTY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WINDSHIELD LEAK AT FIRST AND THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A GLASS COMPANY. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD NOT HAD ANY GLASS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS A FORD PROBLEM, TO WHICH THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK. I ASKED IF THEY HAD PUT WATER ON THE CAR ROOF AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT TO WHICH I QUESTIONED HOW CAN YOU FIND A WATER LEAK WITHOUT WATER? I REFUSED TO PICK UP THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY WATER. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED TO SAY THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED,THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE MOONROOF LEAK, AND THAT THEY HAD REROUTED THE DRAINS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVED THEM. I FORGOT ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL MARCH 09 AT WHICH TIME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD BY A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP IN DEARBORN THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT EVALUATED AT A FORD DEALER AT MY EXPENSE.I DECLINED THIS.NOW ROUGHLY ONE YEAR LATER IT IS BACK AGAIN AND I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT PROBABLY WILL LEAD TO MOLD, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, AND THAT BECAUSE THE WATER STAYS ABOVE THE HEADLINER, THE WIRING FOR MY REAR BRAKELIGHTS AS WELL AS THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS COULD POSSIBLY BE COMPROMISED,IN ADDITION TO LEADING TO PREMATURE RUST THROUGH OR ROT WHERE THE WATER EVENTUALLY COMES OUT.ALSO I FEE

AIRBAG SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. THE HARNESS IS LOCATED IN SUCH A POSITION THAT IT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MOISTURE AND AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT WAS VERY RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FREESTYLE (WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN NOV. 2009) IN LATE FEBRUARY ON A UPPER 30'S DEGREE DAY. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WINDOW NEXT TO MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SHATTERED. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS BLOWN OUT. LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORDS - MOSTLY ESCAPES - WITH EXPLODING WINDOW PROBLEMS. DIDN'T GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM MY DEALER OR FORD. HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE AN UNKNOWN NOISE AND HAD BEGUN TO COAST IN NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE.AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED OVER THE PHONE THAT THE CVT IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WATER LEAKING FROM MOONROOF AREA SATURATING CARPET AND SPARE TIRE GALLEY CAUSING MOLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE WELL. THE WATER LEAK HAS CAUSED RUST AND MOLD TO THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED YET HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT HAD A SAFETY RECALL # 06S45 PERTAINING TO DOOR LATCHES STICKING. IT WAS PERFORMED IN 2006. ON FEB 10 2010 THE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO WORK WHILE I WAS BUCKLING MY CHILDREN INTO THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE TO THEM. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL IN 2006 THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. *TR

CVT TRANSMISSION IN 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FAILED.COST TO REPAIR ESTIMATED BY FORD DEALER 3000.00. FORD CANADA AND WELLS FORD OF STIRLING ONTARIO REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. VEHICLE IS NOW 4 THOUSAND KMS OVER WARRANTY HOWEVER WHINING NOISE IN VEHICLE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHEN WARRANTY WAS STILL EFFECT. *TR

SURGING OF 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEL WHEN GOING FROM IDLE. VEHICLE WILL SURGE FROM 1000RMP TO 2500RPM WHEN GOING FROM A STOP AND NOT APPLYING GAS. THIS OCCURS AFTER CAR HAS SAT AT IDLE FOR 2+ MINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 5/2006. *TR

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 IN BOTH REVERSE AND FORWARD AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO JUMP OUT IN TRAFFIC IF NOT PREPARED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. LAST NOTICED YESTERDAY. *TR

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, AND IS A FAIRLY RARE OCCURRENCE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INSTANCES WHEN THIS "SURGING" OCCURS WHILE I'VE BEEN STOPPED AT BUSY STREETS. DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AS THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. LOOKING AT FORD DISCUSSION BOARDS, IT APPEARS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON IN THE FREESTYLE. WE'VE ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING - THE ENGINE RPMS GO WAY UP, POWER GOES WAY DOWN & THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON (CAR GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE); TURNING THE CAR OFF & THEN BACK ON HELPED INITIALLY, BUT THE ISSUE HAS BECOME MORE COMMON & PREVALENT; CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY; ONE OF THE SURGES CAUSED MY WIFE TO SIDE-SWIPE A CONCRETE POLE IN A PARKING RAMP AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES, BUT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 5K MILES (APPROXIMATELY). *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE- 68,000 MI. THROTLE BODY PROBLEM. ENGINE WILL SURGE WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED AND BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE WILL SURGE UP TO TWO FEET AT HIGH RPM WITH FULL BRAKE APPLICATION AND THEN STALL. WORSE DURING WARM WEATHER ABOVE 75 DEGREES. DEALER TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. PART TO BE BACK ORDERED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ONE MONTH BEFORE DELIVERY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE CAME TO SUDDEN STOP ON A FREEWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ROTORS AND PADS AND THEY WAS REPAIRED BY FORD AT 40K BUT NOW THIS IS THE THIRD SET WITH ONLY 91K SINCE THEN AND IT TIME FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT LOOK LIKE THIS IS A ON GOING THING WITH THE FREESTYLE AND 500. *TR