2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISCONTINUE VEHICLE ACCELERATION. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE HAD THE COMPONENT REPLACED AT ANOTHER DEALER, BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. A YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, SO THEY CLEANED THE COMPONENT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO EXPEDITE THE PART TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,321. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED BACK IN 2008 WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS RAPIDLY. IN OCT 2009 THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. UPDATED 12/16/09*JB

VEHICLE SURGED RAPIDLY WHILE IN DRIVE WITH NO INPUT FROM GAS PEDAL AND WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YET FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. (THROTTLE BODY) SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PARK VEHICLE OR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED & ENGINE RUNNING. ACCELERATED WHEN THROTTLE WAS NOT DEPRESSED. DEALER RE PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 38 DAYS NOT. THEIR HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR DUE TO THE FACT IT IS STALLING IN MID DRIVE. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I WAS VERY SCARED FOR ME AND MORE SO MY CHILDREN. IT HAS ALSO JERKED FORWARD, AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT JERKS TO WAY YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. AT LOW SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,500 THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE NOVEMBER.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND IT SURGES FORWARD FROM IDLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED TWO TSBS (TSB 05-25-12 AND 06-21-1) BUT DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY PART WHICH FORD DOES NOT HAVE IN STOCK. I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL BY FORD AS IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE REAR BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN! HAD BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES ON RECALL, PRESENTLY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 29,000 MILES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WILL ALSO STALL WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND SHUT OFF. IT ALSO WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER STALLING OUT WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 28, 2009 TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX MY CAR, BUT THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL DECEMBER 2009. I HAVE CALLED EACH MONTH TO GET AN UPDATE AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT, IN AUGUST 2009 I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BEING MANUFACTURED AND SHOULD BE IN SOON. AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2009 I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST AND THAT IT SHOULD BE IN BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, I WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD NOT BE MANUFACTURED UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER WITH A DELIVERY OF LATE NOVEMBER, SO THE PROJECTED REPAIR TIME FOR MY CAR WOULD BE LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY 3 CHILDREN. SO EARLIER THIS WEEK WE DECIDED TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE REPAIR ISSUE. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD POSSIBLY THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER THE PART WILL BE AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AND THEY HAVE SENT A MUTUAL RELEASE FOR ME TO SIGN IN ORDER TO HAVE A LOANER CAR TO USE UNTIL THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. HE ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF OR LUNGE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. I SPOKE WITH FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THE MANUFACTURE THAT MAKES THE PART FOR MY CAR HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE PART...THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT I WILL BE UNABLE TO GET A LOANER CAR WHILE MINE IS SITTING THERE NOT DRIVABLE. FORD HAS SOLD ME A CAR THAT I CANNOT FIX AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE...THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER. THERE HAS BEEN RECORDS OF OVER 200 OF THESE CASES IN WHICH THIS STYLE VEHICLE HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS AND IT DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL LISTED. IF I DO FIND THE PART IT WILL COST ME $1,000 OR MORE TO FIX DEPENDING ON THE COST OF THE THROTTLE. *TR

ON 4 OCCASIONS THIS SUMMER I HAD MY ENGINE SURGE WHILE I WAS MANEUVERING IN A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE RACED AND LUCKILY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE EACH TIME SO I WAS ABLE TO AVOID SMACKING INTO SOMETHING. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS THE ENGINE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IT. AT RESTART THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. I'M TOLD THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE PROBABLY NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE OUT OF REVERSE HE EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. HOWEVER BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,100. BL

2005 FORD FREESTYLE CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IN PARKING LOT GOT CAR TO GO AFTER DRIVING A FEW BLOCKS CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A RED LIGHT . AN INVESTIGATION WILL REVEAL THIS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION FROM FORD. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROX. 69000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO SURGE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT BE IN UNTIL LATE SEPTEMBER. THIS VEHICLE IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I FEAR HAVING AN ACCIDENT DO TO THE SUDDEN SURGING. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON-LINE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THIS STARTED IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKE. ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT CARS IN FRONT OF ME.FORD CLAIMS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS NOT BEING PRODUCED ANY LONGER. MY CAR WAS REPLACED WITH A USED PART TELLING ME IT COULD ONLY BE GUARANTEED FOR 6 MONTHS. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I FEEL FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CAR ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THEN CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC AT LIGHT OR WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE. THROTTLE BODY NOT WORKING PROPERLY, REPAIR COST APPROX 1,200.00 ON 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. FORD CLAIMS ITEM PAST WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MANUAL SAYS 8YR 80,000. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS ON LINE I SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF OWNERS OF THE 2005 AND 2006 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS AIS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN WAITING TO GO AND MOVE THE CARE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND COULD HIT ANOTHER CAR OR YET A PERSON. *TR

I OWN A FORD 2006 FREESTYLE THAT ACCELERATES BY ITSELF WHEN IN REVERSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. THIS PART FAILED IN ALMOST EVERY FORD FREESTYLE FOR 2005/6/7 SINCE FORD WAS MFG. DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PARTS. THE PART IS NOW ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT REPORTED ALMOST GETTING KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THIS DEFECTIVE PART CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO GO DEAD OR THE CAR TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE PART UNTIL DECEMBER, AND FORD DOES NOT HAVE IT ON RECALL. MY DEALER, MAROONE FORD, EXPECTS ME TO PAY $950.00 FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE AND CAN'T GET UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBER. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER FROM BEING IN 2 CAR ACCIDENTS. I BOUGHT THE FORD FREESTYLE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT IS A SAFE CAR. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF ANYONE THAT GETS IN THE CAR WITH ME NOW. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR TO DRIVE. I AM VERY WORRIED AND UPSET. I HAVE BEEN SENDING LETTER TO FORD CORP. OFFICES, BUT NO RESPONSE SO FAR. *TR

THE ENGINE OF MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO 1500 TO 2000 RPM FROM IDLE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FIRMLY. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME, BUT MORE OFTEN WITH THE AC ON. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY PRIOR FAILURES AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BOTTLE WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY AT THE COST OF $454. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE OLD THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUES TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,950 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,280.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EGR VALVES AND THROTTLE BODY. THE REPAIR PART WAS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR NOISE. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED FOR SURGING CONDITION, ALSO REPROGRAMED PCM UPDATED 10/08/09.*JB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY DURING TRAFFIC. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART TO RESET. HAPPENS RANDOMLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. FORD SAYS IT IS A THROTTLE BODY UNIT FAILURE, BUT CAN DO NOTHING SINCE THE PART IS BACK ORDERED FOR 6 MONTHS AND HAS BEEN FOR OVER A YEAR. TWO TSB'S OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, BUT NO RECALL ON A PART THEY CANNOT EVEN KEEP IN STOCK FOR OVER TWO YEARS DUE TO THE CONSTANT FAILURE. NOW MY WIFE AND FAMILY ARE IN DANGER EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE WHICH IS ALWAYS CHANGING AND NEVER A FIRM DATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE CEASED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNLESS THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT. THEY ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND QUICKLY STALLED. THE EMISSION SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH CONFIRMED THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT VERIFIED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HER MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 09/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN ADDITION TO COMPLAINT #10277570. AFTER WRITING MY INITIAL COMPLAINT AS EXPLAINED I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD QUIT USING THE INITIAL MANUFACTURE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT THAT FAILED. THEY JUST RECENTLY CAME OUT WITH A REPLACEMENT PART THAT REQUIRES MODIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE QUICKLY RUNNING OUT OF THIS PART. EVEN OUR SERVICE REPS FEELS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. ESPECIALLY IF THEY CANNOT KEEP THE PARTS ON THE SHELF. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE - THROTTLE BODY ON ENGINE MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ENGINE TO REV. ON OWN AND CAR LURCHES FORWARD IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD OR FREESTYLE SINCE 7-6-2006 AND NOT AN ISSUE UNTIL THE THROTTLE STARTED ACTING UP ON A ROAD TRIP THIS YEAR. THE CAR HAS ~46K MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EVERY 5K MILES WITH SYNTHETIC BLEND OIL. THE TROUBLE STARTED WHEN WE DROVE TO UTAH FROM SEATTLE AND HIT THE HEAT. IT WAS NOT BAD AT FIRST BUT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE IF THE CAR SAT WHILE RUNNING. FOR IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED TWO TSB'S FOR DEALERS THE NUMBER ARE TSB 05-25-12 AND 06-21-1 (WWW.JUSTFORD.COM). THIS FAILURE CAUSE THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD OR REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND RECOMMENDS NOT DRIVING THE CAR DUE TO THE RISK OF INJURY BUT CONTENDS IT'S NOT A "DEFECT" THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COVER. GUESS THEY ARE WAITING UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN OR SOMEONE IS KILLED TO OWN UP TO THE ISSUE. *TR

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES / LUNGES IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN AT IDLE OR STOPPED CONDITION. WAS TOLD BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THAT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PART WAS VERY HARD TO GET. THIS CAUSES A UN SAFE CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE SOME ONE OR THING TO BE HIT. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE - PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND BRAKING, CAR SURGED FORWARD NARROWLY STOPPING BEFORE HITTING ROCK WALL. CAR HAD BEEN SURGING OCCASIONALLY WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. TWO TRIPS TO LOCAL DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, THEREFORE KEPT NO RECORD OF VEHICLE BEING BROUGHT IN. OCCURRENCE OF SURGING HAD INCREASED IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BECOMING MORE NOTICEABLE AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TO THE POINT OF HAPPENING ABOUT 4 OF 10 TIMES YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. ON JULY 24, 2009 TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE SURGING. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY -NEEDS REPLACING- VERY COMMON PROBLEM. PART ON BACKORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2009. TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THIS WAS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER FOR FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER. CALLED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER THAT SAME DAY. CRC REP THAT I SPOKE WITH AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER. FORD IS CHANGING THE VENDOR WHO SUPPLIES THIS PART AND THAT IS PART OF THE DELAY. I ASKED HER WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE IF IN APPLYING THE BRAKES AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED, SHE SAID THAT SHE COULDN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I TOLD HER THAT I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND SHE TOLD ME THAT IF I WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY THAT I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I ASKED ABOUT TH

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT NEEDS A THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. I CANNOT GET THE PART BECAUSE OF A NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR THIS PART. I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERS THAT THIS PART IS NEEDED VERY OFTEN OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM WAITING FOR THIS PART AND HOPE THAT MY CAR WILL CONTINUE RUNNING. IF THIS PART HAS TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN, WHY IS IT NOT ON A NATIONAL RECALL? *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SURGE WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STOP, CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. LAST SUMMER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK INTO IT AND THEY SAID IT IS JUST DUE TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THE WAY IT IS TUNED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE AIR IS RUNNING. MOST RECENTLY, MY CAR LUNGED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN LINE AT A RED LIGHT CAUSING REAR END DAMAGE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I OWN TWO 2006 FORD FREESTYLES. ONE HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES AND THE OTHER 50,000 MILES. RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME TIME IN APRIL/MAY 2009 BOTH VEHICLES STARTED HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS. BOTH WERE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR -- THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ON BOTH VEHICLES. EACH REPAIR WAS COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV UP AND WANT TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN -- EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN. OTHER TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. EITHER OF THESE CAUSED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ALTHOUGH NEITHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT/INJURY WAS GREAT. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND ARE RUNNING WELL -- FOR ABOUT $200.00 DOLLARS EACH FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE OLD PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. A LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OR ACCELL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND FOUND IT NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR 6 MONTHS, THEN AFTER COMPLAINING THEY SAID THAT PART HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED AND A NEW PART WITH AN ADAPTER KIT WAS AVAILABLE. IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALERS THAT HAD THE PART DID NOT WANT TO PART WITH THEM AND WE GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS PART WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WAS FAILING ON A LOT OF THE CARS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL PART MANUFACTURE WAS NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH FORD AND THAT IS WHEN THEY HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO MAKE A REPLACEMENT. THE ORIGINAL PART HAD A COOLING TUBE TO IT AND THE NEW ONE DOES NOT. IT SEEMS FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS DUE TO THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN WE TOOK IT IN WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS SPECIFIC PART WAS EXCLUDED WHICH MADE ME WONDER WHY UNLESS THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CASES LIKE THIS. *TR

WHEN WE DRIVE OUR 2006 FREESTYLE, MANY TIMES IT RUNS RATHER FAST AND IT'S LIKE IT WILL GET AWAY FROM US. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE BACKING UP AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME AND IT CHOKED OFF. WHEN THIS OCCURRED ANOTHER TIME, THE "WRENCH" LIGHT APPEARED. IT WILL RUN "FAST" AND WE NEED TO REALLY GET ON THE BRAKES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR. WE WILL BE TAKING IT INTO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. EVERY TIME I PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. THE CAR SURGES BACKWARD. *TR

VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHILE AT A FULL STOP OR WHILE BRAKING/DECELERATING WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN A/C IS RUNNING ON FULL FAN. WRENCH LIGHT WILL GO ON WHEN IT OCCURS AND CAR WILL RUN VERY SLUGGISH UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. AT RESTART, (IF AIR IS OFF) WRENCH LIGHT IS OFF AND CAR RUNS OK. FORD SERVICE DEPT IN 2007 AND 2008 SAID IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM, CAN'T HELP. THIS IS THE THIRD SUMMER IT HAS OCCURRED AND IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO SERVICE DEPT FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS ALTHOUGH I AM FINDING SEVERAL REPORTS OF EXACT SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND AT NHTSA. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND A "COMPUTER" PART. *TR

SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE SLIGHTLY WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE STOPPED SEEMED TO ACCENTUATE THE CONDITION. IN THE LAST WEEK THE SURGING HAS BECOME DANGEROUS. THE ENGINE REVS EXCESSIVELY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN BACKING UP. SEVERAL TIMES I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING CARS AND OBJECTS BEHIND ME. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE CAR STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING CARS PARKED BEHIND ME. THE SERVICE INDICATOR (WRENCH) LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE CAR ENTERED LIMP-IN MODE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY AT THAT POINT BUT WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY INDICATED A FAILED ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) AND A TOTAL COST TO REPAIR OF OVER $800. PART IS NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY. THEY SAY IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO COME IN. *TR

ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP DEFECTIVE, LUCKILY DISCOVERED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY. BACK BRAKES ALREADY REPLACED ONE TIME ON FORD 2006 FREESTYLE. NO DASHBOARD INDICATORS EVER CAME ON, ONLY REALIZED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHILE USING BRAKES. FORD NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. WE WERE JUST LUCKY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, BUT WILL NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION DUE TO THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,171.

WHILE STOPPED AND IN GEAR AT A LIGHT OR WHILE PARKING THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK ALMOST CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLES NEAR-BY. AFTER THE "SURGE" A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. *TR

AT THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, MY KIDS WANTED TO WATCH A DVD IN THE CAR WHILE I WAS CLEANING THE DRIVEWAY. I PUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION (I DID NOT START THE ENGINE) FOR THE DVD TO WORK, PUT ON THE DVD AND START CLEANING THE DRIVEWAY. FEW MINUTES LATER I HAVE SEEN A BIG SMOKE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. I HAVE CHECKED THE MIRROR AND IT WAS IN FLAMES. I TOOK THE KIDS OUT OF THE CAR, TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF IGNITION, REMOVE THE BACK COVER OF THE MIRROR AND PUT OUT THE FIRE WHICH WAS COMING FROM A BUNDLE OF WIRES INSIDE THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY. *TR

MOONROOF LEAKS AFTER HEAVY RAINS OR LONG PERIODS OF RAIN. SHOWS UP AS WATER DRIPPING FROM EITHER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD UPON BRAKING OR TURNING. ALSO SHOWS UP AS WET FLOOR IN CARGO AREA/SPARE TIRE AREA. WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY REROUTING FRONT MOONROOF DRAINS ACCORDING TO FORD T.S.B. # 07-3-6 BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY (ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS POSTS ON FORD FORUMS) THE DRAINAGE TUBES DO NOT HAVE A POSITIVE DRAIN CONDITION WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE REAR. THIS NEGATIVE DRAIN CONDITION CAUSES WATER TO BUILD UP AND THEN OVERFLOW ONTO THE CEILING HEADLINER, WHERE IT CAN GO FORWARD AND OVERSPILL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD, OR GO BACKWARDS AND ROLL DOWN THE REAR SHOULDER BELTS. IN EITHER CASE IT CAUSES WATER TO BE SOMEWHERE IT SHOULD NOT BE, LEADING TO POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORTS,(THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS IS ROUTED IN THE HEADLINER, WHICH I'M SURE HAS THE CURRENT FOR SOME OF THE SAFETY DEVICES), PREMATURE RUST THROUGH, (FROM TRAPPED WATER),AS WELL AS POSSIBLE HEALTH ISSUES ATTRIBUTABLE TO MOLD ( ASTHMA, ETC. ). ALTHOUGH PROPERTY DAMAGE BELOW IS CHECKED "NO", I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE THIS AT THE PRESENT TIME AND AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THE ANSWER WILL BE "YES" IN THE FUTURE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FOR FREESTYLE. AFTER COMPLETING A TURN, THE CAR MADE A LOUD PITCHED SQUEAL, AND ALL GEARS WERE LOST. FORD HAS ADVISED THAT THE CVT (TRANSMISSION), HAS FAILED. WE KEPT THE CAR MAINTAINED, AND HAD NO WARNING OTHER THAN A LIGHT WHICH CAME ON AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. WE HAD THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME, AND WERE LUCKY WE WERE ON A SIDE ROAD. FORD ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON OTHER FREESTYLES. DEALER SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL. COST TO REPAIR IS CLOSE TO $6,000. *TR

EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. WAS INFORMED THAT REAR BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL. ROTORS WERE SO WORN THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED.REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS.TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE CHECK AND MENTIONED THAT THE REAR BAR THAT THE 3RD ROW OF SEATS HOLDS ONTO WAS RUSTING. ASKED IF THEY COULD CHECK FOR LEAKS AND IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING. THEY FOUND NO LEAKS AND SAID I MUST HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR EXCESSIVELY WET ON THE INSIDE (NO!). I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT A SOUR MOLDY SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER...AGAIN NO SOLUTION.HAD TO REPLACE TIRES BECUASE THEY WOR OUT 'PREMATURELY'. WAS TOLD IT WAS MY DRIVING. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNDER WARRANTY OR OFFER HELP. TIRES HAD ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE INSIDE(TOEING?) THEN I WAS GETTING VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AND NEEDED A ROUTINE CHECK AND OIL CHANGE AGAIN. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS INFORMED I HAD NO REAR BRAKES LEFT. THE REAR CALIPERS WERE FAILING TO RELEASE. ONCE AGAIN BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. TOOK CAR IN FOR AND ENGINE NOISE/WHINE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAD A TECH RIDE WITH ME. EACH TIME THEY HEARD NOTHING AND DID NOTHING. TOOK CAR IN FOR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL. TECH RODE WITH ME AND DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISE FROM TIRE BUT DID COMMENT ABOUT THE ENGINE NOISE/WHINE. I WAS FINALLY RELIEVED THAT HE HEARD IT AND I TOLD HIM NO OTHER TECH HAS SEEMED TO HEAR IT. CAR WAS LOOKED AT AND FOUND THAT REAR DRIVER TIRE BEARINGS WERE SHOT AND WHEEL WAS LOOSE(VERY DANGEROUS THEY SAID) THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. WHEN I

WE PURCHASED A USED FORD FREESTYLE JUST OVER 18 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE...THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVED WITH THESE YET BUT WE HAVE A SMALL SON AND I TAKE CARE OF THEM BEFORE THERE IS A FAILURE...AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A FEW FORD OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS... *TR

06 FORD FREESTYLE, 26,000 MILES. BOUGHT IT NEW. DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY. GRINDING NOISE IN RIGHT REAR TIRE, EXPECT IT TO BE BRAKE SINCE IT IS WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE. HAVE SMELLED BURNING SMELL TWICE WHEN STARTING CAR, DON'T KNOW WHY. ENGINE 'REVS' WHEN FIRST STARTED WHEN COLD, NEED TO KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE OR IT TAKES OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER ONCE, THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM SAID BRING BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THAT WAS BEFORE THE BRAKE GRINDING NOISE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. WILL TAKE TO DEALER THIS WEEK. *TR

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE PRE-MATURELY WEARING HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT 19K BY THE DEALER. I NOW HAVE 31K AND THE REPLACED SET IS ALREADY 60% USED. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY AS THE REALLY MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE. TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE ALSO WEARING FASTER THEN NORMAL. WILL NEED REPLACEMENT SOON. *TR

HAD A FLAT TIRE ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, AWD, LTD AND INSTALLED THE SPACE SAVER TIRE. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE, ALL FAULT INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED, AND THE TRANSMISSION PROCEEDED TO ERRATICALLY UP AND DOWN SHIFT. WENT DIRECTLY TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEREIN TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. TOLD SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SPACE SAVER TIRE. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO THE VEHICLES ERADICATE BEHAVIOR. LATER, SERVICE ADVISOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR WITH THE SPACE SAVER TIRE AND THE VEHICLES ABS SENSORS. I DISAGREED ON THE NORMAL BEHAVIOR SINCE I CONSIDER MY SPEEDOMETER A SAFETY DEVICE - AND SINCE THE SPACE SAVER TIRE IS SPEED LIMITED, THIS MADE THE VEHICLE BEHAVIOR QUESTIONABLE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE STOPPED IN GEAR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN FOOT LIFTED FROM BRAKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WHEN WITHOUT THE WARNING THE RECENTLY AND CONTINUALLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER 4 DEALERS CONTACTED FOUND ONE WHO WOULD LOOK AT CAR THAT WEEK I WAS 3 HRS FROM HOME ON VACATION. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN WIRE IN A HARNESS THAT RUNS THE CRANK SHAFT? NO EXPLANATION HOW THIS COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN FROM FORD BUT NOT COVERED ON ANY WARRANTY. CANNOT EVER EVEN CHECK THIS HARNESS AS IT IS ENCLOSED. SEEMS TO BE AN AWFULLY DANGEROUS DEFECT...... *TR

IN 2006 WE PURCHASED A NEW FORD FREESTYLE. AT THREE MONTHS I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD MY TIRES WERE BALD,FORD GAVE US NEW TIRES. SINCE THEN I AM GETTING READY TO PUT MY FORTH SET OF TIRES ON THE CAR. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NO WAY TO ALIGN IT, WE THEN TOOK IT TO OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED IT AND SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO ALIGN IT THEN THE OTHER DAY I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT EVEN SELL A KIT TO ALIGN IT. WHAT CAN I DO ? *TR