2006 Ford Freestyle complaints

PUT CAR IN REVERSE & IT STARTED LUNGING. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHICH INDICATES TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1000.00. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT SEEMS TO WANT TO LUNGE FORWARD AND BACK ON ITS OWN. THE IDOL IS SCREWED UP AS WELL. FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SERVICE 12N03 IN DECEMBER 2012. SINCE IT WAS SERVICED AT THIS TIME, IT STILL HAS BEEN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL HIT SOMEONE IF THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACK ON ITS OWN. I NOW HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY COMPLETELY, WHICH WILL NOW COST ME OVER $800. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THE CAR!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THROTTLE ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED LUNGING FORWARD SHUTTING OFF TROUBLE GETTING UP HILLS TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT WON'T GO PAST 30 MPH TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ON WRENCH LIGHT IS ON TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. *TR

LOSS OF POWER WITH NO WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. "WRENCH" INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON REPRESENTING "THROTTLE BODY" ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL. INDICATOR LIGHT FOR "TRACTION CONTROL" ALSO COMES ON. CAR IS TOWED TO NEARBY AUTO MECHANIC. NEXT DAY I AM TOLD THE "MEGATRONICS UNIT" MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,775.00 (INCLUDES RECALIBRATING). ONE IS LOCATED AT A DEALER IN CHARLOTTE, N.C. THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER THROUGH FORD. AFTER THE UNIT IS INSTALLED, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND NEEDS REPLACING. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW THIS UNTIL THE MEGATRONICS UNIT WAS REPLACED. IN OTHER WORDS, IT COST $1,775.00 TO FIND OUT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER $4,500.00 - $6,000.00 (REBUILT VS. NEW) TO REPAIR. THAT IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR, IF IT WAS IN WORKING ORDER. THE CAR IS LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS OLD AND AVERAGED LESS THAN 10,000 MILES PER YEAR. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE, A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER, AND MOST OF THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN LOCAL DRIVING. THE $1,775.00 PART CAN'T BE RETURNED BECAUSE IT IS NOW CONSIDERED "USED", EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOT MOVED ONE FOOT. I OWN A CAR THAT HAS NO TRADE-IN VALUE AND WILL MOST LIKELY END UP IN A JUNK YARD. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT EVEN IF I WERE WILLING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT, NO ONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSIONS WANTS TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE THEY WORRY ABOUT A REPEAT OF THESE PROBLEMS AND DON'T WANT TO ISSUE ANY WARRANTY WITH IT. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITH

WE ARE A CALIFORNIA COUPLE IN OUR 70S, LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND A TEACHERS PENSION. IN 2012 WE BOUGHT A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FOR $11,000. IT WAS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION AND HAD JUST 26,000 MILES. AFTER LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY. THE TOTAL MILEAGE OF 46,000 IS BARELY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY TO THE FIRST RECOMMENDED SERVICING, FACTORY-SET AT 60,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE ARE NO REBUILT UNITS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION AND A LOCAL TRANSMISSION EXPERT REFUSES TO WORK ON THESE UNITS, A CVT' (CONSTANT VELOCITY TRANSMISSION) AND THE ONLY OPTION IS A NEW REPLACEMENT THAT COSTS $5,000 FOR THE PART AND $1,000 TO INSTALL. A LITTLE RESEARCH REVEALED MANY CASES OF EARLY FAILURE FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS (USED IN THE 2005 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEARS), EVEN VERY EARLY FAILURES FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS. IT ALSO REVEALED A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER FAILURES OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. SUCH COMMON FAILURES SEEMS TO MAKE IT INADVISABLE TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION SALVAGED FROM A WRECKED CAR. HOW HAS FORD DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM? THE LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL, BUT WE DID NOT BUY THE CAR FROM THEM, WE ARE NO'T THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THE SIX-YEARS OF WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED' AND IT IS NO'T A DEALER ISSUE, IT IS A MATTER OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MANUFACTURER'S PART. SO HOW HAS THE FORD CORPORATE OFFICE DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM? THEY OFFERED X-PLAN PRICING AND CREDIT FOR TWO MON

VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I CHECKS THREADS ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AS SHOWN ON YOUTUBE BY A GENTLEMAN AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY TO MY WIFE AS SHE WAS LEAVING HER WORK PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED. LURCHED WHEN PUT IN GEAR WITH BRAKES APPLIED. CAR FELT UNCONTROLLABLE. WE SEE THAT AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM HAS BEGUN SO I WOULD CONFER WITH OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. MORE TIMES AND DATES THAN I CAN REMEMBER THAT LURCHING HAS TAKEN PLACE. ONE TIME I HAD TO SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE CAR AND APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE ENGINE BUT THE RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND POWER WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING FROM THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS HAD FAILED, AND CAUSED THE FUSE BOX AND RELAY TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH COMPONENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29,2013 I NOTICED A NOISE IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND TO CALL THE DEALER. WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID TO GET A TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE A REMANUFACTURED ONE USING OUR OLD ONE FOR THE CORE AND WOULD BE ABOUT 48 HUNDRED DOLLARS HOWEVER THEY CAN'T GET ONE. I NOW HAVE A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE OR SELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, THE CBT TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL HAD EXCEEDED THE CURRENT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 79,957. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. SO, THE ONLY WAY TO ALLEVIATE THE ISSUE, WAS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR DID A SMALL SURGE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER. WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, IT RESTARTED WITH NO WRENCH OR ENGINE LIGHT AND SEEMED OK. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT MORE FREQUENT. THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN CHANGED, NOW BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CAR LOSES ACCELERATION POWER SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. CAR SURGES FORWARD AND STALLS BEFORE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS. *TR

EXPERIENCED A DROP IN THROTTLE RESPONSE GOING THROUGH A CURVE/INTERSECTION AND REDUCED POWER...PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...SWITCHED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED. *TR HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS AND FOUND A FORD RECALL TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE CONTROLLER. DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME THAT THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF OVER $800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. MAH

MY CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE IN PARK, WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE THE NOISE WOULD STOP. SOUNDED LIKE A AIRPLANE WHILE IDLING. WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE IT CHECKED WHILE HAVING OIL CHANGED, WAS TOLD IT WAS TRANSMISSION NOISE AND DUE TO CVT TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT EFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSION UNTIL I FEEL IT SLIPPING GEARS. HAVE SEEN THAT FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WONDER WHY THEY HAVEN'T STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIRED THIS ISSUE. I AM A WIDOWED MOM AND DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LYING AROUND TO HAVE THIS FIXED. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR BEING ABLE TO HELP TRANSPORT MY SONS BOY SCOUT TROOP TO THEIR EVENTS AND AFRAID TO DO SO WITH CONCERN OF BRAKING DOWN THIS SCOUTS IN MY CAR. WISH THEY WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE SO CUSTOMERS WOULD NOT PUT OUT POCKET TO FIX, THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS FIX IT. *TR

THE CAR WA SIN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN WAS DOING A TEST DRIVE, THE CAR SHIFTED DOWN AND HAD ISSUES. THE FORD DEALER IS NOW STATING THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AND IT NEED A NEW ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

I DO NOT KNOW THE VIN NUMBER FOR THIS IS MY DAUGHTER N LAWS CAR. I WAS TAKING HER CAR TO MY HOME FROM HER HOME TO HAVE MY HUSBAND CHANGE THE OIL. YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE BUT NOT HARD ENOUGH TO START THE CAR AND THIS HARD KNOCK CAME FROM WHERE THE AIR BAG IS ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SIDE. IT IS LOCATED ON THE SLANTING DASH BEFORE THE GLOVE BOX. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK ABOUT 7 TIMES. YOU COULD SEE THE DASH MOVE. I THOUGHT THE AIR BAG WAS GOING TO EXPLODE OUT OF THE DASH AND I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I ASK HER WHAT THAT WAS SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW BUT THAT IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME SHE STARTED HER CAR. I TOLD HER THAT IT WAS THE AIR BAG AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE OUT OF THE DASH AND TO NOT EVER LET ANY ONE SIT THERE WHILE SHE WAS STARTING HER CAR JUST IN CASE IT DID EXPLODE BECAUSE IT WOULD HURT WHOM EVER WAS THERE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE FUSES AND WIRE CONNECTIONS TO IT AND NOTHING SEEMED WRONG. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THAT IT WAS OFF. I FAILED TO ASK IF IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN IT WAS ON BUT I WILL AND IF YOU WILL SEND ME A NUMBER TO REFERENCE TO I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT INFORMATION PLUS HER VIN NUMBER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FAILURE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY WITH NO WARNINGS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE HOUSING BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A GROWING PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. AS I STARTED INQUIRING ABOUT REPAIRS, I FOUND THAT MOST PLACES, INCLUDING SOME FORD DEALERSHIPS, COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT DO THIS REPAIR. THIS WAS DUE TO EVERYTHING FROM HAVING TRIED TO REPAIR THESE AND THE REPAIRS NOT WORKING (EVEN WHEN DONE BY FORD'S GUIDELINES), PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FROM FORD, AND THE LIST GOES ON. IN DOING MORE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE FORD CVT TRANSMISSIONS, EVEN TO THE POINT OF FORD ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE THROUGH TSB'S. HOWEVER, IN ALL OF FORD'S RECOGNITION OF THE ISSUE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO ACTUALLY FIX THE ISSUE. THIS HAS PUT ME IN THE POSITION OF COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS, FACING A STEEP REPAIR OF MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR AN ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT BUT WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT DIAGNOSED WITH A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS WELL AS AN ECU FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP BUT STILL ON DRIVE, BRAKES MUST BE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED OR THE CAR WILL TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE SHIFT IS IN THE DRIVE POSITION BUT IS BEING HELD BY THE BRAKE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME LIKE IN A LINE, A DRIVE THRU, OR LONG TRAFFIC LIGHT. VERY SCARY! *TR

I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE, LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND NO MORE THAN 30 MPH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, GOT OUT, WALKED AROUND THE REAR OF THE CAR, AND SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT AT FIRST, BUT GRAY SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR. I GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND BY THE TIME I WAS READY TO USE IT A MINUTE LATER THE SMOKE HAD STOPPED. IT WAS RAINING SO MAYBE SOME WATER GOT IN AND SHORTED IT OUT. UPDATED 09/19/13*LJ UPDATED 12/26/2013 *JS

VEHICLE LUNGES AND HAS POOR GAS MILEAGE. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND GOING THRU BRAKES MORE THAN NORMAL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. FORD ISSUED A COMPLIMENTARY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SERVICE TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND ANY REPAIR IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES APX. AFTER GOOGLING I FOUND THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR. I ALSO AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH WHAT I THINK ITS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I DID A SEARCH ON EDMUNDS.COM AND FOUND A 12 PAGE THREAD OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. THE CAR WITH REVVED UP AND LURCHED BACKWARDS AND ALSO FORWARDS WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING THE CAR TO GO ABOVE A CERTAIN SPEED AS WELL. I WILL PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND EASE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND NOT EVEN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL AND FLY BACKWARDS. I AM TERRIFIED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I AM GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT FROM READING OTHERS EXPERIENCES IT ONLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A YEAR OR TWO AND THEN THEY ARE BACK TO THE START AGAIN. IT SEEMS EVEN THIS WEBSITE HAS OVER 5 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS DON'T YOU THINK IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING? *TR

AS OF THIS PART FRIDAY, I HAD THE MOTOR MOUNT TORQUE INSERT REPLACED. THERE WAS BAD SHIFTING, LUNGING & LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING IN THE COOLER WEATHER; JUST SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN HOTTER & HAVING TO RUN THE A/C ON MAXIMUM. THE CAR WAS LUNGING BY ITSELF IN REVERSE & DRIVE. DROVE IT HOME; DID GREAT. RAN ALOT OF ERRANDS TODAY & THE EMISSION/TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON; VEHICLE STALLED, NO COMPRESSION. A BIT OF WHINING (TRANSMISSION ISSUES) I WILL GET IT INTO THE MECHANIC MONDAY A.M., BUT FROM PREVIOUS COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AGAIN, DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD THING W/A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE ALMOST ALL THE TIME. CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS & FORD SAYS NOTHING. LOOKS AS THOUGH THE LAST UPDATE WAS IN THE END OF 2012. MAYBE FORD IS GOING TO PULL THIS TOGETHER & TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. THIS IS A GREAT CAR OTHER THAN THAT. *TR

IN CA FOR FUNERAL, CHECK ENGINE (WRENCH) LIGHT CAME ON. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO KEN GRODY FORD IN BUENA PARK. THEY AT FIRST SAID TRANSMISSION COULD BE FIXED, BUT DURING NEXT DIAGNOSTICS, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. REBUILT TRANS ORDERED FROM FORD. CAR LEFT THERE, WE RENTED ONE AND CAME HOME. OUR DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR HOME ON 7/3/13, GOT 300 MILES IN TO TRIP, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, NO POWER. TOWED TO BERGE FORD IN MESA, AZ WHERE WE LIVE. A SECOND TRANSMISSION PUT IN. SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF LEAKAGE, THEN PICKED CAR UP ON 8/1/13, GOT ONE MILE ON FREEWAY, SMOKE COMING OUT OF BACK END. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOW TWICE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOW 8/6/13, CAR STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

VEHICLE IS LUNGING FORWARD WHILE IN PARK AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE YET BUT THE WAY IT IS GOING IT IS A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED. IN ADDITION, WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2006. I HAVE HAD SOME PAST EXPERIENCES WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 50,000. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON, BUT THEN THE CAR WOULD RESUME AS NORMAL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THAT UNLESS THEY WERE IN THE AUTO WHEN IT HAPPENED OR THE LIGHT WAS ON, THEY COULD NOT RUN A CODE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. MY FREESTYLE NOW HAS 108,000 MILES AND THIS MORNING I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK, THE TRANSMISSION SLIGHTLY SLIPPED AND THEN WHEN I ACCELERATED, I HAD NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A SIDE ROAD FOR SAFETY. I TURNED MY AUTO OFF AND THEN ON, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND NEITHER GEARS WORKED. MY AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE AROUND $6000 (GIVE OR TAKE) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THAT NO ONE WILL "REPAIR IT" DUE TO THE "CVT" TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF THIS. FORD SHOULD PAY, NOT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I WANT RESTITUTION. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AUTOMOBILES AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH ONE THAT THEY KNOW IS NOT FAULTY. THEY ALSO NEED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL AUTO WHILE MY TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED WITH A NEW/RELIABLE/SAFE ONE. I AM VERY UPSET AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY AUTOMOBILE, REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE REGULARLY AND IT LOOKS NEW. HAD I OF BEEN ON THE INTER

THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE WHILE I WAS WAITING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AND IT LUNGED FORWARD MULTIPLE TIME. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN IT DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I PLACED IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSED. AFTER THAT IT SEEMS TO LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER IT WANTS TO WITHOUT ANY REASON. I STARTED TO READ ABOUT RELATED ISSUES ON LINE AND HOW OWNERS WERE CONTACT ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE BUT I WAS NOT. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,862. RETURNED BY USPS ON 9/10/2013. 2ND ATTEMPT ON 9/12/2013 FAILED. *KB

HAD GONE THRU FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND PARKED BRIEFLY TO EAT. LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING WITH A/C ON. PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY. HIT BRAKES QUICKLY AND DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR OTHER CARS. THEN WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE ALTERNATELY RACED AND SPUTTERED. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY FOR $905.30. REQUESTED REFUND OF REPAIR CHARGE UNDER CUST SAT PROGRAM 12N03. DENIED BECAUSE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTE 'SURGE' IN WORK ORDER OR INCLUDE ANY TROUBLE CODES ON INVOICE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE - THE TRACTION CONTROL AND WRENCH LIGHT COME ON, THE ENGINE REVS, RPMS GO UP, CAR DECELERATES AND WON'T GO OVER 40 MPH. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF, WRENCH LIGHT STAYS ON. HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR - WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF. HAPPENED 5 TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN ON I-40 FROM TENNESSEE TO NORTH CAROLINA. NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO BE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUTS EVERYONE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS FOR OVER 2 YEARS. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN IM OFF OF PARK IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE PUDDLE LIGHT UNDER THE MIRROR WAS SMOKING. I'D HAD THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND TRUNK OPEN FOR JUST ABOUT THREE MINUTES WHEN SOMEONE PASSING BY BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR WAS SMOKING. YOU COULD SMELL PLASTIC BURNING AND FEEL THE HEAT WHEN YOU TOUCHED THE MIRROR. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME IT STOPPED SMOKING. THE FOLLOWING DAY JULY 3RD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DECIDED NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS RATHER THAN CHANCING ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LINCOLN DEALER ON MONDAY WHERE THEY CUT THE WIRE FOR THE PUDDLE LIGHT AND SHOWED ME THE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT. I WAS TOLD THAT TO REPAIR THIS I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MIRROR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $500.00. AT THIS POINT I AM UNDECIDED AS TO WHAT I WILL DO. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. I DID FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THE PUDDLE LIGHTS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE FREESTYLE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15MINS, SITTING IDLE. I SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND SLOWLY RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE RPMS SURGED TO ~2000RPM AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION RAPIDLY. VEHICLE WAS HALTED BY A HARD BRAKE RESPONSE. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HOLDING THE BRAKE FIRMLY, RPMS OSCILLATED BETWEEN 800-2000 REPETITIVELY (APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS PER OSCILLATION). VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STALLED. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR FREQUENTLY, AND FOUND IT CAN OCCUR IN THE FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTIONS. FORDS CLAIM THAT RPM ONLY FLARES ~1300 IN WORST CASE IS FALSE. THE CLAIM THAT A THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO 4 MPH IS FALSE. THE ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED BY THIS FLAW IS VERY ACUTE AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH; ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE AGGRAVATING FACTOR THAT IT OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY IN LOW SPEED AREAS (DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS WITH PEDESTRIANS, TRAFFIC STOPS, ETC...). *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT COST ABOUT $700. HERE ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN IT WILL DO IT, AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS PART EVERY OTHER YEAR. FROM READING ONLINE FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIND A FIX THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. YET FORD DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED WITH A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I TURNED LEFT AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE ACCELERATING. THEN I NOTICED THE WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE DASH BOARD LIGHT UP. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD IT WAS NOT DOING SO AS IT WOULD HAVE NORMALLY. WENT HOME AND TURNED IT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR( IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2006). SO IT WILL BE THE THIRD THROTTLE BODY IN THAT CAR IN SEVEN YEARS. WHETHER THIS IS A PART FLAW OR A DESIGN FLAW ON THE PART OF FORD OR IT'S MANUFACTURING FACILITIES SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS IT WOULD BE TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, AS I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY. IT WAS NICE OF THE TAX PAYERS TO BAIL OUT THE AUTO INDUSTRY WHEN THEY NEEDED IT, SO WHAT ABOUT US , THE CONSUMER, DON'T WE COUNT. WE'RE THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP IT IN BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE.I'M HOPING SINCE THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT TO YOU THAT PERHAPS A PATTERN IS EMERGING ENOUGH, FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED IN REVERSE. THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DECELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOSTLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARD OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

THE FREESTYLE CUT OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY IT WAS IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND NO CARS WERE COMING. AN 8 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE CAR AS WELL. AFTER SPENDING $1200 ON REPAIRS THE FREESTYLE STILL LEAKS, AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH CUTTING OUT, LEAKING INTO THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS COMING ON. WE HAVE SPENT OVER $1200 TO FIX, AND THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS US TO SPEND ANOTHER $1000, AND THEY CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, AS ANOTHER FREESTYLE HERE IN BOONE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN ISSUE, WHICH I EXPERIENCED, WHERE CARBON DEPOSITS IN THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSE IT TO SURGE OR STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE REMEDY AS GIVEN BY FORD IS TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND THE COMPUTER (PCM) REPROGRAMMED. LOOKING IN TO VARIOUS FORUMS FOR INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC, SUCH AS EDMUNDS AND FREESTYLE OWNER FORUMS, MANY OWNERS REPORT THE PROBLEM RECURRING AFTER THIS FIX HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED, MOSTLY A FEW 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF MILES LATER. OTHERS, WHO HAD THEIR THROTTLE BODIES COMPLETELY REPLACED, WITH A THROTTLE OF NEWER DESIGN, REPORT NO FURTHER ISSUES AT ANY REPORTED RANGE. I AM ASKING WHY FORD IS ALLOWED TO TEMPORARILY BANDAGE A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, THAT IS ALSO KNOWN TO RECUR AFTER THIS FIX HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED, RATHER THAT APPLYING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT SAFETY FIX, REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE? THE SURGING IS BAD ENOUGH THAT HAD I NOT EXPERIENCED IT PREVIOUSLY, AND BEEN SEMI-ANTICIPATING IT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN PUSHED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND INTO TRAFFIC. NONETHELESS, THE CAR DID MOVE FORWARD SEVERAL FEET. THIS WAS ON MY TRIP TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP (24 JUNE 2013) TO HAVE THE PRESCRIBED FIX APPLIED. I DO NOT BELIEVE A TEMPORARY FIX, ONE THAT ALLOWS TO PROBLEM TO RECUR, IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT FORD SHOULD, INSTEAD, FOCUS ON A PERMANENT FIX TO ITS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE, THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR THROTTLES REPLACED STATE THE NEW ONE IS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN. FOR EXAMPLE: THE NEW ONE IS A NON-HEATED BODY, VS THE P

THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTE JUNK AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE! YES, I'VE HAD THE SAME THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE, AND AFTER I TOOK IT TO FORD FOR THE "WARRANTY" IT GOT WORSE! INSTEAD OF SURGING AT LOW SPEEDS, NOW THE ENTIRE VEHICLES PULSES...LIGHTS, ENGINE, INSTRUMENT PANEL, ETC. AT 60MPH THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY SPUTTER AN THE RPM'S WILL SHOOT WAY UP - EVERY LIGHT GOES BRIGHT/DIM, THE ENGINE IDLE GOES UP AND DOWN, THE AIR CONDITIONING PULSES AND EVENTUALLY TURNS ITSELF ON AND OFF - THEN SUDDENLY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES NUTS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER GOING FROM MY SPEED DOWN TO 0 AND BACK UP, WRENCH AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER LIGHTS FLASHING, CHARGING SYSTEM ERRORS - IT'S INSANE. I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE (!) AND OF COURSE AFTER I PICKED IT UP IT DID THE EXACT SAME STUFF GOING BACK HOME. NOW IT APPEARS I NEED TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS AND THE COMPUTER FOR ABOUT $1500 - THIS THING IS ONLY WORTH $3500 AT THIS POINT AND I STILL OWE $9000 - IT'S A NIGHTMARE. ALSO HAVING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES - DOESN'T WANT TO GO WHEN YOU FIRST PUT IT INTO GEAR AND KIND OF HOPS AT LOW SPEEDS - I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WILL COST. I HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS AND DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET ME TO WORK AND GET MY FAMILY WHERE WE NEED TO GO AN I'M SCARED EVERY TIME I GET IN THE THING...WITH SO MANY OF THESE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD EXECS CAN LIVE WITH THEMSELVES AND NOT REPLACE THESE FAILING PARTS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED,

AFFECTED PART: THROTTLE BODY. TWO YRS AGO WE HAD OUR CAR REPAIRED FOR A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE OUR CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY AND SOMETIMES STALLED. IT WAS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, B/C IT WAS ALSO HAPPENING WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THAT TIME WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO ONE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE CAR RAN FOR 2 YRS WITHOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, HERE WE ARE 2 YRS LATER, & OUR CAR IS AT ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH ALREADY, AND NOW WE HAVE TO PAY $1700 TO FIX THE THROTTLE BODY & ALSO THE ALTERNATOR. THERE ARE SO MANY FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SERVICE SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR JUST A CLEANING BACK IN NOV 2012. I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS LETTER, BUT IT WILL NOT HELP US ANYWAY SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY IS NO LONGER USABLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUND RUMBLING NOISE AT LOW SPEED. DEALER (LINDSAY FORD OF SILVER SPRING, MD) HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND DID NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. TECH SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION GOING BAD BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE. THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PARTS OR SERVICE AND CAR MAY BREAK DOWN ANYTIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.