Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
JUST PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND USUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
2007 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN SURGING WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW MONTHS AGO. INCONSISTENT, MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN A/C IS RUNNING. ALSO SURGES RIGHT WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL (FROM STOPPED POSITION OR MOVING VERY SLOWLY EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARDS). SIGNIFICANT RISK OF THE CONDITION LEADING TO A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, STATIONARY OBJECT, OR EVEN PEDESTRIAN. PLEASE HELP! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND STALL AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,469 UPDATED 08/24/11*LJ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED. UPDATED 08/29/11
2007 FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE RESULTING IN SURGING AND ERRATIC SPEED CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *TR
VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE OR WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2007, BUT THE FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IF IT WAS NOT HAPPENING WHEN THEY DROVE IT. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND THE WRENCH/SERVICE LIGHT NOW COMES ON WHEN IT HAPPENS. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP WHO SAID THE AC WAS OPERATING OUTSIDE PARAMETERS AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE LUNGING, AND TO HAVE THE COMPUTER RE-FLASHED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
PCM HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 (POSSIBLY 5) TIMES; MILEAGE ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL HAS 41,124 MILES. LAST PCM AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT OVER 37,000 MILES. IST REPAIR AUGUST 2010; 2ND REPAIR OCTOBER 2010; 3RD REPAIR DECEMBEER 2010; 4TH REPAIR JUNE 2011; 5TH REPAIR AUGUST 2011. DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD - TWICE ON I75 AT 70MPH. NO RPM'S, NO ACCELERATION, WRENCH APPEARS AND CAR WILL NOT DRIVE. FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WILL TOW VEHICLE AND LAST EMAIL STATED VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY (POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS/60,000 MILES)? EACH DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS BUT I HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE UNDER THE EXTENDED GM MAJOR REPAIR PLAN. SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED AT ONLY 32,000 MILES. *TR
MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS CURRENTLY AT SHAMALEY FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE VEHICLE INCREASING GAS SPEED ON ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED IN 2008 AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE SHAMALEY FORD DEALERSHIP. IN 2008 THE VEHICLE INCREASED GAS SPEED ON ITS OWN AND ALMOST STRUCK MY CHILD. THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS NOT REPLACED. WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH THE VEHICLE INCREASING SPEED NORMALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE. I CONTINUED TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. IN JULY 2011 I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE DURING NOON TIME AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS I ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND I ALMOST STRUCK SOME PEDESTRIANS. THE SHAMALEY FORD DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I RESEARCHED YOUR WEBSITE AND NOTICED THAT THEIR IS CURRENTLY OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE AGAINST THE SAME TYPE OF FORD VEHICLE. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASES UNEXPECTEDLY ON A DAILY BASIS. I BELIEVE THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR POSSIBLY KILLED. FORD STOPPED MAKING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME DEFECTIVE PARTS AND SEVERAL MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING FLAWS. PLEASE HELP US MAKE FORD MOTOR CO. UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTYLES'. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE P
WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN WE COME TO A STOP, FOR INSTANCE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THIS OFTEN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO THEN STALL. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IF WE ARE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER. NOW WE SHUT THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. WE HAVE AVOIDED ANY INCIDENTS SO FAR. ALTHOUGH MANY TIMES HAVE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM LURCHING INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THE VEHICLE WILL STILL LURCH, BUT SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME. AS I SAID BEFORE THE PRESSURE WE HAVE TO APPLY TO THE BRAKES IS EXTREME. THIS ALSO WILL HAPPEN WHEN BACKING UP. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND THEN DIE. *TR
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I WAS EASING INTO THE SPOT. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS LUNGE WITH THE RPM'S HOVERING ABOVE NORMAL. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE SAME VEHICLE AS MY OWN. APPEARS FROM PREVIOUS REPORTS READ THAT THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THIS HAPPENS IN BOTH DRIVE OR REVERSE.
I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2007 FORD FREESTYLE, WHILE IN REVERSE THE CAR BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN I PUTT IT IN DRIVE. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE LUNGING QUICKLY CEASED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 08/03/2011 THIS TIME THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TODAY 08/08/2011 THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDS REPLACING. NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED FROM THESE INCIDENTS. *TR
OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGUN TO DISPLAY AN ISSUE WITH SURGING WHICH APPEARS RELATED TO INCIDENTS WHERE THE WRENCH DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SHORTLY THERE AFTER. IT DOES SEEM TO OCCUR ON VERY HOT DAYS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. DURING ONE INCIDENT THE CAR HAD BEEN RESTARTED AFTER BEING PARKED, WAS IDLING IN GEAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, THEN STALLED. UPON RESTART THE WRENCH DASH BOARD LIGHT STAYED ON. THE ENGINE LACKED POWER AND WOULD GO A MAXIMUM OF 40 MPH EVEN WITH THE GAS PETAL FULLY DEPRESSED. ONCE AT HOME, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR. IT RESTARTED FINE, WITHOUT THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT, AND DROVE FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. BOTH UNEXPECTED SURGING AND LOSS OF POWER EVENTS HAVE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WITH MULTIPLE DRIVERS. RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE DRIVES BUT SEEMS TO LACK ITS USUALLY LEVEL OF POWER AND WILL SOMETIMES STALL OUT WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT. CAR RESTARTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR A WHILE WHEN ANOTHER STALL OUT OCCURS AT SOME OTHER LIGHT (UNPREDICTABLE). TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 08/08/11 BECAUSE IT FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD DEALER REPORTS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE MASS AIR SENSOR (QUOTED $1,250 TOTAL). IN THE SHOP WAITING ON PARTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,278.
MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL HAS A LUNGING ACTION WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST OCTOBER. THE LUNGING WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SUNDAY IF THERE WASN'T AMPLE SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DIDN'T SEE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED TO SUBMIT THIS. HOPEFULLY, THIS PROBLEM WILL BE EVALUATED BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATALITY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE ACCELERATING, AND SURGE BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THAT HE SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR CONFIRMATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL PROBLEMS STARTED OUT WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES.IT WOULD SURGE VIOLENTLY WHEN PUT IN REVERSE,AND HAD NO POWER AFTER THAT.TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RE-STARTING WOULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM.IT NOW SURGES VIOLENTLY WHEN BACKING UP,OR MANUVERING AT SLOW SPEEDS .IT RUNS FINE ON THE OPEN HI-WAY,BUT WILL STALL AT A STOP.THE ENGINE RACES WHEN SHIFTING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE,OR INTO PARK.I HAVE READ WHERE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM,AND YET FORD MOTORS CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE ISSUE.I ALSO READ WHERE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT BY OTHERS ,AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER FOR 8/08/11,AND DREADING THE COST TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN APPARENT FOR SOME TIME. *TT
TRANSMISSION (CVT) STARTED MAKING NOISES AND LUNGING FORWARD EVEN WHEN FOOT ON BRAKE. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ON MAY 13TH, 2011 TOOK VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THE LUNGING FORWARD ISSUE. HAD AIR FILTER REPLACED DUE TO NOT SEALING PROPERLY AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE CARE OF THE LUNGING. IT WAS FINE FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THE LUNGING IS HAPPENING NOW ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND ALSO PARKING IN THE GARAGE IT HAS ALMOST HIT THE GARAGE WALL BECAUSE IT LUNGED FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE.
I WAS DRIVING MY FORD 2007 FREESTYLE SEL AND I WAS EXITING A PARKING GARAGE AND WHILE I WAS SITTING TO LEAVE THE LOT WHILE HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY CAR LUNGED APPROX. 2 FEET ON IT'S ON. I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT OTHE VEHICLE FROM HITTING ANYONE'S CAR OR PERSON. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN. *TT
MY CAR HAS BEGAN LUNGING FORWARD AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAS ALSO DIED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PROBLEM DOES SEEM TO BE WORSE WHILE GOING SLOW AND WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. *TT
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR IN FACT IT WAS LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS EASING INTO THE SPOT. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A HUMMING NOISE WITH THE RPM'S HOVERING ABOVE NORMAL. A REDUCTION IN POWER OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WITH A/C ON. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE SAME VEHICLE AS MY OWN. APPEARS FROM PREVIOUS REPORTS READ THAT THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY.
I WAS BEGINNING BACKING UP MY WIFES' 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IN THE HARRIS TEETER PARKING LOT ON 07/17/2011 WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCERLATED AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE STALLED. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AGAIN, I BRAKED AND IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS FAR ENOUGH OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT TO GO FORWARD BY THIS POINT. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WENT FORWARD OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. NOW I HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AS THE ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY- I COULDN'T GET THE MOTOR PAST 3000 RPM. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AT A TOTAL COST OF $792.16. THE VEHICLE IS AGAIN DRIVING PROPERLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
WHILE PULLING IN TO PARK, WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLYING BRAKE TO STOP, MY VEHICLE RPMS SURGED. I HAD TO SHARPLY APPLY ADDITIONAL BRAKE, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE STRUCK A BOLLARD. TODAY'S EPISODE IS ANOTHER IN A LONG STRING OF SUDDEN RPM SURGE EVENTS DATING BACK TO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEWLY PURCHASED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY OUR LOCAL FORD/LINCOLN DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM FORD. *TT
2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WE THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN THE A/C WAS RUNNING BUT IT HAPPENS WITHOUT I THE A/C ON. WE HAVE ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS WHEN IN TRAFFIC. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THIS SITUATION, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WE CANT BE HAVING THIS HAPPENING WITH OUT SON IN THE CAR. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS. AN ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM NEW HAS COMPLETED ALL THE UP KEEP ON IT AS PART OF THE DEAL OF TIRES FOR LIFE WHICH IS GOOD SINCE THE FORD EATS THE TIRES AND BRAKES BUT THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I WOULD PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD BUT IT WOULD ONLY DO IT EVERY NOW AGAIN BUT IT TOOK A WHILE BEFORE MY HUSBAND WITNESSED IT HIMSELF. THEN ONE VERY HOT DAY MY AIR CONDITION JUST STOPPED WORKING. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND LET IT IDLE WHILE INSIDE AND WHEN I CAME OUT AND PUT IT IN REVERSE IT LUNGED THEN JUST QUIT ALL TOGETHER AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE PANEL. AFTER CALLING MY HUSBAND I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP AND IT STARTED BUT IT HAD NO POWER WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT FROM THE GAS STATION AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AT THE MALL WITH ME PUSHING THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR IT DIED AGAIN. AFTER RESTARTING IT THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE GAS MILEAGE WENT FROM 23 TO 15 WITH LITTLE TO NO POWER BUT WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE PETAL IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AS IF I PUSHED ON THE GAS PETAL AND WOULD TAKE OFF AND GO FASTER. I HAD 5 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND OUT OF TOWN. I HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME AND I THINK THAT WAS THE LONGEST TRIP EVER. I WAS SCARED OF HITTING SOMEONE OR BEING HIT WHEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS FROM A RED LIGHT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND TODAY I GOT THE QUOTE FOR 1200.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHICH IS SAID TO BE FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY, STA
MY 2007 FOR FREESTYLE IS HAVING LUNGING ISSUES. I OFTEN NOTICE IT WHEN IT'S VERY HOT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND/OR WHEN I'M PARKING. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE WRENCH LITE APPEAR A FEW TIMES. OTHER TIMES, MY CAR LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND SHUTS OFF. OTHER TIMES, IT FEELS LIKE I AM LOOSING POWER WHEN I'M DRIVING. ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. *TR
MY 2007 FOR FREESTYLE IS HAVING LUNGING ISSUES. I OFTEN NOTICE IT WHEN IT'S VERY HOT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND/OR WHEN I'M PARKING. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE WRENCH LITE APPEAR A FEW TIMES. OTHER TIMES, MY CAR LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND SHUTS OFF. OTHER TIMES, IT FEELS LIKE I AM LOOSING POWER WHEN I'M DRIVING. ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND WOULD SURGE BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 2/22/12 *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD, WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL AND HE WOULD NOTICE A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IF THE AC WAS ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER MODELS STARTING FROM 2006 AND UP HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BODY VALVE. UPDATED 10/05/11
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION (OR LURCHING) WHEN IDLING OR MOVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. OCCURS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTIONS, OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY IN HOT WEATHER. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND LUNGE BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,981 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
CAR LUNGES OR SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS OPERATING. CAN OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT HAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED.
OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN IDLING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *KB
I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS , WHEN I PARK AND SIT FOR A MOMENT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT LUNGES FORWARD, SOMETIMES WHEN IM GOING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT AND STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS IT LUNGES FORWARD , I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT DOES THIS BUT SOME ONE WILL GET HURT IF THIS IS NOT FIXED AND FORD DEALER CANT TELL ME WHY IT DOES THIS . *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE HEARD A HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE OVERHAULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,150.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGEG FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGUN LURCHING WHEN AT A SLOW SPEED BOTH IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE. TONIGHT IT LURCHED FORWARD WHILE I WAS PARKING AND I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS KIND OF THING HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE BACKING UP. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY. IT THEN DISPLAYED THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH, WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL MEANS THERE'S A TRANSAXLE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY INDICATOR SYMBOL WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,300. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGED TWICE IN MAY, 2011 WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT. INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 55,000 MILES. SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND DID NOT HIT NEIGHBORING VEHICLES. EARLY IN JUNE 2011, HAD OUR AC REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT WORKING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER AC WAS WORKING AGAIN, CAR LUNGED, WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND VEHICLE STALLED DURING A LOW SPEED TURN. CAR PROCEEDED TO LUNGE AND SURGE REGULARLY WHEN IT WAS PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE AND PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, RPMS WOULD GO BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000. THEN CAR WOULD DIE. WITH EXPERIMENTING, CAR WOULD NOT DO IT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED OFF. WE RESEARCHED INTERNET AND LEARNED ABOUT SURGING AND THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. HAD FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE PERFORMED AND HAVE NOT HAD RECURRENCE IN 90+ DAYS. DID NOT REPLACE THROTTLE BODY YET BUT SUSPECT IT WILL BE CLOGGED UP AGAIN WITH TIME AND MILEAGE. WE CAN'T PREDICT WHEN THE SURGING WILL HAPPEN. WE WILL NOT LET OUR TEENAGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR OR IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,900. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD YESTERDAY WHILE IT WAS IN PARK AT AN ATM. I NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THIS HAPPENED. I CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. AT THE STOP LIGHT I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND RESULT IN A WRECK, SINCE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER IT. *TR
WE PURCHASED A USED 2007 FREESTYLE IN NOV. 2010, WHEN WARM WEATHER CAME AROUND WE REALIZED THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK SO WE HAD IT FIXED. SINCE THEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OUR FREESTYLE HAS SURGED, OR LUNGED ON IT'S OWN, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS REALLY SCARED ME SEVERAL TIMES AS THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME I'M PARKING AND HAVE BEEN CLOSE ON THREE ACCOUNTS TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OR BACK OF ME. I ALSO WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT AND SOMEONE WAS WALKING IN THE CROSSWALK IN FRONT ON ME AND IT SURGED FORWARD, THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS HURT.
WE PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE ON JULY 18, 2011 FROM A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. ON JULY 19,2011 WE EXPERIENCED THREE UNEXPECTED "LUNGES" OF THE CAR, ALL AT SLOW SPEEDS OR STOPPED. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME WITHIN THE PAST 10 DAYS. IT WAS/IS QUITE UNNERVING. *TR
2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE OUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE A/C IS BEING USED (I.E.SUMMER MONTHS). THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT. NOW WE TRY TO REMEMBER TO BE AWARE BUT WE WANT IT FIXED. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE FIXED AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CAUSE IS. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS FIXED OR RECALLED. *TR
THIS CAR HAS BEEN LURCHING FORWARD WHEN PUT IN PARK FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO. ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE THE ENGINE HESITATED A COUPLE OF TIMES LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. IT LURCHED FORWARD JUST BEFORE I PULLED OUT INTO THE ROAD. AS I CAME TO A YIELD SIGN I HAD TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC. WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO GO, THE CAR MOVED FORWARD BUT AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON (SLOW AND LABORED). I DROVE TO THE NEXT PARKING LOT AND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME GET ME AND WE TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS SUNDAY EVENING SO WE LEFT IT THERE WITH A DETAILED REPORT AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. BY MONDAY EVENING WE PICKED UP THE REPAIRED CAR AND CONTACTED THIS ORGANIZATION. THE THROTTLE BODY -AIR INTAKE WAS REPLACED.
DANGEROUS VEHICLE SURGE WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE. THIS SAME EVENT HAS HAPPENED MANY OTHER TIMES. *TR
INVOLUNTARY AND UNEXPECTED SUDDEN "LUNGING" WHEN STARTING, STOPPING, OR AT "IDLE" SPEED. USUALLY "LUNGES" FORWARD WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKE AT "IDLE". FOOT IS NOT NECESSARILY ON THE ACCELERATOR. OCCURS IN GARAGE, PARKING LOTS, AND AT STOP LIGHT. COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE.
MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HAS SURGED, OR LUNGED ON IT'S OWN, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ANYWHERE NEAR THE GAS PEDAL. I AM LISTING ONE DATE ON WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND I AM WORRIED THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS IN PARKING LOTS, WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT BE WALKING NEAR MY VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE (FROM PARK) THE ENGINE WOULD SPEED UP AND IT WOULD SURGE. IT WOULD DO IT MAYBE ONCE A WEEK. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS.IT IS VERY SCARY. WHEN IT SURGES,YOU HAVE TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT FROM CRASHING INTO SOMETHING OR SPEEDING OFF DOWN THE ROAD.WHEN YOU PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF.I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME OVER $940 TO FIX A PROBLEM(THROTTLE BODY) THAT IS NOT MY FAULT NOR WAS CAUSED BY ME,AND MANY OTHER FORD FREESTYLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.THERE ARE 5 (INCLUDING MINE) THAT I KNOW OF THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM,JUST IN THE SMALL TOWN THAT I LIVE IN. BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $940,BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT RECALLED IT. *TR
JULY 4 2010 CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN STOPPED. ABLE TO RESTART BUT COULD NOT GET ANY SPEED. ABLE TO GET TO FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED TROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, WHICH COULD COST OER 700$. SPRAYED CARBON CLEANER IN WITH GAS, OK FOR A WHILE, BUT IT HAS HAPPED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. IS THERE A RECALL. *TR
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