2007 Ford Freestyle complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY MODE WAS ACTIVATED, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE CROSSOVER - THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD, SOMETIMES THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AND THE "RED WRENCH" LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY IN THE LAST MONTH. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY THINK IT MAY BE DUE TO THROTTLE PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT DONE AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO WHEN THE ABOVE HAPPENS, I HAVE NOTICED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON HIGH, IT HAPPENS. THIS MAY BE COINCIDENTAL BUT NEVERTHELESS I HAVE NOTICED THE SURGE WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THERE CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS IN THAT IF YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD (POSSIBLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR, A PEDESTRIAN OR HAVE EVEN HAVING A DEADLY ACCIDENT). THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL BY FORD AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY FORD. THIS SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HARMED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INTERMITTENTLY SURGING FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURES WERE MOST PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SLOWED DOWN OR WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

SURGING AND LURCHING FORWARD WHILE PARKING OR SLOWING DOWN. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A PERSON ON THE SIDE WALK. TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES AND BECOMES MORE FREQUENT AND POWERFUL EACH TIME. THE WRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON THE DASH BOARD NOW. 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. *KB

THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS WEAPON. IT ALMOST RAN OVER MY CHILD. LITERALLY. IT SELF ACCELERATED WHILE SHE WAS CROSSING IN FRONT OF IT. IF I HAD NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION AND HIT THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY SHE WOULD BE DEAD, I AM SURE OF IT. THIS CAR SELF ACCELERATES IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, WITH NO WARNING WHILE IDLE. I HAD IT FIXED ONCE (IT WAS THE FAMOUS THROTTLE BODY) THEY CLEANED IT. CAR RAN FINE FOR A WHILE THEN STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. CAN'T TRUST FORD TO FIX IT AS THEY HAVE LIED CONTINUALLY AND DID NOT FIX IT WHEN THEY SAID THEY DID THE FIRST TIME. CAN'T SELL IT B/C I WOULD FEEL TERRIBLE IF SOMEONE GOT HURT B/C I PASSED IT ON. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AND NOW AM HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE CARBON BUILD UP ON THESE THROTTLE BODIES ARE BREAKING DOWN THE TRANSMISSIONS. FUNNY THING IS FORD NO LONGER MAKES THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION AS PER THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. IT IS CRIMINAL WHAT THEY ARE DOING. I WILL TESTIFY IN ANY COURT AND TELL MY STORY. A MOTHER WHO ALMOST KILLS THEIR CHILD IS SOMEONE THAT WILL NOT STOP FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE PEOPLE AT FORD SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THEY KNOW THESE CARS ARE OUT THEIR AND THAT THEIR MAIN DRIVERS ARE MOMS AND GRANDMOMS. THIS IS BEYOND THE MONEY LOST ON THIS VEHICLE, THIS IS A FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND WHAT IS RIGHT AND MOST OF ALL, PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

IN MAY 2010 MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INVOLUNTARILY WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING A PARKING SPACE. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY BOB TURNER, THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED EXACTLY AS IT WAS BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE INVOLUNTARILY WHEN PARKING ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP, THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FORD REIMBURSED HIM 50%. UPDATED 11/28/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE RPMS INCREASED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK. THE WRENCH LIGHT, ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL BEFORE MY VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT FORD COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *TT I NOTICE THAT IT HAPPENS MOST WHEN THE A/C IS ON. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND STALL SIMULTANEOUSLY. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, IT SURGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE UNTIL STALLING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK OR ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IDLE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FOR TEN SECONDS AND SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS RECENTLY REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE REPEATED FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

MY FORD FREESTYLE SURGES IN DIRECTION THE TRANSMISSION IS IN. IF IN DRIVE IT WILL SURGE FORWARD, IF IN REVERSE IT WILL SURGE BACKWARDS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I'M AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I'M ALSO CONCERNED WHEN MY DAUGHTER USES THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF HER INEXPERIENCE. THIS PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY AND IS MOST PREDOMINANT DURING WARM WEATHER OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS THOROUGHLY WARMED UP. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND WAS WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT. NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR 2007 MODEL. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL W/ APPROX 71K MILES. VEHICLE RPMS SURGE AT IDLE OR VERY LOW SPEED WHILE IN DRIVE (SUCH AS MANEUVERING INTO A PARKING SPOT). VEHICLE STALLS AFTER PUTTING IN REVERSE, THEN FORWARD GEAR, THEN REVERSE AFTER IDLING FOR A WHILE W/ AC ON. AFTER RE-STARTING, DOES NOT GET ABOVE 35 MPH (MECHANIC LIGHT COMES ON AND . UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE -THEN RESTART. THE OPERATES MORE NORMALLY. FUEL GAUGE LIGHT DOESN'T LIGHT AND THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RPM RANGE IS NOT LIT WHEN THE ABOVE AFOREMENTIONED STALLING PROBLEM OCCURS (THEN COMES BACK ON). NOBODY HURT YET. TONIGHT I EMAILED FORD, GIVING THEM MY VIN AND ASKED THEM TO PURSUE A RECALL. PLEASE PRESS THEM TO DO THAT, CLEARLY THERE IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. TODAY THE SURGING NEARLY HURT A CHILD IN A PARKING LOT; THANK GOD MY WIFE'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON GAS PEDAL. INVESTIGATIONS POINT TO THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH LURCHING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE A/C ON. SEVERAL CLOSE MISSES OF ALMOST REARENDING SOMEONE DUE TO THIS ISSUE IN DRIVE TRUS AND OTHER PLACES WHENE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AT A REDLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE RPM WILL RAISE AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO GO FOWARD OR REVERSE DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IS THEN THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) WILL GO ON ON THE DASH. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN RETRIEVE THE CODE THAT MAY BE STORED ON THE CAR'S MAIL COMPUTER

DURING LOW SPEEDS, IDLING SPEEDS, CAR ACCELERATES OR SURGES. MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING OR IN IDLE MODE IN DRIVE UP LINES. WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IF I TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT USUALLY REMOVES THE PROBLEM. OCCURS WHEN GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH ABRUPTLY TRAVELED TO THE THE FLOOR. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT DROVE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AND ACCELERATED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,691.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SURGING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN I TRY TO PARK AND BACKUP. THIS ALSO OCCURS AT STOPLIGHTS AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL CUT OFF. EVEN WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR STILL TRYS TO SURGE. ITS LIKE IT ACCELERATES ALL ON ITS OWN AND AT TIMES IT HAS EVEN BEEN HARD TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO ISSUE. IT WAS ONLY HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW ITS HAPPENS QUITE A FEW TIMES A WEEK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR DUE TO THIS PROBLEM..

OUR2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS DOING SOMETHING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR SURGES A FEW FEET. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WHEN IT DOES THIS OUR FOOT WILL BE ON THE BRAKE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE HAD PART OF MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I NOW KNOW FOR SURE THAT NO PART OF MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. WE ARE HAVING TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, AND IF THERE WAS A PERSON OR A VEHICLE IN FRONT OR BEHIND YOU, YOU WOULD HIT THEM. INITIALLY IT MAY ONLY HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. NOW THAT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, WE ARE JUST FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM HAPPENING. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY UNIT. I AM WORKING WITH A NEW DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MOST FREQUENTLY OCCUR WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DISCOLORATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO "R" OR "F" AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT HAS A TENDENCY TO REV THE ENGINE SLIGHTLY. KEEPING FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM LUNGING FORWARD/BACKWARD. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AS IT GETS HOTTER AND HOTTER. THE VEHICLE "REVS" THE ENGINE FOR SAY 1 SECOND WHEN SHIFTING FROM "P" TO "R" OR "F" ONCE EVERY 10 VEHICLE STARTS AND DOES SEEM TO OCCUR MAINLY WHEN THE AC IS ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED. TODAY, 12 JULY 2011 THE VEHICLE "REV'D" UP AFTER PICKING UP OUR KIDS AT BIBLE CAMP AND ONCE UNDER WAY THE VEHICLE DID BEGIN TO DIE IN THE PARKING LOT - HOWEVER THE COMPUTER MUST HAVE DETECTED A PROBLEM AND SEEMED TO RESTORE OPERATIONS ALONG WITH THE "WRENCH" LIGHT TURNED ON. AFTER PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE LAST SUMMER. WHILE THE "WRENCH" IS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD ALLOW ACCELERATION TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH THE THROTTLE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. THE CAR SEEMS FINE AGAIN NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN RESTARTED. I'M NOT CERTAIN THE "WRENCH" AND THE ALMOST DAILY ENGINE "REV" FOR A SECOND ARE CONNECTED. THE ENGINE "REV" SEEMS FINE AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE LIMITED ACCELERATION/"WRENCH" THAT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS SINCE THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN PULLING OUT INTO A HIGHWAY WHEN YOU EXPECT THE CAR TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW NORMAL ACCELERATION. LAS

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE, HAD FOOT LIGHTLY ON BRAKE AND CAR REVVED AND THEN LURCHED BACKWARD, HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD ON BRAKE TO STOP. TRIED TO PULL BACK IN THE PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR STALLED, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES LAST SUMMER, ONLY WHEN THE A/C WAS ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN THIS SUMMER WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND I WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT TODAY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT MY 16 YEAR OLD DRIVING THIS DANGEROUS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED FORWARD WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY CAR LUNGES ON ITS OWN. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN BACKING OUT THE DRIVEWAY, PULLING THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH, OR TURNING FROM A STOP. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *TT

THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN. THIS HAPPENED ON 7/02/2011 FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE HAD THIS OCCUR SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ALWAYS WHILE STOPPING OR PARKING THE CAR. IN ONE INSTANCE THE CAR WOULD OF STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, HAD THERE NOT BEEN A CURB THERE. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHETHER THE CAR IS COLD OR HAS RUN FOR AWHILE. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO DRIVE THIS CAR LIKE IT MAY LEAP FORWARD AT ANYTIME. FORD NEEDS TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOME IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH LURCHING FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SEVERAL CLOSE MISSES OF REARENDING SOMEONE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES. IT IS AN SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR SOMETIME. *TT

ON 07/21/2007, I PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH WAS USED AS A DEMO. RECENTLY AT 50,500 MILES I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LIGHT THUMPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHILE IDLING. PER MY VISIT OF MID JUNE 2011 TO THE DEALER SERVICE AREA, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE LAST VISIT, I HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SENSOR IS ON BACK ORDER. I COULD HEAR THAT HESITATION IN THEIR VOICE LIKE AS IF THEY ARE KEEPING SOMETHING FROM ME. I DON'T LIKE THIS. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY AND THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME. I AM JUST GLAD THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAVE JUST BEEN VERY LUCKY. IN REGARDS TO THE NOISE, I AM SPECULATING A FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN IDLING AND JUMPS IN RPM UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER SLOWING WHICH IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE BRAKES CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNCONTROLLABLY AND RAPIDLY. *TR

IN THE SPRING OF 2009 WE STARTED NOTICING OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WOULD LUNGE WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AFTER SITTING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING. WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, IT WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE BACKWARD, THEN WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING FORWARD. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY. WE DID HAVE TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THAT FIXED IT FOR TWO YEARS. NOW, IT'S STARTING DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YET, BUT I'M SURE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. MY HUSBAND PLANS TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY, SO WE CAN GET IT FIXED AGAIN, AS IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A FEAR OF HITTING SOMEONE WHEN IT SURGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD. I JUST PRAY IT'S NOT SOMEONE ON FOOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, IT WILL SUDDENLY LURCH BACKWARD WITHOUT ME PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT OCCURS OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS. I HAVE LEARNED TO ANTICIPATE THIS AND ALWAYS KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL I AM SURE THE AREA BEHIND THE CAR IS CLEAR. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SINCE MY DAUGHTER WILL SOON BE DRIVING. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR A NEW AND INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. *TR

2005 AND 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. IN WARM WEATHER THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE WHEN STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, SLOWING WITH THE BREAK, OR REVERSING WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED. BELIEVED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CONFIRMED BY AUTO REPAIR SHOP. RESEARCH HAS REVEALED TONS OF OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON THESE VEHICLES. SEEMS QUITE DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR CAR LURCH OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION. *TR

WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE LUNGING AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT IDLE SPEED ON OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN MOVING IN A PARKING LOT, IT IS VERY APPARENT, PARTICULARLY AS YOU CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. YOU REALLY NEED TO PAY ATTENTION, AND KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES LUNGE. WE RECENTLY HAVE HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION. THE LITTLE "WRENCH" APPEARED NEAR THE END OF OUR TRIP AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE LOSING "POWER" TO THE WHEELS. AFTER THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN, IT OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE WRENCH DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN, YET. *TR

MY FREESTYLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LUNGING. WHEN IT LUNGES IT THROWS THE WRENCH LIGHT. LAST INCIDENT IS THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW. *TR SAME AS PE11018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ONLY NOTICED THE FAILURE WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND THE AIR CONDITION WAS ON THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWED DOWN. AFTER THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SHE STARTED TO PARK PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSED IT JUMP BACK AT LEAST THREE FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WITH AN "A" KIT-THROTTLE CONTROL BODY AND REPROGRAM IT. THIS WAS A COST OF $877 THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,100. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ UPDATED 08/08/11

2007 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH HAD THIS HAPPEN AND WE'VE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE AND PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY BUT REFUSED TO FIX IT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW WANTS TO CHARGE US HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. *KB

WE WERE SITTING IN SOME STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH THE A/C ON AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO JUMP FORWARD AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO. VERY CONCERNED SINCE THIS IS MY FAMILIES DAY TO DAY CAR WHICH MY 2 VERY YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS IN. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS SINCE THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A VERY LONG TIME. *KB

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WANTING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGING UNTIL WHILE AT WALMART WHEN I PUT THE IN REVERSE = CAR SURGED BACKWARDS WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE - ABOUT HIT A CHILD - WHEN PUT IN FORWARD GEAR = CAR SURGED - JERKED - HAD NO RPMS. AT TIME OF PURCHASE I DRILLED THE SALES MANAGER ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT I DID NOT WANT THE SAME PROBLEMS AS EXPERIENCED WITH MY WINDSTAR. WAS TOLD DIFFERENT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION, UPDATE - NOT GEAR DRIVEN - SOLVED THE PROBLEMS = HAVE NOT HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION -(DEFINITELY A LIE - FOUND COMPLAINTS ON LINE0 AT FORT MILL FORD IN FORT MILL, SC. ONCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED, HAD NO RPM TO SPEAK OF - DROVE WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR - MAX SPEED I COULD REACH WAS APPROX. 35 TO 40 MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING, IT WAS FOUND THAT FORD KNEW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM FIRST COMPLAINT (SEE ON LINE) UNLESS YOU FORCE THE ISSUE - FORD DEALERS DENIES UNTIL BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THE RESEARCH I DONE ON THE PROBLEM - THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A COMPLETE RECALL - REIMBURSE THOSE THAT HAD TO PAY FOR THIS ERROR WHICH FORD WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE DUE TO THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE. FORD NEEDS TO PROVE THAT THEY HAVE SOLVED THIS ISSUE. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, MY CAR IS UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGING FORWARD. AT THIS POINT, IT HAS GONE NO FURTHER THAN A FOOT, AND IT STOPS AS SOON AS I BRAKE. THE TRIGGER SEEMS TO BE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING, AND IDLING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WAS WAITING IN THE LINE FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH BANK TELLER, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO ROLL FORWARD AND INSTEAD LUNGED APPROXIMATELY A FOOT. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHTS AND PARKING PLACES AS WELL. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS THE END OF THE SUMMER 2010. IT ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES THAN STOPPED DURING THE WINTER, SO I ASSUMED IT WAS NOT LONGER AN ISSUE. IT STARTED AGAIN THIS SUMMER, THUS THE GUESS ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING, AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE SUMMER PROGRESSES.

97,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE, NEW TRANSMISSION- HOLE I N THE DRIVE SHAFT. 3 REAR BRAKE JOBS- THE 1ST ON WAS BY RECALL. CRACKED MOTORHEAD 12,000 MILES AFTER NEW TRANSMISSION. THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES, SQUEAKS, AND POPS SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. FROM THE CV JOINTS AND BACK BRAKES. *TR

OUR PROBLEMS WITH OUR 07 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED OCCURRING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, MY CAR SORT OF STUTTERED, THEN TOOK OFF. IT HAS DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES NOW WHERE IT IS CRUCIAL TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, AND I HAVE BEEN SO AFRAID OF GETTING HIT BECAUSE OF IT. IT IS LIKE PUSHING ON THE GAS AND NOT REALLY GETTING MUCH OF A RESPONSE WHERE THERE SHOULD BE. SO THE MOST RECENT INCIDENCE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE STORE WITH A FRIEND AND MY CHILDREN. I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE TO EXIT MY PARKING SPOT, AND MY CAR TOOK OFF AGGRESSIVELY. I HAD TO KEEP APPLYING THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANYONE OR OTHER CARS. WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE IN THE DRIVE GEAR, MY CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED WITH NO APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL. THIS COULD BE SEVERELY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND TO OTHER PEOPLE! PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS.

THE ENGINE SURGES DURING BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON GEAR) THEREFORE BRAKE MUST BE FIRMLY APPLIED TO MAINTAIN SAFE CONTROL. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING AND YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY CONTROLLING THE CAR OTHER THAN APPLYING THE BRAKE. IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND AM GOING TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, BACKING UP OR PARKING, WITH THE AC ON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGES 500-800 RPM'S. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THE AC OFF. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION, BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF AUTO IT IS; AUTOMATIC. UPDATED 07/05/11 *BF UPDATED 08/04/11