2007 Ford Freestyle complaints

THROTTLE BODY ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND TRANSMISSION BAD AND CAR KEPT LUNGING FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WILL REPAIR BUT THERE HAD BEEN MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES MY VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AND REVERSE. MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE A/C IS ON. EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE - THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN AND LUNGES FORWARD. I CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING - EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE.

THIS STARTED LAST YEAR, WHEN WARM WEATHER STARTED, TRIED TO BACK UP AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLING FOR AWHILE, FREESTYLE STALLED OUT AND TRIED TO JUMP, ABOUT THREE TIMES IN A ROW, BEFORE WE COULD GET IN DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN WARM WEATHER. TOOK A FRIEND TO THE HOSPITAL ON 05/25/11. DROVE TO EAST GATE FROM MY HOUSE TO PICK HER UP, STOPPED AT FAST FOOD PLACE, HAD TO WAIT FOR FOOD, NOTICED GAUGE NEEDLES ALL JUMPED UP AND THEN FELL BACK DOWN WHILE WAITING W/A/C AND ENGINE RUNNING IN PARK. PULLED OUT, WENT TO DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, GOT INTO PARKING GARAGE, VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. I SLAMMED BOTH FEET ON BRAKE, TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANYONE, OR ANYTHING, VEHICLE STALLED. I RESTARTED, AND KEPT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE AGAIN TRIED TO LURCH OUT, AND THEN DIED. THIS HAPPEN 3 OR 4 TIMES IN SUCCESSION, FINALLY GOT VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL, AND PARKED IT. IT WAS PARKED ABOUT 30 MINUTES, DROVE BACK TO EASTGATE, AND THEN HOME. WRENCH AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AT TIME OF INCIDENT. IT WAS STILL ON WHEN I GOT HOME. IT WENT OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON 5/30/11, DROPPED OFF FRIEND FROM WORK, ON MY WAY HOME, TALKED IN CAR FOR AWHILE WITH ENGINE AND A/C RUNNING WHILE IN PARK. UPON DRIVING TO MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE STALLED, RESTARTED NO ACCELERATION, WHEN I HIT THE GAS, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. PULLED OVER TO SIDE, TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, REMOVED KEY, RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. DEALERSHIP CALLED TODAY, SAID IT W

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL AND THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR'S ENGINE WILL SURGE AND IMMEDIATELY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS ANOTHER INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. THERE WERE TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT IF SHE HAD NOT HAD HER FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE WOULD HAVE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO READ THAT THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. MY WIFE AND I BOTH LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND WISH TO KEEP IT. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. I SAW WHERE FORD WAS LOOKING INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL, MINE DOES THIS ON OCCASION. BUT 5/30/11 MINE DID IT VERY BADLY AND THE CAR DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I DID GET THE CAR STARTED AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT, WITH IT LUNGING FORWARD AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR IS AT CARMAX NOW AS I HAD BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY OFFER. WAITING ON THE OUTCOME. *TR

THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN IDLING AS WELL AS LURCHES FORWARD (WHILE IN DRIVE THRU LANE) AND IT LURCHES IN REVERSE. IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHEN PARKING AND BACKING OUT OF SAID LOCATION. IT HAS ALREADY CAUSED ME TO HIT A CONCRETE PILLAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD. AS THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ANYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT HE WOULD REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

OWN A FORD FREESTYLE 2007. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, WHILE THE A/C WAS ON, THE CAR "LUNGED" FORWARD AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I CHECKED MY MANUAL AND IT REFERRED TO THE THROTTLE BODY POSSIBLY HAVING AN ISSUE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF A/C AND SHUT CAR OFF. I THEN RESTARTED CAR AND THE WRENCH HAS NOT APPEARED SINCE.

VEHICLE SURGES SUDDENLY AT IDLE SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN HOT WEATHER. IT ALSO LOSES POWER ON THE FREEWAY AND BECOMES VERY SLUGGISH IN ACCELERATION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATIOAS THE SURGES WILL CASUE THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD SUDDENLY WITH PEDESTRIANS AROUND.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WAGON SURGES WHEN I'M AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M BACKING UP OR MOVING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAS OCCURRED THE LAST 2 SUMMERS. I DON'T REMEMBER IT HAPPENING IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT YET BECAUSE WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. WHILE STOPPED WITH BRAKE APPLIED CAR SURGES AND TRIES TO MOVE FORWARD. LATEST INCIDENT CAR HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A STREET FROM A PARKING LOT. CAR SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD STOPPING PARTIALLY INTO THE OUTSIDE TRAFFIC LANE WHERE IT DIED. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO AVOID MY STALLED CAR. I EVENTUALLY GOT IT STARTED, BACKED UP, AND CHOSE A DIFFERENT EXIT FROM ANOTHER SIDE OF THE SAME PARKING LOT BECAUSE THERE WAS LIGHTER TRAFFIC ON THAT SIDE AND I WASN'T SURE HOW THE CAR WOULD PERFORM. COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *TR

THE THRODDLE IS STICKING. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IT STILL ACTS LIKE I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND TRIES TO GO BY ITSELF. ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING PEOPLE AND DOGS AND FENCES DUE TO THE CAR JERKING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER LETTING OFF THE BRAKE. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO KEEP THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS AFTER CHANGING GEARS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GUNNING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.

SURGING ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE (VIN: [XXX]) -- EVENTUALLY CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS PULLING FORWARD. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR REPAIR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY A SOFTWARE UPGRADE OR THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, THEN POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION SERVICE REPAIR, AND ULTIMATELY THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. OUR LAST VISIT WE HAD A TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND 2 WEEKS LATER MY VEHICLE SURGED AND I HIT A PARKED CAR. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN I AM TRAVELING IN REVERSE (SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY) OR FORWARD AT A SLOW SPEED (SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR MAKING A U-TURN AFTER SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT). I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OUR DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS TIME MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE HAD NO INJURIES ONLY DAMAGE TO THE CARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY DO THE LUNGING WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. AT TIME IT WILL LUNGE AND STALL, SO I WILL HAVE TO THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING THEN YOU ARE IN A DRIVE THRU AND THE LUNGING MAKES YOU FEAR YOU WILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OVER THE SUMMER OF 2010 AND AS OF APRIL OF 2011 HAS BECAME MUCH WORSE. I HAVE TO PARALLEL PARK MANY TIME A DAY AT MY JOB AND HOME, AND WITH THE LUNGING GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE I FEAR I WILL HIT SOMETHING OR WORSE A PERSON!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

CAR SURGES AND "REVS" WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR OR WHEN YOU CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR DRIVE TO REVERSE. LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, HAVE HIT THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND HAD SURGES WHERE HAVE BUMPED OTHER CARS (NOT BAD ENOUGH TO FILE A CLAIM). SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE JUST REVS OR SURGES ALL THE TIME NOW. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH OR AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WITH AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,947.

MY CAR AFTER BEING IN PARK, WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE LURCHED FORWARD. ONCE I STARTED THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO GO QUITE RIGHT AND I HAD AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEAR. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I RESTARTED IT AND IT ACTED FINE. I HAVE HAD 3 SUBSEQUENT SIMILAR INCIDENCES...THE LURCHES HAVE HAD ME COME CLOSE TO HITTING A CAR AND A PERSON. THE LIGHT ALWAYS GOES AWAY WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT RIGHT BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR IN REVERSE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY ABRUPT FORCE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLASTIC AIR FILTER HOUSING AND A VALVE SENSOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THEN LUNGED A FOOT FORWARD WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. MY VEHICLE DOES THIS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT IT OCCURS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY WITH THE AIR ON. TO DATE NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE AND NO INJURY HAD OCCURRED, HOWEVER MY CONFIDENCE IN MY VEHICLE AND ITS SAFETY IS SEVERELY DIMINISHED. I BROUGHT MY FREESTYLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPORT AND CORRECT ITS LUNGING TENDENCY. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY A SOLUTION, FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I COME TO A STOP PRIOR TO PULLING IN THE LAST FEW FEET OF A PARKING SPOT, MY CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD (REV) WITH MY FOOT NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I CAN STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING AND/OR DEFROST ARE ON.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED JUMPING OR LUNGING WHEN I WOULD BE PARKING. I WOULD HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK WHEN THE CAR WOULD JUST JUMP OR LUNGE FORWARD. I WOULD PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD STOP. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HIT A CAR OR WALL IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE THIS WEEK AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE. IT COST ME $856.64 AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS BEGINNING ON THIS DATE WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR WOULD LUNG FORWARD AND THEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CAR WOULD STALL. THIS "SURGING" PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ONCE YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BUT WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE YOU PRESSED THE ACELERATOR. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE AND AFTER ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOISED THE PROBLEM AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT COST. SINCE THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT OUR EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED AND SO THAT WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED IN THE CASE OF RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IN WARM TEMPERATURES, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE- SINCE I GOT MY VEHICLE LATE 2007, WHEN IT IS IDLING OR DRIVING SLOWLY IN DRIVE OR REVERSE A SUDDEN INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. IT IS MORE APPARENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. *TR

WHILE SLOWING TO STOP OR PARK, MY CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. IT OCCASIONALLY ALSO DOES IT WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING.

THE ISSUE OF "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHEN I FIRST USED THE AIR CONDITIONER IN MARCH OF 2008. I RAN INTO THE BACK END OF ANOTHER CAR AT A DRIVE THROUGH FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WHEN THE CAR SURGED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE BACK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER TO CHECK OUT THE ISSUE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE TAKEN TO OTHER FORD DEALERS WHO ALSO SAID THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG - MOST RECENTLY 02/15/11. OVER THE YEARS THE VEHICLE HAS JUMPED OVER PARKING SPACES CONCRETE STOPS. THE "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" HAPPENS DOZENS OF TIMES EVERY DAY. I WILL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND FORD DOESN'T CARE!

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED MAKING A "REVVING UP" TYPE SOUND WHEN CAR WAS IN PARK OR REVERSE. IT WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD IF I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ECT. IT STALLED OUT ON ME AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT WOULD START BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ASAP WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. I HAVE APPROX 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD I WAS PAST MY WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE 5 YR WARRANTY. THE DEALER HAD ME CALL FORD TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME OUT WITH ADJUSTING THE COST OF REPAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY-THIS APPEARED TO BE A SCAM TO GET YOUR CAR REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. I AM NOW LOOKING AT $2500 IN REPAIRS TO FIX A BAD BEARING IN MY TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED ON THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! FORD NEEDS TO STAND BY THEIR CUSTOMERS! I WONDER WHY THEY STOPPED MAKING FREESTYLES? WHO IS GOING TO BAIL US OUT ON THESE REPAIR BILLS? *TR

WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. MY HUSBAND PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES SO THAT WE WOULD NOT STRIKE THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. *TR

EVERY TIME I PUT MY VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT ACCELERATES AND I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE, ITS THE SAME AS GOING IN REVERSE WHICH IS ACTUALLY SCARY SINCE IT DID THIS TO ME IN A TIGHT SQUEEZED PARKING AREA AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED DURING COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY, AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER WEEK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLED, IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE SURGES WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. *TR

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY LURCHES WHEN PARKING OR BACKING UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR (IN MOST CASES MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE). IN THE PAST IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD, THEN STALLED WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. USUALLY AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN AND WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. THE ONLY PATTERN TO THE LURCHES APPEARS TO BE TIGHT TURNS AND PERHAPS HIGH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD DURING NORMAL SHUT DOWN EVEN ON COOL DAYS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER TWICE IN JUNE OF 2010. THE FORD DEALER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FORD DEALER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT REPLACED AN AIR FLOW METER ON THE FIRST VISIT AND SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG ON THE SECOND. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. ONLY CONSTANT VIGILANCE AND LUCK HAVE PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD MOMENTARILY BEFORE STALLING. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 07/08/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY OR IN REVERSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT THE CONTACT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOTICED IN SLOW SPEED SITUATIONS; WHEN PULLING IN/OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ETC. UPDATED 08/01/11

I AM FILLING OUT A FORM REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORD FREESTYLE'S 'LUNGING' PROBLEM. I HAD NOTICED THIS ISSUE BEGINNING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ON MY 2007 FREESTYLE LIMITED FWD WITH CVT. IT WOULD BE IDLING AND THEN AS I WOULD PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR WHETHER IT IS FORWARD OR REVERSE, IT WOULD REV WITHOUT MY DOING. I DO NOT USE MY AC MUCH AT ALL SO I DOUBT IT WAS ON WHEN THE REVVING HAPPENED BUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A MONTH. LUCKILY, THE ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO ME, I WOULD SURELY APPRECIATE IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO CAPITOL FORD IN RALEIGH, NC AND AFTER DESCRIBING MY PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO SPEND $165 ON A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. A SERVICE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IN MY LIFE, THOUGH THEY SAY IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY 30K MILES. I LOVE MY CAR AND WANT TO KEEP IT FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND FORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELIABLE WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING ME INFORMED ABOUT THINGS NEEDING TO BE DONE TO KEEP IT RUNNING SMOOTHLY, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEFORE MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING UNTIL AFTER I INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL INVESTIGATION AND THE ENGINE REVVING ISSUE. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS THE CORPORATE LINE THEY ARE TELLING THEIR PEOPLE TO TELL US FREESTYLE OWNERS IN REGARDS TO SPENDING MONEY TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE YOU GUYS MAKE IT A FREE FIX DUE TO A RECALL. I CERTAINLY HOPE THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO GET MONEY OUT OF UNSUSPECTING AND LOYAL OWN

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT SOUNDS AS IT I AM REVVING UP THE MOTOR, EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. IT IS WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE CROSSOVER VEHICLE CAN LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR IDLING. MY FREESTYLE LUNGES UP TO 10 FEET WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR OR FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES FIRMLY STOPS THE CAR FROM MOVING. THE PROBLEM WORSENS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON OR THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED A LOT. IN BOTH CASES, THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED IS INCREASED TO COMPENSATE FOR ADDITIONAL LOADS TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR OR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE INCIDENTS OF BRIEF ACCELERATION OCCUR IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS FOR SURGING. NEITHER DEALER ADMITTED HEARING OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THE CAR WILL SURGE URGE TO ALMOST 2000 RPMS AND THEN DIE BACK TO AROUND 500 RPMS AND STRUGGLE TO RUN. IT WILL REPEAT THIS UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. IN THE 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES AS RECENTLY AS LAST FRIDAY. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT WILL DO THIS AT INTERSECTIONS AND SHE DOES NOT TRUST THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE ISSUES ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING. OUR FREESTYLE HAS THE SURGING ISSUE. FIRST STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN WE TURNED ON THE AIR, THE FORD SURGED AND THREW 2 RODS. FORD REBUILT THE ENGINE, LUCKILY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN IT HAS DONE THE SURGE AT LEAST FIVE MORE TIMES, IT SEEMS TURNING ON THE DEFROST, AIR CONDITION, OR WHEN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE STARTS, IT HAPPENS. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO FORD 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IT RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD. HE QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WILL JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. IT IS WORSE WHEN THE AIRCONDITONER IS ON OR IF YOU HAVE HAD YOUR FOOT ON THE BREAK WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR. AT TIMES WHEN IT JUMPS IT CAUSES THE CAR TO GO DEAD AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WHERE HE RESIDED WAS WARM AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD FORCING HIM TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED AS HE WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. UPDATED 06/233/11

OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS EXHIBITING VEHICLE LUNGING AND/OR ENGINE REVVING WHEN A FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND OCCASIONALLY AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT IS.. THIS IS NOW OCCURRING DAILY, AND HAS WORSENED SINCE HAVING ONE REPAIR (REPLACED ENGINE/TRANSMISSION MOUNT) DONE LAST WEEK. *TR

AFTER WARMING UP THE VEHICLE, AND LETTING THE ENGINE DROP DOWN TO 1000 RPMS, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR THE TACH JUMPS UP TO ABOUT 1500 RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WANTS TO LURCH. I AM ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING FORWARD BY REMAINING ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT IS A DEFINITE LURCHING SENSATION

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT WAS SURGING WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE I HAD TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL THE SURGE WAS OVER IT WOULD ALSO STALL THE ENGINE SOMETIMES WHEN IT SURGED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND HAD TO WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. THE DEALER PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS BECOMING WORSE. I WOULD SHAKE YOU AROUND AT TIMES THE SURGE WAS SO STRONG. IT SEEMED OK WHEN WE PICKED IT UP BUT I HAVE PUT ABOUT 8000 MILE ON IT SINCE THE REPAIR AND I AM STARTING TO NOTICE THAT IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN NOT TO A BAD POINT YET BUT THAT IS HOW IT STARTED OUT THE FIRST TIME. THE REPAIR WAS 650.00 AND IT IS LOOKING LIKE IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. *TR

THE VEHICLE SURGED WHEN COMING OFF OF IDLE, BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN PARKING. THIS HAPPENED IN THE SPRING OF 2009 AND AGAIN IN THE SPRING OF 2011. BOTH TIMES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH DID SEEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY RESULTED FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CAR LUNGES ACCELERATES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACES. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. MAYBE 2-5 MPH AND YOU WOULD NEED TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY (SCARY). I TOOK IT TO A FORD DISTRIBUTORSHIP (LOGANVILLE FORD, 3460 HIGHWAY 78, LOGANVILLE , GA 30052, 770 554-9994 TO GET THE ACCELERATION FIXED. A MR. JASON CORRELL SAID THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY ACCELERATION IN THE FORD FREESTYLE AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM NOT FORD'S I CALLED THE REGIONAL OFFICE OF FORD AND WAS TOLD THE SAME--NO KNOWN PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FILE A REPORT, BUT WOULD NOT HELP ME ON THE REPAIR. ON MAY 26, 2010, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND PAID $1,056.89 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSY. THE CAR HAS WORKED FINE SINCE.