2005 Ford Freestyle

I WAS PARKED WITH THE CAR IN PARK. I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I HAD TO TURN IT AROUND FIRST. I PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND DROVE FORWARD A LITTLE. STOPPED PUT IN REVERSE, DROVE BACKWARDS A LITTLE THEN PUT BACK IN DRIVE AND JUST AS I WAS STOPPING CAR LURCHED FORWARD, HITTING MY DEEP FREEZER. THE CAR HAS ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO GO FORWARD BEFORE WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES LIGHTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES BUT, TODAY WAS THE WORST. *TR

I WAS BACKING UP WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH AND DID NOT WANT TO STOP. I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND SAW THAT THE CEL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE DASH DISPLAYED FAIL SAFE MODE. CONTINUED TO BACK UP CAREFULLY AND THEN WHEN DRIVING FORWARD THE CAR DIED. TURNED KEY OFF WAITING A FEW SECONDS STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN AND WENT DIRECTLY TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE SO THAT I COULD READ THE STORED CODE. NOTHING SHOWED UP SO I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP PUT INTO REVERSE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SO I GRABBED THE CODE READER AND IT DISPLAYED P061B AND P2106. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION IT LOOKS AS IF THE THROTTLE BODY IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, AND FROM ALL OF THE READING I HAVE DONE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS ALSO COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THIS PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FROM FORD. WITH ALL OF THAT INFO, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS WIDESPREAD ISSUE. *TR

OUR 2005 FORDFREESTYLE HAS A KNOWN SURGING PROBLEM. EVERYTIME IT WOULD SURGE WE WOULD TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. FINALLY THE CAR LUNGED 2 FT FORWARD AND SHUT DOWN WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. WE HIT THE FUEL RESET BUTTON TO GET IT WORKING THEN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP; PAID AROUND $3000 TO REPLACE THE FUEL RESET BUTTON AND SENSORS TO ONLY HAVE IT START BACK UP A WEEK LATER. WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY ANOTHER $1000. NOW A MONTH LATER THE CAR IS SURGING AGAIN. THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THANKFULLY A BACK ROAD, THE CAR JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF AND NON OF THE SYSTEMS WORKED. THE BRAKES BARELY WORKED. WE HAD TO LET THE CAR COAST TO A STOP. IT IS CURRENTLY A VERY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 64,879 MILES HAS STARTED TO SURGE IN AND OUT OF PARK AND WHEN STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC. IT ALSO SURGES FROM PARK WHEN IN REVERSE AND I AM GOING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE. I HAVE HAD THIS FREESTYLE SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS REQUIRED. I ALSO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT WHERE IT WILL NOT WORK AND HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW. FORD HAS NOT CHARGED ME FOR THESE REPAIRS BUT IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT TO HAVE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY SEAT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WITH THIS SUDDEN SURGING ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD WITH ITS VEHICLES. I WOULD WELCOME YOUR INVESTIGATORS TO MY HOME TO EXPERIENCE FIRST-HAND. I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER BUT INTEND TO DO SO THIS WEEK. THIS PROBLEM WITH SURGING HAS JUST BEGUN WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE LOCKED UP A YEAR AGO AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDS REPLACING BUT IT'S ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IT SURGES SOME AND STILL NO PART! AFTER RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO EVERYONE. WHAT IS FORD WAITING FOR, PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE THEY GET THIS RESOLVED????? *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES SINCE ABOUT 20,000 MILES. NOW HAS 100,000 AND SURGING AROUND 5 FEET, MOSTLY IN AND OUT OF PARKING OR IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC. MY CAR LUNGED APRROX. 5 FEET BACKWARDS AND ALMOST HIT LADYAS I WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AT GROCERY STORE; SHE SCREAMED, JUMPED, AND YELLED AT ME (UNDERSTANDABLE). I WOULD HAVE HIT HER IF MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE. NO DEALER COULD FIND THE PROBLEM FROM 2006 UNTIL NOW, 2010. FORD HAS OFFERED NO HELP OR RECALL ON THIS "THROTTLE BODY" PROBLEM. NOR DID THEY OFFER ANY HELP ON THE POOR DESIGN OF THE DOUBLE BACK SEAT THAT GETS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND WILL NOT LIE DOWN. THEY "NEGOTIATED" A $400 COST TO FIX DOWN FROM $1,000, EVEN THOUGH FORD HAS A PAPER ON THIS PROBLEM. AT 99,000 MILES, NOW THE DEALER REPORTS I NEED NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY; TRANSMISSION PAN IS WET; A/C COMPRESSOR LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACING. I DROVE MY 240 DL VOLVO FOR 10 YRS/340,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY SERVICES AND OIL CHANGES. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THIS CAR IS FALLING APART LIKE THIS. I WAS A COURT REPORTER FOR 25 YEARS. HOW CAN FORD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING PARTS AND GRATUITOUSLY DOING PROPER SERVICE TO CORRECT THEIR POOR DESIGN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES PRODUCTS LIABILITY PROBLEMS FOR FORD? WILL THEY BECOME ANOTHER TOYOTA BEFORE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY? I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE PIECE OF PAPER WARNING ME ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, WHICH I VIEW AS QUITE SERIOUS; AND I KNOW THE LEGAL OUTCOME IF SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS A WEAK LEGAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR PERHAPS A LEGAL LIABILITY DEPT. THAT MAY DESIRE TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY HAVE TO DEFEND THEM IN COURT. SOMETHING DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME HERE. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE PURCHASED IN 2009. MY WIFE HAS HAD THE CAR 'STALL' IN BUSY TRAFFIC 4-5 TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS (FEB-MAR 2010). THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN WALDORF MARYLAND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDING REPLACED. I'VE CONSULTED THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS FAILURE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF FORD FREESTYLES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 105K MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT IT WITH 80K MILES ON IT. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO RECALL THIS CAR AND FIX THIS PART. IT IS UNSAFE FOR A FAMILY STYLE VEHICLE LIKE THE FREESTYLE. FORD WANTED $800 TO REPLACE THE PART. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TRAVESTY AND IS EXACTLY WHY AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURING IS IN THE STRAITS THEY ARE IN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING FOR THE COUNTRY AND FORCE FORD TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING THAT IT DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. I WOULD GO TO PULL OUT OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR WOULD SLUGGISHLY MOVE FORWARD WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AS TIME WENT ON IT SEEMED TO GET WORSE. LATELY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN JERK FORWARD. FINALLY, TODAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY I COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELRATE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE "FAIL SAFE ENGINE" SIGNAL CAME ON. I PULLED OFF TTO THE SIDE, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHICH SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I GOT TO WHERE I WAS GOING BUT ON THE WAY HOME IT SEEMED VERY JERKY AND UNRELIABLE. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY AND TO BRING IT IN TOMORROW. IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS AN ONGOING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT THE FREESTYLE IS HAVING. THANK GOD I WASN'T PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN IT DECIDED TO NOT WORK! I HAVE THREE KIDS AND CARPOOL ALL THE TIME. IF FORD DOESN'T DO SOMETHING NOW THEY WILL NOT ONLY HAVE PARTS TO REPLACE BUT LAWSUITS TO SETTLE AS WELL WHEN PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THEIR INACTION.