2005 Ford Freestyle

CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND REV ONLY WHEN THE AC IS ON. MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR WAITING FOR MY WIFE TO COME OUT OF A STORE. IF THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE AC IS SITTING ON FOR A WHILE AND YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE IT WILL LURCH BACKWARDS AND SOMETIMES STALL OUT. IT IS VERY SCARY AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM IT. *TR

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AFTER IDLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 OR SO MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACK ABOUT 10 FEET ALMOST STRIKING TWO CARS AND A PERSON. THE LURCHING HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO FAILSAFE MODE. IT HAS ALSO LURCHED GOING IN DRIVE AS WELL. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEEMS TO HAVE ISSUES AT THE INITIAL START POSITION. IN THE "PARK" POSITION THE CAR WILL REV WITHOUT COMPRESSING THE GAS PETAL, IT THEN LUNGES FORWARD AS YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT SHUDDERS AND SHAKES, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND OPERATE IS THE "SAFE" MODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USUALLY COMES ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS RANGING FROM APRIL OF 2010 TO JULY 2010, EACH TIME THE SYMPTOMS BECAME WORSE, AT ONE POINT WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, IT STUTTERED, REVVED HIGH AND LUNGED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EMBARRASSED, I CONTINUED TO PROCEED FORWARD TO THE ON-RAMP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY CAUSING THE 4 VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO BREAK HARD, AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER ACCIDENT, I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT TO HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE. THE ISSUES STARTED TO OCCUR IN THE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING BEFORE THE USAGE OF THE A/C AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE SUMMER MONTHS APPROACHED AND THE A/C FULL WAS IN USAGE. IT HAS BEEN A ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE I HAVE NEEDED TO REPORT ANYTHING TO THE DEALER. THE FIX DID APPEAR TO LESSEN THE INTENSITY OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT FIX IT ENTIRELY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO ACT UP, BUT IS BACK TO THE SAME INTENSITY AS THE SUMMER OF 2010. THE ENGINE SURGED 3 TIMES IN AN HOUR PERIOD LAST WEEK AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN TWICE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO REPORT IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A NEW ISSUE SINCE IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE THEY HAD WORKED ON THE CAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY MAY HAVE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY IN 2010, WHICH REDUCED THE SURGING INTENSITY, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IS FORD WAITING FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT, FIRE OR DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED OR REPLACED?! *JS

WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE, DRIVE, OR WHEN CAR IS SITTING IDLE THERE IS A SUDDEN ABRUPT THROTTLE IN THE TRANSMISSION GAS. THE ACCELERATION IS SO ABRUPT THAT IT CAUSES THE CAR TO MOVE WITH FORCE WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE GAS. THERE WERE A FEW INCIDENCES WHERE I ALMOST RAMMED THE OBJECTS IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME, FROM THE SUDDEN THROTTLES/ACCELERATION. IVE NOTICED THAT IF IM SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND IF I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *JS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ON 6/18/12 AS I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE I HEARD THE CAR REVVED UP A BIT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARDS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THE CAR DIDN'T JUST SPEED BACKWARDS ALL THE WAY. *TR ON 6/20/12 AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GROCERY COMPLEX, TURNING RIGHT INTO THE MAIN ROAD THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND STARTED LUNGING FORWARD. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAD MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AGAIN. ALSO IT'S A GOOD THING THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE ONE IN FRONT. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE HIT THAT CAR BECAUSE THE LUNGE WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD UPLAND, CA FOR THE THROTTLE BODY SERVICE. I GAVE THEM A COPY OF THE FORD TSB 09-24-12 BUT IN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS, I DO NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REMOVED AND THEN CLEANED THOROUGHLY. THE TSB SPECIFICALLY STATES TO REMOVE THE TB AND CLEAN IT PROPERLY. I AM GUESSING THAT THEY JUST OPENED UP THE OTHER END AND SPRAYED TB CLEANING COMPOUND AND THAT'S IT. NOW I AM WEARY THAT THE LUNGING MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM HOPING THROUGH THE NHTSA THIS VEHICLE CAN BE RECALLED AND FORD TO ASSUME ALL COSTS OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TB AND ANY OTHER CONNECTED PROBLEMS TO LUNGING. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I USE THIS TO DRIVE MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES A 1 YEAR OLD BABY. *TR

STARTED CAR AND WAS LEAVING RESTAURANT PARKING SPACE. ENGINE REVVED UP SEVERAL HUNDRED RPM AND CAR WAS LURCHING FORWARD AS I TRIED TO HOLD IT BACK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. PEOPLE WERE WALKING IN FRONT OF CAR HEADING TOWARD RESTAURANT. CAR WAS LURCHING FORWARD TOWARD THEM AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE RPM'S WOULD GO HIGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE FRONT TIRES SPIN A LITTLE BIT ON THE PAVED PARKING LOT. I KILLED THE IGNITION TO MAKE CAR STOP. THE PEOPLE THOUGHT I HAD BEEN TRYING TO ASSAULT THEM WITH THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT ON THEM TO WALK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF ME. MECHANIC CHECKED CAR OUT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY FREQUENTLY. IT IS WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND IS MOST COMMON WHEN IN PARKING LOTS OR DRIVEWAY WHEN NOT EVEN USING THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

SUDDEN ENGINE REVVING DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. LOSS OF POWER TO TRANSMISSION. INSTRUMENT PANEL WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RESTING RESTARTED AND ACTED LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP EVALUATION SHOWED AN EVENT. ASSUMING IT'S OK TO DRIVE. WEEKS LATER AT A STOP LIGHT HESITATION AND JERKING WAS OCCURRING. THIS CONTINUES, WORSE IF AC WAS ON. NOTHING EVER REVEALED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING FAILURE. BACK TO FORD BASED ON CODES IT WAS GOING TO NEED A $900+ PART. DURING THIS PROCESS IT WAS REVEALED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED OR A REBUILT. 4-7K. WE NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR FOR OUR SAFETY. IT WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP. WE LOVED THIS CAR. *TR