2005 Ford Freestyle

2005 FORD FREESTYLE FOR 2 YRS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FOOT BEING ON BRAKE AND THE THROTTLE WANTING TO GO CAUSING CAR TO SURGE AHEAD - NO ACCIDENT YET - THIS IS OFF AND ON - ALSO IF TURNING HARD WILL SURGE - 2X WENT INTO SAFE ENGINE MODE - CODE P061B AND P2106 THEN AFTER PARKING CAR FOR AWHILE IT WILL BE FINE - ALSO REAR BRAKES MAKING NOISES AND HAVE TO BE REPLACE EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES - CAR SURGES AND ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN MOSTLY WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE ALSO DOES THIS IN REVERSE - CAR HAS ABOUT 120,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME - VERY DANGEROUS - CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED - THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY PRETTY MUCH - SOME DAYS ONLY ONCE - THIS PAST WEEK EXTREMELY OFTEN AND WENT IN FAIL SAFE MODE - THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM - I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS - VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THIS CAR HAS AN APPARENTLY WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY FAILING, CAUSING: A) SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, AND B) SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED BOTH PROBLEMS YESTERDAY. FIRST, WITH MY WIFE'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD CHILDREN LOADING INTO IT, WHILE IN SCHOOL CARPOOL LINE. THEN, WHILE MAKING HER WAY IMMEDIATELY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP -- WITH MY TWO CHILDREN -- THIS UNCONTROLLED LUNGING FROM A DEAD STOP CONTINUED AT INTERSECTIONS; AND WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED, IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER. THE SUDDEN LUNGE MAKES IT LIKELY YOU'LL HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR REAR-END THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU; THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER MAKES IT LIKELY YOU'LL BE THE RECIPIENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION. THE REPAIR IS COSTING US $730. IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY, OF COURSE. AND I'VE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO GIVE ME BACK THE OLD PART, SO YES, I SHOULD HAVE THAT AVAILABLE WHEN I GET THE CAR BACK. *** IMPORTANT *** THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE TO BOTH FORD AND THE ODI OF THE NHTSA. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MATCHING, PUBLICLY FILED COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTING THIS CHILLING SAFETY ISSUE IN THIS VERY SAME ODI DATABASE TO WHICH I AM SUBMITTING THIS MIRROR COMPLAINT. WHEN SHOULD WE EXPECT TO SEE SOME ACTION FROM THE ODI/NHTSA AND/OR FORD ON THIS???????? I WANT MY MONEY BACK BUT I ALSO WANT FORD TO FIX THIS, NOT JUST ON MY CAR, BUT ON ALL THE OTHER FAMILY'S' CARS THAT HAVE THIS **WELL-KNOWN** SAFETY DEFECT!!!!!!!!! *TR

WHEN AT A DEAD STOP OR ACCELERATING SLOWLY (AS IN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE), THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE, REQUIRING HARD BRAKING. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS AT MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THIS ENTIRE SUMMER. THE 9/2/10 DATE WAS WHEN IT WAS PARTICULARLY BAD AND PERSISTENT. OMINOUSLY, THE TYPICAL SETTING DESCRIBES THE SITUATION WHEN IN THE LINE OF CARS WHEN PICKING UP OUR DAUGHTERS AT SCHOOL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BEING USED. HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. HE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, BUT ONLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. TO AVOID ANY PROBLEMS, HE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SITTING IDLE AT A STOP OR ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE JUNE 2010. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AWD WITH A 3.0L V6. I HAVE HAD TO PARK MY VEHICLE AS IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO USE. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY SURGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. NOW WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE DIES WHERE EVER IT OCCURS. I HAVE KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM HITTING OTHER CARS MULTIPLE TIMES AND YESTERDAY WAS THE FINAL STRAW. I ALMOST HIT A KID AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. WAITING IN LINE TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL THE CAR SURGED SO BAD THAT THE BREAKS WOULD NOT STOP IT. I HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK. I UNDERSTAND THE VOLVO CARS THAT SHARE THE SAME PART HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. TOYOTA HAD TO EXPLAIN THEMSELVES IN WASHINGTON FOR AN ISSUE NOT UNLIKE MINE. THE FIRST DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT ON MY CAR WAS IN THE SECOND MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT UNTIL THE ISSUE BECOMES BAD ENOUGH TO REPLICATE THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT FROM THE ISSUE AT MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL AND THE DRIVETRAIN IS MAKING NOISES. GUESS WHAT AS SOON AS MY 3YEAR WARRANTY WAS UP THE ISSUE BECAME MORE REGULAR. NOW IT IS AT MY COST TO FIX AN ISSUE I REPORTED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. THAT IS JUST WRONG! *TR

CAR BEGAN SURGING FORWARD EVEN WITH BRAKE APPLIED CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLISIONS. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT STARTED STALLING AND WOULD GO INTO SAFE MODE AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH, WHICH WAS A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE ON THE INTERSTATE. DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND PART IS ON BACKORDER. OBVIOUSLY A HIGH RATE OF REPAIRS BEING DONE IF PART ON BACKORDER. SEVERAL FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON OWNER ISSUE AND HAS RESULTED IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD STILL DRIVE IT BUT FEELS UNSAFE AND COULD CREATE A SITUATION THAT WOULD PUT MY CHILDREN IN HARMS WAY WHILE BEING PASSENGERS. WOULD LIKE FORD TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF ISSUE AND PROVIDE SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THE FAIL SAFE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.