2005 Ford Freestyle

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

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE, BOUGHT NEW, AND OVER THE PAST 6-12 MONTHS I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE ENGINE REVS AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ENGINE DIE WITH NO WARNING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND RUNNING. ON 6/29/2010 I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT SURGED BACKWARDS, I APPLIED THE BRAKES STRONGLY AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT, IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 7 DAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO INQUIRE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HAVE RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. I FOUND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DETAILING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING MY CAR EXAMINED AND REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALER. REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO COST AT LEAST 500 DOLLARS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED FORD HAS NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPTS TO WARN OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM AND/OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT NO COST. SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS, NOT UNDER CONTROL OF THE DRIVER, ARE OBVIOUSLY QUITE DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. LOSING ENGINE POWER IN CONJUNCTION WITH IT, IN TRAFFIC, CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL. I WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF THE PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY MANY OF US FREESTYLE OWNERS ARE HAVING, IN HOPES SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE VEHICLES AND PROTECT THE OPERATORS AND TRAVELING PUBLIC. *TR

HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE AWD MALFUNCTION MESSAGE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON. HAD IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT. DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP PRESSURE SENSOR. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT HAS RETURNED. DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE PUMP PRESSURE SENSOR. MY WIFE GOT 5 MINUTES FROM THE DEALER AND THE MESSAGES REAPPEARED. DEALER NOW SAYS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I JUST SPENT 2 HOURS READING FROM OTHER FREESYTLE OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE SAME THING. FORD DOESN'T SPECIFY THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL SHOULD BE CHANGED AT ANY CERTAIN MILEAGE, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS WHAT CAUSES THE PUMP TO FAIL. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THIS PUMP GOES BAD IT CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO MESS UP PREVENTING THE ALTERNATOR FROM RE-CHARGING. MY WIFE BARELY MADE IT TO WORK BEFORE THE CARE SHUT DOWN. IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR I'D BE TYPING THIS FROM THE HOSPITAL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I"M NO THE ONLY FREESTYLE OWNER TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. GO TO WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM TO SEE MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE ANY FARTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN THE VEHICLE AND THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 44,000. UPDATED 10/28/10 *BF THE COSUMER STATED ALL OF THE INFORMATION WAS CORRECT. UPDATED 11/01/10.*JB

2005 FORD FREESTYLE. STARTED TO NOTICE IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES IN PARK. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION AT FIRST. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHEN I DROVE IT (THIS IS NOT THE CAR I USUALLY DRIVE). THEN ON JUNE 5, 2010 I WAS IN PARK AT A GAS STATION WITH THE ENGINE ON AND I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED BACKWARDS...I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY DIDN'T WORK...I SWITCHED IT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (OIL, REPAIR, ENGINE, FAIL MODE). I TURNED THE KEY SWITCH TO OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED IT AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME SAFELY. I WAS JUST GLAD NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM/DEFECT!! I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW! ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR FREESTYLES. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE 2005 WHEN PUT IN REVERSE THE CAR WILL JERK/THROW YOU BACK AND STALL. A FAILSAFE WARNING COME ON AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE MAY 11TH AFTER I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OR INSURANCE DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. WAS TOLD BY TWO FORD SERVICE MANAGERS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. THEN I FIND ONLINE THE THOUSAND OF OTHER FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY GO INTO SAFE MODE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE POWER WHEN HE WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN HOWEVER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

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