2005 Ford Freestyle

I WAS DRIVING THE VEH NORMAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RMP JUMPS REALLY HIGH FOLLOWING THIS MY VEH SHUTS DOWN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES, AND THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE DISPLAYS. ALSO, WHEN THE VEH IS PUT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN THE LIGHT DISAPPEARS, AND EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL. TODAY WOULD BE TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED SO AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS WITH SAME ISSUE FOUND OUT ITS THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I WILL CALL DEALER TOMORROW TO FIND OUT MORE, BUT WHY ISN'T THIS PART ON RECALL. HOPE ITS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN :( *TR

DURING ROUTINE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE'S WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING POWER. THE RPM'S WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2000 OR THE SPEED OF THE AUTOMOBILE ABOVE 30. RESTARTING THE ENGINE DOES ON OCCASION REMOVE THE WARNING LIGHTS COMPLETELY AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAS APPARENTLY NO ILL EFFECTS. AFTER BRINGING THE AUTOMOBILE INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ONLY THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER UNTIL DECEMBER 7TH 2009. ENCLOSED I GIVEN LINKS TO CAR CARE FORUMS WHERE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FREESTYLE/2005/ENGINE/THROTTLE_BODY_MALFUNCTION.SHTML HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=547 HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=1&T=2814. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A SERIOUS SURGING PROBLEM SIMILAR TO OTHER 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLES. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT REVS EXTREMELY HIGH AND IT IS "EXTREMELY" DIFFICULT TO STOP. THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT DOES THE SAME THING GOING FORWARD. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. FORD DEALERS TELL ME THE NEW REVISED "THROTTLE BODY" WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER AND AT FULL CHARGE ($580). *TR

WHEN MY WIFE STARTED OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE TO LEAVE HER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE ENGINE SURGED IN "REVERSE" AND STALLED. SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHE SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE", THE "WRENCH LIGHT" CAME ON "INDICATING ENGINE OPERATING IN SAFE MODE". SHE NOTED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND BALKY RESPONSE. SHE RECOGNIZED THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO OUR MECHANICS GARAGE. THE GARAGE IN QUESTION, AN INDEPENDENT, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUE AND HAS DETERMINED THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE MECHANIC ALSO EXPERIENCED THE CAR SURGING FORWARD. TO DATE, THE GARAGE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND I'M BEING TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTION CENTER THAT NEEDED PARTS ARE ON "NATIONAL BACK-ORDER". IN THE MEANTIME, MY VEHICLE REMAINS UNDRIVEABLE AND IS SITTING AWAITING PARTS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR WEEKS OR PERHAPS MONTHS. FORD STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING, OTHER THAN TO EXPEDITE PARTS ON AN "EMERGENCY BASIS". I REQUESTED THAT FORD FURNISH A COURTESY VEHICLE WHILE MY CAR IS DISABLED. FORD REFUSED TO DO SO. *TR

THERE WERE NO REAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL W/ MY 2 CHILDREN, AND 3 OTHER SMALL CHILDREN. I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS IT WENT AND THEN STARTED JUMPING AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I FINALLY GOT IT TO GO, BUT WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY LISTED IT AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY MADE ME DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND DID NOT OFFER ME A RENTAL CAR. IT HAS BEEN 6 DAYS AND I STILL HAVE ATLEAST 2 MORE BEFORE I FIND OUT IF I WILL GET A RENTAL CAR. IF I DRIVE THE CAR, I PUT MY CHILDREN AND OTHERS AT RISK, AND I DEFINITELY AM VERY UPSET B/C I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR, AND I'M STUCK WITH PAYMENTS AND NO CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT!!!!! *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN PUT I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM PARK. IT WILL ALSO SURGE BACKWARDS WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE FROM THE PARK POSITION. SOMETIMES IT WILL EVEN SURGE FORWARD IN THE DRIVE POSITION IF I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT IDLING FOR TOO LONG. ON OCCASION AFTER THIS OCCURS THE CAR WILL STALL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AGAIN, IT ACTS LIKE IT WILL WORK FINE BUT THEN WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. THIS FORWARD SURGE IS SO POWERFUL WHEN IT OCCURS THAT IT WILL JUMP FORWARD EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT PRIMARILY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN A PARKING LOT BUT ALSO OCCURS WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD LIKE THIS EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON THE FORD FREESTYLE ALOT. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WILL SURGE INTO AN INTERSECTION AND I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. FORD SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. ACCORDING TO SOME ACCOUNTS I HAVE READ THIS HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER SINCE LAST YEAR! THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM YET THEY KEEP SENDING PEOPLE HOME FROM DEALERSHIPS WITH THESE DEFECTIVE DANGEROUS CARS. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN THEY PRETENDED LIKE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE SEEN PAGES AND PAGES OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM AFRAID THEY WON'T CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT OR DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. THIS FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO PART WAS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A MESSAGE ILLUMINATING, STATING "CHECK TRANSMISSION". SHE PRESSED THE RESET BUTTON AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER THAT PRODUCED THE PART WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS; THEREFORE, IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $345. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE SHE WAITS FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF THE RENTAL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. WHEN HE SHIFTS GEARS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE ORIGINAL PART WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE DEALER WILL NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE IS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. REPORT NUMBER 048422169 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IF HE REPLACED THE FAILED PART WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART, IT WOULD VOID HIS WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.