2005 Ford Freestyle

RIDING DOWN ROAD AND CAR STARTED LUNGING AND TRYING TO GO ON ITS OWN. THEN TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD THEN ONLY GO 40MPH BUT IT WOULD REV UP AND TAC AT 5 OR MORE. TOOK IT TO AMERICUS SUNBELT FORD, THEY SAID IT NEEDED TRANSAXLE FLUID AND PUT SOME IN. LIGHT WENT OFF AND IT WORKED. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN ROAD AND CAR WON'T GO FAST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE A/C QUIT RIGHT AFTER THIS. HAD A/C FIXED AND IT WAS OK. NEXT THE THROTTLE BODY IN JUNE 2012 MESSED UP AND I HAD IT FIXED AT SUNBELT FORD AND THEY CHARGED ME ALMOST $900. RAN FOR A WHILE THEN FORD HAD A RECALL ON THROTTLE BODY AND I TOOK IT IN AND THEY CLEANED IT BUT WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR WHAT I PAID TO GET FIXED. MAY 2014 A/C COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AGAIN GOT IT FIXED AND ON JULY 13, 2014 IN ATLANTA GA ON INTERSTATE 85 AROUND NORCROSS WITH THE TRAFFIC FLYING 75 80 MPH BY ME JERKING ALONG AT 40MPH AND THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY SINCE I HAD MY CHILD AND HUSBAND WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WE WERE NOT AT AN EXIT TO GET OFF BUT WHEN WE LIMPED TO ONE I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT QUIT GOING UP THE SMALL HILL. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD THEREFORE WE WERE IN HARMS WAY AGAIN. WITH THE HELP OF STRANGERS WE PUSHED IT TO SAFETY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 169 MILES BACK TO MY HOME AND THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS FULL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT IT WILL NOT GO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND PAY ME FOR ALL THE REPAIRS AND A CAR THAT WON'T GO. *TR

LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN PUT IN TO DRIVE OR REVERSE .CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF AS IT PLEASE. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES BUT NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND. THE NEXT ISSUE IS NOW IT IS DISPLAYING THE WRENCH LIGHT AND SAYS ENGINE SAFE MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I REALLY LIKED MY CAR UNTIL THIS HAS STARTED IT IS MY ONLY CAR AND I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN I NEED TO TRANSPORT DAILY AND I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. FORD PLEASE HELP FIGURE OUT THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT OTHER HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

VEHICLE IDLING, VEHICLE PUT INTO REVERSE AND INSTANTLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, DEPRESSED BRAKE AND VEHICLE NET INTO A SAFE FAIL MODE. ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON SYSTEMS CAME UP FINE. PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AGAIN. DROVE VEHICLE HOME IN FAIL SAFE MODE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING SEPTEMBER 08, 2010 FOR SAME ISSUE, THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *TR

* ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN PARKING OR REVERSING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING ON ANY FAN LEVEL. - DURING HIGH EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES WHEN VEHICLE AC IS ON, VEHICLE DRASTICALLY LUNGES FORWARD IF IN DRIVE - OR BACKWARDS IF IN REVERSE. RESEARCH ONLINE STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD VEHICLES, THEREFORE IF FORD DOES NOT ACT SWIFTLY TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING, I WILL CONTACT MY CONGRESSIONAL/SENATE REPRESENTATIVES. THESE VEHICLES TRANSPORT CHILDREN, AND FORD SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND NOT IGNORE THESE PROBLEMS LIKE CHEVROLET AND TOYOTA DID. "MAN-UP" FORD! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ROUGHLY 65-70 MPH AND THE FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE CAME ON, WHICH DISABLED MY GAS PEDAL. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, AND HAD TO "COAST" WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IN PARK ON THE SHOULDER. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WENT AWAY. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT! EARLIER IN THE WEEK THIS SAME THINGHAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS ON A 35 MPH RD, AND IT DID THIS, LOST ALL USE OF THE GAS. HAD TO KILL THE CAR AND RESTART BUT THAT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE CODES P2106 AND P061B WERE DRAWN.(NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THESE CODES I KNOW THEY MEAN THROTTLE BODY'SBAD) I'VE KEPT MY OBDII SCANNER IN THE CAR CUZ THESE CODES COME UP ONCE A WEEK AT LEAST. I JUST KEEP ERASING THEM, RESTARTING THE CAR, AND DRIVES FINE TILL IT RANDOMLY GOES OFF AGAIN. THUS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. FORD CLAIMS THERE'S NO SAFETY ISSUE. I BARELY AVOIDED A POTENTIAL FATAL CRASH! *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE CONTINUOUSLY MISSING OUT AND OR LUNGES. IF IT'S HOT OUT & AIR IS ON CAR WILL DRASTICALLY LUNGE FORWARD OR REVERSE. IF IT'S RAINING OUT CAR MISSES OUT WHILE JUST DRIVING NORMALLY & ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN GOING FORWARD FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY NEAR MISSES WITH BOTH TYPE OF INCIDENTS. ALSO CHECK FUEL CAP COMES ON PERIODICALLY & GOES OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON AS WELL. VEHICLE HAS NOT FELT SAFE FOR QUITE SOME TIME - BUT IT'S PAID FOR. I'VE READ MANY MANY CONCERNS WITH THESE ISSUES & AM SHOCKED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY NOW - WHAT DOES IT TAKE?? *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY ?05 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED THE AIR & RADIO TURN OFF, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH, ALL GAUGES BOTTOM OUT & THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. THIS LASTS FOR ABOUT 30-45 REPEATEDLY, IN QUICK SUCCESSION. YOU CANNOT SIGNAL A TURN OR KNOW SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURS WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON & SOMETIMES IT READS CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM. THIS STARTED FALL 2013, NO ONE FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT STOPPED OVER THE WINTER & STARTED AGAIN THIS SPRING. AGAIN 2 SHOPS INCLUDING THE DEALER AGAIN CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BATTERY & VOLTAGE READINGS WERE NORMAL. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BE THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE ($999.99) OR A FRAYED WIRE BUT COULD NOT VALIDATE EITHER ISSUE & ADMITTED THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE RADIO & AIR TURNING OFF. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE MY RELATIVELY NEW BATTERY, BUT COULDN'T GIVE A REASON & DID NOT FIND SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY OR THE WIRING TO THE BATTERY SO I TOOK MY CAR HOME WITH NO ANSWERS THIS IS AN ISSUE I SEE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN & DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WHILE THE INSTRUMENT PANELS TURN ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IMPACTS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DAYLIGHT. WILL IT TAKE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY LIKE GM IS FACING BEFORE FORD TAKES RESPONSIBILITY OR ISSUES A RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS? THEY MUST NOT CARE SINCE THEY STOPPED MAKING THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER IT ENTERED THE MARKET, I DO NOT TRUST FORD. *TR