2005 Ford Freestyle

WAITING IN LINE ON THE EXIT RAMP IN DALLAS. AC WAS ON. THE CAR STARTED SURGING FORWARD AND ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED AC OFF AND LIMPED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE UNITED AIRLINE CENTER. AFTER THE PROGRAM, WE MADE IT BACK TO OUR HOTEL WITH RUNNING THE AC. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CASES ON LINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF FREESTYLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IS THIS ISSUE BEING REVIEWED? *JS

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES VIOLENTLY AFTER WARMING UP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE AND YOU COME TO A STOP. THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD QUICKLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SEVERAL FEET AND WHEN YOU TRY TO BRAKE TO STOP THE FORWARD PROGRESS, IT USUALLY DIES AND GIVES THE "WRENCH" CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON. IT DOES THIS MOSTLY DURING WARM TO HOT WEATHER. RARELY THROUGH THE COOL OR COLD WEATHER. *JS

CAR WAS PARKED WITH OUT SIDE AIR TEMPERATURE 100+, STARTED CAR AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF ANGLE PARKING STALL, CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT THROTTLE PEDAL NOT YET BEING PRESSED AND I APPLIED RAPID BRAKE STOPPING CAR. ENGINE WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY WITH ENGINE FAILSAFE MESSAGE SHOWING. SHUT OFF KEY, RESTARTED AND ICONS DID NOT REAPPEAR. SAME THING OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES AND I GOT CAR TO DEALER WITH THROTTLE CONTROL (BODY) FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BY DEALER FOR $938.32. PROBLEM CAME BACK ON 07/24/2011 WITH MILEAGE AT 121216, AIR TEMPERATURE 104 AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON CITY STREET WITH FAILSAFE MESSAGE SHOWING. SHUT OFF KEY AND RESTARTED CAR WITH NO MESSAGE REAPPEARING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND CODE FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY FOUND WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF $623.05 SUGGESTED. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH CONCERN THAT FIX WAS SHORT LIVED AND PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND COULD COME BACK ANYTIME. FORD ADVISED THEY HAVE NO RECALL IN EFFECT AND ENGINEERING WOULD BE ADVISED AND MY REQUEST FOR A CALL BACK COULD HAPPEN OR NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE BACKWARD WHEN THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,097.

WHEN PULLING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASES WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON ACCELERATOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE "LUNGES" AND SOMETIMES TRAVELS FAIRLY FAR. WHEN BREAK IS APPLIED THE MOVEMENT STOPS, BUT AT TIMES IT TAKES VERY FIRM PRESSURE ON BREAK PEDAL FOR MOVEMENT TO STOP. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND OFF, WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED OR STRAIGHT. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS CAN BE VERY SCARY WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING GARAGE OR PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY, AS YOU DON'T KNOW IF VEHICLE WILL STOP BEFORE IT MAKES CONTACT WITH A WALL OR A HOUSE. SOME PARKING GARAGES DON'T HAVE CONCRETE WALLS TO HELP STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

SAME ISSUES AS INVESTIGATION # PE11018. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE THREE SEPARATE TIMES. I WAS IN CONTROL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER EXITING THE PARKING LOT, I DROVE ABOUT 400-500 FEET AND STOPPED. BACKED UP AND THEN AS I WENT FORWARD, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THEN THE CAR WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE SURGE IN REVERSE OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS RESULTED IN A "FAIL SAFE" MODE. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY AND/OR AND ECM MODULE FAILURE. *TR

MY CAR IS LUNGING FORWARDS/BACKWARDS AND MY MOTOR REVS UP AT THE TIME THIS LUNGING OCCURS. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR DRIVE THRU (ANYTIME THE CAR IS ON AND MY FOOT IT ON THE BRAKE) AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AS I GO TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL (BEFORE PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS). I HAVE TO HURRY AND PRESS THE BRAKE BACK DOWN BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS IS VERY SCARY FOR I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN CROSSWALKS, CARS IN PARKING LOTS, AND HAVE ALMOST RAN INTO BACK SIDE OF MY HOUSE WHERE I PARK ON A DAILY BASIS. AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME TODAY ON MY LUNCH, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT IT IS OR WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I ALSO NOTICED OTHERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED AND/OR MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPAIR THE SAME EXACT THINGS, DONE BY MY DEALERSHIP. I WOULD HAVE THE LUNGING PROBLEM AND THEN IT WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE AND THEN START AGAIN. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS UNTIL READING ABOUT OTHERS BUT I, LIKE THEM, EXPERIENCE THIS WORSE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN IT IS HOT WEATHER. OTHER THAN THIS LUNGING AND MOTOR REVVING PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH MY CAR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FORD PROBLEM AND IS NOT FAIR TO THE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FAILURE CODES THAT INDICATED THROTTLE BODY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,000. UPDATED 8/31/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WITH EACH FAILURE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN ACCESSED THROUGH THE OBDII CONNECTOR, P2104 TAC FORCED TO IDLE AND P2111 TAC SYSTEM STUCK OPEN TROUBLE CODES, WERE PRESENTED. UPDATED 09/11/2012 *JS

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "SURGING" PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND THE ENGINE SURGED AND LURCHED BACKWARDS INTO THE DRIVING AREA. I PUT IT INTO PARK AND NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS GOING UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF STAYING CONSTANT WHILE IDLING, THEN IT EVENED OUT. I TRIED AGAIN AND THE CAR SURGED AGAIN (I WAS READY FOR IT THIS TIME AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN) AND WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE SPACE AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS, BUT I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN DOING IT. *TR