2005 Ford Freestyle

1.) WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE,WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR LUNGES BACKWARD WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE & SPEED. 2.) WHILE SITTING WITH 'DRIVE' ENGAGED & FOOT ON BRAKE CAR WILL LUNGE IN THE SAME MANNER. IF A/C OR HEAT IS ON IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE & MORE DANGEROUS!! THIS HAPPENS VERY UNEXPECTEDLY & SURGES/LUNGES QUITE A DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT ITSELF OFF WITH SOME TYPE OF A FAIL SAFE ERROR DISPLAYED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY ON A DAILY BASIS! I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO BACK OUT OF ANY PARKING SPACE WITH THE FEAR OF HITTING A PEDESTRIAN! AS WELL AS THIS ISSUE, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL. MEANING THAT YOU MAY BE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 20-60MPH & IT HESITATES - NOT ONLY WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT WHEN AT A CONSISTENT SPEED AS WELL. THIS TOO INCREASES WITH HEATING & COOLING ON. ALL INCIDENTS COULD CAUSE GREAT HARM! *TR

ON A HOT DAY (98 DEGREES) WHEN DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IT SURGED AHEAD IN THE MALL PARKING LOT AND I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ACTED LIKE THIS ON HOT DAYS WHEN THE A/C IS ON AND RUNNING IN THE PAST. YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND AWARE THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN, IF SOMEONE WAS TO BORROW MY CAR I WOULD BE AFRAID THAT THEY WOULD RUN SOMEONE OVER. IT HAPPENS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE AND USUALLY ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS/IDLE SPEED. ITS DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS WHEN YOU ARE BOTH PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOTS YOU HAVE TO BRAKE QUICKLY OR YOU'LL SPEED UP AND HIT A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, THEN BACKING OUT OF THE SPOT IT DOES THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. ONE TIME LAST YEAR ON A LONG DRIVE THROUGH PHILADELPHIA THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR STALLED AND LOCKED UP AT A GREEN LIGHT. WE JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

MY CAR STARTED LUNGING WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND I'D HAVE TO JAM ON BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR, BUILDING, ETC. HAPPENS PRIMARILY WHEN A/C IS ON ALSO. LOSES POWER ON ACCELERATION, BUT LUNGES WHEN APPLYING SLIGHT GAS IN BOTH REVERSE AND FORWARD. SCARY BEYOND BELIEF. I HAVE A HEART CONDITION, AND NEARLY FAINTED WHEN IT HAPPENED LAST TIME, AT AN INTERSECTION WITH WILD TRAFFIC, AND I HAD TO JAM THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC. SEEN ENOUGH SIMILAR REPORTS ONLINE THAT MY NEXT STOP WILL BE NEWS MEDIA. PLEASE HELP US! *TR

CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND REV ONLY WHEN THE AC IS ON. MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR WAITING FOR MY WIFE TO COME OUT OF A STORE. IF THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE AC IS SITTING ON FOR A WHILE AND YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE IT WILL LURCH BACKWARDS AND SOMETIMES STALL OUT. IT IS VERY SCARY AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY LUNGE FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FURTHER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AS SOON AS HER FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/19/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AT A COST OF $168. IT IS WORKING BETTER NOW. UPDATED 07/23/12

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH AC ON AND CAR LUNGED FORWARD HESITATED AND WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE.THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THE SECOND TIME WE'VE MADE A COMPLAINT. IN 2005, APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, AS THE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, CAR WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 3-4 YEARS. THEN THE SAME PROBLEMS BEGAN OCCURRING AGAIN. LUNGING AND STALLING IN 2010. IN MAY OF 2012 WE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AGAIN, AS IT HAD GOTTEN SO BAD THE CAR WAS BARELY DRIVABLE. EVERY TEN FEET OR SO IT WOULD STALL AND GO INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED ON MAY 13 2012, AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY UNTIL YESTERDAY. OBVIOUSLY THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE, EVEN AFTER FORD SUPPOSEDLY REDESIGNED IT IN 2007. AM I GOING HAVE TO SPEND 600.00 EVERY YEAR TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED BECAUSE FORD WON'T ISSUE A RECALL ON AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AFTER IDLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 OR SO MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACK ABOUT 10 FEET ALMOST STRIKING TWO CARS AND A PERSON. THE LURCHING HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO FAILSAFE MODE. IT HAS ALSO LURCHED GOING IN DRIVE AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. IN ALMOST EVERY OCCURRENCE THAT I CAN REMEMBER, I HAVE EITHER BEEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING "CATCHES" AND THE FREESTYLE MOVES A FEW MORE MILES PER HOUR SUDDENLY. IT'S HAPPENED MORE OFTEN WHEN IN DRIVE THAN WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE ISSUE DOES MAKE ME WORRY ABOUT RUNNING INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR OR INTO MY GARAGE WALL, BUT I TRY TO BE READY FOR IT AND HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SUDDEN MOMENTUM. *JS

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR LUNGED SEVERAL FEET AND I BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED TO ME YESTERDAY AND ALMOST EVERY DAY AS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AS WELL AS MANY, MANY TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SINCE BUYING THE CAR. THIS IS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS AND HARD TO CONTROL. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS AND WE ARE GETTING FED UP. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE IN THE SUMMER AND IN THE WINTER, IT DOES NOT LIKE TO STAY RUNNING WHEN STARTING IT. THE ISSUE WITH IT NOT STAYING RUNNING IN THE COLD HAS STRANDED ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW, SO THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. *JS