2006 Ford Freestyle

SAFETY COMPLAINT FOR FORD FREESTYLE 2006. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE ENGINE GOES TO LIMP MODE AND THE SPEED DROPS TO 30 MILES PER HOUR FROM HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE QUICK DROP IN SPEED AND WRENCH LIGHT. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH TRUCKS AND CARS GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE IS BEYOND DANGEROUS AND ASKING TO GET HIT. WE HAVE HAD FORD SERVICE ON THIS CAR BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. HAVE HAD CAR TOWED, PULLED OVER TO BREAKDOWN LANE AND TRAVELED SIDE ROADS FOR FEAR OF GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FORD CORP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE IS TRAGEDY.

I WILL BE DRIVING AND EITHER THE AC WILL BE ON OR THE DVD SYSTEM WILL BE IN USE AND THE CONSOL TURNS BLACK AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE ENGINE REVS AND SOMETIMES IT SAYS CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE LIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING. IT IS VERY CORNERING AS I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO STOP AND EITHER CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR HURT MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST SHUTTING DOWN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS STARTED HAPPENING WITH MORE REGULARITY SINCE 1/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITION WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,081.

ON MARCH 15, 2014 WHILE DRIVING MY FORD FREESTYLE MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON A 2 LANE STATE ROAD. I LOST POWER STEERING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. MY CHILD AND I WERE BROKE DOWN IN THE EVENING 40 MILES FROM HOME AND CARS WERE COMING FAST BEHIND US BARELY GETTING OVER EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FLASHERS ON. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS OUT OF GAS. BY THE GRACE OF GOD SOMEONE WE KNEW DROVE PAST US AND CAME BACK. THEY WENT AND GOT GAS FOR THE CAR THINKING MAYBE THE SAME ISSUE. NOTHING HELPED TO RESTART THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT WE KNOW. HE PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS REPLACED, THE SAME PART THAT I UNDERSTOOD A YEAR BEFORE WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL. I FIND OUT LATER IT WAS NOT REPLACED THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM THAT I CALL IS A CYA FOR FORD. THE ONLY THING REQUIRED OF THE DEALERSHIP IS TO CLEAN AND REPROGRAM, SOMETHING ONLY A FORD DEALERSHIP CAN DO. I THOUGHT IT MUST BE UNDER WARRANTY CAUSE I HAD THE WORK DONE LESS THAN A YEAR. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT FORD JUST AUTHORIZED A BAND AID FIX AND THAT MY THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO NOW BE REPLACED AND MY COST. PRIOR TO THIS MY CAR ALMOST LUNGED US INTO THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE AS I WAS PULLING INTO OUR CARPORT. NOT THE NORMAL BREAKING THAT FORD TELLS NHTSA IN THEIR REPORT. I HAD TO PUT ALL MY MIGHT WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BREAKS TO STOP MY CAR FROM RUNNING INTO OUR HOUSE. ALSO NOT THE OTHER BS LIE FORD TELLS NHSTA THAT THE CAR LOOSES POWER BUT DOES NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF POWER STEERING AND BREAKS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THAT I HAD A PROBLEM ALL OF WHAT FORD TELLS NHTSA IS NOT AN ISSUE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. IM APPALLED THAT NHTSA HAS TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE TO STOP BELIEVING THE BS LIES FORD IS GIVING THEM. DO SOMETHING.

MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. AT AT LEAST ONE POINT IT LUNGED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BREAK AND PUSH WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO STOP IT FROM HITTING MY HOUSE WHEN PULLING IN TO PARK. UNDER FORD'S SO CALLED RESEARCH IT SAID NORMAL BREAK PRESSURE STOPPED THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO, A LIE. MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND SHE WAS VERY SCARED. I HAD HAD PROBLEMS PRIOR BUT WAS THINKING MAYBE BAD GAS. I CALL FORD TO FIND OUT THAT I HAD A "RECALL" "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" WHICH WAS A ONE TIME FIX TO CLEAN AND REPROGRAM THE THROTTLE BODY. SOME FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY KNOW ITS JUST A "BAND AID" FIX. IT DOESNT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY BAND AID FIX DIDN'T LAST A YEAR. FOUND MYSELF BROKE DOWN WITH MY CHILD ON THE ROAD WITH NO CONTROL A YR LATER. YOU WONDER WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THROTTLE BODY THIS TIME HAD TO BE REPLACED AT FULL COST TO ME!!! MY CAR LOST POWER QUICKLY AND HAD NO CONTROL WITH POWER STEERING ETC. COULDN'T GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. WAS BROKE DOWN RIGHT IN A 2 LANE STATE ROAD WITH CARS GOING 55MPH. AND BARELY GETTING OVER TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. ANOTHER LIE TOLD BY FORD WHERE THEY SAY IT DOESN'T EFFECT HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. WANT TO KNOW WHATS ODD. A FAMILY MEMBER HAD TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEIR MECHANIC COULD NOT FIX IT, WHY? THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD, FULL COST TO HER ALSO. I'M COMPLAINING AGAIN DUE TO FINALLY GETTING THE PAPERWORK WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME AT THAT TIME AND A FRIEND WHOM MY HUSBAND CARPOOLS TO WORK WITH IS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS, WHEN CHECKING HIS VIN# HIS CAR IS UNDER THAT CSP. HOWEVER HIS CAN BE REPLACED AT FORD COST BUT WE WILL SEE. THEY WERE ON A HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMIT 70MPH. VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL FORD IS FAILING AND NHTSA IS SATISFIED WITH FORD'S BS.

TODAY (08/26/2015) WHILE EMERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC MY CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NEVER RISE ABOVE 20 MPH. THANKFULLY I WAS DOWN THE STREET FROM MY MECHANIC. AN OTHERWISE TWO MINUTE DRIVE TOOK FIFTEEN MINUTES OF MY ALLOWING THE CAR TO JUST COAST BECAUSE IT WOULD NEVER ACCELERATE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS. AFTER PRAYING AND FINALLY MAKING TO THE SHOP, HE PLACED THE DIAGNOSTIC MAC OF THINE ON IT ONLY TO INFORM ME THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS OPENED. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL OR SOMETHING TO OFFSET THE COST BUT I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL THUS FAR. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND THANKFULLY ONE WHERE I DIDN'T GET INJURED DUE TO CARS ALMOST HITTING ME, RUNNING UP ON MY BUMPER EVEN WITH THE FLASHERS ON, IT'S NOT FAIR THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS CLOSED. WHAT IF SOMEONE GOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN DIED BECAUSE THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY REFUSED TO ACCELERATE.OR EVEN BEGAN TO SURGE OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE RE EVALUATED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL THE CUSTOMERS WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE.

CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER RUNNING WITHOUT ISSUE FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN STARTING AGAIN FROM THE PARKED POSITION, CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. WITHIN THE 2.1 MILE/6 MINUTE RIDE THAT FOLLOWED, THE POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED. CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD REVEALED SERPENTINE BELT FAILED IN A CLEAN BREAK. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN PRIOR TO REPLACING THE BELT THE NEXT DAY. ONCE THE BELT WAS INSTALLED, A QUICK RUN THROUGH THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS INCLUDED RUNNING THE A/C. ALL SYSTEMS SEEM FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE A/C IS ACTIVATED. WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF STARTING A/C, OBSERVED AUDIBLE MOTOR SOUND FOLLOWED BY ALL POWER FAILED (FULL SHUT-DOWN). TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY, WAITED 60 SECONDS, ALL WAS GOOD UNTIL AGAIN TURNING ON THE A/C, WHEN SYMPTOM OF SYSTEM FAILURE (AUDIBLE MOTOR SOUND CHANGE) OCCURRED AGAIN, A/C WAS TURNED OFF RIGHT AWAY, AND ENGINE AND ALL OTHER SYSTEMS OPERATED AS EXPECTED.