2006 Ford Freestyle

ON JULY 16,2010 MY FREESTYLE LUNGED FORWARD WITH MY SON AND HIS TWO CHILDREN AFTER A BALL GAME. THEY WERE IN A LINE OF CARS TRYING TO GET ON THE ROAD HOME. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES IT QUIT RUNNING AND DIED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED AIR FLOW SENSOR AND OTHER THINGS AND SAID IT WAS OK. ON AUGUST 10, 2010 I WAS TRYING TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND MY CAR LUNGED AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY TRIED TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR. GOT NO RESPONSE, SO THEY REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL. THEN IN MAY OF 2011 MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPAIRED AND WHILE DRIVING SLOW, MY CAR LUNGED AGAIN. YOU CAN TELL WHEN IT IS GOING TO ACT UP. WHEN YOU PUSH ON BRAKES YOU HAVE TO PRESS REALLY HARD TO GET IT STOPPED. TOOK IT BACK TO SERVICE AND THEY DROVE IT AND IT NEVER HAPPENED ON THEM. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE UP WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND RUNNING AIR CONDITIONER. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE TO APPLY SO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES YOU RAISE UP OFF YOUR SEAT SOMETHING NOT RIGHT.THESE AUTOMOBILES ARE DANGEROUS. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME SINCE I LOST MY HUSBAND AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE CARS. I AM STUCK WITH IT. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, SEEMED TO NOT HAVE ANY POWER. THEN WHEN PLACING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN IT SURGED FORWARD. IT WAS REALLY SCARY AND HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BROAD SIDE, AS I FELT I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND AS I DROVE MY SON TO SCHOOL, THE CAR CONTINUED TO EITHER HAVE NO POWER OR WAS SURGING FORWARD, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I HAD JUST HAD THE CVT TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER, AND ASKED TO BRING IT IN. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, AND REPLACED IT. I HAD ASKED ABOUT THIS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS. OH PLEASE!!!!!! I'VE ALSO HAD TWO VERY DANGEROUS TIRE BLOW OUTS, AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH SEE THAT UNUSUAL INSIDE TIRE WEAR HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM ON FREESTYLES DUE TO THE SWAY BAR LINKS. NOW TOMORROW.... I AM BACK AT THE DEALER FOR THE ENGINE MOUNT, YET ANOTHER REPEAT PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE HELP US GET THESE DANGEROUS CARS RECALLED AND REPAIRED! *TR

THIS INCIDENT ACTUALLY STARTED HAPPENING IN 2006 NOT TOO LONG AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER IT DID IT ONLY ONCE OR TWICE, OR MAYBE NOT EVEN SO MUCH THAT I NOTICED IT; HOWEVER IN THE PAST YEAR AND A 1/2 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO DO IT WHEN PULLING IN OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE AC UNIT IS ON. TURN THE AC UNIT OFF AND IT DOESN'T DO THIS. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING BECAUSE EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKES THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO STOP, IT WANTS TO PROCEED. FORTUNATELY FOR US IT HASN'T RESULTED IN ANY KIND OF COLLISION. I FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WHICH COSTS A LOT OF MONEY AND THIS IS THE ONLY FAMILY CAR WE HAVE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. STRUGGLING AS IT IS AFTER 2 JOB LOSSES IN 3 YEARS TIME. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE CAR WHEN YOUR AT A STOP OR LOW SPEED, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR WILL TRY TO LURCH. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT'S FINE BUT WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T GO RIGHT AWAY BUT EVENTUALLY IT WOULD SOMETIMES AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THE WRENCH WOULD BE GONE AND WOULD BE ABLE TO GO. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETIMES THE CAR ISN'T SHIFTING RIGHT.THE LURCHING IS REALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE A/C IS ON. CAN'T HAVE THE A/C ON WHEN AT A STOP OR IT WILL LURCH. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LUNGING WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, AND WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE FROM PARK. KINDA SCARY ACTUALLY! THIS SUMMER, IT GOT SEVERE DURING THE HEAT WAVE WHILE USING THE A/C; VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE THEN STALL OUT. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN, AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. CALLED THE FORD NATIONAL COMPLANT LINE TO REPORT SAME; WAS TOLD "IT HAS NOT BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM". WHEN I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE, I FOUND THAT TO BE A FALSE STATEMENT. *TT

THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT IN WINTER OF 2008, WAS A GREAT CAR FOR THE FIRST YEAR. WE NOTICED AFTER THE FIRST 12-13 MONTHS THAT IT WAS HAVING A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE, AS IN... THE CAR WOULD START REVVING WHILE AT IDLE... YOU COULD BE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT WOULD LUNGE SO HARD THAT IT WOULD PUSH ITSELF HALF A CAR LENGTH INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE YOU COULD STOP IT. IF IT WERE IN REVERSE IT WOULD LUNGE EVEN HARDER. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE COULD NEVER RECREATE THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THEM. THEN 1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD ALL OF THE SUDDEN RECREATE THE ISSUE AND IT COST US $825 FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY. WE REPLACED IT, AND WE HAVE KEPT ALL RECEIPTS INCASE OF A RECALL. THE CAR WAS GOOD AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 12 MONTHS, THEN IT STARTS DOING IT AGAIN... AGAIN THE FORD DEALERSHIP CANNOT SEEM TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. THEN TODAY THEY CAN AMAZINGLY ASSESS EVERYTHING AND TELL US THAT WILL COST US $1300+ TO FIX YET ANOTHER THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL BY THE COMPANY HERE... THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST FORD FOR 2005-2007 FREESTYLE . MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE HERE. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS. *TR

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE EVEN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN WE ARE BRAKING. HAS NOT ACTUALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET BUT WORRIED IT COULD. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AT ONE POINT (JONES WEST FORD) BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. THE RESET THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD MAYBE HELP BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AND THAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN CLOSE IF NOT MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SIMILAR TYPE OF PROBLEM ALTHOUGH MY SISTER WHO HAS A 1995 HAS NOT SO IT MUST NOT BE IN EVERY ONE THAT WAS MADE. *TR