2006 Ford Freestyle

I WAS BACKING OUT OF ANGLE PARKING SPACE. AS I BACKED I BUMPED CONCRETE POLE. AS I PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. I HAD NO CONTROL OF SPEED. I SPED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED PICK-UP. POLICE WERE CALLED. I WAS ONLY BRUISED AND SORE. I DID SEE A DR. AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOLLOW UP. MY INSURANCE CO. TOTALED THE CAR. IT WAS VERY DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. MY DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS INCIDENT. POLICE AND OTHERS COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS NOT SEVERELY HURT. IF THESES CARS ARE NOT RECALLED IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY .

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SURGING (THE GAS) WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THIS WEEK THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR SEEMED TO REV UP, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE VERY QUICKLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE DID A "3 PART INDUCTION" ON THE VEHICLE. I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL CURE THE PROBLEM SINCE WHEN I PUT "3 PART INDUCTION" INTO THE SEARCH ENGINE IN THE COMPUTER I CAME UP WITH A FORD FREESTYLE PROBLEMS PAGE WITH QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. SO I SPENT $150 FOR A CLEANING AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK I UNDERSTAND THAT I'LL NEED TO SPEND OVER $1,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY HAD BRAKE ISSUES. I JUST HAD MY BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO FOR ALMOST $600. TOOK THE CAR BACK THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE SO MUCH BRAKE DUST ON THE WHEELS. BACK BRAKES ARE GETTING TOO HOT AND GRINDING.I WAS TOLD THE THE HOSES AND THE CALIPERS ON THE BACK ARE BOTH BAD. THEY WANT $800 TO REPLACE THEM - THEN SINCE THE BRAKE PADS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY THEY WILL REPLACE THEM AGAIN. GOING BROKE OVER HERE.....

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFROMED THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUED WITH FORD FREESTYLE 2005-2006 AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I REVIEWED AND IT APPEARS FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL/REPAIR IT. I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL ACTION IF FORD DOES NOT PURSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION.

I WOULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT SCHOOL TO PICK UP GRAND DAUGHTER WITH AIR ON, LET OFF BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND CAR WOULD SURGE THIS CONTINUED, BUT FORTUNATELY I WASN'T PICKING HER UP AS OFTEN. I COULD NOT TURN AIR ON. MY FREESTYLE NOW ONLY HAS 58,947MILES(APPROX.). SOMETIME IN 2012 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD OFFERING TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD IT CLEANED THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK AND SMELLED LIKE GAS. THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT DIES ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON BUSY ROADS. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED, THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS MESSING UP THE COMPUTER. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DISTRIBUTOR TO NO AVAIL. I AM TRYING TO GET FUNDS TOGETHER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THAT FORD ONLY SOLD FREESTYLES FOR A FEW YEARS. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND CAR SURGED. IT WENT UP OVER THE CURB IND INTO SOME SHRUBS AND PUSHED OVER SIGN.SECOND OCCURENCE WAS SATURDAY JULY 6TH 2014. I WAS IN A PARKING DECK AND THE CAR SURGED ON AND OFF AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE. WE AVOIDED MULTIPLE MISHAPS BY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND HITTING THE BRAKES HARD. THE SITUATION WAS VERY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF CROWDED VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

AS OUTLINED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FILED IN CALIFORNIA, OUR CAR EXPERIENCED A "SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE". THIS RESULTED IN A "SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION AND DELAYED ACCELERATION" WHEN MERGING ONTO A 40 MPH STREET. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH RPM'S WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOVEMENT. WE TOOK THE PROBLEM TO AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM COSTING US $2,000 EVEN THOUGH IT KNEW ABOUT THE SYSTEMIC TRANSMISSION DEFECT THE FORD GENERAL MANAGER STATED IN A PHONE CALL THIS MORNING (6 13 2014) HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD TWO OTHER FORD FREESTYLES IN THEIR SHOP PRESENTING THE EXACT ISSUES AS OUR CAR. FOLLOWING FORD PROTOCOL RESULTED IN A "FINAL" DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. POINT BEING, THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ADMITTEDLY HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES YET DID NOT RELAY THAT INFORMATION TO US AT THE ONSET OF THE SYSTEMIC DEFECT. THE VEHICLE SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE AS WE ELECTED NOT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSION AT A QUOTED COST OF $5,000 PLUS INSTALLATION. *JS

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THOTTLE BODY ON THE ENGINE TOKE TO A FORD DEALER HAD IT REPAIRED TO WHAT THEY WANTED TO FIX AFTERWARDS IT MADE MATTERS WORSE NOW CAR WILL STALL OUT WHEN STOPPING OR TAKING OFF OR STOPPING TO MAKE TURN ALMOST BEEN HIT IN THE SIDE A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE AND ALMOST REAR ENDED SAME AMOUNT I FEEL THAT NOW IT IS BECOME A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND TALK TO FORD DEALER THAT DID THE WORK AND THEY SAID ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE IT AT 700 DOLLARS WHEN IT WAS THERE REFIX THAT MADE MADDERS WORST. *TR