2006 Ford Freestyle

WHILE AT A STOP OR PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS DEPENDING ON PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THIS ALSO WILL OCCUR WHILE SITTING AT A STOP AND GETTING READY TO ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESEARCHED MANY TIMES, AND I COME BACK TO ONE CONCLUSION A BAD THROTTLE BODY MODULE. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WE ARE WAITING. THIS IS A FAIRLY REGULAR OCCURRENCE AND I AM LOOKING INTO REPLACING THE PART, BUT I KEEP SEEING POST EVERYWHERE SAYING THIS IS A BACK ORDER ITEM. *TR

VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED ALL WHEEL DRIVE...OFTEN, WHEN IDLING WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKE, THE ENGINE RPMS WILL INCREASE WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD UNTIL EXTREME PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN REVERSE AND THE CAR LUNGES AS DESCRIBED, THE CAR WILL STALL AFTER LUNGING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE CAR WILL RUN, BUT IN A LIMITED CAPACITY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. STOPPING THE CAR, TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR, CLEARS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR WILL OPERATE NORMALLY. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS AROUND OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2006, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 50 TIMES. *TT

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST MADE CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED! THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM... 50,000 MILES, CHECK! AC COMPRESSOR GOES BAD.... 60,000 MILES, CHECK! AND NOW BEGINNING AT 79,000 MILES THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS TRASHED! $6000 TO FIX AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A NEW ONE! I DROVE IT KNOWING IT WOULD GO BAD ANOTHER 3000+ MILES BECAUSE I WAS DESTINED TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY EITHER WAY. THE MECHANIC ACTUALLY SUGGESTED I TRADE IT IN WHEN IT BEGAN. WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN FAIR TO WHOMEVER BOUGHT IT? THESE ARE ALL COMMON EARLY MILEAGE PROBLEMS WITH THE FREESTYLES! THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THESE THREE AND THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE THAT FORTUNATELY I HAVE DODGED TO THIS POINT. WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO? JUST LET THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT FREESTYLES WITH CVT SUFFER. WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU STOPPED USING THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THE TAURUS X? WHY? I THINK WE KNOW BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CVT FAILURES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. BUT NOT LOW ENOUGH TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TT

CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY AND SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IN 0 SPEED CONDITION SUCH AS DURING PARALLEL PARKING AND MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER FROM D TO R OR R TO D. RPMS INCREASE DURING THE SURGE WITHOUT ANYTHING TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.IT IS REQUIRED TO SLAM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM HITTING WHATEVER OR WHOEVER IS IN FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS! THIS IS A "POPULAR" PROBLEM WITH 2005-2007 FREESTYLES AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. REPLACEMENT COST IS ANYWHERE FROM $800-$1000 AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEED TO RESULT IN A VEHICLE RECALL FOR REPAIR.

CAR LURCHES USUALLY WHEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. LAST WEEK IT LURCHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE PULLING OUT OF SONIC DRIVE-IN, THEN IT LOST POWER SCARING THE BEJESUS OUT OF THE WHOLE FAMILY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME FOR US TO LIMP OUT OF THE WAY. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GOT TO CHECKING AND IT APPEARS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING THEME WITH THIS CAR. WORRIED IF I SPEND THE $500-$900 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IT WILL DO IT AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD IN A YEAR OR TWO OR 30,000 MILES. *TT

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES ANYTIME IT IS IN IDLE WITH THE AC ON. IF PLACED IN PARK WITH AC ON IT SURGES ONCE PLACED INTO GEAR. I HAVE WRITTEN FORD AND THEY PASSED THE BUCK TO YOU. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERYTIME I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN. CONSEQUENCES: MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE COME WITHIN INCHES OF REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR...ONE TIME IT PUSHED ME INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC...I AM WAITING FOR YOU ALL TO HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THEM RECALL THE FREESTYLE AS THIS A DEFECT AND THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST THEM FOR THIS...I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE FOR YOU ALL TO PAY ATTENTION., *TR

WHILE STARTING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, IT STARTED SPUTTERING, WOULDN'T REVERSE, AND THEN THE ENGINE REVED AND IT LURCHED BACKWARDS. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE ALTERED BETWEEN SPUTTERING, LUNGING, AND THEN IT REVED ON IT ITS OWN WHILE IN PARK AND WITH NO ACCELERATION. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED A MINUTE, AND STARTED IT AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH NO PROBLEM. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PULL FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE KEPT STALLING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTO DEALER WHO TRIED RECALIBRATING A COMPUTER SENSOR BUT WARNED THAT IT "MAY BE THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT WOULD BE VERY UNUSUAL." AFTER ANOTHER INCIDENT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY (THIS PAST MONDAY) BUT SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, THIS TIME LEAVING US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT TURNING OFF AND THEN TURNING ON THE CAR, WE WERE ABLE TO HOBBLE TO A PARKING LOT WHERE WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR 5 MINUTES. IT WAS THEN FINE, AND WE DROVE HOME. WE DID NOTICE THAT THE A/C WOULD CUT IN AND OUT ON ITS OWN DURING THE 30 MINUTE TRIP HOME. IT IS THE SHOP AGAIN AS I WRITE THIS.