2006 Ford Freestyle

NOTICING OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE RPM'S SUDDENLY SURGING WHEN RUNNING AT LOW RPM'S AND THEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM IS INCREASED WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. WAS VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING OUR FREESTYLE INTO THE SHELVING IN THE GARAGE. ALSO HAVE HAD INCIDENTS WHERE THE FAN MOTOR ON THE REAR SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL WILL SURGE TO HIGH THEN GO ALMOST TO OFF, SURGE AGAIN AND THEN STABILIZE AT THE DESIRED FAN SPEED. HAVE NOT TAKEN ACTION ON A REPAIR YET. *TR

THE AUTOMOBILE SURGES WHEN INITIALING ENGAGING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. EXTREME PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BREAK TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM SURGING 5 TO 10 FEET, EITHER BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IS SELECTED. TOOK THE CAR TO DANVERS FORD IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS. THERE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY SURGING PROBLEMS. NO ERROR CODES WERE DETECTED. HE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE RECOMMENDED THE "THROTTLE BODY" BE REPLACED. FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS REASONS, WE COMPLIED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE TO US OF ROUGHLY $650.

ON JUNE 10, 2011 I ALLOWED MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN-LAW ALONG WITH THERE TWO SMALL CHILDREN TO USE OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE TO DRIVE TO THERE VACATION DESTINATION IN NAGS HEAD NC. THEY STOPPED IN WOODBRIDGE VA TO SPEND THE NIGHT. AFTER OBTAINING A MOTEL ROOM THEY USED THE CAR TO GO TO A RESTAURANT TO EAT AND AT THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SURGE FORWARD. APPLYING THE BRAKE SEEMED TO HAVE KNOW EFFECT ON THE CONDITION. MY SON CALLED ME AND ASK WHAT I THOUGHT HE SHOULD DO AND I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 11 2011 HE DROVE THE CAR TO COWLES PARKWAY FORD IN WOODBRIDGE VA. THEY REPORTED TO HIM THAT THE CAR HAD A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $969.00. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THEY PROCEEDED TO NAGS HEAD NC. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION ON MY PART I DISCOVERED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTED BUT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE DID NOT INFORM OWNERS. I WOULD NOT HAVE SENT MY FAMILY ON A VACATION WITH THIS CAR IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS POTENTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD ARISE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN MARCH, 2007. ON JUNE 14, 2011, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, PERIODICALLY SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SURGED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED; AND, IT ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR. THE JUNE 14, 2011 OCCURRENCE WAS THE WORST ONE, PLUS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...AT ONLY 37,200 MILES. REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE PART IS $836.48. DEALERSHIP ALSO DETERMINED THAT AN ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET/GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR COST OF $424.00; REAR BRAKES WILL BE NEEDED WITHIN 5,00 MILES FOR $374, IF NEW ROTORS ARE NEEDED; AND, NEW BATTERY IS NEEDED NOW FOR A COST OF $138...ALL THIS AT ONLY 37,200 MILES. WE FOOLISHLY PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. FORD TELLS US THAT THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE POWER TRAIN, AND SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY IS CONSIDERED TO BE ELECTRONIC, THE WARRANTY WILL NOT APPLY. WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A BUMPER-TO-BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE AGREED TO PURCHASE THE WARRANTY. WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY CAMPERS! NO MORE EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR US. WE BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AT LEAST FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT, IN FULL. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW, AND EVEN WHEN IT IS "REPAIRED" WE WILL STILL BE AFRAID BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY OF THE FREESTYLE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE. PLEASE HELP! THANKS.

MY VEHICLE WAS LURCHING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR PARALLEL PARKING. IN SOME INSTANCES IT ACTUALLY REVVED UP HIGH AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES FOR FEAR OF RUNNING INTO SOMETHING. WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER ON IT'S MUCH WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT AT THE TIME MY CAR ONLY HAD ROUGHLY 48000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD TOO FEW MILES ON IT TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, SO I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

RETURNING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN, WHEN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHED HORRIBLY, ACCELERATING FIRST, THEN DROPPING DOWN TO ALMOST NO POWER AT ALL, WITH THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THEN WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE TILL I GOT HOME AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, THEN RE-STARTED IT AND THE CAR ACTED RELATIVELY NORMAL. FORTUNATELY WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD, AND NO OTHER CARS AROUND WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

CAR LURCHES ON ITS OWN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HAPPENS MOST IN REVERSE WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IDLING IN A DRIVE THRU LINE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN FIRST PUT INTO REVERSE. I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD A SURGING PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT WITH 15000 MILES ON IT IN 2006. EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CARE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER IN TUCSON AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR 1000.00 AT OUR EXPENSE. ON ONE OCCASION MAY 1 2010 THE CAR SURGED FORWARD HITTING OUR GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. *TR

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PETAL AND USUALLY WHEN A/C IS ON. TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED AND PLACED INTO GEAR BUT WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING A WHILE, STOPPED, AND CHANGED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR.