2006 Ford Freestyle

VEHICLE ACCELERATES, WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL. LUNGE FORWARD AT STOP LIGHTS WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IT SURGES IN REVERSE AS WELL, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND THE GAS PEDAL IS VACANT. I CALLED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST UP TO $1000. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND IT IS COMMON TO ALL FORD FREESTYLES. IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING FLAW AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE CAR ALREADY HAS SURGED INTO A POLE ONCE, IT IS GETTING BAD. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION- A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN ACCELERATING, USUALLY GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, EVEN WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD. ONCE IN DRIVE, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. NO SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIME. IT NEVER SEEMS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AT THE REPAIR SHOP. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF BUT HASN'T TAKEN ACTION ON TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS OR MECHANICS. I'VE LEARNED TO COMPENSATE BY ALWAYS STARTING THE CAR WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, BUT I WON'T LET ANYBODY ELSE DRIVE MY CAR. DESPERATE TO GET REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT BASED ON INTERNET COMPLAINTS. IN FACT, THE LAST MECHANIC SAID HE HAD ANOTHER FORD FREESTYLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO GET ON THE INTERNET. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WE CHANGE THE ACCELERATOR BODY IT LURCHED FORWARD AND IT WAS DANGEROUS ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS IN TRAFFIC WE WERE TERRIFIED OF IT WOULD NOT RIDE THE KIDS IN IT AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A WEIRD SSSSSSSSSSSS NOISE FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW ITS MORE OF A RRRRRRRRRRR LOUD SOUND EVERYBODY TURNS TO LOOK WHEN WE DRIVE BY WERE GONNA TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER TODAY WE WILL PROBABLY PAY UP THE WAS BECAUSE YOU WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YOU KNOW EXISTS AS ALWAYS WITH EVERYTHING THE CORPORATIONS COMEFIRST THEY HAVE THE MONEY YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED THIS IS AFAMILY VEHICLE IT HAS A THIRD ROW SEAT KIDS RIDE IN IT STILL YOU DO NOTHING .AND AS YOUR FIRST QUESTIONS INDICATE NO DEATHS NO CRASHES NOT YOUR PROBLEM RIGHT.NATIONAL SAFETY WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN YA RIGHT ,SHOULD BE NATIONAL LETS TAKE CARE OF THE CAR MANUFACTURER WITH DEEP POCKETS BEARUE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND YOU KNOW IT THE ACCELERATOR BODY AND THE CVT TRANS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM YET YOU DO NOTHING GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO DO A CLASS ACTION WE HAVE TO DO IT OURSELVES AS ALWAYS. *TR

MY VEHICLE WHEN IN GEAR AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN IN REVERSE, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT 2 PEDESTRIANS AND SEVERAL VEHICLES WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURS DAILY WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITION. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2008 AND I DID TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING TO IT AND IT WOULD STOP FOR AWHILE BUT WOULD START DOING IT AGAIN AND THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 2 YEARS NOW. I CANNOT LET MY TEENAGERS DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTS LUNGING FORWARD AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD IN REVERSE AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MOMENTS. IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING SOMETHING/SOMEONE, THE CAR DIED. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IF I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM DYING, IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD IN DRIVE AS WELL. THIS WENT ON FOR DAYS UNTIL FINALLY, I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TWICE TO GET IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT. THEY MENTIONED "IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE BODY." I DECIDED TO GOOGLE IT, AND LO AND BEHOLD, HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE! THEY KNEW GOOD AND WELL WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR ALL ALONG! *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS DEVELOPED A MAJOR THROTTLEBODY PROBLEM. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE CAR IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH FOOT ONLY ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE AND CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD IN DRIVE OR BACKWARD IN REVERSE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE LURCH IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO MOVE THE CAR 1-4 FEET EVEN WITH THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED. WE HAVE BARELY AVOIDED A BICYCLE CROSSING AT A RED LIGHT, CARS AT A STOP SIGN, AND GARAGE WALLS. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND FORD CORPORATE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND IS HAPPY TO CHARGE OVER $800.00 TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR FAMILY VEHICLE. THIS LURCHING HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE FLOOR THE CAR EASILY LURCHES 1-4 FEET BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WITHOUT ANY ACTION. THIS JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN TO MY CAR, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES IT IS CLEARLY A HUGE VEHICLE WIDE PROBLEM NOT JUST WITH A SMALL HANDFUL OF VEHICLES! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OCCUR. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND CHANGES SPEED AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. LAST WEEKEND IT HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. CAR ABOUT TOOK OUT THE BACKSIDE OF THE WALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD SERVICE TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. BASED ON ALL THE OTHER REPORTS FILED HERE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED NOR OWNERSHIP TAKEN BY FORD FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR