2006 Ford Freestyle

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN IDLING AND ONLY IN WARM WEATHER. IT ACTUALLY JUMPS FORWARD AND HAVE TO PRESS MY FOOT ALL THE DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO TRY TO CONTROL IT. I NEVER GET CLOSE BEHIND ANYONE FOR FEAR OF JUMPING INTO THEM. I'VE SO FAR NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ALTHOUGH HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS, INCLUDING ALMOST RUNNING INTO PEDESTRIANS CROSSING A PARKING LOT. VERY VERY SCARY. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL STALL AFTER A HUGE LURCH. I TOOK IT INTO FORD 2 YEARS AGO TO EXPLAIN BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I BEG TO DIFFER ON THAT. *TR

CAR LUNGES FORWARD, OR REVERSE, FROM STOP OR LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT 2 WEEKS AGO IN A PARKING GARAGE WITH A CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND NEARLY HIT THE WALL WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CYCLED ON. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AS I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO RUN INTO THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE AND END UP IN MY HOUSE. THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS WHEN NEWER AND HAS BEEN BUILDING UP TO MUCH MORE OF AN ISSUE THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR

SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011-2006 FORD FREESTYLE SE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING WITH WIFE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND DAUGHTER IN CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK WHILE I WAS IN A COMPUTER STORE PURCHASING A HARD DRIVE CONNECTOR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, MY WIFE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE RISING WHILE SITTING IDLING IN THE SUN. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND HAD THE BRAKE ON WHILE COASTING BACK, AND THEN THE CAR JUMPED...LIKE I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IMMEDIATELY, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE MUCH HARDER. THEN THE "WRENCH" SHAPED LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD BUT THE CAR DID NOT STALL. I THEN CONTINUED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPOT AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE TO DRIVE HOME. THE WRENCH LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL LIKE NORMAL. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST FULLY DEPRESSED TO GET TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. MY GOAL WAS TO GET THE LIMPING CAR TO MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY. ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED IT OFF, THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE CAR. ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER DISPLAYED AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. THE CARS COMPUTER HAD TO BE "REPROGRAMMED" AT THE FORD DEALER THREE DAYS PRIOR BECAUSE THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULD NOT START. ONLY 34,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON MAY 10, 2011. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION (CVT) HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE, IS USUALLY NOT REPAIRABLE, AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE (OVER $5,600). TRANSMISSION CAN ONLY BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL LIKELY FAIL AGAIN, AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM FORD, AND EVEN REQUIRES SPECIAL TOOLS TO WORK ON IT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 71K MILES ON IT AND IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. CONTACTED FORD WHO REFUSED TO HELP, AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED WHO REFUSED TO HELP. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YET THERE IS NO RECALL TO HELP CONSUMERS. FORD SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH STICKING AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH THIS DEFECTIVE AND POORLY MANUFACTURED PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP BU THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 1,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION THROTTLE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

I HAVE AN 06 FREESTYLE THAT SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN RUNNING THE A/C. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE AND STAY AWAY FROM OTHER CARS AT A RED LIGHT FOR INSTANCE OR THE CAR WOULD LUNGE IN THE THEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE. *TR