2006 Ford Freestyle

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE 2006. IT HAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM THAT CAUSES IT TO LURCH AND SOMETIMES SHUT OFF. IT OCCURS ONLY IN HOT WEATHER GENERALLY OVER 90 DEGREES (AT THIS TIME.) IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR ACCELERATES QUICKLY FROM IDLE AND OFTEN IN REVERSE OR WHILE SITTING IN IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FIRMLY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND SOMETIMES THIS SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. *TT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM, MAINLY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND HELP THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED DUE TO THE FACT THEY SAY IT HAS TO BE OCCURING WHEN I BRING IT IN AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO DO IT FOR THEM. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WHEN I TRIED LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE. IT SOUNDS LIKE MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL. SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS DEFECT. *TT

VEHICLE HAS SURGED AT IDLE OR VERY LOW SPEEDS MULTIPLE TIMES THIS AND LAST SUMMER. SEEMS TO OCCUR ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS WITH A/C RUNNING FULL BLAST, AND WHEN TIRES ARE TURNED. HAS OCCURRED IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS. SURGING LASTS A FEW SECONDS AND IS ONLY CONTROLLED BY VERY FORCEFULLY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED THUS FAR, BUT THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR OUR FAMILY! COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK OR INJURY IN A BUSY PARKING LOT. LAST SUMMER THE PROBLEM WAS LESSENED BY HAVING A MECHANIC CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC THIS WEEK TO PERFORM SIMILAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ISSUES AS BEING INVESTIGATED PE11018. WHEN MY CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. RPMS INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I HAVE HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL FOR FEAR THAT I WILL RUN INTO SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING. I HAD A MECHANIC AT SEWELL AUTO WOODLANDS, TX TAKE A LOOK AT DIAGNOSTICS AND HE DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE SENSOR WAS BAD. *TR

THE CAR HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE WITH A FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS OCCURRING SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CAR USED TO ONLY JUMP FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE, BUT NOW ALSO LUNGES BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. IT HAS ALSO STARTED TO POWER OFF AFTER LUNGING, WHICH CAN MAKE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT AFTER THE CAR DIES (WHICH CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES), IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE DESPITE A FOOT BEING FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND SOMETIMES ALL OF THE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER DYING WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR BACK UP. THE CAR HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AND HAS NEARLY PULLED INTO TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO EXIT A PARKING LOT AT POINTS. THIS CAR HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP VERY QUICKLY. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE EXPERIENCING "LUNGING" WHEN PARKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I SEE THAT A COMPLAINT FILE HAS BEEN OPENED - PE11018. I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM THAT OUR FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE ~40K MILES AND IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP 1 YEAR AGO BUT THEY "COULD NOT REPLICATE" THE ISSUE. WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR COMPLAINT TO THE 250+ COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH ABOUT 117,000 MILES ON IT BUT THEIR PROBLEMS STARTED AT AROUND 75,000. THE LITTLE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER - PUT IN THE SUPER DUPER COMPUTER AND FOUND IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I DO KNOW MY CAR STARTED SURGING WHILE AT A STOP AND HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING IT - HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT WAS HAVING TO PUSH HALF WAY DOWN ON THE GAS TO GO ANYWHERE AFTER I STARTED IT UP. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. ON TOP OF THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK HAVE ALSO BEEN GIVING ME SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT VEHICLES HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS BUT THEN IT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER, THAT REALLY UPSETS ME. ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE 6 CHILDREN!!!!! I REALLY DO HOPE YOU ALL CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVEN'T THE PROBLEMS AS I. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE OR FROM DRIVE TO PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ON TWO OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN TWO CRASHES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WAS ACCELERATING WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN. IT DOES NOT GAS WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT STALLED A FEW TIMES AND WHEN I HAVE THE CAR IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATES WITHOUT ME EVEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. MY WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON IN MY DASH AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO PEPBOYS AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY SENSOR WAS BAD AND I NEEDED SPARK PLUGS AND A VACUUM HOSE..AFTER SPENDING $700, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATING STILL EXISTS AND THERE IS ALSO A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. I TOOK IT BACK TO PEPBOYS AND THEY SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO FORD TO GET IT FIXED. *TR UPDATED 03/23/12 *BF