2006 Ford Freestyle

WE ARE HAVING CONCERN WITH OUR FREESTYLE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WILL BE PARKED, IN THE SCHOOL PICK-UP LINE, FOR EXAMPLE. WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE, THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD WITHOUT EVEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAN BE TERRIFYING, AS IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOM COULD BE INJURED. THIS ALSO HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN PARKING LOTS. THIS IS A POSSIBLE THROTTLE MALFUNCTION? I AM BRINGING TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THEY CAN DO. BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I THOUGHT I SHOULD STATE MY CONCERN AS WELL. HOPEFULLY IF A RECALL IS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT BEGAN TO LUNGE BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE AND FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WITHIN THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE CV JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,935.

THE CAR WILL SURGE ON IT'S OWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES: SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ~NORMAL MISC IDLING, WHILE IN REVERSE, WHILE MAKING FULL TURNS. IT WILL ALSO SOMETIMES DIE RIGHT AFTER THE SURGE, BUT NOT EVERY TIME. IT IS WORSE IN THE SUMMER DURING HIGH TEMPS, BUT WILL SOMETIMES DO IT IN COLDER TEMPS AS WELL. IT DOES THIS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ALSO WHEN IT HAS BEEN IN PARKED (WHILE IDLING). AT A DRIVE THRU WINDOW ON ONE OCCASION, IT SURGED OVER 5 TIMES AND WAS RESTARTED OVER 5 DIFFERENT TIMES, ALL AT SAME DRIVE THRU WINDOW. (MAYBE 10 MINUTES AT THE WINDOW) . ADDITIONALLY THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT, SEAT WARMER HAS STOPPED WORKING, THE KEYPAD ON THE DRIVER'S CAR DOOR TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS WILL NOT FUNCTION, SEVERAL LIGHTS INSIDE THE DASH DO NOT LIGHT UP AND/OR VERY DIM, THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT 2/3, THE SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE WILL NOT FOLD DOWN. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TO JERK AND WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WOULD ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD THE THROTTLE SWITCH REPLACED ONLY A MONTH AFTER I GOT THE CAR AND IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING SHORTLY AFTER AND THE WARNING SAID MISFIRE SO I HAD NEW SPARK PLUGS PUT IN. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER SAME PROBLEMS BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO HAVE NEW COILS PUT IN. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR TIMES. IT NOW HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERIES, TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND ALL SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO THAT IT IS "PROBABLY" A COMPUTER PROBLEM, I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE CAR AS IT IS UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE. HELP! *TR

PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN APRIL 2010 WITH 45,831 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK, ERRANDS, AND LEISURE. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED SURGES IN THE ENGINE RESULTING IN THE RPMS TO INCREASE AND A SUDDEN JERKING MOVEMENT WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE SURGES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS DURING WARM WEATHER ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR LUNGING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PARKING/BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT OR STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. ON 6-13-11 AT 5 PM EST, WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM WORK, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED AND MOVED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER CAR WHILE WE WERE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WE HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND TO OUR SURPRISE, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NO STATEMENTS OR RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE BY FORD. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO TRY AND HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WERE NOT EXPECTING CONSIDERING THE CAR ONLY HAD 45,851 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY, MOST OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY HIGHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS ALLOWING A PASSENGER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO TWIST AND SPARIN AN ANKLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE WHILE IN REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AFTER REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE HAD A SHORT IN AN LOCATION THAT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. ACCELERATION SURGES FROM IDLE, MOSTLY IN REVERSE BUT SOMETIMES IN DRIVE, HAVE INCREASED IN DURATION OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. LAST NIGHT IT SURGED ABOUT 10 FEET BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON LAST NIGHT BUT WAS OFF WHEN IGNITION TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. READ ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO SURGES ON THIS MODEL. *TR