2006 Ford Freestyle

OUR FREESTYLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FOR OVER A YEAR. THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND THE CAR WILL TRY TO JUMP AHEAD WHEN THE BRAKE IS ON. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE WHILE DRIVING AND THE DASHBOARD MAY GO COMPLETELY BLANK. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON MANY TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK. DIFFERENT SENSORS AND RESETS OF THE COMPUTER HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,814. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONDITION WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HOT. UPDATED 02/03/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE BRAKES WERE QUICKLY APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A POSSIBLE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

VEHICLE (FORD FREESTYLE) LUNGES FORWARD BOTH IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE, WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE, PARTICULARLY WHEN BACKING UP, BUT ALSO WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE ACCELERATES EVEN WHEN FOOT IS PUSHING DOWN ON BRAKE!!! RPM'S SHOOT UP AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE, W/O WARNING. LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION WHEN IT DOES THIS. OCCURS APPROX. EVERY OTHER DAY (3-4 TIMES PER DAY ON THE DAYS IT DOES OCCUR)! NOTHING INITIATED THIS REACTION IN/FROM CAR. CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE ME TO REAR END SOMEONE OR RUN INTO THEIR VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP IN A PARKING LOT, ETC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FORCING THE CONTACT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND AVOID A CRASH. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,200. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLING IN GENERAL. THE CAR WAS VIEWED BY JEREMY AT CLASSIC FORD IN COLUMBIA, SC, AND QUOTED A BIT TOO QUICKLY FOR ME TOO FEEL COMFORTABLE. WHEN I MENTIONED AN 06 FREESTYLE, IT TOOK NO TIME TO DIAGNOSE OVER THE PHONE AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED IN THE $850 RANGE. I PURCHASED A THROTTLE BODY FROM ANOTHER 2006 FREESTYLE FROM A JUNKYARD AND MADE THE REPAIR. LESS THAN 7000 MILES LATER WE ARE SEEING THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THE INITIAL SURGES/REVVING OCCURRED FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, USUALLY IN HOT TEMPERATURES WITH THE AIR RUNNING. THE IDLE RPM USUALLY SITS AT ABOUT 500 RPM, AND WHEN WE STOP, STILL IN DRIVE, IT SURGES, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN IT PROGRESSED, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT AT A STOP SIGN WITHOUT IDLING FROM 500 TO 750 RPM EVERY SECOND, BACK AND FORTH. AFTER I MADE THE REPAIR, THE CAR RAN GREAT. BUT AS I SAID, WE ARE LESS THAN 7000 MILES OUT OF THE REPAIR, AND THE INITIAL STAGES ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. I CAN PURCHASE A PART FROM THE FORD DEALER FOR $600+, OR AN AFTERMARKET PART FOR $500+. MY HESITATION IN YET ANOTHER REPAIR IS A FAULTY PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER, OR A PART THAT IS NOT OEM, BUT MADE PER THEIR SPECS BY AN AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER THAT WILL FAIL IN A SIMILAR MANNER. I BELIEVE THE BEST CASE IN THIS SITUATION WILL BE TO TAKE THE $4000 HIT I WILL INCUR DUE TO KELLY BLUE BOOK DIFFERENCES FROM WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH, NOW THAT OTHER DEALERS KNOW WHAT'S UP. *TR

THE CAR LUNGES AT COMPLETE STOP AND IN REVERSE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL WRECKS IN DRIVE THRUS AND STOPLIGHTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER IT LUNGES THE WRENCH COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 40MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ARE BACKORDERED FROM FORD FOR MONTHS AND THE COST IS OVER $800. I AM VERY DISATISFIED WITH THE ACTIONS ON THIS FROM FORD. EVRYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT THEY SEEM TO NOT CARE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.