2006 Ford Freestyle

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS OF 2-5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

MY FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND I LIFT MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, IT WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT STOP SIGNS, DRIVE THRUS AND IN TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS DURING EVERY DRIVE NOW, SOMETIMES NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS AND TWICE HAVE ALMOST RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN. THE PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE UNAVAILABLE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, THE OLDEST IS ONLY 5 AND I HAVE VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AROUND MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH. ONCE SHE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE AGAIN, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED FOR EITHER FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS EXPERIENCING A SURGING/LURCHING AT IDLE. I'VE ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER AND BEING FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN LIMP MODE. THE REAL IRRITATION WAS WHEN THEY WERE TOLD OF THE LONG WAIT FOR THE PART AND THAT "THEY" THINK IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO DISAGREE WHEN MY CAR WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I'M APPLYING THE BREAK IN TRAFFIC OR A STOP LIGHT. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BECAUSE IF THIS PROBLEM GETS WORSE (EITHER IN FREQUENCY OR MAGNITUDE) SOME DAY MY CAR WILL DRIVE ITSELF INTO ANOTHER CAR, OR A PERSON. AND WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT I'M SURE THAT NO INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BELIEVE THAT THE CAR JUST SURGED ON ITS OWN AND PLOWED INTO A PARKED CAR?BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS. THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY PCM HAD NO STORED CODES AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. ONCE THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM I GOT A CALL FROM MY SERVICE ADVISOR WHO TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES OR LURCHES WHEN IN REVERSE OR WHEN MOVING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED. RPM'S JUMP AND BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. NORMALLY HAPPENS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG TIME PERIOD AND DURING HOT SUMMER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING AFTER AROUND 50,000 MILES AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAD PART MANUFACTURED BY AN OUTSIDE VENDOR THAT HAS SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED BY ANOTHER VENDOR THAT ELIMINATES THE FALSE READINGS THAT CAUSE A SURGE IN RPMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL REQUIRE A RECALL TO AVOID FREESTYLES WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART FROM LOSING CONTOL AND CAUSING POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING - WHEN SLOWING DOWN, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE. ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE IT SURGED FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME $390 TO CLEAN THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I QUESTIONED WHY I WOULD BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT. AFTER MUCH DEBATE, THEY AGREED TO COVER UNDER MY WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY DID THE CLEANING, THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AS I REQUESTED. I AM CONCERNED DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF RELATED COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AS THE CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN SURGING AND COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HIT PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY MOVING IT WOULD VIBRATE AND THEN SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS SHE DROVE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY ARE RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY FORD FREESTYLE SE HAS BEGUN STALLING WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT HAS ALSO STARTED LURCHING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN STOPPING AS WELL. DURING THIS INCIDENT, MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT UNDER MY CONTROL WHEN IT IS ACCELERATING. STALLING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR