2006 Ford Freestyle

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. AFTER I PARKED IT 6 DAYS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED AND TWO CODES CAME UP P061B AND P2106, AND FORD HAD A TSB FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE MIL WITH THESE TWO CODES. HOW CAN I DRIVE THIS CAR WITH IT DOING WHAT IT WANTS TO DO....PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, BECAUSE THIS MODEL MAY BE LIMITED, BUT IT HAS SERIOUS ISSUES THAT NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER. I LOOKED FOR RECALL INFORMATION ON FORD'S WEBSITE, BUT IT CONSTANTLY SAYS THE VIN NUMBER IS INVALID....SO WHAT DO I DO... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE FAILURE RECURRED BEFORE STALLING YET THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS CLEANED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS RE-ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON ACTIVATED ON HIGH OR MEDIUM HIGH. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAD ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,001.

FOR THE PAST 4 OR 5 WEEKS, WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD REV-UP AND TRY TO TAKE OFF. THIS PAST WEEK, I HAVE BEEN IS STOPPED TRAFFIC AND THE REVING UP AND TRYING TO TAKE OFF WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND TODAY MY CAR DIED IN THE MISSLE OF TRAFFIC. IT DID FINALLY START BACK UP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD COST, STARTING AT $700.00. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY ALONE HAVE FIXED OVER 10. WE LIVE IN A TOWN OF 3500 PEOPLE. THIS IS SO STUPID!. I SHOULD NOT BE OUT THIS MONEY!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT THEN ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WOULD POWER OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLUCTUATE ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,913.

CV BOOT FAILED, MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, BATTERY DEAD, ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM EXHAUST, NOW PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEARS WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SURGES LIKE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT'S ON THE BRAKE, AND DOES NOT GO OVER 25 WHEN PULLING FORWARD ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FROM VEHICLE ACCELERATION,THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW I GOT MY VEHICLE IN 2009 AND ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LURCHING FORWARD WHEN STOPPED OR GOING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT ALSO HAS STALLED A FEW TIMES. WHEN IT STALLS AND I RESTART IT, IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN TO 30 MPH. THE LURCHING PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ALMOST HIT EITHER PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN FRONT OR BEHIND MY VEHICLE, ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND HAS LURCHED ME OUT INTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DEATHS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE INVOLVED, ALONG WITH BEING FORCED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY FREESTYLE JUST STARTED DONG THIS LURCHING IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, BUT APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2005. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, THEN NOTED THAT IF THAT DIDN'T WORK THEY MIGHT TRY CHECKING THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. FORD IS PUTTING THE LIVES OF IT'S SO-CALLED 'FAMILY' IN DANGER AND IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR EVEN FACE IT HEAD ON BY IMPLEMENTING A RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED12/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/27/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE BRIEFLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.